15 April 1893

Leaming, Mack J., 1842-1893

Typed document signed

Title: [Unpublished manuscript relating events of the Battle of Fort Pillow, Tennessee]

Colonel Leaming, former Adjutant of the 13th Tennessee Cavalry, reports the graphic details of the 12 April 1864 Battle of Fort Pillow. Describes Fort Pillow as "the stormy days, when, added to the ordinary intensity of civil strife, the masters for the first time, met their former slaves." States that the African American battalion of the 6th United States Heavy Artillery commanded by Major Lionel F. Booth was present, as well as a white battalion of the 13th Regiment commanded by Major William F. Bradford. Reports "Fort Pillow was a natural outgrowth of the slave system ... It told in…

GLC05080.01

1864 March 8

Photograph signed

Title: [Mack J. Leaming]

Leaming is depicted in uniform. An inscription describes Leaming as 1st Lieutenant, Adjutant of the 13th Tennessee Cavalry at Fort Pillow, Tennessee. Inscribed to Eva. E. Goulet of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.

GLC05080.02

February 15, 1872

Latour, William, fl. 1852-1872

Photograph

Title: [Post-war carte de visite of Mack J. Leaming]

Signed "Mack," by Leaming. Depicts Leaming, who served during the Civil War as 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant of the 13th Tennessee Cavalry at Fort Pillow, Tennessee. He is portrayed wearing a long beard and civilian clothing. Leaming's signed inscription, "Your affectionate Son" indicates that this photograph was intended for one or both of his parents, (Marry or Polly) Tucker Leaming and D. M. Leaming.

GLC05080.03

February 24, 1865

Shrader, William W., fl. 1865

Broadside

Title: [General Order No. 4 regarding the patriotic loyalty of women to the Union]

Issued by the command of Colonel Arthur A. Smith. Signed by William W. Shrader, Assistant Adjutant General. States "as long as the cradle, the nursery, and the hearth-stone are schools where rebellion and treason are taught-- as long as the plastic mind of the youth of this country is moulded and shaped by rebel hands, so long will the elements of discord, rebellion and treason remain." Orders Tennessee women to take an oath of loyalty to the United States Government before the provost Marshal within twenty days. Confirms that those unable or unwilling to take the oath will be reported to…

GLC05081

12 June 1865

Holden, William Woods, 1818-1892

Broadsheet

Title: [Proclamation establishing a provisional government in North Carolina]

Proclamation establishing a provisional government in North Carolina, in which Holden directly addresses the "colored people of the State." Issued by Holden, the first man to be appointed as a provisional governor of any state east of the Mississippi; also includes the printed name of his son and private secretary, Joseph William Holden. Issued a month and a half after Joseph E. Johnston's formal surrender. Includes a declaration stating "To the colored people of the State I would say, you are free ... It now remains for you, aided as you will be by the superior intelligence of the white…

GLC05082

15 March 1840

Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Captain Aulich

Acts as a referral for the son of Captain Angus, a youth aboard the U.S.S. Potomac, to which Aulich was captain. Criticizes Great Britain for its predatory practices in the Oregon Territory. In his postscript, Cooper requests information on Old Ironsides because he is writing a history on the topic.

GLC05083

1861

Campbell, Joseph B., fl. 1861

Photograph

Title: West Point photograph album of faculty and the class of 1861 [word processed inventory available]

A photograph album of the West Point graduating class of 1861 which belonged to Cadet Joseph B. Campbell. Attributed to George C. Rockwood. The album includes albumen images of the seventeen instructors and thirty-six cadets of the United States Military Academy plus two additional persons. It contains handsome images of great Civil War leaders such as John F. Reynolds and William J. Hardee. The photograph of a cocky, clean-shaven Cadet George A. Custer may be the earliest image of him in uniform, reproduced in Katz, p. 3, K-2. All photographs have been attached to mounts and annotated in…

GLC05084

1870s ca.

Peckham, Rufus W., 1838-1909

Manuscript

Title: NY and Supreme Court cases

A notebook listing New York and Supreme Court cases for which Peckham wrote the opinion. Most abstraction is written in secretarial hand with four sheets in Peckham's hand.

GLC05085.03

1873

Peckham, Rufus W., 1838-1909

Book signed

Title: The sinking of the steamer Ville Du Havre [scrapbook] with 2 memorial books

An annotated scrapbook concerning the sinking of the steamer Ville du Havre, on which Peckman's father died. With two separate books, "In Memory of Rufus W. Peckham" and "Memoir H.A. and Rufus W. Peckham, Jr."

GLC05085.04

[15 November 1817]

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edmund Bacon

Discusses his thoughts on compound interest, which he believes is unjust. Encloses an order for interest of $145.18 due on 31 December. Gives instructions on making and delivering cider from apples from the North orchard of Monticello. Letter is undated. Date is from seller's records. Signed at the top with initials, Th: J.

GLC05088

19 October 1846

Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Pardon of Edward Sheehy for assault].

Countersigned by Secretary of State James Buchanan. The pardon orders Sheehy to pay a fine and costs of $23.

GLC05090

1790

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph manuscript

Title: [Hand-drawn map of portions of Dismal Swamp & environs]

Hand drawn map of a portion of the Dismal Swamp between Norfolk and Nansemond Counties in Virginia. Docket reads: "Plat of the Company's land in the Great Dismal Swamp, 40,000 ac[re]s. Watermark: Plow. (Per J. Rhodehamel letter 9/4/96, letter must date from 1790s because of GW's personal watermarked paper.)

GLC05099

26 November 1799

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph document signed

Title: Invoice of Goods to be sent for by Mr. John Gill of Baltimore for and on account of George Washington of Mount Vernon in Virginia, according to agreement

List of dry goods Washington ordered for his plantation. Includes blankets, buttons, and cloth. Most of the items are material for blankets and clothing for his slaves. Asks for "6 pieces of the largest - thickest and best striped Blanketing for negros. - these pieces generally contain 15 or 16 blankets each. -" This list was written two and a half weeks before Washington's death. Previous research stated that the paper has the watermark of George Washington's stationery, but this could not be confirmed. A partial watermark is at the bottom corner of verso.

GLC05100

1845

Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890

Book signed

Title: Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-'44

Published by Gales and Seaton. First edition. Inscribed to Samuel Marx by James Buchanan, with his signature. Recounts Frémont's 1842 expedition to Oregon, the second of his three expeditions. The folding map has been removed from the book (see GLC05103.02).

GLC05103.01

13 June 1866

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Document signed

Title: [Presidential pardon of Thomas McNaney, convicted of assault and battery, and resisting arrest].

Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward.

GLC05104

1865

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Book signed

Title: Report of Lieutenant General U.S. Grant, of the armies of the United States--1864-'65

Inscribed to John Sherwood on the title page. This is Grant's last report to Congress on the conclusion of the war. With provenance notice on later flyleaf from Sherwood to his son.

GLC05105

9 September 1890

Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898

Document signed

Title: [Deed for sale of lot number 54]

Bruce, former United States Senator from Mississippi, signs as the recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia. Hugh Nelson and James W. Greer sign as trustees, transmitting the lot to Charles H. Gladden. Howard M. Norris signs as notary public.

GLC05108

1856-1870 ca.

Header Record

Title: Civil War photograph collection: Brady, Gardner; Lincoln [separate inventory]

Word processed inventory available. Approximately 2000 photographs, mostly period, from the Civil War era. Includes battles, portraits, group portraits of regiments and officers, medical photographs (3), retouched original prints or photographs with the prints made, salt prints, photographers proof prints, and 6 negatives (Lee, Longstreet, Porter, the Capitol). Places include Gettysburg, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Bull Run, Petersburg, Richmond, Port Hudson (La.), Edisto Island and Fort Sumter, among other military areas, and Washington, Springfield, New York, and others. Important images…

GLC05111

06 March 1865

Warren, Henry F., fl. 1860-1865

Photograph

Title: White House, Washington, D. C. [Tad Lincoln standing in front] [unique]

A print of a photograph taken by Henry F. Warren of Waltham, MA of the White House. Probably taken on March 6th, 1865, as Warren photographed Lincoln at the White House on that date (Ostendorf no. 112 & 113). The photograph is of the Northern facade of the building, with the camera facing South-East. At center is a man in a uniform, with others lined up closer to the White House. It is a mounted albumen print. Printed beneath the photograph is "Photographed by Warren, Waltham, Mass." and much larger "White House, Washington, D. C."

GLC05111.01.0005

4 March 1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Re-Inauguration of President Lincoln, 4th March, 1865.

One photograph entitled, "Re-Inauguration of President Lincoln, 4th March, 1865," taken by Alexander Gardner. Image is of crowds at·the Capitol Building during Lincoln's inauguration on march 4, 1865. Negative by Wm. H. Smith. Positive by A. Gardner. Published by Philp & Solomons, Washington, D.C.

GLC05111.01.0006

23 May 1865

Photograph

Title: Wing of the Capitol building with flag at half-staff.

A print of a photograph taken of the Grand Review of the Union Army on May 23rd, 1865. The photograph shows the north wing of the US Capitol building with the camera facing south-west. There is a large crowd in front of the Capitol, presumably soldiers, and the Capitol is decorated in funeral bunting. A flag flying on the roof is at half-mast. From the Gardner-Ordway collection, a small format (half stereo-card size) print (labeled on verso 1281 XXVI). An albumen print, unmounted.

GLC05111.01.0011

1862

Walker, Lewis E., 1823-1880

Photograph

Title: Long bridge from a little above 14th Street

A salt print of a photograph taken of the Long Bridge in Washington, D.C. circa 1862. The camera is facing nearly due south. The picture must have been taken before 1864 when a second bridge was completed shortly downriver, as it is not present in the photograph. As of 2017, the route of the Long Bridge is now part of the 14th St. bridge complex. Title from pencil note on the print in the handwriting of Waud (per SK), which reads "Long Bridge from a little above 14th Street." There is a small pencil drawing of a human figure on the reverse. First of Civil War prints about the time of the…

GLC05111.01.0017

circa 1867

Bell, Charles Milton, 1848-1893

Photograph

Title: Successful intermediate excision of the head, neck and trochanters of the right femur.

One undated photograph entitled, "Successful intermediate excision of the head, neck and trochanters of the right femur," tatken by Charles Milton Bell. Image is of Private Hugh Wright of New Jersey. Printed description on verso describes Wright's medical condition and the operation he underwent.

GLC05111.01.0032

August 1865

Bell, Charles Milton, 1848-1893

Photograph

Title: Simple fracture of the middle third of the left femur, united without deformity.

One photograph entitled, "Simple fracture of the middle third of the left femur, united without deformity," taken by Charles Milton Bell dated August 1865. Image is of Lieutenant A. W. Starkweather of Indiana, who was thrown from his horse at Black and White Station, Virginia on April 28th, 1865, fracturing the shaft of his left femur. He was admitted to Armory Square Hospital on May 7th. Verso indicates that the photgraph was taken in early August,1865 and that "the case was selected as an interseting illustration of a successful result in a simple fracture of the femur."

GLC05111.01.0033

March 1862

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Incidents of the war. Fortifications on Heights of Centreville, VA. March, 1862.

One photograph entitled, " Incidents of the war. Fortifications on Heights of Centreville, VA," taken by Alexander Gardner dated March 1862. Published by Philp & Solomons. Page taken from "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War. Volume I. Incidents of the War." Text plate from the book included. Image shows a group of Federal soldiers posing next to Confederate fortifications built after the First Battle of Bull Run. One soldier sits to the left of the group with a dog in his arms.

GLC05111.01.0035