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1861-1877

Printed document

Title: Ten Generations in New England

Wait family tree.

GLC08284.172

1884

Conant, Frederick Odell, fl. 1884

Printed document

Title: Pedigree of the Conant Family

Conant family tree.

GLC08284.173

1863

Cook, Henry, fl. 1862-1864

Diary

Title: 1863 Diary

Henry Cook describes his life in camp, including his reading and other pasttimes, day trips into cities, soldiers' pay, food, and signal corps duty. He also writes of the movements of the signal corps and of his regiment (9th NJ Volunteers) in considerable detail, including information about the officers and about any skirmishes they encountered. He mentions battles at New Bern, Fort McAlister, Fort Jackson, Little Washington, Chancellorsville, Jackson, Miss., Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Knoxville, and Tarborough by name. He refers to African Americans on several occasions, including the…

GLC03958.02

December 8, 1881 - January 13, 1883

Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886

Manuscript

Title: Executive Mansion logbook of retained telegrams copies: Incoming Messages

GLC04354.01

19 December 1881 - 3 March 1885

Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886

Manuscript

Title: Executive Mansion logbook of retained telegrams copies: Outgoing Messages

GLC04354.02

3 December 1883 - 3 March 1885

Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886

Manuscript

Title: Executive Mansion logbook of retained telegrams copies: Incoming Messages

GLC04354.03

7 April 1884 - 7 July 1884

Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886

Manuscript

Title: Executive Mansion logbook of retained telegrams copies: Outgoing Messages (Political)

GLC04354.04

26 December 1862

Averell, William W., 1832-1900

Autograph document

Title: an I Owe You note

GLC06581.04.01

January 25, 1918

Dawes, Charles Gates, 1865-1951

Autograph letter signed

Title: to mother

GLC01601.05

January 31, 1918

Dawes, Charles Gates, 1865-1951

Autograph letter signed

Title: to mother

GLC01601.06

April 19, 1919

Dawes, Charles Gates, 1865-1951

Autograph letter signed

Title: to mother

GLC01601.07

November 6, 1917

Dawes, Charles Gates, 1865-1951

Autograph letter signed

Title: to mother

GLC01601.08

December 22, 1863

Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lile Miller

In this letter, Michael M. Miller writes home to his wife. He wishes she is well and says he is feeling better since the last time he wrote. He mentions that he feels like he has nothing to do but sit around. He also writes that the army is trying to enlist the Old Reserve Corps, and that if the position was ever offered he wouldn't take it unless she wanted him to. He asks her to send him a list of men who were newly enlisted from their town. He ends the letter by saying that he is running out of food rations. He wishes her a happy Christmas and asks her to write more.

GLC02155.125

December 25, 1863

Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lile Miller

In this letter, Michael M. Miller writes home to his wife. He wishes her a merry Christmas and hopes this is the last Christmas apart from her. Him and a friend went to a nearby place to eat and had a big meal for the holiday which he was happy about becaause of a prior food supply shortage. He said that both him and his friend were upset that they hadn't received letters from their wives. He is excited about having sausage for breakfast. Some men from the company are leaving and he lists their names. He says that he would not enlist back into the army if asked and signs off lovingly.

GLC02155.126

7 January 1864

Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lile Miller

GLC02155.127

January 11, 1864

Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lile Miller

Written in camp at Bristoe Station.

GLC02155.128

January 13, 1864

Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lile Miller

Written in camp at Bristoe Station.

GLC02155.129

January 17, 1864

Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lile Miller

Written in camp at Bristoe Station.

GLC02155.130

January 20, 1864

Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lile Miller

Written from Camp at Brestow Station. He discusses whether "Grandpap's house" will be suitable to rent. Mentions that they are likely to have more visitors after the war as he will want to invite over his friends from the army and discuss their shared experiences. He says it has been difficult getting his men to speak of his wife and family in a respectful manner and that he is trying to put a stop to them speaking of her at all, as they only do so in jest. He then mentions that his Sgt. was married while on furlough. After expressing his desire to see her and hold her again, he devotes the…

GLC02155.131

February 1, 1864

Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lile Miller

Writing from Camp at Brestow Station in Virginia, Miller thanks his wife for writing so often, but insists he doesn't need her to send him "a Box", presumably of food because "we now get fresh Bread all the time". He describes the rations in more detail, seeming to be content with what he has. He alludes to the fact that on his last trip home, his wife was away. He writes of some gossip the two have shared in previous letter and begs her not to tell anyone what he has said about some of the other men in his company (one of whom is an officer). However, he is glad to have the position he has…

GLC02155.132