Civil War Era Newspapers

Accessible Archives - The Civil War Part I. A Newspaper Perspective
Includes The Charleston Mercury, The New York Herald, and Richmond Inquirer

African American Newspapers, Series 1 This link opens in a new window
African American newspapers published in the U.S. from 1827-1998.
Provides access to U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience.

Brooklyn Eagle
Online and maintained by the Brooklyn Public Library. Coverage from 1841-1955.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1924 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
Civil War Newspapers
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.

Times-Picayune Collection With Historical and Current This link opens in a new window
American newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1837 to present.