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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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Huge Civil War map on the front page...
Item # 727205 ·
NEW YORK HERALD, April 11, 1863 

* First Battle of Charleston Harbor

The front page is dominated by a huge Civil War map headed: "THE FIGHT AT CHARLESTON - Opening Fire at the Rebel...
$33.00
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...
$57.00
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....
$285.00
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,...
$55.00
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...
$28.00
Confederacy's first iron-clad ship... Interesting P.T. Barnum ad...
Item # 726613 ·
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 7, 1862 

* CSS Manassas ironclad ship
* Interesting ad for P.T. Barnum's American Museum

War reports are found on pages 4 & 5 with column heads including: "The War For The...
$42.00
Richmond is about to fall to the Yankees...
Item # 726571 ·
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 5, 1981 

* HIV/AIDS is 1st reported to the public 
* Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
* Over a year prior to it's official name 
* Gay-Related Immune Deficiency

The bottom of...
$325.00
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...
$225.00
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