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  

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  

Confederate New Orleans... This is war, but not a "civil" war...

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  

Final events of the historic Battle of Fredericksburg...

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  

Two Civil War maps, one taking over half of the front page...

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 Richmond & Petersburg vicinities...

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  

Civil War map of the Harper's Ferry vicinity...

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  

Civil War map of the Mississippi...

NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1862  



* Vicksburg, Mississippi vicinity map



The front page is dominated by a very nice Civil War map headed: "FARRAGUT'S NAVAL OPERATIONS ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER - Map Showing the Situation of Vicksburg, Miss., Indicating the Cotton Plantations in the Vicinity & Exhibiting the Topography of the Re... See More  

Jeff Davis, Abe Lincoln, General Banks, General Butler, and more...

NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 29, 1862 



* Jefferson Davis proclamation

* Proclaims Benjamin Butler a felon



Page 2 includes a significant document by the President of the Confederacy, with headlines: "Proclamation Of Jeff. Davis" "The Retaliatory Policy Fully Inaugurated" "Gen. Butler to be Executed for the Hanging of Mumford" 'Fulmination Against Slaves found i... See More  

Abraham Lincoln visits the Army of the Potomac...

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  

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  

Sherman's triumphant march through the South...

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  

Lincoln calls for 300,000 more soldiers...

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  

Early from the capital of Florida...

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  

Early advertisement for the historic Cape May Congress Hall hotel...

THE DAILY UNION, City of Washington, D.C., July 18, 1851



* Congress Hall Hotel advertisement

* Pre Civil War Cape May, New Jersey



 Among the advertisements on page 2 is one for the Congress Hall Hotel, headed: "Sea Bathing, Cape May, N.J." and beginning: "Congress Hall is now open for the reception of visitors..." with various detail.

Congress Hall is a very histor... See More  

Very historic report on the fugitive slave case of Anthony Burns: he had to return to his owner... On the recent Kansas-Nebraska Act...

NEW YORK OBSERVER, Secular Department (there was also a 'Religious Department' edition), June 8, 1854  



* Fugitive slave Anthony Burns

* Escape - capture and trial verdict



Page 3 has a very notable report with a small head: "The Boston Fugitive Slave Case" which was an historic event in Boston. Most of this report relates to the verdict of the case.

 This was th... See More  

In three days the Kansas-Nebraska Act would be the law of the land...

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 27, 1854  



* Kansas-Nebraska Act - slavery question



The front page begins some reports from "Congress" relating to the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Then further on there are reports from the Senate with a subhead: "Nebraska and Kansas Bill".

Over half of page 2 is taken up with the: "Debate In Senate - The Nebraska Question... See More  

The surrender of Columbus, Kentucky, is demanded and refused...

NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "HIGHLY IMPORTANT" "Attack on Columbus, Kentucky, bye the Rebel Gen. Buford" "An Attack on Fort Pillow by Gen. Forrest" "Surrender of Columbus Demanded and Refused" "The Red River Expedition" "March of Gen. A. L. Lee's Union Cavalry to Alexandria, ... See More  

1943 London subway bomb shelter disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 5, 1943



* Bethnal Green tube station

* London Underground bomb shelter

* Nazi air raid panic stampede disaster

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a two column heading: "Woman Trips, Causing Jam, 178 Die in London Shelter" (see)

Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in great condition.



wikipedia notes: On 3 March 1943, the British media reported ... See More  

Matagorda Peninsula expedition... Texas...

NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 23, 1864  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Important From the Gulf", "The Expedition to the Matagorda Peninsula", "The Granite City Shells the Rebels & Scatters Them", "Meade's Army", "General Kelley's Dept.", and more.

Other Civil War related reporting is found throughout. 

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Death of Zachary Taylor... Slave ads in this antebellum Louisiana newspaper...

THE DAILY DELTA, New Orleans, July 19, 1850  Newspapers from the pre-Civil War South are rather difficult to find. Here is one from Louisiana.

Page 2 has 2 1/2 columns taken up with reports on the death of President Zachary Taylor, with column heads: "Official Proceedings Of The Cabinet Consequent Upon Gen. Taylor's Death".

Among the many back page ads is one headed: "Sla... See More  

Treason is dying out in Texas...

THE WORLD, New York, Aug. 16, 1861  Nice front page column heads on the Civil War include: "The Southern Rebellion" "Good News From Texas" "Treason Dying Out" "The Rebels Approaching the Potomac" "The Ringleaders Sent to Tortugas" and more.

Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed (desired), minimal fold wear, small tears at margins, some fold fo... See More  

The fight at Pensacola...

THE WORLD, New York, Dec. 14, 1861  Nice front page column heads on the Civil War include: "The Southern Rebellion" "A Battle Imminent in Kentucky" "General Zollicoffer Advancing" "Excitement at Nashville" "Gov. Harris Flees from a Mob" "The Fight At Pensacola" "A Deserter From the Army of the Potomac Shot" and more.

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Unionists & deserters in Alabama...

NEW YORK TIMES, March 14, 1863  



* Wayne County, Alabama "tories"



Among the front page column heads are; "News From Washington" "Secretary Chase in New york to Negotiate a Loan" "Reports of a Refugee From Charleston" "The Negro Pickets on the Rappahannock" "Important From Alabama - Wayne County Full of Unionists  and Deserters&... See More