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The Fence that Uncle Abe Built

features B&W picture of Abraham Lincoln and poem beneath

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Jeff Davis Boasts that Cotton's King...

features color picture of man holding flag and standing by sign that reads To Washington Through Baltimore.

Rhyme about Jefferson Davis beneath.

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Washington

features picture of Washington and reads "A Southern Man with Union Principles."

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to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

He discusses Hooker's defeat and why it occurred. He talks of changing attitudes toward the war.

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to Col. Lucien F. Burpee

Written in pencil: Execution of Dr. Wright.

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to Col. Lucien F. Burpee

Extract of letter. copy of 360 and 361.

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Recollections of Members of the Twenty-First

Copy of 357

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to Nephew

Mentions execution of Dr. Wright. Tells of life in Virginia.

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Execution David M. Wright

Summarizes newspaper articles on execution. Copy of 356.

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General Orders, No. 20

Orders all officers to appear at their armory on the 23rd day of May, 1860.

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Roll of Company C, 5th Regiment

Includes Burpee at top

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Return of the Members of Company C., 5th Regiment who performed Military Duty...

Lists town, county and the number of days each officer was on duty

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Stand by Flag

red and blue. features man holding flag.

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Union-Liberty's Defender

features woman holding two flags and leaning against 2 cannons

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Union

red and blue. features woman holding flag and sword.

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No. 18

written on back, note in pencil reads "Mr. Blake, our boys must be with Banks in their retreat, I think.-Mrs. L. Smith

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Great Central Fair for the Sanitary Commission

features a wounded man and a horsedrawn wagon

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Great Central Fair for the Sanitary Commission

features a wounded man and a horsedrawn wagon

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Home, Sweet Home

features wounded soldiers and a drummer boy outside a tent.

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Why Don't You Take It?

features a dog with a collar that reads Scott looking at some kind of meat while another dog with a collar that reads Jeff walks by.

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Death to Traitors!

features the American flag.

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A Nation of Freeman that Moment Shall Fall, When these Stars Shall be Trailed on the Ground.

features two American flags crossed

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untitled envelope

features eagle carrying flag

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Union-It Must be Preserved

features American flag

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The Constitution Must be Preserved

features woman holding scroll that says "Constitution"

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We Will Protect it and Avenge its Insults

features hands shaking over the constitution.

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The Great Battle of the Antietam Valley

depicts battle.

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If Any One Attempts to Haul Down the American Flag, Shoot Him on the Spot.--John A. Dix

features American flag

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The Girl I Left Behind Me

features woman crying on a soldier's shoulder.

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to Husband and Son

writes that she has been sick for four weeks and has not been outside. Bacon has been to see her four times and was here today.

envelope features man holding flag with eagle.

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untitled envelope

features man holding flag. broken drum lies on the ground.

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untitled envelope

features woman and soldier embracing under a tree

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"Thou Wilt Think of Me"

features poem

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"Am Thinking, Sadly Thinking"

features poem

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"The Word"

features poem

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"Bend Softly Down"

features poem

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"Country Home"

features poem

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"Be Kind to Each Other"

features poem

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P.O.W Cover

stamped with Prisoner's Letter, Examined

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to Father

writing from the hospital where 350 are wounded. gives him the names of the soldiers his father knows that wounded and assures him that mmost of these are not dangerous.

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to Paymaster

asks paymaster to please forward his pay immediately to the above address. has not been paid since he was taken prisoner and desperately needs to pay his family's bills.

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untitled envelope

light yellow

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The Loyal States-New Hampshire

features woman holding flag and leaning against picture of a ship's landing.

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The Loyal States-Iowa

features woman holding flag and leaning against picture of an eagle.

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Thirteenth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers

features pictures of ship's landing.

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untitled envelope

fdark yellow Written at Camp Dennison.

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to Arthur L. Devens

informs him that his brother leaves tonight, although slightly wounded.

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to Sammy

on picket. tells the story of another night on picket when he heard some men coimng toward him. he shot and missed them all. writes that he likes soldiering and would rather be there than at home.

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Flag of the Free Heart's Hope and Home

features flag and poem

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Our Country

featues flag coming out of water and poem

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300,000 Strong

features poem

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Long May it Wave

features American flag

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The Constitution and the Laws

features soldier with flag and sword

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Scott

features picture of Scott with qoute

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Then Conquer We Must, When Our Cause It Is Just...

features poem excerpt from W.B Keen and American flag

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untitled

features soldier holding flag and sword

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The Father of His Country Left This to His Children

features American flag

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Project It!

features American flag against sunrise

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If Any One Attempts to Haul Down the American Flag, Shoot Him On the Spot.--John Dix

features American flag

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Ellsworth

"He who noteth even the fall of a sparrow will have some purpose even in the fate of one like me."

includes color picture of Ellsworth

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Our Only Argument with Traitors

features picture of cannon and flag

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Lexington and Baltimore

features picture of Lexington battle in 1775 and the battle of Baltimore in 1861.

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Down with the traitors' serpent flag!

features picture of American flag and a picture of the flag with a tree and a serpent across from it.

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The Girl I Left Behind Me

features picture of soldier and his sweetheart

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Union

features arc with state names

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Col. Robert Anderson

features quote and picture of the Colonel

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How Virginia Was Voted Out of the Union

shows polling booth with men holding guns

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Constitution and Laws

shows group of men holding a flag under a liberty sign

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Stephen A. Douglas

shows picture of Stephen A. Douglas and includes a qoute

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For the Union

shows color picture of lady holding flag and rural picture of Pennsylvania

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Col. Ellsworth, His Last Letter to his Parents

features picture of Ellsworth holding flag and sword beside qoute dated May 23rd, 1861

GLC08482.1

Fate of Traitors

features picture of Jefferson Davis being hung

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Lincoln and Cabinet

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Scott and McClellan

pictures of Scott and McClellan

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to Brother Pling

includes envelope that reads 11th Regiment Mass. Volunteers

describes a battle in which 2,000 soldiers are taken prisoners. warns him not to show the letter to anyone.

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to Maj. Geo. Hooker

remains skeptical of Batchelder's remarks. believe Gen. Reynolds was at Gettysburg before 10 am and after as the maps shows. does not believe the 11th Corps reached the town as early as he said they did.

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to Maj. Geo. Hooker

still finds Batchelder's story to be inaccurate. writes that the Potomac army has a very poor opimiom of Theodore Lyman. thinks Genie Howard uses the excuse of being wounded to lie.

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to Maj. Geo. Hooker

writes about his own military career as a private. writes he was always glad when a battle was orderly and simply tried to fulfill his duties. thinks it an outrage that Batchelder is going to publish a history.

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to Maj. Geo. Hooker

still challenging Batchelder's account. notes his serious blunders as to dates and time. criticizes his engraving.

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to Maj. Geo. Hooker

accuses Batchelder of complete fabrications. Batchelder claims that a Confederate brigade was captured by Buford's cavalry but Beale doesn't think this ever happened.

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to Maj. Geo. Hooker

does not think Gen. Meade planned Gettysburg. Quotes a long paragraph from Buford's letter to refute Batchelder's statements.

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to Maj. Geo. Hooker

learned that Lee was nervous bout the closeness of Reynolds and Buford. the plan was to coax Buford toward Emmettsburg so that Ewell would have time to get to Gettysburg, however, Buford made a rapid advance that afternoon.

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to Maj. Geo. Hooker

has received subsequent letters that made him realize that he was missing a few things in his story, like the importance of the Harper's Ferry Raid, for instance. thanks him for his criticism.

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to Maj. Geo. Hooker

read an article in which an ex-Confederate claimed a certain battle never happen. all these indiscrepancies will give rise to the claim that the war never happened.

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to Sister

very faded.

"We entered this City Dec. 21st the rebels having evacuated it the night before, they left all of their siege guns...[and] crossed over into South Carolina. Our men have taken out the Torpedoes in the River & now our steamers &...

GLC09271.01

to Sister

confident that the Union is gaining in numbers and will soon be too much for General Lee.

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to Sister

writes he is enjoying good health and having an easy time but Sgt. Sayso was recently taken prisoner leaving him as the only Sgt. left in the company.

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to Sister and Brother

tomorrow they will start marching home.

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diary entries December 1st-10th, year unknown

discusses where he marched and camped each day and the weather.

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to wife and children

writes that he is in good health and is sending 20 dollars home. believes they will soon be victorious

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to wife and children

very faded. would like to come home once more before he goes to Dixie. promises to do his duty as a soldier.

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to wife and children

front page torn. writes that he is sending Mary a locket and will be sending the boys something as well. tells the story of an orderly who shot a captain in another company.

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to wife and children

is afraid his wife will have changed so much by the time he arrives home that he will not know her. asks her to send him a good pair of boots, also requests sponge cake and tobacco.

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to wife and children

has come down with a cold. says he is in a dangerous place. says the only women he sees are "nigger wenches, and I hate them, every once and a while I see a white woman..." would like to be with her and the children.

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to wife and children

writes they have to survive on half rations.

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to wife and children

writes that the regiment will be reorganized ina week. the new recruits will have to stay for the full term of enlistment. but they are confident the war will end before the term is up.

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to wife and children

sorry to hear that Mary (his daughter) was sick but hopes she is better now. refers to old friends and asks his wife to tell them he remembers them well and ask how they are getting along.

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to wife and children

writing from the hospital where he is helping out. many are afflicted with the measles. prefers working in the hospital to picket duty.

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to Mr. Cole

He writes that he saw his son fall in battle and crawl several yards. He does not know if he is wounded or dead but suspects only wounded, albeit dangerously.

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to my dear cousin

Frank had a painful day yesterday. But now he is doing better. He plans to slip into New York Saturday. For he must get his signature for his monthly returns.

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