(CIVIL WAR NEWSPAPERS) Broadside Journal Extra of the Indi

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(CIVIL WAR--NEWSPAPERS.) Broadside "Journal--Extra" of the Indianapolis Daily Journal announcing the capture of Fort Donelson. Letterpress broadside, 17¾ x 6 inches; folds, ¾-inch excision from left margin; subscriber name penciled above masthead. Indianapolis, IN, 17 February 1862

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The headlines read "Glorious News! Ft. Donelson Taken! 15,000 Prisoners Taken!" The story begins with dispatches from General Ulysses Grant; this is the battle which earned him national fame and a promotion to Major General. "Further official advices from Fort Donelson say Gen. Floyd escaped during the night, and the rebels in the fort denounced him as a black hearted traitor and coward."