A Second Sheet of Newsprint on Wallpaper

When General Grant's army entered Vicksburg, Miss., July 4, 1863, the soldiers found in the office of the Daily Citizen the type all set up and wallpaper cut, as the newspaper had made the last issue July 2. The Union soldiers added the note to the lower right-hand corner, and printed this paper from the type as found in the office on July 4, 1863.

See also item 59 in the Annotated Catalogue for an intact sheet displayed in the The Captain Thomas Espy Grand Army of the Republic Post #153; also The Daily Citizen of Vicksburg, Miss. and also American Centuries--search for 'daily citizen'.

Left: Click on images for other ones, and then click those for extra large images. To fully appreciate the Union soldiers' humor, read the second paragraph (what is visible here; or read much of the page at item 59) under the banner and then the last paragraph in our bottom image.

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