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Civil War Harper's Weekly, February 23, 1861

The February 23, 1861 edition of Harper's Weekly featured a number of interesting Civil War historical stories. It includes the women and children being evacuated from Fort Sumter, illustrations of Fort Sumter and Fort Jefferson, and reports of a number of Abraham Lincoln Speeches. Scroll down to see the complete page, or the Newspaper Thumbnails below will take you to a specific page of interest.

George Washington Statue

Good-By to Fort Sumter

Rev. Murray

Abraham Lincoln Speeches

Fort Pickens and Fort Jefferson

Lieutenant Slemmer and Gilman

Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens

Fort Pickens

Fort Jefferson

Map of the Confederacy

CHANTREY'S STATUE OF WASHINGTON, NOW IN THE STATE HOUSE AT BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

VOL. V No. 217.]

NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1861.

[PRICE FIVE CENTS.

Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1861, by Harper & Brothers, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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