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24 September 1861
William Lloyd and Co.
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 14, no. 178 (September 24, 1861)]
Shooting of 400 mutineers in Washington, Arrest of Maryland senators.
GLC05959.72.010
3 February 1864
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 17, no. 275 (February 3, 1864)]
Dispatch from Colonel Gordon, Yankee prisoners, gunboat "Smith Briggs" captured, telegraph from General Beauregard - enemy re-shelling Fort Sumter, Report Ex-Senator Robert Toombs of Georgia arrested, Yankees evacuate Corinth, Army corps of the...
GLC05959.72.050
3 May 1864
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, no. 55 (May 3, 1864)]
Evacuation of Washington, North Carolina by Yankees, The victory of Plymouth.
GLC05959.72.097
9 August 1861
A.F. Crutchfield & Co. (fl. 1861)
Daily express. [Vol. 11, no. 189, whole no. 3730 (August 9, 1861)]
Accounts of the Yankee Army in Washington - Their Outrages - The Manassas Panic, Unprecedented Barbarism - Burning of Hampton by the Vandals, The Battle of Manassas Plains - General Scott Insane on Flank Movements.
GLC05959.74.08
3 January 1861
Nixon, J. O. (fl. 1861)
New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 13, no. 260 (January 3, 1861)]
Published at 70 Camp Street. In response to an article in the "Chicago Tribune," front page has an article mockingly titled "New Orleans Ruined!-Cotton Doomed!" that says the city's markets will survive if New Yorkers eliminate tolls on Erie Canal...
GLC05960.02.02
4 January 1861
New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 13, no. 261 (January 4, 1861)]
Published at 70 Camp Street. Only has first 2 pages of a usual full 8 page issue. Front page article titled "No Compromise," rejects the compromise efforts of Henry Winter Davis in Washington. Article titled "The State Conventions," gives updates on...
GLC05960.02.03
25 February 1861
New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 13, no. 305 (February 25, 1861)]
Published at 70 Camp Street. Article on University of Louisiana. Description of the New Orleans celebration of George Washington's birthday takes up three quarters of the front page. Describes an "Imposing Military Display." Short item on arrival...
GLC05960.02.06
25 April 1861
New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 14, no. 45 (April 25, 1861)]
Published at 70 Camp Street. Front page is filled with military notices and advertisements for men to volunteer for various units. Copy of Robert Anderson's dispatch to Secretary of War Simon Cameron after the fall of Fort Sumter. Telegraphed updates...
GLC05960.02.12
10 November 1864
Unknown
Daily wanderer. [Vol. 1, no. 24 (November 10, 1864)]
Published as Railroad Edition. Printed on smaller size paper. Partial reprint of an article from the New Orleans correspondent of the "New York Times," says "Although the cotton crop is naarly [sic] a total failure, the laborers are being employed...
GLC00842
21 March 1863
Sandoz, Joel H.
The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 11, no. 16 (March 21, 1863)]
With French text. Prints a proclamation by Governor Moore calling for a General Assembly in Shreveport, the temporary capital of Louisiana. Articles describe female soldiers and war industries. Includes several ads, among which is one offering full...
GLC00843
1 March 1862
Sandoz, Joel H. (fl. 1862)
The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 10, no. 13 (March 1, 1862)]
Published by Sandoz and William H. Spencer (fl. 1862). Published in English pages 1-2 and French, as "Courrier des Opelousas," pages 3-4. Mostly advertisements. Includes call to arms of the St. Landry Cavalry Regiment and an address by Governor Moore...
GLC00844
30 June 1863
Swords, J. M.
The daily citizen. [June 30, 1863]
Updates on the siege of Vicksburg, the Copperheads' Peace Meeting at Springfield, "Glorious Intelligence" from Port Hudson, Lee moving into Pennsylvania. With notices of battle deaths, wounding of citizens (men and women) by shells, and an obituary...
GLC00845
24 April 1863
The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 11, no. 23 (April 24, 1863)]
Union occupation newspaper published by Opelousa. Telegrams describe changing conditions of who is winning the battle in Jackson. Poem dedicated to the Union Army and Navy. Fugitive slave ad. Gray floral and tile pattern on wallpaper verso.
GLC00899
14-15 July 1863
Ackert, Charles J. (fl. 1863)
The Port Hudson Freeman. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (July 14-15, 1863)]
Necessity newspaper printed on pinkish brown scrap paper by Union soldiers. "First federal edition" printed on one side dated 14 July 1863. The other side is dated 15 July and is marked volume 1, no. 1. Reports on the victory at the battle at...
GLC00900.01
22 June 1864
Joy, George Mills (fl. 1830-1864)
North Carolina times [Vol. 1, no. 44 (June 22, 1864)]
Union occupation newspaper. Contains a stories called "The Miser's Bequest" and "A Man Who Works Without Pay." Also comments on Ulysses S. Grant crossing a river to Covington and Harriet Beecher Stowe's "panegyric on President Lincoln." Includes...
GLC00900.02
3 April 1865
Eden, R.C. (fl. 1865)
Grant's Petersburg progress. [Vol.1, no.1 (April 3, 1865)]
Union occupation newspaper announcing the capture of Petersburg: "Petersburg Ours! We are here! Hallelujah!" Prints the official surrender correspondence, describes Black celebrating as the "colored population." Brief report that Union forces had...
GLC01022
4 March 1861
Cowardin, J.A. & Hammersley
Richmond daily dispatch--extra. [no volume or number information (March 4, 1861)]
Same-day "Extra" printing of Lincoln's first inaugural address; the concluding portion of the speech is not printed. Also: Paragraph criticizing Lincoln for secretly passing through Baltimore (dubbed "Lincoln's pass over"). Report from Capt. Foster...
GLC01186
8 April 1865
Selma union. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (April 8, 1865)]
Occupation newspaper printed by Union soldiers W.W. Van Antwerp and Theo. T. Scribner. Reports the capture of Selma and of the Chattanooga "Rebel" (newspaper) printing press.
GLC01187
June 1775
Urban, Sylvanus (1745-1826)
The Gentleman's Magazine
Printed for D. Henry at St. John's Gate, London. Includes a fold-out regional map of Boston area and dramatic "Account of the proceedings of the American Colonists Since the passing the Boston Port-Bill," including Lexington and Concord. Also has...
GLC02360
1 December 1775
Thomas, Isaiah (1749-1831)
Massachusetts spy. [Vol. V, no. 249 (1 December 1775)]
Discusses military and political events. States that the Americans are not as badly overmatched as some may think. Includes a speech by Edmund Burke.
GLC02370
19 December 1792
Fenno, John (1751-1798)
Gazette of the United States. [Vol. 4, no. 58 (December 19, 1792)]
Signed by William Tudor in the upper left corner (possibly Colonel William Tudor, Secretary of State 1809-1810). Includes a proclamation issued by George Washington, stating that "certain lawless and wicked persons, of the western frontier, in the...
GLC03124
29 December 1795
Colerick, Hunter & Beaumont (fl. 1795-1797)
The western telegraphe, and Washington advertiser. [Vol. 1, no. 20 (December 29, 1795)]
Contains President George Washington's seventh State of the Union Address. Among other topics, Washington discusses treaties confirmed by the Creek and Cherokee tribes, a treaty of navigation with Great Britain, and a review of the United States...
GLC03433
no date
Hughes, Alfred
[Three newspaper clippings]
Three undated newspaper clippings from unknown publications: "A Willing Captive," "Be Careful with Fly Poison Papers," and "A Wrathful Order from the Rebel War Department: Gen. Pope and His Officers Not to be Treated as Prisoners of War."
GLC02166.114
19 April 1862
Adair, George Washington (b. 1823)
Southern confederacy [Vol. 3, no. 57 (April 19, 1863)]
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...
GLC08492
10 April 1779
Dunlap, John (1747-1812)
Pennsylvania packet.
Proclamation by George Washington issuing a full pardon to all deserters who return to their corps by 1 May 1779, and warning those who do not return of punishment. Proclamation dated 10 March 1779 from Middle-Brook, New Jersey. Act made law by the...
GLC08715.01
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