{"product_id":"harper-s-weekly-october-11-1862-battle-of-antietam-centerfold-lincoln-proclamation-south-mountain-map","title":"Harper’s Weekly – October 11, 1862 • Battle of Antietam Centerfold • Lincoln Proclamation • South Mountain Map","description":"Harper’s Weekly – October 11, 1862 • Battle of Antietam Centerfold • Lincoln Proclamation • South Mountain Map\n\nHARPER’S WEEKLY, New York, October 11, 1862\nAn outstanding and highly desirable Civil War issue featuring multiple Antietam battle engravings, a large battlefield map, and an important Presidential Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln. Complete in 16 pages.\n\n\n---\n\n⭐ Key Highlights \u0026amp; Engravings\n\n⚔️ Front Page\n\nTwo compelling wartime scenes:\n\n“Flight of the Inhabitants of Sharpsburg at the Approach of Their Rebel Deliverers”\n\n“Ford Near Shepherdstown, On the Potomac — Picket Firing Across the River”\n\n\n\n---\n\n🌟 Major Antietam Content — One of the Issue’s Greatest Strengths\n\n🔥 Double-Page Centerfold – Three Powerful Antietam Scenes\n\nGeneral Sumner’s Corps in Position at the Center\n\nBurning of Mr. Mumma’s House and Barns (famous historic site burned during the battle)\n\nCarrying Off the Wounded After the Battle\n\n\nFull-Page Battle Engravings\n\nThe Battle of Antietam — First Maryland Battery in the Foreground\n\nGeneral Kenly’s Maryland Brigade Advancing to the Potomac (three related vignettes)\n\n\nThese make excellent framing candidates due to their clarity, dramatic composition, and historical importance.\n\n\n---\n\n🗺 Highly Displayable Antietam Map\n\n“Map of Washington County, MD, Showing the Battlefields of Antietam and South Mountain”\nAn impressive full-page map identifying towns, roads, troop positions, rivers, and battlefield landmarks.\n\n\n---\n\n🔥 War in the Southwest — Additional Engravings\n\nThe Wharf at Louisville — Inhabitants Leaving the City\n\nPhiladelphia Corn Exchange Regiment Fording the Potomac\n\nShelling the Rebels on the Kentucky Banks of the Ohio River\n\n\n\n---\n\n🏛 Presidential Proclamation — Abraham Lincoln\n\nIncludes a full Proclamation by the President of the United States, signed in type Abraham Lincoln, relating to:\n\nRecruitment of new troops\n\nSuspension of habeas corpus\n\n\nThis political content enhances collectability.\n\n\n---\n\n🎭 Back Page Political Cartoons\n\nThree excellent illustrations:\n\n“Lincoln’s Last Warning”\n\n“The Draft”\n\n“The Fair Thing”\n\n\nGreat for display \u0026amp; period social commentary.\n\n\n---\n\n📝 Condition\n\nGood overall for 1862.\nSome edge wear. A few small tears along the spine and margins.\nCenterfold remains intact and displays beautifully.\nI photograph every page — please review images carefully and feel free to request close-ups of any detail.\n\n\n---\n\n🖼 Archival Framing Available\n\nPerfect pieces for wall display include:\n\nAntietam double-centerfold\n\nAntietam First Maryland Battery\n\nAntietam \u0026amp; South Mountain battlefield map\n\nLouisville evacuation scene\n\nLincoln political cartoons\n\n\nFraming uses acid-free materials + UV-protective acrylic.\n\n\n---\n\n📦 Shipping\n\nShips flat, never rolled\n\nArchival protective packaging\n\nFully insured\n\nCombined shipping available upon request\n\n\n\n---\n\n📌 SEO Tags\n\nAntietam Harper’s Weekly 1862, Antietam battle engraving, Civil War illustrated newspaper, South Mountain battlefield map, Abraham Lincoln proclamation, Sharpsburg 1862 print, Shepherdstown Potomac picket firing, Harper’s Weekly October 1862, Antietam centerfold, Mumma farm burning engraving","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264012382428,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/2badc5bc-il_fullxfull.7464180986_chs2.jpg?v=1786496614","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/harper-s-weekly-october-11-1862-battle-of-antietam-centerfold-lincoln-proclamation-south-mountain-map","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}