The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08748.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of miscellaneous Civil War-era newspapers |
| Title | Harper's weekly. [Vol. 9, no. 447 (July 22, 1865)] |
| Date | 22 July 1865 |
| Author | Harper, James (1795-1869) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Includes engravings of the execution of Lincoln conspirators, portraits of Lewis Payne, David Harold, J.W. Atzerodt, and Mary Surratt, and image of Surratt's home in Washington, D.C. Highlights the consecration of the Gettysburg monument of July 4, 1865. Includes engravings of Major-General Howard, the Gettysburg battlefield, and laying of the cornerstone. All the Gettysburg monument and execution engravings are based on Alexander Gardner's photographs. |
| Subjects | Lincoln Civil War Assassination President Lincoln Assassination Military Law Death Penalty Criminals and Outlaws Battle Women's History Battle of Gettysburg Monument Union General Union Forces Photography |
| People | Harper, James (1795-1869) Harper & Brothers (1833-1962) Atzerodt, George A. (1835-1865) Herold, David E. (1844-1865) Payne, Lewis (1845-1865) Surratt, Mary E. (Mary Eugenia) (1820-1865) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Law |
| Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
| Additional Information | In 1817, 22-year old James Harper and his 20-year old brother, John, set up a small printing firm in New York City called J. & J. Harper. Joined later by their younger brothers, Joseph Wesley and Fletcher, the firm became the largest book publisher in the United States by 1825. The name was changed to Harper & Brothers in 1833, and survives today as Harper-Collins. Under Fletcher’s guidance, the firm started Harper’s Monthly in June 1850. The first managing editor was Henry Raymond, who soon went on to help found and then publish the New York Times. Fletcher Harper published the first issue of Harper’s Weekly on January 3, 1857. Harper’s was aimed at the middle and upper socio-economic classes, and tried not to print anything that it considered unfit for the entire family to read. In addition to the importance of illustrations and cartoons by artists like Winslow Homer and Thomas Nast, the paper’s editorials played a significant role in shaping and reflecting public opinion from the start of the Civil War to the end of the century. George William Curtis, who was editor from 1863 until his death in 1892, was its most important editorial writer. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |