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.
From Charleston less then 2 weeks before war begins... Front page illustrations...
Item #603275
April 4, 1861
THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, April 4, 1861 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 8 days after the date of this issue. The front page has: "War!" is an interesting editorial beginning: "An invasion, a campaign, or war, by land or sea, of t... See More
Confederates celebrate their victory at Corinth...
Item #603147
April 7, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 7, 1862 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederate States of America. Page 2 has much on the European reaction to the Civil War, including: "The American War Question Abroad" "Lincoln's Emancipation Message in England" and more. Also: "Glorious News--the Confederate Army Victorious" which is on the battle of Corin... See More
Sherman's trail of destruction through the South...
Item #603146
March 23, 1864
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 23, 1864 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. Among the reports are: "The New Currency" "The Charges Against Released Yankee Officers North" "The Work of Sherman's Expedition Into Mississippi--Ravages Along Its Line of March--Everything Laid In Ashes--Curious Intercepted Letter" "General Breckinr... See More
General McClellan's report on Antietam...
Item #603114
October 10, 1862
CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, Oct. 10, 1862 A very nice newspaper from the Confederacy, and from this city where the Southern rebellion began. Among the front page items are: "From Tupelo, Miss" "From Senatobia, Miss. - Yankee Accounts" "From Baldwin, Fla. - Latest from Jacksonville - The Enemy Reembarked" "To the Citizens of Charleston" an... See More
Anticipating Spotsylvania & the Battle of the Wilderness...
Item #602414
May 5, 1864
CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, May 5, 1864 This is one of just a few newspapers from the Confederacy which printed in the dateline: "Confederate States Of America". Among the front page items are: "From Richmond--Stirring News from the Front--The Enemy On the Peninsula" "Whole Yankee Army In Motion--Desperate Battle Imminent--Preparations to Meet the Enemy... See More
Commentary on the Civil War...
Item #601954
March 19, 1864
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 19, 1864 A very nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "The Mountain Department" "The Richmond Fayette Artillery" "The Citizen Ambulance Corps of Richmond" "The Enemy We Are Fighting--Sherman's Heroes" " & telegraphic reports from various fronts.
Much of the ba... See More
"...To arms, fellow citizens!"...
Item #601258
February 18, 1863
CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, Feb. 18, 1863 Printed within the dateline is: "Confederate States of America", found on just a few newspapers from the Confederacy. The front page has: "From Mississippi" "Latest Northern News--Movements of Banks' Forces" & more. Page 2 has: "Official Orders" which is a rousing call to arms from Beaureg... See More
Capital of the Confederacy...
Item #601255
April 3, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 3, 1862 Page 2 has a lengthy editorial concerning the war, one paragraph beginning: "The enemy seem to have halted in their advance at every point. They display unmistakable symptoms of bewilderment...". Much war reporting in this issue including: "Dispatches from Gen. Beauregard--Island Number Ten" "The Gallows In Richmond--T... See More
Very opinionated editor... Confederate newspaper very late in the Civil War...
Item #601254
January 20, 1865
DAILY EXAMINER, Richmond, Virginia, Jan. 20, 1865 The editorial begins with a very biased opinion (common with this newspaper): "The new governour of Tennessee--to succeed Johnson, the drunken tailor--is Brownlow, the brutal, blaspheming Methodist parson..." and further on: "...If Virginia should ever, unhappily, fall under the rule of Yankees, then cast your eye over the whol... See More
Much more on the Battle of Gettysburg: from a soldier involved...
Item #600993
July 17, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 17, 1863
* Battle of Gettysburg
* Great reporting from rebel eyewitness (soldier)
Not only is this a nice 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 it... See More
Much on the war, from the Confederacy... After Gettysburg & Vicksburg...
Item #600991
July 16, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 16, 1863
* Post Gettysburg and Vicksburg
* During Robert E. Lee's retreat
* Rare Confederate title from the rebel capital
Not only is this a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but it is from the Confederate capital.
A wealth of nice reporting in this issue with the front page having: "The News" with some text on Lee&#... See More
Follow-up to Gettysburg, and so much more...
Item #600977
July 8, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 8, 1863 Not only is this a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but it is from the Confederate capital.
A great issue on the events surrounding the Battle of Gettysburg, with reaction of nearby cities, the retreat & pursuit of the Confederates, reports on the events immediately following Gettysburg, and more.
The front page includes: "... See More
Robert E. Lee on his way to Gettysburg...
Item #600973
July 2, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 2, 1863 Not only a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but from its capital, through which all war-related news would flow. And this issue is from just before the Battle of Gettysburg, having news reports relating to it.
The top of the ftpg. has: "From The Grand Army of the Pamunkey" which includes: "...coming from a high military sour... See More
History about to be made
Item #599740
March 29, 1861
THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, March 29, 1861
* Confederate States of America
* Just before Fort Sumter
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"... See More
The Confederate press on the Gettysburg dedication...
Item #599709
November 25, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, November 25,1863
* Abraham Lincoln's dedication at Gettysburg Cemetery
* Rare Confederate perspective of the occasion
Not only is this a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but it is from the Confederate capital.
A surprising amount of front page space is given to reports on the dedication of the national Cemetery at Gettysburg, h... See More
Beauregard and Davis, and more...
Item #599633
February 16, 1863
CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, Feb. 16, 1863 This is one of just a few newspapers which printed: "Confederate States Of America" in the dateline (see). The front page has: "Indiana, Illinois and Ohio to Meet In Convention--the War to Cease at All Hazards, etc." "From Vicksburg--Active Movements of the Enemy" "From Fredericksburg, Va. - Latest Nor... See More
Good commentary on the Civil War, from the Confederate perspective...
Item #599630
April 2, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 2, 1862 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederate States of America. Page 2 has a lengthy editorial touching on several topics of the Civil War, one paragraph beginning: "Flags of truce are suspended at Norfolk and all the channels of intelligence broken up with the enemy..." and elsewhere: "It was doubtless the enemy&#... See More
Great editorial on the Civil War...
Item #599629
March 18, 1864
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 18, 1864 The back page has an interesting editorial which begins: "Recent transactions warrant the declaration that the enemy have ceased to fight as well as they did in the 2nd and 3rd years of the war. They have been defeated in Florida with a force on our part of but one to three. They were routed in Mississippi..." and more. The editoria... See More
Confederate report on Harper's Ferry...
Item #599628
May 17, 1861
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, May 17, 1861
* Harper's Ferry West Virginia
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 &... See More
News from the Confederacy...
Item #599267
March 20, 1862
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, March 20, 1862 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "People Determined to be Free can Never be Conquered" "Notes Of the War" "The Yankees at Port Royal". Inside has: "Gen. Price's Retreat from Springfield" "The Real Evil" "Hanging Southern Leaders" he ... See More
From the Confederacy... Wilmington, North Carolina...
Item #599223
June 19, 1861
THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 19, 1861 This is one of just a few newspapers which printed "Confederate States Of America" in the dateline (see). The front page is entirely taken up with ads. War related items are on the inside pages including items headed: "The News" "Surprise Of An Ohio Regiment!" "Fires Upon Them!" "Flight ... See More
Proclamation by Jeff Davis... Near the end of the Confederacy...
Item #599210
November 8, 1864
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Nov. 8, 1864 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy from just 6 months before the city would fall to the Yankees. The front page includes: "Latest From the North" "the War News" "From Petersburg" and reports from the: "Confederate Congress" which has a lengthy: "Message Of The President".
The... See More
From Confederate New Orleans...
Item #598557
June 22, 1861
NEW ORLEANS DAILY CRESCENT, June 22, 1861
* Rare Confederate 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 control of the city which surrendered without a fight. So &quo... See More
A Memphis Confederate newspaper printed in Atlanta...
Item #598018
January 19, 1864
THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 19, 1864 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.
The front page has: "Confederate States Congress" which takes most of a column; "The War In The Carolina Swamps" "Morgan&... See More
General John Bell Hood... Letter from Robert E. Lee...
Item #597762
February 28, 1863
SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, February 28, 1863
* John Bell Hood portrait
* Robert E. Lee
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 portrait of the famous: "Major-General John B. Hood" with ... See More
Much war news from the Confederacy...
Item #597757
November 14, 1862
RICHMOND WHIG AND PUBLIC ADVERTISER, Virginia, Nov. 14, 1862 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 Invasion of Fredericksburg" "From Norther... See More
From the capital of the Confederacy...
Item #597755
April 1, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 1, 1862 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The entire front page is taken up with ads, and page 2 has an editorial beginning: "On Friday the 28th of March Mr. Davis made the first practical suggestion of a general measure for the support of the war which Congress has received from him..." which concerns a request for a dra... See More
Confederate Civil War title from Kentucky...
Item #597600
July 18, 1861
LOUISVILLE DAILY COURIER, Kentucky, Sept. 14, 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
From the first newspaper to report separation from the Union...
Item #597285
August 18, 1863
THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Aug. 18, 1863 From the press of the very first newspaper to proclaim separation from the Union with its famous 'UNION IS DISSOLVED ! " broadside (see hyperlink). This issue has much on the Civil War including front page: "From the Trans-Mississippi" "The Siege of Charleston" "The Recognition Question in the Briti... See More
New Orleans during the Confederacy... Official report on the Battle of Manassas...
Item #597276
February 4, 1862
THE DAILY DELTA, Louisiana, February 4, 1862 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, it surrendering without a fight. So "Confederate" issues from New Orleans... See More
From the capital of the Confederacy...
Item #597275
November 3, 1862
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Nov. 3, 1862 Among the front page items are: "Capture of a Railroad Train & 93 Yankees" "The Cavalry Expedition to the Peninsula" "Our Army Retreating from Charleston, Kanawha" "List of Wounded" "First Case Under Lincoln's Proclamation" "Affairs in Hampton Roads" "The Military D... See More
From the North, but for the South...
Item #597269
February 10, 1864
THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 10, 1864 Described as "The Hottest Rebel Sheet to be found in the North or the South", this newspaper opposed the war and attracted the hatred of the Republicans and the Lincoln administration. It insisted that slavery could not be prohibited by law. So obnoxious was this paper to Unionists that it was denied circulation in some cities. In 1863 the ... See More
From the North, but for the South...
Item #597268
February 10, 1864
THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 10, 1864 Described as "The Hottest Rebel Sheet to be found in the North or the South", this newspaper opposed the war and attracted the hatred of the Republicans and the Lincoln administration. It insisted that slavery could not be prohibited by law. So obnoxious was this paper to Unionists that it was denied circulation in some cities. In 1863 the ... See More
From the North, but for the South...
Item #597267
August 3, 1864
THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 3, 1864 Described as "The Hottest Rebel Sheet to be found in the North or the South", this newspaper opposed the war and attracted the hatred of the Republicans and the Lincoln administration. It insisted that slavery could not be prohibited by law. So obnoxious was this paper to Unionists that it was denied circulation in some cities. In 1863 the p... See More
Jefferson Davis calls for more troops...
Item #596531
March 29, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 29, 1862 Page 2 has an interesting editorial which considers the choice of an emblem for the Confederate States of America (see). Also on page two is; "President's Message--The Country Calls For Soldiers" which is signed in type: Jefferson Davis. Also: "The Winchester Battle" "North Carolina" "The Latest Northern... See More
General Johnston's report on military opeations in the Confederacy...
Item #596530
March 16, 1864
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 16, 1864 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederate States of America. The front page has: "The War News--Division of Sherman's Forces" "The Yankees in King & Queen--The Enemy We Are Fighting" "The History of the Military Operations of the Past Year in Mississippi & East Louisiana" which includes a v... See More
The early days of the Civil War...
Item #596529
May 11, 1861
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, May 11, 1861 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy (or where it soon would be). The front page includes: "The Position of Maryland" "From Washington" "From Norfolk" "Local Matters--Richmond as the Confederate Capital" "Guerrilla Warfare" and other items, including two illustrated runaway slav... See More
From Confederate Charleston, late in the Civil War...
Item #596523
June 24, 1864
CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, June 24, 1864 This was one of just a few newspapers which printed; "Confederate States Of America" in the masthead (see). The top of the front page has: "From General Johnston's Army - Another Repulse of the Enemy - Capture of Prisoners" Also on the ftpg: "From the Southwest--Latest Yankee News--False Yankee Dispatches--M... See More
Much war news from the Confederate perspective...
Item #596035
June 14, 1864
CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, June 14, 1864
* Battle of Cold Harbor
* Robert E. Lee victory
* From the origin of the Civil War
This was one of just a few newspapers which printed: "Confederates States of America" in its masthead. The front page includes: "From General Lee's Army--Grant Again Changing Base--York River Rail Road Abandoned--Official From G... See More
A Memphis Confederate newspaper printed in Atlanta...
Item #596034
June 16, 1863
THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Atlanta, Georgia, June 16, 1863 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.
The front page has: "The Great Peace Meeting In New York--Resolutions & Speeches" "From Fredericksburg" "Straight Abo... See More
From the capital of the Confederacy...
Item #596021
March 31, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 31, 1863 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederate States of America. The front page has: "The Situation In The West" "Raids Into the Enemy's Lines" "The Fredericksburg Sufferers" " and other items, along with many ads & notices. The back page has a lengthy editorial which focuses upon a coming ele... See More
Thomas R.R. Cobb... The Confederate version of "Harper's Weekly"...
Item #595486
March 21, 1863
SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, March 21, 1863 A very rare publication from the Confederacy, only a few issues of which having come into our inventory over the past 35 years. Although much of the content was literary in nature, there are news reports and a few illustrations.
The front page is entirely taken up by a print of: "Brigadier-General Thomas R. R. Cobb". Page 2 has a... See More
General James Archer... The Confederate version of "Harper's Weekly"...
Item #595484
April 18, 1863
SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, April 18, 1863 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 is entirely taken up by a print of: "Brigadier-General James J. Archer". A biography of him is found on page 2. Also on page 2... See More
General William J. Hardee on the front of a Confederate newspaper...
Item #594474
March 7, 1863
SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, March 7, 1863
* General William Joseph Hardee
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 illustration of the famed: "Lieutenant-General William J. Hardee" with a ... See More
Much reporting on the Civil War, from the Confederate perspective...
Item #594471
March 27, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 27, 1862 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page is mostly taken up with ads and notices, but it does have: "An Act to Organize the Territory Of Arizona". Inside has much on the war including a nice editorial which begins: "The affair at Winchester is without general signification. It was an attack by the Co... See More
Lack of a Confederate navy... From the Confederate capital...
Item #594470
August 20, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Aug. 20, 1862 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "McClellan's Movements" "From Southwestern Virginia" "Latest News From The North" which takes 2 1/2 columns; "Printers Wanted" and 13 Acts of the Confederate Congress, including: "An Act For the Enlistment of Cooks In... See More
Confederate Civil War original....
Item #593724
March 27, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 27, 1863
* From the Confederacy
A wealth of war-related content on the front page including: "The Enemy Attempt to Run Our Batteries at Vicksburg--One of their Boats Sunk with All on Board..." "Additional From The North" "Capture of Yankees" "A Surprise & Capture of a Party of Yankees at Hilton Head" &... See More
Confederate commentary of Lincoln's state-of-the-union address...
Item #593720
December 9, 1861
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 9, 1861
* Abraham Lincoln's state of the union address
* A confederate response
Nice to have a newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. Over half of the front page is taken up with: "Secretary Cameron's Report To President Lincoln" "Six Hundred & Fifty Thousand Men in the Field". This is the Secretary of W... See More
Small broadside "Extra" on the Battle of Missionary Ridge, from Chattanooga...
Item #593452
November 25, 1863
DAILY REBEL EXTRA. A truly terrific & exceedingly rare little broadside (printed on one side only), being a small "Extra" edition of the Famous "Chattanooga Daily Rebel" newspaper from the Confederacy. See the bottom of this listing for the interesting history of this "traveling" newspaper. This broadside measures just 4 by 5 3/4 inches, untrimmed with wide ... See More
Beginning moments of the Civil War... Jeff Davis Proclamation on creating a navy, and more...
Item #592888
April 19, 1861
THE WILMINGTON DAILY HERALD, Wilmington, North Carolina, April 19, 1861
* Rare Confederate title
* President Jefferson Davis
* Confederate States Navy
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
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