Rare full front page Civil War map...

NEW YORK HERALD, April 22, 1862 



* Siege of Yorktown, Virginia

* Rare full page Civil War map



The front page has a great full page map headed:  "THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN, The Rebel Fortifications, Earthworks and Rifle Pits Around Yorktown and Across the Peninsula--The Work Before general McClellan and the Army of the Potomac".

Also a page 3 map titled: "THE ADVANCE OF... See More  

Fine issue on the Monitor vs. the Merrimac...

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Beginning of the Civil War...

NEW YORK HERALD, April 16, 1861



* Opening days of the Civil War

* Fort Sumter attacked

* Troops gathering



Among the one column headlines on the Civil War on page 3 are:  "THE WAR" "Important News from Washington" "Extensive Preparations for the Defense of the Capital" "THE NORTH AROUSED FOR WAR" "The Old 'Bay State' First In The Fie... See More  

The Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves... Two Civil War maps...

NEW YORK HERALD, March 16, 1862  The front page has the noteworthy: "Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves" (approved by the President, Abraham Lincoln.

Additionally, the front page is dominated by a large & detailed map headed: "THE NEW BATTLE GROUND IN VIRGINIA". There is also a one column map on page 5 showing the Mississippi from Columbus to Memphis, concerning the... See More  

Large Civil War map of the western campaign...

NEW YORK HERALD, March 2, 1862  The front page is dominated by a large & very detailed Civil War map headed: "THE WESTERN CAMPAIGN. The Reported Evacuation of Columbus, Kentucky--The Capture of Fayetteville--Island No. 10." There is also a smaller ftpg. map showing "The route taken by the Rebel Army under Price & their Pursuit by Gen. Curtis."

Eight pages, light d... See More  

Map of the railroad system in the South...

NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 26, 1862  The front page is dominated by a large Civil War map headed: "THE RAILROAD ARTERIES OF THE SOUTH - The Unfinished Inside Track of Jeff. Davis--the Proposed Connection Between Danville, Virginia and Greenboro, N. Carolina and Between Selma, Alabama and Meridan, Mississippi".

Also a map on page 3: "The Siege of Savannah" with related reports.... See More  

Great map and report on the capture of Fort Donelson...

NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 18, 1862  The front page is dominated by a very large and very detailed map headed: "CAPTURE OF FORT DONELSON" "The Relative Position Between that Point and the Most Important Rebel Location in Kentucky & Tennessee--The March off the Union Forces."

Nice first column heads include: "Another Glorious Victory of the Union Arms" "Compl... See More  

Two front page Civil War maps...

NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 15, 1862  The front page is dominated by two nice Civil War maps, headed: "THE BRILLIANT VICTORY AT ROANOKE" and: "EDENTON AND ELIZABETH CITY".

First column heads report much on the war including events relating to the two maps. Some include: "The Integrity of the Union" "Brilliant Events in Pamlico Sound, on Pasquotank River, and in A... See More  

Civil War map of Roanoke Island and vicinity...

NEW YORK HERALD Feb. 10, 1862  The front page features a very detailed Civil War map headed: "THE EXPEDITION TO ROANOKE ISLAND".

Nice column heads on the Civil War fill the front page including: "The Burnside Expedition" "Rebel Reports of an Engagement Between the Union & Rebel Forces" "Union Force Said to Have Been Twice Repulsed" "The Fight ... See More  

Map shows the Tennessee River Valley...

NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 6, 1862  The ftpg. features a nice Civil War map headed: "The Gunboat Expedition Up The Tennessee. Map of the Tennessee River, Showing the Position of Fort Henry & the Battery Commanding That River, and Fort Donaldson, Commanding the Cumberland River."

Much of the ftpg. has various Civil War reports with one column heads including: "Important From Ten... See More  

Huge Civil War map of an iron-clad fight...

NEW YORK HERALD, April 14, 1863 



* First Battle of Charleston

* Ironclads warships clash



Although the front page has Civil War reports, including a small print of the military position, pages 2 & 3 have more on the Civil War including a huge  Civil War map: "THE GREAT IRON-CLAD FIGHT - Scene Of Operations Off Charleston...".

There are great column heads: "SUMTE... See More  

Battle of Fort Stedman & Bentonville, NC...

SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, March 31, 1865



* Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina

* Battle of Fort Stedman - Petersburg

* Last days of the Civil War



Page 4 has various reports on the Civil War with one column headings. See images here.

Complete in 4 pages, this issue is not fragile as newsprint back then was made of cotton and linen rags, allowing them to remain very pli... See More  

President Lincoln visits the troops...

NEW YORK HERALD, April 10, 1863 



* President Abraham Lincoln

* Visits Army of the Potomac



A wealth of fine ftpg. content on the Civil War, plus there is a small one column map showing the Lake Palourde and Atchafalaya River vicinity.

Among the column heads: "THE ATTACK ON CHARLESTON" "The Bombardment of Fort Sumter" "The Union Forces Landed at Stono" &quo... See More  

Funeral of Abraham Lincoln...

NEW YORK TIMES, April 18, 1865 



* Abraham Lincoln assassination funeral

* Black mourning column borders



Much good content in this issue, which has all columns on all 8 pages black-bordered due to the death of Lincoln.

The front page has one column heads including: "THE ASSASSINATION" "Condition of Secretary Seward Improving" "New Facts About the Murderers"... See More  

The Gettysburg Address on the front page...

DAILY MISSOURI DEMOCRAT, St. Louis, Nov. 23, 1863  It would be difficult to argue for a more notable speech from the 19th century than the Gettysburg Address by President Abraham Lincoln. The top of page 2 has column heads: "FROM GETTYSBURG" "Consecration of the Soldiers' Cemetery" "Immense Gathering of People" 'Interesting Account of the Proceedings"... See More  

Battle of Fredericksburg...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 27, 1862  (for quote)

Famous Lincoln letter on defending the Constitution...

THE LIBERATOR, Boston, April 29, 1864  A very famous anti-slavery newspaper published by the noted emancipator William Lloyd Garrison. The ornate engraving in the masthead features three scenes: a slave auction, an image of Jesus breaking the bonds of the oppressors, and a slave family about to depart for their journey to emancipation.

Certainly the most notable content is the great, front p... See More  

On the Fort Pillow Massacre, in an anti-slavery title...

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On the Mass. 54th Regiment...

THE LIBERATOR, Boston, April 8, 1864  A very famous anti-slavery newspaper published by the noted emancipator William Lloyd Garrison. The ornate engraving in the masthead features three scenes: a slave auction, an image of Jesus breaking the bonds of the oppressors, and a slave family about to depart for their journey to emancipation.

Among the reports: "A Vile Copperhead Libel" &q... See More  

The famous anti-slavery newspaper...

THE LIBERATOR, Boston, March 25, 1864  This is the famous anti-slavery newspaper by famed abolitionist publisher William Lloyd Garrison. The masthead features two engravings, one of a slave auction and the other showing slaves being emancipated.

Among the articles are: "Inhuman Barbarities of the Rebels" "The Fury In Richmond" "An Instructive Rebel Letter" "... See More  

The famous anti-slavery newspaper...

THE LIBERATOR, Boston, March 11, 1864  This is the famous anti-slavery newspaper by famed abolitionist publisher William Lloyd Garrison. The masthead features two engravings, one of a slave auction and the other showing slaves being emancipated.

Among the articles are: "The Old Freemen of Louisiana" "Rebel Treatment of Union Prisoners" "Another Order from Gen. Butler... See More  

Capture of Jeff Davis as he flees in women's clothes...

THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, May 20, 1865  Page 3 has an article headed: "Latest News" "Capture Of Jeff. Davis" "He Attempts to Escape in Feminine Disguise".

The report notes in part: "Jeff. Davis and his staff were captured...on the 10th at Irwinsville...Georgia...The firing alarmed Davis & he hastily put on one of his wife's dresses an... See More  

Earliest work by Mark Twain we have seen in a newspaper...

THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, May 6, 1865  Although one might think the page 3 report headed: "Death Of The Assassin Booth" might be the most notable report, as it is quite detailed and lengthy, taking 1 1/2 columns.

But the same page contains the earliest Mark Twain work we have ever found in a newspaper. Taking 1 1/2 columns is: "Literature And Politics In Calaver... See More  

Lincoln's assassination: a first report...

THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, April 22, 1865  Pages 2, 3, 6 & 7 have wide black "mourning" rules for the death of President Lincoln. The account is on page 2, beginning with a nice editorial headed: "The Murder of President Lincoln" which begins: "Never did  such a pang of horror convulse the hearts of the American people as when the news spread ra... See More  

Early print of Fort Point, San Francisco...

THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Aug. 9, 1862  The front page has a print: "Fort Point--One of the Fortifications Of the Harbor of San Francisco, Cal." with a bit of detail.

Some war-related content inside including: "How To Demoralize n Army" and "Conference of the Rebel Generals at Richmond--Their Plains for the Future and more.

The bkpg. features a cartoo... See More