NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 6, 1863  Among the war-related reports inside: "The Position of Lee's Army" "Affairs On the Mississippi" "Important Captures at Natchez by Gen. Herron" "From Fortress Monroe" "Operations Of Our Cavalry" "The Michigan Cavalry Brigade" and more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, two folds, foxing at folds.

Background: This August 6, 1863 issue of The New York Times serves as a rare and profound piece of living history, capturing the United States at one of its most pivotal psychological and strategic turning points. Published just one month after the twin Union triumphs at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, this eight-page edition provides a remarkable window into a nation transitioning from paralyzing anxiety to cautious optimism. The featured reports detail the high-stakes aftermath of these monumental battles: General Meade’s cautious tracking of Robert E. Lee's battered army during its retreat into Virginia, Major General Herron's vital disruptions of Confederate supply lines via the capture of Natchez, and the exploits of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade, which had just skyrocketed to fame under a young George Armstrong Custer. Because 19th-century newspapers were printed on fragile, high-acid paper meant to be read and discarded, surviving complete copies from this definitive summer are exceptionally scarce. For historians and collectors alike, this specific issue is highly significant; it does not merely report the news, but rather preserves the raw, unfiltered momentum of the Civil War at the exact moment the tide permanently turned in favor of the Union.