Harper's Weekly 1st Quarter 1865

Harper's Weekly 1st Quarter 1865
Author: Harpers Weekly
Publisher: Applewood Books
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1970-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9785557561945

Facsimile newspapers of the original Harper's Weekly from the Civil War era, faithfully reproduced on acid- free paper. The issues are filled with news, commentary, images, political cartoons, and advertisements, giving not only the important moments of Civil War America but also some of the mundane details that make history fascinating. Shrinkwrapped set includes issues from January through March 1865.

Harper’s Weekly 1865 Part 3- War Ends

Harper’s Weekly 1865 Part 3- War Ends
Author: Walt H. Sirene
Publisher: Walt H. Sirene
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2018-04-29
Genre: History
ISBN:

This is a selective collection of Harper’s Weekly woodcut Civil War images during the first half of 1865. The original descriptions of illustrations and events including Mosby, Petersburg, Richmond, Sherman’s March, Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, Davis’ capture, etc. The events surrounding Lincoln's murder occurring during this time are in 1865 Part I Lincoln. About Tis Document -- Several years ago, Fauquier resident Paul Mellon kindly gifted a collection of Harper’s Weekly news magazines to the Fauquier Historical Society. They are a great educational source of engraved images highlighting Civil War events published when most newspapers were only words. The images illuminate the story.