Today we continue our look back on the Civil War as reported within the newspapers held by those living during the Civil War… 150 years ago to-date (of this post). While many of the issues shown below are no longer available for sale, reading a snap-shot of what was printed for the given day will hopefully provide a glimpse of life during the critical period in American history. Each link shown will take you to the full description w/ images of authentic issues which were held by those living during the Civil War. Today’s selections are:
Small front page map…
THE NEW YORK HERALD, January 25, 1862 [1] * Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky * General George H. Thomas The first column on the front page has a very small map headed: “Sketch of the Battle Field & Its Vicinity”, with related heads at the top of the column: “The Battle Of Mill Spring” “The Rebels Overcome by the Superior Fighting of the Union Troops”. Plus there are other one column heads on the front page including: “The Capture of Biloxi” “News From Central Kentucky” “The Burnside Expedition” “North Carolina Rebels in a Flutter” “News From Missouri” and more.
1862 Cedar Keys, Florida…
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, NY, January 25, 1862 [2] * Cedar Keys, Florida * General George Burnside 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: * LATE NEWS FROM SOUTHERN SOURCES * The Rebels Hear From Kentucky * THE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION * Rebel Alarm And Uncertainty * DRAFTING IN NORTH CAROLINA * Cedar Keys Captured by Union Forces and more. Complete in eight pages.
South Carolina… Civil War…
CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, Charleston, South Carolina, January 25, 1862 [3] * Rare confederate issue Printed in the dateline is: “Confederate States Of America” which is rarely found on Southern newspapers. Front page war reports include: “From Richmond” “Latest Northern News–Battle Of Fishing Creek–Probable Total Failure Of The Burnside Expedition–Nine Of The Vessels Lost–700 Yankee Troops Lost” & “The War in Kentucky” “Second Great Victory–The Enemy’s Entrenchments Attacked & Forced–The Stars & Stripes Waving over the Federal Fortifications–The Rebels Driven to the River–Large number of Prisoners & Heavy Losses–Zollicoffer’s Body in our Possession–Bailie Peyton, Jr. Killed.” Other minor war reports throughout, plus various ads and notices. The bkpg. has a war-related poem: “My Maryland”.
‘Little Mac Out Again’ which shows McClellan on horseback…
HARPER’S WEEKLY, NY, January 25, 1862 [4] This issue features a nice full frontpage illustration entitled ‘Little Mac Out Again’ which shows McClellan on horseback. A fullpage features two halfpage illustrations ‘Fort Holt, Kentucky, Opposite Cairo’ and ‘Commodore Foote’s Gun-Boate Flotilla on the Mississippi’. A fullpage “Bird’s-eye View of the Vessels Composing the Burnside Expedition at Fortress Monroe, and Showing Norfolk and Its Approaches”. A halfpage “Map Showing Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds, and the Approaches to Norfolk From the South”. A very nice double page centerfold ‘Grand Reception at the White House, January, 1862’ shows Lincoln & many from the military. A half page “Embarkation of Part of General Burnside’s Expedition at Annapolix, on Board the ‘Hussar'” and a nearly half page “Execution of private Lanahan, of the Regular Army, for Murder, at Washington”. A full page “Birds-Eye View of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Its Approaches”. A 1/3 page “War Map, Showing the Theatre of Operations of the Mississippi Expedition and General Buell’s Army. The back page features two political cartoons.