^#1554 ^Lot 1612 Harper’s Weekly

Authentic, complete original issue of Harper's Weekly illustrated newspaper with ornately illustrated masthead, May 4, 1865, 16 pages, 11.5 x 16. Front page illustration of the House Tops in Charleston, S.C., during the Bombardment of Fort Sumter. Other illustrations: The Heroes of Fort Sumter, Major Robert Anderson and his Officers. Full page map showing the theatre of War in Maryland and Virginia. The Great Meeting in Union Square, N.Y. Supporting the Government. Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Massachusetts Volunteers; The Boston Regiments Embarking for Washington in the Jersey City Cars. First Blood; The 6th Massachusetts Regiment Fighting Their Way Through Baltimore, April 19, 1861. The Seventh N.Y. Regiment Marching Down Broadway to Embark for the War. Departure of Transport Steamers From New York For Washington With Volunteers. The R.R. Cuyler Sailing From New York With the 71st New York State Militia Onboard. Stevens's Bomb Proof, Floating Battery. Recruits Drilling on Governor's Island. Parade of U.S. Troops on Governor's Island Before Embarkation, and more. Some scattered light toning and foxing, and a small tear to bottom edge of cover, otherwise fine condition. An interesting early war issue.