1859

Lincoln, Levi, 1782-1868

Pamphlet

Title: Boston Courier report of the Union Meeting in Faneuil Hall

Speeches and letters condemning John Brown and his raid, and preaching an end to sectionalism. Prints speeches given by Massachusetts governor Levi Lincoln, Edward Everett and Caleb Cushing during a meeting in Boston. Also contains related letters by "Ex-President Pierce, Judge Curtis, Ex Govs. Morton and Clifford, Profs. Felton and Pierce, Erasmus D. Beach, and Others." All disapprove of Brown's actions. Also printed is a list of those who attended the meeting. "Published by Clark, Fellows & Company, Office of the Boston Courier."

GLC00267.209

1860

Baker, James Loring, fl. 1860

Pamphlet

Title: Slavery.

Printed by John A. Norton. Claims that Anglo Saxon and African races can only coexist "in their present relative condition, but in no other way." Calls for free labor to gradually and permanently overtake slavery, but does not advocate slavery's immediate end. Fragile.

GLC00267.210

1860

Redpath, James, 1833-1891

Book

Title: Public life of Capt. John Brown, by James Redpath, with an auto-biography of his childhood and youth.

Tells John Brown's life in heroic terms, praising him as a hero and a martyr. Same book as GLC08581.05.

GLC00267.212

1880

Brown, George Washington, 1820-1915

Pamphlet

Title: Reminiscences of Old John Brown

An account of John Brown's time in Kansas, based largely on George W. Brown's recollections. Title page states "The Truth at Last. History Corrected...Thrilling Incidents of Border Life in Kansas." Attempts to be fair, "neither am i laboring to make my hero a monster of iniquity or a saint." Also includes some correspondence regarding John Brown. The back cover is lost. George W. Brown was the editor of the Kansas free state newspaper Herald of Freedom, which was the organ of the New England Emigrant Aid Company.

GLC00267.213

1910

Villard, Oswald G., 1872-1949

Book

Title: John Brown 1800-1859: A biography fifty years after

Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, the Riverside Press Cambridge, Massachusetts.

GLC00267.214

1906

Avey, Elijah, fl. 1906

Book

Title: The Capture and execution of John Brown: A tale of martyrdom

Avey gives an eye witness account. Printed by the Brethren Publishing House, Elgin, Illinois.

GLC00267.215

1930

Norton, Clarence C., fl. 1930

Book

Title: The Democratic Party in ante-bellum North Carolina, 1835-1861

Part of the James Sprunt Historical Studies series

GLC00267.216

1892

DuBose, John Witherspoon, fl. 1892

Book

Title: The life and times of William Lowndes Yancey

GLC00267.217

1890

Abbot, Willis J., 1863-1934

Book

Title: Battle fields and camp fires

I. Nevins 21, III Dornbusch 1366.

GLC00267.218

1905

Oates, William C., 1835-1910

Book

Title: The war between the Union and the Confederacy and its lost opportunities

Howes O2aa, Dornbusch (Alabama) 53, I Nevins 139.

GLC00267.220

1864

Alexander, Charles Wesley, 1837-1927

Book

Title: The volunteers' roll of honor. A collection of the noble and praiseworthy deeds performed in the cause of the Union by the heroes of the army and navy of the United States.

Brief sketches of the heroic acts of Union soldiers. Some of the stories are illustrated. "In this collection, the greatest care has been taken to obtain and record the proper name of each soldier or seaman who has, during the great rebellion, rendered himself famous by reason of his bravery or devotion to the Union cause." Binding is lost. Published by Barclay & Co.

GLC00267.223

1887

Andrews, Robert W., 1790-?

Pamphlet

Title: The Life and adventures of Capt. Robert W. Andrews...

Dornbusch II, 863, Nicholson p. 21. Andrews was a veterinary surgeon.

GLC00267.224

1876

Barrett, Joseph Osgood, 1823-1898

Pamphlet

Title: "Old Abe!" the live war-eagle of Wisconsin

Tells the story of "Old Abe" the eagle who for years accompanied a Union Army Company into battle.

GLC00267.225

1946

Bill, Alfred Hoyt, 1879-1964

Book

Title: The Beleaguered city: Richmond, 1861-1865

II Nevins 212.

GLC00267.226

1864-1865

Header Record

Title: Muster out rolls for the 35th Regiment, United States Colored Volunteers. [Decimalized .01-.08]

GLC00267.228

9 September 1865

Campbell, B. B., fl. 1865

Pamphlet

Title: [General orders no. 52 pertaining to members of the United States Colored Troops who were court martialled]

Issued by Captain Campbell, Assistant Adjutant General, based on the orders of Major General William Tecumseh Sherman. Discusses charges against and sentences dictated to members of the United States Colored Troops. Charges vary, including desertion, inciting mutiny, and theft, among others. Sentences include confinement involving hard labor for various lengths of time and dishonorable discharge.

GLC00267.229

1867

Brockett, L.P., fl. 1867

Book

Title: Woman's work in the Civil War : a record of heroism, patriotism and patience.

Co-authored by Mary C. Vaughan. Biographies of: Dorothea L. Dix, Clara Barton, Helen L. Gibson, Mrs. John Harris, Mrs. Eliza C. Porter, Mary A. Bickerdyke, Mrs. Stephen Barker, Amy M. Bradley, Arabella G. Barlow, Nellie M. Taylor, Mrs. Adaline Tyler, Mrs. William H. Holstein, Mrs. Cordelia A. P. Harvey, Sarah R. Johnston, Emily E. Parsons, Almira Fales, Cornelia Hancock, Mary M. Husband, Katherine P. Wormeley, The Misses Woolsey, Anna M. Ross, G.T.M. Davis, Mary J. Safford, Lydia G. Parrish, Annie Wittenmeyer, Melcenia Elliott, Mary D. Pettes, Louisa Maertz, Harriet R. Colfax, Clara Davis, R…

GLC00267.232

1863

Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893

Pamphlet

Title: Speech of Major-General Butler

An after dinner speech made in New York after Butler's return from New Orleans during the Civil War.

GLC00267.235

1865

Hudson, Henry N., 1814-1886

Pamphlet

Title: A chaplain's campaign with Gen. Butler

Critical of General Benjamin F. Butler. See GLC00267.237 for a response. Sabin 33493.

GLC00267.236

1865

Davenport, John Isaacs, 1843-?

Pamphlet

Title: Official documents relating to a "Chaplain's campaign (not) with General Butler," but in New York.

An ironic response to Chaplain Henry N. Hudson's attack on General Butler by Butler's former assistant provost marshal, John I. Davenport. Printed by Charles Hunt. See GLC00267.236 for the pamphlet being responded to. Sabin 9618.

GLC00267.237

April 1904

Christian, George L., 1841-1924

Pamphlet

Title: Official report of the History Committee of the Grand Camp, C.V.

Report read by committee chairman Christian at Newport News, Virginia on 28 October 1903. Published by order of the Grand Camp of Virginia. The other committee members include: R.T. Barton, Carter R. Bishop, R.A. Brock, Rev. B.D. Tucker, John W. Daniel, James Mann, R.S.B. Smith, T.H. Edwards, W.H. Hurkamp, John W. Fulton, and Micajah Woods. The report was unanimously adopted and 5,000 copies were ordered to be printed, one of which is this copy. Pamphlet deals with accusations made by North Carolina that Virginia's role in the Civil War was subpar. Takes on various claims made by North…

GLC00267.240

1868

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

Book

Title: Roll of honor. Names of soldiers who died in defence of the American Union

Full title is: "Roll of honor. (No. XV.) Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defence of the American Union, Interred in the National Cemeteries at Antietam (Maryland) and at Arlington, (Additional,) Culpeper Court-House, Cold Harbor, Winchester, Staunton, and Various Scattered Localities in Virginia." Printed by the Government Printing Office. Appears to be incomplete. Paginated 15-20 and then 180-276. Pages 15-20 list internments from Antietam with the last names beginning with P-U. Then goes to listings for Winchester (pages 180-256), Staunton (257-275), and Miscellaneous (page 276).…

GLC00267.319

February 21, 1868

Perry, Alexander James, 1828-1913

Book

Title: Alphabetical index to places of interment of deceased Union soldiers in the various states and territories

Full title: "Alphabetical Index to Places of Internment of Deceased Union Soldiers in the Various States and Territories, as Specified in Roll of Honor Nos. I-XIII, Being Those Issued from the Quartermaster General's Office, Between June 15, 1865, and August 27, 1867." Printed by the Government Printing Office. Report prepared by Brevet Brigadier General Perry as Quartermaster of the United States. The report was submitted to Acting Quartermaster General D.H. Rucker. Contains a correction to the previously published Rolls of Honor - numbers 1-13 - covering 15 June 1865 to 27 August 1867.…

GLC00267.320

1866

United States. Army. Quartermaster's Dept.

Book

Title: The Martyrs who, for our country, gave up their lives in the prison pens in Andersonville, Ga.

Contains a report by Captain James M. Moore, the assistant quartermaster for the United States army, dated 20 September 1866 followed by a list of those interred at Andersonville, Georgia (which takes up 216 pages). Issued by the Quartermaster General's office (General orders no. 70) and printed by the Government printing office. Sabin no. 72820.

GLC00267.321

1869

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

Book

Title: Roll of honor. (no. XXII) Names of soldiers who died in defense of the American Union, interred in the National Cemetery at Nashville, Tennesee

Submitted by Quartermaster General and Brevet Major General Meigs. Printed by the Government Printing Office. Prepared in the central office of the Quartermaster General under Brevet Brigadier General Alexander J. Perry. Contains record of 16,485 graves of deceased Union soldiers in the cemetery at Nashville. 12,486 men have been identified while 4,472 are classified as "Unknown." The records are divided up by state. The names are in alphabetical order under each state heading. Gives rank, company, regiment, date of death, section, number of grave, and original place of internment.…

GLC00267.322