News from Robert E. Lee's army...
Item #694386
May 27, 1864
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
Jenny Lind... opera singer....
Item #694322
July 01, 1848
THE HOME JOURNAL, New York City, July 1, 1848
* Jenny Lind... The Swedish Nightingale
* Opera singer of eventual P.T. Barnum fame
Page 3 has a small heading, "Jenny Lind", which includes a 1/2 column of text related to the world-famous opera singer nicknamed "The Swedish Nightingale".
Mostly literary content with short stories & poems, this title also has some ... See More
1864 Battle of Spotsylvania...
Item #694223
May 30, 1864
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, May 30, 1864
* Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
* Ulysses S. Grant vs. Robert E. Lee
* Rare Confederate capital publication
Among the front page reports on the Civil War in this Confederate newspaper are: "The War News" "From General Lee's Army "Army of Northern Virginia" "From Fredericksburg" "Corresp... See More
Civil War reports in a newspaper from the Confederate capital...
Item #694213
February 27, 1864
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 27, 1864
* From the capital of the Confederacy
A nice newspaper not only from the Confederacy, but from the capital of the Confederate states. Among the front page items are: "The War News" "The Enemy In Florida" "Mobile" "The Courts" "City Intelligence" "Departure of a Flag of Truce" &... See More
News from the Confederacy...
Item #694166
April 28, 1864
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
Civil War news in a Confederate newspaper...
Item #694164
October 19, 1863
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Oct. 19, 1863
* Capital of the Confederacy
* Jefferson Davis address
Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "Secret History of the Subjugation of Maryland" takes over three pages. "Affairs at Chattanooga" "Retreat of the Enemy From Southwestern Virginia--Their Return to East Tennessee..." "From the Arm... See More
Battle of Missionary Ridge...
Item #694161
December 01, 1863
THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Dec. 1, 1863
* From the origin of the American Civil War
* Battle of Missionary Ridge - Tennessee
This issue has some nice reporting on the Battle of Missionary Ridge. War-related reports include: "The Retreat of Bragg" "General D. H Hill" "The Landing & entrenching of the Enemy's Forces on the Main" &... See More
Lincoln consults spirits for military counsel?
Item #694160
June 08, 1863
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
News from the Confederacy...
Item #694159
June 22, 1863
THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, June 22, 1863
* From the origin of the American Civil War
* Second Battle of Winchester - Virginia
Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "General Johnston's Dispatch--Ewell's Exploits--Stuart's Cavalry--Lincoln and Co. Investing..." "The Situation of Affairs in Mississippi" "Yankee Conjectu... See More
From the capital of the Confederacy...
Item #694147
January 08, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Jan. 8, 1863
* Capital of the Confederacy
Not just a Confederate newspaper, but one from the capital of the Confederacy.
There is much war reporting here, from the Confederate perspective, including front page items headed: "Movements Of The Enemy" "City Intelligence" "Message Of The Governor" which takes most of the pag... See More
Jefferson Davis and his favorites...
Item #694141
February 04, 1863
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
Impending anarchy in the North...
Item #694140
February 06, 1863
THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Feb. 6, 1863 Among the articles in this Confederate newspaper are: "The Contagion Of Secession" "Loss of the Steamer Wm. H. Starke" "Our Military Resources" "Impending Anarchy in the North" "The Prisoners Taken at Arkansas Post" "Captain Pickler Again in the Enemy's Lines".
The back page ... See More
Civil War news from the home of the Confederacy...
Item #694124
March 04, 1863
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
Civil War reports from Charleston...
Item #694116
April 24, 1863
THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, April 24, 1863
* Rare Confederate publication
* Origin of the American Civil War
A quite famous newspaper from the Civil War, this title printing the famous broadside on South Carolina leaving the Union with the beginning of the Civil War.
The front page includes: "Movements In Mississippi" "The Campaign In Tennessee" "... See More
General Butler explains his controversial Order #28 on the women of New Orleans...
Item #694102
July 21, 1862
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, July 21, 1862
* General Benjamin Butler
* re. Infamous Order # 28
* From the Confederate capital
The prime content on the front page would be: "Gen, Butler and The Women of New Orleans" which is a lengthy letter from him prefaced with: "The following letter from Gen. butler, explaining his reasons for issuing the celebrated order re... See More
Confederate New Orleans... This is war, but not a "civil" war...
Item #694099
April 25, 1861
THE DAILY DELTA, New Orleans, April 25, 1861
* Rare Confederate title
* From the deep South
* Civil War beginning
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 su... See More
1898 USS Maine explosion investigation...
Item #693972
March 11, 1898
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 11, 1898
* re. USS Maine sinking disaster
* Explosion declared adversarial
* Spanish-American War prelude
* Havana Harbor, Cuba
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE MAINE INQUIRY" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are... See More
Much detail on the Battle of Chippewa: the court testimony...
Item #693885
September 15, 1815
THE WEEKLY MESSENGER, Boston, Sept. 15, 1815
* Battle of Chippewa - Ontario
* General Winfield Scott victory
Page 2 has over two columns taken up with: "Battle of Chippewa - Military Court Of Inquiry" which is prefaced with: "In the following article the reader will find a very clear & consistent statement of many occurrences in the battle of Chippewa which were omi... See More
Follow-up to the Battle of Fredericksburg...
Item #693878
December 20, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 20, 1862
* Battle of Fredericksburg aftermath
* General Ambrose E. Burnside
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are several on the recent battle of Fredericksburg: "From General Burnside's Army" "Rebels on the Plain Opposite Dispersed by Our Batteries" "The Investigating Committee at Work" "The Official Repo... See More
Final events of the historic Battle of Fredericksburg...
Item #693874
December 18, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 18, 1862
* Battle of Fredericksburg aftermath
* General Ambrose E. Burnside
A wealth of front page column heads on the Civil War including: "From General Burnside's Army" "The Withdrawal of Our Forces" "Gen. Burnside's Explanation" "The Movement a Military Necessity" "Armistice To Bury The Dead" "Add... See More
Four Civil War maps, one consumes a full page...
Item #693865
May 09, 1863
NEW YORK HERALD, May 9, 1863
* New York Harbor defenses
* Battle of Chancellorsville - Virginia
* Four American Civil War maps
The front page features a nice & very detailed Civil War map headed: "DEFENSE OF NEW YORK HARBOR" which shows Sandy Hook, Brooklyn, Coney Island, Staten Island and more.
A smaller map is on page 3: "Scene of... See More
Two Civil War maps, one taking over half of the front page...
Item #693861
May 16, 1863
NEW YORK HERALD, May 16, 1863 Over half of the front page is taken up with a huge map headed: "THE REBEL PRIVATEERS FLORIDA AND ALABAMA. Their Cruising Ground--Their Course on the Atlantic and in the Gulf--What They Have Done."
Front page column has include: "The Rebel Privateers" "The Doings of the Sumter, Alabama and Florida" "Over Eight Millions Worth o... See More
Civil War map of the Vicksburg vicinity...
Item #693852
July 09, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, July 9, 1862
* Vicksburg MS Mississippi
* Seven Days battles
* General George McClellan
The front page is dominated by a very large & detailed Civil War map headed: "IMPORTANT OPERATIONS AT VICKSBURG" with subhead: "The New Mode of Punishing Rebels--Altering the Channel of the Mississippi--Setting Vicksburg Back a Little".
Among the column h... See More
Map shows rebels advancing into Pennsylvania...
Item #693839
October 11, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 11, 1862
* 1st rebel invasion of Pennsylvania
* Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
* Battle of Perryville, Kentucky
The front page features a map headed: "INVASION OF PENNSYLVANIA. The Dash of Stuart's Cavalry Across the Potomac and Into Chambersburg." which also shows portions of Maryland and West Virginia including Harper's Ferry.
Among the front pa... See More
Displayable mother and child... color print...
Item #693836
June 02, 1892
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY, New York, June 2, 1892 Occasionally this title had beautiful color prints on their front pages, and this is one of the better ones (see photos). The print is captioned: "Good-Bye, Papa." taken from the painting by Seymour J. Guy.
Complete in 16 pages, very nice, clean condition.
Civil War map of the Richmond & Petersburg vicinities...
Item #693835
July 04, 1862
NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1862
* Seven Days Battles w/ nice map
* George B. McClellan vs. Robert E. Lee
The front page is dominated by a rather large Civil War map headed: "THE RECENT GREAT BATTLES" "May Showing Richmond, Fort Darling, the Line of the James River, the Present Location of Gen. McClellan, & the Scene of the Recent Great Battles".
The first column... See More
Large Civil War map dominates the front page...
Item #693829
May 23, 1863
NEW YORK HERALD, May 23, 1863 The front page is dominated by a very large Civil War map headed: "IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS IN MISSISSIPPI" with subhead: "The Field of Operations of General Grant on the Bayou Pierre, Big Black River, Jackson, Baker's Creek, etc., etc." The balance of the front page has various ads & news from Europe.
There is much Civil War reporting on ... See More
Civil War map of the Harper's Ferry vicinity...
Item #693828
October 18, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 18, 1862 The front page features a nice Civil War map headed: "THE ADVANCE OF M'CLELLAN'S ARMY. The Scene of the Next Great Battle in Virginia" which shows from Martinsburg to Sharpsburg to Harper's Ferry & Hillsboro.
Among the front page column heads are: "The Advance of the Union Forces" "Reconnoissance & Skirmishes with t... See More
Huge Civil War map of the Mississippi valley...
Item #693826
December 26, 1862
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 26, 1862
* Large Southern Confederacy civil War map
Most of the front page is taken up with a huge and extremely detailed Civil War map headed: "IMPORTANT OPERATIONS AT THE SOUTHWEST" showing the Mississippi River valley from just above Memphis to New Orleans. Plus many front page one column heads, including: "The Campaign in Mississippi&quo... See More
Civil War map of Virginia & Maryland...
Item #693821
May 27, 1862
NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1862 The front page features a large, detailed Civil War map headed: "The Line Of Gen. Banks' Retreat Into Maryland" which includes Washington, D.C., Alexandria, Harrisonburg, Strasburg, Hagerstown, Fredericksburg & much in between.
There are also nice columns heads: "The Retreat of Gen. Banks" "The Retreat Conduced in a Most Masterly... See More
Large Civil War map on the front page...
Item #693816
August 21, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 21, 1862 The front page is dominated by a large Civil War map headed: "IMPORTANT REBEL MOVEMENTS--The Massing of Rebel Troops Along the Line of the Rapidan & Rappahannock Rivers & Virginia Central Railroad."
Many front page column heads as well including; "The Rebel Army in Virginia Evacuate Richmond & Occupy the Line of the Va. Central Railr... See More
Large Civil War map on the front page...
Item #693814
August 08, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 8, 1862
* General George B. McClellan
* Peninsula Campaign map
* Richmond, Virginia
The front page is dominated by a very large Civil War map headed: "M'CLELLAN'S RECENT OPERATIONS" which the Richmond vicinity and southeast to Berkley & Harrison's Point.
Front page column heads including: "Our Army Advance on Richmond"... See More
Latest news from the Civil War...
Item #693811
November 29, 1862
NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 29, 1862
* Prelude to Battle of Fredericksburg
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Army Operations In Virginia" "Great Accumulation of Rebel Forces Near Fredericksburg" "An Important Reconnoissance Toward Port Conway" "The Delay in the Advance of the Army" "Important From Port Royal" and more.
... See More
Abraham Lincoln visits the Army of the Potomac...
Item #693809
July 11, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, July 11, 1862
* President Abraham Lincoln
* Army of the Potomac visit
* General George B. McClellan
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "McClellan's Army" "The Reception of the President In Camp" "Splendid Military Review by Moonlight" "Honest 'Old Age' Spends a Night Among the Troops" "The... See More
President Lincoln's appeal to the border states... Brady's photographs...
Item #693807
July 19, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 19, 1862
* Abraham Lincoln appeal to border states
* Pleads for emancipation of slaves - slavery
The back page begins with a very notable address by President Lincoln headed: "The President's Appeal To The Border States".
On July 12 Abraham Lincoln invited the senators and representatives from the border states to hear his offer of compen
... See More
Battle of Yellow Bayou... General Grant near Richmond...
Item #693799
May 28, 1864
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 28, 1864
* Battle of North Anna - Virginia
* Post Spotsylvania Court House
* Battle of Yellow Bayou - Louisiana
Among the front page Civil War column heads are: THE GREAT CONTEST" "Lee Supposed to be Near the North Anna" "Grant But About a Day's March from Richmond" "Rebel Guerrillas In Our Rear" "All Quiet With Butle... See More
Grant, Butler, and Sherman...
Item #693797
May 31, 1864
NEW YORK HERALD, May 31, 1864 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "BUTLER" "GRANT!" "SHERMAN!" "The Entire Grand Army in Motion En Route for Richmond" "Engagement Between McPherson's Corps & the Rebels" "The Rebels Defeated & Driven Back" "General Lee's Daughter Goes to Join Her Father in Ric... See More
Arming the Negroes... On attacking Mobile...
Item #693789
February 06, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, New York, Feb. 6, 1865
* Hampton Roads Conference
* Arming the Negroes question
The front page column heads include: "The Peace Conference" "The Negotiations Not an Entire Failure" "Opening of the Door to Reconciliation" "Submission to the Union and the Constitution the President's Terms to the Rebels" "Rumors Regardin... See More
Electoral votes for Abraham Lincoln...
Item #693788
February 09, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 9, 1865
* Battle of Hatcher's Run
* re. Abraham Lincoln election
Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Counting of the Electoral Votes" "212 Votes for Lincoln and Johnson" "21 for McClellan and Pendleton" "The Peace Conference In Congress" "ARMY OF THE POTOMAC" "Severe Fighting but n... See More
Sherman's triumphant march through the South...
Item #693786
February 17, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 17, 1865
* General William T. Sherman
* Marching & capturing coastal towns
* Orangeburg & Branchville, South Carolina
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN" "Our Forces Near the Rebel Prison Pen at Florence, S.C." "A Rapid March Through the State" "Evacuation of Branchville" "Occupat... See More
Nice on Sherman's march through the South...
Item #693785
February 28, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 28, 1865
* General William T. Sherman
* Onward march in the South
* Final months of the Civil War
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN" "His Army An Avalanche Let Loose' "It is Rushing Through the Carolinas" "Capture of 100,000 Bales of Cotton at Columbia" "Cheatham's Corps of Hood'... See More
Lincoln calls for 300,000 more soldiers...
Item #693784
December 23, 1864
NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Dec. 23, 1864
* Abraham Lincoln call for more troops proclamation
* Sherman's march to the sea coming to an end
The most notable content is at the top of page 2 which has: "A Call For three Hundred Thousand Men" "By the President of the United States--A Proclamation" which is signed in type: Abraham Lincoln.
Much reporting on the... See More
Significant victories by the Yankees...
Item #693781
December 19, 1864
NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 19, 1864
* General William T. Sherman
* March to the sea to Savannah
* Battle of Nashville, Tennessee
Over half of the first column is taken up with some great and larger-than-normal heads on Yankee successes in the South, including: "VICTORY ! " "Sherman at Savannah--Thomas in Tennessee" "Great News From Both Armies" "The Firs... See More
Sherman's march to the sea...
Item #693780
December 16, 1864
NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 16, 1864
* Battle of Nashville (1st report)
* General William T. Sherman
* March to the sea in Georgia
* Approaching Savannah GA
Among the column headlines on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN'S ARMY" "Savannah Probably Fallen" "Kilpatrick Rumored Mortally Wounded" "NASHVILLE" "A Great Battle Yesterday"... See More
Dawson, Yukon Territory, from during the Klondike gold rush...
Item #693777
December 16, 1899
THE KLONDIKE NUGGET, Dawson, Y. T., Dec. 16, 1899
* The Klondike/Yukon Gold rush era
A very rare newspaper from the Yukon Territory during the period of the Klondike Gold Rush (see the web for more details).
When gold was discovered in 1896 a stampede of prospectors headed to this region and spurred an entirely new era of romance of the West, the quest for gold, and the many hardships which... See More
Horse Racing...
Item #693637
September 19, 1891
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 19, 1891 The full front page is a great horse racing print: "The End Of The Racing Season--A False Start For The Mile Race."
Other prints include a full pg: "Devastating Prairie Fires i Dakota..."; a print of a famous baseball player: "Adrian C. Anson, Captain of the Chicago Base-Ball Club" with a related a... See More
New England broadside from 1876...
Item #693636
November 01, 1876
An interesting broadside advertising: "NEW ENGLAND AT HOME. Ye Supper Of Ye OLDEN TYME." noting that: "A New England Supper will ben gvven by ye Damyseies and ye maydens of ye Young Ladyes' Social, for ye benefit of Grace Church Great Bend, on Wednesday eve, in ye month of November Day the 1st, MDCCCLXXVI in LENHEIM'S HALL." The text also includes a little poem (see pho... See More
Early from the capital of Florida...
Item #693632
March 31, 1849
THE FLORIDIAN & JOURNAL, Tallahassee, Florida, March 31, 1849
* Early California gold rush report
* Rare title from pre-civil war Florida
A nice & rare opportunity for a very early newspaper from the capital of Florida. Very rarely are we able to find antebellum Florida newspapers, particularly from the capital. Formatted much like other newspapers of the day with various news... See More
A city of gold...
Item #693631
February 10, 1849
THE HOME JOURNAL, New York City, February 10, 1849
* California gold rush
Page 3 has a report headed: "A Golden Joke" which focuses on a letter from San Francisco which includes in part: "After a journey of several thousand miles, during which we have suffered more than I was formerly led to believe human beings could endure, we have at last arrived on the borders of the... See More
Post Custer massacre.... Gen. George Crook...
Item #693626
August 10, 1876
WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, Aug. 10, 1876
* Post battle of Little Bighorn (Custer Massacre)
* General Alfred Terry - Sioux Indians War
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "The Indian War" with subheads. (see) See images for text here shortly after the Custer massacre at the battle of Little Bighorn.
Other news and several interesting advertisements are incl... See More
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