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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06043 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of miscellaneous Civil War-era newspapers |
| Title | The Daily citizen |
| Date | 2 July 1863 |
| Author | Swords, J.M. (fl. 1863) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Misspelled title in masthead: "Ctizen." This is a variant issue of the newspaper printed with the last half column re-set by Union soldiers after the occupied Vicksburg on July 4. See the original Confederate printing, GLC 5988.05, and the Union printing (with correct masthead), GLC 5959.20. Wallpaper has blue and brown pastoral family scene. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Union Forces Journalism Battle of Vicksburg Battle Printing |
| People | Swords, J.M. (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Theme | The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
| Additional Information | Vicksburg, Mississippi 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 |