| Show I U D s Soldiers Issued Papers Durin During Wars in and I A new development of the Mex lean war was the camp newspaper nearly a score of which sere ere pub published by sold er printers on small hand presses to serve the various army camps The most important of these was the Amer can Flag of Scott Scotts s army whIch was first pub pub- published at Matamoras after the war It was continued at Brownsville Texas William C Toby a corre correspondent correspondent of the Ph Philadelphia North AmerIcan published a North Amer Scan in MeXIco CIty during the occupation oc During the CivIl war various army and navy papers were issued usually for br et ei periods in both the Northern and Southern forces Opportunities for such pa papers papers pers came when printer sold ers were able to secure presses and to use them intervals between the requirements of active servIce Among the camp papers were the Swamp Angel published on Morris I v tJ Island in Charleston Harbor during the siege the Red River Rover printed on r ed foolscap on board the steamer Des Moines the Yazoo Daily Yankee issued semi occa occasionally during the sIege of VIcks burg VIcksburg and the Camp Kettle pub published at every opportunity by the field and staff officers of the Round Roundhead head Regiment which was the Pennsylvania From American Journal sm by Frank L Mott Macmillan |
