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Auction: 284 - Bond, Share & Americana Mailbid & Internet Exclusive
Lot: 1169

Newspapers: Build-up to Gettysburg "The New York Herald," no. 9785, 6/30/1863. Just days before the Battle of Gettysburg, its lead story is of "THE THREATENED ATTACK ON HARRISBURG," forty miles northeast of the actual location of battle. With a great map of the PA state capital. Removed from a bound collection. VG. Gettysburg was the only major battle fought north of the Mason-Dixon line. Part of the Union´s urgency in achieving victory was to prevent the capture of a Northern state capital. Estimate US$ 30-40

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$30