CAPTURE OF SAVANNAH - GEN. SHERMAN’S “CHRISTMAS PRESENT” TO PRESIDENT LINCOLN!

savannah-falls-mh.jpg“To His Excellency, President Lincoln: I beg to present you as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton.” - Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, Dec. 22, 1865

The New York Times
December 26, 1864

The frong page stacked headlines announce the news: “SAVANNAH OURS. SHERMAN’S CHRISTMAS PRESENT. Official Dispatches from Generals Sherman and Foster. WHAT SHERMAN FOUND. ESCAPE OF HARDEE’S ARMY. AN ALMOST BLOODLESS VICTORY.” The printing of General Sherman’s famous dispatch to President Lincoln printed in full on page one, presenting him with the city of Savannah as a Christmas Present–a piece of the past I learned from my 8th grade history teacher! Besides the bold headlines, there are reports and dispatches on the victory, and a description of the Georgia port city.

Page 8 contains news from Gen. Phil Sheridan’s Army including a cavalry fight. In another report, Union forces were said to have defeated Confederate General Hood in a battle.

Eight pages, complete and in fine condition. There is some offsetting on the editorial page. Journalism certainly was interesting in those days!

$650

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Posted by mmitchell | Filed Under The Civil War, All Historic Newspapers