ANTIQUE NEWSPAPER Springfield Republican MA June 21 1861 CIVIL WAR STORIES 4 PGS For Sale

This listing is for the Springfield Daily Republican for June 19, 1861. It is a regular daily edition, so it was 4 pages; two pages of news with lots of Civil War news, and 2 pages of ads. It is really tiny print. I am old, and I had to put on my magnifying glasses to read it, lol. It is in excellent condition - there is a lot of rag in the paper, and not a lot of acid. The reason that later papers are much more browned and fragile is that later on in the Victorian era publishers realized that they could make paper much cheaper by using less rag and adding acid. No one, at the time, cared if the papers lasted or not.
INCLUDED - a big battle is about ot commence in Fairfax; the armies pickets are within sight of one another. The Steamer Alliance captured 11 Rebel vessels in one trip on the Potomac. Federal boats are cruising the rivers, seizing large prizes of rebel goods and ammunition. Upcoming, the President's address to Congress on July 4 will assure Congress of the speedy end of the war. (OOOPs). If you are interested in what the Civil War must have been like for day to day people, this paper will be of interest. I Ihave other copies of other days of this particular paper, including a Saturday edition that has 8 pages. Lots of amazing stuff, miniutia, as well as general war stuff.