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The Last of the Havemeyer Estate--Union Home & School for Soldier's Children 58th st near 8th ave.

Engraving depicts large white house with American flag and gazebo.

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Soldier's Depot, Dining Room (1st Floor)

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View of the N.Y. State Soldier's Depot, 50 & 52 Howard St.

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Soldier's Depot, Hospital (4th Floor)

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Panorama of the Embarkation of the Fire Zouaves on Board the Baltic, Apr. 29th, 1861. Taken Foot of Spring and Canal St.

Larger version of GLC09118.16.

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President Lincoln Riding through Richmond Admidst the Enthusiastic Cheers of the Inhabitants

From Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.

GLC09118.47

Storming Fort Wagner

Charge of the 54 Mass Regiment July 18, 1863. Union Loss: Gen. Strong, Col. Shaw, Chatfield, Putnam, Gen. Seymour.

GLC09118.54

The Fort Pillow Massacre

April 12th, 1864. Union: Major Booth, Colored T.262 (Major Bradford)

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[black fabric swatch]

Handwritten tag reads Double Width 1.75.

GLC02248.02.05

[black fabric swatch #2]

Handwritten tag reads Double Width 1.50.

GLC02248.02.06

[black fabric swatch #3]

Handwritten tag reads 1.50.

GLC02248.02.07

to Hiram A. Blodgett

This is the typed version of GLC02248.03.01.

GLC02248.03.02

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Responds to a letter from Hunt. Discusses an article on the Battle of Gettysburg Hunt recently submitted to Century Magazine for publication. Referring to space dedicated to George Custer and Alfred Pleasanton in Century, remarks "I can see just...

GLC02382.106

[Report of ammunition in reserve artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.

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to Hiram A. Blodgett

This is the typed version of GLC02248.02.01.

GLC02248.02.02

[blue fabric swatch]

Handwritten tag reads 1.95 Double 78 cents.

GLC02248.02.03

[blue fabric swatch #2]

Handwritten tag reads 1.37.

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to Hiram A. Blodgett

They have enclosed a blue twill fabric sample.

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GLC02197.025

Property Return Acknowledgement for the month of November, 1864.

For Leander Williston. When examined, it will be sent to the Third Auditor of the Treasury.

GLC02198.09

Property Return Acknowledgement for the month of January, 1865.

For Leander Williston. When examined, it will be sent to the Third Auditor of the Treasury.

GLC02198.10

Ordnance Office, Property Returns Division

His property return has been examined and referred to the second auditor for settlement.

GLC02198.11

Quarterly Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores

Part One: Artillery, Small Arms, Ammunition and other Ordnance Stores. Arranged to cover all the stores at Fort Picketts.

GLC02198.31

Special Notice from the Bureau of Pensions

Warns people not to be fooled by imposters who demand money for their duties with the pension bureau.

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to Isaac Cover

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to Anna Zug

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to Anna Zug

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to Anna Zug

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to Emma Cover

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to Emma Cover

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to Sister

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Invoice of Quartermaster's stores

Features white-washed brushes and blank book. Reported by Lt. Leander A Williston.

GLC02198.12

Invoice of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores

A catalog of articles from a carriage to a screwdriver.

GLC02198.16

Monthly Return of Quartermaster's Stores

Everything from fuel to bricklaying tools.

GLC02198.19

Monthly Return of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage

Written at Fort Ricketts

GLC02198.21

Monthly Return of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage

Written at Fort Ricketts

GLC02198.22

Monthly Return of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage

Written at Fort Ricketts

GLC02198.24

Abstract of Expenditures

Abstract of materials expended or consumed at Fort Ricketts, commanded by Leander A. Williston. Written at Fort Ricketts

GLC02198.26

List of Volunteer Officers

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to John A. Fox

The bodies of David Greenough, Patrick Cronin and John Morresey have been moved from Beacon, GA to the National Cemetery at Chattanooga, TN.

GLC02198.33

Map of Antietam

Goes with item GLC02198.38. Includes line of advance.

GLC02198.39

List of Surviving Officers in Second Mass. Infantry

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to Major Fox

He discusses what to do with the battle flags from the war. He says they should be kept at the state house and regarded as sacred.

GLC02198.42

to Unknown

At the meeting of the association, a resolution was passed making all ex-members of the 3rd Brigade honorary members of their association. Page missing.

GLC02198.46

to John A. Fox

The secretary of the Second Mass Infantry Association asks for money to build a Memorial Monument.

GLC02198.51

Report of the Proceedings of the Annual Reunion of the Associations of the Third Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers

The pamphlet reminises with great ardor their time in the war. Certain battles are remembered. Also includes guidelines of the association.

GLC02198.56

Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Reunion of the Association of the Third Regiment Wisconsin Infantry Veteran Volunteers

The officers that have died are remembered. Membership dues are listed. Then there is a historical record that looks back at their experiences in the war.

GLC02198.57

Unidentified man in army uniform

A note on the back reads "Possibly Leander Williston?"

GLC02198.59

Commissary's Quarters in Winter Camp

Marked "Plate 2." The commissary sergeant is in the foreground weighing out rations of meat for the company cook. Structure to the left is an improvised stable built of pine boughs. The camp contains a log cabin and is situated on a lake, which is...

GLC02199.02

Through the Wilderness

Marked "Plate 3." Depicts a team of 5 horses being whipped by their riders as they drag a wagon of supplies and a piece of artillery along a muddy lane in the forest. The wagon wheels are caked with mud. The body of a dead horse lies in the lower...

GLC02199.03

A Wagoner's Shanty

Marked "Plate 4." Contains 3 separate images. Upper left image is titled "A wagoner's shanty," and shows a winter camp of a wagoner. The wagoner is chopping a log in front of his log cabin, which has an overhang of crossed branches and brush. At the...

GLC02199.04

The Leader of the Herd

Marked "Plate 7." Depicts cattle for army use being led by a Zouave butcher. Three other men with whips are riding along the line of cattle, which extends out of the view of the picture. Across the road can be seen the graves of two Union soldiers...

GLC02199.07

A Christmas Dinner

Marked "Plate 9." A lonely image of the outer picket line. An off-duty soldier next to a make shift shelter of pine boughs and fence rails cooks a meager meal and is tries to keep his hands warm. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.8...

GLC02199.09

Coffee Coolers

Marked "Plate 12." Shows a party of stragglers from the column which is seen marching over the hill in the distance. These are the men who are most likely to shirk a battle and were to be found with their regiments only when rations were to be...

GLC02199.12

A Scene on the Roadside Near Summer Camp

Marked "Plate 14." Depicts two calvarymen, who have just returned from scouting, having their horses shod. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.7 x 40.4 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from...

GLC02199.14

Returning from Outpost Duty

Marked "Plate 15." Depicts a winter scene of a squad of troops returning from the picket line and who are seeking their quarters.. Shows snow-covered tents and one has a wooden chimney with a wood barrel at the top. Actual size of the image without...

GLC02199.15

A Halt in the Line of Battle

Marked "Plate 17." Depicts the lines having advanced and driven the enemy, whose dead are lying in front, from the field. A reinforcing column can be seen coming over the hill in the distance. Shells from the enemy's batteries are bursting in the...

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The "Reliable Contraband"

Marked "Plate 23." A scene at the cavalry outpost. In the foreground, a Black enslaved person is leading an old horse and is seen hesitatingly imparting to anxious officers what little information he possesses of the enemy's movements. Cavalrymen...

GLC02199.23

A Distant Battle

Marked "Plate 25." Battle seen from a distance of about 6 miles. In the foreground is an abandoned breastwork; and on the road to the left a column of troops is seen hurrying toward the sound and smoke of distant cannon. Actual size of the image...

GLC02199.25

A Hot Day

Marked "Plate 27." Group of five images. Upper left is titled "A Hot Day," and depicts soldiers grouped about a gun in position, and sleeping under a shelter. Upper right is titled "Beef Steak Rare," and shows a grizzled soldier in camp holding a...

GLC02199.27

Newspapers in Camp

Marked "Plate 28." The newsman is sitting on horseback, surrounded by men in camp who are buying and reading the latest news from the front as it comes from the rear. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.9 x 40.3 cm. Outline from...

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The Outer Picket Line, Winter

Marked "Plate 33." A stunning landscape with several tents and men in the foreground. The mountains dominate the background. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.4 x 40.2 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image...

GLC02199.33

Going into Action

Marked "Plate 36." A battery of artillery, under the enemy's fire, are shown dashing up a hill and taking a position. Smoke can be seen rising from beyond the crest of the hill. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.7 x 40.3 cm. Outline...

GLC02199.36

[Draft of Special Orders No. 15]

By order of Major General Sherman, clerically signed by L. M. Dayton, Assistant Adjutant General. Announces the cessation of hostilities and the final surrender agreement with Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston. Gives instructions on carrying...

GLC02220.03

Herald Extra. Farewell Address of General Joseph E. Johnston.

Reprints Johnston's farewell to the troops of the Army of Tennessee following his surrender to Union General William T. Sherman. Advises his troops to obey the surrender terms. Thanks the men for their devotion and wishes them prosperity and...

GLC02220.04

to his sister

Writes that spending Christmas away from home will be difficult for him and he will miss his family. Discusses his celebration plans for the holidays. Explains that despite being away from home, he is able to visit his lady friends. Reports on...

GLC02232.11

to his sister

Ward writes that he's heard from a member of his company, Dave Poston, who was wounded in Perryville. Also writes that he has gotten fatter and has never enjoyed better health. He reports that federal troops are constantly getting secesh families...

GLC02232.14

to his sister

He was upset with his sister but has decided to write to her despite of it. Referring to why he was upset, he writes that he had not intended to be engaged and that "in love making you may either naturally run into an engagement or are led into it."...

GLC02232.19

to his sister

Writes from the line of battle before Chattanooga. Reports that he has survived the Battle of Chickahominy with just a slight wound to the chest. He spent two days in the hospital and rejoined his command on 22 September. Ward writes that the...

GLC02232.23

General Orders No. 206

The commanding officers are ordered to follow General Orders No. 72.

GLC02198.03

General Orders No. 399

The county of St. Mary in Maryland and the counties of Northampton and Accomac in Virginia are annexed to the department of Virginia and North Carolina.

GLC02198.05

General Orders No. 399

Duplicate of GLC02198.05.

GLC02198.06

to Amos J. Harding

Writes that Harding's kind and appreciated note on 17 September came today and he wants to reply quickly to Harding's kind sentiments. Writes that if he has been of service to Harding, which it was certainly in his power to be on the occasion that...

GLC02178.12

to father

a visit from his mother, the request of writing paper and envelopes, report of conversation with Confederate soldier who, after being taken prisoner at Vicksburg, joined the Union Army; also includes a brief reply to his sister's letter. Written on...

GLC02180.09

to George F. Morse

advice on Morse's anticipated transfer, poor quality of camp chaplains, report of his work as a hospital nurse tending soldiers with typhoid fever.

GLC02180.11

to George F. Morse

news of friends, and the finances of the Church.

GLC02180.21

to father

marching in review before President Lincoln, account of marching, artillery shelling and prisoners, and request for steel pens.

GLC02180.24

to "Cousin John"

Signed "George W. Howard"

GLC02181.03

to "Friend Hale"

Signed "G.H. Taylor"

GLC02181.04

to "Father"

Signed "J Hale Power"

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to "Powers"

Signed "George Gale"

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to "Powers"

Signed [Fred?] Written at Camp Russell.

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to "J Hale Powers"

Signed "J. W. Bennett"

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to "Powers"

Signed "Ladd"

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to "Powers"

Signed "George Gale"

GLC02181.52

to "Powers"

Signed "George Gale"

GLC02181.53

to "Hale"

Signed "Dwight Bartle"

GLC02181.64

[Army and Navy Union of Wesleyan Signup Circular]

GLC02181.76

to dear wife

In their current quarters there is no water except from the well so they passed by Cambridge where the the 16th regiments was stationed. They had plenty of water. He describes an examination they had to undergo in which they they stripped naked and...

GLC02182.09

to Dearly Beloved

He informs her that Mr. Holt is liable to come to settle for the masts and no one has the account but him. Her instructs her as to where to find it in the bookshelf.

GLC02182.37

to Isaac Cover

Written at Camp Couch

GLC02197.001

to Isaac Cover

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to Isaac Cover

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to Elizabeth Cover

26 November 186_, last digit of year illegible.

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