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THBCivil War, Vicksburg Daily Citizen, Rare Variant of Famed Wallpaper Edition
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LiveSep 8, 2017 - Sep 9, 2017
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- Lot Description
The Daily Citizen. Vicksburg, MS: J.M. Swords, July 4, 1863. 10 x 19 in. (sight), framed, 11.5 x 20.5 in. An original printing of the famous "Wallpaper Edition" of the Daily Citizen, produced by Union forces after taking the city. A contemporary variant with "Printed on the original form, for Daniel E. Jones, Vicksburg, Miss." printed at top. Ink identified in top margin to "Geo. W. Galoway, Co. B, 72nd Ill.," with additional period notes in lower margin.
Vicksburg had been surrounded for over three weeks at the time of surrender and had exhausted its supply of food and nearly everything else, including paper. Publisher J.M. Swords was determined to keep the Daily Citizen in circulation -- if only to boost the morale of Vicksburg's beleaguered citizens and soldiers -- so he turned to wallpaper. The final edition was dated July 2, but when Union soldiers found the press on the 4th they reissued the July 2 paper with a small note at the bottom of the fourth column reading:
Two days bring about great changes, The banner of the Union floats over Vicksburg. Gen. Grant has "caught the rabbit;" he has dined in Vicksburg, and he did bring his dinner with him. The "Citizen" lives to see it. For the last time it appears on "Wall-paper." No more will it eulogise the luxury of mule-meat and fricasseed kitten--urge Southern warriors to such diet never more, This is the last wall-paper edition, and is, excepting this note, from the types as we found them. It will be valuable hereafter as a curiosity.
Repair to one tazza.Condition
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