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Rare NEW ORLEANS LA Louisiana Deep South CONFEDERATE Civil War 1861 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373731750663

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE DAILY DELTA, New Orleans, May 29, 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, it surrendering without a fight. So "Confederate" issues from New Orleans are limited to those published between Louisiana's secession from the Union on January 26, 1861 and the end of April, 1862, just a brief 15 month period. Among the column heads on the war are: "Noble Old Virginia" "Telegraphic News" which has many war-related dispatches; "The Killing of Ellswort... See More  

Rare CONFEDERATE Jefferson Davis Thanksgiving Procl. 1865 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393585455853

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY EXAMINER, Richmond, Virginia, Jan. 26, 1865  * Jefferson Davis Thanksgiving proclamation * Rare Confederate publication Not only a Confederate newspaper, but one from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "The War News" with various reports from the different fields of battle, subheads including: "Deserters from the Yankee Army" "The Blockade" "The Nashville Disaster" and more. Also: "Spirit of the Army" "The Courts" "City Intelligence" and various advertisements. The back page has a lengthy editorial which begins: "In our patient & good humoured army there is now & then a slight grumble of dissatisfaction at the long-continued failure to issue their pay..." with much more. There is also a:... See More  

Rare CONFEDERATE Civil War Winston NC North Carolina 1861 Southern Old Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373728543790

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, June 19, 1863  * Rare Confederate publication from the Civil War The ftpg. contains a first column report headed: "Dismissal of the British Consul at Richmond" which concerns President Jefferson Davis revoking George Moore's duties as an agent for the Confederacy in England. This is following by a related document headed; "Letters Patent -- Revoking Exequator of George Moore, Her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Richmond" which is signed in type: Jefferson Davis, and J. P. Benjamin, Secretary of State. The ftpg. also has some nice Civil War reports with heads: "Very Latest from Vicksburg--Highly Interesting & Reliable Particulars of the Assaults" which takes nearly a full column... See More  

Rare CONFEDERATE Columbus Georgia Jacksonville Florida 1862 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393562320650

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, Oct. 7, 1862  * Very rare Confederate publication * Jacksonville, Florida captured Certainly one of the less common Confederate titles from the Civil War. Columbus is in Southwest Georgia on the Alabama border very near Montgomery. Among the various reports inside are: "The Great Kanawha Valley" "Confederate States General Hospital at Montgomery, Ala." "To the People of Columbus" "From Our Army" "Jacksonville Again in the Hands of the Enemy" "Claiborne's Partisan Rangers" "Progress & Events of the War" "The Killing of Gen. Nelson" and more. Most of the back page is taken up with the: "Constitution of the State of Georgia, Ratified July 2, 1861". Four pages, even toning, damp sta... See More  

Rare CONFEDERATE Charleston Mercury SC Civil War Abraham Lincoln 1864 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393533667044

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, June 13, 1864  * Rare publication from the origin of the Civil War A wealth of Civil War reporting from this Confederate stronghold with column heads including: "Summary of Northern Intelligence" "Lincoln Re-nominated by the Baltimore Republican Convention" "Grant Besieging Richmond by Parallel Approaches" "Forrest's Operations in the West" "The Campaign in North Georgia" "The Enemy's Dash on Petersburg" "The Confederate Congress" "Casualties in the 20th Reg. S.C.V. Near Gaines' Farm" which takes a full column. Single sheet, full banner masthead, various damp staining & some foxing, otherwise good.

Rare CONFEDERATE Richmond VA Virginia w/ General Abraham Lincoln 1862 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393533646355

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: 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 concerning travel & communication in the Cumberland Mountains, noting in part: "...The country is infested with spies. Unless a man now comes from Kentucky to join the army & to assist to defend his country & to secure the independence of the South, he had better remain at home..." with more. Other war items as well. Page 2 begins with an interesting editorial: "Generalisimo Lincoln" the text beginning: "We had never supposed that Abraham Lincoln was such an immeasurable ass as to aspire to be actually the commander-in-chie... See More  

Rare 1864 CONFEDERATE Newspaper w/ William T. Sherman's Georgia March to Sea

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393514480971

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE DAILY PROGRESS, Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 24, 1864  * General William T. Sherman  * March to the sea - Georgia * 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 Civil War. The front page includes a nearly full column listing of the: "North Carolina Legislature--Session 1864". There is also coverage of the "Legislative Proceedings" of both the Senate & House of Commons. There is nearly half a column headed: "A Scout's Adventure" from the Civil War, concerning a soldier in General A.P. Hill's regiment captu... See More  

Confederate States of America CHARLESTON South Carolina Civil War 1864 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393488744479

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, Charleston, South Carolina, April 28, 1864  * From the origin of the American Civil War This was one of the few newspapers which had: "Confederate States of America" printed in the masthead (see). There is much reporting on the Civil War--from the Confederate perspective--including ftpg. items headed: "From Orange C.H.--Yankee Army Ordered to Move--Mosby Harassing the Enemy--Surprise of a Picket" "From Dalton--Dash Of Yankee Cavalry" "From Richmond--Affairs at the Capital" "Latest  From New Orleans--Yankees Claim a Drawn Battle in the Late Fighting" "From Demopolis, Ala." "From Mississippi--Wirt Adams' Victory--The Enemy Retreating" "The Federal Defeat in Louisiana" "Siege of Charleston" "Mr. Lon... See More  

Rare CONFEDERATE Charleston Mercury SC Civil War South Carolina 1862 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393467621288

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Aug. 2, 1862 * From the origin of the Civil War Among the reports in this Confederate newspaper are: "News From the North - From Pope's Army - The Yankee Campaign in South Carolina - A Rebel Operator Reads Gen. Halleck's Dispatches for Four Days" "Carrying Away the Stolen Negroes" "From Memphis--Enforcement of a Brutal Order" "The Enemy's Operations on the Georgia Coast" "Rubbing the Blockade..." and more. Complete as a single sheet issue, minor loss at the blank spine margin, never bound nor trimmed, nice condition.

Rare CONFEDERATE CAPITAL Richmond Virginia Civil War Confederacy 1863 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393452228001

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 23, 1863   * Capital of the Confederacy Among the front page reports: "From Jackson" "From Mississippi--A Fight on Saturday--Burning of Big Black Bridge--Vicksburg Closely Besieged!" "Latest From the North" which includes 2 dispatches each signed in type: U.S. Grant, Major General; plus the text of: "An Act To Establish A volunteer Navy". The back page has a lengthy editorial beginning: "The news that 30 cannon were spiked on the retreat from Jackson...and that Vicksburg has been besieged on the land, has created considerable sensation...". Also: "The Battle of Port Gibson--Capture of the Town" 'Lieut. Van Rennselaer's Chickens" and more. A single sheet issue with a full banner... See More  

Rare CONFEDERATE Port City of Wilmington NC CIVIL WAR 1st Year 1861 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373632086131

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, Aug. 6, 1861 * Rare Confederate publication This is one of just a few newspapers which printed: "Confederate States of America" in their dateline. While the ftpg. is taken up with ads, inside has some war content including: "The Utley Gun" "Demoralization of the 'Grand Army' " "In A Bad Fix"  and a great & lengthy letter from "Camp of the 1st Regiment, N.C. S. TR." at Richmond, with some great first-person commentary on the war. Four pages, a bit irregular at the blank spine from disbinding, nice condition.

Rare CONFEDERATE Battle of Middle Creek Kentucky 1862 Old Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393377798403

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, Jan. 16, 1862 * Battle of Middle Creek - Kentucky * General Humphrey Marshall This is one of just a few newspapers which printed in the dateline: "Confederate States of America". Among the reports are: "The Campaign Opening in Kentucky--A Battle Near Prestonsburg--8000 of the Enemy Defeated" "Gen. McClellan's Opinion About the Duration of the War" "Privateering & Naval Resources" and more. Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, nice condition.

CONFEDERATE P.G.T. Beauregard Extolled for BULL RUN 1862 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373592277759

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, Aug. 7, 1861  * P.G.T. Beauregard praised * Battle of Bull Run - Manassas This is one of just a few newspapers which printed: "Confederate States of America" in their dateline. While the ftpg. is taken up with ads, inside has some very good war content including a lengthy item: "Notes, Facts and Queries for the People". This includes an interesting bit: "...Yes, in the eyes of God & man, morally, constitutionally, Abraham Lincoln is a perjurer and murderer. This is no figurative exaggeration. It is not the coloring of prejudice, but the sober judgment of truth, founded upon facts & principles which admit of no controversy..." and more. Also: "Lincoln's War Measures" "G... See More  

CONFEDERATE Richmond w/ Battle of Kernstown Virginia 1862 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393258594558

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, April 3, 1862  * From the capital of the Confederacy * First Battle of Kernstown - Virginia A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page has: "Notes Of The War" with many subheads including: "The Lincolnites In East Tennessee" "A Capture & a Release" "A Gallant Exploit" "The Bombardment of Island No. 10" "The Battle In Arkansas" and even more. Page 2 has lengthy articles on: "The Battle of Kernstown" and "The Battle In Arkansas" plus reporting from the: "Confederate Congress" & other war-related reports. War content on pgs. 3 & 4 as well. Complete in 4 pages, very nice condition.

Rare CAPITAL OF THE CONFEDERACY Richmond VA Virginia Civil War 1864 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373547412344

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Aug. 24, 1864  * Rare rebel publication 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 Sunday was not half the battle we at one time thought it...". Also: "The Situation at Mobile" with subheads: "A Naval Skirmish" and "Fort Morgan". Also: "From Georgia" which begins: "There was heavy artillery firing on the centre last night..." and much more. There is also: "From Petersburg" and a: "List of Casualties" from the fight near Petersburg. The back page has the always interesting and vitriolic editorial, taking two columns, with one bit noting: "...Every good man was gratified lately on read... See More  

Rare CONFEDERATE Columbus Georgia w/ Battle of Antietam 1862 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393218184181

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, Oct. 8, 1862  * Very rare Confederate publication * Battle of Antietam - Sharpsburg Certainly one of the less common Confederate titles from the Civil War. Columbus is in Southwest Georgia on the Alabama border very near Montgomery. Among the various reports inside are: "To the Citizens of Columbus" "From Knoxville--News from Gen. Smith's Army--Kentucky Fully Aroused" "Progress & Events of the War" "An Appeal for the Soldier" "From the Army" "The Army of Northern Virginia" "The Counterfeit 100s" "Independent Rifles" and more. The key report is on page 3 taking nearly a full column: "Battle of Sharpsburg--13th Georgia Regiment--Col. Douglass--Interesting Incidents". This is also kno... See More  

CONFEDERATE PGT Beauregard BULL RUN'S Official Report 1862 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393165063905

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE DAILY EXPRESS, Petersburg, Virginia, February 4, 1862  * P.G.T. Beauregard official report * Battle of Bull Run - Manassas Certainly one of the less common titles from the Confederacy. Most of the front page is taken up with: "The War--Its Movements! Official Report of Gen. Beauregard Of The Battle of Manassas" which has tremendous detail. At the end it notes: "To be concluded to-morrow." Page 22 has an editorial item headed "Gen. George B. Crittenden" which is supportive of him when others were critical concerning his involvement in a recent battle. Also inside: "From Norfolk" 'From Suffolk", "The Military Bill"; a brief dispatch to General McCook signed: John H. Morgan; "The Gas Question", "Contributions For So... See More  

Rare CONFEDERATE CAPITAL Richmond Virginia Civil War Confederacy 1863 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393147449303

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 20, 1863  * Capital of the Confederacy  A very nice newspaper not only from the Confederacy, but from the capital of the Confederates States. Among the front page items are: "The Campaign In Mississippi", "A Rough Diamond", "From Hooker's Army", "Latest From the North" and nearly 3 columns on: "Act & Resolutions of the Congress of the Confederates States...An Act to Lay Taxes for the Common Defense & carry on the Government of the Confederates States", plus other smaller items. The back page includes the always interesting editorial, this one beginning; "What is the meaning of this cuckoo cry of the North that they are waging war to save the 'life of the nation'? Is there no life... See More  

Rare NEW ORLEANS LA Louisiana Deep South CONFEDERATE Civil War 1861 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393135675194

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: SUNDAY DELTA, New Orleans, Sept. 22, 1861  * Rare Confederate title * From the deep South Among the front page items are: "First Engagement In Kentucky" which includes: "An engagement took place on the 19th in Easter Kentucky between 800 Confederates and 1800 Federals, in which the Federals were completely routed." with a bit more. Also: "Norther Reports from Western Virginia" "Later From Richmond" "Gen. Buckner's Address to the People of Kentucky" & "Gen. Floyd's Engagement with Rosencranz". More war items on pages 2 & 3 along with many ads, and the bkpg. is filled with ads included one headed: "Sale of Negroes" with details. Truly Confederate newspapers from New Orleans are very difficult to find, as Admiral F... See More  

Very Rare CONFEDERATE Columbia South Carolina Southern 1864 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393130541641

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE DAILY SOUTHERN GUARDIAN, Columbia, South Carolina, Nov. 23, 1864  * Rare Confederate publication * Nearing the end of the Civil War A rather rare title and great that the title includes the word “Southern”. The front page is mostly taken up with ads. The back page includes: "The Bonham Guards" "The Georgia Militia Called Out" "War Resolution" which is from the Confederate Congress; "War News - From the Central Road" "From East Tennessee" and more. Complete as a single sheet issue with wide, untrimmed margins, a piece from near the top margin does not affect any text, a few discrete tape mends, nice condition.

Rare CAPITAL OF THE CONFEDERACY Richmond VA Virginia Civil War 1862 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373443796014

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Sept. 17, 1862  * From the capital of the Confederacy Not only is this a newspaper from the Confederacy, it is from the capital of the Confederate states. The front page includes: "From The Army Of Northern Virginia" "From Western Virginia" "Latest From the North" "Telegraphic News--From Kentucky--From Tennessee--From Florida" "Effects of the War in Europe--Great Suffering & Destitution for the Want of Cotton" and much from the: "Virginia Legislature" as well as several smaller items. The ftpg. also has: "Executor's Sale of Land and Negroes". The back page has the always-interesting editorial, this one focusing on the railway system through the South, including: "...The chief highway ... See More  

Rare CONFEDERATE CAPITAL Richmond Virginia Civil War Confederacy 1863 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373443795562

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Richmond, Virginia, Feb. 24, 1863  * Capital of the Confederacy The front page includes: "The Northern Press & the Mediation Question" "The Radicals on the War" which has several subheads including: "Re-Union--The South Independent--the Army Conservative--The Proclamation A Failure" and more. Also on the front page: "Horrible death of Confederate Prisoners" "The Yankee Settlements on the South Carolina Coast--Yankee Cabins Looming Up--Appearance of Hilton Head & Beaufort--Drilling of the Negro Regiments" "Additional From the North" "From Cairo--Arrival of Confederate Prisoners" and much more. The back page has the always interesting editorial, this one beginning: "It is difficult to decide whet... See More  

CONFEDERATE Columbus GA Georgia w/ RE Lee Letters 1862 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373432157037

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, Oct. 13, 1862  * Very rare Confederate publication * General Robert E. Lee letters Certainly one of the less common Confederate titles from the Civil War. Columbus is in Southwest Georgia on the Alabama border very near Montgomery. Among the various reports inside are: "The Late Battle at Corinth" "From the Line of the Potomac" ""An Army Anecdote" "Hung in Effigy" "Latest From Wilmington, N.C." "Another Brilliant Affair" "Gen. Lee's Address to His Army" in which he: "...recounts their achievements with eloquence, and delivers to them the thanks of the President, and bestows, in feeling terms, the praise they have so well earned." which is signed in type: R. E. Lee. Included also is an... See More  

Very Rare CONFEDERATE Columbia South Carolina Southern 1864 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 393093428155

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE DAILY SOUTHERN GUARDIAN, Columbia, South Carolina, Nov. 26, 1864  * Rare Confederate publication * Nearing the end of the Civil War A rather rare title and great that the title includes the word “Southern”. The front page has reports including: "Death of Capt. McNeil" "Remedies For Sherman" and more. Many ads including "Solomon Cohen, Dealer In Slaves" and a notice for: "Slave Labor". The back has a wealth of news including: "Career of Gen. E. S. Paine--Horrors of Subjugation" "Army Correspondence Savannah Republican - Press Details" "Signs of the Times" and more. Complete as a single sheet issue with wide, untrimmed margins, nice condition.

Confederate States of America CHARLESTON South Carolina Civil War 1863 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373419590629

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, Feb. 18, 1863 * From the origin of the Civil War 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 Beauregard, including: "...Carolinians and Georgians! the hour is at hand to prove your devotion to your country's cause! Let all able-bodied men from the seaboard to the mountains rush to arms!...To arms, fellow citizens! Come to share with us our dangers, our brilliant success, or our glorious death." signed in type: G. T. Beauregard. Four pages, nev... See More