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View all Civil War collectibles »Wonderful Confederate account of the Battle of Sharpsburg, or Antietam...

One of the more fascinating publishers from the Civil War...

A "Copperhead" newspaper on the fall of the Rebel capital...

The definitive Confederate newspaper on the Battle of Gettysburg...

Much reporting on the trial of the Lincoln Conspirators...

One of the more fascinating publishers from the Civil War...

Uriah Levy's death report... 1st Jewish commodore of U.S. Navy...

1861 Davenport, Iowa... Battle of Bolivar Heights....

Advertisement for a Frederick Douglass speech on the Civil War, plus a war map...

Jeff Davis' speech in a Confederate newspaper...

Early issue of a Union occupation newspaper from Savannah...

Abraham Lincoln's 1st speech upon being re-elected...

Full front page Civil War map of the Mississippi Valley...

Full front page Civil War map of the Mississippi Valley...

Kit Carson fights the Navajo Indians... Lincoln's famous rally-letter endorsed...

Kit Carson fights the Navajo Indians... Lincoln's famous rally-letter endorsed...

Capture of New Orleans including a related map....

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.