About The Civil War: a Newspaper Perspective
| Subject | 'This database contains the full text of major articles gleaned 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 text begins with the events preceding the outbreak of war at Fort Sumter, continues through the surrender at Appomattox, and concludes with the assassination and funeral of Abraham Lincoln. Included are descriptive news articles, eye-witness accounts and official reports of battles and events, editorials, advertisements and biographies. A great effort has been made also to include articles which describe other than military concerns of the day. These include such topics as travel, arts and leisure, geographical descriptions, sports and sporting, social events, etc.' (from http://www.accessible.com/accessible/about/aboutCW.jsp) |
| Sources | Newspaper articles. |
| Dates Covered | November 1, 1860 - April 15, 1865. |
| Help Documents | See Help. |
| Print Counterpart (backfiles) | Database has no print counterpart. |
| Provider | Accessible Archives Inc. |
| Access | On the web, limited to current WU students, faculty, and staff. Access to restricted resources from outside the WU campuses. |
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