18 June 1862

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

Printed document

Title: [Senate resolution submitted by Charles Sumner]

Appeals to the people to manifest their loyalty by ceasing to fight or work for the rebels, and putting their resources into supporting the Union. States that the government will reciprocate. Writes, "...it is the further duty of the government of the United States to maintain all such loyal people, without distinction of color or class, in their rights as men, according to the principles of the Declaration of Independence." Marked 37th Congress, 2d Session, Mis. Doc. No. 104.

GLC02095.22

15 September 1863

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Epes Sargent

Sumner thanks Sargent for his sympathetic praise. Writes, "The verses on Shaw I had enjoyed before, & had sent to England," likely a reference to Sargent's poem, "Colonel Shaw: On Hearing that the Rebels Had Buried His Body Under a Pile of Twenty Five Negroes," Boston Evening Transcript, 4 August 1863. Contains a 12 September 1878 autograph note signed by Sargent on page 2, giving a brief biography of Sumner: "Charles Sumner, United States Senator from Massachusetts... -a very conspicuous man in his day. He was a classmate of my brother, John O. Sargent, and we were intimate from…

GLC02095.12

9 October 1864

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Theseus Apoleon Cheney

Writes that he is glad Cheney is regaining his health. Comments on the upcoming presidential election and the Civil War: "The good news must stimulate you. Of the result, political or military I cannot doubt. Mr. Lincoln will be re-elected, & Rebellion will be crushed -& with it Slavery which is nothing but another name for the Rebellion."

GLC02095.14

15 July 1892

Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Kennard

Saint-Gaudens, a noted Gilded Age sculptor, discusses an inscription with Kennard (possibly Martin P. Kennard, a Boston abolitionist and political reformer). States that the inscription, designated for a Boston monument honoring Robert Gould Shaw, is too complicated. Expresses hope that he can persuade John Murray Forbes, a Boston philanthropist and chairman of the Shaw monument committee, to endorse a simpler inscription. Very fragile with several torn creases.

GLC02928.01

July 1892

Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Kennard

Saint-Gaudens discusses his upcoming visit to Boston, Massachusetts with Kennard (possibly Martin P. Kennard, a Boston abolitionist and political reformer). States that any message Kennard leaves for him at the office of McKim, Mead, and White will be received immediately upon his arrival.

GLC02928.02

8 August 1894

Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907

Typed letter signed

Title: to Mr. Kennard

Saint-Gaudens discusses the inscription on a monument honoring Robert Gould Shaw with Kennard (possibly Martin P. Kennard, a Boston abolitionist and political reformer). Encloses a letter (not included) from Edward Atkinson, treasurer of the Shaw monument committee, authorizing Gaudens to proceed with the monument's inscription. Relates that Charles William Eliot, President of Harvard University, and Colonel Lee (possibly Henry Lee) previously asked him not to proceed with the inscription, which was originally written by Eliot. Requests that Kennard, possibly on the monument committee,…

GLC02928.03

4 June 1897

Atkinson, Edward, 1827-1905

Typed letter signed

Title: to the committee on the Shaw monument

Atkinson, treasurer of the Robert Gould Shaw monument committee, informs other members of the committee that he intends to depart for London, England, and St. Petersburg, Russia. States that he hopes to finish matters concerning the monument before his departure. Reports that he paid sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens a total of $22,000 for completion of the monument, and that $550 remains in the committee trust for general expenses. Requests the committee's opinion regarding the style and number of copies of the monument's final report, and whether or not the report should contain a photo of…

GLC02928.04

circa 1897

Typed document

Title: [Draft of inscription intended for the Robert Gould Shaw monument]

Includes hand written corrections. Describes the Shaw monument as a tribute to the famous 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry, organized in Boston and reviewed by Massachusetts Governor John Albion Andrew 18 May 1863. Includes extracts from Andrew's speech on presenting the regiment standards, in which he declares "These men, sir, have now, in the Providence of God, given to them an opportunity, which, while it is personal to themselves, is still an opportunity for the whole race of men." Honors Shaw and the 54th by stating "The conduct of these troops at Fort Wagner and elsewhere proved…

GLC02928.05

circa 1897

Typed document

Title: [Draft of inscription intended for the Robert Gould Shaw monument]

Includes hand written corrections by an unknown writer. Honors Robert Gould Shaw, who commanded the famous 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry during the Civil War. Features excerpts from a speech delivered by Massachusetts Governor John Albion Andrew on 18 May 1863, during his presentation of the regiment standards: "I know not where in all human history, to any thousand men in arms, there has been committed a work at once so proud, so precious, so full of hope and glory, as the work committed to you." Indicates that this draft is intended for the front of the monument. Docket includes…

GLC02928.06

1 May 1863

Sleeper, Gilman E., 1830-?

Printed document signed

Title: [Appointment of Eleazer L. Sarsons to 1st Sergeant in Company C of the 4th New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment]

Appointment of Eleazer L. Sarsons as 1st Sergeant in Company C of the 4th New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment. Printed document signed by Gilman E. Sleeper as lieutenant colonel of the regiment and Harvey F. Wiggin as lieutenant and acting adjutant. Docket on verso.

GLC03953.14

12 October 1865

Head, Nathaniel, 1828-1883

Autograph document signed

Title: [Recommendation for an appointment for Eleazer L. Sarsons and certification of his service in the New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry]

On the right hand side of the page, Lieutenant Colonel Parker recommends Sarsons for a lieutenancy in the colored regiment. On the right side Adjutant General Nathaniel Head, written from Concord, New Hampshire and dated 18 October 1765, recounts and attests to Sarson's service. Written on a blank account form.

GLC03953.15

2 June 1865

Gilmore, Joseph Albree, 1811-1867

Printed document signed

Title: [Appointment of Eleazer L. Sarsons to Captain in Company F of the 4th New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment]

Appointment of Eleazer L. Sarsons to Captain in Company F of the 4th New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment. Partially printed document signed by New Hampshire Governor Joseph Gilmore and Secretary of State Benjamin Gerrish. Indicates that Sarsons took the oaths of allegiance and office on 17 June 1865. With a red seal intact. New Hampshire state sea on top section.

GLC03953.17

1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Civil War era tintype of [Eleazer L. Sarsons]

Civil War era tintype of Sarsons from waist up, in an infantry uniform with hat and rifle. GLC03953.18-.20 show Sarsons in different ranks, from private to captain.

GLC03953.19

1861-1865

Photograph

Title: [Civil War era tintype of Eleazer L. Sarsons]

Pictures Sarsons from waist up, in a uniform with a knapsack slung over his back. He is hatless. GLC03953.18-.20 show Sarsons in different ranks, from private to captain.

GLC03953.20

1890

Photograph

Title: [Eleazer L. Sarsons]

Post Civil War era photograph of Sarsons standing in a hat and Civil War uniform. He is clearly much older than in the Civil War tintypes of him (see GLC03953.18-.20).

GLC03953.21

1865-1890

Lewis, A.A., fl. 1865-1890

Photograph

Title: [Eleazer L. Sarsons and his family]

Family portrait showing Sarsons and his wife, Etta (as reported by the Civil War pensions index), sitting in front, and their two children standing behind. The printed verso identifies the photograph as being made through an "Instantaneous Process Used Exclusively by A.A. Lewis" at Richard's Block in Newport New Hampshire.

GLC03953.22

1865-1890

Photograph

Title: [Photograph of Eleazer L. Sarsons]

Oval portrait showing a bearded Sarsons wearing a suit.

GLC03953.23

1865-1890

Photograph

Title: [Photograph of Etta Sarsons]

Oval portrait of the wife of Eleazer L. Sarsons, Etta (as reported by the Civil War pensions index).

GLC03953.24

circa 1861-1865

Object

Title: [Epaulet of John B. Moore]

Shoulder epaulets from Moore's dress uniform. The letter "M" appears, possibly accompanied by a missing "S" for "medical staff," accompanied by the other epaulet in GLC04196.13. These accoutrements appear in GLC 4196.01, Moore's photograph in dress uniform.

GLC04196.12

circa 1861-1865

Object

Title: [Epaulet of John B. Moore]

Shoulder epaulets from Moore's dress uniform. The letter "S" appears, possibly accompanied by a missing "M" for "medical staff," accompanied by the other epaulet in GLC04196.12. These accoutrements appear in GLC 4196.01, Moore's photograph in dress uniform.

GLC04196.13

12 July 1885

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

Autograph note

Title: to John Eaton

General Grant states "I should have liked to have seen you ... about ... utilizing the negroes down about Grand Junction, Tenn. In writing on that subject for my book I had to rely on memory." States that the first volume of his personal memoirs is in print. Accompanied by a description written by General Eaton (refer to GLC05485.02.02). Written in pencil.

GLC05485.02.01

circa 12 July 1885

Eaton, John, 1829-1906

Autograph note signed

Title: [Description of a note from General Ulysses S. Grant]

General Eaton describes a note given to him by General Ulysses S. Grant (see GLC05485.02.01). States that Grant's note was written at Mt. McGregor, Wilton, New York. Asserts that General Grant handed him the note after they witnessed a sermon by D. L. Newman, possibly titled "The pure in heart shall see God." Written in pencil.

GLC05485.02.02

11 April 1866

Turner, John Wesley, 1833-1899

Manuscript document

Title: [Special Orders No. 64 ordering the release of Richard Bayly WInder from Libby Prison]

Copy of document by General Turner and Assistant Adjutant General William L. Hulbert. Pursuant to the instructions of the secretary of war, Winder was to be released from the prison in Richmond, Virginia, where he had been held for his role in the mistreatment of Union prisoners of war at Andersonville Prison.

GLC07271.06.02

1 January 1866

Winder, Richard Bayly, 1828-1894

Sketch

Title: [Drawing of a cell in Libby Prison]

The docket indicates that Winder drew this while imprisoned in Libby Prison after the Civil War. He had been held there for his role in the mistreatment of Union prisoners of war at Andersonville Prison.

GLC07271.06.03

3 January 1865

Lafferty, Samuel, fl. 1840-1908

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph M. Maitland

Writes from Camp Reynolds outside Pittsburgh. Says his health is good. Comments on his "last" holidays in the army: "...we had a splendid dinner...given to us by the U.S. Christian Commission..." Reports that New Years Eve was the most lonesome day he's experienced since being in the army. Discusses the marriages of several friends back home and hopes there will be women left for them when they return from the war. Does not expect to get a furlough. Informs Joseph that he goes on guard duty every third day.

GLC03523.10.153