^#1956 ^Lot 2017 New Orleans Daily Delta

Original issue of the New Orleans Daily Delta, four pages, 16.5 x 21.5, April 9, 1862. Featured stories and headlines include: Beauregard reports on the battle of Shiloh, a great victory; the death of General Albert Sidney Johnston; Beauregard sends dispatches from Corinth after the battle; Special Dispatches to the Daily Delta; Second Day's Fighting on the Tennessee River; the Battle Desperate. Our Loss Heavy. Some of Our Generals Wounded. More of the Great Victory. The Enemy Driven Across the River. Ten Thousand Prisoners and 18 Batteries Captured; Latest news from Island No. 10; the splendid scenes of the bombardment; Grumbling at the North—Mrs. Lincoln's Grand Ball; the White House festivities. Debate in British Parliament on the American blockade. News from Memphis; ads offering a reward for Confederate deserters, Confederate Zouaves, news from Confederate Congress, military orders and advertisements, steamboat ads, and more. In very good condition, with uniform toning, a moderate separation along the central horizontal fold, and a rough left edge.