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FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, Dec. 5, 1863

* President Abraham Lincoln's famous speech
* Gettysburg Address at battlefield cemetery
* Very rare period engraving at the location

 The front page shows: "The War In Tennessee--Lookout Mountain & its Vicinity..." plus other war-related illustrations within, including scenes of Brownsville & Matamoras, Texas and more.
The great, tipped-in (preferred) double page centerfold is captioned: "The Consecration of the Great National Cemetery…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated August 23, 1862 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The print contains three engravings entitled "Federal Troops Working on the Fortifications of Gen. M'Clellan's Camp, Near Harrison's Landing, James River, Va - from a Sketch by our Special Artist, Mr. J. H. Schell"; "Brigadier-General Willis A Gorman - from a photograph by Brady"; and "Brigadier-General Darius N. Couch - from a photograph by Brady".

The print size is approximately 11.5 x 16…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated June 29, 1861 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The print contains two engravings entitled "The Village of Falls Church, VA - Arrival of the Second U. S. Cavalry, Company B, Lieutenant Tompkins, on Wednesday Morning, June 19th - from a Sketch by our Special Artist accompanying Major-General D'Dowell's Command" and "Arrival of the First and Second Connecticut Regiments at the Village of Falls Church, new Vienna, Va., on Wednesday Morning, June…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated August 31, 1861 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The print contains two engravings entitled "Practising with the Celebrated Sawyer Gun, on the Rebel Batteries at Sewall's Point, near Norfolk, Va., from Fort Calhoun (unfinished), on the Rip-Raps, in Front of Frotress Monrose - from a Sketch by our special Artist" and "The U. S. Steamer Mount Vernon Reconnoitreing the Unfinished Rebel Batteries on Mathias Point, on the Virginia Bank of the…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated September 19, 1863 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The print contains three engravings "Chesapeake General Hospital, Formerly Cheaspeake Female Seminary, Near Hampton, VA - from a Sketch by our Special Artist, V. C. H. Donwill" and "Siege of Charleston - General Gillmore's Headquarters, Morris Island - from a Sketch by our Special Artist" and "Siege of Charleston - Building of Bombproofs on Morris Island - from a Sketch by our Special…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated November 23, 1861 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The print contains a single engraving entitled "North Battery of the Rebels at Shipping Point, Virginia Side of the Potomac Looking up the River, Showing the Mouth of Quantico Creek, with the Refuge of the Armed Rebel Steamer Page, and the Captured Schooner Fairfax - from a Sketch by our Artist with General McClelllan's Command".

The print size is approximately 11.5 x 16 inches.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated November 2, 1861 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The print contains a single engraving entitled "The Loyal Inhabitants of Hatteras Island, Expelled from their Homes by the Rebel Troops, Overtaken by the 20th Indiana Regiment, while Retreating to Fort Hatteras for Protection, October 4 - from a Sketch by Dr. Everts, of the 20th Indiana Regiment".

The print size is approximately 11.5 x 16 inches.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated March 21, 1861 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The page contains several Civil War era ads and a cartoon entitled "Rappahannock Mud". See photos for details.

The print size is approximately 11.5 x 16 inches.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated April 26, 1862 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The page contains a single engraving entitled "The War in Virginia - View of the Town of Strasburg, Valley of the Shenandoah, Occupied by the National Forces Under Gen. Banks, March 25".

The print size is approximately 11 x 15.75 inches.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated April 12, 1862 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The page contains a single engraving entitled "Manassas Junction, Showing the Evacuated Rebel Fortifications, Abandoned Camps and Wagons, and Ruins of the Railway Depot and other Buildings, Burnt by the Rebels".

The print size is approximately 11 x 15.75 inches.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 24, 1866  The entire front page is taken up with a print captioned: 'Robert E. Lee, General-in-Chief of the Late Confederate Army" with a related article on him on page 3.
Many other prints within including one of: "Mr. Henry Bergh, Founder of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals." with a related article on him as well. This issue was just a month before the formal incorporation of the A.S.P.C.A.
Sixteen pages, small damp stain at…

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated December 31, 1864 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The print contains three engravings "Scene at Calcutta, East Indies - Terrible Effects of the Hurricane of October 5th" and "The Piot Boat M. H. Ginnell" and "Army of the Potomac - Burning of the Weldon Railroad Bridge, Over the River Nottaway, Dec. 8 - from a Sketch by G. F. Williams". 

The print size is approximately 11.5 x 16 inches.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated November 29, 1862 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The print contains two engraving entitled "Mr. T. Moason Jones, The Celectrated Lecturer - from a photograph by Brady" and "Dinner Time at the Camp of the 22d Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers - from a Sketch by our Special Artist".

The print size is approximately 11.5 x 16 inches.

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS dated January 4, 1862 (print only)

This is a single-page print. The print contains a single engraving entitled "Scene at the Upper Ferry, St. Louis, Missouri - Construction of Floating Mortar Batteries, Etc., by Order of the National Government- from a Sketch by our Special Artist with Gen. Halleck's Command".

The print size is approximately 11.5 x 16 inches.