Rebel opinion of Jefferson Davis... Union refugee escapes...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 19, 1862  Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "Escape of a Union Refugee from Richmond" "What the Rebel Army Think of Jeff. Davis and Beauregard" "The Rebel President Branded as a Tyrant & Blamed for the Loss of the Merrimac" "Lying Reports Published in the Southern Papers to Mislead the North" "The Rebe... See More  

Battle of Fair Oaks... Seven Pines...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 9, 1862



* Memphis TN Tennessee 

* Battle of Fair Oaks  - Seven Pines

* Jefferson Davis



The ftpg. has many one column heads on the Civil War including: "Splendid Naval Battle Near Memphis" "All but One of the Rebel Fleet Destroyed" "The Mississippi Cleared of Rebel Gunboats & Rams" "The River Free from Its Source to ... See More  

Battle of Seven Pines... Fair Oaks...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 3, 1862 



* Battle of Seven Pines - Fair Oaks

* Strasburg Virginia - Winchester VA



Many ftpg. one column headlines on the Civil War including: "From General Halleck's Army" "10,000 Stand of Arms Captured" "The Whereabouts of Beauregard" "From The Shenandoah Valley" "Defeat of Ashby's Cavalry" "Gen. Fre... See More  

Tightrope walking...

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, August 24, 1861  The front page features a half-page illustrations "The British Archaeological Association at Exeter: West Screen of Exeter Cathedral". Within the issue is "The Pneumatic Despatch"; "Cape Race, Newfoundland, The Termination of the American System of Telegraphs"; "The Female Blondin Crossing the Thames fro... See More  

Capture of Roanoke Island...

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Boston, Massachusetts, February 11, 1862  Pages two and three of this issue carry reports pertaining Roanoke Island. "Success of the Burnside Expedition - Roanoke Island Captured - Federal Troops Landed - Three Rebel Gunboats Sunk and Two Captured". "POSTSCRIPT! - The Capture of Roanoke Island - The News Confirmed - Three Days' Hard Fighting - Large N... See More  

Final month of the Civil War.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, March 7, 1865  This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are:



* THE UNION JUBILEE

* Honors to Our Soldiers and Sailors

* Gratitude of the People for National Victories

* NEW-YORK IN GALA DRESS

* SHERMAN'S MARCH

* Intimations of Rapid... See More  

Nearing the end of the Civil War......

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, January 21, 1865



This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN'S NEW CAMPAIGN", "The Victory At Pocotaligo", "Its Destination Unknown", "Unionism In Georgia", "FROM WILMINGTON"

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Nearing the end of the Civil War......

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, January 9, 1865



* General Benjamin Grierson

* Tennessee Campaign

* Final months of the war



This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "FROM TENNESSEE", "Important Expedition under Gen. Grierson", "A Successful Rai... See More  

Sherman at Savannah...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 22, 1864



* Savannah GA Georgia

* General William T. Sherman



Among the front page column headlines are: "SIEGE OF SAVANNAH" "Savannah Still Held by the Rebels on the 18th" [note: Sherman actually occupied the city on this date: Dec. 22] "Sherman Preparing To Attack" "Rebel Accounts of His Operations" "The Railroads All... See More  

Railway... Indian John Francis...

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, London, England, September 5, 1863  The front cover features a halfpage illustration "Burning of the Old Seraglio, Constantinople".Within the issue is "Travelling in Madagascar which contains two halfpage illustrations. Halfpage "The Congress of German Sovereigns at Frankfort: Fireworks on the Banks of the Maine". Fullpage "General Vi... See More  

Small front page map...

NEW YORK HERALD, December 4, 1862 



* Battle of Cane Hill, Arkansas

* Beaufort, North Carolina



The front page has a small one column-wide map showing the Beaufort, North Carolina vicinity. Other war-related column heads on the ftpg. include: "Interesting From Arkansas--General Blunt's Official Report of the Battle of Cane Hill" "The Expedition to Yerllville" &quo... See More  

Victory at Corinth...

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8, 1862 



* Charles Town WV West Virginia

* Cornith MS Mississippi



Among the front page headlines on the Civil War are: "THE LATEST NEWS!" "Affairs In General McClellan's Army" "Skirmish Near Charlestown, Va." "The Victory at Corinth, Miss. Rebels Totally Routed" "The Rebels Retr... See More  

Death of Admiral DuPont...

ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, July 1, 1865  As noted in the masthead this was the: "Gazette of The Regular & Volunteer Forces" and as such is replete with military news of all sorts. The entire front page is taken up with: "Our Military Terms With the Rebels". Inside pages have: "Credit to the Monitors" "The Naval Academy" "Rear-Admiral S.... See More  

The campaign in Virginia...

ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL,  New  York, Nov. 19, 1864 



* Mobile Alabama * Shenandoah Valley



As noted in the masthead this was the: "Gazette of The Regular & Volunteer Forces" and as such is replete with military news of all sorts. The ftpg. has: "The Campaign In The Shenandoah" "The Campaign In Virginia" and "The Campaign in Georgia" wh... See More  

Tybee Island...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, December 2, 1861 



* 1st year of the American Civil War

* Tybee Island, Georgia landing



Among the ftpg. one column heads are: "News From Washington" "The President's Message & the Reports of the Departments" "Proposed Ship Canal Between Lake Erie & Lake Michigan" "Important From Missouri" "The Rebel Steamer Na... See More  

Anxiety to operate against Richmond...

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 2, 1864  The ftpg. has one column Civil War heads including: "From Gen. Meade's Army" "No Fighting Reported" "Gen. Smith's Expedition Into Mississippi" "General Gillmore's Department" "General Seymour's Recent Defeat" "He Wants a Command Under Gen. Butler" &... See More  

Battle of Johnsonville...

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nov. 12, 1864  The ftpg. has one column Civil War heads including: "The Rebels Routed in East Tennessee" "Favorable News From General Sherman" "Gen. Hood's Whereabouts Unknown" "Worthlessness of Confederate Money" "How the Currency Depreciated" "The People Have No Faith in the Pro... See More  

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 18, 1864 



* Original Civil War reporting

* Last year of fighting



The ftpg. has one column Civil War heads including: "The Latest from the Rebel Raider" "They Obstruct the Road Behind Them" "Their Retreat Towards Gordonsville" "Gen. Sheridan Reported on Their Front" "Reported Naval E... See More  

Map of the Savannah vicinity...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 29, 1861  The top of the front page has a small  yet very detailed map headed: "The Approaches To Savannah." with a sub heading: "Our Map Showing Tybee Island, now Occupied by the National Troops, Fort Pulaski, the River to Savannah, and the Depth of Soundings." The first column has several heads concerning the military action there.

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Civil War map of Richmond, Petersburg & vicinity...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1862 



* Richmond & Petersburg VA MAP

* Corinth MS - Fort Pillow Tennessee



The front page features a nice & very detailed Civil War map headed: "The Military and Naval Advance Toward Richmond and Petersburgh." (see). Plus there are nice one column Civil War heads including: "Suffolk Occupied by a Portion of Gen. Wool's Forces" ... See More  

Indian campaigning in New Mexico...

ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL,  New  York, April 30, 1864 As noted in the masthead this was the: "Gazette of The Regular & Volunteer Forces" and as such is replete with military news of all sorts. Most of the ftpg. is taken up with various reports from several theaters of the war. Among the various reports on the inside pages are: "Cavalry Achievements" "Indian Ca... See More  

Rare Pittsburgh 1862 Civil War era...

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Rare Pittsburgh 1862 Civil War era.....

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Rare Pittsburgh Civil War era...

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Rare Pittsburgh 1862 Civil War era...

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