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Ruins at Manassas Junction. No. 9. March, 1862.

One photograph entitled, "Ruins at Manassas Junction," taken by Alexander Gardner dated March 1862. Image is of ruins of several buildings used by the Confederate railroad company, Orange and Alexandria, as a depot. The remains of a few mud huts...

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Stereocards, mostly Anthony War Views, O'Sullivan, etc. [decimalized]

271 stereocards primarily E. & H. T. Anthony's "War Views," and "Prominent Portraits." Other publishers include Timothy O'Sullivan, G.W. Pach and Taylor & Huntington. See separate database for a complete listing of images. Highlights include a "War...

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Ruins of Henry House, Manassas Battlefield. [March 1862]

Inscription on verso: "Henry House." Numeric inscription on verso: " 320 I." Image of Union soldiers posed among the ruins of the Henry House, following its destruction in July 1861 during the First Battle of Manassas. Extensive damage done to tree...

GLC05111.01.0373

[Newspaper]

Offers Confederate view of the First Battle of Bull Run from a newspaper in Sandersville, Georgia. Page 2 is dedicated to reports of "The Great Battle of Manassas: …The Southern troops were again victorious, but the slaughter on both sides was...

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to Lile Miller

Written at Camp Pierpont to his wife. Discusses his march toward Leesburg, Virginia: "...we saw some verry pretty sights on our march and some verry Sorrowfull ones, on our march there we saw no men but plenty of women they stuck Bull Run at us every...

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to Lile Miller

Writes from camp near Alexandria. Ink is faded. "...you asked in your letter whether we had lost confidence in Genl McClellan No Dear Lile if there is a man in the world this army loves it is him, the Reason they are down on him, they think he ought...

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to Lile Miller

Written at Camp Pierpont to his wife. Fears he will not be able to return home until spring, and longs to see his wife and son. Writes, "...perhaps this delay may save the life of many a soldier for we have seen the effects of attacking the Rebels...

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Ambulance Wagons on the Battle-Field of Bull Run

E. & H. T. Anthony.

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The Battlefield of Bull Run

E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., publisher. Caption: "Soldiers and part of a Battery, on the Battlefield of 'Bull Run.'" One cannon in place and it appear

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[Full-length portrait of William H. "Bull Run" Russell, British reporter for Times of London]

Full length standing portrait, holding cane and hat. Russell was an influential reporter for The Times of London, a British newspaper. He won international recognition following his reporting of the Crimean War from 1851-1855. During the American...

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Ruins of Stone Bridge on Manassas battlefield.

Stone bridge foundation remains in right foreground and sparse vegetation. The bridge once spanned Bull Run--site of fierce fighting in 1861 and 1862. Numeric notation on verso: "3/0." Taken by Barnard & Gibson in March 1862. (Photographic History of...

GLC05111.01.0802

Soldiers and Cannon, at Bull Run [stereocard]

Inscription on verso: "War Views. No. 2060. Soldiers and part of a Battery, on the Battlefield of Bull Run." Numeric notation on verso: "44."

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The Daily morning news. [Vol. 12, no. 177 (July 30, 1861)]

Coast invaded by the Lincolnites, Incidents after the Battle of Manassas, The Maryland Regiment in the Battle at Stone Bridge The killing of Colonel T.E. Rawlings.

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The Daily morning news. [Vol. 12, no. 178 (July 31, 1861)]

New York Republican Press on the Battle of Manassas, Reports on the Battle.

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Southern Confederacy. [Vol. 1, No. 166, (August 28, 1861)]

Subjects include Peace Convention - State of Kentucky, Letter from Cobb's Legion, Battle of Manassas Hard on Lincoln. Miscelleanous advertisements throughout issue.

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Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 186 (September 23, 1862)]

Reprints "The Official Report of Gen. Pope--His Excuses for His Defeat"; caption reads "As a prominent feature in the history of this war, we give Pope's official report of the battles of Manassas. It is pregnant with lies". Other articles include:...

GLC05959.09.072

Sunday delta. [Vol. 6, no. 36 (July 28, 1861)]

Multiple articles regarding the battle of Manassas. Also mentions battle at Kamawha Valley, battle at Scarey Creek, Rich Mountain Battle. An article titled "The Cotton Triumverate" asks for foreign aid. Includes proceedings of the Confederate...

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Semi-weekly Raleigh register. [Vol. 61, no. 69 (August 28, 1861)]

The British Press on the Battle of Manassas, The Arrest of Pierce Butler, Letter from Myra Clark Gaines.
A poem commemorates the battle of Manassas, and subsequent articles include British views on the battle. An editorial reports the recent state...

GLC05959.26.02

Semi-weekly Raleigh register. [Vol. 61, no. 72 (September 7, 1861)]

Federal Account of the Capture of Fort Clark & Hatteras, General Butler's Report to General Wool, The Fight at Cross Lanes.

General G.T. Beauregard's official report of the Battle of Bull Run is printed here. An article complains of the poor quality...

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Semi-weekly Raleigh register. [Vol. 61, no. 74 (September 14, 1861)]

Correspondence Between President Lincoln & Governor Magoffin of Kentucky, Paducah Occupied by Federal Troops, Proclamation by General Grant, Bad News From Hatteras.
This issue contains correspondence between Lincoln and General Magoffin of Kentucky...

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Semi-weekly Raleigh register. [Vol. 61, no. 79 (October 2, 1861)]

Proclamation by Ben McCulloch, Lord Palmerston on the Battle of Bull Run, Glorious Victory in Missouri, Battle at Hand on the Potomac, Recall of General Wise.

An article details Northern enlistments. An official letter from the Confederate War...

GLC05959.26.09

Charleston daily courier. [Vol. 59, no. 18,920 (June 30, 1861)]

Battle of Manassas, Import Tax on European Articles That Run the Blockade on the Confederacy , Charleston Ladies to help Confederate Soldiers, Death of General Barnard Bee

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Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 56, no. 11, 187 (June 27, 1861)]

Movement at Manassas Junction, The Record of the Spy Hurlbut, The Mississippi Blockade, Two Battles in Missouri.

GLC05959.44.05

Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 79, no. 11, 208 (July 23, 1861)]

Battle of Bull Run, General Beauregard at Manassas, Great Battle in Virginia - Special Accounts from Manassas Junction.

GLC05959.44.10

Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 79, no. 11, 226 (August 13, 1861)]

The Fourth Palmetto Regiment at the Battle of Manassas Plains.

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