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to Dorcas C., James and Jasper Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to Dorcas C., James and Jasper Allison dated September 12, 1862. Written on board a transport train in route to the front.

GLC03523.24.012

to Dorcas C., James, and Jasper Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to Dorcas C. James, and Jasper Allison dated October 20, 1862. Written on board a transport train in route to the front.

GLC03523.24.020

to Mary Mitchell

One letter addressed to Mary Mitchell from Wallace Mitchell dated October 13, 1862. Pertains to an emergency evacuation of the camp due to nearby Confederate soldiers arriving. Written at Camp Curtin.

GLC08334.13

Engraving of Sidney Dillon

One engraving of Sidney Dillon dated circa 1900. Bust semi profile portrait of Dillon.

GLC08878.0655

Engraving of Charles Wason

One engraving of Charles Wason dated circa 1890. Bust portrait of Wason.

GLC08878.0740

to Mahala F. Page

One letter addressed to Mahala F. Page from Enoch S. Page dated Ramsey Station, Virginia, June 31, 1864.

GLC06359.08

to Maria

arrived today. before she came there was a skirmish between Cleveland and Erie which killed six and wounded thirty. stopped at the Adams house and then went on to the European Hotel.

GLC08311.01

to Maria

writes that she is a very good business woman. read in the paper that they will repair the Orange and Alexandria railroad. has been sleeping on the ground in the open air. his stomach has been acting up. Written at Fisher's Hill

GLC08311.23

to Maria

assures her that non combatants are rarely exposed to death or capture, their trains are guarded by over 1000 men and many have artillery with them. actually prefers army life to home because there is no rent to pay and no taxes (except income).

GLC08311.26

to Maria

a quarter of the company is on train-guard. describes his dinner. notes that the price of gold is coming down. warns her not to count the days until he comes home or else it will seems lomgrt.

GLC08311.29

to Maria

Levi has rooms in Winchester now and expects Helen to join him in a few weeks. the railroad is finished within four miles of WInchester. Written at Camp Russell

GLC08311.31

to Alexander Doull

United States Military Telegram. Lt. Jackson will start immediately with the seven guns [possibly the siege guns cited in GLC02382.012]; can't send ammunition yet as the track is broken. In preparation for the Fredericksburg campaign. A career...

GLC02382.013

to Thomas F. Pinckney

Comments on the present difficulties faced by engineers, but sees better times ahead. Says that Texas has "a big and a bright future, far more promising than any other southern State." Claims the state now needs more laborers to reorganize the...

GLC02359

to Henry Knox Craig

Expects Craig to visit in July. Mentions his son Conway Hunt. Discusses his plans for the Fourth of July, and whether Craig should travel to Maine by steamer or train.

GLC02382.043

to David Hubbard

Written by Calhoun in blue ink, concerning his support for (and failure to get) a rail route from Georgia to the west, instead of through Ohio. He concludes that southern rail routes will unite the slaveholding states and change commercial and...

GLC02320.01

[1000 dollar Selma, Marion, and Memphis Railroad Company first mortgage eight percent bond]

Bond was "No. 465." Signed twice by Nathan Bedford Forrest as president of the railroad company; co-signed by company secretary, Alpheus Monroe Fowlkes. On verso, includes endorsement of the State of Alabama, signed 25 May 1870 by Governor William...

GLC02347

[Diary of William C. Hamilton]

Autograph manuscript. Only thirteen pages are war-date; bulk is post-war. Covers part of Sherman's March to the Sea, mostly keeping track of movements, weather; little personal insights or opinions. Diary begins on 10 November 1864 at Rome...

GLC02417

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Porter thanks Hunt for offering his recollections on events during the war. Reflects on McClellan's tactics during the Peninsula Campaign. Notes that General Alexander Stewart Webb is writing a book on the topic, and it will be published by...

GLC02382.075

to D. J. Patterson

Andrew Johnson discusses appointments and mentions helping a mutual friend, John H. Craff and that the appointment of a "John [Hural] a route agent on the Va [and] E Tenn Rail Road amounts to nothing..." He writes that he is "inclined to think though...

GLC00324

The Burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

Printed by Lindsay & Blakiston. Fourth edition. Account of Reverend B.S. Schneck, D.D., an eyewitness and sufferer of the burning of the city. With corroborative statements from the Rev. J. Clark, Hon. A.K. McClure, J. Hoke, Esq., Rev. T.G. Apple...

GLC00410

to William N. Pendleton

Written to his father, General Pendleton. Describes an expedition to Winchester, Virginia, but writing is interrupted by battle. Discusses the destruction of railroads.

GLC00441

to Thomas Holliday Hicks

Thomas, Baltimore city solicitor, relates events that took place during the April 19, 1861 Baltimore Riot to Maryland Governor Hicks. States that General Charles Calvert Egerton falsely informed a mob that Hicks had issued orders that Union troops...

GLC00451.01

to William S. Rosecrans

Wishes to move on Tupelo, destroy the railroad there, and also destroy all enemy boats on the Yazoo river. Says he may move to Columbus to improve his communications.

GLC00624

to William Milnor Roberts

Serving as Pennsylvania Senator, Buchanan apologizes to noted civil engineer Roberts for being unable to attend the opening of the first division of the Cumberland Valley Rail Road.

GLC00541

to George Ashmun

Otis, a former Massachusetts Congressman, declines an invitation from Massachusetts State Senator Ashmun, a member of the committee making arrangements for the Western Railroad Festival. Declares that the opening of the Western Railroad "is destined...

GLC02504.32