The Civil War around Fredericksburg...

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 22, 1863 



* Capital of the Confederacy



The front page has: "From Suffolk" "From Fredericksburg--The Object of Lincoln's Visit to the Army--The West Refuses to Furnish Another Man" "The Situation at Suffolk--From the Army About Fredericksburg..." "Speech of a Virginia Traitor--Carlile Before the New York Hust... See More  

General Lawrence O'Bryan Branch... The Confederate version of "Harper's Weekly"...

SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, June 7, 1863



* General Lawrence O'Bryan Branch

* Very rare Confederate publication



 A very rare publication from the Confederacy which seldom comes to the collector market. Although much of the content was literary in nature, there are news reports and a few illustrations.

The front page is entirely taken up with a nice illustration of: "G... See More  

Jefferson Davis' speech in Columbia...

THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Oct. 7, 1864 



* Rare Confederate publication

* Origin of the American Civil War

* Jefferson Davis speech

* Columbia, South Carolina



Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "President Davis in Columbia" "The President's Speech in Columbia" which is quite lengthy; "The Successes of Forrest" "Highl... See More  

Nice reports on the Battle of Harper's Ferry...

DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, Sept. 22, 1862 



* Very rare Confederate publication

* Battle of Harpers Ferry - West Virginia



Certainly one of the less common Confederate titles from the Civil War. Columbus is in Southwest Georgia on the Alabama border very near Montgomery.

Various reports inside include: "The Locality of the Late Battle" "From J.T.S. at Montgomery&qu... See More  

Rare Confederate title...

WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, June 19, 1863 



* Rare Confederate publication during the Civil War



 The front page contains a first-column report headed: "Dismissal of the British Consul at Richmond" which concerns President Jefferson Davis revoking George Moore's duties as an agent for the Confederacy in England.

This is followed by a related document hea... See More  

Fall of Plymouth, North Carolina...

THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Nov. 4, 1864



* Capture of Plymouth, North Carolina

* From the origin of the Confederacy



Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "Petersburg" "Secret Sessions" "From Our Army In Tennessee" "From Sherman's Army--Sherman's Position" "From the Northern Papers" "Letter from North Geo... See More  

Famous Confederate newspaper...

THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Aug. 29, 1864 



* Rare Confederate publication

* Origin of the American Civil War

* Second Battle of Ream's Station



Famous Confederate newspaper from where the Civil War began.

Some very nice column heads begin the front page including: "ANOTHER GLORIOUS VICTORY" "The Enemy Driven From the Weldon Railroad" "Capture o... See More  

Jeff Davis' address, and much more...

WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, January 23, 1863  This is a very rare title from the Confederacy. According to Brigham only four institutions in the United States have any holdings of this title from the Civil War, most just a few scattered issues. The American Antiquarian Society has no issues recorded from this era.

The front page includes some items relating to the Civil War in... See More  

From Texas during the Civil War...

GALVESTON TRI-WEEKLY NEWS, Houston, Texas, Sept. 23, 1864



* Very rare issue from the Southwest Confederacy



 Although the title notes "Galveston" the dateline notes it was printed in nearby Houston, as it is likely moving a bit more inland offered greater security from the Yankee forces.

Confederate newspapers from Texas are very uncommon particularly from before or during the... See More  

Unique "Yankee" & "Confederate" pair of the same date...

Here is a unique opportunity for a pair of issues--one Yankee and the other Confederate--of the identical date of July 22, 1861 both reporting on the First Battle of Bull Run, one from the New York Tribune and the other from the Confederate capital of Richmond, titled the Daily Dispatch, providing a perspective of how the news was reported with all the "spin" & biases that ... See More  

The South to force slaves into the military...

DAILY EXAMINER, Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 20, 1864  



* Rare rebel publication



Not just a newspaper from the Confederacy, but from the capital of the Confederate states.

The front page has: "The War News" with subheads "Southwestern Virginia" & "Savannah". Also: "City Intelligence" "A Timely Invention" "The Soldiers' Christma... See More  

General Hood's letter on losing his command... Great letter on the resolve of the Confederates...

RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Jan. 28, 1865  



* Final months of the American Civil War



Not only a Confederate newspaper, but one from the capital of the Confederacy.

The front page has various reports from very late in the Civil War, including: "The War News" which includes the text of General Hood's notice to his soldiers on being removed from command of his army, signed:... See More  

Evacuation of Fredericksburg... Lee, Grant, Butler, and more...

RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, June 7, 1864  



* Fredericksburg evacuated

* General Robert E. Lee

* Rare from the Confederacy



Not only a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but from its capital as well.

The front page has: "The War News" with various reports from different theaters of operation, beginning: "The news of the day yesterday was the report that got noised aro... See More  

Lincoln accepts his nomination for President... In a Confederate newspaper...

RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 5, 1864  



* Abraham Lincoln accepts nomination for re-election



A single sheet newspaper with just a one column masthead, somewhat typical for the period as most paper mills were located in the North, newsprint was of short supply in the South, causing publishers to maximize use of paper as much as possible.

This issue has a great wealth of Civil War re... See More  

1864 Battle of Monocacy...

RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 19, 1864  



* Battle of Monocacy - Frederick, Maryland

* Rare Confederate title from the rebel capital



Nice to have a Confederate newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. 

The front page has: "The War News" with the latest events of the war, and includes a subhead: "The Battle at Monocacy--Rout of the Enemy" & "R... See More  

Yankees moving towards Atlanta...

DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, July 26, 1864  Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "The War News" "From Norfolk--Grave Charges Against Yankee Officers--Their Trial by Court Martial--Civilians Sentenced for 'Disloyalty' " "Additional From the North" "Death of the Commander of Fort Sumter" " "From Georgia" which i... See More  

A lengthy message from Jefferson Davis to his Congress...

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 3, 1864  



* Capital of the Confederacy

* President Jefferson Davis



Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "The War In North Carolina--Evacuation of Washington by the Yankees" "The Victory of Plymouth" "The Yankees in the Rappahannock" & more.

The back page is dominated by the: "President's Me... See More  

Civil War news from the Confederate capital...

DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, May 12, 1864  



* From the capital of the Confederacy

* General Robert E. Lee letter signed

* Battle of Spotsylvania Court House



Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "Contrabands--Their Sad Fate" 'The Quartermaster General" "A Description of Richmond" "Yankee Cavalry" "Price's Victory&quo... See More  

News from Robert E. Lee's army...

DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, May 27, 1864  Among the Civil War reports on the front page are: "The War News" "Confederate States Congress" "The Ancient Boundaries Of Virginia" "Losses In Alexander's Battalion Light Artillery" "Army of Northern Virginia" "From General Lee's Army" "A Scene in the Yankee Congress&quo... See More  

Yankees in a gloomy despondency ?

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 9, 1864  A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. Among the front page items are: "Latest From General Lee's Lines--the Fight at the Fords of The Rapid Ann" "The War News--The Enemy at Talleysville" "West Tennessee" "The Invalid Corps" "The Enemy In Florida", a letter from "In Camp,... See More  

News from the Confederacy...

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 28, 1864  Not just a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but a nice issue from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "The War News" "The Five Dollar Notes" "City Intelligence" "The Health of the City" "Rencounter With Chicken Thieves" and more.

Nearly two columns on the back page ar... See More  

Lincoln consults spirits for military counsel?

DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, June 8, 1863  



* From the rebel capital

* Abraham Lincoln

* Spiritualism



Among the front page reports on the Civil War are; "Vicksburg" "Lincoln and the Spirits" the latter noting in part: "...spiritual exhibitions made in the presence of Lincoln and his Cabinet. Napoleon, Gen. Knox, and others were consulted s to the ... See More  

Civil War news in a Confederate newspaper...

THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, May 25, 1863



* From the origin of the American Civil War



 Among the reports in this Confederate newspaper are: "Highly "Important From Vicksburg" "Letter From Richmond" 'A Brilliant Affair--Capture of Two Yankee Steamers in North Carolina" "The Late Skirmish in Isle of Wight County, Ga." and some items o... See More  

Jefferson Davis and his favorites...

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 4, 1863



* From the capital of the Confederacy

* Rebel President Jefferson Davis



 Among the articles in this Confederate newspaper are: "From Vicksburg" "Virginia Legislature" "Additional From the North" "The Confederate Congress" "House of Representatives--Patriotic Fervor in the Confederacy" and ... See More  

Civil War news from the home of the Confederacy...

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 4, 1863  Not just a newspaper from the Confederacy, but from the capital of the Confederate States of America.

Among the front page war-related items are: "The Fight In the Valley" "Foreigners Subject to Conscription" "From Murfreesboro" "The Enemy at Newbern, North Carolina" "The Dispersed Convention In Ke... See More