Battle of Shiloh
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Browse the authentic original newspapers we have for sale featuring coverage of the historic Battle of Shiloh.
Fayetteville, Arkansas & Missouri...
Item #594992
February 28, 1862
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, February 28, 1862
* Columbus, Kentucky
* Pittsburg Landing - Tennessee
* M. Jeff Thompson - Missouri
This genuine newspaper has a wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column, front page headlines on the Civil War are: "Our Advance Into Arkansas", "The Capture Of ... See More
Columbus, Kentucky & .... Pittsburg Landing...
Item #594991
March 4, 1862
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1862
* Columbus, Kentucky
* Pittsburg Landing - Tennessee
* M. Jeff Thompson - Missouri
This genuine newspaper has a wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column, front page headlines on the Civil War are: "The Burning Of Columbus" "Major-Generals Conf... See More
1862 Columbus, Kentucky...
Item #219229
March 8, 1862
THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated March 8, 1862.
* Columbus, Kentucky
* Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee
This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following head
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* Columbus, Kentucky
* Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee
This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following head
Lee's Mill, Virginia... Battle of Shiloh...
Item #597398
April 8, 1862
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, April 8, 1862
* Battle of Shiloh (early report)
* Siege of Yorktown
This genuine newspaper has a wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column front page headlines on the Civil War are: "THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN" "The Rebel Under Magruder Thirty Thousand Strong" "The War On The Mississip... See More
Battle of Shiloh... A Confederate report...
Item #583002
April 9, 1862
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, April 9, 1862 Not only is this a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but it is from the Confederate capital and consequently has much reporting from "The Confederate Congress" on page 2.
Page 3 begins with a very historic report headed: "The Great Victory In Tennessee" which reports on the Battle of Shiloh (or Pittsburg Landing) which... See More
Huge display map on the front page... Shiloh...
Item #636713
April 9, 1862
NEW YORK TIMES, April 9, 1862
* Battle of Shiloh, Pittsburgh Landing TN
* 2 nice Civil War maps
* Island No. 10 captured
Fully half of the front page is taken up with a huge map with a banner head and subhead: "THE SEAT OF WAR IN THE SOUTHERN, EASTERN, AND MOUNTAIN PARTS OF VIRGINIA. Indicating the positions now held by the Rebels, and some of the positions held by the Union Arm... See More
Battle of Shiloh...
Item #621653
April 12, 1862
NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1862
* Battle of Shiloh - Pittsburg Landing
* Slavery abolished in D.C.
Among the front page column heads are some on the historic battle of Shiloh, or Pittsburg Landing: "The Battle of Pittsburgh" "Our Loss 7000 Including 2000 Taken Prisoners' "Terrible & Disastrous Defeat of the Rebels". Also: "Acknowledgment of Offers ... See More
The Civil War reaches into Florida...
Item #636195
April 14, 1862
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, April 14, 1862 Much war reporting in this Confederate newspaper including front page: "From Savannah" "Bombardment of Fort Pulaski!" "The Draft" "From the Valley" "The Virgina's Second Trial" "The Evacuation of Fernardina--Col. Edward Hopkin's Report" "The Fight at New Smyrna, Florida... See More
Map on the Battle of Shiloh...
Item #633013
April 15, 1862
NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, April 15, 1862
* Battle of Shiloh (historic) w/ map
* Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee
The front page is dominated by a large, detailed Civil War map headed: "The Battle Of Pittsburg--Situation In The South-West" which is on the historic Battle of Shiloh, or Pittsburg Landing. First column heads provide much coverage including: "The Battle In ... See More
Battle of Shiloh, reported in a Confederate newspaper......
Item #594460
April 16, 1862
THE DAILY DELTA, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 16, 1862
* Battle of Shiloh - Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee
* Rare title from the deep South
Truly Confederate newspapers from New Orleans are very difficult to find, as Admiral Farragut entered the mouth of the Mississippi in mid-April, 1862 and finally took New Orleans on April 28. Shortly thereafter Benjamin Butler moved in and took con... See More
Fine coverage on the Battle of Shiloh...
Item #631326
April 16, 1862
THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, April 16, 1862
* Battle of Shiloh - Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee
Most of the front page is taken up with much detail on the Battle of Shiloh with heads including: "The Bloody Contest at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River" "The Second Day's Fight--Arrival of Reinforcements--Generals Buell & Nelson on Hand--Eight Hours More Hard Fi... See More
1862 Memphis Tennessee Civil War.....
Item #538670
April 17, 1862
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, April 17, 1862 The front page features two maps concerning one of the more notable battles of the Civil War, the Battle of Fort Pillow. The maps are headed: "FORT PILLOW, ON THE MISSISSIPPI" and: "The Mississippi, From New Madrid to Memphis".
Front page. one column heads also include reports on the historic battle of Shiloh with: "The Battle ... See More
Grant's official Shiloh report... Slavery ends in Washington...
Item #581790
April 17, 1862
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1862
* Battle of Shiloh - Pittsburg Landing
* Ulysses S. Grant's official report
* Slavery abolished in D.C.
The first column on the ftpg. has many Civil War heads including: "Grant's Official Report of the Battle at Pittsburgh Landing" "The Fighting on the Second Day Commenced by Our Forces" "Gen. Grant's Corresponde... See More
Battle of Shiloh reported in a Confederate newspaper...
Item #639209
April 17, 1862
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, April 17, 1862 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The ftpg. has: "Bitter Attack on Gen. McClellan" "The War In America". Inside includes: "Gen. Beauregard" "The Women of the South" "The enemy In Essex" "A Year of War" and more, but the most notable report is over two columns tak... See More
Scarce Union-occupation newspaper from the South, printed on "necessity" paper...
Item #619010
April 19, 1862
NEWBERN PROGRESS, New Bern, North Carolina, April 19, 1862
* Rare Yankee occupation issue
* Printed on "necessity" paper stock
A quite scarce newspaper from shortly after the Battle of New Bern (fought March 14) when the city fell to the Yankees. It would remain in Yankee control for the remainder of the Civil War.
It contains a wealth of content on the war with the front p... See More
Battle of Shiloh, or Pittsburg Landing...
Item #172566
April 26, 1862
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 26, 1862 The full front page is a print of: "Major-General Halleck in the Field, April, 1862". Inside prints include a full page: "Big Bethel & Its Fortifications Occupied by Our Troops..." and a full page: "The First Day's Fighting At Yorktown..."; one-third page with 2 view of: "The Stevens Iron Steam Gunboat &... See More
Fall of New Orleans confirmed... Battle of Shiloh...
Item #602401
May 1, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 1, 1862
* Fall of New Orleans, Louisiana
* Battle of Shiloh - Pittsburg Landing
* American Civil War
Front page one column headlines include: "Our Fleet Before The City" "The Troops Not Yet Landed" "All The Rebel Gunboats Burnt" "A Famine At Norfolk" "Death Of Mr. Lincoln's Brother-In-Law" "The War For ... See More
Thanks from Beauregard after the Battle of Shiloh... The fall of New Orleans...
Item #594473
May 2, 1862
WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, May 2, 1862
* Battle of Shiloh
* P.G.T. Beauregard
* Fall of New Orleans
This is a very rare title from the Confederacy. According to Brigham only four institutions in the United States have any holdings of this title from the Civil War, most just a few scattered issues. The American Antiquarian Society has no issues recorded from this era.
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Heroes of Shiloh... The Merrimac... Homer prints...
Item #172568
May 3, 1862
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 3, 1862 The full front page is taken up with 11 photos of: "The Heroes Of The Battle of Pittsburg Landing." showing U.S. Grant and Buell among others. Inside has a full page with 3 prints: "General Buell's Army Crossing Duck River, at Columbia, Tennessee, to Reinforce General Grant" and a full page with 7 prints of: "The Second Trip o... See More
1862 Yorktown, Virginia...
Item #538917
May 5, 1862
SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN from Massachusetts and dated September May 5, 1862.
* Farmington, Mississippi
* Yorktown, Virginia
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which inclu
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* Farmington, Mississippi
* Yorktown, Virginia
This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which inclu
Beauregard's official report on Shiloh...
Item #614367
May 10, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 10, 1862
* From the capital of the Confederacy
* Battle of Shiloh - Pittsburgh Landing
* P.G.T. Beauregard's official report
A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. Reports include: "Interesting From Norfolk--Treachery of a Confederate Officer--The Gunboat Panic" "The Peninsula--The Battle of Williamsburg" &... See More
Three Civil War maps in one issue...
Item #623131
May 30, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, May 30, 1862 Certainly a feature of this issue would be the three maps found inside including one on page 3 headed: "THE BRILLIANT AFFAIR AT HANOVER COURT HOUSE." and another on page 4: "THE BATTLE OF HANOVER COURT-HOUSE." with the third map on page 10: "THE NEWS FROM CHARLESTON".
A wealth of column heads throughout include: "T... See More
From the capital of the Confederacy... The Battle of Mitchell's Station...
Item #586297
August 13, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Richmond, Virginia, Aug. 13, 1862 Not just a newspaper from the Confederacy, but from the capital of the Confederate States of America. The front page includes: "The Battle of Mitchell's Station" which includes a dispatch signed in type by: T. J. Jackson. Also: "The Wounded" with over half of the front page taken up with a long list of A... See More
Army of the Potomac...
Item #596630
October 18, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 18, 1862 Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "From the Army Of The Potomac" "A Battle Imminent" "Advance of More Troops Over the River" "Indications that the Rebels Intend to Fight" "Reminiscences of the Battle of Shiloh" "Serenade to Brig-Gen. Prentiss" "Account of His Captivity&q... See More
Eight Civil War newspapers...
Item #611972
October 16, 1863
NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE lot of 8 issues dated Oct. 21, 1862 (Shiloh content); Oct. 16; Nov. 4, 13, 17, 1863; May 31; June 10, 1864 & Jan. 27, 1865. All have front page & inside page war-related content with small headlines yet fine war coverage. Each complete in 8 pages, some partial separation at the spines, generally in very nice, clean condition.
The Battle of Chickamauga...
Item #172724
October 31, 1863
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 31, 1863 The front page is taken up with two prints: "The Army Of The Cumberland--Destruction of United States Wagons by Rebel Cavalry, October 2, 1863" and "The Army of the Cumberland--Rebel Attack Upon Wagons in Anderson's Gap". Inside has a full page: 'The Army of the Cumberland--Charge of the First Wisconsin and Second In... See More
Burial of Captain Hall...
Item #173728
June 7, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 7, 1873 (supplement not included - see note below)
The frontpage features a fullpage illustration: 'The Burial of Captain Hall' with an accompanying article and a map illustration of 'The North Polar Region' of his expedition. Nice fullpage with 3 illustrations on: 'The Bender Murders Near Cherryvale, Kansas'. Three illustrations on: &... See More
Nice Frederic Remington centerfold...
Item #175494
April 26, 1890
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Apr. 26, 1890 Full ftpg. shows: 'Stanley On the March' in Africa. Fullpg. with 6 'Scenes & Incidents of the Mississippi Floods'. Famous F. Remington doublepage centerfold: 'Prospectors in the Sierra Madre'. Fullpg: 'Cheap Clothing--the Slaves of the Sweaters' showing laborers in the New York clothing district.
Item #175910
April 21, 1894
Harper's WEEKLY, Apr. 21, 1894 One-third pg: 'Auction Sale of a Cargo of Bananas from Bermuda'. Fullpg. with 6 scenes of: 'The Revival of Dutch Architecture in N.Y.' Text & illus. of 'The Congressional Library'. Fullpg. with 8 photos of the 'Reunion of Union & Confederate Veterans on the Battlefield of Shiloh' & fullpg: 'Officers' Uniform, U.... See More
King and Crown Prince of Portugal murdered...
Item #177483
February 15, 1908
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 15, 1908
Women's Suffrage....
Item #177656
May 11, 1912
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 11, 1912
The front page of this issue is a photo of "Hon. Henry D. Clayton."
This issue has two parts. Part I has an illustration of "The Representative American Citizen?" by Kemble. There are photos of "The Last Act of a Great Tragedy" and there is an article of "A Month of Battles" by James Barnes with photos "... See More
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