1862 BOUND NEWSPAPERS! CIVIL WAR! THE CHICAGO TIMES!

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Ken's Historical Relics 100% Authentic and a Fantastic Investment! Please view our Ebay store with an exceptional selection of newspapers available. PAYPAL ONLY! This is a very rare book of bound civil war newspapers from July 1 - December 30, 1862. The Title is "THE CHICAGO TIMES" printed in Chicago, Illinois. These newspapers are daily issues (Monday-Saturday). 154 total issues. The front cover and the first newspaper have staining but, the rest are very white and high quailty. The city of Chicago had the Great fire of 1871 and burned almost the entire city to the ground. It is likely that many of these printed issues perished as well. This is a scarce civil war volume. This is a list of the events that occured during the dates of this volume: July 1 United States president Abraham Lincoln signs into law the Pacific Railway Acts authorizing construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad . July 2 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signs the Morrill Land Grant Act into law, creating land-grant colleges to teach agricultural and mechanical sciences across the United States. July 16 - American Civil War : David G. Farragut becomes the first United States Navy rear admiral . July 19 - American Civil War : Morgan's Raid - At Buffington Island in Ohio , Confederate General John Hunt Morgan 's raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River . July 23 - American Civil War : Henry W. Halleck takes command of the Union Army. July 24 - Death of president Martin Van Buren August 2 - American Civil War : Skirmish at Taberville, MO - Union forces force Confederate troops to march south, near Taberville, Missouri . August 5 - American Civil War : Battle of Baton Rouge - Along the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana , Confederate troops drive Union forces back into the city. August 6 - American Civil War : The Confederate ironclad CSS Arkansas is scuttled on the Mississippi River after suffering damage in a battle with the USS Essex near Baton Rouge, Louisiana . August 9 - American Civil War : Battle of Cedar Mountain - At Cedar Mountain, Virginia , Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope . August 14 - Abraham Lincoln meets with a group of prominent African-Americans - the first time a President has done so. He suggests Black people should migrate to Africa or Central America , but this advice is rejected. August 17 - Indian Wars : Lakota (Sioux) uprising begins in Minnesota as desperate Lakota attack white settlements along the Minnesota River . They will be overwhelmed by the US military six weeks later. August 19 - Indian Wars: During an uprising in Minnesota , Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily-defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm , killing white settlers along the way. August 28 -August 30 - American Civil War : Second Battle of Bull Run September 1 - American Civil War : Battle of Chantilly - Confederate General Robert E. Lee leads his forces in an attack on retreating Union troops in Chantilly, Virginia , driving them away. September 2 - American Civil War : President Abraham Lincoln reluctantly restores Union General George B. McClellan to full command after General John Pope 's disastrous defeat at the Battle of Second Bull Run . September 5 - American Civil War : In the Confederacy 's first invasion of the North, General Robert E. Lee leads 55,000 men of the Army of Northern Virginia across the Potomac River at White's Ford near Leesburg, Virginia , into Maryland . September 12 - American Civil War : Battle of Harpers Ferry - Confederates capture the Union garrison at Harper's Ferry , Virginia . September 17 - American Civil War : Battle of Antietam - Union forces defeat Confederate troops at Sharpsburg, Maryland , in the bloodiest day in U.S. history (with over 22,000 casualties). September 19 - American Civil War : Battle of Iuka - Union troops under Ma... read more

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