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Lot #530
Robert E. Lee's Surrender: New York Herald from April 10, 1865

Estimate: $400+

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Description

Front and back pages of the New York Herald from April 10, 1865, opened to 30 x 21.5, reporting on the "Surrender of Lee and his Whole Army to Grant." Headlines include: "All Honor to Grant, Meade, Sheridan, Ord, Humphreys, Wright, Griffin, Parke, and their Brave Troops," "The Surrender," "The Terms," and "Jeff. Davis at Danville." The newspaper outlines the terms of the capitulation and publishes some of the correspondence between Gen. U. S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee pertaining to the surrender. The rear page features a large map of Grant's "operations against Lee in Virginia; of Sherman's operations against Johnston in North Carolina; of Stoneman's operations on the Danville and Greensboro Railroad, and of Hancock's movement from Staunton." Impressively matted and framed to an overall size of 38 x 29. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds, scattered creasing, and some paper loss.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts Featuring Revolutionary War, The War of 1812, and Civil War
  • Dates: June 21, 2024 - July 10, 2024