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Washington, 1864. Three sheets, each 7 1/4 x 5 inches. Loose sheets. Two slits at gutter margins for intended binding. A couple of small creases at corners. Very good. Three interesting General Orders from the War Department at the end of 1864 relating to freedman and the organization of black troops in the Union Army. Two of the orders authorize transportation of supplies and books by the United States Army on behalf of the United States Commission for the Relief of the National Freedmen, as well as for the American Freedmen's Friends Society and the Executive Committee for the Relief of Freedmen of Iowa. The third order reorganizes black troops in the Union Army from Virginia and North Carolina into the 25th Corps.
THE INVINCIBLE IRON CLADS! ENGAGEMENT OF LEM HOWARD, THE CELEBRATED NEGRO DELINEATOR AND MICKY WARREN, THE RENOWNED COMEDIAN FROM NEW YORK: ASSISTED BY THE CELEBRATED BAND, 2d BRIG., 1st DIV., 20th A.C. SATURDAY EVENING, NOV. 5th, 1864 de [Civil War]: [African Americana] - 1864
de [Civil War]: [African Americana]
THE INVINCIBLE IRON CLADS! ENGAGEMENT OF LEM HOWARD, THE CELEBRATED NEGRO DELINEATOR AND MICKY WARREN, THE RENOWNED COMEDIAN FROM NEW YORK: ASSISTED BY THE CELEBRATED BAND, 2d BRIG., 1st DIV., 20th A.C. SATURDAY EVENING, NOV. 5th, 1864
de [Civil War]: [African Americana]
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[Atlanta, 1864. Broadside, 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches. Small chip to top right corner, some folds and light creasing. Very good. A rare entertainment broadside for a minstrel show for the Union Army just days before Sherman's March to the Sea during the Civil War. It was likely printed on a field press by the 2d Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Army Corps of Sherman's Army. Under the command of Major General Thomas H. Ruger, the brigade took part in the invasion of Georgia and the siege of Atlanta, which they occupied from early September to mid-November 1864. This performance, which took place with their band participating, occurred around the time they were mustered out. Sherman and his army left Atlanta in ruins on November 15, to begin their "March to the Sea." The "Iron Clads" was the nickname of Samuel M. Sharpley's "Iron Clad Minstrels" formed in 1862. Based in New York City, they were traveling the length of the country, from Buffalo to New Orleans in 1864, according to an advertisement in the NEW YORK CLIPPER on May 28, 1864. Mickey Warren, "a Negro impersonator," no doubt the same as the rest of the troupe, was one of several free-lance performers that appeared with Sharpley. Tommy Pell, listed here, was another. Also listed on the program are Harry Sheppard, Jakey Canning, Prof. Wentworth, and Master Eddy, with top billing going to Lem Howard, naturally. Rare, with only one copy in OCLC, at Duke. OCLC 23450615.
- Librería William Reese Company (US)
- Estado del libro Usado
- Lugar de publicación [Atlanta
- Fecha de publicación 1864