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Regiment Ordered South! National Guards [recruitment broadside]

Large oblong recruitment broadside, printed with red and blue inks in a circular design. Regiment of Col. P. Lyle, Race Street below Sixth.

GLC07210

to Joseph Smith re: Grant, Richmond and a spy matter

"Reinforcements are being sent down all the time, but Richmond must be starved out. That miserable city if protected by 5 lines if splendid fortifications, on which Mr. Lee has laid himself out.... I have tried to see Clara Howard... she is charged...

GLC06941

Pardon of William Maller of Lynchburg, Va. for participating in the Rebellion

Countersigned by W. Hunter as Acting Sec. of State.

GLC06964

Andersonville Prison archive of A.A.G. of Commandant Wirz [Decimalized .01- .12]

1. Nichols, A.A. ADS: San Antonio, Tex. Special order no. 34 re: instructions for Col. Chandler. 26 February 1861. 2 p.
2. Nichols, A.A. MDS: San Antonio Tex. List of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores [two duplicate copies.] 29 April 1861. 2 p...

GLC06979

to Mary F. Jarvis

Lee, then president of Washington College, responds to an enquiry about whether or not a young man of Pennsylvania would be welcomed at the Virginia school. Although it was less than a year from the end of the Civil War and tensions were still...

GLC07005

to Samuel S. Cox re: the value of the American West

"The West is not to be undervalued... The copper is superb... navy howitzers have been made from it... the N. West has never before understood its interest in the Navy, they will learn now."

GLC06919

to Philip D. Roddy re: AES on p. 3 of Roddy ALS, giving military advice

AES (undated) in pencil on Roddy letter. AES initialed three times. "The most stringent measures should be adopted against these emissaries." The note was written on the margins of the Roddy letter signed to Beauregard seeking military advice. Date...

GLC06921

to Richard S. Ewell re: strategic instructions for Ewell and J.E.B Stuart

"The object of you remaining where you are is to deceive the enemy & prevent his occupying additional country. if you have to move... don't let the enemy get too close... Stuart must look well to the enemy's flanks as well as yours..."

GLC06922

to Richard S. Ewell re: the destruction in Virginia

Ewell notes, "All rolling stocks on the rail road should be sent to the rear immediately... bridges burnt and every thing destructible in the V(irginia) V(alley) destroyed... Should the enemy come on we can deal with him." The letter has been...

GLC06923

to Clay Dennis re: his hopes for an upcoming victory

"The star of the field that so often hath poured, it's beam o'er the battle is set; but enough of its light still remains on each sword, to light us to victory yet."

GLC06924

to Belmont Perry re: denying a request for John Hunt's autograph

Duke also notes the rarity of Morgan's and his own wartime letters. On personal stationery.

GLC06925

Special order no. 601 of Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder re: cutting down trees

Forbidding the cutting of tress near telegraph poles

GLC06926

to Admiral T. Bailey re: inexperienced troops, sunken gunboats, rebel raiders

"I hear of it all the time, send more force is the constant cry, or we will be overpowered -- & now that I have no more to send." Written aboard the Flagship "Hartford".

GLC06966

to John E. Wool re: slave girl who followed the 20th Indiana regiment

Was returned to Charles A. Jessup of Maryland. With John Wool endorsement on p. 3.

GLC06969

Partly printed tax list for 1863, sworn by Davis's ADC, showing salary of $25000

Signed and sworn by Davis's ADC, William M. Browne, and signed by Assessor.

GLC06976

A Manual of Directions for Army Nurses [Union Army Nurse's manual]

With original paper wrappers. Disbound. Handle with care.

GLC06977

to William T. Sherman re: requesting promotion, with Sherman AES & Thomas ES

Also with endorsements of William T. Sherman, General Thomas and R. U. Wood. With accompanying transmittal document from the War Department to Mrs. Walker.

GLC06978

Stuart's Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign [inscribed to grandson]

First edition. Signed as "The Author" to his grandson. The book also has corrections (which appear to be in Mosby's hand): pp. 1, 14, 29, 75 (Gettysburg), 91, 107, 132 and 187. Four corrections emend grammar, three correct officer's names or ranks...

GLC06985

The Weekly junior register. [Vol. 2, no. 16 (April 25, 1863)]

General orders. Discusses Union occupation and promotes patriotism. Green rosebud pattern.

GLC06998

Andersonville Prison photographs and documents [decimalized]

Collection of 41 items primarily concerning Andersonville Prison, although other Southern prisons, such as Castle Thunder and Libby Prison (both located in Richmond, Va.), are also briefly documented here. Andersonville Prison, located in...

GLC06999

Birds' Eye View of North End of Andersonville Prison, Ga.

Title and caption on verso. "Photographed from the stockade in summer of 1864. Ragged and naked Prisoners scattered around, digging roots, &c. Sink or trough in the centre, and besie it the branch dividing the prison and crossed by the "Dead Line" on...

GLC06999.01

Andersonville Prison, Georgia

Caption printed on mount reads: "Andersonville Prison, Georgia. South End View of the Stockade. Showing the Sentry Stands in the distance." Verso contains Century Company stamp and various notations; recto contains cropping marks and additional...

GLC06999.02

Civil War Photographs: Chattanooga, Knoxville, construction, views [decimalized]

63 photographs total with 53 mounts or separate photographs. Includes photographs of Union construction in and around Chattanooga and Knoxville, TN, panoramic views of same, views of Tennessee River, some later images of General Albert Ordway. Many...

GLC07000

Major General Joseph Hooker

Image, heavily over-painted, apparently for reproduction. Photograph mounted on dark grey board. 1890s reprint of original. Image size: 34.9 x 43.9 cm.

GLC07001

[Collection of William Brunt, D company, 16th regiment, USCT, infantry] [decimalized]

Brunt was a passionate patriot and his letters are filled consistently with pro-Union and anti-slavery sentiments. He writes on a combination of subjects, including home life, reports on health of fellow soldiers, camp life and politics and battle....

GLC07006

Diary of drummer boy in 138th Pennsylvania Regt.

Refers to Brandywine, Shenandoah, siege of Petersburg, and Winchester.

GLC07007

re: admission of West Virginia as a state

Letter from Lincoln to Cabinet members calling for written opinions re: admission of West Virginia as a state. Includes autograph of Seward and secretarial signature of Lincoln.

GLC07681

Circular letter re: announcing Salmon P. Chase's visit to the South

GLC07684

to John F. Trumbull re: Trumbull's failure to see Lincoln

GLC07692

[David Stauffer sketchbooks and papers]

Collection of two volumes belonging to David Stauffer, an ensign on the U.S.S. Alexandria, dated 1864 to 1870. Consists of two sketchbooks and an additional 21 items housed in GLC07713.02. Sketches include naval and architectural sketches, as well as...

GLC07713

Paying Off the Democratic Public Debt

re: Civil War debts and "the legacy which the Democratic administration of James Buchanan bequeathed the Republican party."

GLC07722

Message from the President of the United States... [Pardoned Confederates]

List of pardoned Confederates from 15 April 1865 to 2 March 1867.

GLC07723

Message from the President of the United States... [Pardoned Confederates]

List of pardoned Confederates from 15 April 1865 to 8 July 1867.

GLC07724

to Salmon P. Chase re: argument against accepting the negro as an equal

"I am not yet prepared to receive the Negro on terms of political Equality for the reason that it will arouse passions and predjudices of the North, which...might rekindle the war whose fires are now dying out and by skillful management may be kept...

GLC07680

to Winfield Scott re: urging Scott not to retire

GLC07683

[Collection of Samuel Watson Van Nuys, F company, 7th regiment, Indiana, infantry] [decimalized]

Includes over 110 letters to his parents with commentary on seeing Lincoln, commanding colored troops, baseball, etc.; with tintype photo of Van Nuys and 2 other officers.

GLC07687

Proclamation by William Marvin, Provisional Gov. of the State of Florida

Calls for the election of delegates to a convention for the re-establishment of state government in Florida. Gov. Marvin's proclamation is dated the 23rd, but the printing is dated the 26th.

GLC07690

re: thanks to an unnamed member of Parliament for his support of the Union

GLC07694

[Collection of Richard H. Jackson, I company, 9th regiment, New York, infantry] [Decimalized .001- .516]

Letters of Richard H. Jackson, Lieutenant in the 9th NY regiment, Hawkins Zouaves, during the period of his service in the Union Army and his subsequent employment as a government clerk attached to the army's subsistence department. 185 letters...

GLC07705

Speech at the Tremont Temple

"The immediate cause of the present war is that your president would not sell them Fort Sumter... it is as true of Nations as of Individuals, that nothing so surely invites further agression, as to yield to unjust demands."

GLC07707

to Abraham Lincoln re: relieving Hooker of Duty

"The request was possibly attributable to Gen. Hooker's persuasion that he could not rely on cordial cooperation from General Halleck...You will readily understand what distrust this conflict of orders might give rise to."

GLC07711

Expositor Extra!

"Sheridan attacks Lee and routs him! Gen. Ewell captured.... Lee's army has surrendered." With pencil note on verso: "I tore this from a hook in Adrian post office...heaven send the news are true. Charles M. Walker."

GLC07714

Texas amnesty oath signed by Confederate soldier

GLC07716

18 Civil War dispatches, extracts, and general orders issued by U.S. Navy

Topics include payment of persons called "contrabands", British ships attempting to run the blockade, Naval intelligence, sanitation during the "hot and sickly" season in the south, and legal requirements with regard to captured vessels. Probably...

GLC07717

A Constitutional View of the Late War Between the States, Vol. I

GLC07719

to James E. Montgomery

Written by Admiral Farragut to Major Montgomery as Acting Adjutant General and Chief of Staff. Says Montgomery's note of that morning arrived as he was going ashore to get "a small Brass" cannon at Fort Morgan that Captain Williamson promised him...

GLC07665

re: capture of Davis and his transport from Nashville to Washington [decimalized]

From the archive of Alba M. Tucker, Assistant Quarter Master. Collection consists of telegrams, general orders, an annual report to the Quartermaster General, printed biographical sketches, newspaper clippings, and one photograph concerning the...

GLC07642

Life of Jeff. Davis in Five Expressive Tableaux [engraving]

Engraved series of metamorphoses from "Before He Becomes a Traitor" to "Finis''.

GLC07637

to Sally Tompkins re: battle at Richmond Mountain

"[T]he expedition not wholly baren of good results. We captured all their pickets...the plan was well arranged (and that is all my Genl [Lee] had to do with it) but...the assault was not made."

GLC07646

to Edwin M. Stanton re: urging recruitment of black troops in Kentucky

Asking for recruitment to be in a manner "Free from collateral embarassments" for Kentucky's Governor: "I think these requests of the Governor are reasonable; and I shall be obliged, if you will give him a full hearing, and do the best you can to...

GLC07600