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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05959.20 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of miscellaneous Civil War-era newspapers |
| Title | The Daily citizen. [July 2, 1863] |
| Date | 2 July 1863 |
| Author | Swords, J.M. (fl. 1863) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | The famous wallpaper issue with the "Note" added by Grant's soldiers in the last column. This issue has the banner title spelled correctly. (See also GLC 6043, the variant issue with misspelled masthead.) Signed by Lt. Tom Custer, 1st Arkansas Colored Infantry , who has written a note to "Charley" on the back. (Thomas M. Custer, formerly of the 124th Illinois, was recruiting for the 46th US Colored Troops. He joined the regiment as 1st Lieutenant in Jan. 1865. Copies of service files in collateral.) This is the rarest of all Vicksburg wallpaper editions, being the last Confederate newspaper issued in the city before it fell to Grant's army. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Journalism Union Forces Printing Wallpaper Newspaper Slavery African American Troops African American History |
| People | Swords, J.M. (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
| Additional Information | Vicksburg, Mississippi, like many of the other southern cities suffered acutely from the ravages of the Civil War. The city was under siege from May 22 until July 4, 1863, and faced a daily barrage of gunfire from Union forces under U.S. Grant. Utilizing whatever resources were at hand, the Vicksburg Daily Citizen printed this issue on the back of wallpaper. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |