Confederate Newspapers

The Daily Journal, Wilmington, N.C., May 4, 1861

4 pages. Front page advertisement for the sale of a negro family. State of North Carolina; A Proclamation by Governor John W. Ellis. General Orders No. 1, by D.H. Hill. The Legislature of North Carolina. The Blockade of the Southern Ports. Lincoln's Proclamation. President Davis. More Troops for Virginia. Latest News from the North. Numerous military advertisements for troops, goods, etc. Reward ad for Runaway Slave. Much more. Excellent early war North Carolina newspaper. Some typical chipping at left edge where it was once bound, but otherwise it is...  

The Daily Delta, April 9, 1862

New Orleans, La. 4 pages. Beauregard reports on the battle of Shiloh, a great victory. The death of General Albert Sidney Johnston. Beauregard sends dispatches from Corinth after the battle. Special Dispatches to the Daily Delta. Second Day's Fighting on the Tennessee River. The Battle Desperate. Our Loss Heavy. Some of Our Generals Wounded. More of the Great Victory. The Enemy Driven Across the River. Ten Thousand Prisoners and 18 Batteries Captured. Latest news from Island No. 10. The splendid scenes of the bombardment. Grumbling at the North; Mrs....  

Charleston Daily Courier, June 30, 1863

2 pages. Charleston, S.C., Confederate States of America, Tuesday Morning, June 30, 1863.

VICTORY IN LOUISIANA. Official From Gen. Dick Taylor. Capture of Berwick Bay. Our Forces in Possession of the Mississippi Above New Orleans. Banks' Supplies Cut Off. Latest From the Southwest. No News From Vicksburg. Latest From the North. March of the Confederates in Pennsylvania. Our Forces 24 Miles From Harrisburg. Seizure of Stores, Horses, Cattle, etc. People Flying For Safety. Great Excitement at Pittsburgh. Yankee Troops Refuse to be Mustered In....  

The Daily Journal, Wilmington, N.C., May 16, 1861

4 pages. Major W.H.C. Whiting, C.S.A. serving as the A.I.G., State of North Carolina. An Act to Raise an Additional Military Force for the War Adopted by the Confederate Congress. An Act Vesting Certain Powers in the Postmaster General, C.S.A. Roman Catholicism and Slavery to be Destroyed. From Mahan's Tactics on Field Fortifications; the Effect of Musketry and Artillery, and the Means of Directing Their Fire to Obtain the Best Results. Tarket Practice of Small Arms. Table of Effects of Fire on a Target. Numerous Military Recruits Wanted Advertisements....  

THE DAILY JOURNAL, WILMINGTON, N.C., JULY 26, 1861

1st Battle of Manassas!

4 pages. Confederate States of America in the date line! Front page announcement for the firm of Southerland & Coleman, in the business of buying and selling NEGRO SLAVES. Advertisements for military books, drums, and fifes. Excellent account of the 1st Battle of Manassas. Other military news, notices, and advertisements. Runaway Slave Reward advertisement, and much more. Excellent condition. Rare early Confederate North Carolina newspaper with Confederate States of America in the dateline!

DAILY PROGRESS, NEWBERN, N.C., AUG. 7, 1861

2 pages. Address of Generals Beauregard and Johnston to the Army. War Items and Battle Incidents. The Yankee Officers Killed and Wounded. Look to the Coast. The Officers of the Winslow. Darkies Shooting Abolitionist. Lincoln's Congress. Bennett's Plan to Subjugate the South and End the War. McCullouch's Victory. More war news and military advertisements. Reward ad for the capture of murdering negroes. Runaway slave ad and much more. There is a small chip out of the top edge of the paper which does not affect any of the content. Light edge staining....  

WEEKLY STANDARD, RALEIGH, N.C., JULY 10, 1861

4 pages. Cost of the War. Death in the Camps. Power and Patronage of the Governor. 5th N.C. Regiment. Captain Ruffin's Cavalry. Colonel J. Johnston Pettigrew. Our North Carolina Boys. Our People Will Fight. Virginia Convention. War Rumors and Facts. Speech of Hon. John A. Gilmer. The True Southern Spirit. Confederate State Loan. Lincoln's Message. The State Convention. Organizing the Militia. Capture of Prize Vessels. Daring Exploits of the Baltimore Boys. Engagement at Mathias' Point. Depredations of the Enemy. Truth from Booneville; Ben McCullouch with...  

THE DAILY JOURNAL, WILMINGTON, N.C., APRIL 23, 1861

4 pages. Excellent, detailed account of the 1861 Baltimore Riots. Passage of Federal Troops Through Maryland Resisted by the People. Thrilling Account of the Scene. Barricading the Track. Troops Resolve to Brave the Storm. The Hirelings Greeted With a Volley of Stones. Baltimoreans Killed and Wounded. Hirelings Killed and Wounded. The Hirelings Bad Marksmen. Stones Better Than Bullets. Terrific Assault Upon the Hirelings. They Run For Their Lives. A Piteous Appeal For Mercy. Thousands Gathered at the Camden Station. Fearful...  

RICHMOND WHIG & PUBLIC ADVERTISER, APRIL 10, 1863

4 pages. The Fight Commenced at Charleston. Heavy Firing on Both Sides. The Yankee Frigate Ironsides Hit. Fort Sumter Uninjured. The Yankee Vessels Withdraw. Dispatches of General Beauregard. The Projected Attack on Charleston. News From Vicksburg. Anticipated Attack on Vicksburg. Destruction of Government Stores. Farragut's Movements. Renewal of the Attack on Port Hudson. Latest From Fredericksburg. Confederate Congress. The Whigs of Virginia. Relations of Maryland to the South. Arrest of Ladies in Baltimore. The Commissary Department. Numerous military...  

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, OCTOBER 26, 1863

2 pages. News includes: The Retreat of Meade from the Rapidan to Manassas. Review of the Richmond Markets. Bragg's Army. Special Notice from C.S.A. Medical Purveyor's Office. City Intelligence. News from the Virginia Legislature; House of Delegates and Senate. Latest News From the North. Removal of Rosecrans. General Grant Given Chief Command of the Department of Mississippi. Rumors of Meade's Removal. The Situation in Virginia and Tennessee. The Situation at Chattanooga. Important Movements in Mississippi. Important From Europe. Rebel Rams Seized by the...  

THE DAILY DELTA, NEW ORLEANS, MARCH 22, 1862

Eyewitness accounts of the Monitor & Merrimac!

4 pages. The Monitor and the Merrimac and the defeat of the Cumberland, eyewirness accounts of the famous naval encounter between ironclads at Hampton Roads, Va. News of action at Island No. 10 on the Tennessee River. The Confederate States Zouaves, numerous Confederate military ads, and much, much more. Couple of very small edge tears. Very fine issue with rare Southern account of the Monitor & Merrimac!

Footnote: Confederate newspapers from New Orleans are quite rare. The...  

THE DAILY DELTA, NEW ORLEANS, APRIL 12, 1862

The Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee

4 pages. Reports from the battle of Shiloh giving the details of both days of fighting. Front page coverage of the battle. Gens. Beauregard and Grant. List of casualties from the battle of Shiloh. The removal of the remains of Confederate General Albert S. Johnston from the battlefield. The defense of the Mississippi. Interesting Order From Thomas Jordan, A.A. Gen., Army of the Mississippi under heading, LEAD WANTED FOR THE ENEMY: Corinth, March 31, 1862. Gen. Beauregard instructs me to say that our countrymen...