NEW YORK TIMES Dec. 21, 1863.

* Natchez, Mississippi
* Confederate Pirate Ships

This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following headlines: "FROM NEW-ORLEANS" "A Piracy in the Gulf of Mexico" "A Schooner Captured by Piratical Passengers" "A REBEL ATTACK UPON NATCHEZ" "Movements of Gen. Burnside" and much more. SEE PHOTOS. A nice piece of history from this famous newspaper.