Harper’s Weekly Illustrates and Reports the War in These TEN 1864 Issues

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Of course Harper’s Weekly is the most famous of the war-dated illustrated newspapers. This grouping of 10 issues are each 16pp., complete and each issue disbound. We have listed the front page engraving, yet clearly each issue has numerous wood cuts on the interior pages as well. Overall condition is VG. The collection includes;February 13th, .. front page 'Our Flag Is There!'...plus, March 12th, interior full page, "Escaping Union Officers Succored by Slaves" The Libby Prison escape;...plus, June 11th, verticle full page engraving “President Lincoln and His Secretaries.”...plus, July 23rd, front page “The Sinking of the Alabama Off Cherbourg” with an accompanying report....plus, August 13th, front page, “Gen. Hooker Riding along his Lines” and portraits of The Late Gen. James McPherson' & 'Gen. Oliver Howard” ...plus, August 20th, centerspread, “'Explosion of the Mine & Assault on Cemetery Hill before Petersburg”....plus, September 3rd, Front page, “Gen. Sherman's Campaign--Council of War Held at Gen. Wood's Hqtrs.” ...plus, October 8th, Front page, “'Gen. Philip H. Sheridan,”...plus, October 22nd, Front page, “Major General Butler After the Battle of September 29, 1864.”...plus, October 29th, Front Page, “A Group of Cavalry Officers.”

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