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Historic Civil War Newspapers

Records of a nation in turmoil — authentic newspapers from the 1860s, Yankee and Confederate alike.

In the 1860s, Americans’ interest in the Civil War — and its collateral effects — drove a spike in demand for news. Civil War newspapers were one of the few resources people could rely on for battle dispatches, citizens’ reactions, and the fierce national argument over slavery.

Holding an authentic original between your fingers transports you to the frontlines. Our inventory runs end to end — from the first shots at Charleston Harbor to the turning point at Gettysburg and the Lincoln assassination — including illustrated coverage from Harper’s Weekly. Every issue is a guaranteed original, never a reprint.

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1861 London recreation periodical..
Item # 727320 ·
THE LEISURE HOUR, London, Sept. 12, 1861 This 12 page issue measures 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches and is "A Family Journal Of Instruction And Recreation" with 2 illustrations.
Nice condition.

Background:...
$23
Honoring the dead at Gettysburg...
Item # 726919 ·
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 6, 1865  

* Soldiers' National Monument
* Gettysburg battlefield cemetery 
* Laying the cornerstone celebration

Much coverage on the celebration of the 4th of July, the first...
$57
Full page focus on Lincoln, with a print...
Item # 726700 ·
PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL, New York, May, 1865

* Abraham Lincoln assassination w/ print

 Phrenology is a theory that the personality traits of a person can be derived from the shape of their skull....
$285
Map of rebel locations on the Mississippi River...
Item # 726686 ·
NEW YORK TIMES, March 2, 1862  The front page features a Civil War map headed: "The New Rebel Location on the Mississippi" at the border of Kentucky & Tennessee, showing Obionville, New Madrid,...
$55
Victory for Hooker's army...
Item # 726636 ·
NEW YORK TIMES, May 2, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "From Gen. Hooker's Army" "Rumors of a Battle & a Victory" "The Rappahannock Crossed Both Above & Below...
$28
Missouri becomes a Confederate state... Uncommon Confederate title...
Item # 725418 ·
The DAILY PROGRESS, New Bern, North Carolina, Aug. 2, 1861 

* Very rare Confederate publication

This is a single sheet newspaper with just a one column masthead, not uncommon from the Confederacy...
$225
Knoxville is captured... Mayor Wood & President Lincoln on possible peace...
Item # 724955 ·
NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 8, 1863  Perhaps the most notable content is the back page exchange of letters: "President Lincoln To Mr. Wood" and then: "Mr. Wood to President Lincoln", each signed in...
$34
Latest from the Civil War... Will the Rebels arm their slaves?
Item # 724948 ·
NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 31, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "IMPORTANT REBEL NEWS" "An Attack Upon the Rebel Rifle Pits on Wednesday" "The Shelling of Charleston"...
$27
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