Early issue of a Union occupation newspaper from Savannah...

SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN, Georgia, Jan. 4, 1865  This is a fascinating and very rare newspaper--just the 6th issue of this title printed--from just 2 weeks after the Confederates abandoned the city.

Half of the first column is taken up with a letter: "To Our Army & Navy Patrons!" which is an appeal by the publisher to support the paper, and what it takes for the: "...maintenanc... See More  

Just after the Civil War ended...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 24, 1865  The full front page has 3 prints showing the "Ovation to Lt. General Grant at the Cooper Institute".

Among prints inside: "Gen. Grant Review the Cadets at West Point" "View of Belle Island on the James River, Opposite Richmond" "Fleet of Gunboats & Monitors at Havana..."; 3 prints of horse ra... See More  

Ulysses S. Grant at Vicksburg...

NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1863  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "IMPORTANT NEWS" "The Operations of Gen. Grant Against Vicksburgh" "A Great Battle at Edwards' Ferry" "Defeat of the Rebel General Pemberton" "Heavy Losses on Both Sides" "Details of Grant's Movements" "News From New Orleans" &... See More  

Grant pursues Robert E. Lee...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 26, 1864 



* Ulysses S. Grant - Spotsylvania victory



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... See More  

"...fight it out if it takes all summer..."

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 13, 1864



* Battle of Spotsylvania VA Virginia

* General Robert E. Lee

* Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's famous quote



The front page has nice first column heads on the Civil War including: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Gen. Grant Says the Result is So Far Much in Our Favor" "Heavy Fighting on Wednesday" "Lee Sends In a Flag of Truce" "Ge... See More  

Huge Civil War map of the Richmond vicinity...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 17, 1864



* Siege of Petersburg, Virginia map

* Union General Ulysses S. Grant

* Battle of Mobile Bay - Alabama



 Over half of the front page is taken up with a very detailed Civil War map headed: "THE COUNTRY BETWEEN RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG".

Among the various ftpg. column heads on the war are: "From Grant's Army" "A Grand Strategic ... See More  

Mosby's guerrillas...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 14, 1863 



* Ulysses S. Grant at Clinton, Mississippi

* Guerilla leader John S. Mosby



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "From The Lower Mississippi" "A Victory for Gen. Grant at Clinton" "A Battle Lasting All the Day" "Scouting Operations by Stabel's Cavalry" "The Guerrilla Moseby Still Prowling... 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  

Large Civil War map: Battle of Spotsylvania Court House...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 14, 1864



* Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

* Ulysses S. Grant vs. Robert E. Lee

* Civil War Overland Campaign w/ map



The front page is dominated by a large & detailed Civil War map headed: "THE CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA".

Most of the first column is a long stack of Civil War heads including: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Comes Up With Lee's Rear... See More  

Vicksburg, General Grant, Admiral Porter...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 2, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Western Navy" "Its Operations Before Vicksburg" "What Admiral Porter Says of General Grant" "The Surrender of Brashear City" "Anticipated Movements of General Grant" "Progress of the Siege of Fort Wagner" and much more.

Eight pages, very nice... See More  

Battle of Cold Harbor... Grant vs. Lee...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 7, 1864 



* Battle of Cold Harbor w/ map

* Ulysses S. Grant vs. Robert E. Lee



The dominant feature on the front page is the nice Civil War map headed: "Scene Of The Struggle For Richmond".

Over half of the first column is taken up with a stack of Civil War heads including: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "News from Gen. Grant to Monday" "Ne... See More  

Map of Atlanta... Grant... Sherman..

NEW YORK HERALD, June 2, 1864



* Ulysses S. Grant overland campaign

* William T. Sherman and Georgia march



 Page 8 has a map titled: "ON TO ATLANTA !"

Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "GRANT !" "DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING" "Gen. Grant in Communication with the White House" "Rebel Opinion Of Gen. Grant" "Shocking Ca... See More  

Civil War map of Virginia: Battle of the Wilderness...

NEW YORK HERALD, May 6, 1864 



* Battle of the Wilderness w/ map

* Robert E. Lee vs. Ulysses S. Grant



The front page features a very nice & detailed Civil War map headed: "IMPORTANT OPERATIONS IN VIRGINIA. The Army of the Potomac Across the Rapidan--Scene of the Impending Conflict Between Generals Grant and Lee."

The first column has related Civil War headlines relating ... See More  

Capture of Bowling Green, Kentucky...

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, May 23, 1864 



* Bowling Green, Kentucky

* Battle of Resaca, Georgia

* Tunnel Hill, Georgia



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Lee Is Retreating Before General Grant" "Capture of Bowling Green" "News From General Butler" "Campaign in Northern Georgia" "The Great Battle of Resaca" "Captur... See More  

This racist newspaper reports the surrender at Appomattox...

NEW YORK WEEKLY DAY-BOOK CAUCASIAN, April 15, 1865 



* General Robert E. Lee surrenders

* Battle of Appomattox Court House

* Dated the day Abraham Lincoln died



A decidedly racist newspaper which began well before the Civil War & lasted a few years after. As such their reporting on war events provide a contrasting perspective beyond most other Northern newspapers.

Not surprisingly,... See More  

Fort DeRussey... General Burnside on General Grant...

ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, April 2, 1864  As noted in the masthead this was the: "Gazette of The Regular & Volunteer Forces" and as such is replete with military news of all sorts.

Most of the front page deals with reports on the capture of Fort De Russey, near the Red River. Other items inside include: "The Staff" "Life Boats for Vessels of War" &qu... See More  

Grant's victory, with details...

THE WORLD, New York, Dec. 4, 1863 



* Battle of Missionary Ridge

* Chattanooga Campaign - Tennessee



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Secret Movement of the Army Before Chattanooga" "Particulars of the Engagement Before Knoxville" "General Grant's Victory" "Full Details of the Recent Decisive Conflicts Before Chattanooga"... See More  

The situation at Chattanooga...

THE WORLD, New York, Nov. 3, 1863  Among the page 3 column heads on the Civil War are: "News From Tennessee" "General Grant's Communications Again Threatened" "15,000 Rebels Threatening to Cross the Tennessee" "Large Captures of Prisoners" "The Exact Situation at Chattanooga" "Bombardment of Fort Sumter Renews" and more.

Eight p... See More  

General Grant, General Sherman...

THE WORLD, New York, Dec. 8, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "General Grant's Dept." "Longstreet Certainly Retreating Toward Virginia" "The Siege of Knoxville Raised Dec. 4" "Gens. Sherman and Foster Pursuing Along the Holston River" "The Enemy Advancing on Maysfield, Ky." "The Siege of Charleston" &... See More  

Chattanooga & Lookout Mountain...

THE WORLD, New York, Nov. 18, 1863  Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "NEWS FROM CHATTANOOGA" "Junction of Gen. Sherman's Corps with the Army Under General Grant!" "The Rebel Battery at Work on Lookout Mountain" "Bragg Receiving Reinforcements" "Army of the Potomac Again Advancing" "A Battle Expected Within Four Day&q... See More  

Sherman's march to the sea...

NEW YORK TIMES,  Dec. 14, 1864 



* General William T. Sherman

* March to the sea in Georgia

* Approaching Savannah GA



Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "SAVANNAH" "SHERMAN BEFORE THE CITY" "His Army in Line of Battle on Monday" "Official Dispatch from General Grant" "An Attack Hourly Expected" "Movement of G... See More  

Jeff Davis at odds with his Congress...

NEW YORK HERALD, March 23, 1865 



* Nearing the end of the American Civil War

* Ulysses S. Grant & William T. Sherman

* Quarrel between Jefferson Davis and His Congress



Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN" "Johnston Flying from the Combined Armies" "Raleigh Said to be Evacuated" "Rebels Reported Falling Back to Hillsboro&qu... See More  

Robert E. Lee vs. Ulysses S. Grant...

Battle of Spotsylvania Court House...

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 23, 1864 



* Generals Robert E. Lee vs. Ulysses S. Grant

* Battle of Spotsylvania Court House - Virginia

* Rare Confederate title from the rebel capital



A very famous newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. Among the front page items are: "The War News" with subheads: "From the Peninsula", "From the Southside",... See More  

Sherman's march to the sea...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1864  Among the ftpg. one column heads on the Civil War are: "Rebel News" "Affairs in Front of Petersburgh" "Rebel Jubilation Over the Maryland Raid" "The Prospect at Atlanta" "Rebel Criticism of General Grant" "Gen. Grant's Army" "The Sherman's Army" and more.

Eight pages, nice conditi... See More  

Galveston is evacuated by the Rebels...

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, June 10, 1865 Page 2 has: "Later From Texas - Evacuation of Galveston" "General Grant's Reception in New York' and also a brief article on: "Jeff Davis' Trial Again".

Four pages, nice condition.