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Harper's Weekly 8-8-1863 PORT HUDSON, Vicksburg, BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, Map!
Harper's Weekly 8-8-1863 PORT HUDSON, Vicksburg, BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, Map!
Harper's Weekly 8-8-1863 PORT HUDSON, Vicksburg, BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, Map!
Harper's Weekly 8-8-1863 PORT HUDSON, Vicksburg, BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, Map!
Harper's Weekly 8-8-1863 PORT HUDSON, Vicksburg, BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, Map!
Harper's Weekly 8-8-1863 PORT HUDSON, Vicksburg, BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, Map!
Harper's Weekly 8-8-1863 PORT HUDSON, Vicksburg, BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, Map!
Harper's Weekly 8-8-1863 PORT HUDSON, Vicksburg, BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, Map!

Harper's Weekly 8-8-1863 PORT HUDSON, Vicksburg, BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, Map!

$ 52.79

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Condition: Complete issue of 16 pages. Paper was made with rag content at the time so the paper quality is excellent. The issue was previously bound, protecting the pages within for over 150 years. There is very little staining or foxing (see photos). The mailing label to the original recipient is on the cover page. The cover shows some wear and there is a hole along the bottom margin. The pages within are in very good condition however. All illustrations are in very good to excellent condition. The centerfold is tipped in but there are still a couple of very small pinholes along the center crease, near the bottom. The illustration is clean and sharp. The issue is stored in a clear plastic acid-free sleeve with one end open.
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Civil War: 1863
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    Description

    Authentic (
    not a reprint
    ) Civil War Harper's Weekly dated August 8, 1863 featuring a beautiful centerfold of The Battle of Gettysburg:
    Please see photos for additional information
    Cover articles/illustration "Saluting the Old Flag at Port Hudson, July 9, 1863" and "The Formal Surrender of Port Hudson"
    Article/illustrations "Port Hudson from the Opposite Bank of the River" and "The Union Forces Entering the Breast-Works to take Possession of Port Hudson, July 9, 1863"
    Article/two illustrations from Vicksburg "The Seige of Vicksburg - Huts on the Hillside" and "Abraham, who was blown 'free' in de air"
    Article/illustration "The Opening of the Mississippi - Arrival of the Steamer 'Imperial' at New Orleans from St Louis, July 16, 1863"
    Centerfold "The Battle of Gettysburg - Longstreet's Attack Upon our Left Centre - Blue Ridge in the Distance" [sketched by A.R. Waud]
    Article/two illustrations from Gettysburg "The Battle of Gettysburg - General Crawford's Charge on the Rebel Lines" and "The Battle of Gettysburg - Attack of the Louisiana Tigers on a Battery of the 11th Corps"
    Article/illustrations "The Army of the Potomac - Execution of Three Deserters" and "The Attack on Fort Wagner - The Stormers Advancing Under Fire"
    Article/map "The Harbor of Charleston, Showing the Scene of General Gilmore's Operations on Morris Island"
    Back page ads and a political cartoon
    Shipping
    : Stored in a clear, plastic sleeve with one end open.  Will be safely mailed flat and well-supported by cardboard in a poly bubble-mailer. I
    happily combine shipping for like items.  Shipping for each additional Civil War era newspaper is an additional .