Historic Newspapers: Battle of Vicksburg

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 7, 1863  The front page features a full-figure print of: "The Late Nicholas Longworth, the Western Millionaire" with the balance of the front page taken up with an

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 24, 1863

• Return of General Meade
• Affairs at Vicksburg

• Battle at Bristoe Station

The front page has: "Particulars of the Fight at Colliersville" "Affairs In And About

THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Jackson, Mississippi, March 16, 1863

• Very rare Confederate title
• Battle of Port Hudson

If the title and city of publication seem to be in conflict, they are not. This

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 31, 1863  The full front page is a print: "Army Beef" showing soldiers shooting cattle, with 2 smaller vignettes.
Inside has a full page: "Contrabands Coming Into Camp

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Feb. 10, 1863

• Capital of the Confederacy

The front page includes: "From Fredericksburg" which begins: "The path to Heaven is not more straight & narrow than that

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, May 23, 1862

• Vicksburg, Mississippi vicinity map
• Battle at Princetown Court House

The front page is dominated by a very nice Civil War map headed: "FARRAGUT'S NAVAL OPERATIONS ON THE

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 7, 1863

• President Abraham Lincoln
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Spiteful editorial by Democrats

A terrific issue, as the front page contains a printing of Lincoln's

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 17, 1863  Certainly the most historic content would be the page 2 complete printing of: "By the President of the United States of America - A Proclamation" which

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 16, 1863  The full front page is taken up with: "Building Pontoons on the Rappahannock". Inside has two fullpgs. with 5 views captioned: "Russell's Brigade (First

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 13, 1862  This anti-war newspaper insisted slavery should not be abolished, so consequently much content has an anti-North bias.
Among the articles are: "Those Who

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 2, 1862  The entire front page is a print showing African-Americans: "Cutting the Canal Opposite Vicksburg".  Inside prints include: "View of The City of Vicksburg,

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

NEW YORK TIMES, April 3, 1863  Among the various Civil War reports within this issue: "The Peninsular Campaign" "The Army Rapidly Being Paid Off" "Another Affair with Moseby's Guerrillas" "The

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 16, 1863  Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are several with comments on: "Jeff. Davis's Annual Message" "He Will Accept Peace Only With Independence" "Statement

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 11, 1863  The full front page has 4 prints captioned: "Bayou Navigation in Dixie." Inside includes a full page of: "The Prince & Princess of Wales"; a three-quarter

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

DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, July 23, 1862

• " Storehouse of the Confederacy"
• Last major battle of the Civil War fame

Certainly one of the less common Confederate titles from the Civil War.

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 6, 1862

• 3 Civil War diagrams
• General George McClellan
• Vicksburg, MIssissippi

The front page features 3 graphics, they being diagrams of the fields of battle, with first

CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, May 7, 1863

• Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• A "rebel" victory under R.E. Lee
• Rare Confederate publication

This is one of just a few newspapers which

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

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 8, 1912

The front page of this issue is a photo of "The Greatest of Aviators--The death of Wilbur Wright from typhoid fever...."

This issue has an illustration called

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 26, 1862  The front page shows 3 views of the "New Rebel Iron-Clad 'Richmond' or 'Virginia #2'', one being a sectional view. Also on the front page are prints of:

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

CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, May 6, 1863

• From the capital of the Confederacy
• Confederate General Stonewall Jackson

This is one of just a few newspapers which printed "Confederate States

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 7, 1862

• Gen. George B. McClellan
• Post Seven Days Battles
• Battle of Malvern Hill

Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Another Victory on the Mississippi"

THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 23, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Division of the Mississippi" "Departments of the Cumberland, Tennessee, Ohio, and Vicksburg Included in

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, 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

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, April 11, 1863  The full front page has 3 prints captioned: "Bayou Navigation in Dixie." Inside includes a full page of: "The Prince & Princess of Wales"; a three-quarter

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, January 24, 1863

• From the capital of the Confederacy

The front page includes: "The Intercepted Correspondence", "Notes Of The War--Affairs at Vicksburg--The

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 9, 1862  The entire front page is a print captioned: "The Late Martin Van Buren, Ex-President of the United States" who had died on July 24. An article on him

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"

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

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 20, 1863  Most of the front page is taken up with 2 prints: "The Iron-Clad Gunboat 'Cincinnati', Sunk at Vicksburg." and "The Monster Tent Erected at Chicago for the

DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, July 31, 1862

• Very rare Confederate publication
• Rebel General Joseph E. Johnston
• Battle of Seven Pines - Fair Oaks

Certainly one of the less common Confederate titles

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 13, 1863  Perhaps the most notable print is the full page by famed artist Winslow Homer, titled: "Home From the War" showing soldiers embracing their wives &

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 13, 1863  Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "The Attack On Vicksburg" "The Yazoo as a Base Abandoned" "The Rebel Defenses there Impregnable" "Details of the

SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, June 20, 1863

• Rebel General P.G.T. Beauregard
• Very rare Confederate publication

A very rare publication from the Confederacy which seldom comes to the collector

SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, June 7, 1863

• General Lawrence O'Bryan Branch
• Very rare Confederate publication

A very rare publication from the Confederacy which seldom comes to the collector

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 12, 1864  The full front page is a print captioned: "Major-General William T. Sherman".  Page 2 has an interesting article concerning an avoidance of the term

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 26, 1875  The full ftpg. is: "In a Russian Village--'Master's coming!' ". Halfpg: "The Columbia Boat House" & "The Yale Boat House". There is a full page Winslow

THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Jackson, Mississippi, February 20, 1863

• Very Rare Confederate title from the "traveling" newspaper
• Memphis newspaper printed in Jackson, Mississippi

This newspaper had

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 17, 1879  Great fullpg: 'The Negro Exodus--Scenes on the Wharves at Vicksburg' shows them loading onto a paddlewheeler. Nast dblpgctrfld: "Now Let Him Come". Halfpg:

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

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

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 14, 1863 The full front page is captioned: "The Picket Guard in the Army of the Potomac". Inside has "General Stonewall Jackson In Camp", and the backpage has 2

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, July 11, 1863  The full front page is an illustration of: "Major-General George G. Meade, the New Commander of the Army of the Potomac". Other prints inside include a full