The Civil War
Subtitle: a newspaper perspective : November 1860-April 1865 : The Charleston mercury, The New York herald, Richmond enquirer.
Contributors: Accessible Archives.
Publisher: Accessible Archives
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Malvern, PA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources -- Databases.
Genres: Sources; Databases.
Other titles: New York herald (New York, N.Y. : 1840); Charleston mercury (Charleston, S.C. : 1825); Daily Richmond enquirer (Richmond, Va. : 1844)
Description: Full text of articles taken from issues of The New York herald, The Charleston mercury and the Richmond enquirer, published between November 1, 1860 and April 15, 1865. Begins with the events preceding the outbreak of war at Fort Sumter and concludes with the assassination and funeral of Abraham Lincoln. Includes news articles, eye-witness accounts and official reports of battles and events, editorials, advertisements, and biographies. Also includes articles describing other than military concerns of the day, such as travel, arts and leisure, sports, social events, etc.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.