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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08725.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of miscellaneous Civil War-era newspapers |
| Title | The South. [Vol.1, no. 18 (May 11, 1861)] |
| Date | 11 May 1861 |
| Author | Hall, Thomas W. (fl. 1861) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | A pro-South newspaper published at 74 Baltimore Street, near Gay Street, in Baltimore. Front page has a column of vignettes about underdogs in history - making an analogy to the seemingly tough situation of the South at this early part of the war. Also an update on the special session of the Maryland Legislature and a column of news by telegraph. Reference to an Abraham Lincoln speech from Congress in 1848 on page 2 where he gave approbation to revolution. Harsh poem by "A Lady," on Henry Beecher Stowe titled "On a Popular New York Preacher." Contains news on the city of Baltimore and updates from various sections of the South. Page 4 has 2 printed letters of George Washington from 1774. Advertisements throughout. Paper has extensive damage at the fold. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Government and Civics Congress Rebellion President Religion Poetry Women's History |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Religion; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |