17 February 1864

Confederate States of America. Congress

Printed document

Title: [Amendment for an act (Senate Bill, No. 109) authorizing the employment of free African Americans]

Increases compensation given to free African Americans for their employment. Authorizes the Secretary of War to employ 40,000 slaves instead of 20,000 for governmental service. Empowers the Secretary of War to impress 40,000 slaves if they will not willingly offer their service. States "by Mr. Henry" (possibly Gustavus Adolphus Henry, a Confederate congressman). Establishes guidelines for impressment. Includes a Rebel Archives stamp. Possibly created in Richmond, Virginia.

GLC08417

circa 15 December 1864

Confederate States of America. Congress

Printed document

Title: Amendment to senate bill (s. 129) to provide for the employment of free negroes and slaves to work upon fortifications, and to perform other labor connected with the defences of the country.

Provides corrections for Confederate Senate Bill 129. Establishes guidelines for the number of slaves that can be impressed from one owner. States that the Secretary of War is authorized to exempt certain areas from the act if "the labor of the slaves therein is indispensable to the production of grain" or if the slaves are "necessarily employed on works of internal improvement of importance to the common defence." Includes a Rebel Archives stamp. Possibly created in Richmond, Virginia.

GLC08418

15 December 1864

Confederate States of America. Congress

Printed document

Title: A bill to provide for the employment of free negroes and slaves to work upon fortifications and perform other labor connected with the defences of the country.

Senate Bill 129, passed by the Confederate Senate 13 December 1864. Ordered to be printed by the House of Representatives 15 December 1864. States that "The Congress of the Confederate States of American do enact, That all free male negroes, between the ages of eighteen and fifty years, shall be held liable to perform any labor or discharge any duties with the army ... such as working upon fortifications, producing and preparing materials of war, building and preparing roads and bridges ... " Includes guidelines for the impressment of slaves, placing the Secretary of War and the general…

GLC08419

6 May 1864

Confederate States of America. Congress

Printed document

Title: A bill (No. 49) to be entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to increase the efficiency of the army, by the employment of free negroes and slaves in certain capacities, approved February 17th, 1864, and to repeal an act for the enlistment of cooks in the army, approved April 21st, 1862.

States "it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to have employed one hundred thousand slaves, as provided in said act, if so many should be necessary, to work upon fortifications, or government works, for the production or preparation of material of war ... " Reports that slaves shall receive rations and clothing while employed, and that their owners will be compensated six dollars per month for each slave. States that cooks employed should not exceed one for every ten privates. Repeals an act approved 21 April 1862 for the enlistment of cooks in the army. States "By Mr. Orr" (…

GLC08420

12 May 1864

Confederate States of America. Congress

Printed document

Title: Resolutions of the legislature of the State of Mississippi in relation to the recent act of the Congress of the Confederate States suspending the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus.

States "The writ of habeas corpus is the great prerogative writ of the American people, distinguishing a free and constitutional government from an absolute despotism ... the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it." Indicates this resolution was introduced by Jehu Amaziah Orr, a House Representative from Mississippi.

GLC08421

24 August 1864

Gerrish, Benjamin, Jr., fl. 1859-1869

Pamphlet

Title: Journal of the House of Representatives August 24, 1864

Full title is: "Journal of the House of Representatives August 24, 1864, Together with the Testimony Before the Committee on the Bill in Relation to Allowing Soldiers to Vote." Printed by Amos Hadley, State Printer in Concord. Creator is the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who was directed by the state government to publish the debates. State debates between the vetoing governor and the House on allowing soldiers to vote in absentia. First edition. Original wrappers with stab-stich binding.

GLC08422

1864

Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875

Book signed

Title: History of the antislavery measures of the thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth United-States congresses, 1861-1864.

Inscribed and signed by Wilson on front flyleaf to Hannibal Hamlin, Vice President of the United States under President Abraham Lincoln. Published by Walker, Wise, and Company. In the preface, Wilson writes, "I have sought, in this volume, to narrate, with brevity, fairness, and impartiality, the history of the antislavery legislation of Congress during the past three years of civil war." Wilson expresses anti-slavery sentiments.

GLC08423

27 July 1864

Republican Party (Conn.). State Central Committee

Broadside

Title: Address of the Union State Central Committee upon the constitutional amendment ...

Printed signature of James G. Batterson as Chairman. Title continues, "...extending the elective franchise to citizen soldiers in the field." Appeals to voters to approve elective franchise for soldiers in time for them to be able to vote in the 1864 Presidential election. Printed sheet. Lists the members of the Union State Central Committee.

GLC08424

1862 circa

Winner, Septimus, 1827-1902

Printed document

Title: Give us back our old Commander

Song sheet calling for return of McClellan, with a handcolored print of a military unit on top. Yearns for "Little Mac, the people's pride." Printed some time after McClellan's dismissal from command of the army. The song was written by Septimus Winner, and this print was published and illustrated by Charles Magnus.

GLC08425

1864

Header Record

Title: Harper's Weekly [10 issues], New York Herald [12 issues]

GLC08427

12 March 1864

Harper & Brothers, 1833-1962

Newspaper

Title: Harper's weekly. [Vol. 8, no. 376 (March 12,1864)]

William T. Sherman biography. Unbound.

GLC08427.01

20 May 1864

Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918

Newspaper

Title: New York Herald. [Whole no. 10,108 (May 20, 1864)]

War news. Grant, a brisk engagement on Wednesday. Sherman, important successes in Georgia.

GLC08427.11

1865/04/15

Header Record

Title: Collection of newspapers related to Lincoln assassination [decimalized]

GLC08428

1865/04/20

Harding, William W., 1830-1889

Newspaper

Title: Philadelphia inquirer. [April 20, 1865]

Includes a detailed account of the Lincoln funeral procession in Philadelphia. Provides decriptions of the coffin, funeral car, and catafalque, lists of important attendees, and engravings of the coffin. The newspaper columns have dark black borders that symbolize mourning for the president.

GLC08428.01

15 April 1865

Hawley, Joseph R., 1826-1905

Newspaper

Title: The Hartford evening press. [Vol. X, no. 89, whole no. 2813 (15 April 1865)]

Covers General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox including an account of the events leading up to the surrender, an interview between Ulysses S. Grant, and military information. Another article is on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Announces that John Wilkes Booth was the assassin and that he has been caught. Most other items are local news, advertisements, or public announcements.

GLC08428.02

1865/04/22

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

Newspaper

Title: New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7502 (April 22, 1865)]

Includes various accounts from special correspondents of the Lincoln funeral pageant in Baltimore, Denver, and California. Reports of the arrest of George Andrew Atzerodt, conspirator to kill Secretary Seward. Paper has uncut pages.

GLC08428.03

1865/04/15

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

Newspaper

Title: New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7496 (April 15, 1865)]

Reports (on page four) that President Lincoln has been shot and Secretary Seward injured. Also includes two anonymously published letters under the headline "letters from rebels." The paper is uncut along the top edge.

GLC08428.04

1865/04/17

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

Newspaper

Title: New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7497 (April 17,1865)]

Reports on the murder of President Lincoln, the improved condition of Secretary Seward and critical condition of Frederick Seward, Secretary Seward's son. The paper is uncut.

GLC08428.05

1865/04/21

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

Newspaper

Title: New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7501 (April 21, 1865)]

News of the capture of George Atzerodt, John W. Booth seen in Pennsylvania, and Secretary Seward and son recooperating. Also reports on the death of Richard Cobden.

GLC08428.06

1865/04/19

Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869

Newspaper

Title: New-York times. [Vol. 14, no. 4233 (April 19, 1865)]

News of the funeral preparations for Lincoln in New York. Also includes reports of the capture of Raleigh by Sherman. Two letters, one between Edwin Booth and Judge Edmonds, the other between Booth and Mr. Henry Jarrett are published. Edwin Booth, brother of John Wilkes Booth was an ardent Lincoln supporter. The paper is uncut.

GLC08428.07

1865/04/18

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

Newspaper

Title: New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7498 (April 18, 1865)]

Reports on the improving condition of Secretary Seward and his son Frederick Seward. New York prepares for Lincoln's funeral as the city mourns the loss of the president. A reprint of a letter originally printed in The Selma (Alabama newspapaper) and later reprinted in the Philadelphia Inquierer asks for $1,000,000 to murder Abraham Lincoln, William Seward, and Andrew Johnson. Promises to deliver the "services" by March 1, 1865. The letter is dated December 1, 1864. Also reports that General Sherman and General Johnston are negotiating terms of surrender. The paper is uncut.

GLC08428.08

1865/04/23

Bennett, James Gordon, 1795-1872

Newspaper

Title: New York herald. [no. 10464 (April 23, 1865)]

Account of Lincoln's funeral in Philadelphia and neighboring towns. Report on New York's preparation for Lincoln's funeral including the funeral program. Also announces that hostilities are suspended between General William T. Sherman and General Joseph Johnston.

GLC08428.09

1865/04/28

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

Newspaper

Title: New-York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 20, no. 2079 (April 28, 1865)]

News of capture of John Wilkes Booth and David Herold. Booth was found and killed, Herold was arrested. Includes a commentary on the unnecessary shooting of Booth; it is felt by the general public that he should have been tried and hanged. Reports that Junius Brutus Booth was arrested under suspicion that he knew of his brother's plans to assassinate Lincoln. Also reports on the occupation of Raleigh by General Sherman. The paper is uncut.

GLC08428.10

1865/04/17

Newspaper

Title: World. [Vol. 5, no. 1503 (April 17, 1865)]

Gives detailed account of President Lincoln's assassination, and the last hours of the president. Also includes General Robert Lee's farewell address to the armies of Northern Virginia, a full account of the inauguration of Andrew Johnson, and reports the capture of Mobile with 3,000 prisoners and 300 guns. The paper is uncut.

GLC08428.11

1865/06/28

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

Newspaper

Title: New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no.7559 (June 28, 1865)]

Reports on the happenings of the Lincoln conspirators' trial for Tuesday, June 27, 1865.

GLC08428.12