Pennsylvania Civil War Era Newspaper Collection

About the Collection

Pennsylvania Civil War Era Newspaper Collection contain all the words, photographs, and advertisements from selected newspapers published during the pivotal years before, during, and after the U.S. Civil War. Newspapers played a prominent role in the conflict. They helped mobilize public opinion for, or against, the war, relayed battlefield developments to their readers, and documented political life on the homefront. Beyond military or political concerns there is much on cultural topics including travel, arts and leisure, sports and contests, and local social events.

Altoona

• Altoona Tribune - 2/4/1858 - 3/11/1865

Bellefonte

• Bellefonte National - 9/4/1868 - 12/25/1868
• Bellefonte Republican - 1/6/1869 - 6/30/1869; 7/14/1869 - 12/22/1869
• Central Press - 9/24/1858 - 8/11/1859; 9/20/1860 - 8/16/1861; 2/28/1862 - 8/30/1867; 1/10/1868 - 8/21/1868
• Democratic Watchman -11/28/1855 - 10/27/1871

Chambersburg

• Franklin Repository - 7/8/1863 -12/27/1865

Clearfield

All titles and holding are located under Democratic Banner

• Democratic Banner - 10/9/1845 - 2/14/1849
• Country Dollar - 6/20/1849 - 7/26/1850
• Clearfield Republican - 11/14/1851 - 12/30/1854; 4/7/1858 - 7/5/1865

Columbia

• Columbia Spy - 7/17/1847 - 12/31/1870 [gaps]

Erie

All titles and holding listed relating to the Observer are listed under Erie Observer

• Erie Weekly Observer - 4/18/1853 - 3/5/1859 [gaps]
• Erie Observer - 3/12/1859 - 5/27/1869 [gaps]

Gettysburg

All titles and holding listed relating to the Star are located under Star

• Star - 2/23/1831 - 9/27/1831
• Star and Adams County Republican Banner - 10/4/1831 - 4/3/1832 [gaps]
• Star and Republican Banner - 12/23/1834 - 5/14/1847
• Star and Banner - 5/28/1847 - 5/8/1857
• Star and Sentinal - 5/29/1867 - 3/17/1871

All titles and holdings relating to Compiler are located under Republican Complier

• Republican Compiler - 9/11/1854 - 5/1/1857
• Compiler - 5/18/1857 - 5/14/1866
• Gettysburg Compiler - 5/21/1866 - 12/25/1868

Greencastle

• Pilot - 2/3/1863 - 7/26/1864* [gaps]

Harrisburg

• Daily Patriot and Union - 10/15/1860 - 10/31/1863* [gaps]
• Pennsylvania Daily Telegraph - 1/21/1859 - 11/26/1862* [gaps]
• Evening Telegraph - 11/28/1862 - 3/11/1864* [gaps]
• Pennsylvania Telegraph - 3/12/1864 - 12/31/1864*
  Please note that the holdings for this title are listed under both Evening Telegraph and Pennsylvania Daily Telegraph

Huntingdon

• Huntingdon Globe - 1/8/1855 - 6/18/1856
• Huntingdon Journal - 10/3/1838 - 8/27/1880 [gaps]
• Globe - 6/25/1856 - 12/13/1870

Lancaster

• Father Abraham - 6/12/1868 - 4/29/1870; 10/25/1872 - 12/13/1872 [gaps]
• Lancaster Intelligencer - 12/28/1847 - 12/27/1871

Lebanon

• Lebanon Advertiser - 6/24/1857 - 9/13/1865*

Lehigh/Allentown

• Lehigh Register - 1/4/1849 - 12/25/1872 [gaps]

Marietta

• Weekly Mariettian - 7/21/1860 - 7/20/1861
• Mariettian - 8/3/1861 - 8/3/1867*

Philadelphia

• American Presbyterian - 1/5/1860 - 12/30/1869*
• Daily Evening Bulletin - 2/2/1864 -10/8/1870
• Our Daily Fare - 6/8 - 21/1864; 9/11/1865
• Press - 8/1/1857 - 7/30/1864; 2/22/1858-10/14/1865*

Pittsburgh

• Daily Morning Post - 9/10/1842 - 7/28/1843
• The Mystery - 4/16/1845
• Pittsburgh Morning Post - 7/29/1843 - 9/16/1846
• Daily Morning Post - 9/17/1846 - 11/24/1855 [gaps]
• Pittsburgh Morning Post - 11/26/1855 - 2/19/1859 [gaps]
• Pittsburgh Post - 2/21/1859 - 1/17/1860
• Pittsburgh Daily Gazette and Advertiser - 3/29/1847 - 3/31/1847
• Daily Pittsburgh Gazette - 4/1/1847 - 1/8/1851
• Daily Pittsburgh Gazette and Commercial Journal - 5/9/1861 - 5/20/1863
• Daily Pittsburgh Gazette - 5/21/1863 - 1/6/1866
• Pittsburgh Gazette - 1/8/1866 - 7/30/1870
• Presbyterian Banner and Advocate - 9/27/1856 - 3/3/1860* [gaps]
• Presbyterian Banner - 3/10/1860 - 9/14/1864*

Reading

• Reading Eagle - 8/20/1868 - 3/22/1869
• Reading Gazette and Democrat - 5/24/1862; 1/3/1863 - 12/26/1863*

Waynesboro

• Village Record - 1/3/1862 - 6/15/1871
• Waynesboro Village Record - 6/29/1871 - 12/31/1874

Waynesburg

• Waynesburg Messenger - 8/21/1861 - 3/22/1865

Wellsboro

• Agitator - 7/13/1854 - 11/22/1865
• Tioga County Agitator - 11/29/1865 - 12/20/1871
• Wellsboro Agitator - 1/3/1872 - 11/25/1873
  Please note that the holdings for this title are listed under the Tioga County Agitator

* Title contributed by the State Library