Sherman's work in Georgia...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 19, 1864  



* Second Battle of Dalton - Georgia

* Joseph Wheeler's raid



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT" "Gallant Conduct of the Troops Under General Hancock" "Storming & Capture of Rebel Works" "Brilliant Cavalry Operations" "SHERMAN" "Sharp Fight At Dalton" "Im... See More  

Sherman & Grant in 1864...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 17, 1864  



* William T. Sherman

* Ulysses S. Grant



Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN" "Additional Details of the Contest of the 6th Instant" "General Palmer Relieved by General Jeff. C. Davis" "Escape of One of Stoneman's Brigade Commanders from the Rebels" "GRANT" "Brill... See More  

Sherman is pounding 1864 Atlanta, Georgia...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 12, 1864 



* City Point, Virginia barge explosion

* General William T. Sherman reaches Atlanta



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT" "Appalling Calamity at City Point" "Details of the Fearful Explosion on Board an Ordnance Barge" "Stanton's War Bulletin" "The Capture of Mobile Reported by Re... See More  

Rebels fail at mine exploding...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 8, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT" "The Rebel Experiment in Mine Exploding" "Complete Failure of the Effort" "Rebel Forgeries" "The Attack on Mobile" and more inside as well.

Eight pages, great condition.

Sherman closes in on Atlanta...

NEW YORK HERALD, July 30, 1864  



* First Battle of Deep Bottom - Virginia

* William T. Sherman's march on Atlanta



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT ! " "The Fighting At Deep Bottom" "Defeat of the Rebels & Capture of Their Works" "The Rebels Driven Back" "The Casualties" "SHERMAN" "The... See More  

War efforts of Ulysses S. Grant & his officers...

NEW YORK HERALD, July 4, 1864  



* James H. Wilson & August Kautz Raid

* Richmond-Petersburg Virginia Campaign



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT ! " "Additional Details of the Operations of the Cavalry under Gen. Wilson" "60 Miles of Railroad Track Destroyed" "Late Numbers of Negroes, Horses, and Mules Gathered by His F... See More  

Rebels advancing upon Washington, D.C...

NEW YORK HERALD, July 13, 1864  



* Rebels 2nd Northern attack

* Washington D.C. captured ?



Nearly two-thirds of the first column is taken up with nice Civil War heads including: "INVASION" "Rumored Attack on the Northern Defenses of Washington by 15,000 Rebels" "Fighting at Silver Springs, Near Washington" "Reported Cavalry Fight at Westminster" ... See More  

Movements of General Grant...

NEW YORK HERALD, June 28, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT" "They Cross the James with All Their Trains" "Gradual but Sure Advance of General Grant's Circumvaliating Lines" "Fierce Assaults by the Rebels...Repulsed by Our Forces" "Additional Rebel Accounts" & more.

Eight pages, very nice condition.... See More  

Civil War map of Sherman in Georgia...

NEW YORK HERALD, June 23, 1864 



* General William T. Sherman

* Pre March to the Sea operations



The prime feature of this issue is the nice ftpg. Civil War map headed: "SHERMAN'S OPERATIONS IN GEORGIA--Scene of Our Advance from June 12, to June 20".

Among the many front page one column heads are: "SHERMAN" "Brisk Fighting" "The Enemy Driven Back&q... See More  

Huge Civil War map of Petersburg...

NEW YORK HERALD, June 22, 1864 



* Second Battle of Petersburg, Virginia

* Ulysses S. Grant vs. Robert E. Lee



The front page is dominated by a huge Civil War map headed: "PETERSBURG. The Three Rebel Lines of Intrenchments." Plus the first column has nice war heads: "WAR" "Operations Around Petersburg" "Appearance of the Rebel Rams on the James River&qu... See More  

Chattanooga... Treatment of Negro soldiers...

NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 25, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "General Grant's Department" "Change in the Military Policy of the Rebels" "The Contraband Negroes in Arkansas" "Their Treatment By Our Troops" "The Plantation Free Labor System" "The Butchery of the Beckham Family" "Three of the Negro P... See More  

Front page map shows portions of Texas & Louisiana...

NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 20, 1863  



* Second Battle of Sabine Pass

* Jefferson County, Texas

* Union gunboats defeat



The front page features a very nice Civil War map headed: "Sabine Pass And Its Approaches" which is an uncommon war-related map showing Texas, as well as portions of Louisiana.

Among the front page column heads on the war: "Charleston" "Ter... See More  

Lincoln suspends Habeas Corpus...

NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 16, 1863 



* Abraham Lincoln proclamation

* Habeas Corpus suspended



Being a "triple sheet" issue the entire ftpg. is taken up with advertisements. Inside has much reporting on the Civil War including: "Charleston" "A White Flag Flying Over the Shattered Walls of Fort Moultrie" "Union Forces in Possession of Half of James Island&q... See More  

Charleston in flames, Beauregard wants a truce, which is denied...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 28, 1863  The front page has a nice print of: "THE REBEL TORPEDOES" with 3 views of it.

First column heads include: "CHARLESTON" "Sumter a Mass of Rubbish" "Shelling of Charleston & Forts Moultrie, Gregg and Beauregard" "The City In Flames" "Indignation of Beauregard" "Application for a Truce..." ... See More  

New York City draft... Civil War events...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 21, 1863  Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "THE DRAFT IN NEW YORK" "'All Quiet Along The Lines'" "Order Reigns Supreme" "Several Colored Men Drawn" "NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST" "Arrival of Sick Soldiers from Vicksburg" "The Siege Of Charleston" and more.

Eight pages,... See More  

Much Civil War action in Charleston harbor...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 14, 1863



* Second Battle of Charleston Harbor

* Fort Sumter & more bombardment



 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Important From Charleston" "Preparations for the Grand Bombardment" "The Fall of Forts Wagner, Cummings' Point, and Sumter Considered Certain" "The Rebels Anticipate the Capture of Sumte... See More  

An appeal to the soldiers...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 9, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "News From the South" "The Appeal to the Troops" "Alabama Preparing for the Crisis" "Proclamation of Gov. Shorter" "The Last Dais of Vicksburg" "Interesting From Norfolk" "The Attack on Charleston" "Admiral Farragut En Route for New ... See More  

North Carolina rebels against the Confederate government...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 3, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Threatened Rebellion of North Carolina to the Richmond Government" "Jeff. Davis and the Confederacy Denounced" "Important From Charleston" "Erection of New Rebel Batteries on James Island" "Depredations by the Florida" and much more. Nice war content in... See More  

Battle map of Wapping Heights, Virginia...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 1, 1863  



* Battle of Manassas Gap - Wapping Heights



The front page features a Civil War map headed: "The Fight At Wapping Heights. Locality of the Brilliant Union Charges by which the Heights Were Carried."

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Battle of Wapping  Heights" "Operations of Buford's Cavalry...&... See More  

Wailing over the loss of Jackson, Mississippi...

NEW YORK HERALD, July 25, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Terrible Wail of the Rebels Over the Loss of Jackson" "All the Rolling Stock of the Mississippi Railroads Captured" "The Union Cavalry Expedition in North Carolina" "Meade's and Lee's Armies Between the Potomac and Rappahannock" "Movements of Morgan'... See More  

Two front page Civil War maps...

NEW YORK HERALD, July 21, 1863  The front page is dominated vey not one but two Civil War maps, headed: "THE SEVERE BATTLES AT JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI" which shows many streets, the Capitol, etc. The other is headed: "The Advance of Gen. Rosecrans. The Importance of Rome, Georgia, in a Military Point of View".

Among the column heads on the Civil War are: "Charleston&quo... See More  

Huge Civil War map...

NEW YORK HERALD, June 16, 1864 There are nice front page column heads on the Civil War: "GRANT" "The Union Forces on the South Side of Richmond" "Important From Gen. Sherman" "Rebel Bishop General Polk Killed" "The Rebel Guerillas" "Movements of the Guerillas in Kentucky" "Battle at Bayou Fish" and much more.

But the prime feat... See More  

Nice front page Civil War map of the events before Richmond...

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Grant, Butler, and Sherman...

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  

Victorious march...

NEW YORK HERALD, May 26, 1864 



* Ulysses S. Grant - Spotsylvania victory

* Resaca Georgia Ga - William T. Sherman



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT!" "Victorious March of the Army of the Potomac" "The South Anna River Reached by Our Troops" "One Thousand More Prisoners Captured" "Sheridan's Expedition" a... See More