Access NewspaperARCHIVE provides access to hundreds of newspapers published between the 18th century and 2006.
To see a list of available newspapers published in 1860, click on this link.
Scroll down to see the list of newspapers and then click on the title you want to use. You'll see a list of the issues published by that newspaper in 1860.
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Chronicling America is a free web site from the Library of Congress that provides full text newspapers published in the United States between 1789 and 1963.
To find a newspaper from a particular location, click on the tab titled All Digitized Newspapers 1789-1963.
Choose the state and/or ethnicity and/or language of the newspaper and click on the GO button to see a list of newspapers that fit your criteria.
For instance, the Ohio newspapers are listed on this page. A list of African American newspapers is available at this page. The listing for each newspaper includes the earliest issue and the last issue.
Choose a newspaper that will include at least one issue from 1860 and then click on the Browse Issues icon for that newspaper. You'll see a page that includes calendars for each month of the year that includes the earliest issues.
Click on the drop down box next to Issues For: and choose 1860. The calendars will appear for 1860 and you can choose the issue you wish to see.