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[Orders of Captain Williams]

Possibly a copy in General Eliakim P. Scammon's hand. Talks of a court case. States that Captain Williams asked him for the names of the persons that pressed charges against Hines and Carey and the witnesses. On verso is a gravestone inscription...

GLC02414.119

[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from N. Wilkinson]

Telegram to Brigadier General Scammon of the 23rd Ohio from Wilkinson as the Colonel Commanding Post. Writes that the supplies are in at the Adams express office and asks if he should pay the charges and send them to Scammon. With autograph...

GLC02414.120

[Scammon endorsement on a telegram to James L. Botsford]

Telegram from David, the Assistant Superintendent of Military Telegraphs, to Captain Botsford asking if the Camp Piatt office can be closed tomorrow so he can make some necessary changes. With autograph endorsment signed of Brigadier General Scammon...

GLC02414.121

[Scammon endorsement on a telegram to James L. Botsford]

Telegram from a Colonel J.C. Paxton to Captain Botsford stating he is ready with 250 men and horses. With endorsment signed in initials of Brigadier General Scammon of the 23rd Ohio (probably not in Scammon's hand) instructing to be ready to move at...

GLC02414.122

[Scammon endorsement on telegram to James L. Botsford]

Telegram from John T. Toland, Colonel Commanding to Captain James L. Botsford, the Assistant Adjutant General. Asks if some arms that are not needed at the post can be sent to the ordnance officer in Charleston, West Virginia. Scammon writes at...

GLC02414.123

[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from J.C. Paxton]

Telegram from Colonel J. C. Paxton to Brigadier General Scammon from Buffalo, West Virginia informing that he came from Ripley, West Virginia and that the Confederates are not there but it is reported they are six miles on the right. With autograph...

GLC02414.124

[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from J.C. Paxton]

Telegram from Colonel J. C. Paxton to Brigadier General Scammon from Buffalo, West Virginia informing that 400-600 Confederate troops mounted on stolen horses are six miles to the west. Requests a steamer from Charleston, West Virginia with three...

GLC02414.125

[Scammon endorsement on telegram to James L. Botsford]

Telegram from Colonel John T. Toland to Captain James L. Botsford, the Assistant Adjutant General, informing that he must go to Cincinnati, Ohio tomorrow on leave. States that Lieutenant Colonel Hines will be in command at the post. With autograph...

GLC02414.126

[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from William R. Brown]

Telegram from Colonel Brown of the 13th Virginia (West Virginia) stating that he believes the troops are in trouble at Hurricane [Bridge]. Asks if he can send two companies to their aid, leaving one left at Point Pleasant. With autograph...

GLC02414.127

[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from Henry H. Boggess]

Telegram from Captain Boggess, assistant quarter master to Brigadier General Scammon informing that the ships the Meigs and the Victor have been fired on four miles above Buffalo, West Virginia. Reports that one man was killed, a couple wounded, and...

GLC02414.128

to Sister Mamie

Discusses the "[t]errible" battle of Bull Run and the poor conditions of camp life, including difficult marches and poor diet. Discusses the execution of a "Zouave" soldier in camp for the "crime of murder." Also makes reference to the politics of...

GLC03523.18.01

[Glossy photocard of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth]

Colored picture card of Colonel Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth, wearing his uniform. Two crossed American flags grace the background along with two bayonetted rifles. Underneath the picture of Ellsworth is an image of a sword and olive branch crossing. Also...

GLC03617.01

Ellsworth Avengers

Published and printed by A.W. Auner at 45 North 9th Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The song was sung to the melody of "Annie Lisle." It is an 1857 ballad by Boston, Massachusetts songwriter H. S. Thompson. The song is about the death of a...

GLC03617.02

Assassination of Ellsworth, at Alexandria, Va., May 24th, 1861

Published and printed by A.W. Auner at 110 North 10th Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The song was sung to the melody of "California Brothers." The song has seven stanzas of verse. Last stanza says: "Then a curse be on the traitor's name...

GLC03617.03

Ellsworth Avengers

Published by Charles Magnus, 12 Frankfort Street, New York. Top third of the sheet consists of a colored image of the Marshall House, the hotel where Ellsworth was shot, and an image of Ellsworth being shot by innkeeper James W. Jackson. Bottom two...

GLC03617.04

In Memory of Col. Ellsworth, of N.Y. Fire Zouaves, Assassinated, May 24th 1861

Published by H. De Marson at 54 Chatham Street in New York. Hand-colored song sheet with draped American flags flowing down the sides. At the bottom left corner is an image of a Zouave and at the bottom right corner is the image of a slave dressed in...

GLC03617.05

Death of Colonel Ellsworth

Composed by Gay and published and printed by J.H. Johnson at No. 7 North Tenth Street in Philadelphia. Upper left corner has image of Ellsworth standing on a Confederate flag while an American flag is draped behind him. Caption of the image says...

GLC03617.06

to Frank H. Furness

Lee is unable to attend an event in honor of "G. W. Hodge, the Confederate soldier whose life you saved." Furness invited Lee to attend a reunion of the Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry, which Furness commanded. The reunion was to honor G. W. Hodge...

GLC04271.01

[Engraving of Stephen D. Lee]

Engraving of Stephen D. Lee.

GLC04271.02

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 27, no. 115, whole no. 3496 (January 10, 1862)]

Federals repulsed in South Carolina. Letters from Brownville, Virginia Point, Camp Kirby, and Parsons's regiment. New York Bank. Reenlistment. Defects in the new military law. Fugitive slave ad. Editorial on death of Judge Hemphill. Report of Mrs. M...

GLC05959.51.016

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 27, no. 132, whole no. 3512 (February 19, 1862)]

Roanoke Island taken from us, Excerpts from a speech given by Mr. Dawes of Massachusetts in the Federal House of Representatives on the civil appropriation bill. Capture of Fort Henry. Editorial on the militia and an abstract of militia law. Home...

GLC05959.51.023

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 27, no. 134, whole no. 3514 (February 24, 1862)]

Fort Donelson evacuated, Buell advancing on Nasville, Speech of Judge Terrell. Editorial on war weapons. Letter from Judge Burford. Tribute of respect to Company A calvary, Nashville ordered to Surrender, General Price falling back on Arkansas, The...

GLC05959.51.025

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 19, whole no. 3514 (April 30, 1862)]

Danger that New Orleans has fallen, with an editorial on the state of New Orleans. First aid information. Reprint of the conscription law. List of casualties in Moore's Regiment. Federal comments from Nashville. Report from the Texas Rangers.

GLC05959.51.032

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 21, whole no. 3516 (May 5, 1862)]

Women's work in New Orleans. The federal commander's demands. Editorial on New Orleans. Battle of Glorietta. News from New Mexico. Martial law. City Council minutes. The Winchester battlefield. Battle of Valverde.

GLC05959.51.033

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 22, whole no. 3517 (May 7, 1862)]

Surrender of Fort Jackson. Report from New Orleans. Confederate prisoners in Baltimore. Reading material for the soldiers. Memorial to Brigadier General H.H. Shirley

GLC05959.51.034

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 27, whole no. 3522 (May 19, 1862)]

General Beauregard's address. Demand of the surrender of Galveston. Response to previous editorial-shinplaster apologists. August election. The Conscript act. Letters from Yorktown, Richmond, and the Rangers. Graphic account of the fight at the forts...

GLC05959.51.038

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 28, whole no. 3523 (May 21, 1862)]

Terrible hailstorm in Lampassas, Texas. Lincoln's message to Congress. Affairs in Galveston. Stormy session of Cabinet. Federal gunboats at New Madrid. Compliment to Southern women. Davis's proclamation to the Confederacy.

GLC05959.51.039

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 29, whole no. 3524 (May 23, 1862)]

Battle of West Point with 560 prisoners. Returning to Galveston. War in New Mexico. Yankee operations in North Alabama. Military commission notice. General Grant's official report. Battle of Shiloh. Federal Congressional minutes. Report from Houston...

GLC05959.51.040

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 33, whole no. 3528 (June 2, 1862)]

News from New Orleans. Battle of Glorietta at Fort Fillmore, with a casualty and wounded list. An editorial examines the surrender of Galveston. Editorial on the oath of allegiance. Fugitive slave ad. Regulations on substitutes in the army. Speech...

GLC05959.51.044

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 34, whole no. 3529 (June 4, 1862)]

Williamsburg engagements. Surrender of Natchez. Battle of Shiloh. Prisoners at Chicago, and escort of federal prisoners home. General orders from Texas headquarters about recruits. Battle at Vicksburg, and gunboat battles. Proclamation of martial law...

GLC05959.51.045

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 5 (March 27, 1863)]

Letters from Havana and Galveston. Editorial on the army in Arkansas, and another editorial on northern designs for Texas.

GLC05959.51.058

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 13, whole no. 3666 (April 15, 1863)]

Letters from Alexandria and Galveston. The Yankee conscript law.

GLC05959.51.062

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 19, whole no. 3672 (April 29, 1863)]

Letters from the Rangers, "Rebel," Galveston. Examination of the executive chair. Military power of the U.S. Crops.

GLC05959.51.067

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 25, whole no. 3678 (May 13, 1863)]

Letters from Shreveport, Galveston. Raid on the Southern Railroad. Yankee conscript acts. Prisoners of Camp Douglas. Fugitive slave ad.

GLC05959.51.071

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 33, whole no. 3686 (June 1, 1863)]

Operations in Mississippi. Letters from Monroe, Louisiana; Shreveport; Gen. Sam Houston. Editorial about Gen. Hooker and the battle in Rappahannock. Brutal treatment of Confederates. Meeting of the 4th Texas Regiment.

GLC05959.51.077

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 45, whole no. 3698 (June 29, 1863)]

Letter defending abolition. Letter from P. Murrah, candidate for Texas governor. Yankees at Yazoo City. Ad for slave sales. Support for Honorable Peter W. Gray, candidate for Congress. Fund for Hood's brigade. General Pemberton.

GLC05959.51.081

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 49, whole no. 3702 (July 8, 1863)]

Letter from the Rangers. Gen. T.J. Jackson. The Consular question. Editorial on the situation at Vicksburg. Judge Gray's address at Huntington. Great peace meeting in NYC. Experience in a federal prison.

GLC05959.51.083

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 66, whole no. 3721 (August 21, 1863)]

News from New Orleans and the North. A Northern view of intervention. Letter from Brownsville. Speech of Vice President Stephens. Lincoln's proclamation. To the preachers of the East Texas, Texas, and Rio Grande Conferences. The poor of Houston.

GLC05959.51.086

Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 16 (January 21, 1863)]

"Army Correspondence" from the front in Green Pond, South Carolina describes conditions, particularly religious implications. "Baptists and the Struggle for Independence" published in the Christian Index wishes the Confederacy victory. A letter and...

GLC05959.39.11

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

Possibly created in Virginia. Captain Shaffer lists reserve amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.

GLC02382.175

[Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]

Created near City Point. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.176

[Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]

Created near City Point. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.177

[Report of the stations of the batteries serving with artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]

Created near City Point. Shaffer, Captain commanding artillery reserve, lists commanding officers, guns, and station locations for several batteries. Includes a report of heavy guns, citing location of guns and caliber.

GLC02382.178

Positions of Batteries along Ninth Corps line

Possibly created in Virginia. Tidball signs as Brevet Brigadier General commanding artillery brigade, 9th corps, Army of the Potomac. Lists positions, number of guns, and commanding officers of several batteries and corps.

GLC02382.179

to C. T. Bissell

Brevet Major signs as commander of an artillery brigade, 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac. Forwards a weekly report pertaining to stations of batteries under his command. Directs this report to Captain Bissell, Acting Assistant Adjutant General...

GLC02382.180

[Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]

Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.181

to C. E. Bissell

Wainwright signs as Brevet Brigadier General commanding an artillery brigade, Army of the Potomac. Transmits a report listing commanding officers, position, number, and caliber of guns for eleven batteries to Bissell, Captain and Acting Assistant...

GLC02382.182

to John A. Craig

Captain Roder, commanding artillery brigade, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac reports the position of batteries in his command to Craig, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac. Probably created in Virginia.

GLC02382.183

[Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]

Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.184

Position of siege-guns & mortars in front of Petersburg Va.

Major Ager of the First Connecticut Artillery cites the position of parrott guns and mortars at Forts McGilvery and Haskell, and near Avery House during operations against Petersburg, Virginia.

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