NEW YORK TEIMES, July 28, 1861

• First Battle of Bull Run  Manassas aftermath
• Confederate account of the first major battle

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War: "THE GREAT REBELLION" "No Military Movements at Washington" "Gen. McClelland Preparing to Take Command" "Strength of the National Forces" "Rebel Accounts of the Battle at Bull's Run" "Important Movements in Missouri" "Measures Taken by Gen. Pope to Protect the Railroads" "Rumored Intention of the Rebels to Attack Cairo" "The Campaign on the Kanawha" "Our War-Worn Heroes" and more.
Eight pages, some period writing on the front page, nice condition.

Background: This July 28, 1861 issue of The New York Times represents a historically notable primary source printed exactly one week after the First Battle of Bull Run (July 21, 1861)—the Civil War’s first major land battle—offering a rare, real-time snapshot of Union anxiety and strategic reorganization. What makes this specific issue exceptionally notable and scarce is its front-page inclusion of "Rebel Accounts of the Battle at Bull's Run," providing Northern readers with direct Confederate dispatches regarding casualties and victory claims at a time when Southern perspective in Union print was rare due to cut telegraph lines and wartime censorship. Additionally, the headlines capture a pivotal turning point in American history: the paralyzing defensive pause in Washington following the disastrous Union retreat ("No Military Movements at Washington") and the immediate political reaction as President Abraham Lincoln summoned General George B. McClellan to command and restructure the shattered forces into the Army of the Potomac ("Gen. McClelland Preparing to Take Command"). Combined with reports measuring the "Strength of the National Forces" as the Union realized the conflict would not be solved by short 90-day enlistments, this original 1861 issue stands out as a highly collectible and rare physical artifact documenting the exact moment the North recognized the Civil War would be a long, grueling, and deadly national crisis.