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to John Sherman re: castigating Pres. Johnson shortly before impeachment trial

GLC02760

Constitution of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America

Printed by Shorter & Reid in the first capital of the Confederate States, Montgomery, Alabama. Divided into 5 articles. Pages not cut.

GLC02691.05

Note to Augustus R. Wright re: assuring Wright of his esteem

Written on a small scrap of paper, undated.

GLC02691.06

A congratulatory address from Generals Joseph E. Johnston and Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard to Confederate soldiers following the Battle of First Bull Run

Confederate general Samuel Jones has written "For the 8th Rgt. Ga. Volunteers" on the verso of a copy of a congratulatory address from Generals Joseph E. Johnston and Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard to Confederate soldiers following the Battle of...

GLC02691.07

to Robert E. Lee re: Wright's inability to serve in the field

Copy of two statements attesting to Wright's disability from a gunshot wound to the foot sustained at the Battle of Sharpsburg. Endorsement, signed by two other individuals, states that the original was sent to Robert E. Lee.

GLC02691.08

to Andrew Johnson re: introduction and pledge of loyalty for son Miller

Asks Johnson to assist his son in finding honest work. "He was in command of the 38th Ga Reg at Antietam where he fell after 6 hours fighting ... He was pardoned by the President [Lincoln]."

GLC02691.09

to Miller A. Wright

Augustus did not send Asa, an enslaved person, to Miller, as he did not want Miller to be "better off in attendants than the other soldiers." Rather, he sold him to Dr. Colb, along with Asa's wife and Martha. Augustus gives Miller a word of advice:...

GLC02691.11.011

[Resolutions of the board of Visitors of the University of Virginia].

Several resolutions authorize legal actions, others address student room and board, and offer specific directives regarding University maintenance, regulations, procurements, and expulsions. The board of Visitors of the University was a governing...

GLC02696

to David Tod

Morgan, a Confederate general, writes as a prisoner of war in the Ohio Penitentiary to Ohio governor Tod. Forwards a note from the warden of the prison, Nathaniel Merion, denying Morgan's request for newspapers. Morgan asks that Tod give him...

GLC02698

to D. G. Reed

General Morgan writes to Major Reed, assistant adjutant general in General Joseph Wheeler's Corps. Reports that he placed Colonels Duke, Cluke, and Chenault under arrest for neglect of duty for failing to forward a certificate called for in General...

GLC02699

to E. S. Burford

Morgan writes to Burford, assistant adjutant general. Relates his failure to comply with General Orders No. 4. Writes, "I would beg leave to say that, with half a Regiment at one point & half at another, with a command scattered over a line of...

GLC02700

to Edward Manigault

Anderson, Colonel of South Carolina Infantry, writes to Manigault, Chief of Ordnance of South Carolina. States "I have been informed that the guns required for the [bastionets?] at Fort Moultrie are under your charge and not at the Arsenal as was...

GLC02702

to James Chesnut

General Hood, commander of the 2nd Corps, Army of Tennessee, transmits a copy of a letter he wrote to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Informs Colonel Chesnut, a former United States Senator, that he (Hood) commands Divisions led by James...

GLC02703

to Braxton Bragg

Confederate General Hood, Commander of the Army of the Tennessee, relates that Bragg's instructions will soon be followed regarding the command of General Roddy (possibly Philip Dale Roddey), and that Roddey soon departs for West Point. Informs...

GLC02704

[Certification of a sutler for prisoners of war at Camp Douglas, Illinois]

Appoints Luman Burr to the position of sutler (someone who supplies provisions) for the prisoners of war at Camp Douglas. Signed as Brigadier General commanding the Post of Chicago. Orme was promoted to brigadier general in November of 1862. He...

GLC02705

to John C. Fremont

Brigadier General Grant discusses enemy troop movement with Fremont, Commander of the Western Department. States that he has not received news of enemy movement in the past few days, but that the Confederates seem to be retreating from Mayfield to...

GLC02706

[Petition to amend an 1861 New York state legislative act pertaining to the Tonawanda band of Seneca Indians]

Includes a cover letter by Parker, writing as chief and delegate of the Tonawanda band of Seneca Indians, that claims that the 1861 legislation entitled "An Act for the protection and improvement of the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians, residing...

GLC02707

to Don Jose de Viar and Don Joseph de Jaudenes

Jefferson, Secretary of State, requests that Spanish officials Viar and Jaudenes recognize reimbursement of funds from the Spanish Government to American Oliver Pollock. States that he has full confidence that Spain will "do full justice to Mr...

GLC02709

Archive of Civil War maps, mainly Atlanta campaign [word processed inventory available]

Collection of wartime manuscript maps with copies of other war items related to Stanley. 37 maps document Sherman's army from Chattanooga to Atlanta, the march to the sea and then up to the Carolinas. The last map (38) is the Battle of...

GLC02710

[Furlough for Lucius T. Stanley]

Pattison authorizes a 30-day furlough to Elmira, New York for Stanley, whose 22 January 1864 autograph signed furlough application to Brigadier General William Whipple appears on page two. At least three endorsements are cross-written across the...

GLC02710.40

[Transportation furnished to Lucius T. Stanley]

Partially printed document indicating that Stanley was provided transportation from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Elmira, New York (for his furlough, see GLC02710.40). Johnson is identified as "Capt. and A.Q.M., U.S.A."

GLC02710.41

[Medical certificate for furlough extension of Lucius T. Stanley]

Attests that he examined Stanley and found "that he is suffering from the effects of a severe attack of pneumonia of the left lung and that in consequence thereof he is in my opinion unfit for duty." Claims he needs at least thirty days to recover....

GLC02710.42

[Copy of Lucius T. Stanley's diary of the Atlanta Campaign and Sherman's march to sea]

First two pages outline the "Organization of the First Division, Twentieth Corps. Commanded by Brig. Genl. AS. Williams. Pages 3-40 include the diary of the Atlanta Campaign, with almost daily entries from 4 May 1864 to 2 September 1864. There is...

GLC02710.43

to Fidelia E. Stanley

Informs Mrs. Stanley, the mother of Lucius T. Stanley, that there are currently no openings for a lieutenant in the 107th New York Volunteers, but states that the New York Governor, Reuben E. Fenton, is interested in helping Lucius. Written on State...

GLC02710.44.01

to John G. Farnsworth

Requests a copy of his military discharge papers. Explains his enlistment history in the 107th New York Volunteers from 1862-1865. Notes that there were several endorsements on the discharge and asks for a transcript. Written on stationary of the...

GLC02710.46.01