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SOUTHERN ILLUSTRATED NEWS, Richmond, June 20, 1863 

* Rebel General P.G.T. Beauregard
* Very rare Confederate publication

A very rare publication from the Confederacy which seldom comes to the collector market. Although much of the content was literary in nature, there are news reports and a few illustrations.
The front page is entirely taken up with a large portrait of: "Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard" with a nice biography of him found on page 4.
Also on page 4 is a report headed "The…

DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, May 10, 1862 

* Battle of Shiloh - Pittsburg Landing
* General P. G. T. Beauregard's official rpt.
* From the capital of the Confederacy

The front page has much on: "YORKTOWN" "Our Former Position & Strength There--The State of our Whole Line--Daily Picket Fights--Brilliant Affair at Dam No. 2--Vast Preparations & Expectations of the Enemy..." with more.
Particularly noteworthy is the 2 1/2 column, detailed report of: "The Battle of Shiloh" "Gen.…

WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, May 2, 1862

* Battle of Shiloh
* P.G.T. Beauregard
* Fall of New Orleans

This is a very rare title from the Confederacy. According to Brigham only four institutions in the United States have any holdings of this title from the Civil War, most just a few scattered issues. The American Antiquarian Society has no issues recorded from this era.
The front page has: "The Next Few Weeks" which begins: "Great armies are confronting each other with…

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 28, 1863

* Second Battle of Fort Sumter
* Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
* Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard

 The front page has a nice print of: "THE REBEL TORPEDOES" with 3 views of it.
First column heads include: "CHARLESTON" "Sumter a Mass of Rubbish" "Shelling of Charleston & Forts Moultrie, Gregg and Beauregard" "The City In Flames" "Indignation of Beauregard" "Application for a Truce..." "General Gilmore Refuses It & Demands an Unconditional…

CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, April 24, 1862 

* Battle of Shiloh - Pittsburg Landing - Beauregard's praise
* Fort Jackson... Fall of Pulaski...
* Rare Confederate title from the war origin

This was one of only a few newspapers which printed: "Confederate States of America" in the dateline (see images).
Perhaps the best items is: "Gen. Beauregard's Address to the Army" on the victory at Shiloh, beginning: "You have bravely fought the invaders of your soil two days in his…

NEW YORK HERALD, April 21, 1862 

* Siege of Yorktown - Virginia
* McClellan's Peninsula Campaign

The front page features a nice map headed: "The Siege of Yorktown - Diagram of the Scene of the Engagement on Wednesday, April 16."
Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "Union Forces at Falmouth, Commanding the City of Fredericksburg" "Gallant Achievement of General Augur".
A very interesting report: "Interception of a Valuable Dispatch from Gen. Beauregard" "Hopelessness of…

NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 27, 1864  

* 20 inch Rodman Gun first tested
* John Paul Jones Park - Fort Hamilton
* Brooklyn, New York cannon
* American Civil War

The back page has a very interesting report headed: "The Largest Gun In the World" "Successful Trial of the Twenty-Inch Rodman Gun at Fort Hamilton".
This 20-inch version in the largest muzzle loading cannon ever made in the United States. A historic report here.
Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The War In…

THE DAILY EXPRESS, Petersburg, Virginia, February 4, 1862 

* P.G.T. Beauregard official report
* Battle of Bull Run - Manassas

Certainly one of the less common titles from the Confederacy. Most of the front page is taken up with: "The War--Its Movements! Official Report of Gen. Beauregard Of The Battle of Manassas" which has tremendous detail. At the end it notes: "To be concluded to-morrow."
Page 22 has an editorial item headed "Gen. George B. Crittenden" which is supportive of him…

DAILY EXAMINER, Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 24, 1864 

* Capital of the Confederacy
* President Abraham Lincoln
* General P. G. T. Beauregard

Not just a newspaper from the Confederate states, but from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page has: "The War News--Affairs In the Valley & Around Gordonsville" which includes a dispatch signed in type by: G. T. Beauregard, General (see photos). Also: "City Intelligence" "The New Year's Dinner to General Lee's Army" & other smaller items.…

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, Feb. 21, 1893  The top of the ftpg. has column heads: "Objections To Annexation" "Arguments of Those Who Prefer to Ignore Hawaii at Present" "No Naval Advantages To Be Derived" "Present Treaty with the Kingdom Granting Pearl Harbor to the United States Said 5to Be the Only Desirable Feature".
Beneath this report is: "Death Roll" "General Beauregard Passes Quietly Away..." (see). The report notes he was the last of the Confederate generals to pass away.
Eight…

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.
 

NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 1, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Charleston" "The Latest Rebel Telegrams" "Beauregard Expresses a Determination to Hold Sumter" "The Bombardment Progressing" "Our Force At Duvall's Bluff" "General Magruder with a Force of 18,000 Texans" and more.
Eight pages, ink smear on the front page, nice condition.

NEW YORK TIMES, June 14, 1862  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Late From New Orleans" "Arrival of the First Mail Since the Capture of the City" "More of General Butler's Orders" which lists two of them, each signed: Major-Gen. Butler; "From Gen. Halleck's Army" "Further Proofs of the Disorganization of Beauregard's Army" "The Country South of Corinth Stripped of Food" "The Pursuit of Jackson" & more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, nice condition.

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 11, 1862 

* From the capital of the Confederacy

The front page is completely filled with ads while much of pages 2 & 3 have war-related reports. Included is the always interesting editorial, which begins: "From every quarter comes the same news. The enemy are drawing their troops from the counties they have overrun...They are concentrating every regiment they can command on two points--Corinth and Richmond--and hope to decide the war by two…

NEW YORK TIMES, June 14, 1862  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Late From New Orleans" "Arrival of the First Mail Since the Capture of the City" "More of General Butler's Orders" which lists two of them, each signed: Major-Gen. Butler; "From Gen. Halleck's Army" "Further Proofs of the Disorganization of Beauregard's Army" "The Country South of Corinth Stripped of Food" "The Pursuit of Jackson" & more.
Eight pages, nice condition.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 27, 1861  The front page shows: "General Thomas Swearing In the Volunteers Called Into the Service of the United States at Washington, D.C." plus there is also text on: "The Bombardment of Fort Sumter".
Inside includes a dramatic full pg: "The Interior of Fort Sumter During the Bombardment" and also a full page: "Map of Charleston Harbor, Showing Fort Sumter & the Confederate Batteries". The doublepage centerfold is another dramatic print of the: "Bombardment…

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 9, 1863  

* Rebel General P.G.T. Beauregard defense
* Naval attack on Charleston, South Carolina

The front page includes: "The Situation In The West" "The Parole of Federal Prisoners" "Latest From the North" "The Fight Opened at Charleston!" "The Attack Commenced!" "Terrific Firing on Both Sides!" "Official Dispatches from General Beauregard!" with two of them, each signed in type: G. T. Beauregard.
The back page begins with a lengthy editorial…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 26, 1862  The full front page is a print of: "Major-General Halleck in the Field, April, 1862". Inside prints include a full page: "Big Bethel & Its Fortifications Occupied by Our Troops..." and a full page: "The First Day's Fighting At Yorktown..."; one-third page with 2 view of: "The Stevens Iron Steam Gunboat 'Naugatuck' now at Fortress Monroe"; a three-quarter page map: "Of Western Tennessee, Showing the Present Position of the Union & Rebel Armies,…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 31, 1863  The front page is taken up with two prints: "The Army Of The Cumberland--Destruction of United States Wagons by Rebel Cavalry..." and "The Army of the Cumberland--Rebel Attack Upon Wagons in Anderson's Gap". Inside has a full page: 'The Army of the Cumberland--Charge of the First Wisconsin and Second Indiana Cavalry On The Rebels" and another full page: "The Sioux War--Cavalry Charge of Sully's Brigade at the Battle Of White Stone Hill" being a fine…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, Dec. 3, 1864  The front page has: 'The Rebel Flag of Truce Boat 'Beauregard' with Savannah in the Distance" & "The Rebel Flag of Truce Boats Coming down the Savannah River". Nice fullpg. prints include 2 scenes of: "Our Blockading Fleet Off Wilmington, N.C." and three views of: "In & Around Martinsburg, Virginia". A nearly halfpg: "Capture of the Blockade Runner 'Annie' " and a one-quarter pg: "Great Tunnel Under Pittsburg, Penna." Also a print of: "The Late Mr. John Leech".
…

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…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 28, 1861  One of the prime features of this issue is Walt Whitman's first Harper's Weekly appearance: "Beat! Beat! Drums!"
Additional content includes: the full front page is a scene of the: "Gallant Exploit of Captain Strong of the Second Wisconsin Volunteers". The many prints inside include a very small: "Plan of the Harbor of Beaufort, North Carolina" and much larger prints of: "The Rebel General Albert S. Johnston, Commanding on the Mississippi"…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 12, 1863  The front page illustration shows: "Murder of Lieutenant Beaver by the Sioux Indians". Inside has a full page with two prints: "Gen. Sibley's Indian Expedition--Pursuing the Sioux Over the Coteau Du Missouri, Dacotah Territory, After the Battle of the Big HIlls, July 24, 1863" and: "Sibley's Indian Expedition Crossing the James River, Dacotah Territory". A nice full page shows: "View of the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, From the North Side of…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 30, 1861  The entire front page is taken up with a print captioned: "Major-General Halleck, U.S.A., Commanding Our Army In Missouri". Inside has a small map of: "Fernandina, Florida"; a full page with two prints of: "Headquarters of General Wright at Fort Walker, Hilton Head, South Carolina, formerly Those of General Drayton of the Rebel Army"; and another full page with 3 prints of: "The Expedition to Beaufort--Before The Attack".
Other prints include:…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 9, 1861 (See Note Below - excludes multi-panel map)   The front page has a print of an: "Attack Upon the Camp of the Sixth Regiment New York Volunteers (Wilson's Zouaves), On Santa Rosa Island" as well as a print of: "Captain S. F. Dupont, Commanding the Great Naval Expedition".
Other prints inside include: "Our Army at Edwards' Ferry on the Potomac, Opposite Leesburg" "The Valley of the Shenandoah, Virginia" "Presentation of Colors to General Viele's Brigade…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 13, 1861 The front page features: "Battle of Boonville, Missouri" and smaller illustrations of: "Brigadier-General Lyon, U.S.A." and "The late Captain Ward".
Inside prints include a full page: "The Cabinet at Washington" showing Abraham Lincoln and the others. Also featured is a full page Winslow Homer print: "Crew of U.S. Steam-Sloop Colorado"; a full page: "How Volunteers Are Treated in Philadelphia" showing four scenes; a full page: "A Slave Auction at the…

THE DAILY SOUTHERN GUARDIAN, Columbia, South Carolina, Nov. 22, 1862  

* Rare Confederate publication

A rather rare title and great that it has the word “Southern”.
The front page is mostly taken up with ads & military notices but it also has: "From Georgia - Reinforcements Arriving--Glorious News" as well as a rousing: "Proclamation From Gen. Beauregard" to the people of Georgia, noting: "Arise for the defence of your native soil!...Obstruct & destroy all roads in Sherman's front,…

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, July 4, 1861  This was an anti-war newspaper that insisted slavery should not be abolished, so consequently much content has an anti-North bias.

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 12, 1861  This was an anti-war newspaper that insisted that slavery should not be abolished, so much of its content has an anti-North bias.
Among the articles are a lengthy ftpg. report: "The President's Message" which is commentary on Lincoln's recent state-of-the-union address. Most of pg. 2 has: "Report of the Secretary of War". Other items include: "Horrors of Civil War in Missouri" "Brother Against Brother" "A Declaration of Independence - Cabal Against…

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 12, 1861  This was an anti-war newspaper that insisted that slavery should not be abolished, so much of its content has an anti-North bias.
Among the articles are a lengthy front page report: "The President's Message" which is commentary on Lincoln's recent state-of-the-union address. Most of page 2 has: "Report of the Secretary of War". Other items include: "Horrors of Civil War in Missouri" "Brother Against Brother" "A Declaration of Independence - Cabal…

THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 19, 1862 

* The Rebel Opinion of Jefferson Davis

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Nov. 18 & 19, 1864 The front page includes some nice one column heads including: "Gen. Sherman's Movements" "He is Said to be Moving on Savannah & Charleston" "Pursuit of General Price" "Despatch from Gen. Sanborn" "Beauregard Reported Advancing Upon Memphis" "The Reorganization of the Rebel Army" "General Breckinridge Claims a Victory" "Rebel Reports of Sherman" "He is Said to be Moving on Selma, Alabama" "Proceedings of the Rebel Congress" and more,  plus…

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 9, 1863  The entire front page is taken up with a print: "On Picket Duty in the Swamps of Louisiana". Inside two half pages show: "Brashear City, Berwick's Bay, La., Base of General Banks's Operations" and "Iron-clad 'Barrataria' Snagged in Amite River, La. and Attacked by Rebel Guerrillas". There is a great full page by Thomas Nast: "Contrabands [slaves] Coming Into our Lines Under the Proclamation" which is very displayable.
The doublepage centerfold shows:…

THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, May 3, 1862.

* Grand Junction, Tennessee
* Grenada, Mississippi

This 8 page issue is loaded with advertisements and Civil War reports throughout from the day it was first reported which includes the following FRONT PAGE Map:  "Probable Retreat Of Beauregard To Grand Junction", "Map Showing the Position of Grand Junction and the Different Routes Leading Therefrom".

Headlines in this issue includes:  "News From North Carolina", "The Capture of Fort Macon

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 20, 1865 

* Columbia SC South Carolina captured
* General William T. Sherman
* Abraham Lincoln

The top of the first column on pg. 1 are heads: "Sherman's Triumphant March" "Capture of Columbia, the Capital of South Carolina" "Beauregard Declines a Fight" "The Rebels Destroy their Stores & Go Away" "Charleston Probably Evacuated" "Subdued Tone of the Rebel Press" plus there are many more heads throughout the balance of the front page. Included is: "President…

THE WORLD, New York City, March 11, 1861 

* Start of the Civil War close (Fort Sumter)
* Tensions at a boiling point in the South
* Southern slavery and the Confederacy
* History about to be made

From just weeks before the outbreak of the Civil War, this issue has some reports on the impending conflict.
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "STATE OF THE NATION" with various subheads. (see images)
Complete with 8 pages, uncut and untrimmed, light creasing with toning and a little wear at the…

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT from Boston, Massachusetts and dated February 15, 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 from the day it was first reported with the following SMALL one column INSIDE PAGE headline(s): "Matters in Rebeldom" "Transfer of Lee's & Beauregard's Troops" "Proclamation of Jeff. Davis" and much more from other areas…

NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 14, 1863  

* Battle of Culpeper Court House - Virginia
* Knoxville campaign - Gen. Ambrose Burnside

Among the many front page one column heads reporting on the Civil War are: "Meade's Army" "Union Advance Beyond Culpepper" "Skirmishing With the Rebels" "Culpepper Occupied by the 2nd Army Corps" "Troops from Lee's Army Reinforcing Beauregard & Bragg" "Details of the March from Kentucky" "The Capture of Knoxville & Cumberland Gap" "A Procession of Union Women a Mile…

NEW YORK HERALD, March 22, 1862  Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "Affairs On the Mississippi" "The Great Fight at Island No. 10" "Beauregard At Corinth, Miss." "Movements of the Rebels at Memphis" and more.
Eight pags, good condition.

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 28, 1862 

* Capture of New Orleans
* Corinth, Mississippi

Among the front page one column heads are: "New Orleans Taken!" "Glorious News From Rebel Sources!" "Corinth Evacuated!" "Beauregard to Defend Memphis" "The Rebel Advance Guard Driven Back Towards Corinth" "Death of Major-General C. F. Smith" "Latest From Yorktown" "The Pursuit of Jackson" and much more.
Eight pages, nice condition.

NEW YORK HERALD, May 26, 1864 

* Ulysses S. Grant - Spotsylvania victory
* Resaca Georgia Ga - William T. Sherman

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT!" "Victorious March of the Army of the Potomac" "The South Anna River Reached by Our Troops" "One Thousand More Prisoners Captured" "Sheridan's Expedition" and more.
Additional war reporting inside including: "Butler" "Beauregard Reported to be Reinforcing Lee" "the North Carolina Refugees" "The Red River…

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 25, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "SIEGE OF FORT SUMTER" "Interesting Correspondence Between General Gilmore and General Beauregard" "Details of the Bombardment of the 18th Inst." "Important From Tennessee" "General Rosecrsans' Army in Front of Chattanooga" "Fire Opened on the City..." "General Joe Johnston in Command at Chattanooga" "The Rebel Army Demoralized".
Eight pages, very nice condition.

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 11, 1864  

* Battle of Cold Harbor
* Mechanicsville, Virginia
* Grant vs. Lee

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Burial of the Dead" "Grant Moving Down His Left" "Both Armies Close Together" "Hunter's Victory in West Virginia" "Their Stories About Sherman" "Demonstration on Secessionville" "A Rebel Regiment Annihilated" "No Troops to Spare for Beauregard" and more.
Twelve pages, very nice condition.

THE WORLD, New York, May 16, 1864  Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald. Column heads on the front page and inside pages include: "News From New Orleans" "How The Rebels Expect to Retake the City" " 'Tell Your Northern Friends to Pack Up.' " "Official Announcement of Lee's Retreat" "Grant Beyond the Po" " His Army Pressing the Enemy's Rear" "Attack on Drury's Bluff" "Beauregard Attempts to Reinforce the Garrison" and so much more.
Twelve pages, very nice…

THE WORLD, New York, Feb. 10, 1865  

* Jefferson Davis addresses Confederate Congress
* Wants Southern states to remain independent 

Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald.  
Among the front page first column heads on the Civil War: "PACIFICATION" "Full Restoration of the Authority of the United States Insisted Upon by Mr. Lincoln" "Jeff. Davis on the Conference" "No Peace Contemplated without Independence" "All Hope of Peace Gone" "THE SOUTH" "Rebel…

THE WORLD, New York, Feb. 15, 1865  Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald.  
Among the front page first column heads on the Civil War: "New Military Policy Adopted by the South" "The Southwest to be Given Up" "All the Troops to be Concentrated East, in Two Grand Armies" "Lee and Beauregard To Command Them" "Plan for an Overwhelming Attack on Gen. Sherman" "Proposed Evacuation of the Atlantic Coast" "SOUTH CAROLINA" "Gen. Sherman Across the Edisto" "His Forces…

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, March 30, 1861 

* Start of the Civil War close (Fort Sumter)
* Tensions at a boiling point in the South
* Southern slavery and the Confederacy
* History about to be made

From just days before the outbreak of the Civil War, this issue has a wealth of reports on the coming conflict.
Articles include: "The Census of 1860" which includes a chart for the "Seceded Slave States" "THE PRO-SLAVERY REBELLION - From South Carolina - Disaffection Among the…

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 lengthy editorial report on the Battle of Bull Run, the first notable battle of the Civil War. Also on the front page: "Civil War vs. Rebellion".
Reports inside include: "The Battle of Cheat River' "Iron-Clad Ships" "The War For the Union" "Current Events" and other items.
Eight pages, good…

NEW YORK HERALD, Feb. 19, 1865 

* Columbia SC - South Carolina Map
* Robert E. Lee correspondence
* Rare Confederate flag illustration

The front page is dominated by a large & very detailed Civil War map headed: "SHERMAN IN THE HEART OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Occupation of Columbia, the State Capital---Probable Evacuation of Charleston."
Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War include: "SHERMAN" "Columbia Ours!" "Occupation of the Capital of South Carolina" "Beauregard Officially…