Harper’s Weekly – June 7, 1862 – Winslow Homer Civil War Print • Cold Harbor • Parrott Guns • McClellan’s March

Harper’s Weekly – June 7, 1862 – Winslow Homer Civil War Print • Cold Harbor • Parrott Guns • McClellan’s March

HARPER’S WEEKLY, New York, June 7, 1862
A standout Civil War issue featuring a Winslow Homer illustration, powerful artillery scenes, and rich visual documentation of McClellan’s 1862 Peninsula Campaign. Complete in 16 pages.


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⭐ Highlights & Key Engravings

🪶 Front Page

Portrait of Brigadier-General Stoneman

“Cold Harbor, Nine Miles From Richmond, Va.” — detailed camp and skirmish scene near McClellan’s headquarters.



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🎨 Winslow Homer Illustration

🖼 “The Army of the Potomac—Our Outlying Picket in the Woods”

A desirable Homer engraving showing the quiet tension of picket duty in dense Virginia woods.
Highly collectible and ideal for framing.


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⚔️ Double-Page Centerfold

Two sweeping Peninsular Campaign scenes:

Battery No. 1 with 100- and 200-pounder Parrott Guns Opposite Yorktown and Gloucester
A dramatic, smoke-filled artillery scene.

General McClellan’s Camp at Cumberland, Virginia, with a View of the Pamunky River
A panoramic camp landscape full of troop activity.



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🚶‍♂️ Field Operations & Battle Movement Scenes

Full page: “General McClellan’s Army on the March Through the Woods from Williamsburg Toward Richmond”

“Our Army in the Southwest” — five vignettes (fortifications, camps, troop activity).

“Corduroying Roads to Corinth” — half-page engineering scene.

“General Buell’s Army Crossing Lick Creek” — half-page troop movement.



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🏥 Civil War Medical Scene

Full page: “The General Hospital at Fortress Monroe”
Seven views of wards, surgeons, and military medical care.



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🎖 Notable Portrait

William A. Jackson, Ex-Coachman of Jefferson Davis — a key intelligence figure who escaped to Union lines.



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🎭 Back Page Cartoons

Two bold political cartoons closing out the issue.


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📝 Condition

Good to fair for an 1862 wartime newspaper.
Typical, expected aging includes minor edge wear, small tears, spine weakness, and light foxing/tone.
📸 I photograph every page — please review images carefully and feel free to ask for close-ups.


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🖼 Archival Framing Available

Optional framing with acid-free matting and UV-protective acrylic for:

The Winslow Homer print

Parrott gun artillery centerfold

McClellan’s march through the woods

Cold Harbor front-page engraving



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📦 Shipping

Shipped flat, never rolled

Archival-safe packaging

Fully insured

Combined shipping available



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