Gallant Charge of the Sixty-Ninth Regiment, New York State Militia, Upon a Rebel Battery at the Battle of Bull Run Harper’s Weekly, August 10, 1861: CHARGE OF THE SIXTY-NINTH. ON page 508 we illustrate one of the GALLANT CHARGES OF THE SIXTY-NINTH REGIMENT, NEW YORK STATE MILITIA, AT THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN. This gallant [...]

Harper’s Weekly, August 10, 1861 “WE publish on page 501 an illustration of the terrible conflict which took place at the battle of Bull Run between the Fire Zouaves and the Black Horse Cavalry. One of the lieutenants of the Zouaves thus tells the tale:” “The Zouaves rushed out of the woods only to find [...]

The Battle of Great Bethel—Sketched by our Special Artist, who was present throughout the fight. (Published in Harper’s Weekly, June 29, 1861) National Park Service: Battle Detail Big Bethel Other Name: Bethel Church, Great Bethel Campaign: Union Blockade of Chesapeake Bay Date(s): May-June 1861 Principal Commanders: Brigadier General Ebenezer Pierce [US] Major General John Magruder [...]

(Published in Harper’s Weekly, June 29, 1861) The 5th New York Infantry Regiment, also known as “Duryée’s Zouaves”, was a volunteer infantry regiment of the Union Army, during the American Civil War, led by Colonel Abram Duryée. Modeled, like other Union and Confederate infantry regiments, on the French Zouaves of Crimean War fame, its tactics [...]

Harper’s Weekly April 27 THE Secretary of War has addressed the following circular to the Governors of States: “WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April —, 1861. “SIR,—Under the Act of Congress ‘ for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections; repel invasions,’ etc., approved February 28, 1795, I have the honor [...]

Harper’s Weekly April 27 WE publish herewith a portrait of General Beauregard, the commander of the Confederate forces at Charleston, to whom Major Anderson surrendered on 13th. General P. G. Toutant Beauregard was born on his father’s plantation, near New Orleans. His father was a wealthy and influential Louisiana planter. His mother—born Reggio—was of Italian origin, [...]

Harper’s Weekly April 27 WE publish, herewith, from a photograph just taken expressly for this paper, a PORTRAIT OF THE PRESIDENT. It is the first accurate portrait that has been published of him since he began to grow his beard. HON. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, of Illinois, was born on the 12th February, 1809, in Hardin County, [...]

Harper’s Weekly April 20, 1861 A telegraphic correspondence between the Montgomery War Department and General Beauregard, before the commencement of hostilities, has been published. On April 8 General Beauregard telegraphed that a messenger from President Lincoln had brought word that provisions would be sent to Fort Sumter—peaceably if possible, forcibly if necessary. Mr. Walker, the [...]

Harper’s Weekly April 20, 1861 Lieutenant Slemmer has found means of communicating with the Government, in spite of the surveillance exercised by the investing army. He explains why the troops were not landed from the Brooklyn, conformably to the order, issued by the War Department several weeks ago. According to his view, Fort Pickens can [...]

Harper’s Weekly April 20, 1861 Dispatches received from Montgomery state that President Davis was considering the propriety of going to Charleston, being satisfied that Fort Sumter was to be the great strategic point where the issue was to be tried as to the power of the Confederate States Government to maintain itself. He and his [...]

Harper’s Weekly April 20, 1861 Accounts from New Mexico state that the citizens of Arizona, in convention at Mesilla, have voted that Territory out of the Union.

Harper’s Weekly April 20, 1861 The Atlantic was chartered by the Government, and sailed on 6th with troops and munitions of war. The Baltic and Illinois sailed on 8th with similar freight. Orders were issued on same day by the Navy Department to have the Wabash, Vincennes, and Savannah, at Brooklyn, and the Jamestown, at [...]

Harper’s Weekly April 20, 1861 Another of the transports sent to Texas to bring away the United States troops—the steamer Coatzacoalcos reached this port on 11th. She left here on the 16th of March, and arrived at Pass Cabello Bar on the 21st. She started on her return on the 31st, and touched at Key [...]

Harper’s Weekly April 20, 1861 THE State of Virginia has decided not to secede; but has adopted, in Convention, a series of resolutions affirming, among other things, the right of a State to secede from the Union at will. In like manner, the State of Missouri, which is overwhelmingly opposed to secession, and the State [...]

Harper’s Weekly April 20, 1861 On Friday, 12th, at 27 minutes past 4 A. M., General Beauregard, in accordance with instructions received on Wednesday from the Secretary of War of the Southern Confederacy, opened fire upon Fort Sumter. Forts Johnson and Moultrie, the iron battery at Cumming’s Point, and the Stevens Floating Battery, kept up [...]

Harper’s Weekly, May 4, 1861

Harper’s Weekly, March 16, 1861 Hand-tinted offprint; Special handed-tinted offprints were also sold separately from newspapers. Numerous original offprints of various publications are held today by public institutions and in private collections.

Harper’s Weekly, May 4, 1861 Note: This article is posted on the 160th anniversary of the event being reported rather than the anniversary of the article.  (Usually, articles are posted here 160 years after original publication.) On page 283 we publish an illustration of the First Blood—viz., the conflict between the Baltimore mob and the [...]

Harper’s Weekly, January 26, 1861

Hon William H. Seward, Secretary of State. April 6, 1861; Harper’s Weekly THE Hon. WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State, whose portrait we publish on the preceding page, is one of the foremost representative men of the age. Few of his fellow-citizens are unwilling to render the due tribute to his intellectual ability, while his [...]

The city was startled on Saturday by the intelligence that the President-elect, instead of proceeding on his journey to Washington from Harrisburg, in accordance with the published programme, on Saturday morning, had left the latter city secretly, on a special train, on Friday night, and returning to Philadelphia, had passed thence, unrecognized, through Baltimore, and [...]

Officers’ Quarters at Fort Sumter—from a sketch by an officer of Major Anderson’s command Date Created: 1861-02-23, black and white engraving in Harper’s Weekly Officers ‘ quarters at Fort Sumter. Medium: illustrations (layout features) Item Location: Fort Sumter NM/Charles Pinckney NHS Curatorial Storage Facility, located at Charles Pinckney National Historic Site Box: Box 3 of [...]

A Ten-Inch Columbiad Mounted as a Mortar at Fort Sumter Drawn by an Officer of Major Anderson’s Command Harper’s Weekly, February 16, 1861, handed-tinted off-print Special handed-tinted off-prints were often sold separately from newspapers. Numerous originals held today by public institutions and in private collections.

Goodbye to Sumter, Wives and Children on Steamship Marion Departing Charleston Harbor, South Carolina Date Created: 1861-02-23,  black and white engraving in Harper’s Weekly Good-by to Sumter, hand-colored offprint Medium: illustrations (layout features) Item Location: Fort Sumter NM/Charles Pinckney NHS Curatorial Storage Facility, located at Charles Pinckney National Historic Site Box: Box 3 of 3 [...]