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The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 11, no. 20 (April 18, 1863)]

Report of the army of Attakapas and the battleship Keokuk. Ads for deserters. Inscribed at top "Henry S. Millard." Articles translated into French on right side. Wallpaper has lilac colored grape and oak floral pattern (pattern # 1538F)

GLC05988.06

The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 11, no. 44 (February 6, 1864)]

The raising of a "State Guard" to repress crimes and act as a police force. Information about a public sale of slaves and a $600 reward for runaways. French translation on right side. Lilac-colored grape and oak floral pattern wallpaper.

GLC05988.07

The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 11, no. 45 (February 13, 1864)]

News from the Confederate capitol at Richmond that Lee's Army has not received reinforcements after the turn of events at Gettysburg. Ads for slave sales, fugitive slaves, and retail. French translation on right side. Wallpaper has beautiful...

GLC05988.08

The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 11, no. 46 (February 20, 1864)]

Jayhawkers making preparations to rob and pillage citizens; announces John Hunt Morgan's raid into Kentucky. An act to prevent draft and conscription substitutions. Ads for slave sales. French translation on right side. Wallpaper has pink floral...

GLC05988.09

The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 12, no. 1 (June 4, 1864)]

Congratulatory order by Gen. John A. Wharton after the Battle of Pleasant Hill, a report by Gen. R. E. Lee on Petersburg and a message of Confederate President Jefferson Davis delivered before the Confederate Congress. French translation on right...

GLC05988.11

The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 12, no. 2 (June 11, 1864)]

General Order issued by Texas Brigadier General Greer concerning the organization of forces to serve during the war. Schedule of prices for Louisiana. French translation on right side. Gray and green geometric pattern.

GLC05988.12

The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 12, no. 3 (June 18, 1864)]

Lincoln's Proclamation to the citizens of the United States, dated May 17, 1864; note from Lee; news from various battle fronts. Gray and green geometric pattern.

GLC05988.13

The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 12, no. 4 (June 25, 1864)]

The latest news from Virginia: Lee beat Grant and repulsed the Yankees from the Confederate capitol at Richmond. French translation on right side. Wallpaper has multi-color floral pattern printed with alternating white and color bouquets. (pattern...

GLC05988.14

The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 12, no. 5 (July 2, 1864)]

The Yankees have placed at least 32 torpedoes, consisting of common beer barrels containing between 600 and 700 pounds of gun powder, in Charleston Harbor. An act providing for retired Confederate officers, and matters of conscription. Wallpaper...

GLC05988.15

The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 12, no. 6 (July 9, 1864)]

Begins with note from the paper stating they must now begin to refuse subscribers because of the exorbitant prices of paper. Notice from Confederate tax collector. Wallpaper has same pattern as GLC 5988.15, with a gray and green acorn pattern.

GLC05988.16

The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 12, no. 7 (July 16, 1864)]

News from Virginia during the Battle of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania in which Gen. Lee states that "the enemy were hurled upon our lines 8 and 10 deep and that their dead lay in heaps in front of our breastworks." French translation on right...

GLC05988.17

The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 12, no. 14 (September 3, 1864)]

Naval battle between the Alabama and Kearsarge described in great detail. List of casualties in Hay's brigade at Monocacy, MD. French translation on right side. Wallpaper has rose and green colored floral pattern (pattern # 1886).

GLC05988.18

The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 12, no. 16 (September 17, 1864)]

Chicago Convention nominated George McClellan for President. Atlanta was evacuated by Confederates. French translation on right side. Wallpaper has brown and purple colors in an oak and grape pattern.

GLC05988.19

The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 12, no. 17 (September 24, 1864)]

Confederate tax notice requires list of all real estate, slaves, and household possessions. Louisiana governor issues a proclamation about upcoming elections. French translation on right side. Printed on brown-sepia paper. Wallpaper has green and...

GLC05988.20

The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 12, no. 20 (October 15, 1864)]

Proclaims importance of states' rights. Discusses use of taxes, freed slaves, labor. French translation on right side. Printed on brown-sepia paper. Green and white floral pattern.

GLC05988.21

The Opelousas courier. [Vol. 12, no. 21 (October 22, 1864)]

Murders by a band of Jayhawkers. Also a letter from the "Lafouce Creoles" 18th Louisiana Regiment giving a brief history of their battles since they left home to fight in the Battle of Shiloh. French translation on right side. Printed on brown...

GLC05988.22

The confederate banner. [October 25, 1862]

Letters describe local regimental action. Announces Yankees and gunboats near Donaldsville. Name of Lt. John Stevens, Co. J 23rd Regt C.V. Lafourche Crossing, La. written at top. French translation on right side. Wallpaper has brown and white...

GLC05988.23

Thibodaux sentinel. [Vol. 2, no. 40 (January 31, 1864)]

Lincoln's retaliation against the South, the Union capture of Arkansas Post, and the war in Tennessee. French translation on right side. Wallpaper has mauve, gray, and blue floral pattern.

GLC05988.24

The weekly junior register. [Vol. 2, no. 17 (May 2, 1863)]

Printed by Union forces the day they captured the city during Banks's Red River Expedition. Order by Gen. Banks congratulating his troops for their victories. Circular "To Capitalists" discusses investment opportunities with 14 rules for...

GLC05988.26

The southern sentinel. [Vol. 1, no. 8 (May 16, 1863)]

The first newspaper printed by Union occupation troops after the fall of Alexandria. Announces the arrival of Gen. Banks's army to the city. Poetry features traditional patriotic themes, one by Henry W. Longfellow. Wallpaper has faded gold leaf...

GLC05988.27

The southern sentinel. [Vol. 1, no. 24 (August 15, 1863)]

Confederate occupation newspaper. Article concerning Confederate generals Johnston, Pemberton, and President Davis describes them as a crew of mercenaries and parasites of the Confederate government; General Johnston is responsible for the fall of...

GLC05988.28

The southern sentinel. [Vol. 1, no. 34 (October 24, 1863)]

This Confederate re-occupation edition was published after Alexandria had been recaptured by Confederate forces from the Federals and includes Gen. Lee's Official Report of the Battle of Gettysburg. No news; plenty of rumors. Printed on eggshell...

GLC05988.29

to Basil O'Connor

Typed on stationery and signed as Lt . Cmmdr. in the US Naval Reserves sending a check to the March of Dimes (National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis) with money raised by his men. There is a long manuscript postscript beginning on p. 1 "Dear...

GLC05990

to Captain Denny

Discusses military organizing for the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion. Expresses his desire for "a strong company of the militia from each of the three counties." Irvine was a Pennsylvania congressman and army officer who commanded troops to...

GLC05991

[Receipt for $50,000 in subsistence funds for U.S. occupation of Mexico]

Received of Captain M.R. Patrick. Labeled "Duplicate no. 3."

GLC05994

[William McKinley]

Portrait as a private in the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry

GLC05995

[Joseph Eggleston Johnston]

Cropped mount, not affecting image. Image as embedded grime at edges. Stamp on verso: Collection of Ambrose Lee.

GLC05998

[Circular letter on congressional proceedings preceding the War of 1812]

Discusses the recent proceedings of Congress, specifically the non-intercourse and importation laws and the problematic European trade situation that led to War of 1812.

GLC05892

to John Langdon

Cosigned by William H. Crawford and Charles Cutts. On behalf of the Republican members of Congress, informs Langdon of his nomination for the vice presidency. Comments on the difficulties facing the nation, claiming that "In this awful period of...

GLC05899.03

[William Farquhar Barry]

Carte de visite of the Union Chief of Artillery, 1/2 length portrait. Inscribed to Ms. Belle Riley." Barry served as Chief of Artillery from 1st Bull Run through the Peninsula Campaign.

GLC05918.01

[McMillian, James W.]

Carte de visite, vignette bust portrait.

GLC05918.02

[Presidential pardon of Philip D. Roddey for his participation in the rebellion]

This document is a Presidential pardon in which President Andrew Johnson granted Philip D. Roddey a full pardon and amnesty from crimes committed during the rebellion. Roddey was nicknamed "the Swamp Fox of Tennessee." The pardon was countersigned by...

GLC05921

to Chaplain Charles Pierce

A copy of General orders No 77, dated 1 November 1, 1883, in which Sherman relinquished command of the Army of the United States. Deterioration affecting date and title at bottom. The original document was made in Washington, D.C., but the copy was...

GLC05924

McClellan's military career reviewed and exposed ...

Title continues, " ...THE MILITARY POLICY OF THE ADMINISTRATION SET FORTH AND VINDICATED ." Criticizes General George B. McClellan, the Democratic nomination for president in the 1864 election. First edition. Published by the Union Congressional...

GLC05937

The History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero [2 vols.]

Two volumes, printed for the author. Collateral to GLC 747, John Adams to Rush, 1805 December 4, which attacks Hamilton as another Caesar while citing this life and "Tull's memoirs."

GLC05882

Confederate salt print portrait, full length seated portrait

With manuscript inscription on verso.

GLC05888.01

[William Wirt Adams]

Full length standing portrait of William Wirt Adams, a Confederate Brigadier General. On a later mount with signature scratched off front lower left corner.

GLC05888.02

Victory! Victory!! Victory!!! We celebrate the fall of Richmond April 3d, 1865.

Shows a triumphant elephant waving victory banner. Text printed in red with the elephant in blue. The end of the banner is drawn to look like a grinning face.

GLC05890

[Annual report on the Grand River Agency in South Dakota]

Addressed to Ely S. Parker, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Comments on different tribes, their numbers and their willingness to farm. Recommends providing government assistance to the friendly Indians, who "are fully convinced that the...

GLC05893

Autograph letterbook of outgoing correspondence, most 1785-88, 1805-8 & 1811-12

Including letters to John Hancock, Patrick Henry, John Jay, Thomas Pickering, John Sullivan, Charles Thomson, James Bowdin, and other State governors regarding military affairs, state customs regulations and the need for interstate coordination...

GLC05896

[Journals and log books of Edward Simpson Sr. and Edward Simpson, Jr.] [word processed inventory available] [Decimalized .01- .23]

Edward Simpson, Sr. was a member of the first class of "middies" to graduate from Annapolis after only nine months of study.  Over the following twenty years, Simpson followed a career that involved him in the Mexican War, had him working on the...

GLC05911

Col. Berdan

Carte-de-visite engraved bust portrait of Himan Berdan. Inscribed on verso with name and rank, "H. Berdan Col. Commanding U.S.S.S."

GLC05917

[Isaac Fitzgerald Shepard]

Carte de visite of the organizer of 1st U.S. Colored Infantry, vignette bust. Shepard later served as U.S. Counsel at Hankow, China.

GLC05918.03

[Julius Stahel]

Awarded the Medal of Honor in 1893 for distinction while commanding a cavalry division at the Battle of Piedmont (June 5, 1864).

GLC05918.04

Sketch showing defences and channels of Charleston Harbor.

This document is a map of Charleston Harbor depicting the major waterways and various forts in the area, among these is Fort Sumter. On the map it states that the map has been, "Copied by direction of Rear Admiral J. A. Dahlgren." The water on the...

GLC05919

to George A. Dary

Duke, a former Confederate lieutenant colonel and historian, acknowledges receipt of a letter from Dary, a Boston lawyer. Confirms that Dary's letter (not included) was accompanied by a copy of President Abraham Lincoln's correspondence with Edwin M...

GLC05922.02

[Robert G. Shaw]

Carte de visite, 3/4 length standing portrait. Later reprint of a war-time photo.

GLC05923

Copperhead Conspiracy in the North-West

Title continued: "An Exposé of the Treasonable Order of the 'Sons of Liberty.' Vallandingham, Supreme Commander." Published by the Union Congressional Committee. Printed by John A. Gray & Green in New York. Pages are uncut at the top of the pamphlet...

GLC05936

to Joseph E. Smith re: War of 1812

Among other remarks, he says, "I write you now amidst the noise & compulsion of the camp[.] Some men are marhing one way[,] some the other... while I write it is stated that the enemy are landed & are about destroy'g the City of Washington."

GLC06915

to James T. Ames re: conducting gun business in Washington D.C.

Last page contains pencil and ink sketch of a belt latch, over which he has written part of the letter.

GLC06927