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Engraving of Robert Cumming Schenck

Biographical note is adhered to lower right. Photo by Brady. Engd by J.C. Buttre.

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Engraving of David S. Stanley

Biographical note is adhered to lower right. Photo by Mora N.Y. Engd by J.C. Buttre.

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Engraving of Lewis "Lew" Wallace

Major General Lewis Wallace. Engraved by J.C. Buttre. Published by J.C. Buttre 48 Franklin St. New York.

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Engraving of William Harvey Lamb Wallace

Biographical note is adhered below the image. Engd by J.C. Buttre.

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Engraving of Godfrey (Gottfried) Weitzel

Engd by A.H. Ritchie. Maj. Gen. G. Weitzel.

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Engraving of Orlando Bolivar Wilcox

Biographical note is adhered to lower right. Severe foxing is present throughout.

GLC02463.36

Engraving of James Grant Wilson

Biographical note is adhered to lower right. Williams, Eng. appears below and to the right of the image. No other information about the creator is present. Sarony, Photo appears below and to the left of the image.

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Engraving of James Harrison Wilson

Biographical note is adhered to lower right.

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Engraving of William Thomas Harbaugh Brooks

Biographical note is adhered to the lower right.

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Engraving of Samuel Ryan Curtis

Biographical note is adhered to lower left. Photo by Anthony. Engd by J.C. Buttre. Published by J.C. Buttre 48 Franklin St. New York.

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Engraving of Quincy Adams Gillmore

Engd by H.B. Hall & Sons, New York.

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Engraving of Quincy Adams Gillmore

Biographical note is adhered to lower right. Photo by Howell appears below and to the left of the image and Wm. Murray, N.Y. is on the right. No other information is present regarding the creator of this engraver.

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Engraving of Charles Griffin

Biographical note is adhered to lower right.

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Engraving of Henry Jackson Hunt

Handwritten biographical note is adhered to the lower right.

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Engraving of John Alexander Logan

Biographical note is adhered to lower right. Engraved expressly for "Patriotism of Illinois" Clarke & Co. Publishers.

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Engraving of Alexander McDowell McCook

Biographical note is adhered to the bottom.

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Engraving of Edward Moody McCook

Handwritten biographical note is adhered to lower left.

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Engraving of Irvin McDowell

Biographical notes are adhered to the lower left and lower right.

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Engraving of Robert Huston Milroy

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Engraving of John Pope

Biographical note adhered to left.

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Engraving of John Pope

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Engraving of John Aaron Rawlins

C.B. Richardson, Publisher.

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Image reproduction of painting, A group of the "Fighting McCooks," Representing Major Daniel McCook and his nine sons, all of whom served in the Army or Navy of the United States.

Image torn from a book.

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Image reproduction of engraving of William Passmore Carlin

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Newspaper engraving of William Barker Cushing

This is a newspaper clipping of an engraving reproduction of Cushing with a separate biographical note attached to upper left. Also there is another smaller engraving of Cushing attached the upper right.

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Engraving of James Birdseye McPherson

C.B. Richardson, Publisher,

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to his friends

Writes from Camp Stoneman. Thanks Ogden for agreeing to hold his money for him while he completes his military service. Says he mentions that Ogden suggested putting the money into Government Bonds, and instructs her to do whatever she sees fit....

GLC06559.078

to Sarah Ogden

Thayer arrived in Washington and was transferred to the first battalion of the " 'Veteran Reserve Corps.'" He guards army supply trains traveling to Alexandria, Virginia. Says he is presently stationed at a camp on the Potomac, and sees troops...

GLC06559.086

to Sarah Ogden

Says that when he first met his regiment, he was much healthier. He mentions the Hospital's closing. Notes he has written to Mrs. Perot, but has received no reply as of yet.

GLC06559.095

to Lile Miller

Written at camp near Alexandria, Virginia, to his wife. Notes that General [George] McCall complained about the conditions in which the reserves under his command were serving (standing picket in the mud). Predicts he will not be sent further south.

GLC02155.048

to Lile Miller

Miller writes to his wife: "every thing is quiet here But a good deal of escitement [sic] about the recent defeat of Genl Banks [struck: defeat] in the [Shenandoah] valley and i have no doubt the excitement was not small in Gettysburg it was Rather a...

GLC02155.049

to Lile Miller

Mentions that his regiment changed position and expresses confidence in General John F. Reynolds. Describes marching through the city [Fredericksburg]. Discusses the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, mentioning Generals Stonewall Jackson, Nathaniel P...

GLC02155.050

to Lile Miller

Miller replies to a letter from his wife. Describes a recent skirmish with Confederates. Requests a plait of her hair.

GLC02155.051

to Lile Miller

Miller writes near White House, Virginia, to his wife. Describes his journey from Fredericksburg, Virginia. Heard that his division will travel toward Richmond to join General George McClellan.

GLC02155.052

to Lile Miller

Miller writes from camp near the Chickahominy River to his wife. Notes that Confederates broke through the picket lines of General George McClellan's army, but that his company will likely remain held as a reserve force.

GLC02155.053

to Lile Miller

Miller writes from "picket lines near Richmond" to his wife. Notes that Union and Confederate pickets are so close together, they can talk and exchange supplies. Continues writing 24 June. Writes, "...Rebeldom is pretty near played out..."

GLC02155.054

to Sarah Ogden

Writes he has not gotten a response to any of the letters he wrote to Howard Hager, and he would appreciate Mrs. Ogden's suggesting that Hager respond to them. He has been through the past few battles and has come out safely. Comments that if he...

GLC06559.071

to Edward S. Ogden

Responds to Ogden's question about his home life by recounting where he was born, where he lived as a child, and where he worked. Says in the future he intends to move to Wisconsin and live with his brother. Asks for a loan until his wages from...

GLC06559.072

to Sarah Ogden

Notes he was a patient at the Broad and Cherry Hospital a year ago, and expresses his thankfulness for all of the kindness shown him. Informs her that he was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant. Also mentions that all attempts at finding a...

GLC06559.073

to Sarah Ogden

Tells Ogden that they did not capture Petersburg because they could not carry out Grant's commands. He says that the troops were not responsible for the failure, but rather the generals, who did not follow the orders of their superiors. The...

GLC06559.074

to Sarah Ogden

Writes that a severe cold, contracted on the way back from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delayed him in getting to his regiment. The camp where he is now staying is "a very pleasant place for well men but there is but few ladies here so it is very...

GLC06559.075

to Sarah Ogden

Says he has been ordered to guard the Railroad and trains from Alexandria to Brandy Station. Notes that he slept in a tent on the hard ground the first night, and caught a bad cold as a result. Troops are stationed along the road, and they are...

GLC06559.076

to Edward H. Ogden

Writes from Camp Stoneman. States he was released from the army on 11 June and went to Maine to visit some friends. He decided to reenlist for one year in Hancock's Corp, a company composed of Veterans. Says he will be receiving payment for his...

GLC06559.077

to Sarah Ogden

Writes from Camp Stoneman. Notes he sent Ogden three hundred dollars. Tells her that she will have to pay the "Expressage" because he was unable to pay. He requests that Ogden confirm the money's arrival and informs her that he will be sending her...

GLC06559.079

to Sarah Ogden

Writes from Camp Stoneman. Writes he is happy that he has placed his money in such good hands. The sum total is now seven hundred dollars. Discusses the capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis stating, "I think the Government will soon give...

GLC06559.080

to Sarah Ogden

Writes from Camp Convalescent near Fort Bernard. Says while in Philadelphia, he got in the habit of drinking, and the "temptations" made him want to get away from the hospital. Describes his trip from the hospital to the Convalescent Camp in detail...

GLC06559.081

to Sarah Ogden

Writes from Turners Lane on behalf of a friend. Requests Mrs. Ogden and the other women at the hospital to write to him. He lists the soldier's address in the letter. Tells Ogden that he is healthy, but has some problems walking. He asks that she...

GLC06559.082

to Sarah Ogden

Writes from camp near Falmouth. Describes the various places he stopped before finally joining his regiment in the battlefield. Mentions that in two months and five days, he will see Mrs. Ogden again.

GLC06559.083

to Sarah Ogden

Writes from camp. States he has been unable to write because he has been marching every day since he received her last letter. His colonel told him that he cannot get a description list unless sent for by a doctor. Asks Ogden to retrieve the...

GLC06559.084

to Sarah Ogden

Writes from Chestnut Hill Hospital. Thanks Ogden for nursing him back to health during his hospital stay. Says he has not yet made frames for Ogden and Perot, but he has made the chains for her and Mrs. Jacops. Also discusses a punishment he...

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