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Carte de visite of Henry W. Slocum [Brady]
1865 ca.
Slocum, Henry Warner, 1826-1894
Bust only portrait. Slocum's hair is slightly disarrayed and he wears a trimmed beard.
GLC00559.17
Group of Civil war stereocards including Brady, Anthony [Decimalized .01-.12]
1860s-1870s
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
Twelve stereocards from the War Views series. Many from Brady negatives and most with New York imprints.
GLC00561
Carte de visite signed by Lorenzo Thomas, photograph by Gutekunst
1860?
Thomas, Lorenzo, 1804-1875
Signed at bottom: "L. Thomas / Adjt. Gen. U.S.A."
GLC00562
Carte de visite signed by Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)
Brady negative published by E. & H. Anthony. Kilpatrick as Brig. Gen of Vol. Full-length standing portrait
GLC00563
[Confederate prisoner parole document]
11 May 1865
Jackson, William Hicks, 1835-1903
Also signed by Union Brigadier General Elias Smith Dennis. Jackson signed as Confederate Brigadier General. Partially printed parole of honor of Confederate soldier John L. Dismukes, 2nd Lieutenant, Company K, Nixon's Regiment, Tennessee...
GLC00565
to R. M. Sawyer
March 28, 1864
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Instructs Sawyer, Assistant Adjutant General of forces in Nashville, Tennessee, to ready his cavalry to pursue Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. States Forrest likely will not try to take Fort Donelson, Tennessee, but will instead move into...
GLC00119
to Theodore S. Bowers
April 6, 1865
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Ulysses S. Grant writes to his aide at City Point, Virginia regarding the last few days of fighting during the Appomattox campaign. He reports that the Confederate troops left their position at the Amelia Court House to make a break for Danville last...
GLC00082
to Edwin M. Stanton
February 3, 1865
Discusses future appointments within the army. Suggests that the state of Tennessee should be under one commander and that west Kentucky and west Tennessee should be added to General George H. Thomas's command. Mentions General Cadwallader C...
GLC00090
[Deposition of Edwin M. Stanton and related legal documents] [decimalized]
April 1865
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
Six documents relating to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton's deposition as a defense witness in the case of John Benjamin (plaintiff) vs. Robert Murray and Jacob H. Perkins (defendants), being heard before the New York Supreme Court. The case, and...
GLC00720
ANS to Gen. Seth Williams with large photograph
14 May 1864
Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886
GLC00731
[Albumen portrait of Winfield Scott Hancock]
circa 1861-1865
unknown, fl. 1861-1865
One undated half-length portrait of Union General Winfield Scott Hancock in Union uniform.
GLC00731.01
to Gen. Rufus Saxton
May 25, 1862
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
"If Banks reaches Martinsburg is he any the better for it?" The letter mentions Gen. Banks's retreat before Jackson.
GLC00790
[Promotion of Edward O.C. Ord to Major General of Volunteers]
3 May 1862
Partially printed form from an engraving signed by President Lincoln and countersigned by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. With a docket signed by Adjutant General Lorenzo. Thomas indicating the commission was recorded on 3 May 1862 in "Volume 17...
GLC00792
[George H. Butler's Diary for 1865]
1865
Butler, George H., fl. 1865
Autograph manuscript signed of George H. Butler, who served in G Company, 12th Wisconsin Infantry, 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 17th Army Corps. Signed and dated 28 January 1865 on free front endpaper. Discusses the march through the Carolinas and the...
GLC00794
to J.B. Allen
November 13, 1894
McKinley, William, 1843-1901
McKinley appoints Allen to the Commission appointed by Congress to indicate the position of Ohio regiments in the battle of Antietam. Allen, 19 years old in the battle, fought with the 23rd Ohio Regiment. Letter written on State of Ohio, Executive...
GLC00802
to Robert E. Lee
July 2, 1862
Stuart, James Ewell Brown, 1833-1864
Stuart informs Lee of the results of a parry by Colonel Martin intended to disclose the line of the Union retreat after the Battle of Malvern Hill. Tells him the direction of Union movement and recommends the route Lee should take. After being...
GLC00804
Collection of three letters of George E. Farmer [Decimalized .01- .03]
Farmer, George E., fl. 1865
April 14, 1865 - May 4, 1865
GLC00808
Collection of 2 items related to Richard S. Taylor [Decimalized]
23 May 1864
GLC00825
Terms of capitulation
6 May 1865
Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879
Printed General Order no. 54, the surrender agreement between Confederate General Richard Taylor and Union General Edward S. Canby on 4 May 1865 at Citronelle, Alabama. Under the terms of the surrender, officers retained their sidearms and horses...
GLC00826
Memorandum
4 May 1865
Manuscript copy of Confederate General Richard Taylor's surrender terms possibly written out by a clerk. Original manuscript signed by Union General Edward S. Canby, and signed as official by Stanhope Posey, captain and adjutant general. Lists the...
GLC00827
to Edward R. Canby
May 2, 1865
Letter written in the hand of Taylor's adjutant, Stanhope Posey. He requests a meeting with Union General Edward S. Canby at Citronelle, Alabama to discuss the terms of surrender. He states he has heard of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's...
GLC00828
to Abraham Lincoln
30 August 1862
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
Petition to President Lincoln recommending "the immediate removal of George B. McClellan from the Command of any army of the United States," signed by Chase, Stanton, and Smith. These three members of Lincoln's cabinet feel "constrained to urge this...
GLC00776
[Commission of Thomas Ward, Second Lieutenant in 1st Regiment Artillery]
01 April 1864
Commission of Thomas Ward as a Second Lieutenant in the First Regiment of Artillery, beginning on June 11, 1863. Signed by Abraham Lincoln, countersigned by E. M. Stanton as Secretary of War. Docketed at top by Edward D. Townsend as Assistant...
GLC00778.04
[Commission of Thomas Ward as First Lieutenant in 1st Regt Art.]
01 June 1865
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Commission of Thomas Ward as First Lieutenant in the First Regimental Artillery. beginning on June 18, 1864. Signed by Andrew Johnson as President and countersigned by Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War. Docketed at top by Edward D. Townsend as...
GLC00778.05
[Commission of Thomas Ward as First Lieutenant, brevet]
20 August 1866
Commission of Thomas Ward as First Lieutenant by brevet, beginning on June 3, 1864. Stamped signature by Andrew Johnson as President, countersigned by Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War. Awarded for "gallant and meritorious services at the Battle...
GLC00778.06
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