24 April [1871]

Mason, Emily Virginia, 1815-1909

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Year inferred from content. Mason has received Hunt's account of Robert E. Lee's passage through the pedegral (a lava field), during the Mexican American War. Intends to obtain more information on Lee from McClellan, whom Lee served with in Mexico, and Professor French at West Point. Notes that she was Lee's friend and neighbor in Arlington, Virginia. Hesitates to ask Mary Randolph Custis Lee, R. E. Lee's widow, about his early military career, since these reflections must be painful for her. General Samuel Cooper, could help her, though he and his wife suffer extreme poverty. Has…

GLC02382.088

18 March 1871

Lee, John F., 1813-1884

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Mentions Emily Virginia Mason's biography of Robert E. Lee, for which Hunt supplied information. Discusses a compromise of Hunt's integrity, apparently regarding fabrications published about Hunt's false involvement with the Ku Klux Klan. States that Sherman did not bear false witness against Hunt in the matter. Speculates that Winfield Scott Hancock did not "make much" by the publication of his letters. Referring to the controversy regarding the conduct of Fitz John Porter at Second Manassas, asserts that General Irvin McDowell falsely accused Porter in order to serve Secretary of War…

GLC02382.089

20 April 1871

Lee, John F., 1813-1884

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Declares "You are a trump, a soldier & a gentleman and a scholar. You did it up well. got the truth... Your narrative needed no addition... Let it stand." Possibly refers to writing Hunt completed for Emily Virginia Mason, who was working on a biography of Robert E. Lee. Regrets his reflections on soldiers' vanity which he included in a previous letter to Hunt (refer to GLC02382.090).

GLC02382.090

circa 16 August 1872

Lee, John F., 1813-1884

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Discusses an unspecified case with Hunt, and notes that Hunt is engaged in political service. Remarks "I wish you would solve that mystery of the Ku Klux. It is not all a dream. There must be some waking reality in it." Mentions General Ethan Allen Hitchcock, and his military report on Missouri for William Selby Harney, who commanded in Missouri before and during the early years of the Civil War. Mentions Edwin McMasters Stanton, General Henry W. Halleck, and General George Brinton McClellan. Asserts that Stonewall Jackson led some Dutch soldiers at Chancellorsville, and refers to the…

GLC02382.091

circa [1872]

Lee, John F., 1813-1884

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Refers to Hunt's contribution to the biography, an account of Lee's passage through the pedregal (a lava rock field) during the Mexican American War. Notes that the book is "short & simple... well done for a female- no bad eloquence. except in the appendix- where there is some, very bad, by orators and statesmen... " Notes that Marshall's contribution was good (possibly referring to Charles Marshall, who served as Lee's aide-de-camp). Discusses the implications of Hunt's description of Lee; wonders whether his praise of Lee was appropriate (possibly since Hunt had served the Union and…

GLC02382.092

11 January 1872

Lee, John F., 1813-1884

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Lee indicates that he writes from "The Lodge," the name for his home. Relates that an acquaintance, Clement Hill, informed him that Hunt was visiting town. Discusses the possibility of visiting Hunt, or of Hunt coming to visit him. Quotes Cicero.

GLC02382.093

21 March 1872

Lee, John F., 1813-1884

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Possibly created in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Refers to a pamphlet created by Maynadier (possibly William Maynadier). Expresses regret over an unspecified situation regarding General Alexander Brydie Dyer, chief of ordnance in 1864). Notes that Edwin McMasters Stanton loved corruption. Mentions the retirement of many of his former fellow soldiers, as cited in the army register. Jubal Early recently transmitted a discourse on Robert E. Lee to J.F. Lee; J.F. Lee notes that it is disgraceful to the Union army, and that Early cites Hunt as a reference. Declares "Lee beats Hannibal for…

GLC02382.094

1872

Lee, John F., 1813-1884

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Accuses Hunt of deceit, possibly facetiously. Says he wishes he could have driven up, possibly to visit Hunt, and that Mrs. Lee also wished Hunt could have visited. Gossips about current events, calling Benjamin Franklin Butler a "damned scoundrel" for slandering his hero. Deplores the current state of politics. Mentions Charles Sumner, Stonewall Jackson, and Robert E. Lee. About Jackson, writes "When you think about what a d-d fool S. J. was, & what a sublime soldier, what estimate can you put on military achievements." In a postscript, refers to Byron, the poet. Possibly created…

GLC02382.095

7 February 1865

Worth, Margaret, 1828-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Signed "M. S. Worth." Discusses General Scott's charge, possibly referring to an advance during the Mexican American War which involved General Winfield Scott and her father General William Jenkins Worth. Remarks "I remember how fully it was my Fathers purpose to leave a record of events in justification, first, of his Division, & then of himself, when death removed him from the scene of his usefulness, as well as trials... history may place my Father's name & character where it deserves to be." Calls Hitchcock a "snake in the grass" (possibly referring to Ethan Allen Hitchcock,…

GLC02382.099

25 January 1870

Worth, Margaret, 1828-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

By the daughter of General William Jenkins Worth. Had previously collected information regarding her father's military service, especially pertaining to the Mexican American War. Notes that she received a statement from Joseph E. Johnston. Mentions Lee's (possibly Robert E. Lee's) opinion regarding the 20 August 1847 Battle of Churubusco. Mentions a bill in Congress introduced by New York Representative Henry Warner Slocum, a Civil War general. Calls the War Department the "mutual admiration society."

GLC02382.101

16 March 1870

Worth, Margaret, 1828-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

By the daughter of General William Jenkins Worth. Is visiting her sister Josephine. Transmits a copy of a letter from General Joseph E. Johnston. Mentions General Pemberton (possibly John Clifford Pemberton). Mentions that Dawson, an historian, has some of her father's papers (possibly New York historian Henry B. Dawson). Refers to "Will," possibly her brother William Scott Worth. Remarks "The Army bill will be greatly modified before it will pass in the Senate," mentioning Representative John Alexander Logan. Relates that General John Cleveland Robinson lives in Binghamton. Expresses…

GLC02382.102

14 April 1876

Rothermel, Peter Frederick, 1812-1895

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Encloses a letter from Colonel Andrew Cowan (not included). Discusses an engraving by John Sartain. Writes "In regard to the study of your head- I will have it used in the Engraving- after that It will be at your service and If you could give me a Couple of sittings- to make a finished picture, It would be still more gratifying to me. The Head- Is Considered Extremely like- you- and perhaps it would be wisest to leave it and make no attempt at representing the march of time, which steals on us and steals from us..." Rothermel, a noted artist of the 19th century, specialized in portraits…

GLC02382.103

26 October 1885

Cowan, Andrew, fl. 1861-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Thanks Hunt for a recent favor. Recalls details of the Battle of Gettysburg for Hunt, who is writing an article on the topic. Speculates as to why General Alexander S. Webb left the 1st New York Light Artillery out of his report on the Battle of Gettysburg. Relates that after the battle, Webb "shook hands with me, regretted that he could not retain such a 'splendid Battery always' and said he would give us full credit for the splendid work we had done." Discusses Wheeler's Battery, which participated in the Battle of Gettysburg. Mentions a drawing of Gettysburg by John B. Bachelder, and…

GLC02382.105

2 February 1887

Cowan, Andrew, fl. 1861-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Responds to a letter from Hunt. Discusses an article on the Battle of Gettysburg Hunt recently submitted to Century Magazine for publication. Referring to space dedicated to George Custer and Alfred Pleasanton in Century, remarks "I can see just the trouble you had to contend with, in condensing the narrative to fit the space allotted by the Century Co and share your disgust over the Custer & Pleasanton honors which have no connection on Earth with the subject. I must admit it makes me smile to think of the hot water you have got into... " Takes issue with General Daniel E. Sickles's…

GLC02382.106

20 July 1887

Cowan, Andrew, fl. 1861-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Cowan discusses an article on the Battle of Gettysburg Hunt previously wrote for Century Magazine. Discusses the battle in great detail, feeling that his battery's service has continually been overlooked by historians. Remarks, "I cannot be blamed for feeling but had my Battery been of the Second Corps instead of the 6th it would not have met with such want of Official recognition by the Officers of that Corps... I am, as I say, forced to ask if it is not fair and right to recognize our service properly by stating that Browns Rhode Island Battery becoming wholly crippled under the Artillery…

GLC02382.107

17 May 1888

Cowan, Andrew, fl. 1861-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Cowan discusses an article on the Battle of Gettysburg Hunt previously wrote for Century Magazine. Expresses disappointment that historians continually fail to mention his battery in descriptions of the battle. Discusses a correction he previously asked Hunt to make in the article regarding his battery. Includes a copy of Century's reply to Hunt, after Hunt requested the change. Century agrees to the edit, noting that there is ample time to make the correction before their War Book is printed. Includes the copied signature of R. M. Johnson, associate editor of Century. Written on Mantle…

GLC02382.108

13 January 1887

Lyman, Theodore, 1833-1897

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Lyman writes, "I have read with interest your three Gettysburg articles. They are in all ways admirable. Especially I thank you for your judicious justification of Gen. Meade." Asks if there is any chance for Hunt's bill, possibly referring to a congressional bill advocated by Hunt pertaining to military retirement pay and rank. Lyman had served as an aide-de-camp to General George Gordon Meade during the Civil War, and as a Representative from Massachusetts 1883-1884.

GLC02382.109

22 July 1876

Wetmore, William, 1749-1830

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Possibly served under Hunt during the Civil War. Thanks Hunt for letters of introduction he used while traveling the world. Mentions Colonel Talbot, Lieutenant Colonel Peel, and Earl Stanhope, who assisted him greatly while he stayed in London. Remarks that the Comte de Paris and Duke de Chartres were away when he was in France. Traveled through Japan, China, Malaysia, Ceylon, India, and other locales. Mentions military reunions. Discusses a cavalryman who recently died; Wetmore attests that his service eclipsed the charge of the 13th British Light Brigade at Balaclava, Ukraine, 1854

GLC02382.110

13 November 1886

Bringer, L., fl. 1886

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Mentions an article Hunt wrote for Century Magazine (possibly on the Battle of Gettysburg). Congratulates Hunt on his son Henry's bravery for participating in the Greely expedition. Mentions the death of a recent acquaintance, who caught dysentery from drinking water in St. Louis, Missouri. The 1881 Greely expedition in the Arctic ended in disaster due to the failure of supply ships to reach the expedition party. When assistance reached the expedition in 1884, only seven members remained.

GLC02382.111

21 September 1862

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 185 (September 21, 1862)]

Reprinted from the Richmond Enquirer, "Address of General Lee & Colonel Johnson to the People of Maryland" condemns the "wrongs and outrages that have been inflicted" upon the state of Maryland by the Union government, reducing it to "the condition of a conquered province". "Small Pox Spread Far & Wide: LOOK OUT!" details specific smallpox cases in the area and asks, "will the people now come in and be vaccinated?" Includes accounts of troop movements and battle reports, advertisements, and local news.

GLC05959.09.071

20 May 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 84 (May 20, 1863)]

"How the Yankees Took Marye's Heights," reprinted from the Richmond Enquirer, claims that "the Yankees were dealt rations of whiskey in order to get them up to Marye's heights, and that each most hindmost man was ordered to strike down, with the drawn bayonet, the man in his front who faltered..."

GLC05959.09.188

21 May 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 85 (21 May, 1863)]

"Scenes on the Rappahannock," excerpted from the Richmond Enquirer, features multiple subtopics including "Yankee Losses," "Two Years and Nine Months Men," "Demonstration in Front," "Hooker's Wound," "Drowned Yankees and Confederates," "A Desertee to the Yankees," "A Deserter from the Yankees," "Return of Citizens," "A.H.H. Bernard," "The Enemy's Wounded," "An Error," and "Facilities for Reporters." "The Affair at Jackson" details the events leading up to the Yankee capture of the city, and General Johnston's retreat. "Northern News" includes multiple sections of reports from sources in the…

GLC05959.09.189

April 19, 1864

Orme, Richard M., 1797-1869, and Denison, Henry, 1795-1819

Newspaper

Title: Southern recorder. [Vol. 45, no. 16 (April 19, 1864)]

Includes descriptions of Southern officials, including P. G. T. Beauregard as General, Robert E. Lee as General, Stonewall Jackson as General, and Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederacy. Battles of Shiloh and Murfreesboro. Excerpt from a debate over Negro equality in Congress. Includes various articles regarding food preservation and homemade medications.

GLC05959.10

February 1861

Redmond, Dennis, fl. 1856-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern cultivator. [Vol. 19, no. 2 (February, 1861)]

Negroes & Negro Slavery, Power of the South. A prize essay on commercial manures displays the winner of the Georgia State Agricultural Fair. One article demonstrates the benefit of slave labor in analyzing crop output. One letter to the editor remarks that this journal removes existing tension between the North and the South. A lengthy editorial describes secession as seen from the North, with its consequences.

GLC05959.11.01

July 1861

Redmond, Dennis, fl. 1856-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern cultivator. [Vol. 19, no. 7 (July, 1861)]

Negro Mechanics, Reform Under Our New Government, Supplies Stopped - Let Us Make Our Own, The Richmond Factory. An editorial criticizes the Yankees for not seeing the value of Southern agriculture, particularly the supply and demand of food in terms of the Southern cotton market. Another editorial examines reform under the new government, and a letter to the editor discusses "Negro mechanics." A reprinted article from the Columbia Guardian examines potential benefits of the war for Southern agriculture and economy.

GLC05959.11.02