RARE CONFEDERATE ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER
The Scarce Confederate Counterpart to Harper’s Weekly
The Southern Illustrated News, Richmond, Virginia
March 7, 1863
Superb front page portrait of General William J. Hardee, graduate of West Point in 1838, and who was Commandant of the Military Academy when Fort Sumter was attacked! An accompanying article includes a biography of the noted general who quit his post to fight for the Confederacy. As of the date of this paper, Hardee had fought in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, and Perryville among others. Also, page three has a superb sketch entitled: “A Confederate Picket”.
Eight pages, fine condition, and nicer than the scan. The Southern Illustrated News has become very tough to locate, and especially in nice condition. Far fewer were published than the Union illustrated paper, Harper’s Weekly.
$950
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