Lot 894
1862 Boldly Printed Confederate Broadside. Confederate Broadside "To the People of Western Virginia," signed in print by General Loring,issued from Charleston, VA, September 14, 1862, 13 x 6½ in. Fine; some humidity tone to the upper left corner. In part: "The Army of the Confederate States has come among you to expel the enemy, to rescue the people from the despotism of the counterfeit State Government imposed on you by Northern bayonets, and to restore the country once more to its natural allegiance to the State. We fight for peace and the possession of our own territory… clemency and amnesty are declared; but those who persist in adhering to the cause of the public enemy, and the pretended State Government he has erected at Wheeling, will be dealt with as their obstinate treachery deserves…" Below this proclamation is an unnumbered General Order, also signed in print by General Loring, congratulating the Army "on the brilliant march from the Southwest to this place in one week and on its successive victories over the enemy at Fayette C.H., Cotton Hill, and Charleston…".
Estimated Value $800 - 1,200.
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