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NEW YORK TIMES, March 15, 1862  The front page features a very large Civil War map headed: "THE FIELD OF OPERATIONS FROM TENNESSEE TO THE GULF OF MEXICO" with the other heading noting: "Map Showing the Entire Line of Gen. Halleck's Action in Tennessee & the Gulf States, from Memphis to Knoxville, from Nashville to New Orleans and Fort Pickens---Showing, also, all the Railroads Intersecting the Country, and the Entire Military Line of the Mississippi River." 
But perhaps the most interesting

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, March 18, 1862

• Island No. 10
• Mississippi River
• New Madrid, Missouri
• Columbus Kentucky

The front page includes a nice Civil War map headed, "Position of the Rebels at Island No. 10--Scene of the Victory Just Gained by Flag Officer Foote, With His Flotilla."

There is much related reporting as well as additional Civil War coverage on the front page with one column heads including:

• The Rebels Shelled Out of Their Upper Battery
• Another Victory in

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 16, 1861

• New Orleans, Louisiana
• Camp Dick Robinson Kentucky
• Shanghai, Missouri

This 8 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 the following headlines: "THE GREAT REBELLION", "Mysterious Movements of the Rebels at Night", "Reported Naval Engagement at

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, July 20, 1864

• Atlanta, Georgia
• Petersburg Virginia
• General William T. Sherman

This 8 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 the following headlines: "GEN. SHERMAN'S ARMY" "The Advance Upon Atlanta" "The Whole Army In Motion" "No Resistance By

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, July 22, 1862

• Hamilton, North Carolina...
• Beaver Dam Creek, Virginia...

This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for some creases) 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 the following headlines:

• THE ARMY OF VIRGINIA
• An Important Cavalry Expedition to Beaver Dam

THE NEW YORK TIMES: New York, NY and dated February 2, 1864.

• New Creek, West Virginia
• Longstreet in East Tennessee

This 8 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 the following headlines: "NEWS FROM THE SOUTH", "Longstreet's Operations in East Tennessee", "Gen. Lee's Army on Reduced Rations",

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated July 13, 1862.

• Fight at New Hope

• Lebanon, Kentucky  Burned by the Rebels

This 8 page newspaper has some water staining near the margins and a noticeable center crease, otherwise in good condition. This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following headlines: "GUERRILLAS IN KENTUCKY" "Movements of Morgan's Cavalry--Lexington and Louisville Threatened" "Fight at

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated November 5, 1864.

• New Confederate pirates ships set sail
• Original Civil War era complete issue on cotton & rag paper

This 8 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 the following headlines: "THE PIRATES" "Two New Pirates Afloat" "Ther Chickamauga

NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 20, 1862

• Matthew Brady's Manhattan Gallery review
• Gruesome photographs of the Antietam battlefield

Page 5 contains one of the more moving articles on the horrors of war, brought home to the residents of New York through an exhibition of "Pictures of the Dead at Antietam" in Matthew Brady's Manhattan Gallery.
The article is headed: "'Brady's Photographs" and a website chronicles the exhibition comparing the brutality & reality of war, to the callousness of New York's

NEW YORK TIMES, July 22, 1861

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

This would be the premiere report on the Battle of Bull Run, the first major battle of the Civil War and reported just one day after it happened. Plus, reported on perhaps the most venerable title of the 19th and 20th centuries.
The first column has heads: "CRUSHING REBELLION" "The Greatest Battle Ever Fought on this Continent" "The Whole Rebel Army of Manassas Engaged" "Fearful

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 reporting on

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, March 7, 1865  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:

• THE UNION JUBILEE
• Honors to Our Soldiers and Sailors
• Gratitude of the People for National Victories
• NEW-YORK IN GALA DRESS
• SHERMAN'S MARCH
• Intimations of Rapid and Successful Progress
• Florence Evacuated by the Rebels and Occupied by Our Forces

and more.
Complete in eight pages. This issue is not

NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 24, 1861

• First Battle of Lexington - Hemp Bales
• Battle of Mariatown MO - Missouri

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE REBELLION" "Surrender of Col. Mulligan to the Rebels" "Gen. Fremont About to Take the Field" "Gallant Fight & Rout of Rebels at Mariatown" "Destruction of the Rebel Fortification at Ocracoke Inlet" "Opening of the Campaign in Kentucky" and more.
Eight pages, good condition.

Background: The engagement at Mariatown is notable

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, January 21, 1865
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: "SHERMAN'S NEW CAMPAIGN", "The Victory At Pocotaligo", "Its Destination Unknown", "Unionism In Georgia", "FROM WILMINGTON"
"FORT CASWELL BLOWN UP", "FROM RICHMOND" and more.
Complete in eight pages. This issue is not fragile as newsprint from this era was made of cotton and linen rags,

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, December 1, 1862

• Fredericksburg Virginia map
• General Ambrose Burnside

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

The front page has a map titled: "THE OPPOSING ARMIES ON THE RAPPAHANNOCK".

Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC", "New Earthworks Thrown up by the Rebels Near Fredericksburgh", "A Position Taken Opposite the Rebel Right Wing", "IMPORTANT

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, February 27, 1865

• General William T. Sherman
• Gen. Joe Johnston
• Final months of the Civil War

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: "SOUTHERN NEWS", "The Military Situation", "Anticipated Movement by Gen. Grant", "General Johnston to Command the Army opposed to Sherman", "Disposal of the Slave-Soldier Question" and more.
Complete in eight

THE NEW YORK TIMES:  New York, NY; dated July 26, 1862.

• Battle of Seven Pines
• General Pope

This 8 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 the following headlines: "Gen. Johnston's Official Report of the Battle of Seven Pines", "OUR NAVY", "It Consisted of 88 Ships in 1861, and now Numbers

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 19, 1860

• Pre-civil war tensions
• Secession talks throughout the South

This issue is loaded with advertisements and some pre-civil war reports which includes the following headlines: "THE SECESSION MOVEMENT", "Governor Aiken of South Carolina opposed to Secession", "The Georgia Defense Bill Passed", "What the Southern Papers Say" and more.

This is complete in eight pages and is nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 18, 1862

• Fort Pickens
• Warrington, Florida set on Fire
• The Advance of General Grant's Troops

This 8 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 the following headlines: "IMPORTANT FROM THE WEST" "The Advance of Gen. Grant's Forces Down the Mississippi"

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, February 15, 1865

• General William T. Sherman
• Columbia SC South Carolina
• Final months of the Civil War

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: "SHERMAN'S CAMPAIGN", "The Army Steadily Advancing", "The Edisto River Crossed", "Movement on Columbia, the Capital of South Carolina" and more.
Complete in eight pages. This issue is not fragile as

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 5, 1862

• Capture of Yorktown, Virginia
• Gloucester, Virginia
• Civil War original map

The front page features a Civil War map headed: "The Capture of Yorktown and Gloucester Point..."

The rest of the front page is taken up with a wide variety of Civil War reporting with column heads including: "YORKTOWN CAPTURED!" "Flight of the Rebel Army on Saturday Night" "Gloucester Also Evacuated" "Our Army in Full Pursuit of the Flying Rebels" "Important Events Expected at

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 5, 1862

• Battle or Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
• General George B. McClellan

This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. The front page has a map titled: "THE CAPTURE OF YORKTOWN AND GLOUCESTER POINT".
Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "YORKTOWN CAPTURED !", "Flight of the Rebel Army on Saturday Night", "Gloucester Also Evacuated", "Our Army In Full Pursuit of the Flying Rebels", "Our

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 1, 1864

• Fort Morgan, Mobile, Alabama
• General McClellan Nominated for President

This issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following headlines: "CHICAGO CONVENTION" "McClellan Nominated for President" "A Peace Horse and A War Horse" "THE SITUATION" "The Surrender of Fort Morgan" "Details Of The Capitulation" "GEN. SHERMAN'S DIVISION" "Jeff. Davis Reported to be at Macon"

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 27, 1862

• Mill Creek, Kentucky
• Capture of Cedar Keys, Florida
• Death of Zollicoffer

This 8 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 the following headlines: "THE WAR IN KENTUCKY" "Details of the Battle of Mill Creek" "Full Account Of The Action" "DEATH OF

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 31, 1861

• Washington D.C & Memphis Tennessee

The issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports which includes the following small front page map: "The Defenses Of Washington".  Additional headlines within this issue include:  "THE SECESSION REBELLION", "Highly Important From Washington",  "Troops Under Orders for a Long March", "Entrenchments Being Thrown Up Outside of Alexandria", "Strength Of The Rebels At Memphis", and much more.
Complete in 8

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 9, 1862

• Memphis, Tennessee Captured
• Jackson pursued by Gen. Fremont

This 8 page newspaper is in good 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 the following headlines: "THE CAPTURE OF MEMPHIS" "A Terrific Gunboat and Ram Fight Before the City" "The Whole Rebel Fleet Engaged by Our

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, January 26, 1865

• City Point, Virginia
• Wilmington, North Carolina

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: "GREAT NAVAL BATTLE", "Rebel Iron-Clad Attack on City Point", "The Entire Rebel Fleet Engaged", "SOUTHERN NEWS", "The Evacuation of Wilmington", "General Terry Demands its Surrender" and more.
Complete in eight pages. This issue is not

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, December 28, 1863

• Indianola TX - ghost town
• Lavaca Texas
• Civil War original

Among the front page reports are those headed: "Department Of The Gulf" "Encouraging Prospects in Texas" "Gen. Washburn Moving Upon Indianola & Lavacca" "The Navigation of the Mississippi Less Interrupted" "The Free State Convention" "From Fortress Monroe" "The Army Of The Potomac "The Arizona Expedition" and more. Eight pages, minor stain to a lower corner margin, very nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 30, 1862

• Grand Junction taken by Rebels
• Guerrillas in Missouri
• Skirmish near Gordonsville
• 1862

This 8 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 the following headlines: "THE WAR IN TENNESSEE" "Grand Junction Reported to be in Possession of the Rebels" "THE

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, March 3, 1862

• Columbus Evacuated
• Death of Brigade-General Lander

This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for a few small margin tears) 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 the following headlines: "HIGHLY IMPORTANT NEWS" "Abandonment of Murfreesboro by the Rebels" "Columbus

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, Nov. 22, 1864  Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "SHERMAN'S MOVEMENT", "His Army Thoroughly Equipped and in Highest Spritis", "Gen. Hood With His Entire Army at Florence and Tuscumbia, Ala.", "The Rebels Rush In For Plunder" and more.
Eight pages, minor foxing, good condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, September 24, 1864

• Battle of Fisher's Hill
• Shenandoah Valley

This 8 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 the following headlines:

• VICTORY AGAIN
• Complete Rout of the Rebels
• The Shenandoah Valley
• Battle and Victory at Fisher's Hill
• Gen. Crook's Command Makes a

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, November 7, 1862

• Salem Virginia
• Front Royal Virginia
• Winchester Virginia

This 8 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 the following FRONT PAGE Map: "THE CAMPAIGN OF THE MOUNTAINS"

Headlines in this issue includes: "ARMY OPERATIONS IN VIRGINIA" "Salem

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 15, 1862

• Richmond Virginia

• Corinth Mississippi

• Fort Pillow

This 8 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 the following FRONT PAGE Map: "THE MILITARY AND NAVAL ADVANCE TOWARD RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG...etc." Headlines in this issue includes: "IMPORTANT FROM

THE NEW YORK TIMES New York, September 7, 1861

• Paducah, Kentucky
• Fort Pickens, Florida
• Jefferson Davis false death report

This 8 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 the following headlines: "THE GREAT REBELLION" "Highly Important News From Kentucky" "Occupation of Paducah by the National

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 10, 1862

• Harrisonburg, Virginia
• Battle of Fair Oak
• News from the Shenandoah Valley

This 8 page newspaper is in good 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 the following headlines: "THE BATTLE OF FAIR OAK" "FROM THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY" "Gen. Fremont's Army at Harrisonburgh" "JACKSON

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 22, 1862

• Somerset, Kentucky

• Defeat of the Rebels in Kentucky
• 1862

This 8 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 the following headlines: "THE GREAT BATTLE IN KENTUCKY" "The Report of the Total Rout of the Rebels Fully Confirmed" "The Most Brilliant

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, December 7, 1861

• South Carolina coast
• Morristown, Tennessee

The front page features two Civil War maps, headed: "Operations In South Carolina" and "Map of Eastern Tennessee--Morristown, the Scene of Parson Brownlow's Exploit..." The balance of the ftpg. is taken up with various Civil War reports including: "Important From Port Royal" "Gen. Viele's Expedition not Yet Started" "Beaufort Still Unoccupied" "The Whole Tract from Tybee to Charleston Deserted by the

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 13, 1861

• United States Navy ironclad print

The front page has a very unusual illustration, being three views of: "The Stephens  Battery" beneath which is considerable descriptive text beneath it (see for portions). Plus the top of the first column has many Civil War heads including; "The Great Rebellion" "Important News from the National Capital" "Operations of the Rebels Down the Potomac" "Reported Capture of Wise & his Entire Command" and more (see).

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, January 13, 1865

• General Benjamin Grierson
• Blair Mission
• Final months of the war

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: "GRIERSON'S LAST RAID", "Forty Miles of Railroad Destroyed", "Seven Hundred Prisoners Captured", "FROM WASHINGTON", "Reported Return of Francis P. Blair Sr." and more.
Complete in eight pages. This issue is not fragile as

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 25, 1864

• The Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse aftermath
• Ulysses S. Grant's March
• General Robert E. Lee falls back to Richmond

This issue includes considerable details regarding the aftermath of the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse. It includes the following headlines: "GRANT'S MARCH", "HIGHLY ENCOURAGING PROGRESS" "The Rebels Driven Across the North Anna" "Bloody Repulse Of The Enemy" "Many Prisoners Captured" and much more. This was considered one of the more

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated October 29, 1862. This vintage 8 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 include the following headlines: "From the Rebel States - The Battle of Perryville" "The Attack Upon the Charlestown and Savannah Railroad" "The Enemy Encountered by Gen.

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated April 1, 1862.

• Attack on Guerrillas at Warrensburg, Missouri

• News from Nashville

• 1862

This 8 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 the following headlines: "NEWS FROM MISSOURI" "Successful Attack Upon Guerrillas at Warrensburgh..." "AFFAIRS

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 17, 1865

• Trial of the conspirators - assassins
• re. Abraham Lincoln's assassination

Page 2 has column heads: "THE CONSPIRACY" "Trial Of The Accused" "Proceedings on Friday, June 16" with much verbatim testimony.
Page 3 has some reports on the closing events of the Civil War including: "From Chattanooga" "Cotton Coming North" "Real Estate Selling at Low Rates" "From New Orleans" "Kirby Smith Gone to Mexico" "Brownsville Occupied by Our Troops"

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated November 21, 1862.

• Paducah and Memphis set on Fire

• Gainesville, Virginia

This 8 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 the following headlines: "ARMY OPERATIONS IN VIRGINIA" "The Rebel Pickets on the South Side" "The Rebels Occupying the

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated November 24, 1862.

• Rebels Refuse to Surrender Fredericksburgh

• Calvary Reconnoisance near Holt Springs

This 8 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 the following headlines: "ARMY OPERATIONS IN VIRGINIA" "Refusal of the Rebels to Surrender

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated November 29, 1862.

• Rebel's Attack Newbern

• Rebels Near Fredericksburgh

This 8 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 the following headlines: "REBEL ATTACK ON NEWBERN" "Important From Memphis" "IMPORTANT PORT ROYAL" "The Origin Progress and End

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated June 24, 1862.

• Battle of Fair Oaks

• News from Corinth and Charleston

This 8 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 the following headlines: "FROM THE SOUTH" "Heavy Rebel Loss in the Battle of Fair Oaks" "Comparatively Honest Account of the

THE NEW YORK TIMES  from New York, NY and dated August 19, 1862.

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana

This 8 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 the following headlines: "IMPORTANT FROM NEW ORLEANS", "Full Particulars of the Battle At Baton Rouge", "Complete Victory of the National Forces", and much

THE NEW YORK TIMES from New York, NY and dated September 24, 1861.

• Mariatown, Missouri
• Kentucky

This 8 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 the following headlines: "Reiteration of the Report of Col. Mulligan's Surrender", "THE GREAT REBELLION", "The Latest News From Missouri",  "A