Harper’s Weekly – June 13, 1863 | Winslow Homer “Home From the War” | Grant Before Vicksburg Centerfold

Harper’s Weekly – June 13, 1863 | Winslow Homer “Home From the War” | Grant Before Vicksburg Centerfold
🇺🇸🪖 An exceptional, museum-worthy Civil War issue, combining one of Winslow Homer’s most emotionally powerful war engravings with a dramatic double-page centerfold of Grant before Vicksburg, plus major battle scenes and Thomas Nast artwork — all in one complete 1863 newspaper.
This is a flagship Harper’s Weekly for collectors.
📰 Issue Details
🗞️ Harper's Weekly, New York
📅 Date: June 13, 1863
📄 Complete: 16 pages
🌟 Highlight Illustrations & Content
❤️ FULL PAGE — WINSLOW HOMER
• “Home From the War” by Winslow Homer
Soldiers returning home, embracing wives and children — one of the most iconic and emotionally resonant Civil War images ever published. Frequently framed on its own.
🐎 DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD — ACTION SCENE
• “Major-General Ulysses S. Grant Before Vicksburg”
Grant charging on horseback during the Vicksburg campaign — bold, kinetic, and highly displayable.
🪖 Front Page
• Portrait of John A. Logan
• General Logan Crossing the Bayou Pierre in Pursuit of the Rebels
⚔️ Full-Page Battle Coverage
• The Battle of Raymond
– Rebel Charge on Logan’s Division
– Opening of the Battle
– Shelling the Rebel Rear
🎨 Full Page by Thomas Nast
• A Group of Union Prisoners Escorted Through a Rebel Town
— powerful, sobering wartime imagery
🌊 Additional Notable Scenes
• Sinking Torpedoes in Charleston Harbor by Moonlight
• King Cotton Captured — Cotton of the Attakapas Region Pouring into Brashear City, Louisiana
🎭 Back Page Political Cartoon
• “The Irish Exodus” — period political satire
🖼️ Framing & Display Options
🖼️ Archival framing available upon request, including:
✔️ Acid-free matting
✔️ UV-protective acrylic
✔️ Museum-style presentation
Popular framing choices: • Winslow Homer “Home From the War”
• Grant Vicksburg centerfold
• Front-page Logan portrait
📸 Condition
📷 Please review photos carefully — I photograph every page so you can evaluate condition in full transparency.
Light, expected age wear consistent with an original 1863 Civil War newspaper.
📦 Shipping
📦 Shipped flat, carefully packed for protection
❓ Questions always welcome — feel free to ask before purchasing
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