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to Professor Etooever
August 29, 1864
Richardson, Hollon, 1835-1916
Considers Gettysburg as the "turning point of the war" due to the accidents of the enemy rather than their own abilities.
GLC02817
to Samuel Jones
19 April 1865
Imboden, John D., 1823-1895
Writes as Brigadier General commanding the Confederate military prisons to Major General Samuel Jones as commander of the District of Florida regarding exchanging his brother, F.M. Imboden for a Union soldier, Captain Wilson French of the 17th...
GLC02824
[Oath of allegiance to the United States for Alfred Jones, with Richard Johnson endorsement]
4 May 1865
Johnson, Richard W., 1827-1897
Jones signs partially printed document, pledging his allegiance to the United States of America. Also signed by Jonathan Sargent, Assistant Provost Marshall, Department of the Cumberland. Endorsement on verso, authorizing Jones to practice medicine...
GLC02825.03
[Letters written by George A. Tittle while cruising the North Atlantic aboard the USS Kearsarge] [decimalized .01-.19]
February 4, 1862-August 11, 1864
Tittle, George A., fl. 1862-1864
Surgeon steward Tittle details the "Kearsarge's" 1862-1864 cruise, including her engagement with the CSS "Alabama." The USS "Kearsarge" eventually fought and sank the Confederate raider off the French coast on 19 June 1864. 19 letters divided into 2...
GLC02828
[Letters, including five while on U.S. gunboats off South America] [decimalized .01-.18]
24 December 1859-26 August 1864
Allen, George D., fl. 1859-1864
Written by the Allen brothers (Union naval officers) -- Joseph H., George D., and William B. -- to their sister Mary Mayberry with letters of William Oves and Frank McIntire. GLC02829.06 mentions the USS "Monitor." The Allen family was from...
GLC02829
[Collection of John D. O'Connell, 14th regiment, US army, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .58.03]
1861-1865
O'Connell, John D., fl. 1861-1866
Letters cover 1861-63, and are primarily written to Mary H. Perkins. Collection includes 57 letters, 4 color printed cards, and 1 color print portrait.
GLC02830
[Civil War diaries of John D. O'Connell]
1865-1866
Three autograph manuscript diaries, two of which are signed. The first volume, covering 1865, is approximately 86 pages, totally written in ink; also features additional printed pages with calendars, stamp rates, and other information. Signed "O...
GLC02830.58
Photographic Views of Sherman's campaign [photograph album]
1864-1865
Barnard, George N., 1819-1902
Mounted in a slightly later album book, rebacked.
GLC02833
to Perley P. Pitkin
24 July 1862
Sawtelle, Charles Greene, 1834-1913
General order instructs Pitkin to send "a competent person" to meet "five hundred contrabands" and bring them rations. "Contrabands" were freed enslaved people employed by the Union army. Written as Captain. Written at Harrison's Landing, Virginia...
GLC02849
to [Edward Davis Townsend]
December 18, 1861
Sherman, Thomas W. (Thomas West), 1813-1879
Addressed to "the Adjutant General of the United States." Encloses letters and report [not included] of Provost Marshal Major Beard of the New York Volunteers. Beard delivered the letters to Sherman's headquarters while Sherman was absent on a...
GLC02851
Map of the Battle Ground of Greenbrier River
1861
McRae, A.T., fl. 1861-1862
Wood and copper engraving of a battle in the Cheat Mountain Campaign, Robert E. Lee's first field command of the Civil War. This document is of Confederate origin and shows Camp Bartow, the Confederate position, in great detail, marking buildings...
GLC02875
Cartes of Fort Sumter & Charleston after capture, photographed by Osborne [word processed inventory available]
1865 ca.
Pictures taken by Osborne shortly after the capture of Sumter. Album housed separately.
GLC04509
to John M. Cuyler
7 July 1862
Van Buren, Daniel T., 1826-1890
Suggesting that contrabands, formerly enslaved people who had escaped to the Union army, be tasked with collecting corpses. "It is suggested that Contrabands be Employed to bring down & put in the waggons the dead bodies which, Emit these foul...
GLC04511
[Clothing receipt roll for Company F, 26th Regiment, United States Colored Troops]
circa 1864
Sanders, Jacob, fl. 1864
Sergeant Jacob Sanders signs as a witness. Includes the names of soldiers in Company F, led by Captain George England. Each soldier signs with an "x" between the first and last name. Table printed on verso outlines the Secretary of War's recommended...
GLC04520
By Order of Abraham Lincoln... A draft [Dedham, Mass.]
13 July 1863
Tolman, Benjamin, fl. 1863
Broadside announcing the institution of a draft in Dedham, Massachusetts, signed at the court house in Concord, Mass. by members of the Board of Enrolment: S. Benton Thompson, Addison G. Fay, and David S. Fogg. Insertions made in black crayon...
GLC04531
to John Cabell Breckinridge
February 13, 1864
Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864
Confederate General Morgan expresses approval that Breckinridge will take charge of a Department in South Western Virginia. Writes "am satisfied that you will get recruits from our Old State," (possibly referring to Kentucky, though Morgan was not...
GLC04534
to Edwin M. Stanton
March 25, 1862
Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872
Written by General Halleck as commander of the Department of the Mississippi to Stanton as Secretary of War. Has heard that the rebels are building one or more riverboats "clad in rail road iron like the Merrimac." Says if it is true they can wreak...
GLC04536
to Thomas A. Scott
February 5, 1862
Asks that all possible reinforcements be sent to Cairo to assist "as I wish to cut the enemy's line before Beauregard arrives. Noted "in cypher."
GLC04537
to Isabella Morrison Hill
circa 25 May 1863
Hill, Daniel H., 1821-1889
At the time he wrote this letter, Hill was in command of the Department of North Carolina. He expresses his disappointment over an embarrassing incident during the actions around Kinston, in the southeastern part of the state. Date inferred from...
GLC04545.04
to Richard H. Anderson re: Early's & Sheridan's Valley campaign, strategy
1864/08/29
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Concerning his fears of enemy strength and his desire that Anderson cooperate with Early by moving his forces or sending Fitz Lee's cavalry into Maryland.
GLC04369
to Oliver Edwards
7 November 1864
Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888
Sheridan, commander of the Army of the Shenandoah, discusses troop movement with Colonel Edwards, in charge of troops at Winchester, Virginia. Relates that forces were ordered from New Creek to Moorefield, and from Cumberland to Wardensville (all in...
GLC04378
Collection related to Civil War generals, including Ambrose Burnside, Ulysses S. Grant, John Logan, John Pope, and others [Decimalized .01-.06]
1863-1880
Various
GLC04385
Revised Regulations for the Army of the United States
Ord, Edward Ortho Cresap, 1818-1883
Signed by Major General Ord on the title page. Published by J.B. Lippincott & Co. at 22 & 24 North Fourth Street in Philadelphia. Published by the authority of the War Department, Simon Cameron Secretary of War. Signed on title page "Major Gen E.O...
GLC04397
[Congratulatory address to his men after capturing Elizabeth City, North Carolina]
February 11, 1862
Rowan, Stephen Clegg, 1805-1890
Congratulating his men on the Union's naval victory and capture of Elizabeth City, North Carolina. During this battle the Union also destroyed what little was left of the Confederate navy, for the time being. Applauds his men's "coolness, gallantry...
GLC04405
to Mr. Forbes
12 October 1864
Lydston, William, fl. 1813-1881
States he was requested by H. P. Brothers to write to Forbes and send his watercolor drawing of the siege of Petersburg which he drew while watching the action that night. Gives a description of the siege and explains what is depicted in his drawing...
GLC04406.01
[Watercolor drawing of siege of Petersburg, Virginia]
28 September 1864
Watercolor drawing on brown paper. Shows members of the band watching the siege from a distance. The sky is filled with missiles and explosions highlighted in white. See GLC04406.01 for the artist's description of the siege and his drawing.
GLC04406.02
Union Sentinel - Extra
9 April 1865
Announces the surrender of General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox and publishes the correspondence between General Ulysses S. Grant and Lee leading up to the surrender, including the terms and Lee's acceptance.
GLC04407
[Charcoal illustration of the bombardment of Fort Sumter, South Carolina]
circa April 1861
Perine, George Edward, 1837-1885
Depicts the 12-13 April Confederate attack on Fort Sumter. Illustrates cannonballs soaring toward the Fort, which was situated in Charleston Harbor. Reveals firing cannons emerging from windows of the Fort as smoke billows above the building. An...
GLC04408
[Beauregard's copy of an official letter relative to his resignation from the Army]
February 23, 1861
Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893
A copy in Beauregard's own hand of the letter stating "Your resignation has been accepted by the President of the United States." Pencilled docket, also in Beauregard's hand, states "Mrs. Slidell left Wash, Feby 26. 1861 to return to N.C. Mr...
GLC04462
[Lincoln endorsement on a letter from Samuel Holloway]
19 September 1864
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Letter written by Samuel Holloway to Abraham Lincoln requesting release of his son George W. Holloway, a prisoner of war. States that his son was induced to join the Confederate Army without his knowledge. He is now in the hospital and will not...
GLC04484
Register of sick and wounded soldiers Ward H Armory Square Hospital
1862-1865
"Ward H" written on cover. First four pages contain bookkeeping notes from October 1862. Rest of the document contains lists of patients at the hospital from December 1862 through August 1865. The last few pages contain various notes. Each sick...
GLC04485
to Lorenzo Thomas re: no work done, supplies nearly exhausted
1861/03/31
Anderson, Robert, 1805-1871
GLC04461.01
to Isaac N. Roland re: Fort Sumter, "I aimed the first gun there"
1888/01/18
Doubleday, Abner, 1819-1893
Writes Roland that he has no time for a detailed answer to his question. He notes that there were 60 regular soldiers at Fort Sumter and that "I aimed the first gun there."
GLC04461.03
to David Dixon Porter
31 May 1863
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Written from Headquarters, Department of the Tennessee, near Vicksburg, Mississippi. Grant orders Admiral Porter to direct the Marine Brigade to debark at Haynes' Bluff, Mississippi, and to send as many steamers as possible to obtain reinforcements...
GLC04464
to John Sidney Thrasher
8 March 1864
Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891
Johnston, commanding the Army of Tennessee, replies to a letter from Thrasher, superintendent of the Confederate Press Association. Plans to send a communication to General Ulysses S. Grant accompanied by Thrasher's previous letter pertaining to a...
GLC04488
Six manuscript maps of the Atlanta campaign, with ALS 5/7/1865
[1862-1865]
Stephens, Asbury, fl. 1862-1865
6 maps with 1 ALS: 1) Route of March of 2nd Division [Chattanooga to Atlanta; shows Andersonville on path] (cloth map); 2) Position of 2d Div.... July 22d 1864 near Atlanta, Ga. (small paper map); 3) [Skirmish at Eastpoint, Ga., July 27, 1864]...
GLC04498
[Manuscript Civil War map of General Sherman's Atlanta campaign]
1864
Stephens, Ashbury L., 1843-?
Shows the route of Sherman's march from Chattanooga, Tennessee starting on 4 May 1864 and culminating with the siege of Atlanta on 8 September 1864. Drawn in black, red, yellow, and green ink on linen.
GLC04498.01
Archive of Confederate general & family, primarily pre- and post-war re: plantation, slaves, military maneuvers, reconstruction. [decimalized]
1836-1871
Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892
Randall Lee Gibson and Family archive, divided into two sections: Randall Lee Gibson correspondence (.001-.039 and .025B) and Gibson family correspondence (.040-.105). The collection contains letters, military documents, financial documents...
GLC04501
Kentuckians, I am authorized by the president, of the Confederacy, to organize troops and issue commissions
circa 1862
Kirby Smith, Edmund, 1824-1893
Printed on vivid blue paper by Major General Kirby Smith. Says he has been authorized by Jefferson Davis to organize troops and issue commissions. Asks them to sign up in the name of loyalty to their home state of Kentucky. Says Breckenridge, Buckner...
GLC04507.01
to Sarah Butler Woster
20 December 1878
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Regrets that he cannot part with his commissions and a letter signed by Abraham Lincoln stating that he and his children have agreed that they are too precious. Written on stationary of the Headquarters Army of the United States.
GLC04582
[Battle report during the seige of Petersburg]
25 October 1864
Fisher, Benjamin Franklin, 1834-1915
Written at Headquarters, Army of the Potomac. Originally written by Fisher, Major and Chief Signal Officer, Army of the Potomac. Written to Lieutenant Colonel William Joseph Leonard Nicodemus, Commanding Signal Corps, Washington, D.C. Marked as a...
GLC04592
[Letterbook of telegrams from Dana to Edwin McMasters Stanton in the War Department]
6 September 1863 - 8 Novermber 1863
Dana, Charles Anderson, 1819-1897
Contains handwritten and signed transcripts of one hundred twelve telegraphs. Sent by Dana from the front lines of the Tennessee campaign to the War Department, where they were transcribed by hand into this book for consultation by Stanton, Lincoln...
GLC04605
Reports of the naval engagements on the Mississippi River
1862
Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883
Title continues as: "resulting in the capture of Forts Jackson and St. Philip and the City of New Orleans, and the destruction of the rebel naval flotilla." Printed by the Government Printing Office. This first edition copy was owned by Assistant...
GLC04608
to Edwin M. Stanton re: allowing a soldier to apply for leave to go home to vote
1864/10/22
In full; "Sec of War please give this man the proper directions to apply for leave to go home to vote. Oct. 22, 1864. A. Lincoln." (Election of 1864.)
GLC04618
[Bible given to Flinn at Point Lookout, Maryland]
1859, 1864
Flinn, John William, fl. 1863-1893
A fellow inmate at Point Lookout gave this Bible to Flinn. Contains two inscriptions recording the gift: "C. R. Myers to J. W. Flinn Prison Camp 1864" and "From C. R. Myers to J. W. Flinn Prison Camp Point Lookout Maryland 1864."
GLC04573.15
to his brother
13-14 September 1863
Slagle, Jacob, ?-1900
Writes in great detail about the battle of Gettysburg 1-3 July 1863, where he served as Union General Abner Doubleday's adjutant. Describes his duties during the fighting, which mainly consisted of delivering messages back and forth between generals...
GLC04585
Soldier's letter. Second Colorado cavalry. [Vol. 1, no. 13 (January 28, 1865)]
1865/01/28
Wallace, Oliver V., fl. 1850-1865
GLC04587
[Richard S. Ewell]
circa 1865
E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)
Carte de visite in uniform, published by E. Anthony.
GLC04594
Cartes de visite of Port Hudson, La. (3), by McPherson & Oliver
1863
GLC04596
[Diary of Henry M. Osborn of the 14th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry]
Osborn, Henry M., fl. 1864
Autograph manuscript signed by Henry M. Osborn, a soldier in the 14th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Osborn was killed at Jonesboro, Georgia, on 1 September 1864. Diary includes battle content regarding Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and the...
GLC04598
Album of 200 cartes de visite, most by Brady. [word processed inventory available]
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
Album with "A.A." initials embossed on front knob. Includes images of Lincoln, Mary Lincoln (2), Lincoln's Cabinet, generals, writers, emancipated people, prisoners of war, Confederate leaders, etc. Lacks one clasp. Due to album's fragility, pages...
GLC04609
Photographs of Atlanta and environs during occupation by Federal Troops
[1864 ca.]
Unmounted photographs of Atlanta, Kennesaw, Resaca and environs during Union occupation in the Fall of 1864. Nos. 1 and 2 are a composite photograph of Kennesaw Mountain, taken shortly after the battle (illustrated in Voices of the Civil War: Atlanta...
GLC04610
3 November 1864
Upton, Emory, 1839-1881
General Upton intends to do all he can for Edwards, who did not receive promotion to the rank of general. Writes, "...it has been your misfortune to have performed your bravest deeds unwitnessed by a superior officer but justice must and will be...
GLC04622
to Alfred P. Putnam
2 April 1862
Plattenburg, Alfred W., fl. 1862
Plattenburg, an agent working for the Western Sanitary Commission, sends Reverend Putnam a report of his mission to deliver hospital stores to Union troops fighting in Arkansas and Missouri. His report is printed on the same page with the orders he...
GLC04633
to Emery Defoe
December 7, 1864
Defoe, William W., fl. 1864
Defoe, a Civil War soldier, updates his parents on Union progress, stating "as yet we have had few killed the soldiers are all in good Spirits and fear nothing." Continues writing at a later time, requesting that if he is killed in battle, his...
GLC04634
to Sim Van Winkel
16 September 1864
Kappes, Charles, fl. 1864
Kappes, a Union soldier waiting for his discharge in the Annapolis United States General Hospital, relates the events of his capture to friends in New Jersey. Reports that while engaged in battle near Richmond, Virginia, his corps was surrounded by...
GLC04635
to Thomas E. Vermilye
30 June 1862
Campbell, Fannie, fl. 1862
Campbell, a nurse, informs Pastor Vermilye of events which took place while she rode aboard the Union hospital steamer, the Kennebec, travelling to White House, Virginia. States that while on the Pamunkey River, the Kennebec met many transports...
GLC04636
[Announcement for the Central Fair Letter Boxes]
Gillespie, Elizabeth Duane, 1821-1901
Gillespie, postmistress for the Central Fair, directs Fair participants to "Letter-Boxes, as a great convenience to all desiring to correspond with visitors to the Fair; as well as for letters to be delivered throughout the City, or at the Post...
GLC04637
to Joseph A. Murray
25 April 1864
Suddards, W. (William), 1805-?
Reverend Suddards, Chairman of the Office of the Committee on Labor, Income, and Revenue, transmits a letter to Reverend Murray requesting his donation of one day's salary, income, or revenue for benefit of the Great Central Sanitary Fair. Printed...
GLC04638
to Samuel Hooper
circa January 31, 1862
Barstow, Simon Forrester, 1817-1882
Barstow, Captain and Assistant Adjutant General, writes to Hooper, a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Complains he is constantly interrupted while writing. States, "I regretted nothing more in leaving Washington than my inability to...
GLC04418
[Account of Jackson's Valley Campaign]
10 April 1863
Jackson, Thomas J. "Stonewall", 1824-1863
Very detailed account of Jackson's Valley campaign of 1862. Written and signed by Chilton, with later additions in Jackson's own hand. Written at the Head Quarters of the Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. Bound on top.
GLC04428
[Draft message to the Army of Northern Virginia prior to the Battle of Spotsylvania].
15 May 1864-18 May 1864
First draft of an address to the troops of the Army of Northern Virginia, written on the verso of (a clerical) telegram to Lee from General John D. Imboden at Sharpsburg. In an effort to rally morale, Lee recounts recent Confederate victories...
GLC04429
to Henry W. Halleck
January 18, 1865
Ulysses S. Grant writes to Major General Henry W. Halleck in Washington, D.C. concerning Confederate General Pierre G. T. Beauregard's trip west to gather General John B. Hood's army in order to bring them against Union General William T. Sherman...
GLC04357
[Civil War maps] [decimalized]
Eight maps of various media, mostly of General McClellan's Peninsula Campaign.
GLC04355
to Richardson, Spenser & Towson re: ordering new uniforms for himself & staff
1862/04/11
GLC04356
[Diary of a soldier 2nd Brigade Band, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps, during Petersburg Campaign]
1 January 1865- 11 August 1865
Kessler, Thomas J., fl. 1843-1868
States that his band played out the old year and in the new 1 January. 2 January, mentions "Rebs threw a shell at us while playing the Star-spangled Banner at Div Hd. Qrs shelling continued for some time afterwards. Notes that his band performs and...
GLC04562
[Collection of George W. Tillotson, H company, 89th regiment, New York, infantry] [Decimalized .01-.208]
1861-1864
Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918
Sergeant Tillotson served with the 89th NYS Vols (Dickinson Guards). He came from Greene, NY and left behind a wife and three children. His correspondence, mostly with his wife A. Elizabeth ("Libby") describe camp life, complains about the war...
GLC04558
To her sister
12 April 1866
Tillotson, Mary, fl. 1866
Regarding spring planting, current prices and events. Mentions sending representatives to the "Woman's Rights Convention in N.Y. May 10th (possibly the First Women's National Loyal League Convention); opening correspondence with Mrs. Stanton, Lucy...
GLC04558.173
Battles and battleflags of the 89th Regiment, N. Y. S. Vols.
circa 1870
unknown, fl. 1870
One undated albumen print entitled, "Battles and Battleflags of the 89th Regiment, N.Y.S. Vols." Image is a collage composed of two separate images of printed lists of Civil War battles where the New York's 89th Regiment was present, the United...
GLC04558.208
[Collection of William C. Hackett, B company, 111th regiment, Ohio, infantry][Decimalized .01-.53]
Hackett, William C., fl. 1862-1865
Collection of letters belonging to William C. Hackett. Consists of 53 items dated approximately 1862-1865. Primarily corresponding with his wife Rebecca E. Hackett and their daughter Mary Ellen. Mary Ellen's death becomes a focus towards the end of...
GLC04559
[Collection of Haviland Gifford, field and staff, 93rd regiment, New York, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .12]
June-November 1863
Gifford, Haviland, fl. 1863
Haviland Gifford served as a Lieutenant in charge of guarding Union General George Gordon Meade and his staff. Provides information he learned about strategy from being in close proximity to high command. Highlights include letter #1, written on 20...
GLC04560
Diary of Milton Whipple
1 January 1865-13 Mayt 1865
Whipple, Milton, fl. 1865
Early entries are brief and mostly record staff changes, troop movements, drills, and the weather but the entries lengthen as Whipple details the Appomattox campaign and the last few weeks leading up to General Robert E. Lee's surrender. On 24...
GLC04561
Diaries of Samuel G. Gottshall [decimalized]
Gottshall, Samuel G., 1841-1902
Mentions battles of Gettysburg, the Wilderness and Spotsylvania. First diary is loose.
GLC04564
to Simon Buckner
February 16, 1862
Souvenir autograph copy of Grant's famous February 16, 1862, letter to Buckner demanding "unconditional surrender" of Fort Donelson, Tennessee, one of the best-known of Grant's wartime letters. This copy was written by Grant, probably in the late...
GLC04450
[Andrew Johnson]
circa 1863
Giers & Co.
Carte de visite signed twice below image and on verso, by Giers & Co. Probably signed as military governor of Tennessee.
GLC04451
[Signatures of Senators and Congressmen requesting a speech by Zachariah Chandler on the topic of Fitz-John Porter]
February 21, 1870
Chandler, Zachariah, 1813-1879
Signed by 39 Senators and Congressmen, including Alexander Ramsey, Benjamin Franklin Rice, Charles Sumner, Hannibal Hamlin, Richard Yates, Carl Schurz, and Simon Cameron. Speeches ordered are to be printed at the Congressional Globe Office. Nine of...
GLC03947
[Collection of Chester M. Slayton, B company, 25th regiment, Michigan, infantry] [decimalized]
1863-1864
Slayton, Chester, fl. 1863-1864
The Asa W. Slayton and Chester M. Slayton collection contains letters primarily written to Asa Slayton. This collection also includes two speeches written by Asa. Friends and family wrote these letters to Asa during Civil War and in the ten years...
GLC03955
to John Dahlgren
10 June 1862
Written by Fox as Assistant Secretary of the Navy to Dahlgren as commander of the Washington Navy Yard. Tells Dahlgren that Ericsson is willing to produce 1 inch plates. Wants his report on the firing of cannon and his opinion before he proceeds...
GLC03959.02
The United States Conscription Act of 1863
Published by J. J. Dyer & Co. Printed by S. O. Thayer. Sold for five cents. Advertisements on inside front and both sides of the back cover. Gives full text of the Conscription Act, which was also known as the National Militia Bill, which was passed...
GLC03951
[Collection of Eleazer L. Sarsons, C company, 4th regiment, New Hampshire, infantry] [decimalized]
1861-1865, ca. 1900
Sarsons, Eleazer L., 1836-?
Contains account of his capture and release from Andersonville; his exchange; Lee's surrender. Includes description and drawing of Fort Marion.
GLC03953
[Diaries of Ronald A. Kennedy of the Vermont Infantry]
Kennedy, Ronald A., fl. 1862-1865
Three volumes of diaries belonging to Ronald A. Kennedy dated 1862-1865 related to battles, and finances of I Company of the 3rd Vermont Infantry during the Civil War.
GLC03954
[Diaries of John W. Phoenix, A company, 28th regiment, Wisconsin, infantry]
Phoenix, John W., fl. 1864-1865
Diaries are decimalized.
GLC03956
[Collection of John G. Scurry, A company, 11th regiment, Virginia, infantry][Decimalized .01-.81]
Scurry, John G., fl. 1861-1871
Collection of letters belonging to John G. Scurry dated 1861-1865. Consists of 81 letters sent to various recipients, two of which are incomplete. The letters describe the battles of Chickahominy, McClellan's claim of victory in the Penninsula...
GLC03957
[Diaries of Henry Cook, K company, 9th regiment, New Jersey, infantry]
1862-1864
Cook, Henry, fl. 1862-1864
Henry Cook discusses his infantry and Signal Corps service at Roanoke Island, NC and New Bern, NC.
GLC03958
to J. A. Wilson
9 October 1863
Deas, Zachariah Cantey, 1819-1882
Deas's retained copy with emendations by him. General Deas reports on the Battle of Chickamauga to Colonel Wilson, assistant adjutant general of Thomas C. Hindman's Division. Written from Headquarters of Deas's Brigade near Chattanooga, Tennessee...
GLC03965
[Collection of John H. Worcester, H company, 7th regiment, New Hampshire, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .41]
1861-1863
Worcester, John H., 1839-1863
The collection includes documents and letters written to the Worcester family, especially the father, John, from Lieutenant John H. Worcester and his younger brother Charles H. Worcester. John was wounded at Fort Wagner, South Carolina, and taken...
GLC03974
to Elizabeth Jenkins Logan
1 April 1864
Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886
General Logan writes to his mother. Writes, "I have longed to have a letter form you, but have all the time been disappointed. I know that you do not feel opposed to writing to me but perhaps feel as tho' you ought not... I feel as Tho' I was lost...
GLC03975.01
to John Alexander Logan
4 July 1862
Leggett, Mortimer Dormer, 1821-1896
Marked private at the top of page one. Written in pencil. Colonel Leggett writes, "For Heavens sake get us out of this, if you can. Gen Hurlbut is doing all in his power to get us permanintly attached to his command- & I would sooner my regiment...
GLC03976
[Philip Henry Sheridan]
1865 February
Hoag & Quick (photographer)
Oval print of Sheridan in uniform.
GLC03978
to John C. Kelton
7 September 1862
Describes organization of his forces in preparation for fighting near Corinth. Lists which Divisions will go with which Generals and where they will be positioned "Maj. Gen. Sherman commanding on the right, Maj. Gen. Ord in the center, and Brig. Gen...
GLC03786
to Lorenzo Thomas
8 August 1863
Warren, Gouverner K., 1830-1882
Accepting his promotion to Major General of Volunteers, and enclosing his oath of office (GLC03801.01).
GLC03801.02
19 July 1863
Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872
Recommending Brigadier General Gouverner K. Warren for nomination as Major General. Warren would soon receive the promotion. Clerically signed with Meade's name. Also signed by David C. Wager, Assistant Adjutant General. Written on stationery of...
GLC03801.03
to Thomas Chamberlain
12 April 1863
Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914
Requesting a five day leave of absence "to go to Washington & Baltimore on business." Requesting the leave from his brother, who ranked below him but was the Acting Adjutant of their company.
GLC03801.04
[Notification to George H. Thomas of his appointment by President Lincoln to Brigadier General of Volunteers]
17 August 1861
Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889
Partially printed document issued by the War Department. If Thomas accepts the appointment, he is instructed to return an oath enclosed with the letter. Thomas is also instructed to report to Brigadier General Robert Anderson for orders.
GLC03816.01
to George Henry Thomas
27 October 1863
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
Partially printed document informing Thomas that he has been appointed Brigadier General by the President of the United States. Signed by Stanton as Secretary of War. A note at the bottom of the page indicates that Thomas accepted this appointment...
GLC03816.02
to unknown
March 30, 1862
To an unnamed Union General hoping he improves from his wounds and stating his importance to the Union cause. Addressed simply to "Dear General," who was recently wounded while fighting Stonewall Jackson's forces. States that his recovery is...
GLC03817.01
to the Army of the Potamac
22 December 1862
Printed executive order congratulating the Army of the Potomac for bravery during the Battle of Fredericksburg. Lincoln writes that "Although you were not successful, the attempt was not an error, nor the failure other than an accident."
GLC03825
to Ulysses S. Grant
10 March 1864
Steele, Frederick, 1819-1868
Steele, commander of the Department of Arkansas, writes to Lieutenant General Grant, commander of the Military Division of the Mississippi (just before Grant became commander-in-chief of the United States Army). Corresponded with Generals William...
GLC03834
Herald Extra. [(April 23, 1861)]
23 April 1861
Headlines reads, "Very latest by telegraph his afternoon. Rebellious excitement in Maryland and Virginia. Northern students sent home. 14000 troops at Washington. Vessels arming for the Blockade." Reports on various events related to the 19 April...
GLC03838
Carte de visite of Fitz-John Porter
Handy, L.C., fl. 1861
Colonel in the U.S. Army from May 14, 1861. Brigadier General Vol. May 17, 1861. Major General Vol. July 4, 1862. With autograph note and bio on verso. Image ca. 1862, printed ca. 1890.
GLC03854
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