NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 24, 1864  

* Battle of Globe Tavern (Weldon Railroad)
* Gouverneur K. Warren's Union victory 

Among the front page one column heads are: "GRANT" "The Struggle of Sunday for the Weldon Road" "Warren Victorious" "SHERIDAN" "A Battle Near Charlestown, Va." "The Union Forces Driven Back" "Loyal Citizens Leaving for Places of Safety" "FARRAGUT" "News From New Orleans" and more.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

Background: This August 24, 1864 issue of the New York Herald is a highly significant historical artifact that captures a critical, high-stakes turning point in the American Civil War just months before Abraham Lincoln’s re-election. The front-page headlines report on monumental concurrent operations: General Grant’s strategic triumph at the Battle of Globe Tavern (Weldon Railroad), which successfully choked off Robert E. Lee’s vital supply lines into Petersburg; General Sheridan’s volatile Shenandoah Valley Campaign, capturing the chaotic Union retreat near Charlestown; and Admiral Farragut’s decisive naval operations following his legendary victory at Mobile Bay. From a collector's perspective, while major Northern dailies like the Herald enjoyed large print runs, finding an intact, eight-page wartime edition in "very nice condition" is increasingly rare. Because newspapers of this specific era were printed on high-quality cotton rag paper rather than the fragile wood-pulp used later in the century, they have survived with remarkable clarity. This durability makes this issue not just a rare collector's item, but a well-preserved, real-time chronicle of the precise week the Union war machine began decisively breaking the back of the Confederacy.