Historic Newspapers: Battle of Gettysburg

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 11, 1863

• Battle of Gettysburg
• Rebel account

The front page includes: "Charleston" "Yankee Agents In England" "The Courts" "City Intelligence" "Prisoners" "Sale

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 8, 1863  Certainly one of the more desired issues of the Civil War with the nice content on the Battle of Gettysburg. The front page has 2 prints: "Saluting the Old

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 17, 1863

• Battle of Gettysburg
• Eyewitness account

Not only is this a nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but it is from the Confederate capital.
The front page

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 25, 1863  The full front page is a nice portrait of: "Major-General Ulysses S. Grant ("Unconditional Surrender" Grant)". Inside has a full page: "The Siege of

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 25, 1863

• Battle of Gettysburg conflict scenes
• General Ulysses S. Grant vs. Robert E. Lee

The full front page is a nice portrait of: "Major-General Ulysses S. Grant

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 6, 1863

• Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• Most historic battle of the Civil War
• Great reporting - Among the best to be had

A terrific issue reporting the result of the very

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

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 22, 1863  The front page has prints of: "Residence of John Burns, At Gettysburg, Pennsylvania" and "John Burns, the Only Man in Gettysburg, Pa., Who Fought at the

LESLIE'S WEEKLY ILLUSTRATED, New York City, New York, July 3, 1913

• Battle of Gettysburg photos, map and illustration
• Kemble illustration

The front page of this has a nice color illustration called

NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1863

• Invasion of Maryland & Pennsylvania
• Confederates advance towards Gettysburg
• General Robert E. Lee's rebel forces
• History about to be made (historic)
• About a week away

The

THE SUN, Baltimore, July 18, 1863  The front page has nearly a full column with details of the headings: "THE BATTLES OF GETTYSBURG" "Southern Account" "List of Killed & Wounded Officers" "How Lee's

NEW YORK HERALD, July 2, 1863  A great issue on the advance to Gettysburg, this issue published on the day of the second day of battle.
The front page is mostly taken up with ads, literature items,

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 16, 1887  Nice full ftpg: "Art & Nature at the West End of Coney Island". Nice fullpg: "Boston Harbor and Its Islands". Very nice double page centerfold: "The Scene

NEW YORK TIMES, June 25, 1863

• Invasion of Maryland & Pennsylvania
• Confederates advance towards Gettysburg
• General Robert E. Lee's rebel forces
• History about to be made (historic)
• Less than a week away

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 8, 1863

• Battle of Gettysburg Coverage and more
• Rare Confederate title from rebel capital

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

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Nov. 28, 1863

• President Abraham Lincoln's famous speech
• Gettysburg Address at battlefield cemetery

Page 3 contains a report headed: "The Gettysburg Ceremonies" "Description

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 18, 1863  The full front page is a print: "The Bombardment of Port Hudson--The 100-Pound Parrott Gun of the 'Richmond' at Work". Inside has another fullpg. with 2

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 5, 1865

• Cornerstone laid for the Gettysburg monument

Page 5 has: "Gettysburg", "The Celebration Yesterday on the Great Battle Field", "General Howard's Tribute to the

Harper's WEEKLY, July 7, 1888 Perhaps the best feature of this issue is the Gettysburg 25th Anniversary Supplement which includes "An Address Before The Veterans Of The Army Of The Potomac And The

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 31, 1878

• Battle of Gettysburg
• Tribute to the dead

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

Page 5

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 17, 1869  The front page features a full page illustration entitled "Uninvited Guests", by J C Beard. Another fullpage illustration is "Summer". Nearly halfpage :

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 7, 1888  Nice fullpg: "The Fourth of July in a Southern Town" shows Blacks. Nice & dramatic doublepage centerfold: "Pickett's Charge", from Philippoteaux's "Battle of

THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN, Scranton, Pennsylvania, May 5, 1885

• Battle of Gettysburg
• Reunion of veterans

This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "GETTYSBURG'S

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 8, 1872

• General George Gordon Meade
• American Civil War General
• Battle of Gettysburg hero

The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "THE DEAD HERO OF GETTYSBURG" with

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 10, 1863

• President Abraham Lincoln
• State of the Union Address
• Year of Battle of Gettysburg

From the midst of the Civil War with front page column heads including: "The

THE WORLD, New York, Dec. 12, 1863

• Year of Battle of Gettysburg

The front page & most of the back page are taken up with the extremely detailed: "Gen. Halleck's Report" "The Campaigns and Battles of

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 6, 1863

• President Abraham Lincoln
• National Thanksgiving Proclamation
• re. the recent Battles of Gettysburg & Vicksburg

The most significant coverage is that of Abraham's

NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1863

• Invasion of Maryland & Pennsylvania
• Rebels advance towards Gettysburg
• History about to be made (historic)

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE

DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, July 17, 1863

• From the capital of the Confederacy
• Robert E. Lee's retreat from Gettysburg

From the capital of the Confederacy, with reports headed: "Gen. Lee in

THE DAILY REBEL, Chattanooga, Tennessee, June 18, 1863

• Very rare Confederate publication
• Second Battle of Winchester, Virginia

An extremely rare broadside newspaper and a great title for a

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL NEWS, Scotland, Pennsylvania, May 26, 1898

• School for Civil War soldiers' orphans
• Battle of Gettysburg dead veterans

An in-house newspaper of this school which is a "Member of the

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 20, 1863  It would be difficult to argue for a more notable or desirable newspaper from the Civil War. Combine the complete text of the historic Gettysburg Address by

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 23, 1872  Full front page Nast illus. entitled "The Insult Returned." Inside are two 1/2 pg. illus. pertaining to horses including "Ruined, and Winter at the Door-An

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 24, 1887  Nice full ftpg: 'The 'Volunteer Under Full Sail' shows a yacht. Nearly halfpg: 'The Exhibition of Natural Gas Illumination at Toledo'. Nearly halfpg:

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 16, 1885  The entire front page shows: 'Vesuvius In Eruption'. The prime print would be the full page captioned: "Champion Baseball Players" showing portraits of

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 5, 1863  The full front page shows: "Moseby's Guerrillas Destroying Sutlers' Train". Inside prints include a dramatic fullpg: "The Destruction of the City of

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 16, 1892  Front full page illustration of "The Homestead Riot." Inside is a full page containing two illustrations pertaining to "The Homestead Riots." Full page

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 1, 1893 Full ftpg: 'Columbian Exposition--Dedication of the German Building'. Nearly fullpg. with 5 illus; 'The Floods on the Mississippi Near Vicksburg'. Fullpg. of

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 26, 1864  The front page has a print of: "The Late Colonel Ulric Dahlgren" with an article on him. The ftpg. also has articles titled: "General Grant as

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 5, 1898  The front page has a full page illustration of "Chicago's Eyes 'Wide Open'" by W. A. Rogers. There is a nice full page illustration of "The Dreyfus

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 12, 1873  Comical full ftpg: 'Looking into the Lawn Globe and What They Saw There'. Halfpg: 'Washington's Head-Quarters at Newburgh, New York'. Halfpg: 'Underground

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 18, 1864

• Second Battle of Petersburg
• Ulysses S. Grant vs. Robert E. Lee
• Gettysburg two week away

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT CONTEST"

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 22, 1863

• John Morgan's raid ending
• Yazoo City & Jackson, Mississippi
• Post Gettysburg Robert E. Lee

Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "Morgan's Invasion Ended"

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"

MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 7, 1942.

• Battle Of Midway victory
• Imperial Japanese Navy defeated
• World war II - WWII naval

The front page has a banner headline: "'2 or 3' Jap Plane Carriers

BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, March 3, 1855  The front page has a nice print: "A Sleighing Scene Near Boston" with related text. Prints inside include scenes of Constantinople, "Homme Richard &

THE EVENING BULLETIN, Providence, Rhode Island, Nov. 20, 1863

• Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address"
• Historic American Civil War speech
• Edward Everett's "keynote" on battlefield

At the dedication of

NEW YORK TIMES, June 22, 1863

• Invasion of Maryland & Pennsylvania
• Rebels advance towards Gettysburg
• History about to be made (historic)

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are several

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 16, 1864 The full front page is a print captioned: "Averill's Raid".  Inside has prints of: "Major-General Andrew A. Humphreys" "General William W. Averill" "The

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 15, 1865  The full front page is a print: "Rustic courtship" by W. Lucas. Prints within include a full page: "Lieutenant-General Grant and Staff" with each noted. But