Thanks from Beauregard after the Battle of Shiloh... The fall of New Orleans...

WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, May 2, 1862



* Battle of Shiloh

* P.G.T. Beauregard

* Fall of New Orleans



This is a very rare title from the Confederacy. According to Brigham only four institutions in the United States have any holdings of this title from the Civil War, most just a few scattered issues. The American Antiquarian Society has no issues recorded from this era.

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Generals Beauregard and Forrest...

THE CHARLESTON MERCURY, South Carolina, Oct. 1, 1864



* Rare Confederate publication

* Origin of the American Civil War



Among the front page reports on the Civil War are: "Forrest Again Successful" "General Beauregard, Again" "Reconstruction & Subjugation One and the Same" "Affairs on the Mississippi" "News From the Far West" and more.

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From Houston during the Civil War...

THE HOUSTON TRI-WEEKLY TELEGRAPH, Nov. 9, 1864 



* Very rare issue from the Southwest Confederacy



Newspapers from Texas are very uncommon, particularly from before or during the Civil War period. Here is an issue from the midst of the war, one of the earliest war-dated issues we have offered in recent years.

The front page has over 2 columns taken up with a terrific speech given by Jeff... See More  

Unique "Yankee" & "Confederate" pair of the same date...

Here is a unique opportunity for a pair of issues--one Yankee and the other Confederate--of the identical date of July 22, 1861 both reporting on the First Battle of Bull Run, one from the New York Tribune and the other from the Confederate capital of Richmond, titled the Daily Dispatch, providing a perspective of how the news was reported with all the "spin" & biases that ... See More  

Two maps of Pamlico Sound & environs...

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Jan. 29, 1862  The front page has two Civil War maps, one: "Showing the Position of Hatteras Inlet and Roanoke Island" and the other a: "Diagram Showing Hatteras Inlet & Where the Vessels Were Wrecked".

Many front page column heads on the Civil War including: "War Against Treason!" "Great Difficulty In Passing Hatteras Bar" &... See More  

Charleston in flames, Beauregard wants a truce which is denied...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 28, 1863



* Second Battle of Fort Sumter

* Charleston Harbor, South Carolina

* Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard



 The front page has a nice print of: "THE REBEL TORPEDOES" with 3 views of it.

First column heads include: "CHARLESTON" "Sumter a Mass of Rubbish" "Shelling of Charleston & Forts Moultrie, Gregg and Beauregard... See More  

Last state-of-the-union address of the Civil War...

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Dec. 7, 1864 



* President Abraham Lincoln

* State of the Union Address (last)



Beginning on the front page and taking most of page 2 is: "The President's Message", being what would be Lincoln's final state-of-the-uinion address to the nation. It is signed in type by him at its conclusion: Abraham Lincoln.

The top of the first column has: "T... See More  

Yankees capture Columbia, South Carolina...

NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 19, 1865 



* Columbia SC - South Carolina Map

* Robert E. Lee correspondence

* Rare Confederate flag illustration



The front page is dominated by a large & very detailed Civil War map headed: "SHERMAN IN THE HEART OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Occupation of Columbia, the State Capital---Probable Evacuation of Charleston."

Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civ... See More  

Beauregard's congratulations on Shiloh... Fort Jackson... Pulaski...

CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, April 24, 1862 



* Battle of Shiloh - Pittsburg Landing - Beauregard's praise

* Fort Jackson... Fall of Pulaski...

* Rare Confederate title from the war origin



This was one of only a few newspapers which printed: "Confederate States of America" in the dateline (see images).

Perhaps the best items is: "Gen. Beauregard's A... See More  

Capture of New Orleans, in a Confederate newspaper...

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 28, 1862 



* Capture of New Orleans - Louisiana

* Union troops (enemy) enter city

* From the capital of the Confederacy



Not only is this a great Confederate newspaper, but it is from the capital of the Confederacy.

Certainly the most significant content would be the breaking news report on page 2 headed: "Capture of New Orleans By The Ene... See More  

Beauregard is reported as 'crazy'...

THE WORLD, New York, Feb. 25, 1865  



* Battle of Wilmington - North Carolina

* Admiral David Dixon Porter victory



Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald.  

Among the front page first column heads on the Civil War: "THE SOUTH" "Indications of a Panic in Richmond" "Beauregard Reported Crazy" "Gen. Lee's Reaso... See More  

Rebels expect to retake New Orleans...

THE WORLD, New York, May 16, 1864  Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald. Column heads on the front page and inside pages include: "News From New Orleans" "How The Rebels Expect to Retake the City" " 'Tell Your Northern Friends to Pack Up.' " "Official Announcement of Lee's Retreat" "Grant Beyond the ... See More  

Latest news from the battlefields...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 11, 1864  



* Battle of Cold Harbor

* Mechanicsville, Virginia

* Grant vs. Lee



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Burial of the Dead" "Grant Moving Down His Left" "Both Armies Close Together" "Hunter's Victory in West Virginia" "Their Stories About Sherman" &... See More  

Charleston in flames, Beauregard wants a truce, which is denied...

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 28, 1863  The front page has a nice print of: "THE REBEL TORPEDOES" with 3 views of it.

First column heads include: "CHARLESTON" "Sumter a Mass of Rubbish" "Shelling of Charleston & Forts Moultrie, Gregg and Beauregard" "The City In Flames" "Indignation of Beauregard" "Application for a Truce..." ... See More  

Victorious march...

NEW YORK HERALD, May 26, 1864 



* Ulysses S. Grant - Spotsylvania victory

* Resaca Georgia Ga - William T. Sherman



Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT!" "Victorious March of the Army of the Potomac" "The South Anna River Reached by Our Troops" "One Thousand More Prisoners Captured" "Sheridan's Expedition" a... See More  

Map of the Kanawha Valley...

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 23, 1861  The front page has a nice war map captioned: "Operations In The Kanawha Valley--The Great Kanawha,Gauley and New Rivers--The Scene of Floyd's Repulse".

There are also some nice column war heads including: "THE GREAT REBELLION" "The Trouble Among the Rebel Leaders & the Cause of It" "Beauregard Resigns, but Withdraws hi... See More  

Uncle Sam & General Beauregard... Early Cincinnati...

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, May 26, 1875  The entire front page is a comic print captioned: "The Big Man and the Very Little Frenchy Boy" being Uncle Sam and General Beauregard.

Inside has a full page on "Cincinnati In 1802" including several prints. Also a page with 5 prints of: "Incidents of the Fires in Western Pennsylvania".

Eight pages, nice condition.... See More  

Military affairs on the Mississippi River...

NEW YORK HERALD, March 22, 1862  Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "Affairs On the Mississippi" "The Great Fight at Island No. 10" "Beauregard At Corinth, Miss." "Movements of the Rebels at Memphis" and more.

Eight pags, good condition.

No reason to annex Hawaii... Death of General Beauregard...

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, Feb. 21, 1893  The top of the ftpg. has column heads: "Objections To Annexation" "Arguments of Those Who Prefer to Ignore Hawaii at Present" "No Naval Advantages To Be Derived" "Present Treaty with the Kingdom Granting Pearl Harbor to the United States Said 5to Be the Only Desirable Feature".

Beneath this report is: "... See More  

Criticizing Lincoln's state-of-the-union address...

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 12, 1861  This was an anti-war newspaper that insisted that slavery should not be abolished, so much of its content has an anti-North bias.

Among the articles are a lengthy ftpg. report: "The President's Message" which is commentary on Lincoln's recent state-of-the-union address. Most of pg. 2 has: "Report of the Secretary of War".... See More  

Beauregard's army is disorganized...

NEW YORK TIMES, June 14, 1862  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Late From New Orleans" "Arrival of the First Mail Since the Capture of the City" "More of General Butler's Orders" which lists two of them, each signed: Major-Gen. Butler; "From Gen. Halleck's Army" "Further Proofs of the Disorganization of Beauregar... See More  

General Scott offered command of the Rebel Army...

NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1861  Among the front page one column headlines are: "NEWS OF THE WAR" "Condition of Affairs at the National Capital" "The New York and Massachusetts Troops there" "Gen. Beauregard Reconnoitering" "Jeff. Davis Said to be at Richmond" "General Scott Offered Command of the Rebel Army" "The Virginians Thre... See More  

Rebel opinion of Jefferson Davis... Union refugee escapes...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 19, 1862  Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "Escape of a Union Refugee from Richmond" "What the Rebel Army Think of Jeff. Davis and Beauregard" "The Rebel President Branded as a Tyrant & Blamed for the Loss of the Merrimac" "Lying Reports Published in the Southern Papers to Mislead the North" "The Rebe... See More  

Battle of Seven Pines... Fair Oaks...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 3, 1862 



* Battle of Seven Pines - Fair Oaks

* Strasburg Virginia - Winchester VA



Many ftpg. one column headlines on the Civil War including: "From General Halleck's Army" "10,000 Stand of Arms Captured" "The Whereabouts of Beauregard" "From The Shenandoah Valley" "Defeat of Ashby's Cavalry" "Gen. Fre... See More  

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 17, 1912



In this issue there is an article called "Progress of the Campaign." The double page illustration is called "The New Order of Things--"Arise, 'Bose Flinn,' I dub thee leader. Tim Woodruff, you are next. Are there any more bosses who wish to be made leaders?'" by Kemble and much more.



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