NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 6, 1863

• President Abraham Lincoln
• National Thanksgiving Proclamation
• re. the recent Battles of Gettysburg & Vicksburg

The most significant coverage is that of Abraham's Thanksgiving Proclamation on page 2 thanking God Almighty for the victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, signed in type, Abraham Lincoln (see additional information below).  Another interesting item has:  "Interesting From the South" "Every Man Capable of Bearing Arms Called in the Army" which is signed in type: General R. E. Lee.
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "News From Charleston", "Continuation of the Bombardment", "Sinking of a Blockade Runner by the New Ironsides", "Trial of the Rioters" and more.
Eight pages, nice condition.

Background: The August 6, 1863 edition of The New York Herald holds exceptional historical significance and collector rarity primarily because it features President Abraham Lincoln’s early National Thanksgiving Proclamation, issued on July 15, 1863, and signed in type by Lincoln. Printed on the actual day of observance designated by the decree, this rare issue explicitly documents Lincoln calling on the nation to offer praise to Almighty God for the monumental Union triumphs at Gettysburg and Vicksburg—the two pivotal turning points of the Civil War. While modern collectors often point to Lincoln's subsequent October 1863 decree that established the annual autumn holiday, this August 6 paper captures a distinct, immediate battlefield-response proclamation that directly ties early Thanksgiving traditions to Civil War victories. Beyond the primary Lincoln text, original 1863 issues of major Union daily newspapers are increasingly scarce; their limited surviving numbers, combined with prime front-page wartime news, Confederate dispatches, and authentic period reporting, make this specific issue a highly prized piece of 19th-century American ephemera.