Central Park

Civil War Harper's Weekly, August 27, 1864

This site features an online version of the Harper's Weekly newspapers published during the Civil War. Harper's was the most popular newspaper of the Civil War era, and these papers serve as a valuable source of original documentation of the war. We hope you enjoy browsing these old newspapers.

(Scroll Down to See Entire Page, or Newspaper Thumbnails below will take you to the page of interest)

City Point

Army Songs

Battle Mobile Bay

Before Petersburg

Ezra's Church

Ezra's Church Battle

Ads

Charge on Cemetery Ridge

Ruins of Charleston

Central Park

Battle of Ezra's Church

You are viewing a stunning picture of Central Park. The illustration is from the August 27, 1864 edition of Harper's Weekly. The image shows the park in summertime.