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Complete issue of The Newport Daily News (Newport, Rhode Island), dated June 11, 1861, published less than two months after the opening of the American Civil War. Issued during the earliest weeks of the conflict, the newspaper captures the atmosphere of uncertainty as both the Union and Confederacy rapidly mobilized following the attack on Fort Sumter and President Lincoln’s call for volunteers.

The issue contains a variety of news, editorials, military-related reporting, advertisements, and period commentary reflecting the nation’s transition from political crisis to open warfare. As with many newspapers from the opening months of the Civil War, coverage emphasizes recruiting, military preparedness, national affairs, and the rapidly changing events that would soon develop into one of the defining conflicts in American history.

Expected light toning, scattered foxing, and moderate wear consistent with age and newspaper publication.

The Newport Daily News was one of Rhode Island’s principal newspapers during the nineteenth century and chronicled the state’s response to the Civil War from its opening days through the conflict’s conclusion. Newspapers from the spring and summer of 1861 are especially desirable as contemporary primary-source accounts documenting the Union’s initial mobilization and the nation’s reaction during the first months of the Civil War.

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