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Received their letter the night before last; would have answered earlier but has had a lot to do. Had a lot of fun bathing and fishing. Recently fought at Chancellorsville. "Anything but fighting for me" after the horror of his first battle. Soldiers...

GLC08913.11

[Diary of a Union soldier, Company B, 98th New York Volunteers, who participated in the Petersburg Campaign]

Pongo Bridge is noted on the inner front cover, but this diary was created in various places. Contains a meticulously records of the events of 1864. 8 January, records that General Butler (possibly Benjamin Franklin Butler), is to have entire...

GLC02261

to Walker

Remarks that he has been unable to fight any battles in his home state (Virginia), but has instead served in Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Wishes that the French Emperor, Napoleon III, would speed mediation. Notes that his promotion has not...

GLC02215

to George Washington

Praises the bravery and character of Sergeant Major [Enos J.] Prindle of Colonel Lamb's regiment.

GLC02437.02148

to Henry Knox

Written by Colonel Malcom to Major General Knox. Says a Mr. Peacock will be presenting this letter and that he was formerly a subaltern in his regiment, who acquitted himself with courage. He is a refugee from New York, although he was one of the...

GLC02437.02217

to the Officers of the Army [The Newburgh Conspiracy]

Written in the hand of Samuel Shaw, this is Henry Knox's copy, and is docketed by Knox. An anonymous address to the officers of the Army, along with a call for a general meeting of officers. This particular copy was sent to the officers at West...

GLC02437.01994

French Reserves Watching Their Comrades Going Into "The Valley of the Shadow"

French soldiers stand in front of a desolate field, watching their fellow soldiers march to the front.

GLC09584.171

to Richard H. Jackson

He writes of the gallant bravery of Burnside and his misfortune with the weather. He tells Richard to write to Margaret Delahantes and includes her address.

GLC07705.251

to Sylvia Weiner

Moe saw a Cary Grant film. He mentions that he heard that Sam still thinks he can be reconciled with Mad. He also thanks Sylvia for the ten dollars but tells her he wished she hadn't sent it and if she has any extra money, that she should spend it on...

GLC09414.0739

to Sylvia Weiner

Moe remembered a time when he was very worried for Sylvia because one day they were walking and then suddenly she had a sharp pain. The doctor was called and there was a diagnosis, though he does not say what that is. He remarks that she was so brave...

GLC09414.0774

to Sylvia Weiner

Moe is irritated because he had to sign the payroll twice most likely because someone else messed up. He tells Sylvia the worst is coming and she must be brave in the face of their ongoing separation.

GLC09414.0780

to Lile Miller

Reports that the Third Brigade has been moved to Washington, D.C., and the Second Brigade to Alexandria, Virginia. Notes that his brigade will remain where it is, Fairfax Station, a "quiet healthy Place." Doubts that he will receive a promotion...

GLC02155.097

Fighters Who Broke the Hindenburg Line, Parading Down Fifth Ave., New York

National Guardsmen of the 27th Dvision, who helped take the Scheldt Canal Tunnel, part of an important German network of passageways to machine guns, parade down Fifth Ave., while hundreds cheer on the sidewalks.

GLC09584.286

Nursing Wounded Heroes Back to Health, Convalescent Hospital No. 5, New York

At a hospital in New York for returning soldiers, former soldiers lie on rows of beds, while nurses and visitors mull about.

GLC09584.287

Wounded Soldier About to Undergo Operation: Hospital No. 5, New York

Surgeons and nurses surround a soldier lying on an operating table, about to perform an operation.

GLC09584.288

Severely Wounded Being Transported to Hospital Ship from Transport, Hoboken

Soldiers carry a wounded man on a stretcher up the steps, boarding a ship.

GLC09584.289

Hospital Deck on Giant Transport "Leviathan".

An American sergeant visits with sick men on a hospital transport ship.

GLC09584.290

to Mary

He talks about Bragg and Gen. Rosecrans. He says Bragg is a coward and a traitor and is afraid of Rosecrans. Then he goes on to speculate whether Father ought to save his wheat for the Spring market or Fall.

GLC02415.044

to Mary

He has become very cynical, for he's been a soldier too long to think that anyone would get discharged before the end of the war. They've been having pickets on one side of the mountain but there has been no fight. Some of the boys say the new...

GLC02415.096

to Mary

He writes that some men shouldn't go to war and are better off in the kitchen. If they can't stand the sight of blood, then the army is not for them. He praises his wife's competence in running the farm.Written at camp on Lookout Mountain

GLC02415.107

to Mary

He says as soldiers they expected to endure hardships and he will face them without fear. To be a coward is worse than anything so he tells her not to worry so much because he is ready for whatever may come his way. Written at camp on Lookout...

GLC02415.101

to George Washington

Written from Fort Washington, near present-day Cincinnati, Ohio. Battle report providing extensive details of the defeat of General [Arthur] St. Clair at the hands of the Miami Indians on the Northwest Frontier. Docketed by George Washington.

GLC02437.05233

to Henry Knox

Discusses land business as well as shipping and invoices. Writes that in his area, "mole hills may be magnified to mountains and the smallest mistakes that have relation to the war Department may judging from precedent be made use of to incriminate...

GLC02437.05695

[Certificate for the Baron de Glasbeech]

Certifies that the Baron de Glasbeech served in the Southern Army. Provides information on his rank and the officers under whom he served. Notes that Glasbeech "distinguished himself by his bravery, particularly in the affair of the Cowpens under...

GLC02437.04208