On December 5, 1863, a mere fortnight following President Lincoln’s iconic Gettysburg Address at the National Cemetery Dedication, a striking sketch graced the front page of “Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper.” This sketch captures the...
THE CAPITOL GROUNDS AT HARRISBURG TURNED INTO A CAMP The following images and article appeared in the October 4, 1862 edition of Harper’s Weekly. The images show Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in late September 1862. Governor Curtain and citizens of the...
The Digital Library of Georgia has released the Savannah Historic Newspapers Archive online. This is way cool to access these primary sources. The following is a press release: The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the...
Ever wonder how newspapers during Civil War covered the battles? Are your doing any research into an aspect of the Civil War and need a great primary source? Well, the Son of the South website has digitized versions of Harper’s Weekly online for your review....
While browsing my Delicious feed the other day, I came across the HistoryBuff.com website and found it very interesting and thought I’d share. HistoryBuff.com is providing digitized versions of newspapers from throughout history. According the the...
