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to Edwin D. Morgan

Commending Captain George G. Williams for his service, especially his bravery at Malvern Hill. Mounted on paper 29.5 x 20 cm.

GLC03477.01

Main battlefield looking toward Union position [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.]

Title from graphite inscription on recto. Marked "1" in the upper left corner. Extensive graphite annotations on recto note names of buildings, location of a ravine which Confederates charged up, apple trees etc.. Also, a map of the area has been...

GLC05111.01.0319

View of main battlefield on the Crew Farm [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.]

Full title from graphite inscription on recto: "View of main battlefield on the Crew Farm from Center of Union Position near Quaker Road. Confederates formed in woods & charged across this field." Marked "2" on top left corner. Extensive graphite...

GLC05111.01.0320

Barns in Crew's Field. [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.] [Copy 1]

Title from graphite inscription on verso continued: "Ravine which Wright & Mahone charged." Notations on recto note names of buildings. On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0321

Barns in Crew's Field. [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.] [Copy 2]

"Ravine which Wright & Mahone charged." On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0322

View of ravine south of Crew House. [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.] [Copy 1]

Full title from graphite inscription on verso: "July. View of ravine south of Crew house showing left of Union position on Crew Hill. Malvern Hill" On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0323

View of ravine south of Crew House. [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.] [Copy 2]

Full title from graphite inscription on verso: "July. View of ravine south of Crew house showing left of Union position on Crew Hill. Malvern Hill" On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0324

View from Malvern Hill of the James River. [1862-1865 ca.]

Title from graphite inscription on verso. On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0325

Malvern Hill proper from the River Road. [1862-1865 ca.]

Title from graphite inscription on recto. On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0326

The right of the Confederate position in the meadow showing woods [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.]

Full title from graphite inscription on recto: "The right of the Confederate position in the meadow, showing woods from which the emerged upon Crew's Field." Notations on recto indicate Confederate artillery position. On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0327

Malvern Hill battlefield. View of hills across field. [1862-1865 ca.]

A building has been drawn in graphite on the mount just outside the image. On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0328

Malvern Hill battlefield. View of Crew farm from road. [1862-1865 ca.]

On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0329

River landing at Turkey Island where gunboats were stationed. [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.]

Title from graphite inscription on verso. Orange crayon inscription on verso: "219/37." Graphite inscription on verso crossed out by orange crayon: "37/567." On bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0330

Malvern house. [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.]

Brick house with white trim. The photograph accompanies a series on Malvern Hill and is on a bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0331

Barn and farm buildings on a distant hill. [Malvern Hill] [1862-1865 ca.]

Photograph is taken upon a hill and looks across to a barn and farm buildings (partially obscured by trees) on another hill. Illegible pencil inscription on recto. The photograph accompanies a series on Malvern Hill and is on a bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0332

Fenced in farm buildings. [1862-1865 ca.]

The photograph accompanies a series on Malvern Hill and is on a bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0333

View of trees across a sandy, brush-covered landscape. [1862-1865 ca.]

Sandy landscape with small brush in foreground. A group of trees dominates the middle of the image and a forest is visible in the distance. The photograph accompanies a series on Malvern Hill and is on a bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0334

View of field and forest in distance beyond a sandy landscape in foreground. [1862-1865 ca.]

Graphite inscription on recto: "Guide to Redwood." The photograph accompanies a series on Malvern Hill and is on a bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0335

View of fence and forest distance, field in foreground. [1862-1865 ca.]

Graphite inscriptions on recto: "No use" and "14." The photograph accompanies a series on Malvern Hill and is on a bluish-gray mount.

GLC05111.01.0336

Louisville daily express. [Vol. 1, no. 16 (July 10, 1862)]

Mentions Battle of Malvern Hill, Battle of White Oak Swamp, Burnside Advancing, attempted shelling of Harrison Landing. Miscellaneous advertisements, including for a sewing machine. Section on commercial affairs in Louisville, New York, and abroad...

GLC05959.13

Southern illustrated news. [Vol. 2, no. 23 (December 12, 1863)]

Sketch of Illustration of the Battle of Malvern Hill.

GLC05959.76.49

Hood's Texas Brigade

Honors the 1st, 4th, 5th Texas and the 18th Georgia, Hampton Legion for their bravery in battle. The broadside prints a portion of a letter by Texas Governor Gustavus W. Smith and Lee's letter of 21 September 1862, praising the brigade. Lists...

GLC05961

to the Adjutant General for the State of New York

Brigadier General Couch writes to New York's Adjutant General (possibly John Titcomb Sprague or Thomas Hillhouse). Recommends Captain James Walsh of the 36th Regiment New York Volunteers for the position of Colonel or Lieutenant Colonel to Sprague...

GLC02465.07

Battle of Malvern Hill, Va. July 1st 1862

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Mounted in folder. Caption under title says: "Charge of the 36th New York Volunteers, at the Battle of Malvern Hill, July 1st 1862, and Capture of the Colors of the...

GLC02881.36

to General Benjamin Huger

Faded ink, written on blue paper. The letter discusses that Huger was dismissed in July after a mistake at the Battle of Malvern Hill. Also mentions defense of Nansemond River.

GLC00389

to Esther Ann Kinney

re: Dodge asks Kinney to "send me a shirt by mail" made of blue flannel. He also describes the two battles in which he fought: the Seven Days Battles [June 25-July 1, 1862] and the Second Battle of Bull run [August 1862]. The fight at Malvern Hill on...

GLC02162.04

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Porter thanks Hunt for offering his recollections on events during the war. Reflects on McClellan's tactics during the Peninsula Campaign. Notes that General Alexander Stewart Webb is writing a book on the topic, and it will be published by...

GLC02382.075

to Henry Jackson Hunt

United States Military Telegram. Requests an officer to assist Hazlett. Porter graduated from West Point in 1845, then was posted to the artillery. McClellan appointed him to command one of two provisional corps, and at Beaver Dam Greek, Gaines'...

GLC02382.014

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Creator's signature is illegible. Encloses an article (not included) from the Republican, possibly a newspaper, which contains "slurs on our artillery." Notes that he is indexing a manuscript for publication. Mentions the 1 July 1862 Battle of...

GLC02382.211