1864/11/02

Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham), 1816-1892

Autograph letter

Title: to: Louisa [Meigs]

GLC07059.60

1864/11/02

Rogers, Wm E., fl. 1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: "My Dear Miss Mary."

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GLC07059.61

1864/11/10

Field, E.E.F., fl. 1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: Mrs. Meigs.

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GLC07059.62

1864/11/20

Rodgers, John F., fl. 1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: Mrs. M. Rodgers.

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GLC07059.64

1864/12/07

Wheeler, George H., fl. 1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: [Montgomery C.] Meigs.

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GLC07059.65

1865/08/23

Stewart, W.D., fl. 1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: M[ontgomery] C. Meigs.

GLC07059.66

1866/04/24

Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888

Letter signed

Title: to: E[dwin] Stanton.

GLC07059.67

1866/04/24

Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888

Endorsement

Title: [Document related to endorsement for John R. Meigs]

Endorsement recommending that John R. Meigs be brevetted Major dated April 24, 1866.

GLC07059.68

1874/08/22

Powell, D., fl. 1874

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: [Montgomery C.] Meigs.

GLC07059.72

1861/07/30

Neafie, Theodore F., fl. 1861-1877

Letter signed

Title: to: sister.

Describes his travels with the regiment from Camp Hampton to Washington, along with the daily life in camp.

GLC07164.09

1861/08/11

Letter signed

Title: to: sister.

Describes how the regiment was marched through Washington, and realizes the harshness of being part of a non-commissioned unit. Talks of the fight at Manassas (First Battle of Bull Run) in which 11000 union soldiers lost their lives. As letter was probably written for Theodore, the quote "write soon to Theodore" makes sense.

GLC07164.10

[1861/08/18]

Neafie, Theodore F., fl. 1861-1877

Letter signed

Title: to: Sister Carrie.

Describes life in camp, along with his complaints of lack of pay and poor rations. Mentions his Captain's incompetence.

GLC07164.11

1861/08/27

Neafie, Theodore F., fl. 1861-1877

Letter signed

Title: to: sister.

Discusses the regiment's parade march through Washington, including the reviews by Generals. Speaks of the fear held by all of an attack on Washington.

GLC07164.12

[n.d.]

Meigs, John R., fl. 1850-1864

Photograph

Title: Vignette bust portrait of Meigs in uniform.

With note under the image recounting the circumstances of his death.

GLC07059.73

[n.d.]

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Photograph

Title: Oval engraved bust portrait surrounded by oak leaves and acorns.

Oval engraved bust portrait surrounded by oak leaves and acorns.

GLC07059.74

[n.d.]

Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917

Photograph

Title: John R. Meigs. Bust carte de visite portrait from engraving.

GLC07059.75

1849/10/21

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

Letter signed

Title: to: his father.

Detailed experiences of working on a ship, his life as a 'forty-niner,' panning for gold in California.

GLC07164.01

1850/01/28

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

Letter signed

Title: to: his sister.

His life experiences as a miner, and a businessman, and his hardships due to flooding. He expresses his hopes to receive family news.

GLC07164.02

1850/03/27

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

Letter signed

Title: to: Carrie (p 1-2) and Brother (p3).

His experiences and lifestyle in California, and how he cannot wait to go back to mining, once the winter is over. He lists inflation as a key issue, with costs riding so high that earning $32 per day is not enough to live comfortably.

GLC07164.03

1850/04/11

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: father

Explicit details of his life are passed along to his father. He discusses the dreariness of the rainy season (a time in which one cannot go mining) and the sale of a boat owned by Alfred.

GLC07164.04

1850/05/21

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

Letter signed

Title: to: sister.

Relays his fears that, due to lack of received letters, his father has forgotten him. Alfred describes his life and requests that no letters be written to him.

GLC07164.05

1850/06/17

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: brother James.

Describes his life to James, relaying his fears of attacks by Indians. Requests news of life back east.

GLC07164.06

1853/12/23

Neafie, Alfred, fl. 1853

Letter signed

Title: to: Cousin Carrie.

Life in Grass Valley, includes a request for information about the family back East. Included in the letter was a folded sheet of paper which included several fragments of panned gold.

GLC07164.07

1861/07/14

Neafie, Theodore F., fl. 1861-1877

Letter signed

Title: to: sister.

Describes how he was sworn into the army, along with his travels to the camp and the rations served. Written in Camp Hamilton, first named Camp Troy.

GLC07164.08

1861/09/20

Neafie, Theodore F., fl. 1861-1877

Letter signed

Title: to: sister.

Discusses the reasons why the regiment is no longer in Washington, along with the details of a skirmish with rebels. Requests that he receive mail from home.

GLC07164.13