"The War Tax In Virginia"...
Item #682901
January 06, 1864
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Jan. 6, 1864
* Rare rebel publication
Among the front page reports are: "The War News" which has several reports; also: "Averill Prisoners" "The War Tax In Virginia" "The Anti-Substitute Law "The Blockade--The Cotton Question Again" 'The Courts" 'The Mortality in the Yankee Armies" "T... See More
Confederate newspaper...Sherman advancing towards Columbia...
Item #682858
November 29, 1864
THE DAILY SOUTHERN GUARDIAN, Columbia, South Carolina, Nov. 29, 1864 A rather rare title and great that it includes the word “Southern”.
The front page is mostly taken up with ads & military notices but there is a lengthy account headed: Sherman's March" which offers much detail on his historic march to the sea. This was of critical to the citizens of Columbia, as F... See More
Confederate newspaper from Memphis... Jeff Davis' speech...
Item #682776
November 27, 1861
MEMPHIS WEEKLY APPEAL, Tennessee, November 27, 1861
* Rare Confederate stronghold publication
This newspaper had a fascinating history during the Civil War. Memphis was a Confederate stronghold up through the Battle of Memphis on June 6, 1862, at which time the Yankees moved in and it became a Yankee city.
Being a strong voice for the Confederacy, the "Memphis Appeal" newspa... See More
Two dispatches signed by Braxton Bragg...
Item #682680
November 26, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Nov. 26, 1863
* Battle of Lookout Mountain - Braxton Bragg
* From the capital of the Confederacy
A very nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederate states. The front page has some advertisements but is dominated by various news reports, including items headed: "The News" "The Courts" "City Intelligence" "Batt... See More
Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as President...
Item #682679
February 25, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 25, 1862
* Jefferson Davis inauguration
* President of the Confederacy
* Nashville, Tennessee map
The front page features a nice map of: "THE CITY OF NASHVILLE" which includes the city streets.
But of most significance is the front page report headed: "Inauguration of Jeff. Davis as President of the Bogus Confederacy" "Scenes and Ceremo... See More
Great letter on Dummer's War...
Item #682627
January 01, 1726
THE POST-BOY, London, Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, 1725(6)
* Dummer's War - Northern New England
* Uncommon publication, nice for display
This early title typically has little if any American content, but this issue is an exception, and a notable one at that.
The back page has a speech signed in type by William Dummer, the Lt. Governor of Massachusetts Bay. This speech is concerning events... See More
Battle of Bull Run, in a Confederate newspaper...
Item #682526
July 23, 1861
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, July 23, 1861
* First Battle of Bull Run
* Manassas VA Virginia
* From capital of Confederacy
Not just a newspaper from the Confederate states, but from the capital of the Confederacy.
Certainly the key content in this issue is on page 3 with a heading: "The Great Battle At Stone Bridge" "The President's Official Dispatch".... See More
Great coverage of Bull Run, or Manassas, in a Confederate title...
Item #682525
July 24, 1861
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, July 24, 1861
* First Battle of Bull Run
* Manassas VA Virginia
* Great publication to have
Not only a newspaper from the Confederate states, but from the capital of the Confederacy. Given the date, it is not surprising that the content on pages 2 & 3 contain much on the historic Battle of Bull Run, the first major conflict of the Civil War. Th... See More
Memphis, Tennessee Confederate newspaper... Lincoln explains the purpose of the war to Congress...
Item #682518
July 06, 1861
THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Tennessee, July 6, 1861
* Very rare Confederate publication
* Abraham Lincoln on the current war
This newspaper had fascinating history as it was chased around the South--see the information below. Among the war reports are: "War Intelligence" "Affairs At Pensacola" "How The Southern Climate Affects the Yankee Troops" "East Tennes... See More
Port Royal South Carolina...
Item #682420
September 12, 1863
THE NEW SOUTH, Port Royal, South Carolina, Sept. 12, 1863
* Rare Union occupation publication in the South
This newspaper was established in March of 1862 at Port Royal, after its capture by Union forces during the early part of the Civil War. Issued in a "military command", the newspaper sought to provide mostly military but no political news for the soldiers, so as n
... See More
* Rare Union occupation publication in the South
This newspaper was established in March of 1862 at Port Royal, after its capture by Union forces during the early part of the Civil War. Issued in a "military command", the newspaper sought to provide mostly military but no political news for the soldiers, so as n
Richmond falls... End of the Civil War is near... President Lincoln confirms...
Item #682243
April 04, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, April 4, 1865
* Best Richmond falls
* Great for display
This is one of the more graphic issues of the Times from the entire Civil War, obviously celebrating the triumphant report of General U.S. Grant capturing the capital of the Confederacy. With this event the end of the Civil War was but days away.
The dominating feature of the front page is the great engraving of an eag... See More
Taylor's state-of-the-union address...
Item #682237
December 25, 1849
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 25, 1849
* President Zachary Taylor
* State of the Union Address
* Best publication to be had ?
Most of the ftpg. is taken up with reports from "Congress" including several mention of "...Mr. Davis, of Mississippi..." which was Jefferson Davis, who would become the President of the Confederacy.
Much of pages 4 ... See More
Female spy... Drunkenness in the Union Army...
Item #682233
January 15, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Jan. 15, 1862 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The ftpg. is taken up with ads plus news reports from Europe including: "The Mason-Slidell Affair" and the "Funeral of Prince Albert".
Page 2 has a lengthy editorial which discusses several topics including how the winter has slowed the Yankee forces, and also: &q... See More
Protection for Negro soldiers...
Item #682231
March 03, 1864
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 3, 1864
* Negro soldiers
A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederate States of America. The front page includes: "The Raids Around Richmond--Surprise Of the Enemy's Camp at Atlee--Retreat of the Yankees Across the Pamunkey--Incidents, etc." which takes two columns. Also: "From The Peninsula" "Allowance of Ra... See More
Confederate newspaper...Sherman advancing towards Columbia...
Item #681741
October 31, 1864
THE DAILY SOUTHERN GUARDIAN, Columbia, South Carolina, Oct. 31, 1864
* Rare Confederate publication
A rather rare title and great that it includes the word “Southern”.
The front page is mostly taken up with ads & military notices but there are also: "The Capture & Destruction of the New York Steamer Roanoke" "The War in the Southwest - From Mobile&qu... See More
Martial law proclaimed in South Carolina...
Item #681544
May 06, 1862
CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, May 6, 1862 This was one of just a few newspapers which printed: "Confederate States Of America" in the dateline.
Among the reports: "From Corinth" "Additional From New Orleans" "Proclamation of Martial Law" in South Carolina, and more.
Four pages, good condition.
Proclamation by Confederate President Jefferson Davis...
Item #681542
May 16, 1862
CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, May 16, 1862
* From the origin of the Civil War
* President Jefferson Davis proclamation
This was one of just a few newspapers which printed: "Confederate States Of America" in the dateline.
Pages 1, 2 & 4 have various war reports with heads including: "From Richmond--Repulse of the Terrible Iron Clad Gunboats...Our Men in ... See More
War reports from the Confederacy...
Item #681473
August 06, 1862
CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, Aug. 6, 1862
* From the origin of the Civil War
A nice newspaper from the hotbed of the Confederacy, where the Civil War began. The front page has: "Latest Northern News" "From Richmond" "From Savannah--Capture of the Steam Ship Lodona...""From Chattanooga--The Enemy at McMinnville, Tennessee" "Skirm... See More
From the capital of the Confederacy...
Item #681250
March 30, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 30, 1863
* From the capital of the Confederacy
The front page includes: "The enemy's Account of The Attack on Port Hudson" "Latest News From the North" "Fatal Accident from Fire Arms" "Latest From the North" "Morgan's Late Fight" "Another 'Raid' In Tennessee--Capture of 800 ... See More
Yankee occupation newspaper after Richmond fell...
Item #681182
May 12, 1865
THE RICHMOND TIMES, May 12, 1865
* Very rare Yankee occupation issue
* Post capital of the Confederacy
A quite rare title as this was a newspaper created by the Yankee forces upon the capture of the capital of the Confederacy. This is just the volume 1, number 19 issue.
The content has much on end-of-war and Reconstruction reports. The front page has: "Proclamation From the Pres... See More
The "Confederate" newspaper from Kentucky...
Item #680919
September 12, 1861
LOUISVILLE DAILY COURIER, Kentucky, Sept. 12, 1861
* Rare pro-Confederate title
* 1st year of the Civil War
Louisville is difficult to categorize as Union or Confederate during the Civil War as, depending on the time, there were factions within the city supporting both. To placate both sides the two leading newspapers took their stands: the "Courier" was very much pro-Confed... See More
Yankees admit atrocities... and refuse to fight...
Item #680909
February 07, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 7, 1864
* Rare rebel publication
A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "Additional From The North" "The Revolution in the North--Great Indignation at the Military Arrests of the Administration..." "Disaffection In The Yankee Army--the Soldiers Refusing to Fight--Their Confessions o... See More
"Memphis" newspaper printed in Atlanta, Georgia... Jefferson Davis' stirring address to his soldiers...
Item #680889
February 14, 1864
THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Atlanta, Georgia, Feb. 14, 1864
* Very rare Confederate title
* Publisher on the run
See the bottom of this listing for the fascinating history of this newspaper.
Among the front page items are: "President Davis' Address to the Army" which is rather lengthy & signed in type: Jefferson Davis. This is a very nice, rousing address to his sold... See More
Yankee deserters escape... along Williamsburg Road...
Item #680866
January 19, 1864
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, , Virginia, Jan. 19, 1864 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page has: "Tenure of Cabinet Officers--Report of the Committee on the Judiciary" "which takes most of the page. Also on the front page: "City Intelligence" "Confiscation of Yankee Goods" "Captain John Kennedy" and other smaller items.... See More
Death of General Hood? Battle of Chickamauga...
Item #680864
September 24, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Sept. 24, 1863
* From the capital of the Confederacy
* Battle of Chickamauga - Georgia
A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "From the Army of Northern Virginia" "From City Point--The Flag of Truce" and more. Perhaps the most interesting item is: "The Late Major General Hood" whic... See More
War news from this Confederate newspaper...
Item #680827
July 11, 1864
CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, July 11, 1864
* From the origin of the American Civil War
This was one of just a few newspapers which printed "Confederate States of America" in their masthead.
Front page reports include: "From Gen. Lee's Army" "From Richmond - Operations in the Valley" "Later Yankee News" "Siege of Charleston&... See More
The very historic Duche letter to General Washington... Battle of the Kegs...
Item #680789
February 19, 1778
INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE, Boston, Feb. 19, 1778
* Jacob Duché - 1st chaplain to the Continental Congress
* Famous letter to General George Washington
* American Revolutionary War
A nice feature of the masthead is a great engraving taken after one done earlier by Paul Revere, showing a patriot soldier with a sword in one hand and a scroll reading "Independence" in the ot... See More
Surrender of Lee at Appomattox...
Item #680711
April 15, 1865
ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, April 15, 1865
* General Robert E. Lee
* Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
* Surrender at Appomattox Court House
Subtitled: "Gazette Of The Regular And Volunteer Forces", this 16 page issue is simply filled with military reports, almost entirely on the Civil War at this time.
This issue is dated the day Abraham Lincoln died. The... See More
Confederate soldiers...
Item #680691
November 04, 1863
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Nov. 4, 1863 Among the front page column heads are: "Interesting From The South" "Movements of Jeff. Davis" 'The Rebel Press on the Great Lack of Food" "Companies of Soldiers are Marching Barefoot" "Operations in the Shenandoah Valley" "Federal Advance into North Carolina" and more.
Eight pages, very nice ... See More
Stonewall Jackson resigned his command?
Item #680676
February 08, 1862
DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, Feb. 8, 1862
* Very rare Confederate title
* General Stonewall Jackson
Certainly one of the less common Confederate titles from the Civil War. Columbus is in Southwest Georgia on the Alabama border very near Montgomery.
Among the various reports inside is an interesting one: "The Richmond Whig is pained to hear that Gen. Jackson ('Stone Wall... See More
In the North, but pro-South... Near the end of the war...
Item #680672
January 11, 1865
THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 11, 1865
* Final months of the war
* Rare pro-Confederate title
This issue is from near the end of the Civil War. Among the articles on the front page are: "The Raid on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad--Sherman Advancing into South Carolina" and "From the South--Latest from Wilmington--Disappearance of the Federal Fleet--Caustic Article on... See More
What Bragg lost & Yankees gained...
Item #680544
November 05, 1862
DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, Nov. 5, 1862
* Very rare Confederate title
* General Braxton Bragg
Certainly one of the less common Confederate titles from the Civil War. Columbus is in Southwest Georgia on the Alabama border very near Montgomery.
Among the various reports inside are: "The Northern Elections" "The Yankees Across the Potomac" "The Recognitio... See More
Battle of Corinth and so much more...
Item #680450
April 21, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 21, 1862
* Siege of Corinth, Mississippi
* General P. G. T. Beauregard
A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy.
The front page is filled with ads, and pg. 2 begins with an editorial which starts: "It is impossible to over-estimate the importance of the crisis on the Peninsula. On that theatre the fate of the first American Re... See More
Vilifying the Yankees...
Item #680406
January 26, 1863
DAILY EXAMINER, Richmond, Virginia, January 26, 1863
* Rare rebel publication
A nice single sheet issue (typical late in the war) with a full masthead, with front page reports headed: "The Yankees Across the Rappahannock" "Appointments In the Department" "The Nautical Jeffreys" "Our Military Resources with several subheads: "Latest News From the ... See More
Civil War map shows a portion of the Yazoo and Mississippi Rivers...
Item #680262
July 24, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, July 24, 1862
* CSS Arkansas - Confederate ironclad warship
* Mississippi & Yazoo Rivers
* Greenville Missouri MO
The front page creates a Civil War map headed: "THE REBEL RAM ARKANSAS. The Fight at the Mouth of the Yazoo and the Dash Down the Mississippi" with related column headlines.
Other war-related column heads on the front page & inside as w... See More
This racist newspaper reports the fall of Richmond...
Item #680180
April 08, 1865
NEW YORK WEEKLY DAY-BOOK CAUCASIAN, April 8, 1865
* The fall of Richmond, the Confederate capital
* Rare anti-union Northern publication
A decidedly racist newspaper which began well before the Civil War & lasted a few years after. As such their reporting on war events provide a contrasting perspective beyond most other Northern newspapers.
Not surprisingly, the report of the Ya... See More
"Confederate" newspaper with a Jeff Davis letter on the front page...
Item #679729
June 11, 1862
THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, June 11, 1862 Among the articles are: "Destruction of the Merrimac--Official Letter of Commodore Tatnall" "Negroes Preferred to Foreigners" "Furnishing Arms to the Prisoners at Camp Chase" ""Arming Fugitives" "Fremont's Division--An Unfortunate Skirmish" "War News of the Week" "Rebel Atrocit... See More
Rare Confederate newspaper...
Item #679394
September 29, 1864
THE DAILY SOUTH CAROLINIAN, Columbia, South Carolina, Sept. 29, 1864
* Very rare Civil War publication
The front page has: "Interesting Northern News - A New Cartel of Exchange--Forrest and Washburne".
Inside has: "What The Ladies Say" "Our Army Correspondence" "From Virginia" "Latest Northern News" "How To Recruit The Army" ... See More
Lincoln election results... Jefferson Davis on arming slaves...
Item #679367
November 12, 1864
NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 12, 1864
* Abraham Lincoln election results
* Jefferson Davis message
Over two columns on the front page are taken up with reports headed: "The Election" and "The Result In New York" "Union Majority in the State Over Eight Thousand" plus it continues with some election results from six other states as well, some quite brief.
The re... See More
Report here is a focus of a Smithsonian Channel episode...
Item #679345
March 05, 1864
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 5, 1864
* Colonel Ulric Dahlgren Affair
* Failed raid on Richmond
* Secret papers found on Dahlgren's body
* American Civil War - Jefferson Davis
There is an intriguing story within the front page reports recently brought to fore in an episode of "America's Hidden Stories" on the Smithsonian Channel.
The intrigue is about ... See More
From the Confederacy...
Item #679343
November 18, 1861
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Nov. 18, 1861
* From the capital of the Confederacy
Half of the ftpg. is taken up with advertisements while the other half includes: "The Rebels & Their Capital" "Richmond and Its Environs" "Notes of a Recent Tour in the South" which is a report from the New York Herald.
Page 2 includes an editorial which discusses, ... See More
A detailed account of Mosby's famous "Greenback Raid", in a Confederate newspaper.....
Item #679256
October 18, 1864
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Oct. 18, 1864
* John S. Mosby - Guerrilla leader
* 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry
* From the capital of the Confederacy
This newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy has much reporting on the Civil War, but perhaps the most significant is a front page account with heads: "Mosby On the Grand Round" which begins: "Mosby is again... See More
A detailed account of Mosby's famous "Greenback Raid"...
Item #679255
October 17, 1864
NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 17, 1864
* John S. Mosby - Guerrilla leader
* 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry
* Report on the Greenback Raid
This issue has much reporting on the Civil War, perhaps the most significant being a page 5 account with heads: "Guerrillas Again Along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad" "They Attack and Destroy a Train" "Interesting and Full Deta... See More
From Confederate New Orleans... Capital moves to Richmond...
Item #679253
May 28, 1861
THE DAILY DELTA, New Orleans, May 28, 1861
* Rare Confederate title
* From the deep South
Truly Confederate newspapers from New Orleans are very difficult to find, as Admiral Farragut entered the mouth of the Mississippi in mid-April, 1862 and finally took New Orleans on April 28. Shortly thereafter Benjamin Butler moved in and took control of the city, it surrendering without a fight... See More
Robert E. Lee featured on the front page...
Item #678832
June 04, 1864
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, June 4, 1864
* General Robert E. Lee engraving
* American Civil War
Most of the front page is taken up with a great, full-figure print captioned: "General Robert Edmund Lee, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Confederate States of America" with a lengthy page 2 article on him taking over a full column.
Perhaps not surprising that thi... See More
Jeff Davis on the Confederacy...
Item #678183
February 08, 1865
THE DAILY PROGRESS, Raleigh, North Carolina, Feb. 8, 1865 Raleigh was one of the last major cities of the South to fall into the hands of Sherman, surrendering on April 13, 1865, just one day before Lincoln was assassinated. This rare Confederate title is from the latter weeks of the Civil War.
The front page has: "Peace" beginning: "The Local has not abated one particle of ... See More
From New Orleans during the Confederacy...
Item #678020
October 19, 1861
THE DAILY DELTA, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 19, 1861 Truly Confederate newspapers from New Orleans are very difficult to find, as Admiral Farragut entered the mouth of the Mississippi in mid-April, 1862 and finally took New Orleans on April 28. Shortly thereafter Benjamin Butler moved in and took control of the city, it surrendering without a fight. So "Confederate" issues fro... See More
From the capital of the confederacy...
Item #678017
August 26, 1862
RICHMOND WHIG AND PUBLIC ADVERTISER, Virginia, Aug. 26, 1862 The front page has an editorial: "The Defensive Policy". There is also the business of the "Confederate Congress" and various war reports, including: "Retreat Of Pope's Army Capture Of A Yankee Guard And Two Locomotives".
Page 2 has an editorial: "The Financial Aspects of the War", plus:... See More
A rare title from the Civil War, just after the close of the Civil War...
Item #678016
May 31, 1865
BROWNLOW’S KNOXVILLE WHIG, AND REBEL VENTILATOR, Tennessee, May 31, 1865 W. G. Brownlow, or Parson Brownlow, was a fascinating personality to say the least. He regarded anyone who disagreed with him about religion or politics as an enemy. The circuit-riding Methodist parson turned to the press to spread his harsh anti-Presbyterian, anti-Calvinist rhetoric, and to spread his ferve... See More
Rare Union occupation newspaper with the Emancipation Proclamation...
Item #678008
October 04, 1862
THE NEW SOUTH, Port Royal, South Carolina, Oct. 4, 1862 This newspaper was established in March of 1862 after its capture by Union forces during the early part of the Civil War. Issued in a "military command", the newspaper sought to provide mostly military reports and other items. It is also interesting that a Union newspaper was published in South Carolina considering the state r... See More
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