Daily Citizen of Vicksburg, 1863 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Daily Citizen of Vicksburg, 1863

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection M-831

Primary Creator: Swords, J. M.

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Arrangement: One oversize item in one oversize folder.

Subjects: Confederate States of America -- Newspapers., Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865., Swords, J. M., United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865., Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863., Vicksburg (Miss.) -- Newspapers.

Forms of Material: Newspapers.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

One issue of the Daily Citizen of Vicksburg dated 1863 July 2, edited and published by J.M. Swords. It was printed on wallpaper due to a paper shortage. The issue covers both local news and news about the war. It was produced during what is now known as the Siege of Vicksburg, 1863 May 18-July 4, the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign.

Biographical Note

J.M. Swords edited and published the Daily Citizen of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Like several other Southern newspapers of the Civil War period, its stock of newsprint paper ran low and Swords had to resort to using wallpaper. On this substitute he printed the following known issues: June 16, 18, 20, 27, 30, and July 2, 1863. Each was a single sheet, four columns wide, printed on the back of the wallpaper. On July 4, when Vicksburg surrendered, Swords fled, and the Union forces found the type of the Citizen still standing. They replaced two-thirds of the last column with other matter already in type, added new text, and started to print a new edition.

Subject/Index Terms

Confederate States of America -- Newspapers.
Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Swords, J. M.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863.
Vicksburg (Miss.) -- Newspapers.

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Use Restrictions: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Preferred Citation: Daily Citizen of Vicksburg, Manuscripts Collection M-831, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Processing Information: Collection processed in 1983.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid information entered in Archon by LAC Group in 2011.

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Oversize folder 1: Daily Citizen of Vicksburg, 1863 July 2: One issue of the Daily Citizen of Vicksburg, printed on wallpaper. Oversize.

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