(CIVIL WAR) The American War Bulletin For the Children Visi

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SOUTH AFRICAN LEAFLET FOR A CIVIL WAR DIORAMA (CIVIL WAR.) The American War Bulletin / For the Children Visiting the American War Diorama. 2-page handbill on one sheet, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; toned and foxed with several small holes; pencil catalogue number on recto, inked owner's stamp on verso. In a folding paper enclosure with bookplate of G.N. Ingleton. Vp, [1870?]

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One side provides the program of a travelling Civil War diorama which was touring South Africa, including the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Bull Run, the battle between the Kearsarge and Alabama, the main battles from Gettysburg through Appomattox, and Lincoln's assassination and funeral. It was printed in Port Elizabeth by Richards, Impey & Co. On verso is a poem titled "For the Children Visiting the American War Diorama," credited to Harry Stanley. This side was printed in nearby Grahamstown by T.H. Grocott. This handbill apparently advertises the same exhibit as "Rainer's American War Bulletin" which toured Australia in 1870. No other copies traced.