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Sketches - Fair Oaks Battle Field...
Item #673280
July 05, 1862
SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, July 5, 1862
* Battle of Seven Pines - Fair Oaks
* American Civil War original prints
The front page features a set of three prints captioned: "SKETCHES AROUND THE FAIR OAKS BATTLE FIELD", which includes: "SLEEPING ON THE BATTLE FIELD", "SENDING REBEL PRISONERS NORTH FROM FAIR OAK" and "MARCHING THROUGH SWAMP", wit... See More
A rare edition we have never encountered before...
Item #673209
April 15, 1865
EVENING EDITION OF THE TRIBUNE, New York, April 15, 1865 A fascinating edition of this famous newspaper which typically reported the assassination of Lincoln on page 4. But this unusual four page (more typically 8 pages) "Extra" edition has a front page heading as noted above, with the top of the first column presented like a mini-broadside:
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Richmond falls... End of the Civil War is near... President Lincoln confirms...
Item #673208
April 04, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, April 4, 1865 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 eagle with a banner reading "Richmond ! &... See More
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Horrible conditions of the Andersonville Prison...
Item #673173
September 10, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 10, 1865 The first column heads include: "TRIAL OF CAPT. WIRZ" "Evidence of the Infernal Spirit of Gen. Winder" "Official Document by a Rebel Inspector-General" "He Says Winder Openly Proposed to Starve Men to Death" "That Was Cheaper than to Build a Larger Stockade" "The Prison Denounced as Horrible Beyond Descript... See More
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Item #673145
August 20, 1864
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WATERFORD NEWS, Loudon County, Virginia, Aug. 20, 1864 Issue of the Waterford News, published by 3 young Unionist women in Confederate Virginia.
The Waterford News was published in Loudoun County in the northern tip of Virginia. Despite its close proximity to the West Virginia and Maryland borders, the area was largely under the control of Mosby... See More
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A battle near Prestonsburg...
Item #673121
January 16, 1862
CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, Jan. 16, 1862 This is one of just a few newspapers which printed in the dateline: "Confederate States of America". Among the reports are: "The Campaign Opening in Kentucky--A Battle Near Prestonsburg--8000 of the Enemy Defeated" "Gen. McClellan's Opinion About the Duration of the War" "Privateering & Naval Resourc... See More
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Rare Confederate title with a front page address by Braxton Bragg...
Item #673120
January 30, 1863
WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, January 30, 1863 The ftpg. contains a: "Special Message of Gov. Vance" to the North Carolina General Assembly which begins: "With the flight of time great events have occurred & are now crowding upon us...the invaders of our state have concentrated a large force up on our coast & are again threatening our remaining seaports...... See More
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From the capital of the Confederacy...
Item #673115
December 09, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Dec. 9, 1862 Among the front page items are: "Evacuation of Winchester" "The State Line" "East Tennessee" "The Situation In The West" "Homespun" "City Intelligence" "Richmond Detectives in Washington" and other items including advertisements.
The back page features the lengthy editorial ... See More
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On the Confederates establishing a navy...
Item #673114
May 27, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 27, 1863 The front page includes: "The Yankees In York River" "From Vicksburg" "An Act to Establish A Volunteer Navy" "Hostage Retained" & other items including many more Acts from the Confederate Congress.
The back page has a lengthy editorial concerning the war, focused on the Act noted: "It is to be h... See More
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A Yankee's opinion of Yankees...
Item #673113
July 11, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 11, 1862 The front page includes: "The Army of Richmond--Rumours" "The Campaign in Mississippi" "Yankee Marauders in King & Queen" "The White, and Negro Outlaws at Sandy Point" "A Yankee's Opinion of Yankees" "Additional From the North" and much more.
Most of the back page is ta... See More
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Progress of the Civil War, in a Confederate title...
Item #673112
August 26, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Aug. 26, 1862 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. Among the front page reports are: "From the Rappahannock" "From James City & Gloucester" "The Difficulty of Maintaining Free Governments" "Progress Of The War" " and some legal documents including: "An Act to Punish Drunkenness in the Ar... See More
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Latest news from the Confederate capital...
Item #673111
May 08, 1862
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 8, 1862 From the capital of the Confederate States of America. The front page includes: "Highly Important From the Peninsula" "Partizan Rangers" "Movements & Spirit of the War--The Fall of New Orleans--Attempt to Fire the Yankee Fleet..." "Pikes & Lances" and more on the Civil War. Page 2 begins with an in... See More
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A very early newspaper from Los Angeles...
Item #672998
April 19, 1862
LOS ANGELES STAR, California, April 19, 1862 One of the earliest Los Angeles newspapers we have offered, and from the Civil War no less. At this time the population of Los Angeles was less than 5,000.
The front page has: "Mineral Wealth of California" and "Eastern Items". Page 2 has some Civil War reports as well as other news.
Four pages, nice condition.
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A newspaper for patients at the largest Union Army hospital during the Civil War...
Item #672991
October 17, 1863
HOSPITAL REGISTER, West Philadelphia, Oct. 17, 1863 This was essentially an in-house newspaper produced at and for the people at the Satterlee U.S. Army General Hospital in Philadelphia. It was the largest Union Army hospital during the Civil War.
It features a very nice & ornate masthead engraving showing the hospital and well as vignettes, one showing patients in beds. It lasted... See More
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1862 Surrender of Fort Donelson... Evacuation of Bowling Green...
Item #672990
February 18, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 18, 1862
* Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee
* Bowling Green, Kentucky
One column Civil War heads on page 5 include: "SURRENDER OF FORT DONELSON" "A Desperate Three Days' Fight" "Heavy Losses on Both Sides" "Bravery and Heroism of Our Troops" "They Fight Like Veterans" Unconditional Surrender of the Rebels&q... See More
Great baseball game reports from the Civil War...
Item #672980
June 14, 1862
WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, June 14, 1862 A nice sporting-themed newspaper which has on page 3 nearly 1 1/2 columns taken up with: "Base Ball" reports, including much on the: "Grand Matches Between Philadelphia Nines and Nines of Newark, New York, and Brooklyn" Great detail here including the box scores for the 4 games. Also: "Base Ball in Detroit"... See More
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Final days of the Civil War....
Item #672958
March 30, 1865
SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, March 30, 1865
* Final day s of the American Civil War
* Surrender of Robert E. Lee close
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 pliable and easy to handle. Nice con... See More
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From near the end of the Civil War...
Item #672940
April 01, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, April 1, 1865 A fine issue on the closing days of the Civil War, featuring a front page a map of the Richmond & Petersburg vicinity headed: "THE OPENING CAMPAIGN. Theatre of Grant's Operations...".
Among the front page column heads are: "GRANT" "Advance Of The Army" "The Rebels Driven with Serious Loss" "General Sheridan ... See More
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Funeral of Abraham Lincoln...
Item #672939
April 26, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, April 26, 1865 The front page has some nice first column heads including: "THE OBSEQUIES" "Sombre Grandeur of the Funeral Pageant" "Sixty Thousand Citizens in the Funeral Procession" "The Closing Scenes About the Coffin & in the Streets" "Departure of The Funeral Train" and more.
The entire front page is taken up with rep... See More
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The day Lincoln was shot...
Item #672938
April 14, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, April 14, 1865 This is a very significant date, as on this evening Abraham Lincoln would be shot in Ford's Theater.
The front page has some nice reports on the very end of the Civil War, with first column heads including: "IMPORTANT" "Arrival of Gen. Grant in Washington" "The Results Of His Victory" "Visit of Lee to Danville To Advise ... See More
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Chickamauga and Chattanooga...
Item #672922
September 21, 1863
DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Sept. 21, 1863 Not only is this a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but it is from the Confederate capital. The front page has various war-related reports with heads: "From Northern Virginia" which includes: "...most reliable that we can obtain is that General Lee holds his position this side of the Rapidan..."; "Southwestern Vir... See More
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Battle of Gettysburg...
Item #672920
July 09, 1863
THE CIRCULAR, Oneida New York, July 9, 1863 Page 3 has reports on the Civil War under the heading: "Late News", and includes some reports concerning the Battle of Gettysburg, the text beginning: "The past week has been full of interesting and important events. On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 1st, 2nd, and 3d of July, the "Army of the Potomac, under the new
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From the Confederacy... The 'Lincolnites' in East Tennessee...
Item #672919
April 03, 1862
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, April 3, 1862 A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page has: "Notes Of The War" with many subheads including: "The Lincolnites In East Tennessee" "A Capture & a Release" "A Gallant Exploit" "The Bombardment of Island No. 10" "The Battle In Arkansas" and even more.
P... See More
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Latest war news from the Confederacy...
Item #672912
December 08, 1862
DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN, (Jackson), Mississippi, Dec. 8, 1862 Among the articles are: "A Northern Protest Against the Atrocities of the Lincoln Government" "Another 'Raid' by Stuart's Cavalry" "Tennessee Renegades & Bushwhackers Captured" "Successful Confederate Raid" "Letter From Granada" and other items.
Complete as a sin... See More
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Lincoln assassins are hanged: prints of each...
Item #672906
July 09, 1865
NEW YORK DISPATCH, July 9, 1865 A terrific issue on the hanging of the four Lincoln conspirators, as the front page has illustrations of each (unusual).
The ftpg. column heads include: "The Assassins' Fate" "FOUR CONSPIRATORS HANGED" "Different Phases In Which Guilt Meets Death" "MRS. SURRATT, ATZERODT, POWELL, AND HAROLD, ON ONE GIBBET" "Sce... See More
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Sherman to capture Savannah... Bragg at Wilmington...
Item #672905
December 24, 1864
NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 24, 1864 Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN" "Savannah to Capitulate on the 17th Instant" "WILMINGTON" "The Rebel General Bragg Thinks He Can Repel Any Attack" "THOMAS" "Particulars of Hood's Rout & Flight" and much more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, good condition.... See More
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Sherman at Savannah... Battle of Nashville...
Item #672904
December 16, 1864
NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 16, 1864 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN" "General Sherman & Admiral Dahlgren in Communication With Each Other" "No Positive News of the Fall of Savannah" "Rebel Reports of the Situation" "Rebels Defeated on Hotspur Creek" "VICTORY" "Great Battle in Front of Nashv... See More
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Terrific content in this first report on Lincoln's assassination...
Item #672892
April 15, 1865
NEW YORK COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, April 15, 1865 The top of the middle column of the front page has the tragic headlines: "GREAT NATIONAL CALAMITY" "Assassination of the President" "HIS DEATH" "The Secretary of State Stabbed in His Bed" "His Son Bludgeoned" "Escape of the Murderers" "The Official Despatches".
Then more colu... See More
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Trial of Lincoln's conspirators....
Item #672888
June 06, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, June 6, 1865 The front page is entirely taken up with reports on the trial of Lincoln's conspirators, with first column headlines including:
"TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS" "First Correct Copy of the Suppressed Testimony" "The Rebel Leaders in Canada Directly Implicated in the Murder" "Jacob Thompson Boasts of His Power to Kill Tyrants&q... See More
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Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant, essentially ending the Civil War...
Item #672886
April 10, 1865
THE WORLD, New York, April 10, 1865 A very historic issue reporting the surrender of Robert E. Lee to General Grant at Appomattox, essentially ending the Civil War.
The first column has a nice graphic of a flag and heads in larger type than normal: "FINIS ! " "LAUS DEO!" "Surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Entire Army of Northern Virginia" "The End of... See More
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On the death & funeral of Abraham Lincoln, in a Washington, D.C. newspaper...
Item #672885
April 24, 1865
DAILY MORNING CHRONICLE, Washington, D.C., April 24, 1865 Great to have this issue on the assassination and funeral of President Abraham Lincoln as it is from the city where it happened.
Various one column heads are topped with a nice black-bordered cameo portrait of Lincoln. Among the front page heads are: "THE NATIONAL SORROW" "Memorable Days in Philadelphia" "The... See More
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Latest reports from the Civil War...
Item #672819
October 08, 1863
THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 8, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Gen. Rosecrans's Army" "Results of the Rebel Raid Near Murfreesboro" "From the Southwest" 'Missouri Invaded by 2,000 Rebels" "Our Troops Concentrating for Their Capture" "Guerrilla Ravages in Kentucky" "Reported Fighting With the Rebel... See More
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Huge front page map shows much of Texas...
Item #672814
November 30, 1861
NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 30, 1861 An extremely decorative issue, as the entire front page is taken up with a huge map headed: "THE GREAT EUROPEAN ALLIANCE AGAINST THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC" with a subhead: "The Gulf Slope of Mexico--The Harbor of Vera Cruz and the National Road to the Capital--Scene of Operations of the English, French and Spanish Expedition." with the map showin... See More
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Aftermath of Murfreesboro, and more...
Item #672813
January 10, 1863
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 10, 1863 Among the many front page column heads on the Civil War are: "From General Rosecrans's Army" "Murfreesboro Deserted" "Rosecrans in Pursuit of the Rebels" "The Enemy at Tullahoma" "Loss of Springfield, Mo." "The Place Attacked by a Large Rebel Force" "Gen. Brown Badly Wounded" "Anoth... See More
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The advance upon the Confederate capital...
Item #672812
July 03, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE July 3, 1862 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Advance On Richmond" "A Bold Stroke For A Great Advantage" "Success of the Movement" "Reported Occupation of Richmond" "Vicksburg Batteries Run by Com. Farragut" "Brilliant Exploit of the Union Ram Fleet" & much more.
Eight pages, very ni... See More
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Latest news from Robert E. Lee and General Bragg...
Item #672811
October 17, 1863
THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 17, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "From Virginia" "Another Great Battle Near at Hand!" "Lee's Army At Manassas" "Gen. Meade's Forces in Readiness for an Attack" "Threatening Movement Toward Leesburg" "News From Chattanooga" "Rebel Batteries Withdrawn from Lookout ... See More
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Two front page Civil War maps...
Item #672810
October 13, 1861
NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 13, 1861 The front page has two maps titled: "THE AFFAIR AT CHICAMACOMICO" and "THE FIGHT AT SANTA ROSA ISLAND" which is in Florida near Pensacola Bay.
Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "THE REBELLION" "Advance of the Rebels on the Potomac" "Battle Between the Rebels and Col. Wilson's Regiment Near For... See More
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Very large Civil War map show the Beaufort vicinity...
Item #672809
January 11, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 11, 1862 Most of the front page is taken up with a huge Civil War map headed: "The Scene Of Operations at Port Royal Ferry..." with a subhead. The map shows much detail of the Beaufort vicinity.
There are also first column heads: "Additional Details of the Affair at Port Royal Ferry" and "Our Map of the Scene of General Stevens' Operations&... See More
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Civil War map of the Savannah vicinity...
Item #672808
January 31, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 31, 1862 The ftpg. features a nice map headed: "THE NEW EXPEDITION. Scene of Operations of Commodore Dupont & Gen. Sherman's Expedition to the Rear of Fort Pulaski".
Also on the ftpg. is a wealth of war heads including: "Important From Savannah" "Splendid Naval Movement" "Interesting From the South" "The French Leavi... See More
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Two Civil War maps... Dispatches by Abe Lincoln...
Item #672807
January 18, 1863
NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 18, 1863 The top of the front page features a detailed map: "THE VICTORY ON THE ARKANSAS". Then a wealth of column heads on the war including: "The Capture of Arkansas Post" "7,000 Rebels Taken Prisoners" "Immense Amount of Munitions of War Fall Into Our Hands" "Capture of Five Steamers & a; Gunboat by the Rebels" &q... See More
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Two maps of operations around Vicksburg...
Item #672806
April 26, 1863
NEW YORK HERALD, April 26, 1863 The front page features two maps headed: "OPERATIONS AROUND VICKSBURG" and: "VICKSBURG AND IT'S DEFENSES" with much detail.
Among the ftpg. one column headlines on the Civil War are: "NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST" "The Fight On The Coldwater River" "The Position and Strategy of General Grant" "NEWS FROM TE... See More
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On the election of Abraham Lincoln, in a Confederate newspaper...
Item #672799
November 14, 1864
DAILY EXAMINER, Richmond, Virginia, Nov. 14, 1864 The front page begins with: "The War News" which gives updates from various fronts on the Civil War which includes a letter datelined: "Near Johnsonville" and signed in type: N. B. Forrest, and another from Tuscumbia, Alabama, signed in type: G. T. Beauregard. Many ads on the ftpg. as well.
Also on the ftpg. is correspond... See More
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Editor expresses his anger against the Yankees...
Item #672798
August 24, 1864
RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Aug. 24, 1864 The front page has: "The War News" beginning: "There is nothing new from Petersburg...The enemy are still upon the Weldon railroad...The battle of last Sunday was not half the battle we at one time thought it...". Also: "The Situation at Mobile" with subheads: "A Naval Skirmish" and "Fort Morgan". Al... See More
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Civil War news from a Confederate newspaper...
Item #672797
September 07, 1863
CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, Sept. 7, 1863 This is one of just a few newspapers which printed "Confederate States of America" in their dateline.
Front page reports include: "From Richmond" "From Tennessee--Affairs In Gen. Bragg's Department" "From the West & Southwest" "Bombardment of Batteries Gregg and Wagner" "Fr... See More
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Rare Confederate title with much front page war reporting...
Item #672764
December 06, 1862
DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN, Jackson, Dec. 6, 1862 Certainly one of the more rare Confederate titles we have offered.
Among the articles on the front page: "The Way to Peace" "Aid to Gen. Price's Army--Handsome Acknowledgements" "Frightful Wickedness" "Resisting the Draft" "Gallant Little Affair at Bolivar Point" "Letter from Grenada" ... See More
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The Emancipation Proclamation...
Item #672762
January 02, 1863
SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, January 2, 1863 The back page begins with: "News By Telegraph" "News From Washington" "The Emancipation Proclamation". Hereafter is the text of the famous document headed: "By The President Of The United States Of America--A Proclamation." The text reads in part: "...That on the first day of January, in... See More
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The famous case of Margaret Garner, escaped slave...
Item #672642
June 10, 1864
THE LIBERATOR, Boston, June 10, 1864 A feature of this famous anti-slavery newspaper is the ornate masthead which has prints of slaves being sold, and slaves being emancipated.
Over half of the bkpg. is taken up with: "The Case of Margaret Garner - A Vindication of Gov. Chase". See the web for more on her, a renowned case because, being an escaped slave, she chose to kill her daug... See More
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Re-nomination of Lincoln for the Presidency...
Item #672641
June 17, 1864
THE LIBERATOR, Boston, June 17, 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.
Page 2 has a report from: "The Baltimore Convention" with a subhead: "Nomination of President & Vice President of the United State... See More
Lincoln is formally nominated for another 4 years...
Item #672640
July 08, 1864
THE LIBERATOR, Boston, July 8, 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.
The front page has: "The Presidential Nomination" concerning Lincoln, which includes the letter to Abraham Lincoln noting near the beginning... See More
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Election of Abraham Lincoln... Much on slavery-related items...
Item #672638
November 11, 1864
THE LIBERATOR, Boston, Nov. 11, 1864 This is the famous anti-slavery newspaper by William Lloyd Garrison, featuring a terrific masthead with 3 vignettes including a slave auction and slaves being emancipated.
A significant issue in that it reports the election of Abraham Lincoln as President, with a page 2 column head: "Abraham Lincoln Re-Elected By An Overwhelming Majority!" &quo... See More
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