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Confederate Victory at Chancellorsville & much more...
Battle of Antietam & Harper's Ferry, in a Confederate newspaper...
Battle of Perryville... in a rare Confederate title from Mississippi...
Robert E. Lee becomes commander of all Confederate forces...
Rare Lincoln's assassination report, in a Washington, D.C. newspaper...
Wealth of Confederate reporting from this fascinating newspaper title...
In a pro-South newspaper: Lincoln's inaugural address on the front page...
"Stonewall" Jackson captures Harper's Ferry...
The New York City Draft Riots... Attack on Charleston...
China-themed prints... The historic Gale of 1861...
Frederick Douglass gives a speech celebrating emancipation...
Death of Commodore Uriah P. Levy... Large Civil War map...
Death of Commodore Uriah P. Levy... Large Civil War map...
The Monitor vs. the Merrimac... Slavery at the Capital...
Historic Civil War Newspapers
Records of a Nation in Turmoil
In the 1860s, Americans’ interest in the Civil War, and its collateral effects, caused a spike in demand for news reports. These were days of heightened concern, and newspapers were one of the few resources that people were able to rely upon for war news.
Aside from specific war news, Civil War newspapers also reported on citizens’ reactions to how the war was shaping the American economy and politics, and opinions about slavery.
Reading an authentic Civil War newspaper and holding the original print paper between your fingers will transport you to the frontlines of battle, and provide a glimpse into the psyche of Civil War-era citizens, politicians, and soldiers.
Original Civil War newspapers are genuine pieces of American history a collector or anyone interested in American history must have.