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Scarce Ohio Civil War Broadside Extra,

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Scarce Ohio Civil War Broadside Extra,
Scarce Ohio Civil War Broadside Extra,<p>TELEGRAM-EXTRA (Springfield, Ohio), issued Monday, April 15, 1861, 18 x 12.5" Issued in the immediate aftermath of the fall of Fort Sumter, this 4 column "extra" edition is filled with news of the fall, Anderson's surrender, Lincoln's initial call-up of 75 troops, and Adjutant General Carrington's (Ohio) call-up of 35,000 militia members. Locally, the Springfield Zouaves were called to meet at the armory. A fine example of the sort of "first-hand" news that the citizenry received in the days before "intant messaging."FALSE