The Civil War in Pea Ridge, Arkansas...

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The Civil War in Virginia...

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 28, 1862  Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "Army Operations In Virginia" "Fredericksburgh Not Occupied by the Rebels in Force" "Visit of the President to Gen. Burnside" "From Harper's Ferry - A Successful Raid into Secessia" "THANKSGIVING" "The Day - Its Observance--Its Duties--Its Pleasures...&q... See More  

The rebels near Martinsburg...

NEW YORK TIMES Oct. 2, 1862  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC" "The Rebels Found Near Shepherdsville" "They are Pursued to Martinsburgh and Shelled from that Place" "NEWS FROM NEW-ORLEANS" "Great Crowds Taking the Oath of Allegiance" "Guerrillas Getting Tired of Their Profession"

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Civil War map of Richmond, Petersburg & vicinity...

NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1862 



* Peninsula Campaign - Virginia

* Richmond & Petersburg VA Map

* General George B. McClellan



The front page features a nice & very detailed Civil War map headed: "The Military and Naval Advance Toward Richmond and Petersburgh."

Plus there are nice one column Civil War heads including: "Suffolk Occupied by a Portion of Gen. Wool'... See More  

Civil War map of Grand Junction, Tennessee...

NEW YORK HERALD, May 3, 1862 



* Grand Junction, Tennessee

* Siege of Fort Macon ends

* Baton Rouge, Louisiana



The front page features a Civil War map headed: "Probable Retreat of Beauregard To Grand Junction" showing the Corinth vicinity at the Mississippi Tennessee, Alabama border.

Column heads on the Civil War include: "Capture of Fort Macon Officially Confirmed"... See More  

On their way to the Battle of Gettysburg...

NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1863 



* Confederates advancing upon Gettysburg for the historic battle



The front page has some nice & detailed reporting on the advance of the Confederates into the North, with first column heads including: "THE REBEL INVASION" "Carlisle Evacuated by Our Forces" "Probable Occupation of the Place by the Rebels" "The Main Reb... See More  

Civil War reports from Arkansas...

THE WORLD, New York, Dec. 22, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "News From Arkansas" "Rebel Attack & Repulse at Port Gibson" "Expected Assault on Little Rock" "Reported Death of Longstreet and Surrender of his Forces" (untrue; he died in 1904); "Battle at Bean's Station" and more.

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General Halleck's military report for the year 1863...

THE WORLD, New York, Dec. 12, 1863 



* Year of Battle of Gettysburg



The front page & most of the back page are taken up with the extremely detailed: "Gen. Halleck's Report" "The Campaigns and Battles of a Year of War" which is a great account of the battles in 1863.

Other Civil War reports on inside pages.

Eight pages, light damp stain to a lower corner, goo... See More  

Grant's triumphal victory at Lookout Mountain...

THE WORLD, New York, Nov. 27, 1863 



* Battle of Lookout Mountain

* Chattanooga campaign - Tennessee

* General Ulysses S. Grant victory



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "GEN. GRANT'S VICTORY" "A Complete Triumph Over the Army Under Bragg Officially Announced" "Lookout Mountain Top, all the Rifle Pits in Chattanooga Valley, & Missi... See More  

Latest from Chattanooga...

THE WORLD, New York, Nov. 14, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "News From Chattanooga - Longstreet Marching Against Burnside with 16,000 Men" "Bragg Reinforced by Two Division" "Gen. Polk in Command at Lookout Mountain" "Wild Plans of Refugees in Canada to Devastate the Frontier" and more.

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Movements of generals Lee and Bragg...

THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 30, 1863 



* Battle of Wauhatchie - Tennessee



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Rebels on Lookout Mountain Flanked & Driven Back" "The Grand Flanking Movement by Lee and Bragg" "Gen. Burnside Threatened" "Important Movement Contemplated by Gen. Meade" and more.

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Rebels repulsed by General Sherman...

THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 15, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Reported Fighting South of the Rapidan" "Cavalry Skirmishing Continued" "Particulars of the Fighting Sunday & Monday" "Gallant Behavior of Col. Gregg's Cavalry..." "Battle with 5,000 Rebels Under Chalmers at Colliersville" "Enemy Repulsed ... See More  

Battle of Blue Springs...

THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 13, 1863 



* Battle of Blue Springs - Greene County, Tennessee



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The War in the Southwest" "Battle on the 8th at Salem, Miss." "4,000 Rebels Beaten by 5,000 Federals" "Kirby Smith & Price Moving on Little Rock" "Battle at Blue Springs..." 6,000 Rebels Rou... See More  

Civil War fighting in Florida...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 10, 1864  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Sherman's Raid in Mississippi" "The Country Perfectly Impoverished" "The Bombardment of Charleston" "More Fighting in Florida" "The Death of Col. Dahlgren" "Horrible Cruelty to a Little Slave Girl Belonging to Mrs. Davis" and more.

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An attack by 3,000 Texans...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 15, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: From Gen. Sherman's Expedition" "Sharp Engagement on the Yazoo" "The Transports Attacked by 3,000 Texans" "Rebels Defeated & Driven" "Summary Punishment of a Case of Barbarism" "Reported Escape of 109 Officers from Libby Prison" and much more.... See More  

Two Civil War maps...

NEW YORK HERALD, April 3, 1862  Page 3 has a Civil War map headed: "Movements of Major General Banks - Occupation of Woodstock, Virginia- Fight at Stony Creek".

Among the page 3 column heads on the Civil War are: "The New Battle Field" "Corinth, Mississippi to be the Waterloo of the War" "The Rebels Armed with Pikes and Battle Axes" "Beauregard, J... See More  

The Civil War at Cumberland Gap...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 8, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Rebel Advance In East Tennessee" "Attempt to Capture Cumberland Gap" "Three Days' Sharp Skirmishing" "Rebels Finally Repulsed" "Johnston's Rebel Army at Rome, Ga." "The Situation at Knoxville" "Longstreet Moving on Tazewell...&qu... See More  

"When Johnny comes marching home..."

NEW YORK HERALD, May 25, 1865



* When Johnny Comes Marching Home

* Civil War soldiers welcome home



The first column has a nice stack of column heads on a parade of returning soldiers headed: "THE REVIEW" "Sherman's Veterans on Parade" "The Conquerors of Georgia & South Carolina in Penna. Ave." "Sherman's 'Bummers' on Their Good Behavior ... See More  

Robert E. Lee's report...

THE WORLD, New York, Nov. 10, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "From the Southern States" "Gen. Lee's Official Report of His Late Operations in Virginia" which takes over half a column & is signed in type: R. E. Lee, General; "Jeff Davis At Charleston" "Gen. Bragg & His Troubles" "News From Tennessee" &... See More  

Trial of Henry Wirz of the Andersonville prison camp...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 9, 1865 



* Pre-execution of Captain Henry Wirz

* Andersonville Civil War prison - Georgia



The top of the front page has nice heads on the trial of Henry Wirz, the "demon" warden of the infamous Andersonville prison camp in South Carolina: "ANDERSONVILLE" "The Case Of Wirz" "His Approaching Execution" "Moral and Physica... See More  

Closing in on Richmond...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 9, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "General Butler's Dept." "Bold Raid Towards Richmond" "Our Troops Within Ten Miles of the Rebel Capital" "Crossing of the Rapidan" "Rebels Driven from Their Position" and more.

Eight pages, great condition.

Front page Civil War map...

NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 2, 1862  The ftpg. features a nice map headed: "The Rebel Position On The Tennessee and Cumberland." with further details.

There are also nice one column war-related heads including: "Important From Gen. Grant's Column" "Additional Particulars of the Reconnoitering Expedition" "The Fort Not Yet Evacuated" "News From The S... See More  

Nine issues of Scientific American: latest inventions of the day...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York  A nice lot of 9 different issues from 1863, 1864 & 1865, each during the Civil War & each containing a wealth of articles and many illustrations of the latest improvements & inventions of the day. Some fascinating reports on 19th century ingenuity during the Civil War.

Each issue is complete in 16 pages and in very nice condition.... See More  

Reports on Jeff Davis' annual message...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 16, 1863  Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are several with comments on: "Jeff. Davis's Annual Message" "He Will Accept Peace Only With Independence" "Statement of His Retaliation Orders" "He Insists Upon Killing Butler" "His Opinion of the Emancipation Proclamation" He Threatens the Extermination of t... See More  

Fighting near Chattanooga...

THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 9, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Chattanooga Shelled from Lookout Mountain!" "Rebel Accounts of the Engagement & its Results" "Mysterious Movements of the Enemy" "Disastrous Fate of the Overland Expedition to Idahoe" "Capt. Fiske's Party Massacred by the Sioux" "Advance of... See More