(CIVIL WAR) [Fe]liciana Democrat

Sale 2263 - Lot 101

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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

(CIVIL WAR.) [Fe]liciana Democrat. One-page newspaper, 10 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches, printed on wallpaper; creased, worn, lacking upper left corner with some loss to masthead. Clinton, LA, 23 December 1864

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Features telegraphic reports on Sherman's march, and of the Confederate resolution which authorized the recruitment of slaves to work on military fortifications. Also advertises an estate sale of a local blacksmith's property, including "Negro man Orange, a good blacksmith" and "Minie, striker and good field hand." No other copies of this issue are known, per the Library of Congress and WorldCat.