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Vicksburg canal

In a lush swamp, two men spy on something unseen, probably the canal. One of the men appears to be a scout, dressed in animal skins and wearing a fur hat. The other man wears a Confederate uniform and peers through a telescope. Both men are armed...

GLC00493.29

[Carte de visite of Ulysses S. Grant]

Standing portrait of General Grant, taken in the spring of 1865. Grant is wearing a black mourning band on his left arm in remembrance of Abraham Lincoln, who had recently been assassinated. Framed along with clipped signature of Grant's, GLC01320...

GLC01320.01

[Clipped signature of Ulysses S. Grant]

Clipped signature of Ulysses S. Grant. Signed "U. S. Grant General." Framed along with photo of Grant, GLC01320.01, in a frame 32 x 21 cm.

GLC01320.02

to [Henry Jackson Hunt]

Discusses the retirement pay of soldiers. Notes "What a standing-army, in expense- & paid without musters- i. e. head men, & men who never lived." A newspaper clipping, attached to the page, also discusses retirement for soldiers, stating: "It will...

GLC02382.082

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Discusses submitting testimony for Hunt, on the issue of military rank and retirement pay. Notes that Hunt is correct in his opinion of brevet pay for brigadiers and majors, referring to General Roger Jones. Writes "in good law you had no right to...

GLC02382.084

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Declares of courts and commissions organized by Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War 1862-1868, "Couldn't he organize courts & commissions to convict! They would have hung their own innocent mothers." Discussing Senator Charles Sumner, writes "Isn't...

GLC02382.085

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Requests information from Hunt regarding Robert E. Lee's heroic crossing of the pedregal (a lava field) during the Mexican American war. This inquiry is for Emily V. Mason, who is writing a pictorial school book on the life of Lee. Mentions...

GLC02382.086

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Year inferred from content. Thanks Hunt for offering her information, possibly related to her book on the life of Robert E. Lee. Mentions General Cooper (possibly Samuel Cooper), Lee's wife, her friend Mary Randolph Custis Lee, and General [Dunn?]...

GLC02382.087

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...

GLC02382.088

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...

GLC02382.089

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...

GLC02382.090

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...

GLC02382.091

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...

GLC02382.092

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

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...

GLC02382.094

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"...

GLC02382.095

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...

GLC02382.099

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....

GLC02382.101

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...

GLC02382.102

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...

GLC02382.103

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...

GLC02382.105

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...

GLC02382.106

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...

GLC02382.107

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...

GLC02382.108

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...

GLC05959.09.071

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 73 (May 7, 1863)]

The featured Editorial Correspondence, "Forrest's Great Chase and Capture of the Yankees," occupies 3 columns on the first page and details General Nathan Bedford Forrest's leadership and describes events near Rome. A short telegram dispatch mentions...

GLC05959.09.182

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 75 (May 9, 1863)]

"The Unfortunate Wounding of Stonewall Jackson," reprinted from the Richmond Enquirer, reports that General Jackson's arm was amputated after an injury. Includes "General Breckinridge's Official Report of the Battle of Murfreesboro," written by Major...

GLC05959.09.184

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 76 (May 11, 1863)]

A short article, "The Death of Stonewall Jackson," reports that Jackson died of complications from his injuries, which were initially not considered severe. "The Killing of Van Dorn" includes excerpts from multiple other newspapers investigating the...

GLC05959.09.185

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 77 (May 12, 1863)]

Includes a letter, entitled "Death of Stonewall Jackson," in which the author acknowledges the tragedy of Jackson's death while offering encouragement by describing the merits of the living Confederate Generals.

GLC05959.09.186

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 83 (May 19, 1863)]

Includes a list of "Killed and Wounded of the 31st Georgia Regiment, Commanded by Col. John T. Mercer, in the late Engagements on the Rappahannock," followed by excerpts from "a lengthy communication in relation to the late battles," entitle "The...

GLC05959.09.187

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...

GLC05959.09.188

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...

GLC05959.09.189

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...

GLC05959.10

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...

GLC05959.11.01

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...

GLC05959.11.02

Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 1 (January, 1862)]

The Private Soldier, Financial Crash in the North, Their Loss of National Position by the Craven Surrender of Mason & Slidell.
A shift in agriculture requires corn to be an important Southern crop, while another editorial suggested that provisions be...

GLC05959.11.03

Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 5 & 6 (May & June, 1862)]

Cattle for the South, Negro Slavery, What Shall be Done with the Contrabands, Virginia War Whiskey. A letter to the editor encourages the North to understand and support slavery due to its mild climate and uplifting work environment. An editorial...

GLC05959.11.04

Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 7 & 8 (July & August, 1862)]

Life of an Overseer, Suppositions for the Times, Extortion & Speculation. A few articles discuss the work of Blacks, including what to do on an "off" year from cotton and the benefit of working in chain gangs, including one article about the life of...

GLC05959.11.05

Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 7 & 8 (September & October, 1862)]

Negro Phobia at the North, Enemies Buying Our Cotton, Letter by J.P. Benjamin, What a Northern Woman Thinks, Syrup in Place of Bacon for Negroes. Articles on cotton discuss its influence in America and its "want" in Europe and the dangers of Northern...

GLC05959.11.06

Southern cultivator. [Vol. 22, no. 3 (March, 1864)]

Costume for Negroes, Governor Brown's Message, Pardoning Negroes. This issue contains in-depth scientific articles examining the composition of certain types of seeds, with one on the early history of cotton and its production. An editorial comments...

GLC05959.11.08

Southern cultivator. [Vol. 22, no. 6 (June, 1864)]

Cotton of the South. An editorial from the Richmond Enquirer laments the unlearned lessons of war, namely the need for agricultural independence. An editorial on marriage is printed in this issue, encouraging readers not to pursue marital...

GLC05959.11.09

Louisville daily courier. [ Vol. 33, no. 12 (July 13, 1861)]

Engagement Expected, Fight at Rich Mt., Va.

GLC05959.12.01

Louisville daily courier. [ Vol. 33, no. 24 (July 27, 1861)]

Great Battle in Va., Special Accounts From Richmond, Message of President Davis, Dispatch from President Davis - announcing victory, The Abolition of Slavery, A Word to Non-Slave Holders, Details of the Battle.

GLC05959.12.02

Louisville daily courier. [no. 19 (November 4, 1861)]

New series. Recognition of the CSA, Southern Conference at Russellville.

GLC05959.12.03

Louisville daily express. [Vol. 1, no. 16 (July 10, 1862)]

Mentions Battle of Malvern Hill, Battle of White Oak Swamp, Burnside Advancing, attempted shelling of Harrison Landing. Miscellaneous advertisements, including for a sewing machine. Section on commercial affairs in Louisville, New York, and abroad...

GLC05959.13

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 248 (July 27, 1863)]

Morgan's Movements, Lee's Army Reported Retreating, General Blunt Fights Reb. General Cooper, Johston Retreats, Bragg's Army Mostly at Chattanooga.
The front page is filled with lengthy reports from the Army of the Cumberland, the Twentieth Army...

GLC05959.14.01

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 249 (July 28, 1863)]

900 of Morgan's Men in Camp Chase Until Officers of Straight Expedition are Released.
A lengthy letter to the editor examines the relationship between the three branches of government. An article on the "Secession Ticket" exposes Union foibles...

GLC05959.14.02

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 261 (August 9, 1863)]

Fight at Brandy Station, Stuart's Cavalry Engaged, Compelled to Fall Back.
A letter from a farmer extols the problems associated with rebels overtaking the State, including his farm, and not being compensated. An article describes the status of...

GLC05959.14.03

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 262 (August 10, 1863)]

News From Charleston.
This issue's front page is the same as the previous issue, with the addition of ads in the right column. Several reactions to the elections discuss Union and anti-Union sentiments in Kentucky. The Journal prints a competing...

GLC05959.14.04

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 263 (August 11, 1863)]

Bragg at Chattanooga, Charleston Papers Despondent, War Between Lee & Jeff Davis, Preparation for Defense of Mobile.

This issue includes lengthy articles from other papers about Morgan's operations and an update on the Cumberland army and action in...

GLC05959.14.05