One of the more rare titles from the Civil War we have offered...

GRANT'S PETERSBURG PROGRESS, Petersburg, Virginia, April 5, 1865 



* Extremely rare military title

* General Ulysses S. Grant

* The Siege of Petersburg ending

* Civil War coming to an end



An exceedingly rare newspaper and the first we have had the opportunity to offer. This newspaper lasted but four issues, printing on April 3, 5, 7 and 10 of 1865 by officers of the 37th Wisconsi... See More  

Tennessee secedes from the Union...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 9, 1861  Among the front page column heads on the Civil Ware are: "The War For the Union" "Formal Secession of Tennessee" "Eastern Tennessee Still True" "No Rebels in Sight Along the Potomac" "Rebel Plan to Take Washington" "Beauregard & Davis to Command" "The Maryland Secessionists to Rise" "... See More  

The lead-up to the Battle of Bull Run...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 21, 1861  Some nice front page column heads on the day before Bull Run including: "LATEST FROM BULL'S RUN" "The Armies Only One Mile Apart" "Our Men on the Original Battlefield" "Capture of Several Secessionists" "Effect of Our Fire on the Rebels" "Beauregard Treated two a Shell" "THE WAR FOER THE UNIO... See More  

Great reporting on the Battle of Bull Run...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 22, 1861  The top of page 5 begins with a nice stack of column heads: "A GREAT BATTLE FOUGHT" "The Batteries at Bull's Run Carried" "Splendid Union Victory" "The Rebels Routed" "Terrible Slaughter" "They Are Driven Into Manassas Junction" "A Death Blow to Secession" and much more. The related repo... See More  

Much reporting from the fields of battle...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 7, 1861  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE WAR FOR THE UNION" "Legalizing the President's Action" "More 

Troops Going Into Virginia" "From Kentucky & Tennessee" "5,000 Federal Troops on Santa Rosa" "Rebel Soldiers Dying Rapidly" "The Rebels Plunder & Run" &... See More  

Terrific reporting on the Battle of Bull Run...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 23, 1861 Page 4 has some nice column heads on the battle of Bull Run, the first major battle of the Civil War, including: "THE GREAT BATTLE" "Incidents of Heroism" "The Battle Decisively Won" "The Enemy Attempt to Pursue" "Praiseworthy Conduct of the Eight" and more.

The text of the battle takes 2 columns on pg. 4 and almost... See More  

Jeff Davis' message to the Confederate Congress...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 28, 1861  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE WAR FOR TRHE UNION" "Rumors of Rebel Movements" "Pistols in Whisky Barrels" "No Rebel Troops at Winchester" "Indiana Zouaves Go to Washington" "Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Among the Wounded" meaning they visited wounded soldiers; "A Union Lady... See More  

With a diagram of the battle of Blackburn's Ford...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 11, 1861  The front page includes a detailed one column illustration headed: "Plan of The Battle of Blackburn's Ford" with related text. Also nice ftpg. one column war heads: "THE WAR FOR THE UNION" "Gen. Wool Goes to Fortress Monroe" "Assassination of Pickets" "The Rebels Fortifying Matthias Point:" "Secession ... See More  

From the early months of the Civil War...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, August 25, 1861  A wealth of war reporting on the front page with column heads including: "THE WAR FOR THE UNION" "Trouble Among the Rebels" "Changes In Commanders" "Peace-Secession Troubles" "A Fight at Fairfield" "From Fortress Monroe" "A Shell In the Enemy's Camp" "The Battle of Charleston"... See More  

Slavery at the Capital...

The Monitor vs. the Merrimac... Slavery at the Capital...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 14, 1862  A significant issue reporting one of the most famous naval battles of the 19th century: the Monitor vs. the Merrimac. It ushered in "modern" naval engineering with the use of iron-clad vessels.

One column heads on the back page include: "THE GREAT NAVAL FIGHT" "Official Report Of The Affair" "The Maiden Cruise Of The Monito... See More  

Battle of Shiloh, or Pittsburg Landing...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 14, 1862  A great issue on the historic Battle of Shiloh, or Battle of Pittsburg Landing. The front page is dominated by a large & very detailed map headed: "THE BATTLE OF PITTSBURG---SITUATION IN THE SOUTH-WEST".

Also many column heads on the Civil War including: "The Battle In Tennessee" "Latest From Pittsburg" "Rebel Accounts ... See More  

Two Civil War maps... Fredericksburg & New Orleans...

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, April 18, 1862  Certainly the prime feature of this issue are the two Civil War maps, one on the front page headed: "THE APPROACH TO FREDERICKSBURG".

Among the many front page one column heads on the war are: "Expedition Up The Rappahannock" "The Rebels Driven Out" "Occupation of Tappahannock" "The Rebels Evacuating Frederi... See More  

Civil War map shows Eastern Virginia...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 21, 1862  The front page features a nice & very detailed map headed: "The Seat Of War In Eastern Virginia." plus there are one column heads including: "From McDowell's Department" "Brilliant Dash at Fredericksburg" "Our Troops Occupy the Suburbs" "Slight Engagement with the enemy" "THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN&quo... See More  

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

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 28, 1862  A great issue reporting the fall of New Orleans, particularly with the front map titled: "MAP OF NEW-ORLEANS AND THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA."

Among the ftpg. one column headlines on the Civil War are: "NEW-ORLEANS CAPTURED" "Our Gunboats Pass Fort Jackson" "Great Excitement At New-Orleans" "Panic Among The Citizens&quo... See More  

Map shows North Carolina... Efforts near New Orleans...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 3, 1862  The front page is dominated by a nice map headed: "SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA".

A wealth of ftpg. column heads on the Civil War include: "The Capture of Fort Macon" "Official Report" "The Fight Above Elizabeth City" "Capture of New Orleans" "Gen. Butler on Lake Pontchartrain"  "Rebel Accounts ... See More  

Civil War map of the Yorktown vicinity...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 9, 1862  The front page is dominated by a nice Civil War map headed: "The Defenses Of Yorktown".

There are nice one column heads also: "The Advance of McClellan's Army" "The Enemy Still In Full Retreat" "The Battle of Williamsburg" "The Operations In The Gulf" "The Capture of New Orleans" "Sewall's... See More  

Eastern Virginia Civil War map...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 21, 1862  The front page features a large and very detailed Civil War map headed: "THE SEAT OF WAR IN EASTERN VIRGINIA". Among the ftpg. column heads are: "From General McClellan's Army" "Only Ten Miles To Richmond" "The Rebel Pickets Driven In" "The Enemy's Army Within Two Miles" "The Gunboat Expedition Up J... See More  

Huge Civil War map of the war in the Southwest...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 31, 1862  Most of of the front page is taken up with a huge Civil War map titled: "THE SEAT OF WAR IN THE SOUTH-WEST" with some column heads including: "The Capture of Corinth" "Another Rebel 'Skedaddle' " "Gen. Nelson in the Enemy's Camp" "Retreat of the Rebels to Okolona" "General Banks's Retreat&qu... See More  

Civil War map of the battle of Seven Pines...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 5, 1862  The front page features a Civil War map headed: "The Battle Of Seven Pines" showing much detail.

Front page column heads include: "The Battle of the Seven Pines" "Bloody Check Sustained by the Union Advance" "The Causes of Our Defeat" "Fremont's Pursuit of Jackson" "An Engagement Beyond Strasburg"... See More  

Two front page maps...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 12, 1862  The front page has not one but two front page maps, headed: "The Action Before Memphis" and: "The Situation At Fort Pillow".

There are also first column heads on the Civil War including: "Another Battle In The Shenandoah Valley" "Gen. Shields at Jackson's Rear" "Gen. Shields's Advance Attacked by Overwhelmi... See More  

From near the end of the Civil War...

NEW YORK HERALD, April 1, 1865  A fine issue on the closing days of the Civil War, featuring a front page a map of the Richmond & Petersburg vicinity headed: "THE OPENING CAMPAIGN. Theatre of Grant's Operations...".

Among the front page column heads are: "GRANT" "Advance Of The Army" "The Rebels Driven with Serious Loss" "General Sheridan ... See More  

Map of war operations from Richmond to Wilmington...

NEW YORK HERALD, March 27, 1865  The front page features a detailed Civil War map titled: "'THE MILITARY COMBINATIONS. - Scene of Grant's, Sherman's, Schofield's and Terry's Operations---The Encircling Columns".

Among the ftpg. column heads are: "SHERMAN - Goldsboro Occupied on the 21st Inst" "GRANT - Advance on the National Lines on the Left"... See More  

War in South America... War in North America...

NEW YORK HERALD, March 9, 1865  The front page is dominated by a large map headed: "THE WAR ON THE RIVER PLATE. Scene of Operations on the Rivers Plate and Uruguay--The Empire of Brazil Against the Republics of Uruguay and Paraguay." The map shows from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro to Bolivia and much in between.

First column heads on the "South America" battles as well.... See More  

Map shows the Southern states...

NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 27, 1865  Certainly the prime feature of this issue is the very large front page map headed: "THE FRENCH IN MEXICO" which not only shows Mexico but all of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and much of Alabama, Tennessee, New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma.

Several American cities are noted including Brownsville, Austin, Houston , New Orleans, Mobile, Memphis, &... See More  

Civil War map of Cape Hatteras...

NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 29, 1862  The front page features a nice Civil War map headed: "The Burnside Expedition. Map Showing Hatteras Inlet, Caper Hatteras & Loggerhead Inlet".

Several ftpg. column heads on the Civil War including: "The Burnside Expedition" "Most of the Fleet & Soldiers Safe in Pamlico Sound" "The Cost of the Rebellion of the South&qu... See More