Historic Newspapers: Confederate

The DAILY PROGRESS, New Bern, North Carolina, Aug. 2, 1861

• Very rare Confederate publication

This is a single sheet newspaper with just a one column masthead, not uncommon from the Confederacy where

WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, May 8, 1863

• Rare Confederate title from the Civil War

This is a very rare title from the Confederacy. According to Brigham only four institutions in the

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Jan. 17, 1863

• Capital of the Confederacy

Not only a newspaper from the Confederacy, but from the capital of the Confederate States. The front page has: "Late

DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, July 31, 1862

• Very rare Confederate publication
• Rebel General Joseph E. Johnston
• Battle of Seven Pines - Fair Oaks

Certainly one of the less common Confederate titles

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Dec. 22, 1863

• Charleston, South Carolina siege
• Brigadier General William W. Averell

A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederate States of America. Among

DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, Feb. 8, 1862

• Very rare Confederate title
• General Stonewall Jackson - resigns?

Among the various reports inside is an interesting one: "The Richmond Whig is pained to

THE DAILY PROGRESS, Raleigh, North Carolina, March 6, 1865

• Rare Confederate publication
• General William T. Sherman
• Coastal march in Carolinas
• Battle of Wilmington NC

Raleigh was one of the last major

RICHMOND WHIG AND PUBLIC ADVERTISER, Virginia, Aug. 26, 1862

• Rare from the capital of the Confederacy

The front page has an editorial: "The Defensive Policy". There is also the business of the

THE DAILY SOUTH CAROLINIAN, Columbia, South Carolina, Sept. 29, 1864

• Very rare Confederate Civil War publication

The front page has: "Interesting Northern News - A New Cartel of Exchange--Forrest

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 26, 1863  A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "Major Mosby's Command" "Col. F.W.M. Holliday" and other items. The

DAILY EXAMINER, Richmond, Virginia, Jan. 26, 1863  A nice single sheet issue (typical late in the war) with a full masthead, with front page reports headed: "The Yankees Across the Rappahannock"

SOUTHERN RIGHTS, Jacksonville, Florida, Oct. 4, 1862  A fascinating issue with a story similar to that of the iconic Vicksburg Daily Citizen issue of July 4, 1863, when the Union troops found the

THE WILMINGTON DAILY HERALD, North Carolina, Jan. 31, 1861

• Future Confederate port city
• American Civil War close

From this Southern port city from shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War. This

THE DAILY PROGRESS, Raleigh, North Carolina, Feb. 23, 1865

• Rare Confederate title
• Civil War nears the end
• Sherman's victory march

Raleigh was one of the last major cities of the South to fall into the

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Oct. 21, 1862

• From the capital of the Confederacy
• Rebels first Northern states invasion

A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 1, 1862  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

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 3, 1862  Not just a newspaper from the Confederacy, but from the capital of the Confederate states. The entire front page is taken up with advertisements.

THE DAILY DELTA, New Orleans, April 30, 1861 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

THE DAILY EXPRESS, Petersburg, Virginia, July 24, 1863  Petersburg was a critical city to the Confederacy, located not far south of the capital of Richmond, and the focus of a six-month long siege

THE DAILY EXPRESS, Petersburg, Virginia, Feb. 29, 1864

• Rare Confederate publication

Petersburg was a critical city to the Confederacy, located not far south of the capital of Richmond, and the focus

THE DAILY PROGRESS, Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 24, 1864

• From the fragile Confederate stronghold
• General William T. Sherman at Milledgeville
• March to the Sea - towards Savannah, Georgia

Raleigh was

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 24, 1862

• Battle of Princeton Court House
• Siege of Corinth, Mississippi

A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page has: "Heavy Skirmish

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 6, 1864

• From the capital of the Confederacy

Among the many articles are "Yankee Accounts of Forrest's Raid" and ""Negro Equality in the North". Also present

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 14, 1863

• Abraham Lincoln "Thanksgiving" proclamation (1st)

This anti-war newspaper insisted slavery should not be abolished, so consequently, much content has an

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 2, 1863  This anti-war newspaper insisted slavery should not be abolished, so consequently much content has an anti-North bias.
 Among the various articles are "The

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, April 22, 1863  This was an anti-war newspaper that insisted that slavery should not be abolished, so much of its content has an anti-North bias.
Among the articles are:

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 17, 1863

• Battle of Gettysburg
• Eyewitness account

Not only is this a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but it is from the Confederate capital.
The front page

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 5, 1862

• Jefferson Davis proclamation
• President of the Confederacy
• "Day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer"

Not just a nice Confederate newspaper, but one from

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 11, 1863 The front page includes: "A Word of Justice" "Further From Charleston!" "The Turret of the Iron-Clads Pierced!" "Splendid Spirits of Our Men!" "The

DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Aug. 26, 1862  Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "From the Rappahannock" "McClellan's Departure" "Federal Enrolling Citizens of Norfolk"

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 27, 1863   The front page includes: "The Yankees In York River" "From Vicksburg" "An Act to Establish A Volunteer Navy" "Hostage Retained" & other items

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 9, 1863

• Rebel General P.G.T. Beauregard defense
• Naval attack on Charleston, South Carolina

The front page includes: "The Situation In The West" "The Parole of

THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, April 13, 1861

• Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor
• Best publication to be had ? - very rare as such

When it comes to collecting historic events it is

THE DAILY CONSTITUTIONALIST, Augusta, Georgia, Jan. 30, 1863

• Very rare Confederate publication

Among the war reports from this Confederate title: "Yankee Army Stuck in the Mud" "Curtis Claims a

FLAKE'S WEEKLY BULLETIN, Galveston, Texas, July 10, 1864

• Very rare Southwestern Confederate publication

Although we have had several of this title in the past, we believe this is the first we have

RICHMOND ENQUIRER, Virginia, Sept. 18, 1862

• Robert E. Lee proclamation to Marylanders
• Prelude to the Battle of Antietam - Sharpsburg
• From the capital of the Confederacy

The front page has: "General

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 8, 1863

• Battle of Gettysburg Coverage and more
• Rare Confederate title from rebel capital

Not only is this a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but it is from

DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Aug. 1, 1862

• From the capital of the Confederacy
• John Hunt Morgan proclamation

Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "Affairs on the

DAILY EXAMINER, Richmond, Virginia, Jan. 24, 1865

• From the capital of the Confederacy

Not only a newspaper from the Confederacy but from its capital as well. 
The front page has: "The War News"

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 28, 1863

• Confederate capital

A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes a brief item headed: "Military Appointments" noting

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 10, 1863

• Capital of the Confederacy

The front page includes: "From Fredericksburg" which begins: "The path to Heaven is not more straight & narrow than that

DAILY DISPATCH, Virginia, March 26, 1862

• Rare Confederate publication
• General Abraham Lincoln

The front page includes: "Notes On The War" which includes a General Order from General H. Marshall

RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Aug. 24, 1864  The front page has: "The War News" beginning: "There is nothing new from Petersburg...The enemy are still upon the Weldon railroad...The battle of last

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Oct. 31, 1862

• From the capital of the Confederacy
• Major General Joseph Hooker letter
• Official account pf the Battle of Glendale

Not just a newspaper from the

CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, Dec. 28, 1863

• From the origin of the American Civil War

This was one of just a few Confederate newspapers that printed in the dateline: "Confederates States

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 26, 1862  Among the articles are: "The Battle of Logan's Cross Roads--Official Report of Gen. Thomas" "The Capture of Fort Henry" "The Burnside Expedition--Battle at

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

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Oct. 6, 1862

• Rare Confederate publication from the capital
• General Benjamin F. Butler order # 76

Not just a nice Confederate newspaper, but from the capital of the

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 7, 1862  Half of the front page is taken up with ads with the other half having various news items, including: "Interesting From the North--Notes On The War"

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 3, 1862  This was an anti-war newspaper that insisted slavery should not be abolished, so consequently much content has an anti-North bias.

Among the articles: "Our