Impressive collection of 10 complete issues of The New York Herald from 1864, each with articles and headlines related to the events of the Civil War, with the majority focusing on the movements of the Union armies commanded by General William Tecumseh Sherman. Listed by date, the newspapers, 15.5 x 22, include the following headlines:
July 16, 1864: “SHERMAN. Arrival of the Union Army at the Defences of Atlanta / Additional Details of the Crossing of the Chattahoochee / Rebel Speculations as to Sherman’s Designs” and “FRIGHTFUL RAILROAD CATASTROPHE. Over One Hundred Rebel Prisoners Killed and Wounded.”
July 20, 1864: “SHERMAN. Advance of Our Forces Upon Atlanta. / The Rebel Communication Between Atlanta and Richmond and Montgomery Destroyed. / The Latest Rebel Accounts from Atlanta,” “Guerilla Fighting in Missouri,” “NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. General Slocum Marching Into the Interior of Mississippi–Reported Defeat of General Elliott by the Rebels, &c.,” and “ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT. The Steamer Chased by a Suspicious Vessel.”
July 22, 1864: “SHERMAN’S FLANKING MOVEMENT. Scene of the Flank Movement by which Atlanta Has Been Successfully Cut Off from Augusta and Richmond” and “FOSTER. ARRIVAL OF THE FULTON. / Additional Details of the Recent Expedition. / Several Days of Hard Fighting on Johns Island. / OUR TROOPS SIGNALLY VICTORIOUS. / The Enemy’s Forces Driven Back on the 7th. / A Rebel Attack in Force Repulsed on the 9th. / RETURN OF THE TROOPS.”
July 23, 1864: “SHERMAN. Bloody Battle and Defeat of the Rebels Before Atlanta. / More Than Six Hundred Rebels Killed and Four Thousand Wounded and Prisoners in Our Hands. / reported Occupation of Atlanta by Our Forces. / General Rousseau’s Cavalry Raid to Destroy the Railroads to Montgomery and Columbus. / The Rebel Retreat Cut Off East and West. / Removal of Joe Johnston from His Command,” with a large map of “GENERAL ROUSSEAU’S GREAT RAID. Line of Route of the Cavalry Expedition for the Destruction of Railroads Southwest of Atlanta—The Communications Cut at Notasulga and West Point.”
July 25, 1864: “SHERMAN. Entrance of the Union Army Into Atlanta. / The Battles of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Last. / MAJOR GENERAL M'PHERSON KILLED. / The Rebels Repulsed With Great Loss. / Six Thousand of Them Killed, Wounded and Captured. / Reported Occupation of Montgomery, Ga., by Rousseau.”
August 4, 1864: “SHERMAN. Operations Before the City of Atlanta. / The Mason Railroad Destroyed./ REPORTED DEATH OF GEN. EDWARD M'COOK. / GENERAL GARRARD'S GREAT RAID / THE ENEMY'S POSITION AND WORKS. / Resignation of Gen. Hooker and Promotion of Gen. Howard” and “HUNTER. Reported Reinvasion of Maryland by the Rebels. / SKIRMISHING WITH THE ENEMY. / Complete Rout of McCausland's Raiders Near Cumberland.”
August 5, 1864: “THE CITY OF ATLANTA. The Defensive Works of the Rebel Army at Atlanta and the Position of Sherman’s Lines of July 27,” with a large map of Atlanta, “GRANT. The Rebels Repairing Their Works–Inquiry Into the Cause of the Recent Disaster–Our Losses in the Battle,” and “THE REBEL RAID. A Considerable Force of Rebels at Springfield.”
November 10, 1864: “THE CAPTURE OF THE FLORIDA. / FULL ACCOUNT OF THE GALLANT AFFAIR / The Corsair Cut Out from the Midst of the Brazilian Fleet / The Wachusett Fired Upon by Fort St. Marcellus” and “SHENANDOAH. Early Determined to Retrieve His Disasters. / His Strength and Facilities for a Campaign / SEVERE RETALIATION BY MOSBY / PROMOTION OF GENERAL CROOK.”
December 4, 1864: “SHERMAN. ATTACK ON MACON, GEORGIA. / Two Batteries Carried, but Recaptured by the Enemy. / A Renewal of the Assault Anticipated. / SEVERE FIGHT AT OCONEE BRIDGE / Our Forces Effect the Passage of the River on Nov. 23. / KILPATRICK ENGAGES WHEELER. / Sherman Approaching the Coast.”
December 27, 1864: “THE SOUTH. / THE RAID IN WESTERN VIRGINIA. / Fighting at Marion, Va., on the 21st. / REORGANIZATION OF PRICE’S ARMY. / Stampede of Negroes from Richmond / They Are Not Disposed to Fight for Their Masters.” In overall fine condition, with scattered light staining, and small binding dings along the left edges.
