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View all Civil War collectibles »Horrible conditions of the Andersonville Prison...
The Gettysburg Address in a Pennsylvania newspaper...
Gov. Brownlow offers a reward for the captuure of the former governor...
Thanks from Beauregard after the Battle of Shiloh... The fall of New Orleans...
Rare Confederate title with good war content...
Grenada Confederate newspaper... Battle of Antietam...
Confederate newspaper from Grenada, Mississippi...
War reports from a Confederate newspaper in Columbia...
War reports from a Confederate newspaper in Columbia...
Confederate newspaper...Sherman advancing towards Columbia...
The first issue of this controversial newspaper...
Frederick Douglass gives a speech celebrating emancipation...
Lincoln initiates the building of a transcontinental railroad...
Confederate newspaper with a wealth of war reporting...
On the arrest of Medary, the publisher of this newspaper...
The colored men of Washington, D.C. make plea to President Lincoln...
Synagogues hold memorial services... Much on the assassination & funeral of Lincoln...
Preparing for Civil War... Surrender of Fort Moultrie...
Historic Civil War Newspapers
Records of a Nation in Turmoil
In the 1860s, Americans’ interest in the Civil War, and its collateral effects, caused a spike in demand for news reports. These were days of heightened concern, and newspapers were one of the few resources that people were able to rely upon for war news.
Aside from specific war news, Civil War newspapers also reported on citizens’ reactions to how the war was shaping the American economy and politics, and opinions about slavery.
Reading an authentic Civil War newspaper and holding the original print paper between your fingers will transport you to the frontlines of battle, and provide a glimpse into the psyche of Civil War-era citizens, politicians, and soldiers.
Original Civil War newspapers are genuine pieces of American history a collector or anyone interested in American history must have.