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THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 7, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Richmond Life" "A Thrilling Biography of the Great General of the South - An Authentic Life of STONEWALL… more

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… more

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… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 30, 1862  The full front page is a print of: "Brigadier-General Michael Corcoran, Late Colonel 69th Regiment New York State Militia". Prints inside include: "John… more

DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, Feb. 8, 1862 

* Very rare Confederate title
* General Stonewall Jackson - resigns?

Among the various reports inside is an interesting one: "The Richmond Whig… more

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 28, 1862  One column headlines include: "News From North Carolina", "Visit of General Halleck to McClellan's Headquarters", "From Gen. Pope's Army", "Successful… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 14, 1863 The full front page is a print of: "Teaching the Negro Recruits the Use of the Minie Rifle", a print showing Black soldiers.
Other nice prints within… more

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 12, 1862  

* Battle of Port Republic - Stonewall Jackson victory
* Memphis TN Tennessee - Fort Pillow maps

The front page has not one but two front page maps, headed:… more

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, May 30, 1863  The front page has a print of: "The Tug 'Rumsey' Accoutred For Running the Rebel Batteries at Vicksburg" with a related article. Prints inside include a… more

THE WORLD, New York, June 30, 1862  

* Seven Days Battles - Peninsula Campaign 
* George B. McClellan vs. Robert E. Lee 

First column heads include: "Gen. McClellan's Army" "Another Great Battle"… more

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 21, 1862  The front page is dominated by a large Civil War map headed: "IMPORTANT REBEL MOVEMENTS--The Massing of Rebel Troops Along the Line of the Rapidan & Rappahannock… more

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"… more

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 2, 1862  

* Battle of Seven Pines - Fair Oaks w/ map

The feature of this issue is the nice front page map headed: "THE BATTLE BEFORE RICHMOND" which shows the vicinity.
Also many… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1862 

* First Battle of Winchester 
* Nathaniel Banks vs. Stonewall Jackson 
* Virginia, Map 

The front page has a very nice and very detailed Civil War map… more

NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1862  

* Seven Days Battles w/ nice map
* George B. McClellan vs. Robert E. Lee

The front page is dominated by a rather large Civil War map headed: "THE RECENT GREAT… more

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 28, 1862  

* First Battle of Rappahannock Station
* General Stonewall Jackson

The front page features a large Civil War map headed: "The Field Of Operations In… more

THE HOUSTON TRI-WEEKLY TELEGRAPH, Nov. 9, 1864 

* Very rare issue from the Southwest Confederacy

Newspapers from Texas are very uncommon, particularly from before or during the Civil War… more

NEW YORK HERALD, July 1, 1862  

* Seven Days Battles - near Richmond, Virginia
* Gen. George B. McClellan vs. Robert E. Lee 

More than half of he front page is taken up with a very large map… more

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 8, 1862   Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Army Operations In Virginia" 'The Army of the Potomac in Motion in a Snow Storm" "Our Forces in Possession of… more

NEW YORK WEEKLY DAY-BOOK CAUCASIAN, Oct. 28, 1865  A decidedly racist newspaper which began well before the Civil War & lasted a few years after. As such their reporting on events of the day provide… more

WESTERN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 24, 1861  

* 1st Battle of Bull Run - Manassas, Virginia
* 1st major land battle of the American Civil War

The front page begins with a… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 23, 1862 The full front page shows the: "Great War Meeting at Washington, District of Columbia", being a huge crowd in front of the Capitol. Prints inside include:… more