(CIVIL WAR NEW YORK) Issue of the New York Herald revealing

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(CIVIL WAR--NEW YORK.) Issue of the New York Herald revealing the Confederate plot to burn Manhattan. 8 pages, 22 x 15 3/4 inches, on 2 disbound sheets; minimal wear. New York, 27 November 1864

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The southern agents succeeded in starting fires across Manhattan on the evening of 25 November, which were extinguished with only moderate damage to several hotels and Barnum's museum. In addition to extensive front-page coverage of the terrorist attack, this issue includes reports on Sherman's march, as well as a map of General Hood's movements in Tennessee.