Newspaper, Forney's War Press
Title |
Newspaper, Forney's War Press |
Description |
Original newspaper, Forney's War Press, published Philadelphia, September 12, 1863. Woodcut on front page shows guerrillas attacking a cattle train. John W. Forney served as secretary of the US Senate during Pres. Lincoln's administration.; Forney's was a weekly publication dedicated to covering the Civil War. When the war ended, the newspaper returned to its prewar name, the Weekly Press. Forney sold the paper in the 1870s. It ceased publication about 1880. |
Date |
1863 September 12 |
Place of original |
Philadelphia (Pa.) |
ID# |
cumb036 |
Digital type |
Text |
Digital format |
Scanned |
Copyright |
No copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Ordering Information |
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Location Digitized |
Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee |
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