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[Lincoln endorsement on a letter from Samuel Holloway]

Letter written by Samuel Holloway to Abraham Lincoln requesting release of his son George W. Holloway, a prisoner of war. States that his son was induced to join the Confederate Army without his knowledge. He is now in the hospital and will not...

GLC04484

to James Akin

Informs Akin, "I am a prisoner of war & so is your son Walter- were surrendered at Fort Donelson- He has been seperated from me & sent to Chicago- was well & looking well when he left- " Includes various instructions related to financial and family...

GLC04510

To George Tillotson

Enclosed with GLC04558.122.01. Written by George Tillotson's sister Mary and her husband Edwin. Mary writes of her hard work and says Nelly [Nelson] was taken prisoner. Edwin's letter (beginning on p.2) complains of poor health (consumption) and...

GLC04558.122.02

[Diary of a soldier 2nd Brigade Band, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps, during Petersburg Campaign]

States that his band played out the old year and in the new 1 January. 2 January, mentions "Rebs threw a shell at us while playing the Star-spangled Banner at Div Hd. Qrs shelling continued for some time afterwards. Notes that his band performs and...

GLC04562

[Diary of Samuel G. Gottshall]

An unbound manuscript signed. Entries run from 11 July to 31 December. Throughout the diary, Gottshall describes his march through Baltimore, Maryland, his arrival in Washington D.C. following the Second Bull Run, soldiering, camp life, and...

GLC04564.01

to Moses Rawlings re: moving British POW's to Lancaster & Philadelphia

Washington also mentions allowing foreigners to stay in frontier towns.

GLC04566

to his mother

He is feeling better and expects to return to his unit in about a week. Since he does not know where they are, he will have to go to Washington to learn their location. A gang of men are putting up a large building, which Walbridge thinks may be a...

GLC04662.013

to George Washington

Written by Admiral Arbuthnot as commander of British naval forces in America to Washington as commander of the Continental Army. References Washington's letter of 25 January 1781 where he expressed anger over the treatment of American naval...

GLC04758

to William Heath

Written by Burgoyne, captured British General in charge of the Convention Army to Heath, American General in charge of the district where Convention Army is located. Says Heath made no objection to sending a person to Rhode Island to get money for...

GLC04764.45

to [George Washington?]

Written by Colonel Henley as the former commandant of the Prospect Hill barracks near Cambridge, Massachusetts, which housed the captured British Convention Army. Recipient is inferred from the title "your Excellency" used toward the end of the...

GLC04764.62

to Major Clarke

Written by Harrison as secretary to George Washington to Clarke, whose larger identity is unknown. Says the five extra dollars will be charged. Claims there are no hand bills or he would have sent him one. Reports that the articles of capitulation...

GLC04786

to William Phillips

Written by Heath as commander of the Convention Army, which consisted of British prisoners of war from the Saratoga campaign, to British General Phillips as the highest ranking officer with the Convention Army. References Phillips's letter from 29...

GLC04789.02

to Benjamin Lincoln re: reprimanding Col. Gibson (Yorktown, British POW)

The document is overall stained, especially on verso. Written to Sec. of War Benjamin Lincoln. Reprimanding Col. Gibson for allowing a British officer, Dr. Thomas Shield, to leave Yorktown. Shield was surgeon of the 87th Regiment, British Army.

GLC04942

to Jonathan Trumbull

Informs Trumbull, Governor of Connecticut, that "We join with you most fervently in your prayer that America may not be lost, or fall a Victim to the rage of a merciless tyranny. On the contrary we trust there is virtue & spirit enough in the United...

GLC04947

[House report no. 65 regarding the Fort Pillow massacre and no. 67 regarding returned prisoners of war]

Contains a full report of the April 1864 battle at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, based on an investigation of the battle itself, as well as the operations of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest "and his command immediately preceding and subsequent...

GLC05080.06

[Gen. William Hoffman & staff at the Office of Commissary General of Prisoners, Washington D.C.]

A print of a photograph of General William Hoffman and three others. Hoffman is the man leaning against the banister on the right hand side of the image. He and two other men are standing on the steps of the building beneath a sign reading: "Office...

GLC05111.01.0122

Old Capitol Prison, [1st and A Streets NE,] Washington, D.C. 1865-1866 ca.

Title taken from text on recto. Negative by William R. Pywell. A view of the prison from the street. Several soldiers stand guard around the prison with bayonets fixed and arms at the right-shoulder shift. Plate "No. 90."

GLC05111.01.0284

Gen. William Hoffman & staff at the Office of Commissary General of Prisoners, Washington D.C. [April 1865 ca.]

Two officers and a civilian stand on the steps of the "Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners." The officer on the right is Gen. William Hoffman. The office itself was located in Washington, D.C. at F. St. and 20th NW. The address on the...

GLC05111.01.0565

House used as prison. [Washington?]

A three story white house with fenced in courtyard or garden. A telegraph pole is in the center of the image next to a tree. Train tracks run across the lower right. Inscription on verso: "Another House [struck: on Pey and [illegible] st n.o.] also...

GLC05111.01.0570

Large collection of relics from Andersonville Prison Camp, labels illegible

Imprint on recto "Brady & Co. Washington." Graphite inscription on verso "**Book" "A display of relics from the Andersonville prison camp. The top round piece is a checker board. Just above the lower shelf is a piece of the 'Andersonville dead...

GLC05111.02.0970

Large collection of relics from Andersonville Prison Camp, labels legible

Image shows assorted personal items, a checkerboard, mailbox, plates, utensils and a piece of the "Andersonville Dead Line." Imprint on recto "Brady & Co. Washington." Graphite inscription on verso "**Book" "67-ADM" "209" "1651." Photographers...

GLC05111.02.0971

Castle Thunder, Richmond, Va

E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher. Negative by Brady & Co., Washington. Caption: "'Castle Thunder,' Cary St., the place where so many Union prisoners suffered. Richmond, Va."

GLC05137.125

Libby Prison, Richmond, Va

E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher. Negative by Brady & Co., Washington

GLC05137.126

Libby Prison, Richmond, Va. [copy 2]

E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher. Negative by Brady & Co., Washington

GLC05137.127

to "Editor"

Robinson's retained copy of a letter written to the editor of the Newspaper "Intelligencer." Does not appear to have been published. With irrelevant docketing on the outer leaf concerning possibly Robinson's sister, initialed J.C.R. Some sentences...

GLC00120

to William Homsley

Written by Paca as a state senator in Maryland to Homsley, a resident of Queen Anne County, Maryland. Discusses the market for barley and tries to negotiate a sale with Homsley. Mentions that the enemy's light horse have made an excursion into New...

GLC00138

to Robert R. Livingston II

In the hand of Jonah Sergeant; signed by Clark and Sergeant. The letter discusses three prisoners seeking discharge.

GLC00184.07

to William Jackson

He discusses the cold weather and the regiment's need to build their own winter quarters. He grumbles about the hardships of the soldier's life (food, work, etc.) and writes about how much the regiment has walked since August, boasting that he is...

GLC00203.02

to William Jackson

In his letter, Edwin Jackson mentions that his brother, Henry, is getting a discharge due to his poor health; Edwin hopes this discharge will be processed soon. He discusses the school for Indian prisoners, describing it first as an expensive folly...

GLC00203.04

Castle Thunder, Carey St., Richmond, Va., [Prisoners of War] [stereocard]

GLC00242.05

A letter to Wm Wilberforce, Esq. M.P. on the subject of Impressment; calling on him and the philanthropists of this country ...

Title continues "... to prove those feelings of sensibility they expressed in the cause of humanity on negro slavery, by acting with the same ardor and zeal in the cause of British seamen." First edition. Published for the benefit of the Maritime...

GLC00267.029

The Seventy-seventh Pennsylvania at Shiloh. History of the regiment

Dornbusch 216. Second edition, enlarged with chapter on escapes from Confederate prisons

GLC00267.303

to Francois Marquis de Barbe-Marbois

To Marbois, the secretary of the French Ambassador, who later served as Intendent of Santo Domingo and minister of finance under Napoleon, under whom he sold Louisiana to the U.S. Hamilton concludes his letter by agreeing with Marbois about America's...

GLC00012

Instructions to the commanders of private ships or vessels of war, which shall have commissions or letters of marque and reprisal, authorizing them to make captures of British vessels and cargoes.

Printed as a broadside. Signed by Hancock as President of the Second Continental Congress. Contains eleven articles created by Congress authorizing private American ships to capture British vessels. Instructs American captains to bring captured...

GLC00038.01

Instructions to the commanders of private ships or vessels of war, which shall have commissions or letters of marque and reprisal, authorizing them to make captures of British vessesl and cargoes.

Broadside with printed date of 3 April 1776. Signed by Laurens as President of Congress (indicating that signature and printed date do not coincide). Contains eleven articles created by Congress authorizing private American ships to capture British...

GLC00038.02

Instructions to the commanders of private ships or vessels of war, which shall have commissions or letters of marque and reprisal, authorizing them to make captures of British vessels and cargoes.

Broadside with printed date of 3 April 1776. Signed by Jay as President of the Continental Congress (indicating that the signature and printed date do not coincide). Contains eleven articles created by Congress authorizing private American ships to...

GLC00038.03

Instructions to the commanders of private ships or vessels of war, which shall have commissions or letters of marque and reprisal, authorizing them to make captures of British vessels and cargoes.

Broadside with printed date of 3 April 1776. Signed by Huntington as President of the Continental Congress (indicating that the signature and printed date do not coincide). Contains eleven articles created by Congress authorizing private American...

GLC00038.04

Collection record for compatibility. [decimalized]

GLC00042

to James Longstreet

Requests a meeting to discuss the disposition of noncombatant traitors held captive by both forces.

GLC00042.01

to Father

Charles Pearce describes the capture of the 77th Regiment.

GLC00066.050

to Father

In the letter, Frederic Pearce says Morgan captured a Federal regiment while in Tennessee and Kentucky. He mentions a demonstration by Morgan and band. The letter is written on blue paper.

GLC00066.141

to Theodore S. Bowers

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 James Madison re: military preparations in Virginia, the French

Military preparations in Virginia, the French, parole question. Edmund Pendleton has the second digit of the day overwritten and blurred. Also mentions Governor Gadsden, possibly Parole [?], and France as Allies.

GLC00099.051

to James Madison

The letter discusses British troops landing in Virginia, their depredations, military movements in the Carolinas and Georgia, and activity in the Virginia House of Delegates. Also mentions: Portsmouth, VA, Hampton, VA, New York, landings of the...

GLC00099.052

to James Madison re: military news from the South, prisoner exchanges

The letter mentions: military news, Benedict Arnold, Lord Cornwallis, General Leslie, Braddock Taylor, Harry Pendleton, Camden, N.J., and prisoner exchanges.

GLC00099.059

to James Madison

The letter mentions the exchange of prisoners, foreign news, Virginia finances, and personalities. Also mentions: military rumors, Governor Rutledge, Colonel Jervais, elections for the Virginia House of Representatives, Douglas Ambler, George Webb...

GLC00099.086

to James Madison

The letter discusses news of the War in West Indies, situation at Charleston, SC, plight of Pendleton's nephew, a British prisoner there, acknowledgment of U.S. Independence by the Dutch (John Adams, Ambassador), powers of Congress, settlement of pre...

GLC00099.090

to James Madison

The letter discusses war in the South, Loyalists, loss of an enslaved person belonging to his nephew. Also mentions: Evacuation of Charleston, SC, General Carleton, and prisoner exchanges.

GLC00099.092

to James Madison

Pendleton urges the speedy adoption of the Constitution, undelayed by proposed amendments. He discusses the location of the capital, federal elections, war in Europe, and rumor of imprisonment of Marquis de Lafayette.

GLC00099.134

to Dr. A.W. Hopkins

Writes to his father about his stalled plans to return home. Reports having received letters from his mother and Harold. Discusses the capture of his friend Hatfield, a descendant of the famous Hatfield-McCoys of Kentucky, who proved to his captors...

GLC07810.048