Lot 1179
Confederate Broadside: "To the People of Western Virginia." Proclamation broadside issued by Confederate Major General William Wing Loring, September 14, 1862, Charleston, Va., 13 x 6½ in. In part: "The Army of the confederate States has come among you to expel the enemy, to rescue the people from the despotism of the counterfeit State Government imposed on you by Northern bayonets, and to restore the country once more to its natural allegiance to the State. We fight for peace and the possession of our own territory…those who persist in adhering to the cause of the public enemy, and the pretended State government he has erected at Wheeling, will be dealt with as their obstinate treachery deserves…." Signed in print by Gen. Loring. Following by an unnumbered General Order from Gen. Loring, congratulating the Army "on the brilliant march from the Southwest to this place in one week and on its successive victories over the enemy at Fayette C.H., Cotton Hill, and Charleston…." A light dampstain in upper left corner touches two words of title, else fine. Rare.
Estimated Value $2,400 - 3,000.
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