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to Sam Chapman

Says he has published an article defending Ulysses S. Grant against attacks by Adolphus Richards. Sends a copy of the article, which he has had published anonymously. The article also criticizes General Custer, whom Richards had defended....

GLC03073

[Presidential pardon of Confederate naval officer, Thomas W. Brent, for taking part in the rebellion]

President Andrew Johnson granted T. W. Brent a full pardon and amnesty for all offences he committed. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. Seal on second page.

GLC03079.01

To Arms!

Recruitment broadside, printed by woodblock, dated from Head Quarters, Jefferson, Ohio by Brigadier General Cadwell as a member of the 3rd Brigade, 9th Division of the Ohio Volunteer Militia. Says the President and the Governor of Ohio are calling...

GLC03081

Brady's Incidents of the War (General McClellan)

One undated image entitled "Brady's Incidents of the War (General McClellan)," was taken by Mathew Brady. Image is of General Morrell's Brigade at Miner's Hill, Virginia. The men are gathered around a tree trunk. Those pictured include the aide-de...

GLC03087

The President, General McClellan and Suite, On the Battlefield of Antietam

One image entitled, "The President, General McClellan and Suite, On the Battlefield of Antietam" taken by Alexander Gardner dated October 3, 1862. Image is of President Lincoln standing with General George B. McClellan, other generals, and their...

GLC03091

2 albumen prints: Arlington House and James River [decimalized]

GLC03092

to Daniel Harvey Hill

Clerical copy of a letter by Beauregard, with Beauregard's signature attesting that it is a "true copy." Beauregard informs Hill that President Davis refuses to assign him to command until Hill makes "the application for orders in the field", which...

GLC03013

Special order no. 19

Original draft of Special Order number 19, reorganizing South Carolina cavalry regiment. Details the reorganization, and lists which officers will command which companies. Written partly in pencil. Signed as Assistant Adjutant General on Beauregard...

GLC03017

to Joseph Wheeler

Requests a leave of absence to be with his family. Requested the leave because he wished to move his pregnant wife to her aunt's home in Augusta, Georgia. The request was denied at the insistence of Braxton Bragg, who felt that an advance from...

GLC03023

Portrait of Black soldier Private Co. I, 54th Mass. Infantry [ambrotype image]

Unidentified soldier. (Identification based on insignia pinned on hat: "I 54".) Full length standing portrait of man sporting a moustache and carrying a bayonet and ammunition pouch on his belt. Paper and wood (floral design) case lacking cover...

GLC03027