Confederate Civil War
Authentic newspapers from the Civil War South are extremely rare in comparison to their Northern counterparts. They were often printed under extreme conditions with limited supplies. Please enjoy.Confederate Civil War
Authentic newspapers from the Civil War South are extremely rare in comparison to their Northern counterparts. They were often printed under extreme conditions with limited supplies. Please enjoy.
In the North, but pro-South...
Item #652784
March 30, 1864
THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, March 30, 1864 The ftpg. has: "A Proclamation" signed in type by the President: Abraham Lincoln. Among the various articles within: "The Aspiring Negro" "Negromania" "Strength of the Confederate Armies--The Starvation Theory Exploded" "War News of the Week" & much more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed so ... See More
A soldier stolen from home? Mormons and polygamy...
Item #652773
October 22, 1861
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Oct. 22, 1861 A nice & quite famous newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. Among the front page items are: "Ineligibility of Officers of the Army for Congress" "The Story of a Mormon Woman--Effects of Polygamy" "From Mecklenburg" "Medical Department of the Army" "An Interesting Incident---A Soldier w... See More
News from Confederate Charleston...
Item #652772
April 6, 1863
CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, April 6, 1863 This was one of just a few newspapers from the South which printed in the dateline: "Confederate States Of America". Among the war reports are items headed: "Yankee Account of the Capture of trhe Diana" "From Panola, Miss." "Gallant Exploits of Major Dick McCann" "Yankee Gunboats Repuls... See More
Confederate report on Harper's Ferry...
Item #652764
May 17, 1861
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, May 17, 1861 A very nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "Affairs At Harper's Ferry" "Affairs in Baltimore" "Further from St. Louis" "The American Crisis in the British House of Lords" "Law of the Navy" and more.
Pages 2 & 3 have much on the early events of t... See More
Grant and Lee in Virginia...
Item #652763
May 17, 1864
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Richmond, Virginia, May 17, 1864 Not only a newspaper from the Confederacy, but from the capital of the Confederate states. Among the front page reports are those headed: "The War News--The Battle Commenced on the Southside--the Enemy Repulsed and a Large Number of Prisoners Captured--Latest From General Lee's Army--A Victory In the Valley--An Attack on Gene... See More
"Grant is finished"...
Item #652762
June 10, 1863
DAILY EXAMINER, Richmond, Virginia, June 10, 1863 Not only a nice Confederate newspaper, but one from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page has in the first column: "Dispatch From General Lee-A Ten Hours Fight with the Enemy--Victory of the Confederate Forces ! " which includes the dispatch signed: R. E. Lee, and reads: "The enemy cross the Rappahannock this morning a... See More
Rare Confederate newspaper from Winston, North Carolina...
Item #652669
May 8, 1863
WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, May 8, 1863 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.
Among the front page reports are those headed: "Confederate Pow... See More
The Confederate title from Louisville, Kentucky...
Item #652659
September 12, 1861
LOUISVILLE DAILY COURIER, Kentucky, Sept. 12, 1861 Louisville is difficult to categorize as Union or Confederate during the Civil War as, depending on the time, there were factions within the city supporting both. To placate both sides the two leading newspapers took their stands: the "Courier" was very much pro-Confederate & the "Journal" was more pro-Union. This is ... See More
In the North, but pro-South...
Item #652645
October 22, 1862
THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 22, 1862 Among the articles are: "Negro Colonization" "Where Are We Drifting?" "All the Blame on Mr. Lincoln" "Negroes Trying to Get Into Indiana" "The Raid Upon Chambersburg" "The Boston Abolitionists Denying to a White Man Freedom of Speech" "A Degrading Spectacle--White Men Working Negr... See More
Item #652627
July 3, 1863
WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, July 3, 1863 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.
The ftpg. contains several war related reports including items head... See More
Confederate Richmond...
Item #652613
December 2, 1861
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 2, 1861 A newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. Among the front page reports are: "Affairs At the South" "The Loss of the Confederate Gunboat Tuscarora--Affairs in East Tennessee--Feeling for the South in St. Louis--Kentucky Affairs" "From Leesburg" and much more.
Inside has: "Latest Southern News--The Land... See More
From the Confederate capital during the Civil War...
Item #652612
February 16, 1864
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 16, 1864 Among the front page items are: "The Death of Major Edgar Burroughs" "City Intelligence" "The Escaped Yankee Officers" "Telegraphic" and several Acts from the Confederate Congress.
The back page has an editorial concerning the currency bill in the South, plus much reporting from "The Confederate Co... See More
Events at Port Hudson...
Item #652611
March 17, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 17, 1863 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy, the city through which all war-related news would eventually flow.
The front page includes: "Attack On Port Hudson--The Enemy Repulsed" "Missouri From An Eye-Witness--The Military Thraldom Over the State--Outrages & Tyranny of the Enemy--Horrible Treatment of Our ... See More
Just prior to the 2nd battle of Bull Run...
Item #652610
August 28, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Richmond, Virginia, Aug. 28, 1862 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page has much concerning the Civil War including items headed; "From The Seat of War" which reports that: "...Pope is hastily retreating to Alexandria, where it was expected he would make a stand...". Further on is a report headed: "Brilliant Cav... See More
Grenada Confederate newspaper... Battle of Antietam...
Item #652597
September 24, 1862
THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Grenada, Mississippi, Sept. 24, 1862 If the title and city of publication seem to be in conflict, they are not. This newspaper had a fascinating history during the Civil War. Memphis was a Confederate stronghold up through the Battle of Memphis on June 6, 1862, at which time the Yankees moved in and it became a Yankee city. Being a strong voice for the Confederacy, ... See More
In the North, but pro-South... Jeff Davis encourages the troops...
Item #652531
August 19, 1863
THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 19, 1863 The front page has two letters signed in type by the President: A. Lincoln, both to the governor of New York, Horatio Seymour. Inside has: "Who 'Hurrah's for Jeff. Davis!' "Negro Equality" "Jackson, Mississippi. As It Was, And As It Is" "The Conscription Act" "Jeff Davis' Library" "Bar... See More
The "Confederate" newspaper from Kentucky...
Item #652328
May 16, 1861
LOUISVILLE DAILY COURIER, Kentucky, May 3, 1861
* Rare pro-Confederate title
Louisville is difficult to categorize as Union or Confederate during the Civil War as, depending on the time, there were factions within the city supporting both. To placate both sides the two leading newspapers took their stands: the "Courier" was very much pro-Confederate & the "Journal&qu... See More
The burning of Hampton, Virginia...
Item #652070
August 12, 1861
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Aug. 12, 1861
* Burning of Hampton, Virginia
* Confederate title
Among the front page reports are: "Facts & Rumors--Extracts from Northern Journals--War Movements & Incidents, etc." "From Norfolk "From Charleston" "Direct Trade With the South" "Gen. McClellan and the Press" "Local Matt... See More
Fredericksburg... The Fight On the Rappahannock...
Item #652069
March 23, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 23, 1863
* Fredericksburg VA Virginia
* Rappahannock River
A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederate States of America. Among the front page items are: "From Fredericksburg", "The Fight On the Rappahannock", "Another Raid In The Enemy's Lines", "Atrocities of the Enemy", which takes over ha... See More
Butler responds to his infamous order regarding the women of New Orleans...
Item #652062
July 21, 1862
RICHMOND WHIG, Richmond, Virginia, July 21, 1862
* General Benjamin Butler
* re. Infamous Order # 28
* From the Confederate capital
A newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The prime content on the ftpg. would be: "Brute Butler's Explanation of His Infamous Order", which was his order #28 given two months earlier, referring to the women of New Orleans as "w... See More
Confederate newspaper reporting the fall of Savannah...
Item #652057
December 28, 1864
THE DAILY PROGRESS, Raleigh, North Carolina, December 28, 1864
* Fall of Savannah GA Georgia
* General William T. Sherman
* In a rare Confederate title
Raleigh was one of the last major cities of the South to fall into the hands of Sherman, surrendering on April 13, 1865 just one day before Lincoln was assassinated. This rare Confederate title is from the latter months of the C... See More
Battle of Bull Run, in a Confederate newspaper...
Item #651955
July 26, 1861
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, July 26, 1861
* First Battle of Bull Run
* Manassas VA Virginia
* Great title to have
The ftpg. has: "More Privateersmen Captured" "Anecdote of Jefferson Davis" "The London Morning Herald on the Battle at Bethel" "A Federal Congressman on the Fight at Bull Run" "A Black Republican Account" and other... See More
Confederate answer to Harper's Weekly... General James Longstreet...
Item #651953
February 21, 1863
SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, February 21, 1863
* Very rare Confederate publication
* Southern version of Harper's Weekly
* General James Longstreet print
A very rare publication from the Confederacy which seldom comes to the collector market. Although much of the content was literary in nature, there are news reports and a few illustrations. This was the Confederacy's... See More
Much more on the Battle of Gettysburg: from a soldier involved...
Item #651870
July 17, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 17, 1863
* Battle of Gettysburg
* Eyewitness account
Not only is this a nice Civil War newspaper from the Confederacy, but it is from the Confederate capital.
The front page has various war-related content, including items headed: "The News" and a lengthier report: "Spies In The South" and other related items, but certainly the p... See More
Rare & very historic Confederate broadside "Extra" on the Battle of Gettysburg...
Item #651864
July 5, 1863
DAILY DISPATCH---EXTRA, Richmond, Virginia, July 5, 1863
* Battle of Gettysburg
* Very rare Confederate title
* Capital of the Confederacy
A great rarity: a Confederate broadside "Extra" reporting on the first two days of the historic Battle of Gettysburg. As the word "broadside" is defined, this is a single sheet printed on the front side only.
The heads at the ... See More
The nomination of General McClellan...
Item #651771
September 3, 1864
RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Sept. 3, 1864
* General George McClellan
* Presidential nomination
* Rare Confederate title
Not only a very nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but from its capital as well. The ftpg. has: "The War News with several subheads from various fields of operation: "From Atlanta" "From Mobile" "From Louisiana" and "From C... See More
New Orleans during the Confederacy... Official report on the Battle of Manassas...
Item #651770
February 4, 1862
THE DAILY DELTA, Louisiana, February 4, 1862
* Rare Confederate title
* From the deep South
* First Battle of Bull Run
* Official reports from the Confederates
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 Butle... See More
Confederate title from New Bern, North Carolina...
Item #651769
August 9, 1861
DAILY PROGRESS, New Bern, North Carolina, Aug. 9, 1861
* Very rare Confederate title from North Carolina
An uncommon Confederate title with a one column masthead (not uncommon in the Confederacy). Among the ftpg. items are: "Breckinridge's Defenders--He Thinks Lincoln Honest Etc." "Soldier Shot" "The War For Independence--Spirit and Progress of the Revolut... See More
The solomn events at Arlington Cemetery...
Day 1 reports of the 1st official Memorial Day...
Item #651768
May 31, 1868
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1868 Page 5 has, under the heading "THE UNION DEAD," multiple, 1st day reports regarding the 1st official Memorial Day celebrations from throughout the country. Locations include Cypress Hill Cemetery & Greenwood Cemetery - both in New York, Flushing, Philadelphia, Augusta, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, etc.. However, the most desirable coverage as that ... See More
Day 2 reports of the 1st official Memorial Day...
Item #651767
June 1, 1868
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 1, 1868 Page 5 has, under the heading "Our Dead Heroes," multiple, day 2 reports regarding the 1st official Memorial Day celebrations from throughout the country. Locations include Jersey City, Newark, Nashville, Providence, Hartford, Portland, St. Louis, Dayton, and more. Nice to have these early reports. Other news of the day is found throughout.
Complet... See More
Confederate from Winston, North Carolina...
Item #651752
January 24, 1862
WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, January 24, 1862
* Rare Confederate title
* Jefferson Davis
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.
Among the fr... See More
Chickamauga... Much on the battle at Chattanooga...
Item #651714
November 30, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Nov. 30, 1863
* Battle of Chickamauga
* Tennessee & Georgia
* In a Confederate title
Not only is this a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but it is from the Confederate capital.
The front page has a great wealth of war reporting, from the Confederate perspective, including: "From Northern Virginia--A Sharp Engagement on Friday--A Genera... See More
Letter from Beauregard... Battle of Oak Hill...
Item #651713
August 30, 1861
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, August 30, 1861
* Battle of Wilson's Creek (Oak Hills) - Missouri
* Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard letter
A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. Among the front page reports are those headed: "Battle of the Oak Hills--Official Report of Gen. McCulloch which takes an entire column and is signed by him in type; "T... See More
First printing of "The Blue and the Gray"...
Item #651687
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, (Boston), September, 1867 * Francis Miles Finch
* The Blue and the Gray
* 1st printing (nationally)
This literary magazine contains the *first nationally distributed printing of the famous Civil War themed poem by Francis Miles Finch, "The Blue and the Gray." The preface to the poem is a quote from the New York Tribune, providing context: "The wo... See More
A Confederate-leaning newspaper from Maryland...
Item #651029
June 26, 1861
THE SOUTH, Baltimore, Maryland, June 26, 1861
* Rare pro-Confederate title
Maryland was a border state during the Civil War, meaning within the state there were sympathies for both the Union and Confederacy. By the title of this newspaper it is obvious which side its editorial policy favored. Articles include: "The Civil War In America" "Virginia Delegates to the Confede... See More
Printed on a Southern plantation... The "reign of terror"...
Item #649571
December 8, 1862
THE COUNTRYMAN, Turnwold, Putnam County, Georgia, Dec. 8, 1862
* Only known title to be published on a Southern Plantation
* From Joel Chandler Harris's own personal collection
* Non-J.C.H. issues are quite valuable in and of themselves
The entire ftpg. is taken up with a poem: "The Old Plantation!" Page 3 has an editorial: "War" and page 4 is taken up with a ... See More
Printed on the run...
A Memphis newspaper printed in Atlanta...
Item #649462
January 12, 1864
THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 12, 1864
* A very rare Confederate title
* Publisher on the run - a Memphis newspaper printed in Atlanta
* Three General Orders and more
If the title and city of publication seem to be in conflict, they are not. This newspaper had a fascinating history during the Civil War--see the information at the bottom of this listing.
Among the ... See More
From the Confederate capital... A 251-round boxing match...
Item #648972
January 6, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Jan. 6, 1862
* Rare rebel title
* Account of the 251- round boxing match between Edward Burnett and James Fitzgerald
Not only a nice Confederate newspaper, but one from the capital of the Confederacy. The prime feature of the front page is an extremely detailed, round by round account of: "The Great Prize Fight" which went 251 rounds and th... See More
Beauregard's congratulations on Shiloh...
Item #648896
April 24, 1862
CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, April 24, 1862
* Battle of Shiloh - Pittsburg Landing
* General P. G. T. Beauregard's praise
* Rare Confederate title from the war origin
This was one of only a few newspapers which printed: "Confederate States of America" in the dateline (see). The ftpg. includes: "From New Orleans--Glad Tidings from Fort Jackson--Seven Da... See More
From early in the Confederacy...
Item #648883
April 19, 1861
NEW ORLEANS DAILY CRESCENT, Louisiana, April 19, 1861
* Rare Confederate title
* From the deep South
* Opening days of conflict
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 control of the city... See More
The Civil War is imminent...
Item #648879
April 6, 1861
THE WILMINGTON DAILY HERALD, North Carolina, April 6, 1861
* North vs. South is imminent
* Charleston Harbor tensions at a high
* From the Confederacy
Wilmington was a major Atlantic Ocean port city for the Confederacy during the Civil War, and was one of the last ports to fall to Union forces in 1865. It ranked equal in size to Atlanta according to the 1860 census, and was a major p... See More
Grenada Confederate newspaper... Battle of Antietam...
Item #648671
October 2, 1862
THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Grenada, Mississippi, Oct. 2, 1862
* Very rare Confederate title
* Publisher on the run
* Battle of Antietam
If the title and city of publication seem to be in conflict, they are not. This newspaper had a fascinating history during the Civil War. Memphis was a Confederate stronghold up through the Battle of Memphis on June 6, 1862, at which time the Yankees ... See More
The Confederate version of "Harper's Weekly"...
Item #648537
November 15, 1862
SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, Virginia, Nov. 15, 1862
* General Leonidas Polk
A very rare publication from the Confederacy which seldom comes to the collector market. Although much of the content was literary in nature, there are news reports and a few illustrations.
The front page features a nice print of: "Lieut. Gen. Leonidas Polk" with a biography of him on the fr... See More
History is about to be made...
Item #648536
March 29, 1861
THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, March 29, 1861
* From the origin of the Civil War just prior to the outbreak
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union which it did on Dec. 20, 1860. Plus the war began in Charleston harbor with the bombing of Fort Sumter just two weeks after the date of this issue.
The front page has: "United States Army & Navy News&q... See More
Much war news from the Confederacy...
Item #648515
November 14, 1862
RICHMOND WHIG AND PUBLIC ADVERTISER, Virginia, Nov. 14, 1862
* Rare from the capital of the Confederacy
This is one of the less common titles from the capital of the Confederates States of America. The front page has: "Supplies for the Army" "Eastern North Carolina" "The Affair Near Shepherdstown, Sept. 30th--Misrepresentations Corrected" "The Late In... See More
From the first newspaper to report separation from the Union...
Item #648508
September 21, 1863
THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Sept. 21, 1863
* Battle of Chickamauga imminent
* Confederate General Braxton Bragg
From the press of the very first newspaper to proclaim separation from the Union with its famous 'UNION IS DISSOLVED ! ". This issue has much on the Civil War including front page: "The Impending Battle In Tennessee--Bragg's Address to His... See More
Battle of Roanoke Island, from the capital of the Confederacy...
Item #648507
February 12, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 12, 1862
* Battle of Roanoke Island, North Carolina
* From the capital of the Confederacy
The front page is taken up with ads, reports from Europe--including "The American Crisis In England"-- and "How The North Regards the News From Europe".
Among the topics on the page 2 editorial is the finances of the North, the editor n... See More
Yankees take Fort Donelson... Jeff Davis Proclamation...
Item #648506
February 21, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 21, 1862
* Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee
* Jefferson Davis proclamation
* From the capital of the Confederacy
Most of the front page is taken up with ads, however there is very lengthy text under the heading: "The Roanoke Island Affair" "The Yankee Account Of The Battle" "Interesting Particulars And Details" w... See More
From the Confederacy... Did Tennessee secede from the Union...
Item #647485
May 3, 1861
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, May 3, 1861
* Rare Confederate title
The front page is entirely taken up with ads. War related items are on the inside pages including a notable item headed: "Secession of Tennessee" which includes: "...that the Legislature of Tennessee...had passed the ordinance of secession by an almost unanimous vote..." but they are... See More
Battle at Barboursville, Kentucky...
Item #647476
October 2, 1861
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Oct. 2, 1861
* From the capital of the Confederacy
* Battle of Barbourville KY Kentucky
A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. Among the front page reports are those headed: "From Norfolk--The Blockading Fleet--The Richmond Grays--Arrest of a Unionist" "The Salt Works of the Confederate States" and a wealth of ads ... See More
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