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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 16, 1904 Frontpage illustration "Launching the Olney Boom" by W. A. Rogers; Photos, The Situation in Panama; The Latest Photograph of George B. McClellan, Mayor of New York; The Automobile Exhibit in Paris; The Crisis in the Far East--Scenes in Japan, Korea, and Manchuria; Advertisement, Mark Twain's Six Funniest Books; and other advertisements of the day. The issue is complete in 12-16 pages, in good condition, and contains additional prints and related

RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Sept. 3, 1864

• General George McClellan
• Presidential nomination
• Rare Confederate title

Not only a very nice newspaper from the Confederacy, but from its capital as well. The ftpg. has: "The War News with several subheads from various fields of operation: "From Atlanta" "From Mobile" "From Louisiana" and "From Charleston". Also on the ftpg: "Retaliation" and "The Battle of Reams" "City Intelligence" and a couple of items with small heads: "Life in the Trenches Before

NEW YORK HERALD, November 12, 1862

• General George B. McClellan
• Farewell address to his troops

Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "McClellan's Farewell", "His Address to the Army of the Potomac", "Affectionate Adieu to His Troops" and "Grand Ovation to Their Late Commander" with his address printed here & signed in type: Geo. B. McClellan (see photos). Also: "Burnside's Army", "Progress of The Advance", "Brilliant Skirmishes with the Enemy on the Rappahannock", "Decisive

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 17, 1864  The full front page is a very dramatic print: "Harry Davis Capturing the Battle Flag of the 13th Louisiana Regiment, at the Battle of Ezra Church".  Other prints within include: "Admiral Farragut's Fleet Bombarding Fort Morgan" "Rear-Admiral David G. Farragut, U.S.N." "View of Petersburg, Virginia, From the North Side of the Appomattox", a full page: "Map Showing the Entire Field of Operations Under Grant, Sherman, and Farragut"; "General Grant's

NEW YORK HERALD, July 11, 1862

• President Abraham Lincoln
• Army of the Potomac visit
• General George B. McClellan

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "McClellan's Army" "The Reception of the President In Camp" "Splendid Military Review by Moonlight" "Honest 'Old Age' Spends a Night Among the Troops" "The Well Fought Battles to be Inscribed on the Regimental Colors".
Page 4 has a nice, detailed account of: "The Visit of President Lincoln to the Headquarters of General McClellan"

THE WORLD, New York, Aug. 11, 1864

• General George McClellan
• Presidential nomination
• vs. Abraham Lincoln

Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald. First column Civil War heads include: "The McClellan Furore" "Union Square in a; Blaze of Glory" "Metropolitan Honors to 'Little Mac' " "Gen. Geo. B. McClellan Nominated for the Presidency" "What The Ladies Think of the Hero of Antietam" and much more.
Eight pages, nice condition.

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 5, 1862

• Seven Days' Battles
• George. B. McClellan

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "From General McClellan's Army" "Rebel Account of Monday's Fighting" "A Most Terrible Conflict" "The Rebel Loss Immense" "They are Finally Obliged to Retire" "Cheering Along the Whole Yankee Line" "The Rebels Acknowledge a Loss of 3,000 in One Division on Friday" "The Enemy Again Badly Beaten" and more.
Various reports inside as well, plus editorial commentary on:

RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Sept. 13, 1864

• From the capital of the Confederacy
• General B. McClellan nomination

A newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. Among the reports are: "The War News" "The Army of Tennessee" "Latest News From the North--From Sherman's Army--Wheeler's Movements--A Skirmish in Tennessee--From Grant's Army" and more.
There is also a report on: "McClellan's Letter of Acceptance--The Terms He Would Have Peace On". It begins: "McClellan has formally accepted the

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 12, 1862

• Post Seven Days Battles
• General George McClellan

This is a genuine Civil War newspaper from Abraham Lincoln's administration with one column headlines which include: "NEWS FROM M'CLELLAN", "Heavy Cannonading Up the James River on Thursday", "Despatch from Gen. McClellan Stating the the Enemy has Retreated", "Probable Attack and Repulse of the Rebels", "News From Gen. Pope's Command", and more.
The issue is complete in eight pages. It is not fragile as

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 8, 1862

• Post Seven Days Battles
• General George McClellan

This is a genuine Civil War newspaper from Abraham Lincoln's administration with one column headlines which include: "M'CLELLAN'S ARMY", "Skirmish with and Defeat of the Rebels on Friday", "One Thousand Prisoners and Three Batteries Captured", "THE OPERATIONS NEAR JAMES RIVER", "The Confidence of the Troops in Gen. McClellan Increasing", "The Rebel Loss Estimated at Seventy-five Thousand Men" and more.
Complete

THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York, August 8, 1862.

• Richmond Virginia

• General George McClellan

This 8 page newspaper is in nice condition (except for some margin wear) 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: "McCLELLAN'S RECENT OPERATIONS, The Successful Reconnoissance Towards Richmond on Tuesday,

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 15, 1864  Most of the front page is taken up with a print: "General Hunt and Major Duane, Chief of Artillery & Chief engineer of the Army of the Potomac" with a related article. Other prints within include: "The Sixth Corps in Action on the Opequan" "Early's Army Falling Back Upon Winchester" "Major-General David B. Birney" "Major-General E.  O. C. Ord" "Major-General George Crook" "Major-General Torbert"; a nice full page: "Rebels Moving South From Atlanta"

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 3, 1864  The full front page is taken up with a print: "Gen. Sherman's Campaign--Council of War Held at Gen. Wood's Headquarters".
Certainly the best print in this issue is also one of the more famous by Thomas Nast. This print (see) shows a triumphant Confederate soldier shaking hands with a peg-legged Union veteran as what appears to be Lady Liberty wept over a grave of Union heroes from a "Useless War".  Titled "Compromise With the South" the cartoon

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 6, 1862

• 3 Civil War diagrams
• General George McClellan
• Vicksburg, MIssissippi

The front page features 3 graphics, they being diagrams of the fields of battle, with first column heads including: "IMPORTANT FROM M'CLELLAN" "The Great Union Victories of Monday & Tuesday" "Terrible Loss Among the Rebel Troops" "The Morale of M'Clellan's Army" "The Very Latest" and more.

Eight pages, a bit irregular at the spine, generally in very nice condition.

NEW YORK TIMES, July 1, 1862

• Seven Days Battles w/ large map
• George McClellan vs. Robert E. Lee

Much of the front page is taken up with a large and very detailed Civil War map headed: "Locality of Last Week's Manoeuvres & Battles Before Richmond".
First column heads include: "Affairs Before Richmond" "Details of the Events of Thursday, Friday & Saturday" "Attack of the Rebels under Jackson upon Our Right Wing" "Their Repeated Repulse, with Terrific Slaughter" & more.
Eight pages, nice

NEW YORK HERALD, May 13, 1862

• Bottoms Bridge - Chickahominy River
• General George B. McClellan

The front page is dominated by a nice, detailed Civil War map headed: "THE BATTLE FIELD IN VIRGINIA - The Area of General McClellan's Operations--Bottom's Bridge on the Chickahominy." Column heads as well including: "State of Things In Richmond" "Starvation Prices in the Rebel Capital" "The City Panic Stricken" "The Fate of Richmond Depending on the Merrimac" and more.
Page 2 contains a map of: "The

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 Losses on Both Sides"

NEW YORK TIMES, June 28, 1862

• Battle of Oak Grove
• 1st Seven Days Battles
• American Civil War map

The front page features a rather large & detailed map headed: "The Scene Of The Battle Before Richmond On Wednesday" which makes the issue very displayable. There are also column heads on the war: "From Gen. McClellan's Army" "The Second Struggle on the Field of the Seven Pine" "A Full Account of the Fighting of Wednesday..." "A Series of Brilliant Skirmishes" "Indomitable & Successful Bravery of Our

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 7, 1862

• Gen. George B. McClellan
• Post Seven Days Battles
• Battle of Malvern Hill

Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Another Victory on the Mississippi" "Capture of Vicksburg" "The City Greatly Damaged" "It is to Be Utterly Destroyed" "From General McClellan's Army" "His Address to His Troops" with the full text printed here; "the Great Fight of Tuesday" "24 Rebel Guns Captured" "Rebel Reports of the Battles" and more. Inside page war reports as

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 5, 1862

• George B. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign map
• Siege & capture of Yorktown & Gloucester Point

The front page is dominated by a huge Civil War map headed: "THE YORKTOWN PENINSULA" which shows from Yorktown to Norfolk and much in between.
Nice first column heads as well including: "YORKTOWN EVACUATED" "Our Troops in Full Possession of the Rebel Works" "Gloucester Also Captured & more.
Twelve pages, never bound nor trimmed, very nice condition.

Background: This

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 12, 1862

• Battle of Eltham's Landing
• Surrender of Norfolk, Virgina
• Two ftpg. Civil War maps

The front page is dominated by not one but two Civil War maps, the larger titled: "The Seat Of War In  Eastern Virginia" and the smaller: "Norfolk And Vicinity".
There are many one column heads as well including: "Important From the South-West" "More Glorious News" "Surrender of Norfolk" "The City & Navy Yard in Our Possession" "Portsmouth Also Captured" "Destruction Of The Merrimac"

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 17, 1861  The front page has great coverage on the days just before the historic Battle of Bull Run, with first column heads: "THE GREAT REBELLION" Advance of the Grand Army under Gen. McDowell" "The Rebels at Fairfax & Manassas to be Overwhelmed" "Full Details of the Battle of Cartrick's Ford" "Measures for the Suppression of Southern Piracy" and more. War coverage continues inside as well.
Eight pages, nice condition.

Background: This July 17, 1861 issue of The New

THE WORLD, New York, July 12, 1861

• Battle of Laurel Hill - West Virginia
• Battle of Carthage, Missouri

Among the front page  column heads on the Civil War are: "The Southern Rebellion" "A Battle in Western Missouri" "The Rebels Withdrawing From Fairfax" "Skirmish Near Laurel Hill" "A Decisive Battle at Hand" and more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, folded twice, various creases, minor fold & margin wear.

Background: This July 12, 1861 issue of The World captures the United States at a

NEW YORK TEIMES, July 28, 1861

• First Battle of Bull Run  Manassas aftermath
• Confederate account of the first major battle

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War: "THE GREAT REBELLION" "No Military Movements at Washington" "Gen. McClelland Preparing to Take Command" "Strength of the National Forces" "Rebel Accounts of the Battle at Bull's Run" "Important Movements in Missouri" "Measures Taken by Gen. Pope to Protect the Railroads" "Rumored Intention of the Rebels to Attack Cairo"

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, July 5, 1862

• President Abraham Lincoln
• Call for more Union troops

A feature of this issue is a large, page 3 Civil War map: "The Base Of Operations On James River" & a small war map on page 6: "Line of Pursuit of the Rebels" in Tennessee.
Among various column heads on the war throughout: "Stonewall Jackson" takes over a full column; "The Rebel Army" "The Battle of James Island" "The Operations Before Richmond".
Also a document signed in type: Abraham Lincoln: "The

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, June 7, 1862

• First Battle of Winchester w/ map
• Confederate Stonewall Jackson victory

Page 3 features a large, detailed map headed: "THE ATTACK ON GENERAL BANKS" at the battle of Winchester, Virginia. Related reports, plus various Civil War reports scattered throughout the issue.
Complete in 8 pages, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to one large sheet, a hole to the front leaf causes text loss but obviously not affecting the map.

Background: Fought on May 25, 1862,

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, June 3, 1862

• Battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks
• Strasburg, Shenandoah Co., Virginia

The front page is dominated by a detailed Civil War map headed: "THE GREAT VICTORY IN FRONT OF RICHMOND Showing the Lines of the Rebel Forces & the disposition of the Grand Union Armies under Gen. McClellan".
Among the first column heads are: ON TO RICHMOND" "The Great Victory Before Richmond" "Advance Made Towards Richmond Since the Battle" "From General Banks' Command!" and much

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

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Sept. 24, 1862

• Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg, Maryland
• Rare Confederate title from the rebel capital

A terrific and rare issue, as the front page has a nice account of the Battle of Antietam (referred to as Sharpsburg by the Confederates). Simply great to have reports on this "bloodiest day of fighting" of the entire war--and a victory claimed by both sides (although essentially a draw)--appear on the front page of the newspaper from the Confederate

DAILY COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, Georgia, July 31, 1862

• Very rare Confederate publication
• Rebel General Joseph E. Johnston
• Battle of Seven Pines - Fair Oaks

Certainly one of the less common Confederate titles from the Civil War. Columbus is in Southwest Georgia on the Alabama border very near Montgomery.
Page 2 begins with an interesting editorial complaining about government abuses in not insuring the delivery of daily newspapers to the soldiers in the field. An interesting item for any newspaper

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 8, 1862

• General George B. McClellan
• Peninsula Campaign map
• Richmond, Virginia

The front page is dominated by a very large Civil War map headed: "M'CLELLAN'S RECENT OPERATIONS" which the Richmond vicinity and southeast to Berkley & Harrison's Point.
Front page column heads including: "Our Army Advance on Richmond" "Spirited Brush With the Rebels" "200 Rebel Soldiers Captured" and more, plus reports of the destruction of the steamship Golden Gate.
Eight pages, scattered

NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 12, 1861

• Rare full front page map
• Battle of Carnifex Ferry

The entire front page is taken up with a huge and very detailed map headed: "THE NATIONAL BATTLE GROUND. The Armies of the Potomac--Encampments of Over 300,000 Armed Men--Scene of the Coming Decisive Conflict" which shows from Washington, D.C. & Alexandria, northwest to Buckeystown, Point of Rocks, and Leesburg, with the Bull Run battlefield to the southwest.
Very rare to find an entire front page taken up with a

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Massachusetts, October 25, 1861

• Battle of Ball's Bluff, Virginia
• Santa Rose Island, Florida

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: "FROM THE UPPER POTOMAC" "Further Particulars of the Battle at Ball's Bluff" "From Missouri" "Another Federal Victory" and much more.

Complete as a 4 page issue. This issue is not fragile as newsprint from this era was