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EVENING WHIG, Richmond, Virginia, April 4, 1865 

* The Fall of Richmond - Yankees occupation
* Very 1st issue published by the Union
* One of a kind ?

A terrific issue, being what we believe to be first issue published under Yankee control since the fall of the Confederate capital. Although not printed on the issue sources note this is vol. 1, no. 1 under Yankee control,
The front page has just a one column masthead & dateline with most of the issue taken up with various reports on…

NEWARK DAILY ADVERTISER, New Jersey, April 3, 1865

* Fall of Richmond, Virginia (early report)
* The end of the Civil War is imminent ?
* Abraham Lincoln assassination nears

 This is a stand-alone "Extra" edition with a same-day report of the capital of the Confederacy.
The front page has column heads: "EXTRA" "VICTORY ! " "Richmond Captured This Morning" "City Reported On Fire" 'Enthusiastic Reception of Our Troops" "Petersburg Evacuated by the Enemy" "Gen. Grant Moving for the…

THE BANGER JEFFERSONIAN, Maine, April 4, 1865  

* Confederate capital is captured 
* Abraham Lincoln given the news
* End of the Civil War nears 

Page 2 has column heads reporting the wonderful news for the Yankees: "POSTSCRIPT-- More Glorious News! RICHMOND TAKEN!" Included in the several dispatches is one signed by: A. Lincoln, noting: "This morning General Grant reports Petersburg evacuated, and he is confident that Richmond also is. He is pushing forward to cut off, if possible,…

NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1862  

* General George B. McClellan 
* Peninsula Campaign Civil War map
* Richmond & Petersburg, Virginia 

The front page features a nice & very detailed Civil War map headed: "The Military and Naval Advance Toward Richmond and Petersburgh." (see). Plus there are nice one column Civil War heads including: "Suffolk Occupied by a Portion of Gen. Wool's Forces" "Skirmishing With the Enemy" "The Advance On Corinth" "The Last Naval Battle" "Particulars of the Brilliant…

NEWARK DAILY ADVERTISER, New Jersey, April 3, 1865  A very notable issue as page 2 has a late-breaking report received: "By Telegraph this Afternoon" of the fall of Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy.
The column heads note: "VICTORY ! " "Richmond Captured This Morning" "City Reported On Fire" 'Enthusiastic Reception of Our Troops" "Petersburg Evacuated by the Enemy" "Gen. Grant Moving for the Danville Road" "Large Capture of Guns, etc." with the reports taking over half a column.
Note that…

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 1, 1864  

* Battle of Cold Harbor - Hanover Co., Virginia
* Ulysses S. Grant's Richmond campaign
* General Robert E. Lee's eventual victory 

Over half of the first column is taken up with column heads on the Civil War including: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "The Rebels Defeated with Much Loss" "Our Left Only Seven Miles from Richmond" "Attempts to Stop Our Advance Repulsed" "Desperate Attempt of Lee to Cover His Capital" "Lee Probably Across the Chickahominy" "Is Grant…

THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York City, July 1, 1862 

* Richmond, Virginia...  Seven Days battles 
* 2 front page maps 

This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration.

The front page has two maps titled: "THE BATTLE-FIELDS BEFORE RICHMOND" & "THE BASE OF OPERATIONS OF JAMES RIVER"

Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "THE OPERATIONS BEFORE RICHMOND" "Three Days' Important Events" "A GREAT BATTLE ON FRIDAY"…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1862 

* Richmond & Petersburg VA MAP
* Corinth MS - Fort Pillow Tennessee

The front page features a nice & very detailed Civil War map headed: "The Military and Naval Advance Toward Richmond and Petersburgh." (see). Plus there are nice one column Civil War heads including: "Suffolk Occupied by a Portion of Gen. Wool's Forces" "Skirmishing With the Enemy" "The Advance On Corinth" "The Last Naval Battle" "Particulars of the Brilliant Engagement Above Fort…

NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1862  The front page features a nice & very detailed Civil War map headed: "The Military and Naval Advance Toward Richmond and Petersburgh." Plus there are nice one column Civil War heads including: "Suffolk Occupied by a Portion of Gen. Wool's Forces" "Skirmishing With the Enemy" "The Advance On Corinth" "The Last Naval Battle" "Particulars of the Brilliant Engagement Above Fort Pillow" and more.
Eight pages, nice condition.

Background: During this time, Wool was…

THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, May 21, 1862 

* Richmond VA Virginia
* New Orleans LA
* Pensacola Fl

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: "Important from the Peninsula", "Advance of the Union Army Towards the Rebel Capital", "Skirmish With The Enemy's Outposts", "Important From Richmond", "Official Reports of the Operations on James River", "Satisfactory Condition…

NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 2, 1865  Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "The Siege of Fortress Rosecrans" "The Fight at Overall's Creek" "The Battle of the Cedars" "RICHMOND" "Probable Designs of the Enemy to Make a Dash from Richmond" "WILMINGTON" "Admiral Porter Still at It" "He Continues to Shell Fort Fisher Vigorously" and much more.
Eight pages, irregular at the spine, some margin staining and a few margin tears.

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 17, 1864 

* Second Battle of Deep Bottom - Virginia
* Richmond-Petersburg VA campaign map

Over half of the front page is taken up with a very detailed Civil War map headed: "THE COUNTRY BETWEEN RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG". Among the various ftpg. column heads on the war are: "From Grant's Army" "A Grand Strategic Movement" "The Victory At Mobile" "Two Forts Captured" "Investment of Fort Darling" "The Army Investing Fort Morgan" and more.
Complete in 8 pages, great…

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, May 24, 1862 

* Battle of Princeton Court House
* Siege of Corinth, Mississippi

A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page has: "Heavy Skirmish in the Neighborhood of Richmond", with what appears to a lengthy related editorial on page two which states in part: "This is probably the eve of battle. All facts point to an approaching engagement...and we shall never find another time or another place with the same brilliant…

CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, March 6, 1862 

* From the origin of the Civil War
* Jefferson Davis & martial law

This was one of just a few newspapers which printed: "Confederate States Of America" in the dateline.
Among the various reports are: "From Richmond--Confederate Congress..." "Our Coast Correspondence" "The Women To the Rescue" and more.
The front page has a Proclamation concerning martial law in Richmond, signed in type: Jefferson Davis.
Four pages, good…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 31, 1862  Full ftpg: "Balloon View of the Attack on Fort Darling, in the James River, by Commander Roger's Gun-Boat Flotilla, 'Galena,' Monitor,' etc". Prints inside include: "Naval Combat Off Fort Wright..." showing monitors in battle; a full page: "Mobile and Its Defenses" which shows 6 scenes; a full page: "Naval Combat Off Fort Wright in the Mississippi River"; and a full page with 5 prints: "British Iron Clad Ship".
The doublepage centerfold is mostly taken…

NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1862  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War: "From New Orleans" "Great Numbers of Confederate Soldiers Giving Parole" "An Important Slave Case in the Provost Court" "Gen. Prentiss at Atlanta" "Beauregard in Refutation of Halleck's Dispatches" "Reports of Operations Around Richmond" "From the Shenandoah Valley" and more.
Additional war-related reports inside as well.
Eight pages, good condition.
 

DAILY EVENING TRAVELLER, Boston, April 3, 1865  A terrific issue as the front page features one of the best single-column stack of headlines we've seen for this event, noting both that Petersburg has been evacuated, and--more significantly--a same-day report on the capture of Richmond, the Confederate capital.
As can be seen in the photos the stack of heads includes two patriotic graphics, with type size that is much larger than normal and taking nearly a full column on this larger-size…

NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1862  The front page features a nice & very detailed Civil War map headed: "The Military and Naval Advance Toward Richmond and Petersburgh." (see). Plus there are nice one column Civil War heads including: "Suffolk Occupied by a Portion of Gen. Wool's Forces" "Skirmishing With the Enemy" "The Advance On Corinth" "The Last Naval Battle" "Particulars of the Brilliant Engagement Above Fort Pillow" and more.
Eight pages, very nice condition.

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 related article.

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 2, 1864  The ftpg. has one column Civil War heads including: "From Gen. Meade's Army" "No Fighting Reported" "Gen. Smith's Expedition Into Mississippi" "General Gillmore's Department" "General Seymour's Recent Defeat" "He Wants a Command Under Gen. Butler" "Anxiety to Operate Against Richmond" and more. Eight page, never bound nor trimmed, nice condition.

NEW YORK TIMES, June 20, 1862  Among the ftpg. first column heads on the Civil War are: "From Gen. McClellan's Army" ""Editorial Correspondence of the N.Y. Times "Probable Intentions of Gen. McClellan" "An Immediate Advance on Richmond Expected" "The Meaning of the Recent Rebel Raid on the Right" "Present Position of the Opposing Forces".
Inside page content as well, with page 2 beginning: "The Battle Of Cross Keys".
Eight pages, great condition.

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 BATTLES" "May Showing Richmond, Fort Darling, the Line of the James River, the Present Location of Gen. McClellan, & the Scene of the Recent Great Battles".
The first column has related heads concerning the Seven Days' Battles including: "The Great Battle Continued Through Seven Days" "Immense…

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, June 17, 1865

* Abraham Lincoln assassination trial

This issue is loaded with post Civil War reports including ftpg. column heads: "THE ASSASSINATION" " The Trial on Friday" "Hon. Ben. Wood Implicated" "The Richmond Freedmen" "Their Visit To The President" "The Address And Reply" "Details Of The Barbarities Complained Of" "LATER FROM TEXAS" "Rebel Authority Breaking Down" "Farewell Orders of Kirby Smith" "Occupation of Brownsville" "Sacking Of The Town" and more.
…

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.
Complete in 16 pages, very nice condition.

CHRISTIAN OBSERVER, Richmond, Virginia, Feb. 2, 1865  

* Confederate president Jefferson Davis proclamation
* Rare publication from the capital of the Confederacy

As the title would suggest, this is primarily a religious newspaper, however there is secular reporting as well, including war-related news.
Among the articles: "Lincoln Burned In Effigy" "The American War" "Anxiety A Sin" "Funds For Chaplains in the Army" "News of the Week" with various war reports. There is also a:…

NEW YORK TIMES, June 3, 1862  

* Battle of Seven Pines (Fair Oaks)
* General George B McClellan 
* Peninsula Campaign w/ Map 

The front page has a nice Civil War map headed: "SCENE OF THE GREAT BATTLE BEFORE RICHMOND" which makes it very displayable.
Also many first column heads including: "The Great Battle" "The Attack on Gen. Casey's Position" "The Temporary Disaster There..." "Gallant Bayonet Charge" "The Rebels Driven Back Like Sheep" "Desperate Nature of the Fighting" and more. More war…

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 9, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "General Butler's Dept." "Bold Raid Towards Richmond" "Our Troops Within Ten Miles of the Rebel Capital" "Crossing of the Rapidan" "Rebels Driven from Their Position" and more.
Eight pages, slight bit of damp staining at the bottom, nice condition.

THE WORLD, New York, May 11, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Siege of Vicksburg" "The Rebels Routed & Driven Toward Vicksburg" "Richmond Reported Taken" "Gen. Hooker Said to be Again Across the Rappahannock" "News From Tennessee" "Wheeler's Cavalry Force Advancing on Livingston" and much more.
Eight pages, good condition.

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 9, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "General Butler's Dept." "Bold Raid Towards Richmond" "Our Troops Within Ten Miles of the Rebel Capital" "Crossing of the Rapidan" "Rebels Driven from Their Position" and more.
Eight pages, great condition.

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, Mississippi" "The City of Huntsville, Alabama" "The Battles Before Richmond--Ayers's Artillery (Smith's Division) Keeping the Rebels in Check at White Oak Swamp" "Major-General Dix" "Brigadier-General Couch" "Capture of the Rebel Gun-Boat 'Teaser' in the James River" "Rebel Batteries at Fort…

NEW YORK HERALD, March 27, 1865  

* Final days of the Civil War
* Battle of Fort Stedman
* William T. Sherman 

The front page features a detailed Civil War map titled: "'THE MILITARY COMBINATIONS. - Scene of Grant's, Sherman's, Schofield's and Terry's Operations---The Encircling Columns".
Among the front page column heads are: "SHERMAN - Goldsboro Occupied on the 21st Inst" "GRANT - Advance on the National Lines on the Left" "Lee's Losses on Saturday Over 6,000" "Engagement at Mount Olive, N.C."…

DAILY SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN from Springfield, MA and dated June 27, 1864. This 4 page newspaper is in nice condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this very historic time in U.S. history. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes reports on Pontoon Bridge Crossings and much more.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 22, 1865  The front page shows: "General Sheridan at the Battle of Five Forks" and also: "Cavalry Charge at the Battle of Five Forks".  Inside has some nice text on the ending of the Civil War with articles headed: "Palm Sunday" "Grant" "Robert E. Lee" "Abraham Lincoln" and "What Next?"
A full page has 3 prints captioned: "Before Petersburg--The Retreat of the Rebels Across the Appomattox..." "Gallant Action of Colonel Sniper..." and "Rebel Fort & Line of Works…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 17, 1863  The full front page shows: "Reception of the Common Council Committee by Admiral Lisovski on Board the Flag-Ship 'Alexander Nevski'". Inside has a full page: "The Grand Procession of Our Russian Visitors Through Broadway, Under Escort of the Militia and Police". Other prints include: "The Anglo-Rebel Pirates--Steam Ram Building for the Rebels in the Clyde, Scotland" "The Anglo-Rebel Pirates--One of Laird's Steam Rams."
The doublepage centerfold is…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 18, 1862  The front page has two prints: "Port Royal Ferry, Scene of the Battle of First January, 1862" and a cartoonish print showing a: "Scene in the Parlor of Mrs. Barnwell's House at Beaufort, South Carolina" showing various African-Americans.
Inside has a full page of: "The Vessels of General Burnside's Expedition at Annapolis"; a full page by print by the famed artist Winslow Homer titled: "The Skating Season--1862". There are several half page prints…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 8, 1865  This issue was printed just one day prior to the surrender of Robert E. Lee to U.S. Grant at Appomattox.
The front page shows the: "Raising the Stars & Stripes Over the Capitol at Columbia, South Carolina" as well as a print of: "The Fifteenth Corps Crossing the South Edisto".  Prints inside include a: "Map of the Campaign Against Richmond" "Colonel O. M. Poe" "Brigadier-General H. A. Barnum" "Charge of the First Alabama & Fifth Kentucky Under Colonel…

HARPER'S WEEKLY June 17, 1865  The full front page shows: "Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State" with an article on him on page 2. Other articles are: "The Fate Of Davis" "The Day of Reckoning" "The Conspiracy Trial".
Inside ha a nice, large print of: "Major-General William T. Sherman", and smaller prints of: "General Weitzel's Texas Expedition--The Fleet at Hampton Roads" "The Clothes In Which Davis Disguised Himself" "Officers Engaged in the Capture of Davis", a small map of the:…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 7, 1862  The front page shows: "Brigadier-General Stoneman" and "Cold Harbor, Nine Miles From Richmond, Va., Near General M'Clellan's Head-Quarters". Other prints inside include: "Our Army In the Southwest" with 5 scenes; two halfpg. scenes: "Corduroying Roads to Corinth" and "General Buell's Army Crossing Lick Creek on the Way to Corinth"; a full page: "The General Hospital at Fortress Monroe" showing 7 scenes; half page: "The Army of the Potomac--Our Outlying…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 18, 1861  The front page shows: "The 'Lady Davis', Two Guns, Captain Enger, Ship of War of the Southern Confederacy" and "Rhode Island Artillery Landing from the Steamer 'Bienville' at Washington Arsenal...".
Inside has several full page prints including: "Colonel Ellsworth's New York Fire Zouaves", "Colonel William Wilson & His Staff (Wilson's Fighting Brigade)",  "The Battery or Park Promenade at Charleston, South Carolina, During the Bombardment of Fort…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, News York, May 21, 1864  The full front pager is a print: "General Sherman's Advance--Buzzard's Roost Pass, Georgia". Inside has a full page: "Grand Musical Festival in Philadelphia In Aid of the Sanitary Commission"; a full page: "Map of Virginia showing the Military Operations of Generals Grant and Butler"as well as: "Map of Richmond, Virginia, Showing Its Defenses & Railroad Connections".
Other prints include: "Arrival of General Butler's Advance at City Point,…

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 appears inside.
Inside contains a nearly half page: "Charge of the Fifth Cavalry at the Battle of Friday, June 27" and half pg: "Kearney's Division Fighting in the Woods, Monday, June 30". Also a full page with 5 scenes: "The Army of Virginia--Scenes on the March" which include Thornton Gap,…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 6, 1862  The full front page is taken up with a nice print of: "Major-General Nathaniel P. Banks, United States Army". Other prints inside include: 'The United States Iron-Clad 'Passaic' as She Will Appear at Sea" "Interior of the Turret of the 'Passaic'" "Aquia Creek, on the Potomac, New Base of Supplies of the Army of the Potomac", a full page & detailed "Map of Richmond, Virginia". Also two portraits: "The Prince of Wales and His Intended Bride, the…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 18, 1864  The front page is taken up with 3 prints: "Porter's Gunboats Passing the Dam in the Red River, Near Alexandria" and 2 scenes of: "Rebel Cruelty--Our Starved Soldiers" which has a related article on page 3 & an editorial: "Further Proofs of Rebel Inhumanity".
Other prints within include: "The Campaign in Georgia--Charge of Logan's Troops at the Battle of Resaca" "...Robinson's Brigade of Hooker's Corps Saving the Fifth Indiana Battery" "Geary's…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 24, 1863  The full front page is a print: "The War in East Tennessee--Reception of General Burnside by the Unionists of Knoxville". Inside has a full page: "The Life of a Spy--In Nine Tableaux" showing 9 scenes. Another fullpg: "Service and Shoddy--A Picture of the Times" has 6 prints.
The doublepage centerfold is by Thomas Nast: "Honor The Brave" and is very displayable. Other prints include: "How the Rebels Destroy Railroads--Twisting the Rails" "View of…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 21, 1862  The entire front page is taken up with 3 prints captioned: "Corinth, Mississippi, Now in Possession of Our Troops" which includes "Beauregard's Head-Quarters".
Among the prints inside are a full page: "Advance-guard of Major-General Pope's Army Entering Corinth..."; a full pg: "...The Rebels Evacuating Mechanicsville Under the Fire of Union Batteries"; a full pg. with 2 prints: "Rendezvous of Our Fleet in James River, Off City Point" & "...General…