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Ho! For the War
C3-201. [SINGLE ISSUE]. THE NORTHAMPTON FREE PRESS, June 14, 1861. [Complete issue of 4 pages, folio size, published at Northampton, Mass., by Henry M. Burt]
"THE DEPARTURE OF THE NORTHAMPTON SOLDIERS" splendid detailed account of the ceremonies as the local volunteers prepare to embark for the south. Very detailed reporting touches the heart, for no one in those innocent early months knew what a hideous nightmare od death and destruction awaited the disunited nation. Decked in their fine new uniforms the men (all here named) assemble in the town square and receive the town's blessings and honors. Also in the issue is a good account of the Battle of Big Bethel. Much of the frontpage is taken up with detailed reporting of "THE LAST HOURS AND BURIAL OF [STEPHEN] DOUGLAS," Lincoln's old rival, who passed at just 48 years of age, and at the supreme moment of crisis when his leadership was needed in the divided nation he served so vigorously.
Condition is very fine . . . 12.50

Yankee Reprint of the Acts of Rebel Lawmakers!
C3-488. [PAMPHLET]. THE ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA...1864 - 1865, printed 1866. [40 + v, 112 + xvi pages, octavo size, published at Columbia, South Carolina, by Julian Selby]
This rare imprint was printed by the Yankee occupation after the war's end, as all but 25 copies of the 1864 session record were destroyed in the burning of Columbia after Sherman's arrival in the Spring of 1865. These final acts of the rebel state legislature give a grim portrait of the last year of life in the domed Confederacy, while the Acts of the 1865 Assembly vividly show the new order imposed on the heart of secession country. Most striking perhaps are the acts regarding "persons of color", at last recognizing their fundamental rights as human beings, together with the new laws aimed at the former enemies of the United States. Extremely uncommon. Sabin 87673.
Condition is fine, with front wrap, untrimmed, lacks final leaf of the 1865 index, little pencil graffiti, edge soiling. . . . 75.00

A Very Unusual Civil War Soldier Extra Pay Check
C3-489. State of Vermont Treasury Check, NP., 186_. [Montpelier, Vermont, ca. 1861, 3" x 8½" size] This check was printed for the state of Vermont to provide "extra Pay" to Vermont men who have "gone into the service of the United States on requisition of the Governor of this State" to fight the southern rebellion. It is a monthly award of $7.00, amounting to nearly a 50% raise over the federal army pay of $13.00. A handsome vignette of a warrior Liberty enhances this lovely document. Condition is virtually mint, as issued, never used. . . . 8.95   View Scan

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