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to Mattie Ould
July 22, 1869
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Lee as matchmmaker. Custis Lee never married. Flattering letter to a beautiful woman, daughter of Judge Robert Ould, Confederate Prisoner Exchange agent.
GLC00860
[Endorsement of a request for medical leave for M.E. Sperry]
17 May 1864
Wirz, Henry, 1823-1865
Signed by Wirz, Sperry, J.W. Hails, and "Jno. S. Bransford." Sperry, a clerk in the Adjutant's Office, writes to Captain Chapman, the Adjutant of the Post, to request a leave of seven days. An autograph note below his request by a surgeon, J.W...
GLC00862
to Joseph Wheeler [Decimalized .01- .02]
12 November 1863
Longstreet, James, 1821-1904
Letter written by Gen. Longstreet, Commander of the Department of East Tennessee and leader of the Knoxville Campaign. With accompanying photograph
GLC00863
to Joseph Wheeler
November 12, 1863
Longstreet, Commander of the Department of East Tennessee and leader of the Knoxville Campaign, transmits orders to General Wheeler, cavalry corps, Army of Tennessee. He writes "It would be well to have the fords about Jackson's examined before you...
GLC00863.01
Gen. Jas. Longstreet
November 12, 1865
Carte de visite of James Longstreet, Confederate general and Commander of the Department of East Tennessee and leader of the Knoxville Campaign.
GLC00863.02
Military telegram requesting Daniel H. Hill be assigned to command one of Pierre G. T. Beauregard's divisions
18 May 1864
Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876
Also with autograph endorsement signed by Samuel Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General of the Confederate Army. Recipient's copy of a telegram from Beauregard to Bragg. Beauregard had requested that General Hill be assigned to his department as a...
GLC00864
[Endorsements of Confederate Generals Pierre G.T. Beauregard and Joseph E. Johnston]
April 29, 1865
Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893
Autograph letter signed of Brigadier General Thomas Jordan to Pierre G.T. Beauregard endorsed three times by Beauregard. Also endorsed by General Joseph E. Johnston in pencil. Written on blue paper. Dated April 29, 1865
GLC00877
to William H. Hatch
May 15, 1865
Roddey, Philip Dale, 1820-1897
Roddey, a Confederate Brigadier General, writes regarding disbanding troops and securing paroles. With an unsigned pencil note on verso probably written by General Hatch.
GLC00886
to unknown
May 14, 1865
Smith, Thomas B., 1838-1923
Letter addressed to "Dear Col." Smith, a Confederate brigadier general, writes as a prisoner of war in Fort Warren, Boston, Massachusetts. "I have applied this morning to the Sect. of War to take the Oath of Allegiance. I think the cause for which we...
GLC00887
to Howell Cobb
February 25, 1861
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Addressed to Cobb as President of Congress. Nominates Henry T. Ellet as Post Master, Judah P. Benjamin as Attorney General, and Stephen R. Mallory as Navy Secretary.
GLC00897
to Victor von Sheliha
August 24, 1864
Gilmer, Jeremy Francis, 1818-1883
Letter marked unofficial. Gilmer writes as Confederate Major General about Lieutenant Colonel Sheliha's resignation and his appointment of a successor. He believes that it is unfortunate that Sheliha is resigning while Mobile, Alabama is besieged by...
GLC00908
to Eliza B. Ellis
April 3, 1862
General Bragg writes to his wife, Eliza, on the eve of the battle of Shiloh. He discusses preparing to engage the enemy, gives his own estimation of Union troop strength, and discusses Confederate deficiencies. He praises his own command as the best...
GLC00910
to Braxton Bragg
April 28, 1864
General Beauregard, commander of the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, gives his opinion to General Bragg (at this point in the war in Richmond, Virginia, and functioning as Confederate chief of staff) concerning the proper...
GLC00913
to Jefferson Davis
March 28, 1863
Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891
Johnston, Commander of the Department of the West, replies to two recent communications from Davis, President of the Confederacy. He states "At Mobile, in Mississippi, & in Middle Tennessee, we cannot foresee attack long enough before hand to be able...
GLC00914
February 18, 1865
Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875
Official report to the president, signed as Confederate secretary of war, tracing the state of the Confederacy's finances from 1861 to the present. He declares that the current abysmal state of the budget, and the consequent inability of the nation...
GLC00915
to Confederate governors
September 19, 1864
Circular letter in which Davis asks the Confederate governors to change the alien expulsion laws for mechanics and laborers. He wants to lift the requirements in many states that all aliens render military service or leave, instead permitting skilled...
GLC00917
to Thomas J. Wharton
December 17, 1860
Harris, Isham G., 1818-1897
Harris, Governor of Tennessee, replies to a letter from Wharton, Mississippi's Commissioner to Tennessee. He states that when Tennessee Representatives confer again, they will be pleased to meet with Wharton "as the Representative of a sister state...
GLC00918
[carte de visite, late residence of Jefferson Davis]
1861-1877
White mount. Inscribed on negative: "Late residence of Jefferson Davis, Richmond, Va., Sketched by Louis Bernkopf, Draughtsman, Hd. Qrs Engineer Brigade." Sketched view of the front and side of Davis's home.
GLC00919.24.50
Address fragment directed to Robert E. Lee
1861-1865
Unknown
"This side up. Gen. R. E. Lee Hd Qrs, [AN] Va Petersburg care E. Goss."
GLC00919.25.16
to Henry J. Hunt
April 21, 1861
Bragg writes to his old friend and comrade about the turn of events their lives have taken over the last year and expresses is his regret over them being on opposite sides in the war. "How strange are the mutations of life! That we should be in...
GLC00925.01
April 23, 1861
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889
Hunt replies to Bragg's earlier letter (GLC00925.01) regarding their long time friendship and their now differing loyalties in the war. "How strange it is! We have been united in our views of almost all subjects, public and private. We still have, I...
GLC00925.02
to Thomas C. Hindman
September 20, 1863
Writing in pencil, General Longstreet, commander of troops at Chickamauga, commends General Hindman on his troops' performance that day in battle. He instructs Hindman to "give them every encouragement and collect them as quick as you can." Referring...
GLC00941
to Louis T. Wigfall
February 8, 1865
In the letter, Lee is asking for troops from West of the Mississippi to defend Virginia. Transcript in seller's description. Written two days after Lee had been appointed commander-in-chief. Letter written at the Head Quarters of the Army of North...
GLC00952
to John G. Walker
August 2, 1864
Wharton, John A., 1828-1865
Wharton discusses the "disposition of forces under my command" with Major General Walker. He comments on their locations and plans to move. He intends to go to Black River. Confederate Major General Wharton commanded the cavalry in the Trans...
GLC00973
[Confederate act to authorize the exportation of produce and merchandise]
Passed by the Confederate Congress, Thomas Bocock as speaker of the House, and R.M.T. Hunter as president pro tempore of the Senate and approved by Davis as president. Authorizes the export of government-owned "cotton, tobacco, and other produce and...
GLC00990
to Tazwell W. Newman
September 12, 1861
Zollicoffer, Felix K., 1812-1862
Discusses Colonel Newman's request for supplies and supply issues more generally. Also comments on the movements of a few regiments. With a brief postscript noting supplies taken by Major J. L. Brown. Zollicoffer was a brigadier general in the...
GLC00991
to Mary K. Buckner
February 21, 1862
Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914
Confederate general Buckner writes to his wife, states that he is on his way to Indianapolis, where he was interred at Camp Morton after surrendering Fort Donelson to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. States that his staff is with him. With an...
GLC00992
to William J. Hardee
January 25, 1865
Hill, Daniel H., 1821-1889
Handwritten telegram sent by Confederate General Hill stating that he needs two thousand arms, and that nine hundred men arrived from the west but one half of them have deserted.
GLC01002
[Diary of Horace A. Smith, 3rd NY Cavalry]
1862
Smith, Horace A., fl. 1862
Autograph manuscript signed. Smith served in Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd NY Cavalry, "Van Allen's Regiment." Diary kept in ink and pencil with later pencil pagination. Includes ink drawings of Camp layouts at Poolesveille, Md. and Harpers Ferry...
GLC01004
5th Corps original field orders of the last campaign
1864-1865
Williams, Seth, 1822-1866
Retained letterpress copies of over 200 original field directives pasted into a bound manuscript. Copies are of the original orders sent to the 5th Corps, or V Corps, Army of the Potomac. Almost all orders were issued by General Meade and almost...
GLC01005
[5 Documents pertaining to the surrender of CSS Atlanta to Union ironclads] [decimalized .01-.05]
1863-1865
Various
Documenting the surrender and prisoner transfers of a Confederate ironclad steamer. Webb was commander of the CSS "Atlanta," which surrendered to Union ironclads. Documents include lists of officers and crew. The CSS "Atlanta" was an ironclad ram...
GLC01007
[An agreement signed by Confederate officers and sailors]
20 March 1863
Webb, William A., fl. 1863
Document guarantees the Union Navy that there will be no hostilities or political intrigue while the Confederates are confined to the Union ship. Has 18 signatures, including the Commander William A. Webb, William McBlair, etc. The "Atlanta,"...
GLC01007.01
to Thomas H. Patterson
23 June 1863
Lee, Samuel Phillips, 1812-1897
Written on letterhead of the U.S. Flag Ship "Minnesota." Written by Acting Rear Admiral Lee as Commander of the North Atlantic Blockade Squadron to Commander Patterson of the USS "James Adger." Lee says he has been instructed by telegraph that Major...
GLC01007.02
Bacon's Large Print War Map Showing 50 Miles round Washington and Richmond
1864
Bacon & Company (San Francisco, Calif.)
Shows major towns, waterways, and railroads. Concentric circles with intervals of ten miles each surround both Washington and Richmond. A red line shows General Ulysses S. Grant's route from Fredericksburg to Petersburg, Virginia, and a blue line...
GLC04175
to Daniel Webster
21 August 1852
Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883
Discusses the upcoming 1852 Presidential Election and various candidates and nominations. States his views on where Southern support lies for the upcoming nomination. Tells Webster his support in the south is solid, and encourages Webster not to...
GLC04320
[Account of Jackson's Valley Campaign]
10 April 1863
Jackson, Thomas J. "Stonewall", 1824-1863
Very detailed account of Jackson's Valley campaign of 1862. Written and signed by Chilton, with later additions in Jackson's own hand. Written at the Head Quarters of the Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. Bound on top.
GLC04428
[Beauregard's copy of an official letter relative to his resignation from the Army]
February 23, 1861
A copy in Beauregard's own hand of the letter stating "Your resignation has been accepted by the President of the United States." Pencilled docket, also in Beauregard's hand, states "Mrs. Slidell left Wash, Feby 26. 1861 to return to N.C. Mr...
GLC04462
to his brother John McKinley Gibson
15 July 1864
Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892
A camp rumor states that Sherman gave up his campaign against Atlanta and is fortifying along the Chatahoochee. "But this is mere conjecture." Gibson goes on to offer offensive diversions to draw Sherman from Atlanta, such as massing Confederate...
GLC04501.023
to B. P. Turner
2 March 1860
Writes in reply to a request to speak in front of the Young Men's Democratic Club in Lynn, Massachusetts during the presidential campaign. States that although he would like to, he cannot commit at this time because of his schedule. Addressed to...
GLC04515
To his wife
6 September 1862
Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918
Sleeping on open ground, commending wife's economy, speculating that Jackson has been allowed to cross over into Maryland to cut him off.
GLC04558.042
To George Tillotson
20 September 1863
Tillotson, Edwin, fl. 1861-1898
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 Samuel G. Gottshall]
1861
Gottshall, Samuel G., 1841-1902
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 William Lewis Maury
2 November 1871
Rowan, Stephen Clegg, 1805-1890
Attests to Maury's character as an officer and as a gentleman. Rowan writes as commander of U.S.N. Flag Ship Congress. A U.S. vice admiral, Rowan served the Union during the Civil War. Post-war, he was commandant of the Norfolk and New York Navy...
GLC04572.33
to R. H. Maury
2 December 1871
Davis, Edward T., fl. 1850-1863
United States Navy Paymaster General Davis recommends William Lewis Maury to superintend the James River project.
GLC04572.35
Reynolds, William, 1815-1879
Attests to Maury's character and professional qualities. Reynolds signs as Commodore United States Navy; he eventually reached the rank of rear admiral.
GLC04572.36
As requested, he recommended William to R. H. Maury to superintend the James River project. Hopes that William will visit Washington.
GLC04572.37
1 March 1876
Cox, Samuel Sullivan, 1824-1889
Writes that one of two bills he introduced (to relieve the disabilities imposed by the 14th Amendment) passed. The bill to relieve Judge Hawkins of Florida passed, and the bill to relieve Maury should pass tomorrow. Cox was a U.S. Congressman from...
GLC04572.39
[U. S. House of Representatives bill]
4 March 1876
Printed copy of a U. S. House of Representatives bill introduced by Cox to "remove the political disabilities of William L. Maury... that all legal and political disabilities imposed by the fourteenth amendment of the constitution of the United...
GLC04572.40
to Samuel Sullivan Cox
18 May 1876
Kernan, Francis, 1816-1892
The bill for the relief of William L. Maury passed the Senate yesterday. Encloses (not included) a copy of the bill as it passed the Senate, striking the phrase "legal and. . . ." Undated note from Cox responds that he will make sure the House...
GLC04572.41
16 July 1878
Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891
Includes a letter for Maury to forward to the Collector (of Customs in New York). Failed to get the endorsement of any cabinet members because they are too busy, and presumes that if they knew the vacancy existed they would want to fill it with their...
GLC04572.46
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Fitz-John Porter].
4 May 1882
Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886
GLC04576
[Photograph album of Major Schuyler Colfax]
1861-1866 circa
Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885
Album belonging to Schuyler Colfax with over one hundred cartes des visite of New York, Washington, famous policians and other sights. Includes forty outdoor cartes of New York City by E & H.T. Anthony; 16 of Washington and environs by Gardner and...
GLC04689
[Pardon of Nathan B. Forrest for rebellion]
17 July 1868
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Pardon for ex-Confederate General Nathan B. Forrest of Tennessee. The pardon includes a provision against Forrest attempting to enslave people, and that he claim no property or the proceeds of any property that has been ordered sold by court of law...
GLC04977.01
Receipt of pardon form. [N. B. Forrest]
10 August 1868
Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877
Partially printed receipt of pardon form sent by William H. Seward to Nathan B. Forrest along with his pardon. Forrest, as per the specifications of the pardon, returns the completed form to Seward.
GLC04977.02
Acknowledging receipt of presidential pardon [for Nathan B. Forrest].
6 August 1868
GLC04977.03
[House report no. 65 regarding the Fort Pillow massacre and no. 67 regarding returned prisoners of war]
United States. Congress (38th, 1st session : 1864)
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
Report of Lieutenant General U.S. Grant, of the armies of the United States--1864-'65
1865
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Inscribed to John Sherwood on the title page. This is Grant's last report to Congress on the conclusion of the war. With provenance notice on later flyleaf from Sherwood to his son.
GLC05105
Civil War photograph collection: Brady, Gardner; Lincoln [separate inventory]
1856-1870 ca.
Word processed inventory available. Approximately 2000 photographs, mostly period, from the Civil War era. Includes battles, portraits, group portraits of regiments and officers, medical photographs (3), retouched original prints or photographs with...
GLC05111
Incidents of the War. No. 203. General Johnston's Headquarters, Centreville.
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
One photograph entitled, "Incidents of the War. No. 203. General Johnston's Headquarters, Centreville," taken by Mathew Brady dated 1862. Image is of uniformed men in front of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's Headquarters.
GLC05111.01.0047
[Collodion glass plate negative of Robert E. Lee].
May 1867
Shows Robert E. Lee as an older man in dark civilian clothing, seated in a room with an old mantel clock. The clock appears to have been insribed with "M.B. Brady, Washington, D.C." Marked in negative: "R.E. Lee." The numbers 1318 and 554 also...
GLC05111.01.0478
Portrait photo of Hon. William Mahome [cabinet card]
circa 1861-1865
The image shows a close-up of Wm. Mahome looking directly at the camera. Inscription on verso: "Hon. Wm. Mahome" and "Brady's National Portrait Gallery, 625 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C."
GLC05111.01.1323
Portrait photo of General J. B. Gordon [cabinet card]
The image shows a close-up of J. B. Gordon looking to his left of the camera. Inscription on recto: "C.M. Bell Washington, D.C." Inscription on verso: "Gen. J. B. Gordon, Ga." and "C.M. Bell Artist 459, 461, 463 & 465 Penn Avenue. Washington, D.C...
GLC05111.01.1341
Portrait vignette of John B. Gordon [cabinet card]
The image shows J.B. Gordon in a close-up vignette. He is looking to his left of the camera. Inscription on recto: "C.M. Bell 463-465 Penna Ave. 701 Fifteenth St. Washington, D.C." Inscription on verso: "Gordon Ga. Please give credit" and "Pro. 4...
GLC05111.01.1345
Portrait photo of Zebulon B. Vance [cabinet card]
The image shows Zebulon B. Vance looking to his right of the camera. Inscription on recto: "C.M. Bell Washington, D.C." Inscriptions on verso: "Z.B. Vance" and "C. M. Bell Artist 459, 461, 463 & 465 Penn Avenue, Washington, D.C. Negatives...
GLC05111.01.1352
Portrait vignette of General Joseph E. Johnston CSA [cabinet card]
The image shows a vignetted photo of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston. He is wearing a suit and looking directly at the camera. Inscriptions on recto: "Photo on wood 1 1/2 Col but don't engrave until ordener 2 3/4 in" and " C. M. Bell...
GLC05111.01.1355
Portrait photo of General Fitzhugh Lee CSA [cabinet card]
The image shows Confederate General Fitzhugh Lee with a long beard, and wearing a sash and epaulettes. He is looking to his right of the camera. Inscription on recto: "C.M. Bell, Washington, D.C." Inscription on verso: "Gov. Fitz H. Lee" and "Va."
GLC05111.01.1356
Portrait vignette of Zebulon B. Vance CSA [cabinet card]
The image shows a close-up vignette of Zebulon B. Vance. He is wearing a civilian suit and is looking directly at the camera. Inscriptions on recto: "Hon Zebulon B. Vance N.C." and "C.M. Bell, Washington, D.C." Inscription on verso: "C.M. Bell Artist...
GLC05111.01.1377
Portrait photo of Honorable Lucius Q.C. Lamar CSA [cabinet card]
The image shows Lucius Q. C. Lamar seated. He is wearing a judge's robe and is looking to his right of the camera. Inscription on recto: "C.M. Bell 465 Penn Ave. Washington, D.C." Inscription on verso: "Hon. Lucius Q. C. Lamar."
GLC05111.01.1378
Portrait vignette of John Henninger Reagan, Postmaster, CSA [cabinet card]
The image shows a vignette portrait of John Henninger Reagan, wearing a civilian suit and looking to his left of the camera. Inscriptions on recto: "J. H. Reagan" and "C. M. Bell Washington, D.C." Inscriptions on verso: "Hon. J. H. Reagan" and "C. M...
GLC05111.01.1381
In civilian suit, seated 3/4 length portrait with hands in lap
Imprint on recto "Entered according to Act of Congress, by M. B. Brady & Co. in the 1865 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Dictrict of Columbia." Graphite inscription on verso "Alex. H. Stephens" "Vice-President, C.S.A."...
GLC05111.02.0887
As lieut. general CSA, seated 1/2 length portrait with sword in left hand
Hardee, William J., 1815-1873
Graphite inscription on verso "1862" "Gen. Wm. Jos. Hardee S.C." Photographers imprint on verso: "Photographed by Black & Batchelder, 173 Washington Street, Boston."
GLC05111.02.0896
Sketch of Jefferson Davis and wife excanging clothes.
Drawing shows a woman handing Jefferson Davis her dress. She is wearing just her slip and corsette. His pants are on the ground next to his knife. A Confederate flag flies in front of a palm tree over a sign that reads: "H'd. Q'ts" and another...
GLC05111.02.1373
General Nathaniel P. Banks
1861-1865 ca.
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
Bust portait.
GLC05135.002
Silas Casey
Bust portrait.
GLC05135.006
Mansion occupied Jeff. Davis, Richmond, Va
E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher. Negative by Brady & Co., Washington. Caption: "Mansion occupied by Jeff. Davis, during the Rebellion, cor. Clay and Twelfth St., Richmond, Va." Series number 3377, changed by hand to 3376.
GLC05137.117
The Grave of the Rebel Gen. Stuart, near Richmond, Va
E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher. Negative by Brady & Co., Washington
GLC05137.120
General Ord, at Jeff Davis's Mansion
Ord, Edward Ortho Cresap, 1818-1883
E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., publisher. Negative by Brady & Co., Washington. Caption: "Col. [sic] Ord, at the mansion formerly occupied by Jeff Davis, Richmond, Va. In the doorway is the table upon which the surrender of Gen. lee was signed."
GLC05137.241
to Emily J. Semmes
October 21, 1862
Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863
Gives instructions to his wife to secure their property from the Union occupation of General Benjamin Butler during the Civil War. Directs her to go immediately across the Mississippi river to their plantation. Doubts that the Federals have visited...
GLC00175
to William Jackson
September 24, 1865
Jackson, Edwin, fl. 1862-1865
Writing from home, he rejoices about having been part of crushing the rebellion in the South. He talks about how happy his father was to see him home again. He mentions that he was in the last battle in Blakely, Alabama, with his trusty Springfield...
GLC00203.18
to Sidney Smith Lee
May 21, 1848
It is a secretarially written and signed letter. Written to his brother (addressed "My dear Rose") as Engineer accompanying the Mexico expedition. A joyous Lee proudly announces the final ratification of a Peace Treaty between the United States and...
GLC00215
[General Robert E. Lee]
circa 1848
E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)
Black & white portrait of a young General Robert E. Lee. Published by E. Anthony, 501 Broadway N.Y. Image included Originally with an autographed letter written by Robert E. Lee to his brother "Rose" (see GLC00215).
GLC00215.03
to Alexander Hamilton Stephens
July 21, 1862
Thornton, Joel F., fl. 1839-1910
Thornton requests advice from Stephens, Vice President of the Confederacy. He explains that he was previously deprived of one of his feet, and that he went to New Orleans in February 1862 to have an artificial foot constructed. Later, an agent sent...
GLC00238
Battle of Gettysburg, Pa July 3rd 1863.
circa 1863
Currier & Ives
Handcolored lithograph, possibly contemporary with the battle. Depicts the men engaged in battle. Includes a brief paragraph describing the battle and the commanders on each side, Union and Confederate.
GLC00248
ALS with endorsements [decimalized]
1862-1863
GLC00255
R. E. Lee: A biography
1934-35
Freeman, Douglas Southall, 1886-1953
Howes F350. The standard biography of Lee. V. 3-4 are first editions.
GLC00267.269
Recollections and letters of General Robert E. Lee
1904
Written by his son. Published by Doubleday, Page & Company, New York.
GLC00267.270
Robert E. Lee the southerner
1909
Page, Thomas N., 1853-1922
GLC00267.271
Memoirs of Robert E. Lee
1886
Long, A.L., 1827-1891
Title continues "His Military and Personal History embracing a large amount of information heretofore unpublished...together with incidents relating to his private life subsequent to the war." Published by J. M. Stoddart & Company, New York and B.F...
GLC00267.272
The lost cause; a new southern history of the war of the confederates
1866
Pollard, Edward A., 1831-1872
Written by Pollard, the former editor of the "Richmond Examiner," which supported the Confederacy but was hostile to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. First edition copy published by E.B. Treat & Co. in New York. Sticker at bottom of title...
GLC00267.307
The first year of the war
1863
Written by Pollard, the editor of the "Richmond Examiner," which supported the Confederacy but was hostile to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Second edition copy printed in New York by Charles B. Richardson at 594 and 596 Broadway. Title...
GLC00267.308
The second year of the war
Written by Pollard, the editor of the "Richmond Examiner," which supported the Confederacy but was hostile to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. First edition copy printed by Charles B. Richardson in New York at 596 Broadway. This book, along...
GLC00267.309
Life of Jefferson Davis, with a seceret history of the Southern Confederacy, ...
1869
Title continues: "gathered "behind the scenes in Richmond." Containing curous and extraordinary information of the principal southern characters in the late war, in connection with President Davis, and in relation to the various intrigues of his...
GLC00267.310
Carte de visite of Jefferson Davis, standing (republished Anthony from Brady)
1861 ca.
Half-length portrait of Jefferson Davis posed standing.
GLC08485
Carte de visite of J. E. B. Stuart
1865 ca.
Monumental Photo Corporation
Postwar printing in Confederate uniform.
GLC08538
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7498 (April 18, 1865)]
1865/04/18
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
Reports on the improving condition of Secretary Seward and his son Frederick Seward. New York prepares for Lincoln's funeral as the city mourns the loss of the president. A reprint of a letter originally printed in The Selma (Alabama newspapaper)...
GLC08428.08
New York herald. [no. 10464 (April 23, 1865)]
1865/04/23
Bennett, James Gordon, 1795-1872
Account of Lincoln's funeral in Philadelphia and neighboring towns. Report on New York's preparation for Lincoln's funeral including the funeral program. Also announces that hostilities are suspended between General William T. Sherman and General...
GLC08428.09
World. [Vol. 5, no. 1503 (April 17, 1865)]
1865/04/17
Gives detailed account of President Lincoln's assassination, and the last hours of the president. Also includes General Robert Lee's farewell address to the armies of Northern Virginia, a full account of the inauguration of Andrew Johnson, and...
GLC08428.11
New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7503 (April 24, 1865)]
1865/04/24
Includes coverage of President Lincoln's funeral pageant from Harrisburg to Philadelphia and Jersey City to New York including an official program for the funeral train's stop in New York (page 8). Reports the escape of Jefferson Davis across the...
GLC08430.11
to Lieut. G. W. Smith re: awaiting ratification of the treaty with Mexico
1848/05/22
Written as Captain of Engineers regarding preparations for the engineer corps to leave. Mentions McClellan ("McClelland").
GLC02641
to Augustus M. Wright re: his son returning to duty upon recovery from wounds
1863/02/28
Lee discusses Miller A. Wright's application for leave as well as personnel issues in Augustus R. Wright's regiment. Wright, Sr. had asked Lee to support his son's appeal for an extension of his leave of absence. With A.M. Wright's initialed...
GLC02691.02
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