Tag Archives: James Gordon Bennett

Deadline: October 1st

Lee’s army should be demolished by then. The following is said to be an editorial published in the New York Herald apparently sometime around the First of August. It shows the importance of the Virginia theater in the northern public’s … Continue reading

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But What About Lincoln?

From The New-York Times December 14, 1860: THE CALCULATIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,; WHAT KEEPS THEIR COURAGE UP. From the Charleston Mercury ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL, NEW-YORK, Dec. 6, 1860. Have been stopping here for a number of days; entered my name … Continue reading

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