[Civil War] Group of 7 Newspapers with Important Content Related to the Battle of Antietam, a "Negro Confederacy", the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, and more, 1861-65

1. Daily Appeal. Marysville, California, Thursday Morning, May 23, 1861. Vol. 3, No. 122. Folio. 4 pp. With an anti-Union article on the "Negro Confederacy".

2. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Monday, September 22, 1862. Folio. 8 pp. Leaves starting to separate. Front-page report on the Battle of Antietam.

3. Daily Richmond Examiner. Richmond, Virginia, Tuesday Morning, October 7, 1862. Vol. XVI, no. 183. Folio. 4 pp. Text faded. Confederate newspaper, with Confederate-related news.

4. The Tri-Weekly Telegraph. Houston, Texas, Monday, March 2, 1863. Vol. XXVIII, No. 150, Whole No. 8647. Broadsheet. Small holes along central vertical fold. Confederate newspaper, with Confederate-related content.

5. The Commonwealth. Boston, Friday, May 15, 1863. Vol. I, No. 37. Folio. 4 pp. Scattered soiling. With a report on the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first African American regiments in the Civil War.

6. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Thursday, May 25, 1865. Folio. 8 pp. Leaves starting or separated. "The Armies of the Republic. Their Triumphant Return to the National Capital..."

7. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Monday, June 12, 1865. Folio. 8 pp. Leaves starting or separated, last leaves torn. "Philadelphia's Welcome to Her Returning Volunteers..."

Condition varies, generally good, with expected creasing, wear, and tears.

An illuminating set of eight Civil War-era newspapers, offering a trans-continental perspective on the conflict.

Lot also includes six cartes de visite of Civil War figures, including of President Lincoln and his son Tad.

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

[Civil War] Group of 7 Newspapers with Important Content Related to the Battle of Antietam, a "Negro Confederacy", the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, and more, 1861-65