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General orders affecting the volunteer force. Adjutant General's office

The volume contains 3 years of the General Orders, for the years 1861, 1862, and 1863. Published by the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C. An index for each year is included. Inscriptions for Lt. Col. Barton at Fort Richardson, Virginia...

GLC02676

Letters to his mother in the American Expeditionary Force, with Pershing [Decimalized .01- .79]

Dawes joined the AEF in France to monitor finances, based upon a recommendation of the Secretary of Treasury. Most of the letters are to his mother. Postwar letters are mostly from Chicago, where he was President then Chairman of a bank, and then...

GLC02679

to Joseph Wheeler

Confederate General Longstreet informs General Wheeler "Your dispatch for Col Sorrel is received- I desire you to cross Little River in pursuit if you have a decided success at Marysville, or if you see the probabilities of ours by crossing. If the...

GLC02603

[Warrant to the Confederate Treasury Secretary to pay $4,850 in gold for "foreign intercourse"]

Partly printed document filled in by hand and signed by Benjamin as Confederate Secretary of State. Apparently intended for Confederate Agents in Europe.

GLC02604

Items pertaining to the Union League of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [decimalized]

GLC02608

to Eugene Blackford

Confederate General Rodes thanks Major Blackford for a note and cake he sent through Captain Halsey. Writes that he arrived in Hanover Junction to protect Richmond, Virginia. Hopes "soon to be in my old place however with the Div: reassembled... I...

GLC02615

to Jefferson Davis

Signed by John Gallaher as an official copy (possibly John N. Gallaher, aide and assistant adjutant general to General Simon Bolivar Buckner). Preston writes to Confederate president Davis, recommending the appointment of Colonel Robert C. Trigg from...

GLC02616

to R. W. Southgate

Written by a soldier in the 12th Vermont Militia. Argues that soldiers generally oppose the emancipation of enslaved people. Mentions James Ewell Brown [Jeb] Stuart's Cavalry charge upon them but says it did not turn into anything as they were...

GLC02617

to Robert Morris

Major General Wayne discusses the campaign that led up to the Battle of Yorktown. Discusses forcing Lord Cornwallis to retreat, justifies his unorthodox tactics, and describes an amazing escape at the battle of Green Spring.

GLC02620

to Samuel Hodgdon

Knox, Secretary of War, instructs Quartermaster General Hodgdon to send food, including chocolate, port wine, sherry, and coffee, to the hospital department in Pittsburgh.

GLC02621

to Samuel Hodgdon

Sends a copy of a letter (not included) he sent to the Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton and asks Hodgdon to comply its requests regarding public clothing from contractors for the present year. Signed as Secretary of War.

GLC02622

to unknown

Knox signs as Secretary of War. Writes "The want of instructions to Harleman was indeed an omission- No more stores are to be sent to Georgia at present. The returns of Clothing forwarded to the frontiers is enclosed. You will please to return it...

GLC02623

to Jefferson Davis

Confederate General Adams discusses a concentration of Union forces at Natchez, Vicksburg, and Memphis. Expects Davis, President of the Confederate States, to transfer troops from the Trans-Mississippi Department to Jackson, Mississippi. Discusses...

GLC02625

to unknown

Plan to trap Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson near the Strasburg road. Written just after Jackson began his Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Three days earlier Jackson had defeated Fremont at Battle of McDowell, the beginning of his Valley Campaign. Banks...

GLC02626

to Gross

Discussing the "terrible battle" of Fredericksburg, which had occurred six days earlier. States that "Our troops behaved well." Also "My old Division true to prestige drove back the enemy and retook the lost ground & held it under Artillery &...

GLC02630.01

Position held by the 1st Divn. 3rd Corps After Having Repulsed the Enemy Decb. 13th 1862

Map sent with a letter written by Union General David B. Birney (see GLC02630.01). Shows the Union position on the battlefield at the Battle of Fredericksburg. Various picket lines, topographical features, and the locations of troops under generals...

GLC02630.02

to Joseph Reed

Outlines the best positions for troops to defend the area, reports on Indian attack and scalping, and fears another attack.

GLC02636

to Winfield Scott

General Jesup writes to General Scott to defend his military actions in Florida during the second Seminole War, which violated Scott's planned campaign. Written in a disrespectful tone, he remarks that "I am not a boy to be lectured by you."...

GLC02640

to Martin J. Townsend

Thanks Townsend and the people of Troy, New York, for their acknowledgments after the Battle of Buena Vista. Discusses the battle and Winfield Scott's negotiations with Santa Anna. Predicts any additional fighting will be with small guerrilla...

GLC02642

[Orders for the arrest of Mexican soldiers]

Winfield Scott's endorsement, countersigned by Henry Lee Scott on David McTeager's letter. Refers to General John A. Quitman the matter of arresting Mexican soldiers who, disguised as civilians, have returned to the neighborhood of Jesus Maria to...

GLC02644

General orders No. 128

Signed by H. L. Scott. Marching orders toward Mexico City.

GLC02646

to David Conner

Reports that the Mexican brig Creole had been boarded and burned by men under his command during a blockade of Vera Cruz. The destruction of the Creole has obliterated Vera Cruz's commerce, as she was the city's only ship. Written as lieutenant...

GLC02647

[Collection of Dr. Thomas A. McParlin][Decimalized .01-.48]

Includes personal and professional letters and documents to and from Dr. Thomas A. McParlin, medical director of the Army of Virginia and the army of the Potomac during the Civil War. Among the individuals represented in this archive are Secretary of...

GLC02649

to Col. J. S. Ford re: spy report on Union forces to Texas Rangers

Potts, in this letter, notes that he is unable to serve in the military.

GLC02652

to Colonel E. Jay Allen

Possibly to Colonel Edward Jay Allen of the 155th Pennsylvania Infantry. No year indicated. General Fremont writes, "...I am sincerely gratified by the regard of yourself and your command. It will certainly give me pleasure to have you with me and...

GLC02653

to Joseph Wheeler

Writes to Wheeler, a former Confederate general, about an article Wheeler wrote and corrects some mistakes. Explains that he was asked to correct them by former Confederate soldiers under his command who are still loyal to the Confederacy and felt...

GLC02662

[Massachusetts regimental orderly book]

Massachusetts regimental book regarding recruiting, movements, provisions, court martials, etc. The first 23.5 pages cover entries and accounts made by an unnamed leader of a regiment from Middleborough, Massachusetts, stationed mostly at Crown...

GLC02663

[Collection of Horace B. Gardner]

Letters dated July 5, 12, and 22 1862. First McClellan lettersheet with McClellan patriotic, second on choice multicolor Magnus General Halleck lettersheet, eagle and shield patriotic. Last on plain paper with multicolor Magnus White House Views...

GLC02665

War of 1812 documents and correspondence including muster rolls [decimalized .001 - .107]

Mostly receipts, militia muster rolls, etc. relating to the Bailey family. Includes some legal documents before and after the war. Also contains correspondence of the Flitner family (1850s) and a single letter concerning the Union blockade off the...

GLC02669

[Sketchbooks and drawings of Civil War subjects, mostly Gettysburg] Decimalized .01 - .07

GLC02670

[Sketchbook of miscellaneous drawings] [word processed inventory available]

Includes seven pencil and watercolor sketches. None are identified and all are in different stages of completion. Images include two mountain scenes, a battle scene, a courthouse, soldiers with a cannon, an unidentified town, and infantry on parade...

GLC02670.02

Union counter attack during Pickett's charge, Gettysburg. July 3, 1863

Pencil and watercolor sketch. Landscape of battlefield from above showing men during Pickett's charge. Unfinished with vivid blues and greens. Title is written in pencil on verso. Possibly cut from sketchbook GLC02670.01.

GLC02670.03

[Collection of sketches and watercolors] [decimalized]

Consists of sketches of mostly scenery but some house portraits, monument studies, and notes. Watercolor and graphite. The dates span from 1852 to 1893 but many are undated scenes of Pennsylvania and the New York Finger Lakes region from 1874-1875...

GLC02673

C.S.A. soldier parole for Jerry Tate

GLC02674.02

Oath of allegiance

A partially printed legal document. Wells signs his allegiance to the "STATE OF ALABAMA" of the United States of America.

GLC02674.03

Articles of War, for the Government of the Armies of the Confederate States

Published by Evans and Cogswell on "Steam-Power Presses" at No. 3 Broad and 103 East Bay Street, Charleston, South Carolina. The paper cover has correct title, but title page misspells "hte" before "Confederate States." Document establishes the...

GLC02675

John B. Marchand documents [decimalized .01-.34]

Documents relating to John B. Marchand, an officer in the United States Navy. Includes twenty-one Civil War letters, and letters by Thomas ap Catesby Jones, David Farragut, Alfred H. Guernsey, and others. Also includes personal letters regarding...

GLC02680

Appointment of Stephen Decatur, Jr. as commander on the Naval Reserve List

Partially printed manuscript with handwritten insertions. Signed as U.S. Secretary of the Navy.

GLC02794.170

Appointment of Stephen Decatur, Jr. as captain on the Naval Reserve List

Partially printed manuscript with handwritten insertions.

GLC02794.171

to Alexander McDougall

Written by Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army to Major General McDougall as commander of the Hudson Highlands Department. Place written inferred from George Washington Papers, which place his headquarters at Gulph Mill...

GLC02795

to Quincy A. Gilmore

On a small card, President Lincoln writes to Captain Gilmore, the chief engineer on the Port Royal Expedition to South Carolina, regarding General Thomas W. Sherman's attack on Port Royal: "I feel great interest in Gen. Sherman's expedition; and...

GLC02798.01

to William Graham

Foster writes to a childhood friend. Tells Graham of recently becoming a lawyer, his drive to succeed, and his plans to live in Nashville in order to "avoid a life of disagreeable solitude, in an insignificant country village." Dramatically reacts...

GLC02803

to George B. McClellan

Discusses gun boats being used by Grant in attack on Fort Henry. Informs McClellan "Gun boats supplied with temporary crews and in the the field. Mortar boats of no use at present. Enlistments for regular crews going on rapidly. Bombardment of...

GLC02832

The Conduct of the late ministry, or a memorial containing a summary of facts...

Printed for W. Bizet. Relating to the French & Indian War, relations with the French and including an extract from George Washington's Second Journal.

GLC02834

Pardon of Charles Friend for rebellion (c/s Seward)

GLC02837

Spanish account listing ships and losses at battle of Trafalger [in Spanish]

First page is the "State of the squads that battled on 21 October 1805 at S.C. Cadiz, seven leagues distant from the said port." Second page is the "State of the English squads after the battle with the Combinada on the 21st of October." [Cataloger...

GLC02794.172

to William Graham

Foster expresses his enduring friendship for Graham, though the two have not seen each other in years. Discusses Jackson's victory over the Creek Indians, their surrender, and other local news.

GLC02801

to William Graham

Foster discusses a campaign against the Creek Indians, led by Andrew Jackson, in which he was a participant. Discusses the "unlawful pretensions" of the British, demands that Americans "must be as safe abroad as at home," and hopes the War of 1812...

GLC02802

to William Graham

Talks about the "glorious & transporting news" of Andrew Jackson's victory over the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, which would prove to be the effective end of the Creek War. Exalts over "the true Genl. Jackson," and his success...

GLC02804

MacDonough's victory on Lake Champlain, and Defeat of the British Army at Plattsburg by Genl. Macomb, Sept. 11th. 1814.

Engraved and published by Tanner and printed by Rosner & Eskr. The defeat of the British at the Battle of Plattsburg thwarted Sir George Prevost's planned invasion of the United States through the Hudson Valley and strengthened the American...

GLC02810