NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 19, 1861

• First Battle of Lexington
• Missouri State Guard victory

Among the front page column heads on the Civil war: "THE REBELLION" "The Secession Legislature Broken UP & Its Officers & Members Arrested" "Important News From Maryland" "Rebel Demand for the Surrender of Lexington" "Important News From Kentucky" "Rebel Demand for the Surrender of Lexington" & much more.
Eight pages, nice condition.

Background: This historic September 19, 1861 edition of the New York Herald stands as a remarkably rare, complete eight-page primary document capturing pivotal inflection points during the opening months of the American Civil War. Its primary value lies in its prominent front-page column heads detailing high-stakes political and military actions: the high-profile arrest and breakup of Maryland's pro-secession legislature—a drastic, constitutionally debated Federal maneuver ordered to prevent the border state from seceding and surrounding Washington, D.C.—alongside breaking reports on the Siege of Lexington, Missouri, where Confederate State Guard forces led by Maj. Gen. Sterling Price demanded the surrender of Union troops. Offered in nice condition without missing pages, complete original issues from this early war period printed on durable rag paper are increasingly scarce, making it a highly collectible piece that offers a vivid, real-time window into early Union strategy and border-state crisis management.