Rebels expect to retake New Orleans...

THE WORLD, New York, May 16, 1864  Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald. Column heads on the front page and inside pages include: "News From New Orleans" "How The Rebels Expect to Retake the City" " 'Tell Your Northern Friends to Pack Up.' " "Official Announcement of Lee's Retreat" "Grant Beyond the ... See More  

General Grant and Robert E. Lee...

NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1864



* Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

* Ulysses S. Grant vs. Robert E. Lee

* Civil War Overland Campaign



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GRAND CAMPAIGN" "The Situation In Virginia" "Advices from General Grant to Monday Morning" "Hostilities Suspended by Impassable Roads" "The Troops In Fin... See More  

Latest reports from the Civil War battlefields...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 18, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Latest Official Reports" "Lee Probably Re-Enforced" "Our Troops In Excellent Spirits" "Butler Repulses the Enemy" "Sherman Progressing Finely" "The Siege of Fort Darling" "LATER FROM SHERMAN" "Hot Purs... See More  

Sherman's work in Georgia, Grant's efforts further north...

NEW YORK HERALD, May 22, 1864  



* General William T. Sherman

* Snake Creek Gap - Georgia

* Battle of Buzzard Roost

* Battle of Rocky Face Ridge



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN" "Strategic Moments of His Armies" "The Flanking of Dalton" "Rebel Stronghold at Buzzard Roost Avoided" "Seizure of Snake Creek Gap&... See More  

Great battle reporting...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 23, 1864  Two-thirds of the first column of the front page are taken up with Civil War heads including: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Grant Making a Flank Movement" "He is Trying to Force Lee Out of His Entrenchments" "Longstreet Hurries Off South" "Ewell's Corps Follows at Once" "Lee Probably South of the North Anna"... See More  

Sherman in pursuit of Johnston... Pressing on Robert E. Lee...

NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1864  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GRAND CAMPAIGN" "The Great Flank Movement Against Lee" "Our Army Rapidly Pressing Southward" "Gen. Sherman Again in Pursuit of Johnston" "Gen. Butler's Army" "The Rebels Assume the Offensive" "Our Rifle Pits Seized--Part of Them Re... See More  

Sherman, Grant, Lee, Butler...

THE WORLD, New York, May 24, 1864  Among the many ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "Gen. Sherman's Movements" "The Advance from Chattanooga Upon Johnston" "Sherman's Flank Movement" "General Butler's Army" "Condition Of Affairs in Lee's Army" "Gen. Grant's Advance" & much more.

Eight pages, very nice ... See More  

Spotsylvania & more...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 24, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are reports on Spotsylvania & more: "From General Butler" "A Battle on Friday Last" "Assault of the Rebels" "The Rebels Carry & Hold a Portion of Them" "The Great Contest" "Good News from Red River" "Later From Sherman" "Re-enfor... See More  

More victories in Virginia...

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, May 25, 1864  Among the first column heads on the Civil War are: "Great's "Great Flank Movement" "Richmond in Great Danger" "Hancock South of Bowling Green" "Frightful Slaughter" "More Victories in Virginia" & more.

Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, generally good.

Grant pursues Robert E. Lee...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 26, 1864 



* Ulysses S. Grant - Spotsylvania victory



Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Grant's Rapid Pursuit of Lee" "A Considerable Skirmish There" "Desperate Charges of the Enemy" "The Rebels Leave--Grant Crosses" "Grant Picks Up a Thousand Prisoners" "Rebels... See More  

Latest news from the Civil War...

THE WORLD, New York, May 28, 1864  Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald. Civil War column heads on the front page include: "From The Peninsula" "A Slight Skirmish on Wed. Near City Point..." "Admiral Porter's Great Feat" "A Scene of Excitement" & more on the back page.

Eight pages, very nice condition.

Grant, Butler, and Sherman...

NEW YORK HERALD, May 31, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "BUTLER" "GRANT!" "SHERMAN!" "The Entire Grand Army in Motion En Route for Richmond" "Engagement Between McPherson's Corps & the Rebels" "The Rebels Defeated & Driven Back" "General Lee's Daughter Goes to Join Her Father in Ric... See More  

Battle of Totopotomoy Creek, and much more...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 1, 1864  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "News From Grant To 6 A.M. Tuesday" "The Rebels Defeated with Much Loss" "An Intrenched Skirmish Line Taken" "Desperate Attempt of Lee to Cover His Capital" "Is Grant Just Where Lee Wants Him ?" and more.

Eight pages, very... See More  

1864 Battle of Totopotomoy Creek....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1864 



* Totopotomoy Creek

* Dallas, Georgia



Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT'S ARMY" "Our Forces All South of the Pamunky" "A Severe Cavalry Fight on Saturday" "The Enemy Driven Back With Loss" "Further News from General Sherman" "A Fight On Saturday Near Dallas"... See More  

Fitzhugh Lee Captured...

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The convention to nominate the Republican presidential candidate...

THE WORLD, New York, June 7, 1864  



* 1864 National Union National Convention

* Republican President Abraham Lincoln



Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald. The front page has nice column heads on the Baltimore Convention to nominate the Republican candidate for President: "THE LINCOLN CONVENTION" "Plots of the Politicians" "P... See More  

The latest from Ulysses S. Grant...

NEW YORK HERALD, June 8, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT!" "The Fighting On Sunday" "Attack on Our Lines by the Rebels" "Our Success" "Midnight Assault on Burnside's Corps on Monday" "Another Repulse of the Enemy" and more.

Eight pages, lightly toned, tiny binding holes at the blank spine mar... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY dated June 11, 1864 (print only)



This is a single-page print. The print contains three engravings entitled "Spottsylvania Court House, Virginia"; "Batteries on General Warren's left, Near Spottsylvania, Virginia" and "Army of the Potomac - Crossing the River Ny, Virginia".



The print size is approximately 11.5 x 16 inches.... See More  

Latest news from the battlefields...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 11, 1864  



* Battle of Cold Harbor

* Mechanicsville, Virginia

* Grant vs. Lee



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Burial of the Dead" "Grant Moving Down His Left" "Both Armies Close Together" "Hunter's Victory in West Virginia" "Their Stories About Sherman" &... See More  

General Morgan's Kentucky raid...

DAILY MISSOURI DEMOCRAT, St. Louis, June 13, 1864



* Battle of Cynthiana KY Kentucky

* John Hunt Morgan's cavalry raid



Among the column heads on the Civil War are: "Morgan's Raid" "Capture of Cynthiana, Ky." "Surrender of Gen. Hobson" "Operations of Gen. Hunter" "Advices From Grant & Sherman" with more on the inside as well.

Four... See More  

Latest reports from the Civil War...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 16, 1864  



* Second Battle of Petersburg beginning



Among there front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Our Army Safely Across the Chickahominy" "General Grant at Bermuda Landing" "The Rebel General Polk Killed" "Rebel Movements in Tennessee" "Sherman's Rear Threatened" &quo... See More  

Nice stack of Civil War headlines...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 17, 1864  



* Second Battle of Petersburg

* General Ulysses S. Grant

* Battle of Marietta, Georgia

* General William T. Sherman



Among the many great column heads on the Civil War are: "FROM GEN. SHERMAN" "Eight Days of Battle" "Gallant Fighting of the Union Army" "Johnston Fallen Back to the Chattahoochee" "Sherman No... See More  

Improved warship guns...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 18, 1864  The front page is mostly taken up with a nice cut-away print of: "Woodbury's Improved War-Sip and Submarine Guns" with a related article carrying over to page 2.

There are other war-related articles inside.

Complete in 16 pages, very nice condition.

Great reports on Sherman, Sheridan, and Grant...

NEW YORK HERALD, June 19, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN" "The Campaign In Georgia" "The Battle of Resaca" "Retreat of the Rebels" "Hot Pursuit by Our Forces" "SHERIDAN!" "Brilliant Victory Near Gordonsville" "Complete Rout of the Rebel Cavalry" and then: "GRANT" &... See More  

A pro-South newspaper in the North...

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, June 22, 1864  Among the articles within are: "President Lincoln in Philadelphia" "Negro Troops" "War News of the Week" "Affairs in Kentucky" "Are You For Peace of War?" and much more.

Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to one large sheet, good condition.



Described as "The Hottest Rebel Sh... See More