Nixon, J.O., fl. 1861 New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 14, no.199 (October 24, 1861)]

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GLC#
GLC05960.02.14-View header record
Type
Newspapers
Date
October 24, 1861
Author/Creator
Nixon, J.O., fl. 1861
Title
New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 14, no.199 (October 24, 1861)]
Place Written
New Orleans, Louisiana
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 58.5 cm, Width: 43.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Published at 70 Camp Street. Only 2 pages of usual 8 page issue. Contains a column of military notices on front page. Secondhand report of the death of General Benjamin McCulloch (which was false, he died on 7 March 1862). Update on situation in Kentucky from the "Louisville Journal." Belligerent article titled "Progress of the War" on page 2 wonders "How many more defeats it will take to convince these people that the South cannot be conquered." Several holes in the newspaper.

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