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Civil War Harper's Weekly, June 18, 1864

Welcome to our online collection of original Harper's Weekly newspapers. These papers have important illustrations, and first hand accounts of the key events of the war. Study of this material yields a new understanding of the war.

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Colonel Bailey Saves the Union Fleet

Battle Cold Harbor

Richmond Battle Map

Abraham Lincoln Cartoon

Battle of Resaca Georgia

Civil War Battle

Battle of North Anna River

VOL. VIII.—No, 390.]

NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1864.

$1,00 FOR FOUR MONTHS.
$3.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1864, by Harper & Brothers, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.

PORTER'S GUN-BOATS PASSING THE DAM IN THE RED RIVER, NEAR ALEXANDRIA.—SKETCHED BY MR. GEORGE SLATER.—[SEE PAGE 395.]

REBEL CRUELTY—OUR STARVED SOLDIERS.—FROM PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AT UNITED STATES GENERAL HOSPITAL, ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND; [SEE NEXT PAGE.]

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