The nation prepares for more secessions and war...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 24, 1860 



* Southern crisis

* Secession talks

* Christmas eve



Considerable reporting on not just South Carolina leaving the Union, but other events that would soon lead to war.

Heads include: "The Carnival of Treason" "Secessionists In A Fog" "The Border States" "Mr. Cushing's Visit to Charleston" "The Secession... See More  

Scotish American interest from pre/early Civil War...

SCOTTISH AMERICAN JOURNAL, New York, NY, 1861 Obviously a newspaper published for those American with Scottish ancestry, many of whom were likely first generation at this time. Very handsome masthead. Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get will not have this specific date but will have the format as shown. Measures approximately 21x14 inches and contains 8 pages.

Quite uncommon from Wisconsin...

THE WISCONSIN CHIEF, Milwaukee and Fort Atkinson, 1861  A quite uncommon newspaper from Wisconsin with various news of the day (pre and early Civil War era news) & a wealth of ads. 

Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get will not have this specific date but will have the format as shown.

Measures 14 by 21 inches, never bound nor trimmed, 8 pages. Occasiona... See More  

Large & ornate masthead from the Civil War...

NEW HAMPSHIRE JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE, Manchester, 1861  The title reflects the theme of this issue, being primarily a farming-related newspaper with agricultural concerns taking much of the front page and some inside space as well. However Civil War reporting is found on page two with a review of the week's battle events and military concerns. Of added significance is the large and very d... See More  

Growing tensions just prior to the Civil War...

(5) NEW YORK TIMES, January - March, 1861 



* Five newspaper lot prior to the outbreak of the Civil War



Few periods of American history were more unsettled than the months preceding the outbreak of the Civil War, which began with the bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor on April  12, 1861. Since the election of Lincoln the preceding November the Southern states began seri... See More  

1861 unique Civil War era set...

This is a unique three-issue set of authentic Civil War newspapers from the 1st year of the war.  Included are one each of the following:



* The New York Herald

* Harper's Weekly Illustrated

* The Circular



The New York Herald was known for excellent war reporting, the Harper's Weekly contains outstanding Civil War related prints (many suitable for framing), and The Circular (On... See More  

Winslow Homer...

Harper's Weekly dated January 5, 1861. (print only)



This is a double-page print. The print contains the engraving "Seeing The Old Year out - Watch Night "by Winslow Homer.



The print size is approximately 15.75 x 22 inches.... See More  

Great content on events leading to the Civil War...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 11, 1861  



* Start of the Civil War ?

* Star of the West attacked



From just 4 months before the outbreak of the Civil War, it is not surprising that much content within related to the brewing troubles.

Some column heads include: "Highly Important From Charleston" "The Firing Into the Star of the West" "She is Driven Out of the ... See More  

Prelude to the Civil War... Georgia to secede... Much more...

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 19, 1861 



* Southern secession

* Fort Sumter tensions

* Prelude to the Civil War



Among the one column heads on the ftpg. are: "The National Troubles" "Animated Debate on the Kansas Bill" "Passage of the Army Bill in Committee of the Whole" "Latest Dispatches from the South" "Declaration of the Georgia Convention in Favo... See More  

States consider secession from the Union...

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Jan. 26, 1861  



* Pre Civil War tensions

* Secession talks in the South



The front page is almost entirely taken up with: "The Unholy Alliance - 

Wendell Phillips on Secession". Also a report from the Pony Express.

Page 2 has: "The Pro-Slavery Rebellion". Also various reports from Southern states as they debate the issue of secession f... See More  

Abraham Lincoln's trip to Washington... no escort... no office seekers...

NEW YORK HERALD, January 28, 1861 



* Abraham Lincoln's trip to Washington D.C.



Page 5 has: "The Lincoln Regime", "The New Administration Still in Favor of Coercion" and "The Day Fixed for the Departure of the President Elect for Washington" which also has a subhead: "Mr. Lincoln's Departure For Washington" which begins: "It is now po... See More  

Abraham Lincoln's position...

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 30, 1861 



* Abraham Lincoln about to change America



Near the top of the front page is: "Important From Springfield" "The Position Of the President Elect" noting in part: "...stating that Mr. Lincoln had written to his Congressional friends recommending conciliatory measures...country may rest assured that in Abraham Lincoln they have a Repub... See More  

From this Southern port city before the outbreak of war...

THE WILMINGTON DAILY HERALD, North Carolina, Jan. 31, 1861  From this Southern port city from shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War. This was the last Confederate port city to fall to the Yankees when it did so in February, 1865, completing its blockage of the Atlantic coast.
Items include: "Important Army Intelligence" regarding General Scott's order to officers on leave of absence; "T
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Map of Pensacola, Florida...

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 1, 1861  Among the front page first column heads are: "The National Troubles" "Proposition of South Carolina to Purchase the Charleston Fortifications" "No News From Pensacola" "The Conspiracy Against the Seat of Government" and more. The front page also features a nice map captioned: "The Defences Of Pensacola" showing Sa... See More  

The fugitive slave John Anderson... Seceding from the Union...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 4, 1861 



* John Anderson - fugitive slave

* Pre Civil War Southern tensions



Inside has: "A Southern Diarist" "Later From California" "Arrival of the Pony Express" "News From Kansas" "Movements of Mr. Lincoln" "The Case of the Fugitive Anderson", the latter concerning the trial of the famed fugitive slave... See More  

First baseball game on ice...

NEW-YORK TIMES, February 5, 1861  On the back page under Brooklyn News is a report: "A Game of Base Ball Played on Skates Great Crowd Of People--Exciting Scenes." The summary begins: "The long-talked contest for a silver ball, between the Charter Oak and Atlantic Base Ball Clubs, on skates...came off yesterday, on the skating pond in the Eighth Ward, between the Third and ... See More  

Horace Greeley meets Lincoln in Springfield...

NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 6, 1861 



* President-elect Abraham Lincoln

* Springfield, Illinois



Page 4 has: "Important From Springfield" reports on an interview between Lincoln and Horace Greeley, with some additional items (see). Other interesting articles relating to the coming Civil War.



Eight pages, some light damp staining, good condition.... See More  

NEW YORK TIMES, February 22, 1861. Page two has: "Important Decision" "The Slave-trader--Evidence--Presumptions" which is about a district court case, "The United States, vs. The Bark Kate and Her Cargo".

China-themed prints... The historic Gale of 1861...

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Feb. 23, 1861  The front page is taken up with two interesting China-themed prints: "PEKING CAB" and "AMUSEMENTS ON ICE", with related text on page 171.

There are several prints with related articles regarding the Great Gale of 1861 off the English and Irish coasts. See images for details. Another full-page print is shows the executio... See More  

On the 1861 assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln...

THE CIRCULAR, Oneida, New York, Feb. 28, 1861  Page 3 has a report: "Mr. Lincoln In Washington" noting in part: "Considerable surprise & excitement were occasioned through the country by the report...that Mr. Lincoln had arrived in Washington...and that his sudden departure from Harrisburg for Washington was made to avoid plots of assassination...a messenger...arrived at Ha... See More  

President-Elect Abraham Lincoln en route...

THE VERMONT CHRONICLE, Windsor, March 12, 1861



* Abraham Lincoln

* post inauguration



Page 3 has the following one column headings: "The Cabinet" "The Confederation" "The Virginia Convention"



Nice reading here. Other news of the day. Complete in 4 pages, some tape mends along central fold, minor foxing, otherwise nice.... See More  

Front page print of Jefferson Davis... More prints relating to America...

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, March 16, 1861  The front page has a nice print captioned: "The Hon. Jefferson Davis, President of the Southern Confederacy of America" with an article on him further into the issue.

England was a supporter of the South during the Civil War, primarily because the South was a source of cotton with the British mills desperately needed.

Page 2 ha... See More  

The Civil War will soon begin: focusing on Fort Sumter...

NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, March 22, 1861  Much of the front page is taken up with reports concerning the coming Civil War, with first column heads: "THE SOUTHERN FORTS" "Sumter Not Yet Evacuated" "Formidable Works Behind the Fort" and also: "The Proo-Slavery Rebellion".
Page 2 begins with: "The Pro-Slavery Rebellion" "From South Carolina" "The Evacuation of Sumter" and more.
Eight pages, ne

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Preparing for the outbreak of the Civil War...

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, March 30, 1861 



* Start of the Civil War close (Fort Sumter)

* Tensions at a boiling point in the South

* Southern slavery and the Confederacy

* History about to be made



From just days before the outbreak of the Civil War, this issue has a wealth of reports on the coming conflict.

Articles include: "The Census of 1860" which includes a chart for th... See More  

This title existed for just two years...

RAILROAD MERCURY, Groton Junction, Massachusetts, April 4, 1861



* American Civil War outbreak close era



 A quite rare, weekly title that existed for just two years. Although "railroad" is in the title this seems to be a regular general-interest newspaper with no focus on railroading.

Four pages, nice condition.