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to Libbie Elmore

He thanks her for all the tasty food that has come in the mail and offers a kiss as payment. He and Willard are very well and he weighs more than he ever has before.

GLC06588.264

to Bruce Elmore

She tells him to worry about not having enough money for taxes and that she will send some money in the mail. Hettie has been staying with her the past few days.

GLC06588.269

to Libbie Elmore

Everyone was disappointed by Burnside's loss at Fredricksburg but are now cheering up. They are are staying in very comfortable quarters currently. One of their duties besdies picket is cutting wood for the regiment.

GLC06588.274

[Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage]

Signed by Walker, commanding Company B, 9th Louisiana Volunteers.

GLC08649.09

diary entries December 1st-10th, year unknown

discusses where he marched and camped each day and the weather.

GLC09271.05

to Eleanor Hammond

Received two letters from her last night, one dated 11/23/64 and the other 11/25/64. Happy she included four extra postage stamps in one of them. Leg is "almost well." Weather is "very warm." Has recovered from his cold. Beef for dinner tonight. If...

GLC09273.12

to Annie

has received a full discharge from the army. hopes his arm will be entirely well by the Spring.

GLC09354.13

to parents

Has thought of a few more things they should put in his box, among them "a good tin-plated iron spoon" and a couple of plates. Also wants a towel, a coffee cup, and something "to fry pork in this winter." Is thinking of having his overcoat lined...

GLC09355.032

to parents

Has time to write more now. "We are quite comfortably situated." The bunks are one on top of the other, "steamboat style." Most of the time needed to build it is spent cutting and hauling the wood necessary for it. Considers the last movements before...

GLC09355.033

to Sister Sophia

A large Rebel force was seen on the other side of the river, so Company K was sent down to investigate. After two hours a messenger came to tell them that they were approaching. He tells another story of how he and another soldier went to a farmhouse...

GLC07205.046

to his parents and sister

Wheeler writes that his brother-in-law, Darius has been very ill and has not been on duty since they left Bowling Green, Kentucky. Furthermore, Darius is currently waiting for General Rosecrans to sign his discharge papers. Reports that they have...

GLC07460.008

to John H. Van Nuys

offers condolences on the loss of Van Nuys's son and brief news on the whereabouts of members of the family.

GLC07687.156

to Father

Fredricksburg remains in possession of the Rebels and he hopes they will stay where they are for the next few days. He expects the Paymaster soon. The latest General Orders praises the 9th.

GLC07705.117

to Richard H. Jackson

He received John Davis's letters, along with the Zouave uniform, and portrait of a young lady which will be delivered to his mother in due time.

GLC07705.245

to Richard H. Jackson

He writes that someone [illegible] is capable of performing the duties of a wife for him.

GLC07705.384

to A. P. Mason

Writes to Colonel Mason about the shelling of Columbia, Tennessee and the situation of prisoners during the Tennessee Campaign: "I told him [Union General Edward Hatch] that we had no forces in the town excepting a skirmish line, that his fire has...

GLC08900

to his brother and sister

One letter from Jonathan Bunnell to his brother and sister dated December 21, 1862. Written in camp near White Oak Church.

GLC05195.035

to Sister

Discusses his sister's trip to Washington, which is possibly to visit a suitor named Willie, noting that he himself may not be granted a pass to come up and see her. Details that they have been sleeping in Sibley tents, which are very good quarters...

GLC03523.08.88

to Sister

Communicates to his sister that he is disappointed that she and their mother did not come to Washington, and that Isaiah, possibly his sister's suitor, and his family were upset as well. Describes his Christmas dinner, detailing that they had turkey...

GLC03523.08.89

to sister Mary

First letter is written to his sister; second letter on verso is written to his mother. Written from camp near Petersburg. On 30 December he encloses two songs, "Virginia" and "Battle at Cedar Creek." Indicates that the 6th corps badge is a "cross...

GLC03523.18.40

to Those at Home

GLC03523.36.05

to Richard H. Jackson

GLC07705.501

to Mary Ewing

One letter addressed to Mary Ewing from Addison Lee Ewing dated Camp Sullivan, Indianapolis, December 1, 1862.

GLC03523.28.044

to Mary Ewing

One letter addressed to Mary Ewing from Addison Lee Ewing dated Lebanon, Ky., December 21, 1863.

GLC03523.28.109

to Mary Ewing

One letter addressed to Mary Ewing from Addison Lee Ewing dated Lebanon, Ky., December 31, 1863.

GLC03523.28.112

to Father and Mother

One letter addressed to Lucius F. and Adaline M. Potter from Horace B. Potter dated Washington, D.C., December 11, 1863.

GLC03523.38.78

to Samuel Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to Samuel Allison dated December 1, 1863.

GLC03523.24.074

Diary [Nov.-Dec. 1864]

He records the weather every day and mentions the mail he receives. In early November he talks about the election. In December he mentions Hood and Sherman noting that Hood "was whipped real bad."

GLC06245.06

Expulsion of Mr. Bright. Speech of Hon. Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, in the Senate of the United States, Jan. 31, 1862

Published Scammell & Co. Printers. Explains his reasons for voting to expel Senator Bright of Indiana from the Senate. Senator Bright was charged with writing a letter to Jefferson Davis ( president of the Confederacy) on March 1, 1861. Accuses...

GLC05255.01

Opinion on the constitutional power of the military to try and execute the assassins of the President by James Speed

Published by the Government Printing Office. Argues that the Lincoln conspirators should be tried before a miltary court because they committed the crime as public enemies.

GLC05255.03

[Copied photograph of the Washington, D. C. Williiam Tecumseh Sherman memorial]

Photograph of the monument, dedicated in 1893, created by sculptor Carl Rohl-Smith. The page on which the photograph is printed appears to have been torn from a book.

GLC05466.02

to Margaret McClelland

Writes to his friend about the hot weather and having received the letter she wrote yesterday. Mentions having received two New York newspapers to keep him informed of what is going on at home. Asks about her plans to travel while he is gone....

GLC05522.01

to Margaret McClelland

Discusses their correspondence and his improving health. Asks about her stay at her aunt's house and whether she has begun work yet. Written from the Cliffburn Barracks. Includes an incomplete reply from Maggie on page two regarding her health....

GLC05522.02

to Margaret McClelland

Discusses the significance of their correspondence. Describes his daily activities. Reports accompanying rioters from the New York Draft Riots to the old capitol prison to await court martial. Writes that after they see their new quarters, the...

GLC05522.03

to Margaret Hallidy

Reports having received a letter from Maggie dated 5 February, when she was still Miss McClelland, not Mrs. Hallidy. Includes his transcription of that letter which announces the receipt of his ring and $50, and her acceptance of his proposal....

GLC05522.04

to Abraham Lincoln

Signed by Hannibal Hamlin as Vice President. Also signed by members of Congress including Representatives from Maine; Lot Myrick Morrill, John N. Goodwin, Charles Wesley Walton, John H. Rice, Frederick Augustus Pike, Anson Peaslee Morrill, and Ohio...

GLC05603.01.10

to Collector of Customs, Alexandria, Virginia

Orders that the Commanding Officer of the Brig Perry require all vessels to produce a certified list of their crew from the Custom house at Georgetown or Alexandria. This is to prevent parties from avoiding the pass system on the Potomac by claiming...

GLC05603.01.21

to Stephen Arnold Douglas

Hickox, Chairman of the Democratic State Committee, discusses President Abraham Lincoln's call for volunteers to suppress "revolutionary combinations opposing the laws of the Union." Encourages Douglas, a Democratic United States Senator from...

GLC05621.01

to Virgil Hickox

Douglas, serving as a Democratic United States Senator from Illinois, responds to a letter from Hickox, Chairman of the Democratic State Committee (refer to GLC05621.01). States " ... war is being waged against the United States with the avowed...

GLC05621.02

to Stephen Arnold Douglas

Hickox, Chairman of the Democratic State Committee, replies to a letter from Douglas, a Democratic United States Senator from Illinois (refer to GLC05621.02). Discusses the publication of Douglas' letter, which described political proceedings and...

GLC05621.03

to Stephen Arnold Douglas

Cutts transmits copies of correspondence (not included) written by Douglas, a Democratic United States Senator from Illinois, regarding the political proceedings at the beginning of the Civil War. Cutts (possibly responsible for publishing the...

GLC05621.04

to son and daughter

He writes of how the soldiers have been stealing his horses. A friend gave birth to a new baby.

GLC05733.02

Daily chronicle & sentinel. [Vol. 27, no. 309 (November 10, 1863)]

Subjects include General Expectation of a Battle in the Vicinity of Chattanooga, Forces Now Occupy Knoxville, Tennessee, Sherman to Command in Tennessee, Meade to Advance Again, The Federals Occupying Charleston, Capture of Bragg's Forage Train, From...

GLC05959.07.03

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 155 (August 16, 1862)]

Prints "Abe Lincoln's Speech at a War Meeting in Washington" on August 16, 1862. Other articles include: "Riots in New York Between Whites & Blacks", "Riots Anticipated in Washington", "The Battle of Southwest Mountain", and "Partisan Success in...

GLC05959.09.062

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 248 (December 4, 1862)]

"Late Northern Intelligence" features news from Washington, including Governor Yates of Illinois's complaints to the President, Native American prisoners, and the Confederate occupation of Fredericksburg. "The Yankee Estimate of General Lee"...

GLC05959.09.105

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 25 (March 12, 1863)]

"Capture of the U.S. Gunboat Indianola" report from Washington on March 2, 1863, includes a description of the ship.

GLC05959.09.153

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 332 (October 19, 1863)]

Grant Reviews Troops at Vickburg, Capture of Guerrillas in Arkansas, Hindman Wounded at Chickamauga, Fight at LaGrange, Tennessee, Attack on Washington Probable.
A lengthy letter from Judge George Robertson of Kentucky fills the front page discussing...

GLC05959.14.24

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 347 (November 3, 1863)]

Battle in Mississippi, Federals Outnumbered & Retreat, Tuscumbia, Alabama Captured, Preparations for a Great Battle, Latest News From Charleston.
An address by the ex-governor Washington Hunt about the Constitution and Erie County is printed on the...

GLC05959.14.25

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

Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 2, no. 40 (July 13, 1864)]

Several letters to the editor on page 1 mark conversions and religious undertakings for soldiers. An editorial proclaims Jesus "Christ as a Reformer." An article examines the revolutionary heroine "Molly Stark," compared to brave Civil War women....

GLC05959.39.57