1861 ca.

Cook, George S., 1819-1902

Photograph

Title: Harry T. Hays, Brig. General

Bust portrait of the bearded Confederate General Harry Thompson Hays. Photograph on cabinet card sized mount.

GLC07068.05

1865/04 ca.

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond, Va

Shows factory buildings, with two men standing (facing away from the camera), in the center foreground

GLC07069.01

1865/04 ca.

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: View of Crenshaw's Mill, [Richmond, Va.]

Shows mill on a river, with a masonry bridge at the center of the image. Ruins of buildings on banks of river.

GLC07069.02

1864 ca.

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: View of Chimborago Hospital, Richmond, Va.

Distant view showing barracks, with Black man holding crutches sitting in the left foreground, facing away from the camera. Title from pencil note on verso.

GLC07070

1865/03/02

Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

Photograph signed

Title: Oval albumen bust portrait of Ulysses S. Grant

Signed on the mount and dated by Grant as Lt. General. at City Point, Va. However, the vignetted image probably may have been taken 1862-63 because it shows Grant as a Major General with only two stars. (Image dimensions 20.4 x 15.7 cm.)

GLC07071

1862 ca.

Photograph

Title: John B, Hood, General

Photographic bust portrait of "the Iron Boar" John Bell Hood showing three stars. Photograph likely taken while Hood was in command of the Army of Tennessee. Photograph on cabinet card sized mount.

GLC07072

1863 ca.

Photograph

Title: Fitzhugh Lee

Bust portrait of Fitzhugh Lee as a Major General. Photograph on cabinet card size mount.

GLC07073

April 1865

Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

Photograph

Title: [Photograph of General Robert E. Lee]

3/4 length bust portrait of Lee. Variant of Meredith p. 61 (which has full image). This photograph is one of the series which Brady took at Richmond after Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox, Virginia.

GLC07075

1862 ca.

Photograph

Title: George E. Pickett

Photographic bust portrait in uniform as Major General.

GLC07076

1865 ca.

Russell, Andrew J., 1829-1902

Photograph

Title: Civil War photographs, album of 117 large format prints, with 20 small prints

Album of 117 large format albumen prints, plus 20 smaller prints, mounted back to back on thick card with letterpress or manuscript labels.

GLC07077

1890

Birch, Thomas, fl. 1890

Pamphlet

Title: Thomas Birch's sons auction catalog of Washington's papers [catalog no. 657]

Lacks cover

GLC07215.01

1838

Book

Title: Monuments of Washington's Patriotism: containing a facsimile...

"Monuments of Washington's patriotism: containing a facsimile of his publick accounts kept during the Revolutionary War; and some of the most interesting documents connected with his military command and civil administration...."

GLC07215.02

1858/01/25

Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876

Document signed

Title: General Order No. 1 re: trials of soldier and officer at Ft. Arbuckel, NM

GLC07217

1863/03/03

Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872

Letter signed

Title: to N. B. Baker re: clarifying the President's draft order

"The President has not at any time issued a proclamation calling for 300,000 men..." An order was to be given, but no official copy was recieved. Annotation in another hand on verso.

GLC07226

1862/12/17

Broadside

Title: A Desirable Farm containing 975 Acres and Six Negroes for Sale... [slaves]

Sale for this date for the estate of Alexander and Martha T. Fraser, 30 miles from Petersburg. "Any one having a large number of negroes, which they desire to place beyond the reach of the enemy, would do well to purchase this plantation." Loss at top left corner, affecting "F" in "Farm," and some loss of text at fold on bottom third of sheet.

GLC07212

1862/09/08

Johnson, Badley T., 1829-1903

Broadside

Title: to unknown re: troop recruitment

"To the people of Maryland! After sixteen months of oppression more galling than the Austrian tyranny, the victorious army of the south brings freedom to your doors..."

GLC07213

1861/11/10

McLaws, Lafayette, 1821-1897

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his fiance re: love letter

"Your very charming letter was received about two years since-it seems that long since I heard from you."

GLC07214

1861/07-08/1863

Taber, Joseph S. C., fl. 1861-1863

Diary

Title: Civil War diary of soldier in Co. B 23rd regiment Pa. Volunteers

Mentions Peninsula Campaign, rebel balloon, Harper's Ferry, and Gettysburg.

GLC07218

1863 ca.

Sheldon, J.A., 1824-1886

Photograph signed

Title: Carte de Visite of [Sgt. Jacob Hart] in Co. E 47th Indiana and 1st Lt. U.S. Colored Infantry

Full length carte de visite of Jacob Hart, Sgt. in Co. E 47th Indiana. He also served as 1st Lt. in a U.S. Colored Infantry regiment.

GLC07219.01

1863 ca.

Photograph

Title: [Carte de Visite of Jacob Hart's wife]

Two cent revenue stamp on verso.

GLC07219.02

1865

Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

Photograph

Title: Execution of Captain Wirz, the keeper of Andersonville Prison

Red mount. Printed by Taylor & Huntington. With list of views on verso.

GLC07220

1799/11/16

Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Morton re: slave trade

"Put a stop to the exercise of the slave trade by our citizens. Spanish laws prohibit neutrals from trading to the main, unless they import a given number of what are called 'New Negroes,' meaning such as are immediately from Africa." Morton served as U.S. Consul in Havana. (Insect losses at edge of p. 1 affecting text.)

GLC07221

1814/02-09/1815

Thorne, Captain, fl. 1814

Autograph manuscript

Title: War of 1812 orderly book of Capt. Thorne's Co., 60th King's Rifles

60th regiment, King's Royal Rifle Corps in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

GLC07222

1864/05/04

Marshall, Charles, 1830-1902

Autograph note signed

Title: to Charles Marshall re: Troops movement in Chancellorville; Burnside

"Gen Lee has been directed to make the enemy develope his forces & acertain whether there is any infantry with him. The Gen is just leaving by the old turnpike." Written on receiver's copy of Fitzhugh Lee telegram. Written in pencil on verso.

GLC07223

1862/05/29

Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to wife re: McClellan, McDowell, Butler's New Orleans Proclamation

"Oh that some hearty hand will plant a dagger deep in his...black heart"; "Both the army & people have confidence in our ability to whip the Yankees off & save Richmond...I would rather die, if die I must, on the battlefield, fighting for the liberties of my country and disunion with the Yankees"

GLC07224