Historic Newspapers: Battle of Antietam

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Sept. 24, 1862

• Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg, Maryland
• Rare Confederate title from the rebel capital

A terrific and rare issue, as the front page has a nice

RICHMOND ENQUIRER, Virginia, Sept. 18, 1862

• Robert E. Lee proclamation to Marylanders
• Prelude to the Battle of Antietam - Sharpsburg
• From the capital of the Confederacy

The front page has: "General

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, from New York, dated Oct. 5, 1867

• Antietam National Cemetery dedication
• Sharpsburg, Maryland union soldiers

The front page features a large illustration "The Remains Of

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, September 18, 1879

• Battle of Antietam
• Sharpsburg, Maryland
• Anniversary - tribute

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting

THE TRI-WEEKLY MERCURY, Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 23, 1862

• Rare from the Confederacy
• Battle of Antietam - Sharpsburg

Given the date, it is not surprising that the front page has an account of

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 11, 1862  The front page has two illustrations: "Flight of the Inhabitants of Sharpsburg at the Approach of Their Rebel Deliverers" and "Ford Near Shepherdstown,

HARPER'S WEEKLY, Oct. 5, 1867 One-third pg: 'Village of Santee Indians Near Ft. Thompson, Minn.' & of a meeting between Indian chiefs from Dakota & peace commissioners. Dblpgctrfld: 'Dedication

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 4, 1862  Page 3 contains the complete and historically significant printing of the Emancipation Proclamation signed in type by the President: Abraham Lincoln, &

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 18, 1862  The full front page is a print of: "Major-General Franz Sigel, Commanding Twelfth Corps Army of the Potomac" on horseback. Prints inside include:

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 27, 1912

The front page of this issue is a photo of "America's New Prince of the Church."

This issue has an illustration of "Weighing Them In" by Kemble. There are

NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 20, 1862

• Matthew Brady's Manhattan Gallery review
• Gruesome photographs of the Antietam battlefield

Page 5 contains one of the more moving articles on the horrors of war, brought

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 17, 1862

• Maryland Campaign
• Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
• Battle of Munfordville, Kentucky

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The War For The Union" "The

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Richmond, Virginia, July 6, 1863

• Historic Battle of Gettysburg
• From the Confederate perspective

Not only is this a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but it is from the

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Sept. 13, 1862

• Rebels first invasion of the North
• Maryland invaded from the South

A wealth of Civil War reporting scattered throughout this 8 page issue, column heads

NEW YORK HERALD, September 6, 1862

• Battle of Antietam close
• General Don Carlos Buell w/ map

The front page has a nice Civil War map headed: "Operations Of Buell In Tennessee".
Among the front page

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 24, 1862

• Emancipation Proclamation
• President Abraham Lincoln
• Rare pro-Confederate publication

Given the focus of this controversial newspaper, being supportive of the

THE WORLD, New York, Aug. 11, 1864

• General George McClellan
• Presidential nomination
• vs. Abraham Lincoln

Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald. First column Civil War

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 22, 1862

• Battle of Iuka, Mississippi
• Battle of Antietam - Sharpsburg
• Harper's Ferry, West Virginia

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "IMPORTANT WAR NEWS"

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Nov. 3, 1862

• The African American Delegation to Abraham Lincoln
• Free Negroes - black colonization in Washington D.C. ?

The most noteworthy article is found on page 4 headed:

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 6, 1885

• Chicago White Stockings w/ Cap Anson

Certainly the most notable print in this issue is the page 5 half page print captioned: "Illinois--The Chicago

NEW YORK TIMES, April 6, 1863  Among the front page first column heads are: "THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR" "Causes of the Failure of the Army of the Potomac" "Gen. McClellan's Course Reviewed & Condemned"

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Oct. 21, 1862

• From the capital of the Confederacy
• Rebels first Northern states invasion

A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 1862

• Emancipation Proclamation
• President Abraham Lincoln
• Freedom for enslaved - slaves
• Best publication to be had (very rare)

Page 2 begins with the

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 28, 1912

This issue has a color cover sheet over it and the front page of this issue has a photo called "The Dogs of War."

In this issue there is an ad for the

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 4, 1863  The most desirable print in this issue is the half page: "Raid of Second South Carolina Volunteers (Col. Montgomery) Among the Rice Plantations on the

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 3, 1894  Full front page illus. of "The Proposed Design for the New Library Building of Columbia College." Inside are two 1/2 pg. illus. of "Potato Day at

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 4, 1863

• 2nd rate

The most desirable print in this issue is the half page: "Raid of Second South Carolina Volunteers (Col. Montgomery) Among the Rice Plantations on

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 3, 1866  The front page features a half-page print: "Birds in Winter - Out-Door Relief" and an accompanying story. 
Among prints inside are: "Old Folks at Home

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 3, 1863  The full front front page is an illustration of "Santa Claus in Camp", this being the very first representation of Santa Claus by Thomas Nast in this