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Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 158 (December 10, 1864)]
10 December 1864
Sherman's position, Lincoln's message to Congress, Abolition of slavery by Constitutional Amendment.
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to: Mary [Armstrong].
1865/03/04
Armstrong, Halleck (fl. 1865)
Reports on rumor that Sherman has been defeated, hopes it isn't true, talks about great number of dead and burial procedures, remarks on slavery as the sin of the South.
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1865/03/07
Talks about systematic pilfering of the Sanitary Commission by high ranking soldiers; also reports on seeing black troops: "Today for the first time I saw whole regiments of black troops…They appear quite as well on parade as their more thoroughly...
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1865/03/08
Reports various rumors about Sheridan's maneuvers. Also reports on nearby black uprising: "Our allies, the darkies, are evidently burning out their beloved Masters…"
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Southern confederacy [Vol. 3, no. 57 (April 19, 1863)]
April 19, 1862
Adair, George Washington, 1823-1899
Published by Adair and J. Henry Smith (1820-1897). B.C. Smith is the associate editor. Tag line below masthead says "The Public Good Before Private Advantage." Masthead vignette depicts an industrialized Southern Confederacy. Announces the beginning...
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General Orders no. 1: Emancipation Proclamation
2 January 1863
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Army printing of the final version of the Emancipation Proclamation, three pages, accompanied by General Orders no. 7, 10, 22, 24, 30 and 35. This is the first six pages of a compilation of General Orders for 1863. Printed in 1864.
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Christian banner. [Vol. I, no. 6 (June 11, 1862)]
1862/06/11
Pro-slavery newspaper, vol. 1 no. 6. Misdated June 11 but actually 14th, as noted inside newspaper. Anti-secessionist newspaper speaks of disloyal slaves now fighting against the survival of Virginia. There are also articles that argue that in...
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to Thomas H. Patterson
February 9, 1863
Gordon, S.W., fl. 1846-1871
Circular letter signed by Captain Gordon as commander of the USS "Powhatan" to Commander Patterson of the USS "James Adger." Says he has been ordered by the admiral to remind all commanding officers off Charleston of General Order No. 11. Says at the...
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The New-York times. [Vol. 11, no. 3432 (September 23, 1862)]
23 September 1862
Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869
Contains a printing of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on first page and more coverage on page four. Also includes news about the Civil War, guerillas in Missouri, the defeat of General Bragg's rear guard in Kentucky, the battle of Iuka...
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Letter from the Hon. Joseph Holt
1861
Holt, Joseph, 1807-1894
Full title is: "Letter from the Hon. Joseph Holt, Upon the Policy of the General Government, the Pending Revolution, Its Objects, and the Duty of Kentucky in the Crisis." Printed by Henry Polkinhorn in Washington, D.C. Printed copy of a letter Holt...
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New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 22, no. 6786 (January 3, 1863)]
3 January 1863
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
Prints the Emancipation proclamation on page four. This is among the early printings of the Proclamation in a newspaper. Other news includes the Battle of Murfreesboro with map, attack on Vicksburg, and other Civil War news. Includes article on U...
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The daily examiner. [no volume or number information, (January 7, 1865)]
January 7, 1865
William Lloyd and Co. (Richmond, Va.), fl. 1861-1865
A Confederate newspaper previously published as "The Richmond Examiner." Published without a masthead 30 May 1864-9 December 1865. Pencil signature at top says "Rev. Everhart" (or Overhart). Includes coverage of the fall of Savannah to General...
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The crisis. [Vol. 3, no. 2 (February 4, 1863)]
February 4, 1863
Medary, Samuel, 1801-1864
Discussing the military service of African Americans, states "The very act of arming them, of equalizing us with them ... is a lawless, revolutionary act, subversive of all these distinctions of races, which have saved us Anglo-Saxons, Celts, and...
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The New York herald. [No. 9136 (September 15, 1861)]
1861/09/15
Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918
Prints a letter of President Lincoln to John C. Fremont concerning emancipation. Headline reads, "Modification of the Proclamation with regard to the liberation of slaves." Lincoln asks Fremont to modify his order proclaiming that all slaves owned...
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New-York daily tribune. [Vol. XXIV no. 7191 (April 26, 1864)]
April 26, 1864
Greeley & McElrath, 1841-1866
Reports on the Union surrender of Plymouth in North Carolina. Mentions that the Confederates murdered the African American Union troops after the surrender but states that this can not be verified. Prints other war news. Reports on the 38th...
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New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 21, no. 6277 (June 3 1861)]
1861/06/03
Includes considerable coverage of opinion from around the country and the globe. On p. 7 is a short letter signed "A Person" about "contraband slaves" being allowed to grow crops for themselves on abandoned estates as proof they can take care of...
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New-York times. [Vol. 13, no. 3931 (April 29, 1864)]
1864/04/29
Tax bill, Lincoln on slavery page 3.
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Liberator. [Vol. XXXL, no. 16 (April 19, 1861)]
April 19, 1861
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Announces "Civil War Begun. Fort Sumter Captured. The Federal Capital in Danger. Thousands of Troops Mustering. The North United At Last." Includes proclamations by the President, official correspondence regarding the surrender of Fort Sumter...
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New-York tribune. [Vol. 22, no. 6666 (August 15, 1862)]
15 August 1862
Contains speech of Lincoln on the colonization of blacks plus news of General Pope's army.
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New York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 16, no. 1613 (November 9, 1860)]
9 November 1860
Front page article announces that South Carolina will call a secession convention. Also contains news on the results of the election of 1860 listed by state. On page two there is a reprinted letter sent to Frederick Douglass by a white man stating...
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Civil war broadsides, posters and prints [Decimalized .01-.12]
1845-1892
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Regulations for the government of Negroes and plantations.
February 3, 1864
Drake, George Bernard, 1838-1921
Issued by command of Major General Nathaniel Prentiss Banks. Provides for the division of parishes, the establishment of schools for black children, forbids soldiers to visit plantations without written consent of their commanding officer, forbids...
GLC08446
The World. [Vol. 5, no. 1367 (November 9, 1864)]
9 November 1864
Reports on the re-election of Abraham Lincoln as president. Contains New York election results by county and reports from other states. Also makes reference to "Republican misrule." Prints an article on the capture of the pirate ship Florida by...
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Harper's weekly. [Vol. 6, no. 301 (October 4, 1862)]
1862/10/04
Harper & Brothers, 1833-1962
Includes a printing of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on the third page titled, "THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY." Discusses the Emancipation Proclamation, including an article titled "Slavery Practically abolished." Includes coverage of...
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Speeches and Papers Relating to the Rebellion and the Overthrow of Slavery
1867
Boutwell, George Sewall, 1818-1905
Published by Little, Brown & Co. in Boston. Stereotyped and printed by John Wilson and Son in Cambridge. Dedicated to the citizens of Groton, who supported Boutwell in his career as a public servant. Contains 35 chapters, each one a different speech...
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