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JEFFERSON DAVIS Annual Message re. Arming of Slaves ? 1864 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373198465972

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 11, 1864  * Jefferson Davis message * The arming of Slaves ? The front page has over half the first column taken up with Civil War heads including: "Important Rebel News" "Annual Message of the Rebel President to Congress" "Jeff Davis Pronounces Sherman, Grant & Banks All failures" "Atlanta and Richmond Not Vital Points" "The Rebel Chief Opposes the Arming of the Slaves" and more. The message by Davis takes over half of the front page & is signed in type: Jefferson Davis. Eight pages, slightly irregular at the spine, nice condition.

Rare CONFEDERATE CAPITAL w/ Jefferson Davis & Shiloh Civil War 1862 VA Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373153544418

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 11, 1862 * From the capital of the Confederacy The front page is completely filled with ads while much of pages 2 & 3 have war-related reports. Included is the always interesting editorial, which begins: "From every quarter comes the same news. The enemy are drawing their troops from the counties they have overrun...They are concentrating every regiment they can command on two points--Corinth and Richmond--and hope to decide the war by two stunning blows..." with much more. Other items include a letter signed in type by: G. T. Beauregard, "The Fort Donelson Prisoners in the North--List of Killed, Wounded & Sick" which takes 1 1/2 columns; "The Official Report of Flag Officer Buch... See More  

Rare CONFEDERATE Columbus GA Muscogee County Georgia 1862 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 392879968117

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, Oct. 30, 1862 * Very rare Confederate title * J.E.B. Stuart's raid on Chambersburg 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: "Interesting from New Orleans" "The Recognition of the Confederate States by Europe" "General Review" and more. The best item is on page 3 headed: "Stuart's Official Report of his Expedition into Pennsylvania" which takes nearly 1 1/2 columns and is signed by him in type: J.E.B. Stuart. Most of the back page is taken up with the: "Constitution of the State of Georgia, Ratified July 2, 1861". Four pages, even to... See More  

Rare CONFEDERATE Richmond VA w/ Battle of Chickamauga 1863 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 392871881869

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Oct. 12, 1863 * From the capital of the Confederacy * Battle of Chickamauga - Georgia Not only a nice Confederate newspaper, but one from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "A Cavalry Fight in Tennessee--Rosecanz's Railroad Communications Cut" "From Northern Virginia" "The Battle Of Chickamauga--Our Lines In Tennessee" which has some good content. Also: "The Courts" "City Intelligence" "Telegraphic News--Affairs In Texas--The Sabine Pass Victory--Military Enthusiasm of The People--The Currency--State Election" "Skirmish In Culpeper" "The Latest From Bragg's Army" "Handsome Success In Louisiana--Several Hundred Yankees Killed & Captured" and a few other smaller ... See More  

Very Rare DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN Jackson MS Confederate 1862 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373109805068

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN, Jackson, Nov. 14, 1862 * Very rare Confederate publication Certainly one of the more rare Confederate titles we have offered. This is a volume one issue. Among the articles: "Skirmishing in Desoto" "An Act to Relieve the Army of Disqualified, Disabled and Incompetent Officers" "From Granada" "Deserters" "Gen. Robert E. Lee" "Plans of the Enemy--The Demonstration at Fredericksburg" and more. Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, very nice condition.

Rare CONFEDERATE Charleston Mercury SC Civil War John Bell Hood 1864 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 392865255467

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Oct. 19, 1864 * Rare title from the origin of the Civil War Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "The News of Hood's Operations" "Letter from Richmond" "From the Valley - Camp near New Market" "Interesting from the North" "Mobile and Charleston" and more. Some war items on the back page but mostly taken up with ads. Complete as a single sheet issue, full banner masthead, small paper-flaw hole deters very little, nice condition. From the closing months of the Civil War. Charleston was a hotbed of secession, with S.C. being the first state to leave the Union. The first shots of the war were fired in Charleston harbor. As a notable slave port, it is not surprisin... See More  

Rare CONFEDERATE VA w/ Battle of Mill Springs Kentucky 1862 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373101884358

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 4, 1862 * Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky * In a Confederate title Not only a newspaper from the Confederate States, but from the capital of the Confederacy. Among the front page items are: "The Coin Of The Confederate States" "A Virginia Mother's Appeal To the Soldiers" which is stirring (see images). Also much reporting headed: "The Battle In Kentucky" "Interesting Account of the Battle" "Desperate Charge Of Our Forces" "Unparalleled Heroism & Valour" "Terrific Fire Of The Enemy" "The Retreat of Our Army" "Great Suffering Among Our Troops" with the report carrying over to page 2. Inside has the always-interesting editorial, this one beginning: "The Burnside expedition is a c... See More  

Rare CONFEDERATE Robert E. Lee Becomes Commander Chief 1865 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 392851907914

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Jan. 5, 1865 * General Robert E. Lee becomes commander in chief * Rare Confederate title from the rebel capital & slave state Not just a nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy, but one from near the end of the Civil War. The front page has: "The War News" with various items & including near the end: "...that Lincoln was in a 'gleeful spirits' on Saturday as he expected momentarily to receive the best of news from Sherman on the war path after Hardee...". Also on the ftpg. City Intelligence" "The Second-Glass Militia of Richmond" being a lengthy letter talking over a full column (see for beginning). The bkpg. has a lengthy editorial--always interesting reading in this newspape... See More  

Rare CAPITAL OF THE CONFEDERACY w/ Cleveland, Tennessee Civil War 1862 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 392825993914

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Dec. 28, 1863 * From the capital of the Confederacy The front page includes: "City Intelligence" "Major Edgar Burroughs" "From the Rapid Ann" "The Army of Tennessee" "A Dash Upon Cleveland, Tennessee" "a letter from Salem, Virginia; which concerns Roanoke College; "Alleged Yankee Spy" and other war-related reports. The back page includes the always interesting editorial, this one beginning: "Christmas & the Confederate States seem at first to be contradictions in terms. It would scarcely be supposed either by our enemies, who have been gloating over the prospect of our impending starvation..." with much more. Also on the back page: "Reading For Congress" "The Averill Raid" "Latest New... See More  

Rare CONFEDERATE CAPITAL Richmond Virginia Civil War Confederacy 1863 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373072325133

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, January 24, 1863 * From the capital of the Confederacy Not only a nice Confederate newspaper, but one from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "The Intercepted Correspondence", "Notes Of The War--Affairs at Vicksburg--The Several Attempts of the Enemy Against the City--A Renewed Attack Expected--The Spirit of Our Army" "City Intelligence" "The Charge of Breckinridge's Division in the Battle of Murfreesboro" "The Situation In Middle Tennessee" "Telegraphic News--Movements Of Morgan's Men--Reports From Kentucky" and a few more smaller items including a dispatch signed in type by: Braxton Bragg. The back page is mostly taken up with the editorial which has as a focu... See More  

CONFEDERATE Robert E. Lee & Jospeh E. Johnston Letters 1864 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373066452594

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, June 3, 1864 * Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee & Joseph E. Johnston The front page has: "The War News" which includes a letter signed in type: R. E. Lee, General, which has an introductory paragraph as well. Other front page items include a letter signed in type: J. E. Johnston, and items headed: "Officers Retired From the Army" "General Lee's Army" from near Cold Harbor, taking over half a column; "From General Lee's Army--The Latest--Glorious News!" which includes: "This morning the enemy were found to have abandoned the front of A. P. Hill's corps, stretching from Atlee's nearly around to the Mechanicsville pike...". Also subheads: "The Negro Troops on the Southside" "The Vandalism o... See More  

Rare CONFEDERATE Charleston Mercury SC Civil War South Carolina 1864 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 392813864934

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Oct. 22, 1864 * From the origin of the Civil War Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "News From the North" which includes a dispatch signed by Benjamin Butler, concerning anger over the Confederates employing captured colored soldiers in digging trenches, with his similar retaliation (see). "Mrs. Lucy Williams--Morgan's Betrayer" "Sharp Fighting in the Valley" "Latest News From Hood's Army" and more. Some war items on the back page but mostly taken up with ads. Complete as a single sheet issue, full banner masthead, small paper flaw hole deters very little, nice condition. From the closing months of the Civil War. Charleston was a hotbed of secession, wi... See More  

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

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373060764938

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, Aug. 1, 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, page 2 has war content including: "Gen. Scott's Programme--His Opposition to the Advance on Richmond--His Resentment Toward that City" "Col. Fisher's Regiment" "The Virginia & North Carolina Irrepressibles" "A Contraband at the Manassas Battle" Also some war-related content on page 3. Four pages, nice condition.

COLUMBIA SC South Carolina Very Rare CONFEDERATE South 1862 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373053619539

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE DAILY SOUTHERN GUARDIAN, Columbia, South Carolina, April 21, 1862 * Rare Confederate publication A rather rare title and great that it has the word “Southern”. The front page is mostly taken up with ads & military notices. The back page has a wealth of war reporting including: ""Latest from Nashville" "The Battle of Shiloh" "Surrender of Island No. 10" "From Huntsville" "The Enemy Attacking New Orleans" "The Battle of Pea Ridge" "Battle of Pittsburg" and many more reports. Complete as a single sheet issue with wide, untrimmed margins. A very small library stamp above the masthead, good condition.

Rare NEW ORLEANS LA Louisiana Deep South CONFEDERATE Civil War 1862 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373039016008

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE DAILY DELTA, New Orleans, Louisiana, Feb. 15, 1862 * Rare Confederate title * From the deep South Among the front page item are: "The Federal Raid Up the Tennessee River--Gen. Johnston's Order Disregarded" "What the Morning Journals Say" "Fort Donelson" "The 'Sinews of The War' -- Troubles of the Federal Treasury". There are also 14 ftpg. ads headed: "Confederate States Marshal's Sale" Page 2 has some graphically nice war heads under an engraving of a cannon: "Special Dispatches To The Delta" "Brilliant Victory" "The Federal Badly Whipped by Gen. Pillow" "From Lincolndom Via Norfolk". Also: "Latest From Fort Donelson" and on page 3: "Battle of Belmont--Official Report taking 1 1/2 columns, and more. The bkpg. ... See More  

Rare CONFEDERATE Columbus GA Muscogee County Georgia 1862 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373037578983

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, Nov. 1, 1862 * Very rare Confederate publication 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: "From Knoxville--J.T.G." has reports on the war; "Officers Out of Place" "Progress & Events of the War" "The Wreck of the Iona" "The Confederate Steamer Columbia" "Fight at Franklin" 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, various damp staining, otherwise good. It was in Columbus where the last battle of the Civil War was fought. Note: The Battl... See More  

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

eBay Fixed Price Item # 392782078857

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Aug. 9, 1862 * Rare rebel title Not only a Confederate newspaper but one from the capital of the Confederacy. Among the items on the front page are: "Destruction Of the Arkansas" "Movements Below Richmond" "News from Jackson via Petersburg--What the Knowing Ones Think" "From The South-Side" "From East Tennessee" "From The North" "Additional from the North" "Yankee Atrocities In Western Virginia--The Most Inhuman Cruelties & Murder of a Child" and other items. There are also four reward ads (see). Among the back page items is the always interesting editorial, this one beginning: "The news from the West is both very cheering and very depressing..." with much more. Also: "the Battles Bef... See More  

Rare Pro South BATTLE OF BULL RUN Manassas VA Virginia 1861 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 392778740363

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, July 25, 1861 * First Battle of Bull Run * Manassas, Virginia * Pro-Confederate title A wealth of early reporting on the Civil War including text on the historic Battle of Bull Run. The front page includes: "The Strength of Manassas Junction" "Save the Country" "Unheeded Warning!--The Fatal Blow was Struck!--Ruin Staring Us in the Face!" and more. Inside: "Another Sad & Fatal Mistake--Killed & Wounded at Rich Mountain" "The Kanawha Expedition" "The First Fight at Bull's Run--Interesting Details of the Conflict" "A Change in the Cabinet, the Result of Our Defeat at Manassas!" "The Repulse at Manassas--Only 15,000 in the Fight--The Causes of the Disaster Set Forth in Detail" "Message of Presid... See More  

Confederate States of America CHARLESTON South Carolina Civil War 1862 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373034749513

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, April 4, 1862 * From the origin of the Civil War This was one of just a few newspapers which printed: "Confederate States Of America" in the dateline. Among the reports: "Tracts for Soldiers" "Capt. Jno. Morgan's Interview with Gen. Buell" "the Crisis" "...Letter from a Gallant South Carolina Volunteer dated Fredericksburg, Va..." "The Situation in the West" "General Trapier" "The Battle of Sugar Creek" and more. Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, good condition.

Rare CONFEDERATE Charleston SC Mercury Civil War w/ Morris Island 1864 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 373031601453

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Oct. 6, 1864 * Rare title from the origin of the Civil War Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "Vice President Stephens and Reconstruction" " "Letter from Richmond" "Affairs on Morris Island--A Yankee Description of the 'Pen' and its Occupants" "The President and the Army" "The President In Augusta" and more. Some war items on the back page but mostly taken up with ads. Complete as a single sheet issue, full banner masthead, nice condition. From the closing months of the Civil War. Charleston was a hotbed of secession, with S.C. being the first state to leave the Union. The first shots of the war were fired in Charleston harbor. As a notable slave port, it i... See More  

Very Rare CONFEDERATE Memphis TN at Greneda MISSISSIPPI Civil War 1862 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 392755771880

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Grenada, Mississippi, Sept. 20, 1862 * Very rare Confederate title * Publisher on the run If the title and city of publication seem to disagree, they do 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, the "Memphis Appeal" newspaper would not continue under Yankee control. As Wikipedia notes: "...On June 6, 1862, the presses and plates were loaded into a boxcar and moved to Grenada, Mississippi, where it published for some time. The Appeal later journeyed to Jackson, Mississippi, Meridi... See More  

Rare CONFEDERATE Battle of Chancellorsville 1863 Richmond VA Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 392745632176

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 7, 1863 * Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia * A "rebel" victory * Rare Confederate title Not only is this a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but it is from the Confederate capital. A nice front page account of the Battle of Chancellorsville, a major Southern victory. the top of the first column has: "From Fredericksburg" taking most of the column & including: "...The enemy finding himself outflanked deserted his works without resistance & fled towards Chancellorsville...During Saturday Jackson continued to press the enemy's right, whilst General Lee assailed him in front..." with much more (see). This is followed by: "The Last of The Great Yankee Raid" with subheads: ... See More  

RARE Illustrated CONFEDERATE Civil War w/ General J. E. B. Stuart 1863 Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 372995382281

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: THE SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, Virginia, Sept. 27, 1862 * General J. E. B. Stuart * Very rare Confederate title A rare scarce title, meant to be the Confederate answer to "Harper's Weekly" although it fell miserably short. Comparatively few illustrations, highlighted by a page 4 note: "Wanted Immediately - Two competent wood engravers. The highest price ever paid in this country will be given to good artists." This is just the vol. 1 number 3 issue with a ftpg. illustration of; "Gen. J.E.B. Stuart" with half of the page taken up with a biography of him. Much of the content is literary although page 4 has a lengthy editorial with much reflection on the current status of the war. It begins: "Intelligence fro... See More  

Rare CONFEDERATE Capital Richmond w/ Seven Days Battles 1862 Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 372995381213

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, July 5, 1862 * Capital of the Confederacy * Seven Days Battles * Lee vs. McClellan Among the ftpg. reports on the Civil War are: "List of Casualties in the Recent Battle Before Richmond" "On to Richmond--What a Paroled Prisoner Said" "The Capture of the Battery at Eilyson's Mills" "Retaliation for Northern Outrages". Inside has much on the war including: "The Battles Below Richmond - Situation of Affairs..." and more. Four pages, close-trimmed at the bottom of pg. 1 causes minimal loss with a bit of chipping, foxing and toning.

Rare CONFEDERATE Battle of Chancellorsville 1863 Richmond VA Civil War Newspaper

eBay Fixed Price Item # 372981887689

Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper: DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 4, 1863 * Newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy * Confederate Victory at Chancellorsville * Much on Civil War events in Virginia Not only is this a nice Confederate newspaper, but it is from the capital of the Confederacy. Much war reporting in this issue, as the top of the front page has an historic & significant report headed: "From The Seat Of War In Virginia--Sensation's Stories In This City--Movement Of The Enemy" which covers the battle of Chancellorsville as it was still going 0n. Bits include: "...On every hand the questions were asked ''Where is General Lee?--Where is our army?...The above, coolly translated, seems to mean that the Yankee cavalry...left Spotsylv... See More