Exploring Confederate Newspapers

     One of the challenges I have run into over my years of researching the Civil War is the common one of the stark imbalance between the number of Federal and Confederate sources available to the researcher. It is not unusual to find three Union sources to each Confederate source which renders the challenge of providing an even-handed and impartial history at times a daunting one. 

    One avenue to address that imbalance, albeit a very time-consuming one, lies in perusing the pages of the hundreds of newspapers printed throughout the Confederacy during the war years. The newspapers often published correspondence direct from the soldiers in the army giving startling accounts of the marches, campaigns, and battles of the war. The knock on this approach was the fact that existing issues were available either in their original paper format or on microfilm and were not widely available outside of their home state of origin. So to access them, you either had to travel or pay someone locally to peruse on your behalf. However, over the past ten years the availability of these newspapers in a digital format has vastly improved due to the efforts of websites like Chronicling America, Google newspapers, and Newspapers.com.

          I recently completed a survey of what newspapers were available from each of these three websites for the 11 states of the old Confederacy and was surprised to find that 327 different titles were available online totaling thousands of issues! I was also surprised to find such a diversity of content with newspapers printed in German, French, as well as English. With some of the titles, only a single edition exists while with others the entire period of the war is covered. Some of the newspapers had a singularly local focus, while others were more properly termed as regional papers and were widely read throughout the Confederacy. Many of these newspapers featured soldiers correspondence on a regular basis. 

By September 1863, the Daily Huntsville Confederate was being published in Marietta, Georgia. 

To facilitate utilizing this great and relatively untapped source of original material, I’ve constructed the following list organized by state, city of publication, title, years printed, and which website has digital editions online. A quick breakdown of the number of titles per state shows that North Carolina has the most titles available at 76 with Alabama following with 59. My apologies for any issues with the odd formatting of the list-if you scroll to the right, you will see the dates available and source. 

Alabama: 59

Arkansas: 15

Florida: 1

Georgia: 5

Louisiana: 38

Mississippi: 28

North Carolina: 76

South Carolina: 29

Tennessee: 52

Texas: 4

Virginia: 20



State

City

Newspaper

Period

Source:

Secondary Source:

Alabama

Abbeville

United South

May 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Ashville

St. Clair Diamond

August 20, 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Autaugaville

Autauga Mercury

November 12, 1863

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Cahaba

The Cahaba Gazette

May and July 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Carrollton

Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian

May-December 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Carrollton

Pickens Republican

May-October 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Claiborne

Claiborne Southerner

September 16, 1864

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Clayton

Clayton Banner

September 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Demopolis

The Morning Herald

March 23, 1865

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Eufala

Eufala Express

July 11, 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Eufala

Spirit of the South

August-September 1861, June 1863

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Eutaw

Eutaw Whig & Observer

1862-1865 various months

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Eutaw

The Independent Observer

May 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Florence

Florence Gazette

1861-1863 various months

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Florence

Florence Weekly Gazette

July 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Gainesville

The Independent 

1861-1865

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Greensboro

Alabama Beacon

1861-1865

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Greenville

Southern Messenger

April-July 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Grove Hill

The Clarke County Democrat

1861-1865

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Huntsville

Daily Huntsville Confederate

1862-1864

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Huntsville

The Democrat

1861-1862

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Huntsville

The Weekly Huntsville Advocate

April-June 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Jacksonville

Jacksonville Republican

1861-1865

Newspapers.com

Alabama

LaFayette

The Chambers Tribune

June-July 1863

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Marion

South Western Baptist

1861-1865

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Mobile

Advertiser & Register

June 1863-July 1864

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Mobile

Mobile Advertiser & Register

June 1861-June 1863

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Mobile

Mobile Daily Tribune

1862-1865 various months

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Mobile

Mobile Evening Telegraph

October 1862

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Mobile

The Army Argus and Crisis

May 4, 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Mobile

The Daily Mercury

May 17, 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Mobile

The Mobile Daily News

April & September 1862, March 1865

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Mobile

The Mobile Evening News

April 21, 1862 and July 20, 1863

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Mobile

Weekly Advertiser & Register

1861-1865 various months

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Montgomery

Montgomery Daily Mail

1861-1865

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Montgomery

Montgomery Daily Post

April-October 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Montgomery

Montgomery Weekly Mail

1861-1865

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Montgomery

Montgomery Weekly Post

April-July 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Montgomery

The Montgomery Advertiser

1861-1865

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Montgomery

The Weekly Advertiser

1861-1865

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Montgomery

Weekly Montgomery Confederation

April-August 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Opelika

The Southern Republic

April 1861-May 1862

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Prattville

Southern Statesman

April-August 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Prattville

The Autauga Citizen

1861-1865

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Selma

Daily Selma Reporter

1861-1865

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Selma

Daily State Sentinel

1862-1863 various months

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Selma

Selma Evening Dispatch

January 13, 1864

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Selma

Selma Reporter

August 21, 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Selma

The Selma Morning Dispatch

1863-1864 various dates

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Talladega

Alabama Reporter

1862, 1864 various dates

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Talladega

Democratic Watchtower

1861-1865

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Troy

Advocate and American

June 1861-February 1862

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Troy

Independent American

May 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Troy

The Troy Messenger

1861-1865

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Tuscaloosa

The Independent Monitor

April-July 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa Weekly Times

April 1861-March 1863 various dates

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Tuskegee

The Confederate States

April 1861, December 1862

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Union Springs

The Southern Home Journal

November 6, 1861

Newspapers.com

Alabama

Wetumpka

Wetumpka Spectator

May-June 1861

Newspapers.com

Arkansas

Des Arc

Des Arc Semi-Weekly Citizen

May 1861-December 1861

Chronicling America

Arkansas

El Dorado

El Dorado Bulletin

May 9, 1861

Newspapers.com

Arkansas

Fayetteville

The Fayetteville Democrat

May 30, 1861

Newspapers.com

Arkansas

Fayetteville

The War Bulletin

February 15, 1862

Newspapers.com

Arkansas

Fort Smith

The New Era

October 1863-December 1864 various dates

Newspapers.com

Arkansas

Fort Smith

The Thirty-Fifth Parallel

April-May 1861

Newspapers.com

Arkansas

Helena

Southern Shield

February 8, 1862

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Arkansas

Helena

Western Clarion

May 2, 1864, April-May 1865

Newspapers.com

Arkansas

Little Rock

Arkansas True Democrat

April 1861-September 1862

Chronicling America

Arkansas

Little Rock

True Democrat 

October 1862-July 1863

Chronicling America

Arkansas

Little Rock

True Democrat Bulletin

September 29, 1862

Chronicling America

Arkansas

Little Rock

Daily Arkansas Gazette

May 1865 only

Newspapers.com

Arkansas

Little Rock

Weekly Arkansas Gazette

April 1861-August 1863, May 1865

Newspapers.com

Arkansas

Pitman's Ferry

The Register

September 19, 1861

Newspapers.com

Arkansas

Washington

Washington Telegraph

January 1862-May 1865

Newspapers.com

Florida

Tampa

The Florida Peninsular

April-May 1861

Newspapers.com

Georgia

Atlanta

Southern Confederacy

April 1861-February 1865

Newspapers.com

Georgia

Atlanta

Southern Courier

May 22, 1864

Newspapers.com

Georgia

Atlanta

The Daily Intelligencer

May 3, 1863

Newspapers.com

Georgia

Griffin

The Daily Chattanooga Rebel

1863-1865 various dates

Newspapers.com

Georgia

Milledgeville

Southern Recorder

February 3, 1863

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

Alexandria

The Constitutional

April-June 1861

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

Alexandria

The Louisiana Democrat

August 1863-November 1864 various dates

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge Tri-Weekly Gazette and Comet

April 1861-May 1865 various dates

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

Carrollton

The Carrollton Sun

April-May 1861

Chronicling America

Louisiana

False River

Pointe Coupee Democrat

April 1861-March 1862 various dates

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

Franklin

The Planters' Banner

January 24, 1863

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

Greensburg

The St. Helena Echo

October 12, 1861

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

Harrisburg

The Independent

April-May 1861

Chronicling America

Louisiana

Lucy

Le Meschacebe

September 1861-August 1862

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

Lucy

L'Avant-Coureur

April 1861-August 1862

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

Marksville

The Avoyelles Pelican

October 1861-January 1864 various dates

Chronicling America

Louisiana

Natchitoches

Natchitoches Union

October 1861-December 1862

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

New Orleans

New Orleans Daily Crescent

April 1861-May 1862

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

New Orleans

Commercial Bulletin

April-December 1861

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

New Orleans

The Daily True Delta

April 1861-May 1865

Google Newspapers

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

New Orleans

The Sunday Delta

April 1861-February 1863

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

New Orleans

The Carrollton Sun

April-June 1861

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

New Orleans

The Times-Democrat

September 1863-May 1865

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

New Orleans

The Weekly Times-Democrat

November 1863-May 1865

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

New Orleans

The Times-Picayune

April 1861-May 1865

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

New Orleans

Louisiana Staats Zeitung

October 1861-May 1865

Google Newspapers

Louisiana

New Orleans

Tagliche Deutche Zeitung

April 1861-May 1865

Google Newspapers

Louisiana

New Orleans

New Orleans Bee

April-June 1861

Google Newspapers

Louisiana

New Orleans

New Orleans Commercial Bulletin

April 1861-July 1862

Google Newspapers

Louisiana

Opelousas

The Opelousas Courier

January 1862-April 1865 various dates

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

Opelousas

The Opelousas Patriot

May 1861-October 1861

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

Plaquemine

Gazette & Sentinel

April 1861-July 1861

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

Port Allen

Sugar Planter

April 1861-January 1862

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

Shreveport

Shreveport Daily News

April 1861-November 1861

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

Shreveport

Shreveport Semi-Weekly News

November 1861-February 1864

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

Shreveport

Semi-Weekly News

March-May 1865

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

Shreveport

Shreveport Weekly News

April 1861-November 1861

Chronicling America

Louisiana

Shreveport

Shreveport Weekly News

March 1863-March 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

Shreveport

The Southwestern

April 1861-July 1864 various dates

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

Shreveport

The Caddo Gazette

May 3, 1862

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

Thibodaux

La Sentinelle de Thibodaux

February 7, 1863

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Louisiana

West Baton Rouge

Sugar Planter

April 1861-January 1862

Chronicling America

Louisiana

Winfield

The Southern Sentinel

July 10, 1861

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Canton

American Citizen

July 1861-November 1863 various dates

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Corinth

Corinth Chanticleer

June 12, 1863

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Corinth

Corinth War Eagle

August 7, 1862

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Fayette

The Gazette

August 22, 1862

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Greensboro

The Southern Motive

May-June 1864

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Hazelhurst

Copiah County News

August 21, 1861

Chronicling America

Mississippi

Jackson

Clarion-Ledger

June 1864-May 1865

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Jackson

Daily Mississippian

December 1863-December 1864 various dates

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Jackson

Weekly Mississippian

August 1861-November 1863 various dates

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Liberty

Liberty Advocate

July 19, 1862

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Macon

Macon Beacon

September 1861-April 1865 various dates

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Meridian

The Daily Clarion

September 1863-May 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Meridian

Tri-Weekly Citizen

November-December 1863

Chronicling America

Mississippi

Natchez

Natchez Daily Courier

April 1861-October 1863

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Natchez

The Natchez Weekly Courier

March-December 1862

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Oxford

Oxford Intelligencer

April 1861-November 1861

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Panola

The Weekly Panola Star

April 1861-December 1862

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Paulding

The Eastern Clarion

April 1861-August 1862

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Raymond

Hinds County Gazette

January 1862-October 1862

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Ripley

The Ripley Advertiser

December 11, 1861

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Vicksburg

Daily Evening Citizen

April-May 1861

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Vicksburg

Daily Vicksburg Citizen

November 11 and 12 1862 only

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Vicksburg

The Vicksburg Weekly Citizen

April-December 1861

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Vicksburg

The Herald

April 15, 1863

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Vicksburg

The Vicksburg Herald

June 1864-December 1864

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Vicksburg

Vicksburg Daily Whig

May 1862-May 1863 various dates

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Vicksburg

Vicksburg Whig

April-May 1861, January 21, 1863

Newspapers.com

Mississippi

Woodville

Woodville Republican

July 1861-March 1864 various dates

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Asheville

Asheville News

January 1862-April 1864 various dates

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Beaufort

The Old North State

January-April 1865

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Charlotte

The Western Democrat

April 1861-April 1865

Chronicling America

North Carolina

Charlotte

The Charlotte Democrat

April 1861-May 1865

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Charlotte

Daily Carolina Times

June 1864-September 1864 various dates

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Charlotte

The Evening Bulletin

April 1861-April 1865

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Charlotte

Tri-Weekly Bulletin

May 1865 only

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Charlotte

The North Carolina Whig

April 1861-March 1863

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Charlotte

The Weekly Catawba Journal

June 1862-January 1865 various dates

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Concord

The Carolina Flag

April 1861-March 1862 various dates

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Fairfield

Hyde County Messenger

October 1, 1861

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Fayetteville

The North Carolinian

April 1861, October 1864

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Fayetteville

The Daily North Carolinian

February 1864-February 1865

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Fayetteville

The Weekly Intelligencer

February 1864-February 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Fayetteville

Daily Telegraph

January-March 1865 various dates

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Fayetteville

Fayetteville Semi-Weekly Observer

April 1861-March 1865

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Fayetteville

Fayetteville Weekly Observer

April 1861-March 1865

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Goldsboro

Goldsboro Tribune

May 8, 1862

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Greensboro

Daily Southern Citizen

June-October 1864

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Greensboro

The Greensboro Patriot

April-July 1861, January 1862-March 1865

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Greensboro

The Greensboro Times

April-December 1861

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Greensboro

The Message

July 1861-October 1863 various dates

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Greensboro

The Watchman and Harbinger

November 1863-April 1864 various dates

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Harrington

The Weekly News

April 1861-March 1864

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Hendersonville

The Henderson Times

January 14, 1864

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Hillsborough

The Hillsborough Recorder

April 1861-April 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Leaksville

Leaksville Herald

May 1861

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Marion

The Western Enterprise

March 14 and 25, 1862

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Milton

The Milton Chronicle

April 1861-November 1864 various dates

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Newbern

Newbern Progress

January-February 1863

Chronicling America

North Carolina

Newbern

Newbern Weekly Progress

April 1861-January 1863

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Newbern

Newbern Daily Progress

April-July 1861, January 1862-January 1863

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Newbern

The New Berne Times

January 1864-May 1865

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Oxford

The Leisure Hour

May-August 1861

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Plymouth

Roanoke Cresset

May 27, 1861

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

Semi-Weekly Standard

April 1861-March 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

Spirit of the Age

April 1861-February 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

The Daily Confederate

January 1864-April 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

The Weekly Confederate

February 1864-March 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

Weekly Standard

April 1861-April 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

The Daily Standard

April-May 1865

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

Daily State Journal

October 1862-February 1865

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

Semi-Weekly State Journal

April 1861-October 1862

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

Raleigh Christian Advocate

April 1861, April 1863-February 1865

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

The Biblical Recorder

April 1861-February 1865

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

The Daily Conservative

April 1864-April 1865

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

Weekly Conservative

April 1864-April 1865

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

The Daily Progress

November 1862-May 1865

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

Weekly Progress

March 1864-April 1865 various dates

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

The Daily Telegraph

June 20 and 25, 1862

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

The Field and Fireside

November 1864-March 1865

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

The Mercury

April-October 1864

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

The Raleigh Register

April 1861-August 1863

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

Weekly Raleigh Register

April 1861-November 1863

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Raleigh

Weekly Ad Valorem Banner

April 25, 1861

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Salem

The People's Press

October-December 1861

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Salisbury

Carolina Watchman

April 1861-December 1864

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Salisbury

Daily Carolina Watchman

May 1864-April 1865

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Salisbury

Salisbury Banner

April 1861-March 1862

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Salisbury

The Daily Union Banner

May 1865 only

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Salisbury

The Salisbury Banner

November 5, 1861

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Shelby

The Mountain Eagle

June 12 and 19, 1861

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Statesville

Iredell Express

June 1863-April 1865 various dates

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Tarboro

The Southerner

March 1862-August 1864

Chronicling America

North Carolina

Tarboro

The Tarborough Southerner

June 1861-August 1864 various dates

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Tarboro

The Mercury

April-May 1861

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Wadesboro

North Carolina Argus

April 1861-March 1865

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Washington

The New Era

June 1862-June 1863 various dates

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Washington

The Union Advance Picket

May 15, 1862

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Washington

Washington Dispatch

October & December 1861

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Wilmington

Wilmington Daily Journal

April 1861-February 1865

Chronicling America

Google Newspapers, Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Wilmington

The Wilmington Daily Herald

April-May 1861

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Wilmington

The Wilmington Herald

February-May 1865

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Wilson

The Flag of the South

April 25, 1861

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Winston-Salem

Western Sentinel

April 1861-March 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

North Carolina

Winston-Salem

The People's Press

April 1861-May 1865

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Abbeville

Abbeville Press

April 1861-December 1863 various dates

Chronicling America

South Carolina

Abbeville

The Abbeville Press and Banner

April December 1861, January-December 1863

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Anderson Courthouse

The Anderson Intelligencer

April-May 1861, February-April 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Beaufort

The Free South

January 1863-November 1864

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Camden

Journal and Confederate

March-May 1865

Chronicling America

South Carolina

Camden

The Camden Confederate

November 1861-February 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Camden

The Camden Daily Journal

July-December 1864

Chronicling America

South Carolina

Camden

The Camden Journal

January-June 1864

Chronicling America

South Carolina

Camden

The Camden Weekly Journal

April-May 1861

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Camden

Tri-Weekly Journal

January-February 1865

Chronicling America

South Carolina

Camden

Tri-Weekly Journal

July 1864-May 1865

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Charleston

The Charleston Daily Courier

April 1861-May 1865

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Charleston

The Charleston Tri-Weekly Courier

April & December 1864

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Charleston

The Charleston Mercury

April 1861-February 1865

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Columbia

Columbia Phoenix

March-May 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Edgefield

Edgefield Advertiser

April 1861-April 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Greenville

The Southern Enterprise

October 1861-October 1864 various dates

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Lancaster

Lancaster Ledger

April 1861-February 1865

Chronicling America

South Carolina

Lancaster

The Lancaster News

April 1861-February 1865

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Newberry

The Newberry Weekly Herald

March-May 1865

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Pickens Courthouse

Keowee Courier

April 1861-March 1862 various dates

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Port Royal

The Free South

January 1863-November 1864

Chronicling America

South Carolina

Port Royal

The New South

March 1862-May 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Port Royal

The Palmetto Herald

March-December 1864

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Spartanburg

The Carolina Spartan

May 1861-November 1864 various dates

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Winnsboro

The Daily News

February 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Winnsboro

Fairfield News and Herald

March-May 1865

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Winnsboro

The Fairfield Courier

March 23, 1865

Newspapers.com

South Carolina

Yorkville

Yorkville Enquirer

April 1861-April 1865

Chronicling America


Tennessee

Athens

Athens Post

April 1861-July 1863

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Bells

Bellville Enterprise

June 7 & 18, 1862

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Bristol

Bristol Gazette

February-October 1864 various dates

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Bristol

The Virginia and Tennessee News

August 14, 1862

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Chattanooga

Chattanooga Daily Rebel

August 1862-April 1864

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Chattanooga

Chattanooga Advertiser

February 13, 1862

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Chattanooga

Chattanooga Daily Gazette

January 1863-May 1865 various dates

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Chattanooga

Gazette & Advertiser

January 1862 only

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Chattanooga

The Chattanooga Army Bulletin

December 25, 1863

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Clarksville

Clarksville Chronicle

April 1861-February 1862

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Clarksville

Clarksville Jeffersonian

April 1861-January 1862

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Clarksville

Clarksville Weekly Chronicle

April 1861-February 1862

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Clarksville

The 83rd Illinoisan

March-May 1865

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Clarksville

The Clarksville Gazette

February 10 & 27, 1864

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Fayetteville

Fayetteville Observer

April 1861-June 1863

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Greeneville

The Tri-Weekly Banner

May 1862-February 1863 various dates

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Jackson

West Tennessee Whig

May 1861-April 1862

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Knoxville

Brownlow's Knoxville Whig

April-July 1861

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Knoxville

Brownlow's Knoxville Whig & Rebel Ventilator

November 1863-May 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Knoxville

Brownlow's Weekly Whig

August-October 1861

Chronicling America

Tennessee

Knoxville

Daily East Tennessean

February 27, 1862

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Knoxville

Tri-Weekly Whig

June 25, 1861

Chronicling America

Tennessee

Knoxville

Tri-Weekly Whig

June 1861, July 1864

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Knoxville

Holston Journal

January-August 1863

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Knoxville

Knoxville Register

March 10, 1863

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Knoxville

The Knoxville Register

April 1861-July 1862

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Knoxville

The Army Mail Bag

May-October 1864

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Knoxville

The Daily Register

January 1862-November 1863

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Knoxville

The Daily Southern Chronicle

June-August 1863

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Knoxville

The Knoxville Daily Bulletin

September 15, 1863 and June 10, 1864

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Memphis

Daily Union Appeal

August 1862

Chronicling America

Tennessee

Memphis

Memphis Daily Appeal

April 1861-March 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Memphis

Memphis Union Appeal

July-August 1862

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Memphis

Memphis Weekly Bulletin

April 1861

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Memphis

Memphis Bulletin

February 1863-May 1865

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Memphis

Memphis Daily Argus

April 1861, April-May 1862, June 25, 1864

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Memphis

The Memphis Argus

April-May 1865

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Memphis

The Memphis Daily Avalanche

April-October 1861, January-July 1862

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Murfreesboro

Daily Rebel Banner

November 1862-January 1863 various dates

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Murfreesboro

The Daily News-Journal

May 1, 1862 & December 23, 1862

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Murfreesboro

The Union Volunteer

May 20, 1862

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Murfreesboro

The Weekly Monitor

January-October 1864 various dates

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Nashville

Daily Nashville Patriot

April 1861-March 26, 1862

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Nashville

Nashville Daily Union

April-June 1862

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Nashville

Nashville Union and American

April 1861-February 1862

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Nashville

The Nashville Daily Union

June 1862-May 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Nashville

The Nashville Weekly Union

May 21, 1865

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Nashville

Republican Banner

April 1861-January 1862

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Nashville

The Tennessean

April 1861-April 1862

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Paris

The Paris Weekly Sentinel

April-June 1861

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Winchester

Winchester Army Bulletin

July-August 1863

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Tennessee

Winchester

Winchester Daily Bulletin

January-July 1863

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Texas

Dallas

Dallas Herald

April 1861-May 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Texas

Galveston

The Galveston Daily News

February-May 1865

Newspapers.com

Texas

Marshall

The Texas Republican

April 1861-May 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Texas

Victoria

Victoria Advocate

October 1861-October 1864 various dates

Newspapers.com

Virginia

Abingdon

The Abingdon Virginian

October 1862-December 1864

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Virginia

Alexandria

Alexandria Gazette

April-May 1861, May 1862-May 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Virginia

Alexandria

The Local News

October 1861-February 1862

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Virginia

Fredericksburg

The Fredericksburg News

April 1861-February 1862

Google Newspapers

Virginia

Lynchburg

Daily Republican

June 20 & 21, 1862

Newspapers.com

Virginia

Petersburg

The Semi-Weekly Register

February 12 & 23, 1864

Newspapers.com

Virginia

Rendevous

The Soldiers' Journal

February 1864-May 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Virginia

Richmond

Daily Richmond Whig

September 1861-May 1862

Chronicling America

Virginia

Richmond

Richmond Daily Whig

April-September 1861

Chronicling America

Virginia

Richmond

Richmond Daily Whig

April 1865 only

Newspapers.com

Virginia

Richmond

Richmond Enquirer

April 1861-February 1865

Chronicling America

Google Newspapers

Virginia

Richmond

Richmond Whig

May 1862-April 1865

Chronicling America

Virginia

Richmond

Richmonder Anzeiger

April 1861-March 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Virginia

Richmond

The Daily Times

April 21, 22, 24 1865

Newspapers.com

Virginia

Richmond

The Richmond Times

April-May 1865

Newspapers.com

Virginia

Richmond

The Central Presbyterian

December 1861-March 1865

Chronicling America

Virginia

Richmond

The Daily Dispatch

April 1861-April 1865

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Virginia

Staunton

Staunton Spectator

April 1861-May 1864

Chronicling America

Newspapers.com

Virginia

Staunton

Staunton Vindicator

April 1861-March 1865 various dates

Chronicling America

Virginia

Winchester

Winchester Virginia

1861-1862 various dates

Google Newspapers

 




Comments

  1. Impressive work. I rely on many of these papers to fill in the gaps, just as you describe. The next, even more daunting task, is to start tracking which papers included postwar reminiscences as an ongoing feature, usually on Sundays - the Atlanta Constitution, for one. There is yet more gold out there.

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