Civil War/Newspapers from The Personal Navigator

Cincinnati, OH: The Daily Gazette, 1863. 60 x 70 cm. In the middle of the Civil War this ""Western"" paper gives Status of the Rebel States: ""How did the district held by the rebels become foreign territory in the eyes of the law?"" This issuer features ""The President's Message"" in which Abraham Lincoln reports to Fellow Citizens of… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Henry W. Dutton & Son, 1862. 49 x 68 cm. Civil War news. Poem ""At Port Royal--1861"" by John G. Whittier, from The Atlantic Monthly. Also, ""Song of the Negro Boatmen"" --""Oh, praise an' tanks! De Lord he come To set the people free, An' massa tink it day ob doom…"" Report of… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Henry W. Dutton & Son, 1861. 49 x 68 cm. Considerable Civil War news. President Jefferson Davis has made a requisition on South Carolina for troops, for ""purposes unknown"".....[ Southern troops would fire upon Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861] Poem on front page, ""The Crucifixion"" by John G. Whittier. ""Views of an Arkansas Merchant""… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Henry W. Dutton & Son, 1861. 49 x 68 cm. Filled with Civil War news. Telegraph dispatch reports that Mississippi Senator Jefferson Davis is urging moderation, and vouches for Major Anderson, now commanding Fort Sumter, in Charleston (SC) Harbor. President Buchanan is very anxious to avoid bloodshed as messages and messengers fly back and forth. … Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Henry W. Dutton & Son, 1861. 49 x 68 cm. Civil War news. Poem, ""Watchers"" by John G. Whittier. Advertisement for 500 Recruits Wanted Instantly! Bounty of $100. Special appeal to Irishmen of Massachusetts for 28th Regiment being raised by Patrick Donahoe, editor of the Boston Pilot. A Roman Catholic Priest will accompany… Read more about this item

Waltham, MA: Josiah Hastings, 260 Main St, 1869. 40 x 57 cm. A Daily Glance at Indians--report from Quadrat of observations while he was a resident of the west bank of the Missouri River. Winnebago, Omaha, Pawnee tribes. Observation of braves and squaws. What they wear. ""Fault Finding"" Essay on the luxury of finding fault. New Grammar Schoolhouse in… Read more about this item

Providence, RI: Noah D. Payne, 1869. 52 x 66 cm. "The Chicago Sorosis is in trouble. [This newly-founded Women's Suffrage movement] may deem that its best claim for popularity will be in showing that it is as quarrelsome and as imbecile as Congress."" Much commentary about the Radical Party: ""It never had any other capital than unblushing… Read more about this item

Brattleboro, VT: The Reformer, 1895. 42 x 60 cm. Lead story: ""Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty! Finely Exemplified at the Department Encampment of the Vermont G.A.R. --One of the Most Inspiring Gatherings the Order Has Ever Held"" Report of encampment of Civil War Veterans at Brattleboro. Department Commander C.F. Branch from Newport, VT. Ex-Gov. Holbrook spoke of remembrances of Lincoln;… Read more about this item