3 June 1863

Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lorenzo Thomas

Ames resigns as Colonel after receiving the appointment of Brigadier General of Volunteers. To Thomas, United States Adjutant General. Resignation to be effective from 20 May 1863, when Ames received his promotion. Written from Headquarters, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Corps, Army of the Potomac.

GLC04182.01

30 March 1863

Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Captain Estes

Written from camp near Falmouth, Virginia. Ames, Colonel of the 20th Regiment, Maine Infantry. Requests to be relieved from further duty as Assistant Commissary of Musters for his division. Reports that his duties as a mustering officer greatly interfere with his duties as Regimental Commander. To Estes as Acting Assistant Adjutant General, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac.

GLC04182.02

18 May 1863

Rice, James C., 1829-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to F.M. Kelly

Written at "Stoneman's Siding." Colonel Rice writes from Headquarters of the 44th Regiment, New York Volunteers. Rice requests a leave of absence for five days to visit Baltimore, Maryland, "to procure colored servants for my own use which I very much need." Possibly to Frank M. Kelly, Acting Assistant Adjutant General.

GLC04182.03

20 August 1863

Rice, James C., 1829-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to C. B. Mervin

Written from Headquarters, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps. Informs Captain [Mervin?], Assistant Adjutant General, that he was appointed Brigadier General, as informed by a letter signed 17 August 1863 by Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. Resigns as Colonel of the 44th Regiment, New York Volunteers to accept the appointment.

GLC04182.04

1870s-1880s

Photograph

Title: Western Scenes. Collection of 111 Stereoviews by various photographers

111 views, including San Francisco, Pacific Railroad, Yosemite, California, Colorado, Utah. Includes interesting stereo view of Chinese-owned store in San Francisco. Mostly 1870s-1880s. Items .72 &.73

GLC04183

circa 1861-1865

Header Record

Title: Collection of 101 albumen prints of men of Co. D, 31st Mass. Vols.

All photographs are trimmed cartes de visite.

GLC04185

1861-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: [24 carte de visite's] Charles Green's personal Album, some with notations, 21 of Naval officers

GLC04187

1846-1882

McKean Family, fl. 1846-1882

Header Record

Title: [Correspondence of McKean Family] [Decimalized .01- .18]

Collection of the descendants of Thomas McKean, with genealogy. Includes a report of a "contraband" working on Mississippi fortifications during the Civil War. Most letters are correspondence with Flag Officer William W. McKean (who performed blockade duty during the Civil War but had previously served on board the USS Dale during the 1840s, possibly under McBlair- see GLC00722). Most items with transcriptions; includes genealogy of the Ely Family. Includes 18 letters, 2 carte-de-visites and 2 envelopes.

GLC04188

July 14, 1863

Smith, David V.M., 1823-1863

Header Record

Title: Collection of David V. Smith, D company, 12th regiment, New Jersey, infantry [Decimalized .01-.60]

The correspondence of David V. R. Smith, a Private in the 12th New Jersey Volunteers, includes 59 war-date letters written to his wife, Elizabeth, and his son, Charles Carroll, from Elmer, Salem Co., NJ. Smith's regiment served mostly as pickets and guards. His letters detailed this constant and fatiguing duty. However, he did see battle in two major campaigns: Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Smith suffered from chronically swollen and painful legs which eventually killed him. His leg condition sent him to the hospital in August 1863 where he died on October 10, 1863 from his illness.…

GLC04189

1862-1864

Buntly, G.W., fl. 1862-1864

Header Record

Title: [Collection of G. W. Buntly, A company, 41st regiment, Tennessee, infantry] [Decimalized .01-.11]

The George W. Buntly collection of Civil War correspondence is primarily composed of letters written by Confederate infantryman Buntly to his brothers, William and Jacob. For most of the war both brothers are located in Lincoln County, Tennessee, but towards the end of the war it seems that Jacob was either drafted or enlisted. Though the letters in the collection begin when he is at camp in Kentucky, Buntly was stationed in lower south for the majority of the war, including southern Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. Buntly saw action during Grant's first offensive against…

GLC04190

January 21, 1862

Buntly, G.W., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Buntly

Discusses the military situation in the areas of Bowling Green and Nashville.

GLC04190.01

January 22, 1862

Buntly, G.W., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Buntly

Wants his brother and lawyers to collect money owed to him. Instructs William to send word about a court case in which the Buntly family is currently involved, mentioning that he thinks best that the case be tried although he entrusts William with the particulars while he is away at war.

GLC04190.02

January 13, 1863

Buntly, G.W., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Buntly

Discusses fighting at Vicksburg and smallpox in his regiment.

GLC04190.03

January 26, 1863

Buntly, G.W., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jacob Buntly

Predicts a battle soon at Port Hudson, Louisiana. Mentions smallpox.

GLC04190.04

16 March 1863

Buntly, G.W., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Buntly

Discusses the battle at Port Hudson, Louisiana, and the burning of a federal gunboat.

GLC04190.05

April 1863

Buntly, G.W., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jacob Buntly

Discusses personal affairs, his good health, and his wish for clothes. Notes the Union will "will meet a sad fait for we have a bout 115 or 120 Guns on the Bank of the River" in addition to the Confederate fleet. Also mentions he has heard that conscripts have to report for duty soon.

GLC04190.06

11 April 1863

Buntly, G.W., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Buntly

Predicts a battle soon with fleet of Admiral Farragut.

GLC04190.07

22 May 1863

Buntly, G.W., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Buntly

Describes the battle at Ramen where he lost his clothes.

GLC04190.08

3 June 1863

Buntly, G.W., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Buntly

Discusses the battle at Ramen (or Raimen).

GLC04190.09

1863

Buntly, G.W., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: [Reports on fighting at Vicksburg, Mississippi.]

Reports on fighting at Vicksburg, Mississippi.

GLC04190.10

6 May 1864

Buntly, G.W., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jacob Buntly

Discusses his unit moving to Atlanta and back in two weeks.

GLC04190.11

1849-1852

Moore, John, 1826-1907

Header Record

Title: [Collection of John B. Moore letters and a 37-page travel diary] [Decimalized .01- .06]

Covers the first few years of Moore's medical career before joining the army. Medical references, including a cholera epidemic in Laconia, Indiana (1) and diseases and medical treatments in England and Ireland (2, 5, 6). Written from Indiana, New York, and England and Ireland where he traveled as a tourist, with special interest in visiting hospitals. A travel diary describes his trip to England and Ireland in 1851, corresponding with some of his letters. He writes about sightseeing (museums, cathedrals, transportation systems, etc.), mentions Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, notes…

GLC04192

1853-1854

Moore, John, 1826-1907

Header Record

Title: to James Kelly [Decimalized .01- .03]

Writes to his brother-in-law about serving in the army in Florida. Refers to Seminole Indian chief Billy Bowlegs.

GLC04193

3 July 1853

Moore, John, 1826-1907

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Kelly

Writes to his sister Mary's husband about the weather and the lack of activity. Anticipates traveling to Cuba with the possibility of American possession resulting from Manifest Destiny. Makes references to Billy Bowlegs harboring slaves. "You now have the honor of receiving from an officer near the Court of King Bowlegs… notwithstanding my brain is as dry as a potsherd and all my ideas have evaporated through the pores of my skull in perspiration…so accustomed to heat that the change in going from here over to Cuba will be trifling….There is at present rather a flattering prospect of being…

GLC04193.02

20 October 1854

Moore, John, 1826-1907

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Kelly

Responds to the drought and lack of food. Reports a visit to King Billy Bowlegs, presenting Bowlegs's sister with "rot gut" whiskey. Inquires about the upcoming county elections in Ohio. "I was out in the woods some distance about a week ago, with the Indian agent, to see King Bowlegs and twenty or thirty of his warriors. He was very polite, spread skins for us on the ground and an awning over head to keep off the sun. All passed off very orderly and quietly, the King and his warriors seated crosslegged around us. When Billy spoke all the others kept a respectful silence."

GLC04193.03