Live Auction Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 10AM:
44. Harper’s Weekly, 4 Issues, May 11 –
July 20, 1861, Regarding Death of Col. Ellsworth
Four issues of the famous Harper’s Weekly from 1861. Includes May 11, June 15th
& 29th, and July 20th 1861. By this time, the Civil War had only been on for a
matter of weeks. Interestingly, the cartoons and articles do not show any
comprehension of the violent paroxysm the nation was headed for. Chronicles the
death of Ephraim Elmer Ellsworth.



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