{"product_id":"harper-s-weekly-december-20-1862-fredericksburg-centerfold-dickens-story-minnesota-massacre-front-page","title":"Harper’s Weekly – December 20, 1862 – Fredericksburg Centerfold • Dickens Story • Minnesota Massacre Front Page","description":"Harper’s Weekly – December 20, 1862 – Fredericksburg Centerfold • Dickens Story • Minnesota Massacre Front Page\n\nHARPER’S WEEKLY, New York, December 20, 1862\nA powerful and content-rich Civil War issue featuring a dramatic Minnesota front-page scene, a large panoramic view of Fredericksburg, and six full pages of Charles Dickens’ Christmas story, Somebody’s Luggage. Complete in 16 pages.\n\n\n---\n\n⭐ Highlights \u0026amp; Notable Engravings\n\n⚖️ Front Page Engraving\n\n“Identification of Indian Murderers in Minnesota by a Boy Survivor of the Massacre.”\nA haunting Reconstruction-era engraving depicting the aftermath of the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862.\n\n\n🐎 Civil War Military Prints\n\n“Belle Plains, on the Potomac — Burnside’s Principal Commissary Depot”\nA long, detailed view of the wagon trains supplying the Army of the Potomac.\n\nThree full-page vignettes:\n\n“Seminary at La Grange, Tennessee, Now Used as a Prison”\n\n“Davis Mills, On the Mississippi \u0026amp; Ohio Railroad”\n\n“Grand Junction, Tennessee” at the strategic railroad crossing\n\n\n\n🖼 Double-Page Centerfold\n\n🧵 “Fredericksburg, Virginia.”\nA striking panoramic cityscape of Fredericksburg just after the battle — among the most displayable Fredericksburg engravings in the entire Harper’s Weekly run.\n\n🎄 Charles Dickens Christmas Story\n\n“Somebody’s Luggage”\nDickens’ holiday tale begins here and spans nearly six full pages, making this issue a literary collectible as well as a Civil War one.\n\n\n🎭 Back Page Political Cartoon\n\nA large satirical engraving showing freed slaves reading a broadside titled “The Great Negro Emancipation.”\nSymbolic, bold, and exceptionally displayable.\n\n\n\n---\n\n📝 Condition\n\nFair to good for an authentic 1862 issue.\n\nExpected edge wear, foxing, and small tears\n\nFold line wear on centerfold (see photos)\n\nBinding holes from original stitching\n\nAll pages intact, including Dickens text and Fredericksburg panorama\n\n\n📸 I photograph every page of every issue I sell — please examine the images carefully.\nFeel free to request additional photos or ask questions before purchase.\n\n\n---\n\n🖼 Archival Framing Available\n\nEnhance standout engravings with museum-quality framing:\n\nAcid-free matting\n\nUV-protective acrylic\n\nArchival backing board\n\nMultiple frame styles\n\n\nTop candidates for framing:\n\nFront-page Minnesota engraving\n\nFredericksburg centerfold\n\nEmancipation cartoon\n\nBelle Plains supply lines\n\n\n\n---\n\n📦 Shipping\n\nShips flat, never rolled\n\nRigid archival-safe packaging\n\nFully insured \u0026amp; tracked\n\nCombined shipping offered\n\n\n\n---\n\n📌 SEO Tags\n\nHarper’s Weekly 1862, Fredericksburg panoramic view, Charles Dickens Somebody’s Luggage, Minnesota massacre engraving, Civil War newspaper, emancipation cartoon, Belle Plains Burnside, La Grange Seminary engraving, Davis Mills Tennessee, Grand Junction railroad print, Civil War centerfold, 19th century illustration, authentic Harper’s Weekly, Dickens Christmas story","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264013431004,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/1177c13b-il_fullxfull.7464304656_s9py.jpg?v=1786496626","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/harper-s-weekly-december-20-1862-fredericksburg-centerfold-dickens-story-minnesota-massacre-front-page","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}