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[Head-Quarters Army of the Potomac, Brandy Station, Va.]

A print of a photograph of the Army of Potomac headquarters at Brandy Station, VA. Zouaves from the 114th Penn. standing in front of wall of brush with winter quarters and tents in background. Thrown up on the wall of brush to dry out are government...

GLC05111.01.0273

General Meade, and others seated and standing outside of tent, Culpeper, VA. [September 1863]

Meade sits in a chair with a group of officers in front of an open tent. Standing on Meade's right is General French, followed by General G.K. Warren [seated]. To Meade's left are Generals Hunt, Humphreys, and Sedgewick. Pencil note on verso: "329...

GLC05111.01.0363

Scouts and guides of the Army of the Potomac, Brandy Station, VA. March 1864.

This large group includes two black contraband wearing white aprons in the center-left of the image and a third young black contraband squatting on the far right. Some of the soldiers wear cavalry jackets. Others in the group appear to be civilians...

GLC05111.01.0372

Caldwell, Telegrapher, H.Q. A of P[otomac] [ambrotype]

Title from inscription on verso. With brass protector. Full-length portrait, standing in front of tent. Name and title scratched on the lower left hand side of the plate.

GLC05111.01.0492

Head-Quarters Army of the Potomac, Brandy Station, Va. [February 1864 ca.]

Zouaves from the 114th Penn. standing in front of wall of brush with winter quarters and tents in background. Thrown up on the wall of brush to dry out are government issued wool blankets and canvas shelter-halves. The men wear their dress uniforms...

GLC05111.01.0511

The Army of the Potomac at Camp, [unknown location].

Inscription on verso: "Army of the Potomac." Army of the Potomac encampment with tents, wagons, trees and horses throughout the image. Numeric notation on verso: "31."

GLC05111.01.0769

To his wife

Mail delays, marching orders given and countermanded, mutiny: "I hear this morning that we have a little bit of mutiny in our brigade. The 103d regt N.Y.V. last night burnt up all their cartridges. They say there a[i]nt an officer in the regiment...

GLC04558.063

To his wife

Now camping at a fort, mentions guns in forts, describes looking over battlefield where he fought. Comments on home news and jokes that "I might I suppose 'send up a few contraband' to work for you only Uncle Samuel wont let em go so far North."...

GLC04558.093

to his brother

Writes in great detail about the battle of Gettysburg 1-3 July 1863, where he served as Union General Abner Doubleday's adjutant. Describes his duties during the fighting, which mainly consisted of delivering messages back and forth between generals...

GLC04585

to mother

He would like to be with Grant's army. He advises his mother on financial affairs, to sell some property and invest the money in government bonds. He gives the interest of the bonds in greenbacks as $492, and in gold as $800. He gives the recent...

GLC04662.068