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1865/06/28
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no.7559 (June 28, 1865)]
Reports on the happenings of the Lincoln conspirators' trial for Tuesday, June 27, 1865.
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26 May 1865
The Republic. [Vol.1, no. 15 (May 26, 1865)]
Published by Walker & Lewellen at an office in Bosher Hall at the southwest corner of 9th and Main in Richmond. Tag line below masthead says: "No North, No South, No East, No West - Our Whole Country." Appears to be an occupation newspaper with a pro...
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19 April 1861
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator. [Vol. XXXL, no. 16 (April 19, 1861)]
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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15 August 1862
New-York tribune. [Vol. 22, no. 6666 (August 15, 1862)]
Contains speech of Lincoln on the colonization of blacks plus news of General Pope's army.
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3 June 1862
New York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 18, no. 1776 (June 3, 1862)]
Richmond battle with map
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11 April 1862
New York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 17, no. 1761 (April 11, 1862)]
position at Yorktown with map
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18 March 1861
Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918
New York herald. [Whole no. 8956 (March 18, 1861)]
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14 March 1862
New York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 17, no. 1753 (March 14, 1862)]
Battle of Monitor and Merrimac, news of Texas and Arkansas.
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21 December 1860
Greeley & McElrath, 1841-1866
New York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol.19, no. 1625 (December 21, 1860)]
Articles beginning on page four detail the proceedings of the South Carolina secession convention and the adoption of the ordinance of secession. Also prints the results of secession votes in other states like Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, etc....
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9 November 1860
New York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 16, no. 1613 (November 9, 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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27 November 1863
New York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 19, no. 1931 (November 27, 1863)]
News from General Grant.
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2 September 1862
New York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 22, no. 6681 ( September 2, 1862)]
map of Peninsular Campaign
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19 September 1862
New York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 18, no. 1807 (September 19, 1862)]
news from Maryland
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13 February 1862
The New York Herald. [Whole no. 9286 (February 13, 1862)]
Operations at Roanoke Island, South Carolina with maps.
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6 January 1863
New York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 18, no. 1838 ( January 6, 1863)]
Murfreesboro
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22 September 1863
New York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 19, no. 1912 (September 22, 1863)]
News from South Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana.
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25 October 1862
Francis, J.M., fl. 1862
The Troy Daily Times [Vol. 12, no. 104 (October 25, 1862)]
News summaries of war.
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29 August 1862
The Troy daily press. [Vol. 1 (August 29, 1863)]
Fort Sumter's surrneder, Pemberton's death
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1864/05/09
Boston daily journal. [Vol. 31 no. 9635 (May 09, 1864)]
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1864/05/11
Boston journal. [Vol. 31, no. 9637 (May 11, 1864)]
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14 April 1865
The New York daily tribune. [Vol. XXV, no. 7495 (14 April 1865)]
Covers General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox in detail. Includes an account of the events leading up to the surrender and the terms of the surrender. Publishes articles on the dawn of peace, reconstruction, the Battle of Fort Sumter 12-13...
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1865/04/17
Hale, Charles, 1831-1882
Boston daily advertiser. [Vol. 105 no. 90 (April 17, 1865)]
Includes information surrounding the events of Lincoln's assassination and selected dispatches announcing Lincoln's death. Declares that John Wilkes Booth is undoubtedly the murderer. Announces that the funeral will take place on Wednesday, April...
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13 April 1861
Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869
New York times. [Vol. X, no. 2983 (April 13, 1861)]
The front page of this issue is a drawing of the commanding officers at Fort Sumter, less than a month before an attack on the fort would begin the hostilities of the Civil War. The news focuses on the Union forts that have already been turned over...
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7 November 1860
Hawley, Joseph R., 1826-1905
Hartford Evening Press. [Vol. 5, no. 265 (November 7, 1860)]
Eagle banner print of Lincoln's victory in the 1860 election. "Let the eagle scream!" Gives election results by state. Also contains public postings and advertisements.
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16 August 1864
New York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 19, no. 2006 (August 16, 1864)]
Farragut's victory at Mobile.
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27 December 1864
New York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 19, no. 2044 (December 27, 1864)]
capture of Savannah
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1813-1865
12 miscellaneous newspapers re: Nat Turner, slavery, Lincoln, War of 1812
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10 September 1831
Ives, William B., fl. 1800-1831
Salem observer. [Vol. 9, no. 37 (September 10, 1831)]
Includes a brief description of the aftermath of Nat Turner's Rebellion: "...the insurgents are all taken and killed, except Nat Turner, the leader, after whom there is a warm pursuit... the troops will be discharged shortly... the number of...
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1836/12/31
Kimball, Joseph Horace, 1813-1838
Herald of freedom. [Vol. 2, no. 44 (December 31, 1836)]
Anti-slavery, Civil War, Lincoln, War of 1812.
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1864/07/02
Harper & Brothers, 1833-1962
Harper's weekly. [Vol. 8, no. 392 (July 2, 1864)]
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17 September 1864
Harper's weekly. [Vol. VIII, no. 403 (September 19, 1864)]
Cover illustration entitled, "Harry Davis Capturing the Battle-Flag of the Thirtieth Louisiana Regiment, at the Battle of Ezra Church." Includes articles on General William T. Sherman, the presidential election of 1864, General George McClellan, and...
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24 January 1863
Harpers Weekly
[Newspaper printing of Army telegraph operators]
Images from Harper's Weekly.
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12 May 1869
New-York tribune. [Vol. 29, no. 8765 (May 12, 1869)]
Covering the Grant Administration's response to the Cuban insurrection.
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1813/09/15
Bronson, Enos, 1774-1823
United States gazette. [Vol. XIII, no. 1284 (September 15, 1813)]
Published by Enos Bronson & Elihu Chauncey from 1804-1818. Uncut newspaper covering various aspects of the War of 1812. Contains news from Paris and elsewhere in Europe as well as from around the United States. Contains reports on a naval...
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20 June 1861
Tyler, Wise, and Allegre, fl. 1860-1863
Richmond enquirer. [Vol. 58, no. 14 (June 20, 1861)]
Confederate States of America newspaper. Prints news on the Virginia secession convention, Civil War news, and Northern news. Also includes public postings and advertisements.
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1865/04/24
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7503 (April 24, 1865)]
Includes coverage of President Lincoln's funeral pageant from Harrisburg to Philadelphia and Jersey City to New York including an official program for the funeral train's stop in New York (page 8). Reports the escape of Jefferson Davis across the...
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21 April 1865
The New York tribune. [Vol. XXV, no. 7501 (April 21, 1865)]
Covers President Abraham Lincoln's assassination and funeral. Reports on capturing the assassins, John Wilkes Booth, and on the funeral ceremonies being held in many cities and states. Includes an article on the disapproval of surrender terms...
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28 October 1861
Cincinnati Gazette
From Western Virginia The Battle at Romney
Report of events at the Battle of Romney, Virginia
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31 October 1861
Unknown
The Retirement of General Scott
Reprints Scott's letter of resignation to Simon Cameron, Lincoln's address acknowledging the resignation, Scott's reply to Lincoln, and Cameron's letter to Scott.
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1861
Greenfield Sentinel
The Soldiers Dream
Reprint of poem "The Soldier's Dream" by unknown. Found inside Van Nuy's 1861 diary.
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22 October 1864
The Franklin Jeffersonian
Contains obituary of Samuel Watson Van Nuys on page 2; also contains news of the upcoming election.
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Indiana War Expenses
Reprints an exchange between Mr. Wickliffe and Mr. Porter in the House of Representatives concerning charges of mismanagement bt Gov. Morton of Indiana in preparing troops for battle
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Layfayette Courier
[Lafayette Courier]
Contains two short items: one a quote by Hon. Albert S. White pertaining to the conquest of the Potomac; the other a report by Maj. Milroy of the 9th Regt. Indiana: "...since that regiment left Indiana, there have been 44 deaths from sickness, and 20...
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26 November 1882
[The Chicago Tribune]
"Fitz John Porter. Senator Logan Replies to Gen. Grant's Recent Magazine Article. The History of the Case Reviewed at Length...etc."
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4 July 1863
Harding, William W., 1830-1889
The Philadelphia inquirer
Contains a map depicting events of the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, along with various reports on the battle, which took place 1-3 July 1863, ending with a Union victory. Includes reports on the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, which had...
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9 November 1864
The World. [Vol. 5, no. 1367 (November 9, 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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September 1865
Jumbo, Pluto, fl. 1865
Black republican and office-holder's journal. [No. 4 (September 1865)]
Racist newssheet from New York, handwritten in dialect ridiculing republicanism, reconstruction and the freed slaves. Referring to President Andrew Johnson's reconstruction policies, states "De party must be up and stirring to head off Johnson's...
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1862/06/11
Christian banner. [Vol. I, no. 6 (June 11, 1862)]
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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21 November 1862
Hershman, J.T., fl. 1862
Camden confederate. [Vol. 2, no. 4 (November 21, 1862)]
Schedule of the South Carolina Railroad. Proclamation of Governor Francis Wilkinson Pickens, including 10 resolutions ordering all "white residents" to be put under arms in a militia immediately and the draft of all men ages 18 to 45. Asked to be...
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Milliken, N.J., fl. 1853-1860
Ontario Republican times [Vol. 9, no. 339 (November 9, 1860)]
Cover includes articles covering a railroad robbery, a story about two young people falling in love aboard the steamer Ocean, and the papacy, among others. On page two, large headlines declare, "Lincoln and Hamlin Elected! THE COUNTY, STATE AND...
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