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Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare
Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare

Harper’s Weekly Civil War December 1863 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Edition Rare

$ 205.39

Availability: 16 in stock
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
  • Condition: This edition is overall very good condition, and is in usable, readable condition. The spine has been stabilized with archival tape. It measures approx 11.25 in x 16 in.

    Description

    This is a Civil War era edition from December 5, 1863.  It is Vol VII - No. 362.  Abraham Lincoln had just proclaimed Thanksgiving as a National holiday that October, and a hymn written for the occasion is featured on the front page of this edition. It also contains a double-page “Thanksgiving Day” engraving.
    This edition is overall very good condition, and is in usable, readable condition.  The spine has been stabilized with archival tape.  It measures approx 11.25 in x 16 in.
    Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization was a popular American political magazine published in New York City from 1857 to 1916 by Harper & Brothers. The magazine covered a wide range of topics, including domestic and foreign news, fiction, essays, humor, and illustrations. It was known for its extensive use of illustrations and broad editorial content.
    The magazine was a forum for political cartoonist Thomas Nast during its most influential period. It also provided notable coverage of the American Civil War and New York's Tammany Hall. Once the war began, Harper's Weekly took a firm Unionist stance and became increasingly supportive of emancipation and Black civil rights.
    The hymn "Give Thanks All Ye People" by William Augustus Muhlenberg was written in response to President Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving proclamation.
    On November 26, 1863, Lincoln recommended a general day of Thanksgiving and Praise to "our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens". Lincoln's proclamation called for "one heart and one voice by the whole American People".
    Muhlenberg, a cleric who lived from 1796–1877, wrote the hymn as a metrical version of Lincoln's proclamation: "Give thanks, all ye people, give thanks to the Lord". The hymn was published in 1863 by A. D. F. Randolph in New York.