The Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective

Description

As a part of Accessible Archives, The Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective contains the full text of major articles selected from over 2,500 issues of The New York Herald, The Charleston Mercury and the Richmond Enquirer, published between November 1, 1860 and April 15, 1865. The newspapers used enable a researcher to quickly acquire opposing perspectives on events. Descriptive news articles, eye-witness accounts and official reports of battles and events, editorials, advertisements and biographies are included. Also included are articles which describe other than military concerns, such as travel, arts and leisure, geographical descriptions, sports and sporting, social events, etc.

Leads to transcribed articles from the covered newspapers.

Dates Covered

1 November 1860 - 15 April 1865

Print Counterpart

No print counterpart

Related Databases

· African American Newspapers: The 19th Century
· New York Times Historical Index
· Nineteenth Century Masterfile

Access Notes

Off-Campus Access to Libraries resources requires a UBITName and password.

Contact

Charles D'Aniello