779 - THE FIRST SIGNS OF SECESSION HEAT UP, BUCHANAN CORRESPONDS WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSIONERS, THE STAR OF THE WEST IS ATTACKED, The Daily Crescent, New Orleans, January 10, 1861. 8 page folio, an incredible issue outlining the correspondence between President Buchanan and the South Carolina commissioners, article on the strength of Fort Sumter, the State Conventions being held, the Star of the Wes is attacked BY GUNS ON Morris Island in Charleston Harbor, Louisiana units being readied and leave the City...................................$175.00 SOLD

780 - THE DISASTER AT CORINTH, The Richmond Whig & Public Advertiser, October 17th, 1862. Four pages large folio, front page account of the late disaster at the BATTLE of CORINTH, extensive reports from an Alabama soldier giving great details, the new of the Confederate victory at Perryville. Fine.....................................$145.00

785 - OUR FIRST SUNDAY UNDER UNION OCCUPATION, The New Orleans Delta, May 6th, 1862. 2 pages as issued, Butler's first General Orders published by Butler in the early days after the surrender of the City, correspondence between Mayor Monroe and Butler, food is allowed to be brought into the City from Confederate area, tight at left margin, o/w very good, a rare early issue.........................................$225.00

786 - THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FEDERAL GUNBOATS DURING THE BATTLE FOR NEW ORLEANS, The Daily Delta, New Orleans, LA, May 30th, 1862. Two pages as issued, front page accounting of the activities of the Federal gunboats during the Battle for New Orleans and the forts below. Butler assures the citizens of the City of a Free Election (the City council and Mayor had been sent to prison at Fort Jackson), his order to this point is on page 1, the newspaper finally shows a Federal view point as it ceased publishing favorable Rebel news, fine..............................................$225.00

4251 - THE ENEMY ON SHIP ISLAND, REPORTS ON INDIAN LAYALITIES, JEFFERSON DAVIS DECLARES A DAY OF PRAYER AND FASTING, ISLAND #10 AFFAIRS, THE ROANOKE AFFAIR, The New Orleans Daily Delta, February 22nd, 1862., 4 page folio. More details of the Federal troops on Ship Island, the details of the Confederate Confiscation Act passed in Richmond, two men are hanged in the City for murder, many details. Text of Jefferson Davis's Proclamation declaring February 28th a day of prayer and fasting, a spy captured in Vermillion Parish. A long report of recent Indian battles and an assessment of the loyalties of Indian tribes to the Union, John Ross is still a Union man, the Choctaws are all Rebels. Great details on the status of Indians in the war by February 1862. Fine............$145.00 SOLD

42101 - DETAILS ABOUT COOK AND BROTHERS OF NEW ORLEANS - MANUFACTURER OF ARMS FOR THE CONFEDERACY, THE FEDERAL INVASION OF TENNESSEE, The New Orleans Daily Delta, February 13th, 1862. Four page folio. The editor laments on the lack of support financially the Confederate Government has given the arms maker Cook & Brothers in New Orleans and that the State of Louisiana should step in to assist the continuance of the making of fine guns for the Confederacy [Cook & Brothers soon moved to Georgia at the fall of the city]. A great account of the Capture of Fort Henry and the movements of the Union fleet down the Tennessee destroying steamboats, etc. News of the army in Kentucky. Official dispatches of the capture of Fort Henry. Fine, great content on Cook & Brothers.................................................$165.00 SOLD

42102 - REPORTS BY GENERAL FORREST, DETAILS OF THE FAMOUS BATTLE BETWEEN THE MONITOR AND THE MERRIMAC, The Daily True Delta, March 19th, 1862. Four pages folio. Forrest reports his movements, more details about the battle near Hampton Roads, VA between the Monitor and the Merrimac, LOVELL declares Martial law in New Orleans, Volunteers for Company A, 6th Louisiana [Irish Brigade] formed, official report by General John Floyd on the Battle of Fort Donelson in Tennessee. Jeff Davis' speech on the late battle of Fort Donelson. Excellent issue, paper near mint, split at seam for filming, much scarcer than the Daily Delta..................................................$250.00 SOLD

41103 - THE BATTLE AT SPRINGFIELD, MO, THE FUNERAL OF LT. COLONEL CHARLES DREAUX IN NEW ORLEANS, 1ST LOUISIANA OFFICER KILLED IN THE CIVIL WAR, The New Orleans Daily Crescent, July 16th, 1861, 8 pages folio. A front page account that is very extensive detailing the funeral and burial of Lt. Colonel Charles Dreux, the first Louisiana officer killed in the War in Virginia, describes him lying in state at City Hall and continues with his procession and burial in Metairie Cemetery. An account of the late battle at Springfield, Missouri, 900 federals killed, the Federals in total defeat, 26,000 engaged, numerous slavery ads, recruiting for local regiments throughout the issue. Very fine......................................................$145.00 SOLD

41104 - THE OPERATIONS ON CHEAT MOUNTAIN [WEST VIRGINIA], VAN DORN APPOINTED A MAJOR GENERAL, The New Orleans Daily Crescent, September 24th, 1861, 4 page folio. General Lee sends his report on the operations on Cheat Mountain, errors in planning, the army reinforced there, both US Senators from Maryland have been arrested, Confederate Congress passes act to seize properties from enemies of the Confederacy, details about the loyalty of Tennessee citizens to the Confederacy, McCullough's proclamation in Arkansas. Very good, small ad missing page 3/4 [restored]............................$125.00 SOLD

41105 - THE BATTLE OF CENTERVILLE, VA, MOVEMENTS IN WESTERN VIRGINIA, The New Orleans Daily Delta, October 25th, 1861, 4 pages folio. Details of General Evans victory at Centerville, losses of the Federals high, Rosecrans in Western Virginia, news on the Louisiana Militia, red silk is available by a merchant in New Orleans to be used for flags, two men are questioned in New Orleans about capturing a free Negro and bringing him south to be sold as he was said to have been helping runaway slaves, light age tone, minor archival restoration at top, otherwise very good..............................................$125.00 SOLD

41110 - THE ENEMY REPULSED THREE TIMES AT NEW MADRID, CONFEDERATE PRISONERS FROM FORT DONELSON AT CAMP CHASE, THE FEDERALS GIVE REGULATIONS AT NASHVILLE, The New Orleans Daily Delta, March 16th, 1862, four page folio. News of the Confederate prisoners arriving at Camp Chase for Fort Donelson, mostly cavalry, better looking in appearance than the Mississippi regiments that arrived earlier, Confederate forces under Johnston and Pillow are at Decatur, AL, describes the three attempts by Federals to take New Madrid, the Federals list the military regulations at Nashville. Very fine................................................$135.00 SOLD

41112 - ROBERT E. LEE NAMED COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMY, DEFENDING THE MISSISSIPPI, STONEWALL JACKSON AT WINCHESTER, THE WAR IN FLORIDA, The New Orleans Daily Delta, March 26th, 1862, 4 pages folio. A spy arrested in New Orleans, Lee's appointment as Commander in Chief of the Confederate armies hailed by the paper. He is compared to Washington, the bombardment of Island #10, Jackson's activities near Winchester, much new on the affairs near Dumfries in Virginia, Dr. Palmer's church in New Orleans has voted to give the huge church bell to the Confederacy for military usage. Fine..................................................$135.00 SOLD

41119 - BUTLER ORDERS BANKS TO PAY DEBTS IN US CURRENCY OR SPECIE, SHINPLASTERS MUST BE PAID IN THE SAME, MUMFORD IS ON TRIAL, THE ACCOUNT OF THE FALL OF NEW ORLEANS, The New Orleans Daily Delta, May 31st, 1862, single folio sheet, two pages due to the lack of paper available. A truly historic issue detailing the capture of the City of New Orleans and the arrival of the Hartford in the City after silencing the Chalmette Battery, Butler is concerned with the lack of trade in the City after the banks refuse to issue notes, the banks are ordered to pay in US notes and specie their debts to citizens, a temporary order allowing "shinplasters" or merchant script to be used in transactions for registered venders, regulation of prices for goods such as flour, the trial of Mumford who tore down the US flag at the mint is underway, details on the surrender of the City to Farragut. Butler orders that no Church is allowed to offer prayers for the Confederacy and Confederate leaders. Minor faults, paper is crisp and intact, extremely rare content on the first month of Federal occupation.........................................$275.00 SOLD

41120 - BEAST BUTLER'S INFAMOUS ORDER #28 THREATENING TO TREAT WOMEN WHO DISRESPECT UNION SOLDIERS AS WOMEN OF THE STREET ADVOCATING THEIR PROFESSION, The New Orleans Daily Delta, June 10th, 1862, four pages folio edition [one of the first four page issues by the Delta after the capture of the City], a recap of Butler's numerous General Orders issued since May 1st including the infamous order #28 where women who insulted US troops were to be treated as women professing their trade in the streets [prostitutes], a long account of Banks' retreat in Virginia, a litany of orders issued by Butler trying to stabilize the economy and New Orleans under martial law, the publication of the New Orleans Crescent is suppressed as it is owned by a known Rebel, Churches are forbidden to participate in the call by Jefferson Davis for a day of prayer and fasting for the benefit of the Confederacy, women all prohibited from being in men's quarters unless wives under penalty of dismissal from the service. Fine, extremely rare and historical content......................................................................$295.00 SOLD

41121 - THE BATTLES AT FORT DONELSON, PILLOW REPORT, 40,000 TROOPS IN NASHVILLE, The New Orleans Daily Delta, February 28th, 1862, 4 page folio. Nashville has fallen, most of the Confederate stores had been removed per General Johnston, Federals have a large force at Cumberland Gap, Forrest's cavalry was removing stores from the city, Washington artillery bounties - drivers needed. Buell at Nashville, numerous New Orleans militia units organize and build rosters, crisp paper......................................$145.00 SOLD

41122 - JUDAH P. BENJAMIN AUTHORIZED COLONEL COPPENS TO ORGANIZE THE CONFEDERATE QOUAVES IN NEW ORLEANS, FERNANDINA FLORIDA FALLS TO THE YANKEES, The New Orleans Daily Delta, March 8th, 1862, 4 page folio. Front page ad on the organization and recruitment of Coppens Confederate Zouaves in the City by the approval of Secretary of War Judah P. Benjamin, numerous recruitment ads for the various militia units organizing in the City, bounty for the Washington Artillery, news about the fall of Fernandina, crisp paper, some fold strengthening, otherwise fine.......................................$125.00 SOLD

4060 - THE GALVESTON TRI-WEEKLY NEWS, Houston, Texas, May 1st, 1864, 2 pages 8" X 11". Descriptions of the recent battles at PLEASANT HILL and MANSFIELD in Louisiana. A listing of traitors to the Southern cause who had taken the Lincoln Oath, court martial proceedings against a deserter who was to be shot, reports of the killed and wounded at the recent battle at Camden, Arkansas with more details of General Fagan and his troops, telegraph news from Shreveport of the affairs of the army in Louisiana, $500 in Confederate money offered for the Negro man Cyruss who had run away. This paper had moved its publishing from Galveston to Houston and the small size of this rare paper and the small size of its print were dictated by the shortage of paper available. Very fine, a rare issue.................................................$395.00 SOLD

2086 - THE INAUGURATION OF LINCOLN REPORTED IN A SOUTHERN PAPER, New Orleans, LA, The Daily Delta, March 9th, 1861, complete folio issue. One and a half columns on page two was devoted to the news from Washington of the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln. The long account describes in detail the procedure for the inauguration starting first with Breckenridge swearing in Hamlin and the Chief Justice swearing in Lincoln with his hands trembling. The account states that Lincoln was cheered but not loudly. The issue also describes the first flag of the Confederacy, Lincoln then meets the Southern Commissioners and desires peace. A rare ad for Hyde & Goodrich of New Orleans selling arms. A scarce Confederate era paper with excellent content........................................$225.00 SOLD

2087 - THE PRIVATEER SUMTER AT SEA ATTACKING UNION SHIPPING, WAR NEWS FROM MISSION, 1000 SLAVES NEEDED FOR RAILROAD WORK, New Orleans, LA, The New Orleans Daily Crescent, August 23rd, 1861. 4 page folio, the doings of the Privateer Sumter flying the Rebel flag, news from the recent battle in Missouri by McCulloch against Seigel, Federal Cavalry captured near Washington, excitement in Kentucky, 1000 slaves needed by the Southern Pacific RR to build tracks west of Shreveport into Texas. Fine, scarce paper.........................................$200.00 SOLD

LINCOLN'S ASSASSINATION AND LEE SURRENDER

A SOUTHERN ACCOUNT

90200 - THE SURRENDER OF LEE, THE FIRST NEWS OF THE ASSASSINATION IN AUGUSTA, GA, The Daily Constitutionalist, Augusta, GA, April 25th, 1865. Four pages. Enormous coverage on page one of the news from Washington on the Assassination of Lincoln, April 14th and April 15th reprints from the New York Herald. New who the alleged Assassin to believed to be, John Wilkes Booth, details of the happenings of the night of the Assassination, reports take up half of page one, also the news of the Surrender of Lee and his army in Virginia. A great description of the surrender morning at Appomattox, the dispersing of Lee's army, rations issued to the starving men. A rare issue of a Southern paper reporting at length on Lincoln's Assassination as well as the final surrender of Lee. Some soiling, some archival repairs, but otherwise a solid issue with no loss of paper. Extremely rare content..............................$275.00 SOLD

90201 - THE LAST DAYS OF THE CONFEDERACY, NEWS FROM OCCUPIED CHARLESTON, SHERMAN'S MARCH THROUGH THE CAROLINAS, The Daily Constitutionalist, March 26th, 1865, Augusta, GA. 4 pages, $1000 reward for the capture of a Negro boy who has run away. Slaves offered for sale at Auction. Sherman in the Carolinas. News from Charleston as an occupied city. Blockade runner items for sale. A scarce Georgia paper, some archival repair, some stains, although complete...............................$125.00 SOLD

90202 - A RARE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI PAPER DURING THE FINAL DAYS OF THE WAR, LEE'S ORDER TO PARDON DESERTERS, The Opelousas Courier, Opelousas, LA, April 22nd, 1865. A bi-lingual paper of two pages. One in English, the verso in French. Since Lee had surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia two weeks before, this rare Trans-Mississippi paper does not make a mention of the surrender of Lee. At this point E.K. Smith was holding out in the West with  his base at Shreveport, LA. Smith co-signed Order #2 issued by Lee on February 11th, 1865 offering a pardon for deserters as a result of President's Davis order to forgive deserters and encourage soldiers returning to their units. Several other orders by General E.K. Smith and General Harry Hayes. Another order by Lee stating that the ultimate headquarters for the Confederate Army was the Headquarters of the Army of Northern Virginia. A rare issue devoid of any losses in the East with Smith utilizing Lee's pardon offer to bolster his own ranks. A new account from Nashville giving Sherman's strength in troops by Corps amounting to 103.000. Paper is crisp with just a few trifle holes which do not detract. Paper is clean and firm.........................................$225.00 SOLD

90203 - AN ULTRA RARE CONFEDERATE PAPER WITH A FULL PAGE BATTLE MAP, The Daily Constitutionalist, Augusta, GA, June 28th, 1863. 4 pages. 90% of the front page is a huge map of the seat of War in Virginia showing details from Frederick City, MD to south of Petersburg, west to Charlottesville and east to Fortress Monroe. Railroad lines, roads, towns and cities are detailed. This map, the publisher notes, is a reprint of an 1862 map with some corrections and he states that if the current campaign in Pennsylvania continues, a new map will be prepared for that state. The emphasis in this edition seems to be Port Hudson and Vicksburg which were both under siege by Federal forces with correspondence describing the conditions in both Confederate cities. This emphasis is obviously due to communication which was better west to east than north to south in Augusta and partisans from Georgia who was reporting back to the editor. This is only the fifth Confederate paper that has included a front page map that we have handled over the years and all the others were New Orleans Deltas. The paper is solid with some light stains, trifle archival repair, no loss of paper....................$595.00 SOLD

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