Description: 1861 CIVIL WAR newspaper with a front-page "stacked"-headline long report on the GRAND REVIEW of union Troops in Washington, DC in front of President ABRAHAM LINCOLN before they would head off to war against Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army - inv #7J-314 Please visit our EBAY STORE for THOUSANDS of HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS on sale or at auction. SEE PHOTO----- COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the New York Herald (NY) dated November 21, 1861 with long detailed report of PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN reviewing the Union Troops in Washington, DC! The Grand Review of the Army of the Potomac at Bailey's Crossroads took place on Nov. 20, 1861 and was a military exhibition of pageantry and a show of reformed Union firepower. Speakers at the reenactment, including Joint Force Headquarters - National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington Commander Maj. Gen. Michael S. Linnington and Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Commander Col. Carl R. Coffman, helped a crowd of 350 spectators visualize the tremendous congregation of Union troops that day. "In all, some 70,000 Soldiers organized into seven divisions and 100 regiments took part in the review," Linnington told the audience, which included a portrayal of Lincoln by Jim Getty. "By holding the grand review, the Army wanted to see how far it had come since [a defeat at] Bull Run. President Lincoln wanted to let know that the Union government was serious in developing a modern Army for victory. "And our Army continues to be victorious today," Linnington continued. "Today's Army is as it was during the grand review -- proud, committed, trained and ready to do the nation's bidding." Coffman echoed Linnington's observation that the modern United States Army was born that day in 1861 and that its strength has endured through parts of three centuries. "As it has always been and it always shall be, the strength of our nation is our Army," Coffman said. "The strength of our Army is our Soldiers, and the strength of our Soldiers is our Families." Lincoln historian and former Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank J. Williams aptly recognized the Army of the Potomac troops a day after Veterans Day. Very good condition. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We list thousands of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on Ebay each week. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN! Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 45 years. Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 45+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale.
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Location: Oxford, Maryland
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