{"product_id":"harpers-weekly-september-6-1862-lincoln-letter-to-greeley-winslow-homer-centerfold-civil-war-ironclads-baton-rouge","title":"Harper's Weekly September 6 1862 Lincoln Letter to Greeley Winslow Homer Centerfold Civil War Ironclads Baton Rouge","description":"HARPER'S WEEKLY — September 6, 1862\nOriginal 16-page Civil War Issue — Includes Lincoln's Famous Reply to Greeley + Winslow Homer Centerfold\n\nAn exceptional and historically important issue of Harper’s Weekly, published September 6, 1862, containing one of Abraham Lincoln’s most famous statements on slavery, alongside powerful Civil War reportage and a major Winslow Homer double-page illustration.\n\n\n---\n\n⭐ HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS\n\n🔥 Lincoln’s Landmark Letter (“The President on the Negro Question”)\n\nPage 3 (numbered 563) features the complete text of Lincoln’s reply to Horace Greeley’s editorial “A Prayer of Twenty Millions.”\nHere Lincoln delivers his iconic line:\n\n\u0026gt; “My paramount object…is to save the Union, and it is not either to save or to destroy slavery.”\nSigned in type: A. Lincoln.\nA cornerstone document showing Lincoln’s official stance just weeks before issuing the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.\n\n\n\n\n---\n\n🎨 WINSLOW HOMER CENTERFOLD\n\nThe dramatic double-page centerfold, “Our Women and the War,” is illustrated by Winslow Homer, America’s most celebrated Civil War artist.\nIncludes scenes of:\n\nWomen supporting the war effort\n\n“The Influence of Woman”\n\n“Sisters of Charity” at work\nThis is a strong and frame-worthy centerfold for collectors.\n\n\n\n---\n\n⚔️ OTHER ILLUSTRATED CONTENT\n\nThis issue is packed with vivid Civil War imagery, including:\n\nFront page: Thomas Fitch Rowland, Builder of the New Monitors\n\nFront illustration: The Iron-Clad Frigate “Ironsides” in Fighting Trim\n\n*“Battle of Baton Rouge”\n\nUnion Gunboat “Essex” Destroying the Rebel Ironclad “Arkansas”\n\nThe Army of the Potomac Arriving at Yorktown\n\nThe Last Reconnaissance of the War Balloon on the James River\n\nEditorials, wartime reporting, political commentary, and woodcut ads typical of the period\n\nTwo political cartoons on the back page, including “The Finances of the Rebellion”\n\n\nThis is a deep, content-rich Civil War issue, ideal for historians, collectors, reenactors, and interior decorators seeking authentic 19th-century Americana.\n\n\n---\n\n📏 SIZE\n\nApprox. 16 pages, each ~11\" × 16\" (standard Harper’s tabloid format).\n\n\n---\n\n📝 CONDITION\n\nGood condition overall for a 162-year-old newspaper. Expected toning, some edge wear, and scattered small binding holes from its original volume binding. Illustrations remain clear and bold.\nPlease see photos for all details and exact condition.\n\n\n---\n\n🖼 OPTIONAL ARCHIVAL FRAMING AVAILABLE\n\nI offer museum-quality framing upon request:\n✔ Acid-free matting\n✔ UV-protective acrylic\n✔ Conservation mounting\n✔ Multiple frame styles\nThis is perfect for the Homer centerfold or any single illustration you’d like highlighted.\n\n\n---\n\n📦 SHIPPING\n\nShips flat, never rolled.\nPackaged securely with archival backer board between sturdy boards for safe transit.\n\n\n---\n\n🎁 A Beautiful Piece of American History\n\nThis issue contains some of the most important political and artistic content of the Civil War year 1862. An outstanding addition to a Harper’s Weekly run, Lincoln collection, or Civil War display.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264014610652,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/d7cd4266-il_fullxfull.7505277109_jcpj.jpg?v=1786496642","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/harpers-weekly-september-6-1862-lincoln-letter-to-greeley-winslow-homer-centerfold-civil-war-ironclads-baton-rouge","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}