Collection: The Daily Citizen newspaper | Special Collections & Archives

Scope and Contents

The Daily Citizen was edited and published at Vicksburg, Mississippi, by J.M. Swords. When, like several other Southern newspapers of the Civil War period, its stock of newsprint paper was exhausted, the publisher resorted 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, Vicksburg surrendered, the publisher 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 the note quoted below, and started to print a new edition.

July 4, 1863

Two days bring about great changes, the banner of the Union floats over Vicksburg. Gen. Grant has "caught the rabbit:" he has dined in Vicksburg, and he did bring his dinner with him. The "Citizen" lives to see it. For the last time it appears on "Wall-paper." No more will it eulogize the luxury of mule-meat and fricassed kitten -- urge Southern warriors to such diet never-more. This is the last wall-paper edition, and is, excepting this note, from the types as we found them. It will be valuable hereafter as a curiosity."

Dates

1863 July 2

Extent

2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

The last issue of this Vicksburg, Mississippi, newspaper printed on July 2, 1863.

Provenance

Unknown

General

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