Vicksburg Daily Citizen Newspaper, Printed on Wallpaper, 1863
Entry/Object ID
AM9999.319.12895
Scope and Content
Vicksburg Daily Citizen Newspaper, Printed on Wallpaper, 1863. Memento of the Civil War. Daily Citizen, dated July 2, 1863. printed on back of wallpaper. Articles about the progress of the war and Grant's siege of Vicksburg.
On front: Yellow wallpaper with holly berry design, gold leaves, orange berries. Printed inset:
"Keep This as a Memento of the War.
It is a copy of the last newspaper printed on wall paper in Vicksburg, Miss., during the siege.
This valuable curiosity is presented to you by Hettie Bernard Chase, whose charming play, "Little Coquette" is founded upon incidents narrated in these columns."
