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THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, October 27, 1875

* Stonewall Jackson statue
* Richmond, Virginia

An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era.… more

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

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 20, 1912

The front page of this issue is a photo of "Princeton's New Head."

This issue has an illustration of "'Hoopla! Here We Are Again!'" by Kemble. There… more

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

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.… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 19, 1891  Among the prints in this issue are the full front page by famed artist A. B. Frost: "Making the Best Of It"; a half page print of: "The Hon. Thomas B.… more

STAUNTON DISPATCH, Virginia, January 20, 1906 

* Stonewall Jackson 
* Robert E. Lee 
* Confederate generals 

The front page has one column headlines that include: "LEE-JACKSON", "Anniversary… more

THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Grenada, Mississippi, June 17, 1862  If the title and city of publication seem to disagree, they do not.
This newspaper had a fascinating history during the Civil War.… more

CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, May 7, 1863  This is one of just a few newspapers which printed "Confederate States of America" in the dateline.
Among the front page articles: "Letter from… 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, 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

PORTLAND TRANSCRIPT, Maine, Dec. 10, 1881  There is an interesting ad on an inside page promoting "Wolf & Buffalo Robes - Horse Blankets" with a bit more detail. Also in this is "A Trip To The… 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 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 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

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

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 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

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

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

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

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 20, 1888  An inside page has full-length portraits of Timothy J. Keefe, Pitcher & Williams Ewing captioned: "The Winning Battery Of The New York Base-Ball Team."… more