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to Joseph M. Maitland

Writes to his son informing him that his mother is still sick, and speculates it is because she is worried about him. Mentions that Elhanan (possibly Elhanan Mass who is Jamies Maitland's brother-in-law) and many others were killed on "the Field of...

GLC03523.10.106

to Joseph M. Maitland

Tells his son "Since the election has subsided to a considerable extent & the only thing that troubles the people is the coming draft tomorrow..." Mentions the defeat of General William Rosecrans (possibly referring to the Battle of Chickamauga...

GLC03523.10.108

Johnny Clem, "Drummer Boy of Chickamauga"

Mounted. Ex-Greenway collection. Nice image. Signed "Very truly yours, Jns. L. Clem." Inscription on mount reads "Sergeant Johnny Clem and his autograph. Photo taken at Chicamauga, at 12 years of age and after two years os service and after promotion...

GLC05145

Orchard Knob from Mission Ridge, photo from nature by G.N. Barnard

Page removed from the album "Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign." Two trees appear in sharp focus in foreground. The camera is elevated and shows a landscape of the terrain below the ridge. Orchard Knob was the site of a battle that took...

GLC05111.01.0457

The crest of Mission Ridge, photo from nature by G.N. Barnard

Page removed from the album "Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign." Top of a hill with a road running across in the foreground. Landscape with a tree on the left and a tree stump on the right. Missionary Ridge had served as a Confederate...

GLC05111.01.0458

Battle ground of Resacca, Ga. No. 4

Page removed from the album "Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign." Entrenchments in the foreground with distant view of small town or village. Wagon tracks criss-cross across the image. The sky has been double-printed. Resaca was the site of a...

GLC05111.01.0459

to Daniel Harvey Hill

Written from Beauvoir, the estate of former Confederate President Davis. Written and signed in the hand of Davis's wife, Varina. Davis relates, "I truly regret that you should have misconstrued my action in relieving you from duty with the army of...

GLC04545.03

[Diary of Henry M. Osborn of the 14th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry]

Autograph manuscript signed by Henry M. Osborn, a soldier in the 14th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Osborn was killed at Jonesboro, Georgia, on 1 September 1864. Diary includes battle content regarding Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and the...

GLC04598

to J. A. Wilson

Deas's retained copy with emendations by him. General Deas reports on the Battle of Chickamauga to Colonel Wilson, assistant adjutant general of Thomas C. Hindman's Division. Written from Headquarters of Deas's Brigade near Chattanooga, Tennessee...

GLC03965

to her brother

Signed by Lydia. She has read in the newspaper of the terrible battle [Battle of Chickamauga] that he was involved in. She is very worried about him and asks if he is safe and hopes that he is alright. Asks that he write to her immediately to let her...

GLC03523.42.32

to W

Writes that they were very happy to receive his letter. They were worried that he would not receive their letter as he changes his position so often. Asks that he write to them again. His friends are glad that they enjoy their letters and are happy...

GLC03523.42.33

to his brother

Appears to be written and signed by Franklin's brother Milton. Writes that he is happy yet sad that he received Franklin's letter from Nashville, Tennessee. He is surprised to hear that Franklin has not received his last letter as he mailed it before...

GLC03523.42.34

to Mary Kessler

Writes to his sister from camp. Describes the "great battle" [the Battle of Chickamauga] that is taking place. Notes his regiment has been in the battle since the beginning. Writes they fell back five miles and have been fortifying ever since....

GLC03523.52.14

to James Benagh

Finley, Colonel of the Sixth Florida Infantry, transmits a report of the Chickamauga Campaign to Captain Benagh, Assistant Adjutant General. Writes from Headquarters, Sixth Florida Volunteers, near Chattanooga. Details the Battle of Chickamauga...

GLC05009

Daily chronicle & sentinel. [Vol. 27, no. 226 (September 22, 1863)]

One issue of the Daily chronicle & sentinel dated September 22, 1863. Includes articles of a letter from the newly-elected governor of Alabama who dispels rumors of his supposedly reconstructive agenda, reports from Virginia, north Georgia, trans...

GLC05959.07.02

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 320 (October 7, 1863)]

Price's Army Retreating, Skirmishing near Murfreesboro, Official News From Admiral Dahlgren, News From Burnside's Army, Evacuation of Morris Island, Enlistment of Slaves in Maryland Stopped.
Minutes of the Louisville Annual Conference of the...

GLC05959.14.19

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 328 (October 15, 1863)]

Military Situation in Virginia, Rebels Driven to Brandy Station, News from Charleston, The Recent Fight on the Mississippi, Heavy Skirmishes with Rebels.
The front page of this issue opens with a lengthy list of the dead, wounded, or missing in...

GLC05959.14.21

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 329 (October 16, 1863)]

Rebels Attack Colliersville, Rebels are Completely Routed, News from Virginia, Lee's Army Crosses Rappahannock, General Meade to be Removed, The Battle on the Rapidan, News From Charleston, Hurlbut's Forces Pursuing Chalmers.
Bishop John H. Hawkins...

GLC05959.14.22

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 330 (October 17, 1863)]

News from Virginia, Battle at Bristow Station, General Cook Killed, Lee Holds the Old Bull Run Ground, Wheeler's Command Scattered, News From Virginia & New Orleans.
An additional list of the dead, wounded, or missing in battle from Chickamauga is...

GLC05959.14.23

People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 31 (December 3, 1863)]

Suffering of Soldiers in Bragg's Army, Chickamauga a Month After the Fight.
An editorial deplores the practice of kidnapping free white men for conscription. A brief article describes the desolation of harvest and land near Richmond. Governor Vance...

GLC05959.27.18

Fayetteville observer. [Vol. 43, no. 2417 (September 28, 1863)]

The Battle of Chattanooga - Reports Indecisive, The Mexican Question, English Opinion, Attack on Sabine Pass Reported, Maximilian Has Accepted the Mexican Throne, Battle of Chickamauga Great Success, Reported Treaty Between France & CS in Northern...

GLC05959.34.16

North Carolina Presbyterian. [Vol. 6, no. 40 (October 3, 1863)]

Articles on the slave code, and Chickamauga. Whole no. 300.

GLC05959.36

Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 47 (September 23, 1863)]

"An Essay" describes the grand instrumentality of the Church and is continued in the following issue. A long letter from an army chaplain describes meeting with soldiers and preaching the gospel. An article titled "To all the Chaplains in the...

GLC05959.39.36

Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 48 (September 30, 1863)]

"An Essay" continues the previous issue's essay, promoting slavery as foundational to Christianity. A few letters to the editor on page 1 describe the condition of local Baptist denominations. An editorial describes the "Supply of Food" in the...

GLC05959.39.37

The Record. [Vol. 1, no. 18 (October 15, 1863)]

The Great Battle of Chickamauga - A Connected Account.

GLC05959.58.04