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Civil War map shows Maryland & Virginia...
Item #689077
July 22, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 22, 1862 The front page is dominated by a nice & very detailed Civil War map headed: "The Field Of Gen. Pope's Operations".
Among the ftpg. column heads are: "Return of a Flag of Truce with Sick & Wounded" "Shocking Treatment of Union Prisoners" "Brilliant Cavalry Exploit" "Our Troops Go Within 40 Miles of Richm... See More
Fort McAllister, Georgia CW era map....
Item #689074
February 13, 1863
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 13, 1863 The front page features a nice Civil War map headed: "The Attack On Fort McAllister". Various front page column heads including: "The Department Of The South" "Landing of Gen. Foster's Forces" "Visit to the Interior by the Generals" "The Attack on Fort McAllister" and more. Page 3 has the "Evening Edit... See More
1931 death of LaSalle Corbell Pickett...
Item #688788
March 23, 1931
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 23, 1931
* LaSalle Cordell Pickett death
* General George Pickett's wife
* Battle of Gettysburg fame
* "Baby Bride of the 1863 South"
The top of page 9 has a one column heading: "MRS. PICKETT, WIDOW OF DIXIE WAR HERO, DIES" with subhead and photo. (see) Another photo of a younger Mrs. Pickett is on the back page.
Complete with 34... See More
Beauregard takes command...
Item #688078
October 27, 1864
NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 27, 1864
* 20 inch Rodman Gun first tested
* John Paul Jones Park - Fort Hamilton
* Brooklyn, New York cannon
* American Civil War
The back page has a very interesting report headed: "The Largest Gun In the World" "Successful Trial of the Twenty-Inch Rodman Gun at Fort Hamilton" (see) This 20-inch version in the largest muzzle loading cannon ever ... See More
Large map of Burnside's accomplishments....
The death of Commodore Uriah P. Levy...
Item #687618
March 25, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, March 25, 1862
* Uriah P. Levy death (1st report)
* 1st Jewish commodore of U.S. Navy
* American Civil War - Jews
The most notable content within this issue is the very brief, but historic page 7 report of the death of Commodore (Admiral) Uriah P. Levy, the first U.S. Jewish Commodore, war of 1812 war hero, and credited as to having abolished the disciplinary procedu... See More
Two accounts of Mosby's famous "Greenback Raid", in a Confederate newspaper.....
Item #687610
October 18, 1864
DAILY EXAMINER, Richmond, Virginia, October 18, 1864
* John S. Mosby - Guerrilla leader
* 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry
* Rare Confederate title
This newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy has much reporting on the Civil War, but perhaps the most significant is a back page account with heads: "From the Valley--Capture Of A Railroad Train" which includes in part: &... See More
Civil War map shows Eastern Virginia... Siege of Yorktown...
Item #687576
April 21, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 21, 1862
* Virginia Civil War map
* Siege of Yorktown
* Battle of Lee's Mill
The front page features a nice & very detailed map headed: "The Seat Of War In Eastern Virginia." plus there are one column heads including: "From McDowell's Department" "Brilliant Dash at Fredericksburg" "Our Troops Occupy the Suburbs&qu... See More
The very first Medal of Honor recipients...
Item #687357
March 26, 1863
NEW YORK HERALD, March 26, 1863
* 1st Medal of Honor recipients
* American Civil War
* Jacob Parrott & more
This issue has a report quite inconspicuous in its presentation yet exceedingly significant in its place in history. It reports the very first recipients of perhaps the most prestigious & coveted award for military valor: the Medal of Honor.
Page 4 has a one column heading: ... See More
Lincoln's state-of-the-union address...
Item #687255
December 10, 1863
CINCINNATI DAILY COMMERCIAL, Ohio, Dec. 10, 1863 Although there are various reports on the Civil War, the most notable content is the front page pri9nting of the: "PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE" being the annual state-of-the-union address signed in type at it\s conclusion: Abraham Lincoln. This message takes half of the front page.
Also of interest on the front page is: "Deta... See More
Celebrating the end of the Civil War...
Item #687254
April 11, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, April 11, 1865 This issue reports the events the day after Lee surrendered to Grant.
The first column on the front page sets the tone for the text which filled the entire front page, with the heads including: "THE REJOICING" "How the Glorious News Is Received" "The Quiet & Reverent Gratitude of the People" "New York City Preparing to We... See More
Civil War related print on the front page... Battle of Shiloh...
Item #687253
September 27, 1862
THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Sept. 27, 1862 A desired yet rather scarce title from during the Civil War, as the front page typically featured a war-related print.
This issue has on the ftpg: "Hoosiers Pouring Into Cincinnati to Enlist For the Defence of That City". Nice war reporting inside including: "The Great Battle of Sharpsburg" (Shiloh) which takes over... See More
End of fighting in the Civil War...
Item #687252
May 29, 1865
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE: May 29, 1865 The top of the first column has an embellishment beneath which is: "PEACE ! " "Kirby Smith Surrenders" "The Old Flag Waves From Maine to the Rio Grande!". Also on the front page is: "JEFF DAVIS" "An Official Copy of His Indictment" "He is Described as a 'Yeoman' " "His Crime--The
... See More
The closing days of the Civil War... dispatches signed in type by Abraham Lincoln
Item #687251
April 03, 1865
BOSTON POST, April 3, 1865 Page 3 has notable reports from the closing days of the Civil War, including: "VICTORY ! VICTORY ! " "The Rebellion Crumbling!" "Three Days Hard Fighting" "Sheridan's Triumphant Success Over the Enemy" "Glorious Results" "The Enemy's Line Broken at All Points" "Unsurpassed Valor of Our T... See More
Abraham Lincoln is elected president...
Item #687250
November 12, 1864
NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Nov. 12, 1864 Page 3 has a nice illustration headed: "Prison At Andersonville, Georgia" with related text with one column heads: "Rebel Cruelties To Prisoners" "The Horrors of Andersonville, of Libby Prison, and of Relic Isle" "Plundering, Starving, Freezing and Shooting" "Testimony of Privates, Officers and Surgeons&qu
... See More
Two front page Civil War maps...
Item #687248
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
The Battle of Gettysburg...
Item #687244
July 08, 1863
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, July 8, 1863 Page 2 has two columns taken up with: "THE WAR" "The Campaign In Pennsylvania" "Friday's Battle at Gettysburg" with other subheads including: "The Last Grand Attack" "The Retreat" "Cavalry Fighting In Maryland" "Interesting Particulars" "The Casualties" &quo... See More
Follow-up to Gettysburg and Vicksburg...
Item #687243
July 11, 1863
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 11, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War, from just a week after the Battle of Gettysburg, are: "Brilliant Cavalry Fight at Antietam" "The Rebels Driven from the Field" "Reports by a Rebel Deserter" "Lee Drawing Supplies From Virginia" "He is Fortified & Ready for an Attack" and more specifically ... See More
Atlanta, Georgia during the Civil War...
Item #687242
July 23, 1864
NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1864 Among the ftpg. one column heads on the Civil War are: "ATLANTA" "A Battle on Thursday" "The Enemy Defeated" "Our Forces Steadily Pushing the Rebels" "Army of the Potomac" "Late Southern News" "Gen. Johnston Relieved from Command" "General Hood Appointed to Succeed Him" and more.
Ei... See More
The Battle of Antietam, with a map...
Item #687241
September 22, 1862
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Sept. 22, 1862 A nice issue on this historic Battle of Antietam, with a nice map headed: "THE BATTLE FIELD OF ANTIETAM, Wednesday, September 17th, 1862". This was the bloodiest day of the Civil War with both sides loosing over 10,000 men in killed & wounded.
The front page has many one column heads including: "The War For The Union!" "... See More
Lincoln's State of the Union address, in a Washington, D.C. newspaper...
Item #687239
December 04, 1861
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 4, 1861 Most of page 2 is taken up with: "The President's Message" being the annual state-of-the-union address of the President to Congress, signed in type at its conclusion: Abraham Lincoln.
Logically, much of his focus is on the on-going Civil War and its progress, although there is much more about the state of the nation.... See More
Full page focus on Lincoln, with a print...
Item #686261
May 01, 1865
PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL, New York, May, 1865 Phrenology is a theory that the personality traits of a person can be derived from the shape of their skull. Although holding no validity today, it was a popular science in the mid-19th century and this periodical focused on it.
The feature of this issue is the page near the back which is devoted to Abraham Lincoln, including a nice portrait of him... See More
The siege of Lexington in 1861...
Item #686151
September 25, 1861
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 25, 1861
* First Battle of Lexington
* Missouri State Guard victory
Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "THE REBELLION" "Important News from Missouri" "The Disaster At Lexington" "Intended Invasion of Kansas by the Rebels" and more.
Eight pages, a little spine wear, generally nice.... See More
A review of the year 1863...
Item #685730
December 31, 1863
BOSTON DAILY ADVERTISER, Dec. 31, 1863 Certainly the prime content would be the lengthy page 2 report headed: "The Year 1863" in which the war events for 1863 are reviewed. The article takes over two columns.
Four pages, large folio size, some discrete archival mends at margins, generally good. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
Early months of the Civil War...
Item #685729
August 03, 1861
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 3, 1861 Page 4 & 5 column heads on the Civil War include: "THE WAR FOR THE UNION" "The President to Urge an Advance" "More of General McClellan's Discipline" "Capture of More Prizes" "A Flag of Truce From the Enemy" "The Rebel Account of the Battle" "Rebellion Against Rebellion" & more.
Monitor versus the Merrimac...
Item #685722
March 11, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 11, 1862
* Battle of Hampton Roads
* Monitor vs. Merrimack
* Historic Civil War naval battle
Page 5 contains a full column report which carries over to the back page, headed: "THE NAVAL FIGHT" "Official Report of the Affair" "Fortunate Arrival of the Monitor" "The Damage to the Merrimac" "A Hole Stove In Her Side&qu... See More
The capture of Atlanta...
Item #685721
September 03, 1864
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 3, 1864
* The Fall of Atlanta, Georgia (1st report)
* General William T. Sherman
The first column of the ftpg. begins with a nice stack of headlines: "GLORIOUS NEWS " "CAPTURE OF ATLANTA" "Our Troops Enter the Town on Friday Morning" "Official Confirmation" "A Great Battle at East Point" "Rebel Army Cut in ... See More
The Seven Days' Battle begins...
Item #685695
June 26, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 26, 1862
* Seven Days Battles beginning
* Robert E. Lee vs. McClellan
* Richmond VA Virginia
Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "A Sharp Skirmish wit the Enemy" 'Heintzelman's Corps Engaged" "Gallant Conduct of Hooker's Division" "The Enemy Driven Out of Their Camps" and also: "Important From W... See More
A pro-South newspaper from the North...
Item #685694
May 11, 1864
THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, May 11, 1864 Among the reports are: "Freedom of Debate" "Mrs. Lincoln" "War News of the Week" "From the Red River - The Rebels Fire into the Vessels..." "Latest From the Front--Our Wounded Sent to the Rear..." "Occupation of City Point..." "The Army of the Potomac Moving! Crossing the Rapidan!" ... See More
News from "the rebellion"...
Item #685467
September 19, 1861
NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 19, 1861 Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil war are: "THE REBELLION" "Important News From Maryland" "Rebel Demand for the Surrender of Lexington" "Important News From Kentucky" & much more.
Eight pages, a little wear along the spine, generally nice.
Advice to friends of Mary Surratt...
Item #685059
July 13, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, July 13, 1865
* Mary Surratt, the Lincoln assassination conspirator
* Shades of Robert Redford's movie "The Conspirator"
Page 4 has a brief, rather inconspicuous item with a small heading: "Mrs. Surratt" which reads: "The friends of the late Mary E. Surratt are resorting to ill-judged action in endeavoring to prove her innocence. Her trial... See More
Fugitive slaves... 1862 Savannah, Georgia martial law...
Item #684958
January 24, 1862
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, January 24, 1862
* Fugitive slaves
* Savannah, Georgia martial law
* New Bern, North Carolina
This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "THE RETURN OF FUGITIVE SLAVES", "The President's Position on the Question", "FROM... See More
1862 Battle of Mill Spring, Kentucky...
Item #684194
January 27, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 27, 1862
* Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky
* Colored soldiers
Entire ftpg. is taken up with ads with the Civil War reports on pages 4, 5 & 8. Column heads there include: "The Battle of Mill Spring" "The Rebel Account of Their Defeat" "They Admit Large Losses". Also: "THE WAR FOR THE UNION" "The Aid of Colored Uni... See More
Nine issues with Civil War-related content...
Item #683795
December 27, 1862
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York A nice lot of 9 different issues from 1862, each contains within reports on military events from the Civil War, or reports of developments and improvements of military equipment.
Each issue complete in 16 pages and in nice condition.
Nine issues with Civil War-related content...
Item #683794
December 27, 1862
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York A nice lot of 9 different issues from 1863, 1864, and one issue from 1865, each contains within reports on military events from the Civil War, or reports of developments and improvements of military equipment.
Each issue complete in 16 pages and in nice condition.
Baltimore slaves set free... Lincoln's proclamation making Nevada a State... Reason for the war...
Item #683602
November 03, 1864
SACRAMENTO DAILY UNION, California, November 3, 1864 Page 2 has the small but historic announcement: "Slaves Set Free In Baltimore", which includes in part: "The Post's special dispatch says: The slaves were set free yesterday in Baltimore, in pursuance of an order of the Court, under the new Constitution of Maryland."
Page 2 has the proclamation by President Lincoln... See More
1862 Battle of Mill Spring...
Item #683523
January 23, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, January 23, 1862
* Battle of Mill Springs - Kentucky
* General George H. Thomas victory
Among the page 5 column heads on the Civil War are: "THE SOMERSET BATTLE" "Official Report of Gen. Thomas" "Twelve Cannon Capture" "Many Prisoners Taken" and more.
Eight pages, nice condition.... See More
Closing events from the Civil War...
Item #683519
May 04, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, May 4, 1865 Among the front page first column heads are: "STARTLING" "The Assassins of the President" "Jeff. Davis, Jacob Thompson...the Accomplices of Booth" "Evidence that They Connected & Incited the Conspiracy" "A Price Set on Their Heads" "Large Rewards Offered for Their Apprehension" "The Evidence of ... See More
Five issues with a Civil War-related print...
Item #683511
November 22, 1862
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York A nice lot of 5 different issues from 1863 & 1864, each contains within a print related to the Civil War as well as a wealth of other prints not war-related.
Additionally there are news items from the war.
Each issue complete in 16 pages and in nice condition.
Great Battle of Gettysburg issue, and in the New York Times...
Item #683415
July 06, 1863
NEW YORK TIMES, July 6, 1863 This is one of the better issues on the Battle of Gettysburg, as half of the first column is taken up with a stack of heads on the end of the great and decisive battle.
Heads include: "THE GREAT BATTLES" "Splendid Triumph of the Army of the Potomac" "Route of Lee's Forces on Friday" "The Most Terrible Struggle of the War&qu... See More
Grant pursues Robert E. Lee...
Item #683384
May 26, 1864
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 26, 1864 Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Grant's Rapid Pursuit of Lee" "A Considerable Skirmish There" "Desperate Charges of the Enemy" "The Rebels Leave--Grant Crosses" "Grant Picks Up a Thousand Prisoners" "Rebels Attack Him Nine Times" "Surrender Dem... See More
Grant pursues Robert E. Lee...
Item #683383
May 26, 1864
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 26, 1864 Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Grant's Rapid Pursuit of Lee" "A Considerable Skirmish There" "Desperate Charges of the Enemy" "The Rebels Leave--Grant Crosses" "Grant Picks Up a Thousand Prisoners" "Rebels Attack Him Nine Times" "Surrender Dem... See More
Official announcement of the capture of Richmond: in a Richmond newspaper...
Item #683303
April 05, 1865
EVENING WHIG, Richmond, April 5, 1865 It's always nice to get reports of famous events in newspapers from where the event occurred. Here is a terrific opportunity.
This is a very rare Union occupation newspaper, as Richmond had just fallen to the Yankee forces on April 3. The issue of April 4 was the first produced by the Yankees. This is just the second.
The newness of the transition ... See More
Much on the trial of Lincoln's assassination, and the end of the Civil War...
Item #683269
May 23, 1865
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 23, 1865 The front page has column heads on the trial of those accused of assassinating President Lincoln: "THE ASSASSINATION" "The Trial on Monday" "Evidence of an Important Witness Suppressed" "Capture of Booth and Harrold" "Testimony of Captain Dougherty" "Antecedents of O'Laughlin" "The Attack on S... See More
Preparing for the outbreak of the Civil War...
Item #683173
March 30, 1861
NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, March 30, 1861 From just days before the outbreak of the Civil War, this issue has a wealth of reports on the coming conflict.
Articles include: "The Census of 1860" which includes a chart for the "Seceded Slave States" "THE PRO-SLAVERY REBELLION - From South Carolina - Disaffection Among the Slaves--Beauregard's Bragging..." "... See More
Confederate note...
Item #683167
January 11, 1862
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Jan. 11, 1862 Perhaps the prime interest is the nice illustration of the "Facsimile of a Treasury Note, Lately Issued by the Confederate Government, Richmond, Va.".
The front page shows: "Exhibition of National Prisoners in the Hospital at Richmond".
Other prints within: "Battle of Dranesville, Va." which was once a si... See More
Terrific on the early oil industry in Pennsylvania...
Item #682976
March 01, 1865
THE WORLD, New York, March 1, 1865 The front page isa all about the discovery of oil in Pennsylvania, with first column heads: "PETROLEUM" "The Great Pennsylvania Oil Region" "Oil! Oil! Oil! Oil!" "Its Discovery, Development and Uses--How it is Bored For, and the Fortunes it has Made" "Oil Creek & Its Tributaries" "Oil Wells--Oil Lan... See More
Peace talks are a failure... Sherman advances thru Georgia...
Item #682963
February 06, 1865
THE WORLD, New York, Feb. 6, 1865 Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald.
Among the front page first column heads on the Civil War: "PACIFICATION" "Return of the President & Secretary Seward to Washington" "The Conference A Failure" "Full Particulars of the Meeting of the Commissioners" "GEORGIA"... See More
First African-American admitted to practice before the Supreme Court...
Item #682960
February 02, 1865
THE WORLD, New York, Feb. 2, 1865 Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald.
Page 4 has a very notable report: "A Negro Admitted to Practice in the U.S. Supreme Court" which has a subhead: "Negro Equality in Washington" and noting: "John Rock, of Boston, a colored lawyer...was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court to-day...T... See More
General McClellan is nominated for the Presidency, to oppose Lincoln...
Item #682938
August 11, 1864
THE WORLD, New York, Aug. 11, 1864 Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald. First column Civil War heads include: "The McClellan Furore" "Union Square in a; Blaze of Glory" "Metropolitan Honors to 'Little Mac' " "Gen. Geo. B. McClellan Nominated for the Presidency" "What The Ladies Think of the Hero of Ant... See More
Boxing match: Heenan vs. King...
Item #682899
December 24, 1863
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, Dec. 24, 1863
* John Heenan vs. Tom King
* One of the greatest fights of the 19th century
* Heenan's last fight... was he cheated... drugged?
Page 2 has a round-by-round account of a boxing match headed: "The Fight Between Heenan and King--King Victorious" with prefacing comments on the boxing match in England.
Page 2 also has Civ... See More
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