Historic Newspapers: Siege of Petersburg
THE WORLD, New York, July 18, 1864
* Siege of Petersburg, Virginia
Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald. Front page column heads on the Civil War include:… more
THE WORLD, New York, June 30, 1864
* Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road
* First Battle of Weldon Railroad
* Siege of Petersburg campaign
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are:… more
RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, June 11, 1864
* From the capital of the Confederacy
* Siege of Petersburg, Virginia begins
Not just a newspaper from the Confederacy, but from the capital of the… more
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 21, 1864 Among the front page column heads of the Civil War are: "GRANT" "Rebel Troops Ordered to the Valley Retained Near Richmond" "SHERIDAN" "Fighting Along the Shenandoah… more
RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, July 18, 1864
* From the capital of the Confederacy
This issue has: "The War News--General Franklin's Escape--Yankee Transports Sunk--Grant Reported Killed--From North… more
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 30, 1864 Desired prints include: "The Rebels Pillaging at the Hagerstown Depot", "The Rebels Robbing the Flour Mills in Maryland", "The Rebels Retreating with Their… more
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 6, 1864 The front page shows a man with a scythe and a poem: "The Mower In Oho". The prints within include: "General Sherman's Advance--View of Kenesaw Mountain,… more
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 27, 1864
* Siege of Petersburg, Virginia beginning
Among the first column Civil War heads on the front page are: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Rebels Attempt to Drive Back the… more
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