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Advertisement for a Frederick Douglass speech on the Civil War, plus a war map...
Item #676204
February 11, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, February 11, 1862
* Frederick Douglass speech on civil war
* Cooper Institute advertisement (eve of event)
The bottom of the first column on page 2 has a interesting advertisement for "A Black Man on The War!! Frederick Douglass Lecture at Cooper Institute..." with the date & time noted (see image).
Various Civil War reports on pages 5 & 6.
Eight pages ... See More
The French in Mexico, featuring a map...
Item #675521
January 29, 1863
NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 29, 1863
* Front Page Map of Mexico
* Port Hudson MS
* Vicksburg, Mississippi
The front page. has a large map headed: "THE FRENCH IN MEXICO. Operations of the French Army--The Route of the Troops from Vera Cruz to the Mexican Capital" with related front page heads as well.
There are also front page Civil War reports including: "Rebel Army Under G... See More
John Wilkes Booth 3 years before his notoriety...
Item #675338
March 27, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 27, 1862 Near the top of the front page contains one of the fascinating tidbits of history which delight collectors, in this case an inconspicuous advertisement for a theatrical production of The Apostate at the Mary Provost Theater in New York--starring John Wilkes Booth.
See the photo for the complete ad which notes the listing of the cast, including: "L... See More
Uriah Levy's death report... John Wilkes Booth perfoms on stage...
Item #675334
March 24, 1862
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, March 24, 1862 Perhaps the most notable content is the very brief, but historic page 3 report of the death of Commodore (Admiral) Uriah P. Levy, the first U.S. Jewish Commodore, War of 1812 hero, and credited for abolishing the disciplinary procedure of flogging. He also became the owner of Jefferson's Monticello and use personal funds for restoration work.
Also ... See More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Exploring the American West... Front page map...
Item #672805
January 23, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 23, 1865 The front page id dominated by a huge map headed: "THE SPECIE BASIS OF THE REPUBLIC--Map Showing the Parks of Colorado, Fringed with Auriferous Mountains--Central Position of the Isothermal Belt Around the Earth" plus over half of the first column is taken up with various heads concerning the magnificence of the American West, including: "Trip Be... See More
Map of Charleston, South Carolina...
Item #672491
January 05, 1862
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 5, 1862 The front page features a large Civil War map headed: "IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS NEAR CHARLESTON, S. C." Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH" "Operations on the Charleston and Savannah Railroad" "Seizure of the Station Near Charleston
* Desperate Battle and Defeat of the Rebels Near Por... See More
Large & displayable Civil War map...
Item #672028
March 15, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, March 15, 1865
* Confederates falling apart
* Nearing the end of war
The ftpg. features a huge & extremely detailed Civil War map headed: "THE MILITARY SITUATION. Scene of Present Operations of the Union Generals Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, and Schofield & the Rebels Generals Lee, Johnston, Early and Bragg." The map shows from Lynchburg to Wilmington, ... See More
Map of Pensacola Harbor & its defenses...
Item #672025
April 09, 1861
NEW YORK HERALD, April 9, 1861
* Start of the Civil War very close
* Fort Sumter about to be attacked
* History about to be made
The front page is dominated by a very large map titled: "VIEW OF PENSACOLA HARBOR & DEFENCES" and at the top: "The Sebastopol of The Gulf Of Mexico - The Probable Rendezvous of the Northern Naval Forces." Plus there are first c... See More
Large Civil War map on the front page...
Item #672023
October 07, 1861
NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 7, 1861 The front page is dominated by a very large & very detailed Civil War map headed: "THE SEAT OF WAR IN WESTERN VIRGINIA". Plus many ftpg. column heads on the war: "THE REBELLION" "Interview Between Generals McClellan & Banks" "Important News from the Cherokee Nation" "The Scene of War in Western Virginia" ... See More
Rebel map on the Battle of Bull Run...
Item #672022
October 11, 1861
NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 11, 1861
* Detailed battle of Bull Run map (official, after the fact)
The front page features a great & very detailed map headed: "Very Curious Rebel Semi-Official Pictorial View of the Battle of Bull Run".
Among the many first column heads are: "THE REBELLION" "The Advanced Positions of the Union Army of the Potomac" "Disin... See More
The Civil War in Missouri, with a map...
Item #671828
December 23, 1861
NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 23, 1861 The front page features a map headed: "THE WAR IN MISSOURI - Map Showing Platte County & the Surrounding Vicinity".
Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are The Troubles in Platte County, Mo." "How They Affect Gen. Hunter's Dept." "General Hunter's Ultimatum" "The Rebels Attempt to Drive the Union Troops f... See More
Two Civil War maps from the Shenandoah...
Item #671827
March 30, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, March 30, 1862
* First Battle of Kernstown- Virginia
* Winchester, Frederick County
* Shenandoah Valley Campaign
The front page features two Civil War maps, headed: "The Valley Of The Shenandoah--Scene of General Banks' and General Shields' Operations" and the other: "The Battle Field Near Winchester--Portion of the Hostile Armies at the Commen... See More
The Battle of Gettysburg...
Item #671506
July 03, 1863
NEW YORK HERALD, July 3, 1863
* Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
* Robert E. Lee's Northern invasion
A terrific front page with great and graphic coverage of the first day's battle at the very significant Battle of Gettysburg.
The ftpg. includes two war-related maps headed: "The Battle Of Gettysburg. Scene of the Battle of Wednesday, July 1--The Cavalry Fight." an... See More
Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky... Roanoke Island, North Carolina...
Item #671206
February 03, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 3, 1862
* Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky
* Roanoke Island, North Carolina
The back page has a map headed: "Plan Of The Battle of Mill Spring (Logan's Cross-Roads), Near Somerset, Ky., January 9, 1862". The bkpg. also has column heads: "The Battle of Mill Spring" "Additional Incidents of the Battle" "The Flight of the Rebe... See More
Advertisement for a Frederick Douglass speech on the Civil War, plus a war map...
Item #670356
February 12, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, February 12, 1862
* Frederick Douglass speech on civil war
* Cooper Institute advertisement (day of)
In the first column on the ftpg. is an interesting advertisement for "A Black Man on The War!! Frederick Douglass will lecture at Cooper Institute..." with the date & time noted.
Various Civil War reports on pages 5, 6 and 8 including a back page Civil ... See More
Civil War map of the war in Kentucky & Tennessee...
Item #670352
January 21, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 21, 1862 With the front page taken up with ads, the feature is the back page war map headed: "THE WAR IN KENTUCKY & TENNESSEE" with related column heads, including; "Defeat of Zollicoffer's Army" "Fighting All Day" "Gen. Zollicoffer Killed" "Utter Rout of the Rebels" "Heavy Lossl On Both Sides" &... See More
Rare full front page Civil War map...
Item #670344
April 22, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, April 22, 1862
* Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
* Rare full page Civil War map
The front page has a great full page map headed: "THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN, The Rebel Fortifications, Earthworks and Rifle Pits Around Yorktown and Across the Peninsula--The Work Before general McClellan and the Army of the Potomac".
Also a page 3 map titled: "THE ADVANCE OF... See More
Rebels abandon Columbus, Kentucky...
Item #670337
March 04, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, March 4, 1862 The front page features a detailed Civil War map: "THE REBEL GIBRALTAR EVACUATED".
Column heads on the war include: "The Destruction of Columbus" "The Rebels Evacuate Their Principal Stronghold, the Gibraltar o the Mississippi" and more.
Eight pages, nice condition.
Map of war events in Arkansas...
Item #670334
March 01, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, March 1, 1862 The front page features a Civil War map headed: "OPERATIONS IN ARKANSAS - The Position of Benton & Fayetteville, Recently Capture by Gen. Curtis".
Among ftpg. column heads: "News From the South" "Jeff Davis' Message to the Rebel Congress" "The Despairing Cry of the Rebels" "The Rebel Leaders Have Attempted M... See More
Map shows portion of Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, & more...
Item #670330
February 21, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 21, 1862 The front page is dominated by a nice Civil War map headed: "THE DESTROYED BRIDGES IN ALABAMA - Map of the Locality--The Principal Communication of the Southwest with Their Rebel Capital Cut Off--Nashville Completely Isolated--The Loyal Alabamians Rising in Defence of the Union"
Good column heads include: "Confirmation of the Reported Evacuation... See More
Two Civil War maps: front page and back page...
Item #670324
February 13, 1862
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 13, 1862
* Battle of Roanoke Island w/ map
* Ambrose Burnside & Louis M. Goldsborough
Taking close to half of the front page is a great map: "Brilliant Operations At Roanoke Island -- Scene of General Burnside and Commodore Goldsborough's Victories--Roanoke Island & Elizabeth City." The map and reports take all of the front page and conc... See More
Map shows details of Columbus, Kentucky...
Item #670322
February 09, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 9, 1862 The ftpg. features a nice and detailed map headed: "The Key To The Mississippi River. The Fortifications at Columbus, Kentucky--Strength of the Position."
The balance of the ftpg. is taken up with various Civil War reports with column heads including: "The Rebel Defences of Columbus" "Columbus Considered Impregnable" "Demorali... See More
Map shows the Tennessee River Valley...
Item #670321
February 06, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 6, 1862 The ftpg. features a nice Civil War map headed: "The Gunboat Expedition Up The Tennessee. Map of the Tennessee River, Showing the Position of Fort Henry & the Battery Commanding That River, and Fort Donaldson, Commanding the Cumberland River."
Much of the ftpg. has various Civil War reports with one column heads including: "Important From Ten... See More
Huge Civil War map of an iron-clad fight...
Item #670319
April 14, 1863
NEW YORK HERALD, April 14, 1863
* First Battle of Charleston
* Ironclads warships clash
Although the front page has Civil War reports, including a small print of the military position, pages 2 & 3 have more on the Civil War including a huge Civil War map: "THE GREAT IRON-CLAD FIGHT - Scene Of Operations Off Charleston...".
There are great column heads: "SUMTE... See More
Huge Civil War map on the front page...
Item #670308
April 11, 1863
NEW YORK HERALD, April 11, 1863
* First Battle of Charleston Harbor
The front page is dominated by a huge Civil War map headed: "THE FIGHT AT CHARLESTON - Opening Fire at the Rebel Stronghold...Position of the Rebel Batteries".
Related text is on page 3 with great column heads as well as a small engraving of the ironclad Keokuk.
Twelve pages, very nice condition.... See More
Map relating to the coming Civil War...
Item #668400
January 11, 1861
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 11, 1861
* Start of the Civil War ? w/ map
* Star of the West attacked
A pre-Civil War issue with a nice ftpg. map headed: "SAVANNAH AND ITS FORTIFICATIONS" (see). Fully half of the first column has heads relating to the coming Civil War, including: "The Revolution" "Highly Important News from the South" "Particulars of the ... See More
Civil War map... Capture of Jackson, Mississippi...
Item #666001
May 19, 1863
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 19, 1863
* Battle of Jackson, Mississippi
* General Ulysses S. Grant victory
* Vicksburg campaign
The front page is dominated by a rather large Civil War map headed: "THE SITUATION IN MISSISSIPPI" showing from Mobile to Baton Rouge and north to West Point, Miss. Among the front page column heads are: "The Capture of Jackson, Miss." "The ... See More
Map of Port Hudson, and military illustrations inside...
Item #665998
March 31, 1863
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 31, 1863 The front page features a nice & detailed map headed: "Map Of Port Hudson" along the Mississippi.
Also front page column heads: "Naval Engagement at Port Hudson" "The Mississippi Abandoned & Destroyed" "Union Victory at Berwick's Bay" and more.
See the photos for the various page 2 & 3 illustrations of... See More
Map concerning the Battle of Murfreesboro...
Item #665997
January 01, 1863
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 1, 1863
* 1st Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee
* Nolensville TN & Van Buren, Arkansas
The front page features a nice Civil War map headed: "The Situation In Kentucky And Tennessee". Also many nice column heads on the war including: "The Advance of Rosecran's Army" "The Preparations For A Great Battle" "Sharp Fight Near... See More
The new state of West Virginia...
Item #665996
December 13, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 13, 1862 The front page is dominated by a great map with a large heading: "THE NEW STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA", with a related article on page 4.
The first column has a nice stack of heads on the Civil War: "FROM BURNSIDE'S ARMY" "All of the Enemy's First Line of Guns Opened" "Skirmishing At Other Points" "Rebels ... See More
Civil War map of Virginia...
Item #665995
December 08, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 8, 1862 The front page features a large map headed: "THE POSITION OF EASTERN VIRGINIA" showing from Norfolk to Staunton.
Among the one column heads on the ftpg. are: "Operations in Western Virginia" "A Rebel Camp Surprised & Captured" "No Loss on the Union Side" "Destitute Condition of the Rebel Army" "They ar... See More
Map of the new western territories...
Item #665989
April 10, 1861
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 10, 1861
* Civil War beginning soon (2 days away)
* Fort Sumter about to be attacked
* History about to be made
Although there is much interesting content concerning the events just before the outbreak of the Civil War & the bombing of Fort Sumter, the prime content is the rather large page 6 map headed: "The New Territories: Colorado, Nevada, and Dak... See More
Huge map... The Monitor vs. the Merrimac...
Item #665983
March 12, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, March 12, 1862
* Rare full front page civil war map
* Battle of Hampton Roads
* Monitor vs. Merrimack
Simply an incredible Civil War map newspaper, as the entire front page is taken up with a huge map headed: "THE EVACUATION OF MANASSAS. The Stars and Stripes Waving Over the Late Stronghold of the Rebels--The Seat of War in Eastern Virginia."
This map is v... See More
Civil War map shows portions of Tennessee and Mississippi...
Item #665962
October 07, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 7, 1862
* Second Battle of Corinth
* Mississippi & Tennessee map
The front page is dominated by a large Civil War map headed: "The Seat Of War In The South-West" with a detailed & lengthy caption.
Among the front page war-related column heads are: "The Battle Of Corinth" "Great Victory By Rosecrans" "A Second Battle on... See More
Map shows Martinique and the escape of the privateer Alabama...
Item #665638
February 16, 1863
NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 16, 1863
* CSS Pirate Alabama w/ map
The ftpg. features a map headed: "The Alabama's Escape From Martinique. The Harbor of Fort Royal, Martinique, Showing the Manner in which the Privateer Alabama Escaped the Blockade of the U.S. Steamer San Jacinto" shows the islands as well. The first column has related heads.
Eight pages, very nice condition.... See More
Great issue for display: two front page Civil War maps...
Item #665635
January 21, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 21, 1862
* Battle of Mill Springs - Kentucky
A terrific issue for display, as over half of the front page is dominated by two maps, one very large headed: "THE IMPORTANT VICTORY IN KENTUCKY." and the other headed: "The Rebel Zollicoffer's Stronghold On The Cumberland River." Plus, there are very nice first column heads including: "Bril... See More
Death of Commodore Uriah P. Levy... Large Civil War map...
Item #665634
March 24, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, March 24, 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 5 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
Nice Civil War map...
Item #665623
May 29, 1862
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 29, 1862
* Battle of Hanover Court House, Virginia w/ map
The front page is dominated by a large & very detailed Civil War map headed: "The Seat Of War In Eastern Virginia" which shows from Harper's Ferry to Norfolk.
Among the one column heads on the front page are: "The Battle at Hanover Court House" "Complete Rout of the Enemy&q... See More
Huge front page map shows much of Texas...
Item #665449
November 30, 1861
NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 30, 1861
* Gulf of Mexico coast map
* Texas - Mexico
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, Fren... See More
Lincoln's second inauguration...
Item #665344
March 06, 1865
NEW YORK HERALD, New York, March 6, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln 2nd inauguration
* Closing weeks of the Civil War
* Assassination nears
Page 4 headlines at the top of last column about the second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln include: "INAUGURATION" "Our Report of the Second Installation of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States" "Scenes at the White ... See More
Fort Hindman, Arkansas, is captured...
Item #665196
January 25, 1863
NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 25, 1863
* Fort Hindman Arkansas captured
* Map w/ fort diagram
* St. Charles & more
The front page features a map titled: "THE CAPTURE OF FORT HINDMAN" Also on the ftpg. is a diagram titled: "Inside Of Fort Hindman" with much detail.
Among the one column ftpg. headlines on the Civil War are: "IMPORTANT FROM ARKANSAS" "Ope... See More
Fort Donelson, Tennessee...
Item #665182
February 17, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 17, 1862
* Battle of Fort Donelson - Tennessee
The front page features a nice & detailed map titled: "FORT DONELSON, TENN. The Scene of General Grant & Commodore Foote's Latest Achievement".
Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "THE SIEGE OF FORT DONELSON"; "Details of Three Days Desperate Fighting"; &quo... See More
A Civil War map, and a wealth of reporting...
Item #665176
June 01, 1861
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 1, 1861
* Battle of Aquia Creek Civil War map
* Union Navy gunboats vs. Confederate batteries
The ftpg. is filled with ads. The back page has a war map headed: "Acquia Creek And Its Environs". Also a notable report: "Virginia Votes For Secession" and other war-related items.
Page 5 has a nice stack of column heads: "THE WAR FOR THE UNI... See More
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