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Auction 138, Lot 346

"Manassas Gap Junction and Surroundings", New York Herald

Subject: Virginia, Civil War

Period: 1861 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
4.8 x 7.3 inches
12.2 x 18.5 cm
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On July 21st the Union Army, under General Irvin McDowell, attacked the Confederate Army under General P. T. Beauregard at Bull Run near Manassas Junction, Virginia. At the conclusion of several hours of fighting, both sides withdrew, exhausted from the battle. Historians judge the battle as a Confederate victory. This map was published on the front page of the July 21st, 1861 edition of The New York Herald and the entire edition (8 pages) is included with a fascinating contemporary account of the battle and the Rebellion.

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Condition: B+

The image is very good with a few tiny spots and some small chipping along the lower edge of the newspaper sheet.

Estimate: $70 - $100

Sold for: $50

Closed on 12/7/2011

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