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  • Gold mining in Canada...
    Item #678958
    ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Feb. 6, 1864  This famous British newspaper formatted much like Harper's Weekly has  Canadian mining prints.
    A full page is taken up with two prints of: "The Chaudiere Gold Fields, Canada" with a related article on another page.
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  • Yankee prisoners on Belle Isle, Richmond...
    Item #678956
    ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, April 9, 1864  This famous British newspaper formatted much like Harper's Weekly has a print from the American Civil War.
    Inside has a full page print: "The War In America: "Camp of Federal Prisoners on Belle Isle, Richmond" with a related article on the next page.
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  • Completion of the Atlantic telegraph cable...   Prints of Richmond after the surrender...
    Item #678946
    ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, June 3, 1865  Inside has a half page print: "Completion of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable at Morden Wharf" with a related article.
    Another full page is taken up with two prints headed: "The City of Richmond, Virginia, After Its Surrender" with a... Read full description  
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  • Yankee Army parades before President Johnson...
    Item #678945
    ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, June 17, 1865  This famous British newspaper formatted much like Harper's Weekly has a half page American Civil War-related print within: "Grand Review of the Army of  the Potomac Before President Johnson at Washington" with a related article on the back page.
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  • Andrew Johnson: the new American President...
    Item #678831
    THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, May 6, 1865  An inside page has a print of: "Mr. Andrew Johnson, the New President of the United States" with a related article titled the same. The same page has a print: "The Assassination of President Lincoln: Meeting of Americans on Monday in St. James's Hall" with the... Read full description  
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  • Nice front page report on the Battle of Antietam...
    Item #678546
    THE KANSAS STATE JOURNAL, Lawrence, Oct. 2, 1862  The front page has 2 1/2 columns taken up with considerable detail on the battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day's fighting of the entire Civil War, both sides losing over 10,000 men.
    The ftpg. also has: "Pike's Peak Correspondence" from Colorado which takes over... Read full description  
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  • Update regarding the Fort Pillow Massacre...
    Item #678321
    NEW YORK HERALD, April 18, 1864  Among the front page single-column headings are: "IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE", "Disappearance of the Rebel Forces from Fort Pillow", "Reported Departure of Hardee's Corps for Virginia", "Capture of the Guerilla Chief Reynolds", "No Rebels in the Vicinity of... Read full description  
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  • Capture of Fort Pillow... The Chenango disaster... Paducah, Kentucky...
    Item #678319
    THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York City, April 17, 1864.

    * The capture of Fort Pillow and negro slaughter
    * USS Chenango boiler explosion
    * Paducah, Kentucky

    This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: ... Read full description  
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  • General Ambrose Burnside's North Carolina  Expedition...
    Item #678279
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 29, 1862 

    * General Ambrose Burnside's North Carolina Expedition 
    * Somerset, Kentucky
    * Paris, Tennessee 

    The front page has: "BURNSIDE'S EXPEDITION", followed by:  "Its Arrival at Hatteras Inlet", "Great Difficulties Encountered",... Read full description  
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  • Fortress Monroe, Jacksonville, Yorktown... and a new Delmonico's...
    Item #678258
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1862 
     
    The front page has: "FROM THE SOUTHERN COAST", "Threatened Attack by the Rebels upon Jacksonville, Fla.", "NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE", "Cannonading Heard in the Direction of Yorktown", "GEN. BURNSIDE'S OPERATIONS",... Read full description  
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  • The Battle of Mill Spring...
    Item #678133
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 24, 1862  The front page has: "THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRING", followed by: "A Bayonet Charge by the Ninth Ohio, Second Minnesota, and Fourth Kentucky", "REPORTED RESIGNATON OF BUCKNER", and more. Additional headings include: "IMPORTANT FROM FORTRESS MONROE", "Rebel Reports Regarding... Read full description  
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  • The famous anti-slavery newspaper...
    Item #678072
    THE LIBERATOR, Boston, July 29, 1864  This is the famous anti-slavery newspaper by famed abolitionist publisher William Lloyd Garrison. The masthead features two engravings, one of a slave auction and the other showing slaves being emancipated.
    Articles include: "Position & Influence of the Original Abolitionists" "Wm. Lloyd Garrison"... Read full description  

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  • The famous anti-slavery newspaper...
    Item #678071
    THE LIBERATOR, Boston, July 1, 1864  This is the famous anti-slavery newspaper by famed abolitionist publisher William Lloyd Garrison. The masthead features two engravings, one of a slave auction and the other showing slaves being emancipated.
    The front page has much concerning General John Fremont and his bid for the Presidency against Lincoln... Read full description  

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  • Sherman's advance.. Nashville, Tennessee...
    Item #677856
    NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 8, 1864  
     
    * William T. Sherman's march to the sea
    * Third Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee
     
    Among the front page column heads are: "SHERMAN'S PROGRESS", "Rebel Reports of His Whereabouts", "His Cavalry on the Savannah River", "Where He Will Probably... Read full description  
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  • Civil War map shows Eastern Virginia...
    Item #676317
    NEW YORK TRIBUNE, April 21, 1862 

    * Virginia Civil War map
    * Siege of Yorktown
    * Battle of Lee's Mill


    The front page features a nice & very detailed map headed: "The Seat Of War In Eastern Virginia." plus there are one column heads including: "From McDowell's Department" "Brilliant Dash at... Read full description  
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  • War in South America... War in North America...
    Item #676297
    NEW YORK HERALD, March 9, 1865  The front page is dominated by a large map headed: "THE WAR ON THE RIVER PLATE. Scene of Operations on the Rivers Plate and Uruguay--The Empire of Brazil Against the Republics of Uruguay and Paraguay." The map shows from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro to Bolivia and much in between.
    First... Read full description  
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  • A 5 Issue Set! 1861-1865 Harper's Weekly Civil War Illustrations...
    Item #676075
    (5 issue set) HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May, 1861 - May, 1865... one from each year of the Civil War!

    * the most recognized illustrated newspaper of the Civil War
    * several illustrated prints (suitable for framing)

    * discounted by nearly 50%

    You will receive 5 original issues from this famous illustrated... Read full description  
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  • Battle of Port Hudson in a rare Confederate title...
    Item #676072
    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 newspaper had a fascinating history during the Civil War. Memphis was a Confederate stronghold up through the Battle of Memphis... Read full description  
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  • Battles at Paducah and Olustee...
    Item #675958
    NEW-YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, April 16, 1864

    * The Battle of Paducah
    * The Battle of Olustee

    The front page features many one column headlines covering events of the Civil War including:  "The Battle of Olustee", "Our Duty to Our Country and Her Defenders" ,"The Battle of Paducah", and much more. There is... Read full description  
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  • War movements of Robert E. Lee...
    Item #675379
    NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 7, 1861  Inside pages have war-related column heads including: "THE WAR FOR THE UNION" "The Occupation of Pickets" "Movements of General Lee" "The Intentions of the Rebels" "The Next Collision" "From Hatteras Inlet" "Abandonment of Ocracoke Forts" and... Read full description  
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  • Latest news from the Civil War...
    Item #675378
    NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 10, 1861  Inside pages have war-related column heads including: "THE WAR FOR THE UNION" "Names of Soldiers Recently Captured" "The Payment of Troops" "The Cost of Transporting Soldiers" "An Imprisoned Traitor Complaining" and more.
    Eight pages, never-trimmed margins, a few... Read full description  
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  • Union and rebel officers meet...
    Item #675377
    NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 11, 1861  Inside pages have war-related column heads including: "THE WAR FOR THE UNION" "Meeting of Union and Rebel Officers" "A Consultation on Picket Firing" "The Colors of the 79th Restored" "The Latest War News" "The Civil War in America" and more.
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  • Latest news from the Civil War...
    Item #675374
    NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 26, 1861  Inside pages have war-related column heads including: "THE WAR FOR THE UNION" "A Skirmish with 6,000 On Each Side" "The Rebels Stand but a Few Minutes" "Gen. Fremont & the Government" "Drafting in Iowa Forbidden" and more.
    Eight pages, never-trimmed margins, a... Read full description  
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  • Did Jefferson Davis die?
    Item #675350
    NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 4, 1861  Among the Civil War reports on inside pages are: "THE WAR FOR THE UNION" "Jefferson Davis" which is on the rumored that he had died; "Promotions by Gen. McClellan" "The Advance of the Rebels" "Kentucky All Right" "Neutrality to Be Abandoned" "The Victory at... Read full description  
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  • John Wilkes Booth 3 years before his notoriety...
    Item #675338
    NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 27, 1862 

    * John Wilkes Booth theater ad
    * Civil War original reporting


    Near the top of the front page contains one of the fascinating tidbits of history which delight collectors, in this case an inconspicuous advertisement for a theatrical production of The Apostate at the Mary Provost Theater in New... Read full description  
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  • Horseracing...   nice front page view...
    Item #675302
    WILKES SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, March 29, 1862 Taking half the front page is a nice illustration captioned: "The New Trotting Park, Between Seventh And Eighth Avenues, On One Hundred And Forty-Fourth Street." 
    Sixteen pages, decorative masthead, nice condition.
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  • The Civil War in Pea Ridge, Arkansas...
    Item #675162
    NEW YORK TIMES Oct. 27, 1862  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST" "Another Great Victory in Arkansas" "The Vicinity of Pea Ridge Again Made Memorable" "Morgan's Last Raid" "AFFAIRS ON THE UPPER POTOMAC" "The Enemy Reported to Have... Read full description  
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  • The Civil War in Pea Ridge, Arkansas...
    Item #675161
    NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 27, 1862  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST" "Another Great Victory in Arkansas" "The Vicinity of Pea Ridge Again Made Memorable" "Morgan's Last Raid" "AFFAIRS ON THE UPPER POTOMAC" "The Enemy Reported to Have... Read full description  
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  • The Civil War in Virginia...
    Item #675160
    NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 28, 1862  Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "Army Operations In Virginia" "Fredericksburgh Not Occupied by the Rebels in Force" "Visit of the President to Gen. Burnside" "From Harper's Ferry - A Successful Raid into Secessia" "THANKSGIVING" "The Day - Its... Read full description  
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  • Rebel army is demoralized...
    Item #675159
    NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 4, 1862  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "From Port Royal & Tybee" "Preparations for a New Attack Upon the Rebels" "Important From Kentucky--Rebels Destroying the Railroad Below Green River" "Capture of a Party of Rebels on the Left Wing" "Increased... Read full description  
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  • The rebels near Martinsburg...
    Item #675153

    NEW YORK TIMES Oct. 2, 1862  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC" "The Rebels Found Near Shepherdsville" "They are Pursued to Martinsburgh and Shelled from that Place" "NEWS FROM NEW-ORLEANS" "Great Crowds Taking the Oath of Allegiance"... Read full description  

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  • The rebels are out-generaled in West Virginia...
    Item #674937
    THE WORLD, New York, Dec. 30, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "From West Virginia" "Narrow Escape of Another Expedition" "10,000 Rebels Outgeneraled and 100 Prisoners Taken" "From the South" "The Chesapeake Affair" & more.
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  • Civil War reports from Arkansas...
    Item #674934
    THE WORLD, New York, Dec. 22, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "News From Arkansas" "Rebel Attack & Repulse at Port Gibson" "Expected Assault on Little Rock" "Reported Death of Longstreet and Surrender of his Forces" (untrue; he died in 1904); "Battle at Bean's... Read full description  
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  • News from General Grant's department...
    Item #674933
    THE WORLD, New York, Dec. 21, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Gen. Grant's Department" "Another Naval Disaster" "Capture of the Schooner Joseph L. Gerety by Pirates" "The Conscription and Volunteering" and more.
    Eight pages, nice condition.
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  • General Halleck's military report for the year 1863...
    Item #674929
    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 a Year of War" which is a great account of the battles in 1863.
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  • Generals Bragg, Hardee, Longstreet and Forrest...
    Item #674928
    THE WORLD, New York, Dec. 9, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Hardee Retiring from Dalton with Bragg's Whipped Army" "Retreat and Pursuit of Longstreet" "Late Fight at Wolf River Bridge" "Forrest at Holly Springs with 10,000 Men" "The Cotton Trade... Read full description  
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  • General Bragg's army is being pursued...
    Item #674927
    THE WORLD, New York, Dec. 7, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "General Burnside Probably Relieved by Gen. Sherman!!" "The Death of Breckinridge" (untrue); "Gen. Foster in Close Pursuit of Longstreet" "Pursuit of Bragg's Army" "Further Particulars of the... Read full description  
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  • Rebels are repulsed at Knoxville...
    Item #674926
    THE WORLD, New York, Dec. 5, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Repulse of the Enemy at Knoxville" "Fight Near Cumberland Gap" "Gen. Foster's Cavalry Repulsed by Longstreet" "Bragg Superseded by Hardee" "Reign of Terror in Northern Georgia" "Assault on... Read full description  

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  • Grant's triumphal victory at Lookout Mountain...
    Item #674921
    THE WORLD, New York, Nov. 27, 1863 

    * Battle of Lookout Mountain
    * Chattanooga campaign - Tennessee
    * General Ulysses S. Grant victory


    Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "GEN. GRANT'S VICTORY" "A Complete Triumph Over the Army Under Bragg Officially Announced" "Lookout Mountain... Read full description  
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  • Splendid conduct of the Yankee troops...
    Item #674919
    THE WORLD, New York, Nov. 25, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Complete Success of Gen. Thomas's Reconnaissance in Force" "Splendid Conduct of the Troops" "Capture of 200 Prisoners & a Strong Advanced Position" "The Whole Rebel Army Reported in Retreat" "The... Read full description  
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  • Latest from Chattanooga...
    Item #674906
    THE WORLD, New York, Nov. 14, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "News From Chattanooga - Longstreet Marching Against Burnside with 16,000 Men" "Bragg Reinforced by Two Division" "Gen. Polk in Command at Lookout Mountain" "Wild Plans of Refugees in Canada to Devastate the Frontier" and... Read full description  
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  • The situation at Chattanooga...
    Item #674901
    THE WORLD, New York, Nov. 3, 1863  Among the page 3 column heads on the Civil War are: "News From Tennessee" "General Grant's Communications Again Threatened" "15,000 Rebels Threatening to Cross the Tennessee" "Large Captures of Prisoners" "The Exact Situation at Chattanooga" "Bombardment... Read full description  
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  • The battle at Lookout Mountain...
    Item #674899
    THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 31, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "A Brilliant Success at Lookout Mountain" "Gallant Behavior of Hooker's Troops" "The Rappahannock still Held by the Rebels" "News From Charleston--Reported Bombardment of the City!" and more.
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  • Movements of generals Lee and Bragg...
    Item #674898
    THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 30, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Rebels on Lookout Mountain Flanked & Driven Back" "The Grand Flanking Movement by Lee and Bragg" "Gen. Burnside Threatened" "Important Movement Contemplated by Gen. Meade" and more.
    Eight pages, light damp... Read full description  

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  • Movements of generals Lee and Bragg...
    Item #674897
    THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 30, 1863 

    * Battle of Wauhatchie - Tennessee

    Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Rebels on Lookout Mountain Flanked & Driven Back" "The Grand Flanking Movement by Lee and Bragg" "Gen. Burnside Threatened" "Important Movement Contemplated by Gen.... Read full description  
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  • War reports from the Confederacy...
    Item #674896
    THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 27, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Rumored Rear Attack on Allenton & Rome" "Reports of a Strong Rebel Force this Side the Rappahannock Untrue" "Our Advance to be Opposed" "The Rebel Privateers" "News From the South" and more.
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  • Rebel strength in Texas...
    Item #674895
    THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 26, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Gen. Banks's Advance at Bayou Teche" "Interesting News from Texas & Mexico" "Strength of the Rebel Army in Texas" "Cavalry Fight at Bealton Station" "Bragg's Army Reported to be 80,000 Strong" and... Read full description  
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  • Troops hurry to the front in Tennessee...
    Item #674894
    THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 24, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "No Further Pursuit of the Enemy" "The Radical Programme Extinguished by the President" "News From Tennessee" "Troops & Supplies Hurrying to the Front" "Results of Wheeler's Raid into... Read full description  
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  • Rebels repulsed by General Sherman...
    Item #674891
    THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 15, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Reported Fighting South of the Rapidan" "Cavalry Skirmishing Continued" "Particulars of the Fighting Sunday & Monday" "Gallant Behavior of Col. Gregg's Cavalry..." "Battle with 5,000 Rebels Under... Read full description  
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  • Robert E. Lee's movements north...
    Item #674890
    THE WORLD, New York, Oct. 14, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "From Virginia" "Another Advance Northward by General Lee" "Retreat of the Union Army Across the Rappahannock" "Gallant Fight by Buford's & Kilpatrick's Cavalry" "Final Retirement of Lee's Army... Read full description  
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