Original Civil War Newspapers

Cover: "General Lyons At the Battle of Springfield" the only Union victory in Missouri! Harper's Weekly Original and Complete- Lot's of great prints! Full Page: "Camp Life in the Confederate Army- Mississippians Practicing With the Bowie Knife".

Front Page News of President Lincoln's Firing of Major General George McClellan.and McClellan's Nomination by Democrats for President of the United States! McClellan Nominated for President by John Van Buren.

First news to the paper that General Sherman's Atlanta Campaign. Dated September 6 1864. Report by the Confederate "Richmond Dispatch" newspaper that Union. General McClellan wanted to serve in the Confederate Army.

Harper's Weekly Original and Complete- Interesting issue with Lincoln on the cover, a dramatic sea battle, a Cavalry Battle in Missouri and a small print of Robert E Lee. Small Prints of Robert E. Lee and Ambrose Burnsides.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York,December 24, 1864. "The Attack on Fort Bateman at the Capture of Plymouth, North Carolina". Christmas Eve issue of this famous Civil War newspaper. Full page with 4 prints on the Capture of Plymouth, North Carolina.

Harper's Weekly Original and Complete. 1/8 page: "Sergeant John Clem-Our Youngest Soldier" otherwise know as "Johnny Shiloh".

I. General Custer Charging up the Hill upon the Enemy's guns. "The Siege of Charleston--Attack on Battery Gregg". Siege of Charleston - Last Night Before Wagner - The Head of the Sap. Siege of Charleston - Portions of the Obstructions in the Harbor Washed Ashore.

& his brother in Vicksburg Mississippi after the capture of Vicksburg. The Invitation stated This issue has very interesting news on General Sherman's Atlanta Campaign. and the city of Atlanta is now "within range of Sherman's guns".

F ull front page: "A Group of Cavalry Officers". HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 29, 1864. "Richmond Refugees on Board the United States Sanitary Commission boat at City Point, Virginia". Interesting Civil War ads for Revolvers, Carriages and more.

Large Double page Centerfold print of: "Major-General William Tecumseh Sherman" on horseback. HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 17, 1864. A great illustration from an image by the famous Civil War photographer Matthew Brady.

Centerfold: The National Democratic Convention in Session at Charleston SC. Harper's Weekly Original and Complete.

Full page print captioned: "General Sherman's Rear-Guard". HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 2, 1864. trick being used in theatre presentations in the 1860s. Closeup of middle portion of Centerfold. Closeup of front page with Masthead design & Date of Issue.

Entire front page with a nice print captioned: "Major-General Philip H. Sheridan". Closeup of the Front Page print of Sheridan. He rose rapidly in the ranks to Major-General. "The Great Cattle Raid at Harrison's Landing" and "Midnight Before Petersburg".

Drawn by famous artist Thomas Nast showing thousands of soldiers. Full page: "Siege of Charleston - The New Black Island Batteries, Four & a Half Miles from Charleston". 1/2 Page: "Siege of Charleston - Shot & Shell Piled in Front of General Gilmore's Tent".

Closeup of 1st view: "Burning the Rappahannock Railway Bridge". Closeup of 2nd view: "Straggling Soldiers Crossing the Rappahannock Above the Burned Bridge". "The Army of the Potomac--Gamblers at the Provost Marshal's Headquarters".

½ page "Headquarters Of The United States Sanitary Commission at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania". "Cook House at General Hospital, Gettysburg" 1/6th page. with a focus on the civil war era and before. Full front page: "Our Flag Is There!".

1/3rd page: 'Acadians Hauling Boats--Scene on the Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana'. HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 13, 1866. Pike's Peak, Fort Wicked, Indians and more. Very Nice! Nice full page: 'Life On The Plains' includes 8 prints, including scenes of Denver.

Full Page:"Triumphal Entry of the Army of Major-General Banks Into Alexandria, Louisiana". Harper's Weekly Original and Complete.

The new South was an Occupation paper published Port Royal, South Carolina in 1862. Complete, archival repairs, stains. The paper is ink IDD to Eugene Vickers, Co C 97th Pennsylvania Volunteers. W service info.

CIVIL WAR PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC LEDGER NEWSPAPER. Important Philadelphia 4 page Newspaper,dated November 6, 1862. News from Confederate Richmond Virginia Papers. Re Quantrell's Confederate Band of Guerrillas.

CIVIL WAR PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC LEDGER NEWSPAPER. Important Philadelphia 4 page Newspaper,dated November 8, 1862. Early in the Civil War, this important newspaper opposed the war. From the Army of the Virginia / The Fight at Barbus /.

Harper's Weekly Original and Complete. Full Page: "The Massacre at Fort Pillow" shows black soldiers being given no quarter. Full Page: "Ringgold, Georgia" and "The Advance Signal Station Near Ringgold, Georgia.

Harper's Weekly Original and Complete. Full Page: "Rebels Moving South From Atlanta" interesting print.

Four Pages. Significant wear! This includes stains, creases, discoloration, tears, and fold marks.

Full Page: "Recruiting In New York" with 5 scenes. Harper's Weekly Original and Complete- Lots of great prints and a nice map. Page Map: "Map Of The Seat of War In The West". Full Page: "Fort Lafayette in New York Harbor Where Political Prisoners are Confined".

Full Page:"The Geysers of the Upper Basin, Yellowstone National Park". Cover:"Lieut. General Philip Henry Sheridan". Full Page:"Mining Life In Colorado", drawn by W. A. Rogers.

Full Page: "Map of Charleston Harbor, Showing Fort Sumter and the Confederate Batteries". Harper's Weekly Original and Complete-Great Issue.

Cover: "Major-General Winfield Scott Hancock".

1861 CIVIL WAR newspaper with large front-page engraving of the CSS VIRGINIA, the 1st ironclad built by the Confederate Navy! CSS VIRGINIA , the first ironclad built by the Confederate Navy! Also inside is lots of great Civil war news and engravings!

Harper's Weekly Original and Complete. Full Page Map: "War Map of Kentucky". Full Page Map: "Map of the Seat of War in Missouri".

At the center is a Portrait of McClellan and "George B. McClellan for President". which supported General George McClellan against Abraham Lincoln for President. ANice Full page print: "Rebels Moving South From Atlanta".

Cover: 'Little Mac Out Again' shows the Union General McClellan on horseback! Centerfold: 'Grand Reception at the White House, January, 1862' shows Abe Lincoln and who's who in Washington. Harper's Weekly Original and Complete.

1/2 page "General Burnside and His Staff". The battle of Gettysburg was fought just a few weeks ago. The town is highlighted in bold letters. Two 1/2 page views of "General Sherman's Campaign" "General Grant's Campaign--A Panoramic View of the Situation Around Petersburg".

Cover: "Port Royal Ferry, Scene of the Battle of First January, 1862" and "Scene in the Parlor of Mrs. Barnwell's House at Beaufort, South Carolina". Centerfold: "The City of Richmond, Virginia".

"The Crutch" was a Civil War soldier newspaper published by the US Army General Hospital at Annapolis, Maryland.

Full front page print captioned: "Major-General William T. Sherman". Closeup of Front Page Print of Sherman. Double p age centerfold print : "A Story of the Sea, Incidents In The Life of a Sailor". HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 12, 1864.

Cover: "Cold Harbor, Nine Miles From Richmond, Va., Near General McClellan's Head-Quarters". Harper's Weekly Original and Complete-lots of great Civil War prints.

Centerfold: "General George McClellan, Democratic Candidate For the Presidency". Back Cover: Lincoln is holding Dem. Harper's Weekly Original and Complete. Full Page: "Map Showing the Entire Field of Operations Under Grant, Sherman, and Farragut".

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Original and Complete. Full Page Print:"Union Cavalry Covering the Escape of Union Prisoners from Libby Prison".

Both papers in very good condition - light toninng.

Centerfold:"Major-General William Tecumseh Sherman" nice picture! Harper's Weekly Original and Complete. Half Page Ad: "Dr. Von Eisenberg's Aesthetico-Neuralgicon". Full Page: "Southern Gentleman".

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Original and Complete-Hard to find Frank Leslie's issue of the Chicago Fire but no pictures of Mrs. O'Leary's Cow! Centerfold:The Great Fire in Chicago- Panic Stricken Citizens Rushing Past the Sherman House.

Full Page: "Stampede of Slaves from Hampton to Fortress Monroe". Harper's Weekly Original and Complete-lots of great woodcut etchings. Volunteers Passing Faneuil Hall, Boston On Their Way to the War".