3 January 1862

Bingham, George F., fl. 1861-1862

Letter

Title: to Lucretia Bingham

Comments, "The Rebels Show themselves once in a While along the banks of the River but they all leave as soon as We give them a shot they Will not fight unless they have the advantage and then they fight like Bull Dogs and I whish that they were all in the Oven of the Eavel [evil] One and a good Fire under the Same." On patriotic stationery with the title "Onward." Featuring a young woman holding a flag and pointing forward. The woman wears a "flag" dress, has long flowing hair and is barefooted. The dates 1776 and 1861 appear on either side of the woman. Date inferred from content.

GLC03607.02

17 November 1862

Bingham, H.B., fl. 1862-1863

Letter

Title: to Lucretia Bingham

He wrote a letter to George. Also discusses the weather. He tells her to direct her letters to "H. B. Bingham 2nd Co. Heavy Artillary [sic]. Capt. Niebuhr. Fort Warren, Boston Harbor. "

GLC03607.04

7 December 1862

Bingham, H.B., fl. 1862-1863

Letter

Title: to Lucretia Bingham

He arrived in camp two weeks ago. The regiment received their uniforms and expect to be issued their weapons with in the week. They drill four hours a day and spend the rest of their time playing cards or laying in their quarters. Written at Fort Warren.

GLC03607.05

22 December 1862

Bingham, H.B., fl. 1862-1863

Letter

Title: to Lucretia Bingham

He received the box she sent. Mentions the cold weather and that he has not heard from their brother George for a while. He is not worried though because George's name has not appeared on the list of killed. On patriotic stationery and with a regimental envelope.

GLC03607.06

1 January 1863

Bingham, H.B., fl. 1862-1863

Letter

Title: to Lucretia Bingham

Signed Bart, but probably H. B. due to location. He discusses George's letter about the Battle of Fredericksburg. Place from post mark on envelope.

GLC03607.07

circa December 1862

Bush, George, fl. 1862

Map

Title: [Map of Fredericksburg]

A fairly complete and accurate map of the Union position at Fredericksburg. Shows federal positions, pontoon bridges, geographic features, roads and houses used as hospitals. The position held by Gibbon's Division is slightly exaggerated.

GLC03607.08

[1861/04/17 ca.]

Osborn & Durbec

Photograph

Title: "No. 2."

View of the Iron Clad Battery at Morris Island from the rear.

GLC03919.01

1861/04/17 ca.

Osborn & Durbec

Photograph

Title: "No. 3."

View of the Trapier Mortar Battery on Morris Island, with Osborn & Durbec's portable darkroom visible in the background.

GLC03919.02

April 17, 1861

Osborn & Durbec

Photograph

Title: "No. 6."

Caption label on verso: "…Ending of Ruins of Officers Quartes and Commencement of Soldiers' Barracks. This view is on the facing towards Charleston."

GLC03919.03

1861/04/[17]

Osborn & Durbec

Photograph

Title: "No. 12."

Caption label on verso: "…Ending of Solders' [sic] Barracks seen in No. 11, and commencing and continuing with Officers' Quarters up to Gateway on the right. This completes the whole circuit in sections."

GLC03919.04

April 17, 1861

Osborn & Durbec

Photograph

Title: "[No.] 14."

View of a group of Confederate dignitaries in front of the shot furnace on the parade ground at Fort Sumter. The group is gathered beside a large mounted cannon, and is purported to contain both Wade Hampton and Gov. Francis Pickens.

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[1861/04/17]

Osborn & Durbec

Photograph

Title: "[No.] 15."

View of the cannons from inside Fort Sumter, probably on the parapet.

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[1861/04/17]

Osborn & Durbec

Photograph

Title: "No. 17."

View of the rear of Fort Sumter's parapet.

GLC03919.07

[1861/04/17]

Osborn & Durbec

Photograph

Title: "[No.] 18."

View of the sally-port inside Fort Sumter, with Confederate soldiers gathered in the entrance.

GLC03919.08

[1861/04/17]

Osborn & Durbec

Photograph

Title: "[No.] 19."

Purported to be the only known photograph of the interior of Fort Sumter's casemate, this view shows a row of guns mounted beneath brick archways.

GLC03919.09

20 March 1862

Worret, Charles, 1819-?

Map

Title: [Manuscript map, Military Reconnaissance Dept. Va]

Title continues: "Major Genl. Wool Comdg. Drawn by Sergt. Worret & Compiled Under the Direction of Colonel T.J. Cram Chief Topl. Engr. Dept. Va." "Copy." Shows the Yorktown Peninsula and contains a description of the area in terms of its potential for military uses. Hand-drawn and colored on fine weave linen. Signed and inscribed in lower left corner "To General Heintzelman with compliments of T. J. Cram." Samuel P. Heintzelman (1805-1880), an 1826 West Point graduate, fought at First and Second Manassas (Bull Run). He eventually reached the rank of major general with command of the…

GLC04355.01

1862

Flinn, John William, fl. 1863-1893

Photograph

Title: [Photograph of Flinn as a 14 year old Confederate enlistee]

Daguerreotype photograph of John W. Flinn. Depicts Flinn as a fourteen year old Confederate enlistee, wearing a military hat and belt.

GLC04573.01

11 March 1863

Flinn, John William, fl. 1863-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his father

Reports that his regiment is on Provost Guard. Three days worth of rations only lasts for two days, after which the soldiers must provide for themselves or do without. It is illegal to sell whiskey in town, and his regiment usually catches those who try to smuggle it in. Mentions trading papers with the Federal troops across the river.

GLC04573.02

26 May 1863

Flow, J.S., fl. 1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to A.M. Flinn

Billie [J. W. Flinn] has been wounded, captured and taken to Fort Delaware. Lieut. Col. Luse just returned from Fort Delaware and said Flinn was doing well. (Flinn was captured at the battle of Marye's Heights or Second Fredricksburg, May 3, 1863).

GLC04573.03

9 August 1863

Flinn, John William, fl. 1863-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to A.M. Flinn

Spent three weeks as a prisoner at Fort Delaware. Has not heard from his family since he returned to camp. While at Fort Delaware, his father had come to camp to visit and went home without knowing the fate of his son. He discusses the losses from Battle of Gettysburg, " the hardest battle that has ever been fought on this continent," and lists a page and a half of friends and comrades who lost their lives in Pennsylvania. Flinn was ill during the battle. Written along the Rapidan River

GLC04573.04

January 10, 1864

Flinn, John William, fl. 1863-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to A.M. Flinn [incomplete]

His regiment suffered heavy casualties in the battle. They were caught in the crossfire of several Yankee infantry units and within the sights of an artillery battery. He also speculates on whether Yankees in Virginia or Tennessee fight harder. The end of this letter is missing. Docketed on the top of page one, " Jany 10th 1864."

GLC04573.05

4 December 1864

Flinn, John William, fl. 1863-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to A. M. Flinn

He received the sad news of his little sister's death. He asks about the cause of her death and the length of her illness. He did not receive a check his father sent to him. Signed: "your son William."

GLC04573.06

31 December 1864

Flinn, John William, fl. 1863-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to A. M. Flinn

He has not received a letter since 26 November. He encloses a clothing permit, which will allow his father to send him items from home. The permit is to be fastened to the articles of clothing and "permit inside" is to be written on the box. He requests: "(1) hat (1) coat (1) pr pants 2 shirts 2 pr drawers 1 pr shoes 1 towel & handkerchief & smoking tobacco."

GLC04573.07

13 July 1893

Capens, E., fl. 1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John William Flinn

He invites Reverend Flinn to attend his consecration as the "Assistant Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church, for the Diocese of South Carolina."

GLC04573.08

15 April 1901

Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904

Typed letter signed

Title: to John William Flinn

Informs Professor Flinn that he is unable to attend the reunion of the South Carolina Veterans in May.

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