29 March 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 39 (March 29, 1863)]

"General Marshall Captures Gen. Renegade Carter and his Command" reports the capture of General Sam Carter in Kentucky. A special dispatch entitled "Morgan's Late Fight" describes a battle near Milton, Tennessee.

GLC05959.09.161

22 April 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 59 (April 22, 1863)]

"Our Special Correspondence from Forrest's Brigade, Van Dorn's Command" includes subsections: "The Grand Review -- The Franklin Fight -- The Capture and Recapture of Freeman's Battery -- Col. Freeman Murdered -- A Solemn Scene, &c, &c." "The Ruins at Arkansas Post," reprinted from the Weekly Texas Confederate News, describes substantial losses on the Confederate side, mentions the low morale and high rates of desertion in the army. "More Exploits of the 'War Child'" refers to the campaigns of General Wheeler in Tennessee, with subsections including: "Capture of Railroad Trains --…

GLC05959.09.174

27 April 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 64 (April 27, 1863)]

"The Tobacco Question" adds to a previous article "setting forth...some of the abuses of tobacco, its primary and secondary effects on the human system..." The "Special Army Correspondence" section contains "The Siege of Suffolk Continued -- List of Killed and Wounded, &c." "A Practical Movement towards Peace" describes a vote in the New Jersey Legislature indicating their opposition to the continuation of the war.

GLC05959.09.177

4 May 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 70 (May 4, 1863)]

"Success of General Imboden: Yankees Retreating & Burning Their Stores" includes a report from General J.D. Imboden indicating that his forces are still in pursuit of the Union army. "Skirmish Below Kingston, N.C.," excerpted from the Chronicle and Sentinel, describes the bravery of the 56th North Carolina. "The Yankee Raid in N.E. Alabama and Northwest Georgia" includes a letter from C.A. Smith, a conductor on the Rome Railroad, to C.H. Stillwell, the Superintendent of the railroad. A flattering obituary entitled "The Death of General Tracy" is reprinted from the Macon Telegraph, and…

GLC05959.09.179

6 May 1863

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 72 (May 6, 1863)]

Includes a letter from S. P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, to the Loyal Union League in New York, under the title "The Negroes to be called into the Yankee Army, and to be made the Equals of the Yankees!" A telegram, published under the title "Highly Important Movement of Yankees in Mississippi," includes 3 dispatches reporting on events at Aukerson's Ferry and Holly Springs. Includes a report entitled "From the Mississippi River: Fighting Yesterday at Snyder's Bluff."

GLC05959.09.181

13 April 1879

Adams, Anne Brown, 1843-1926

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander M. Ross

Thanks him for "placing my father before the world in his true light" with "a truthful and just estimate of his character and motives" in his writings for the public. Mentions that she was with John Brown just two weeks before his raid, and that she "taught in the Contraband's schools" towards the end of the war. Also discusses personal matters.

GLC03007.08

5 June 1865

Buttrick, Edward K., fl. 1862-1865

Manuscript document

Title: [Copy of military discharge of Lucius T. Stanley]

Discharges Stanley upon the expiration of his term of service in the 107th New York Volunteers, where he spent two years first as a clerk and later as an assistant topographical engineer. Made in accordance with Special Orders No. 43. Written near Washington, D.C. Buttick was Captain and Assistant Adjutant General. (Same as GLC02710.45.01).

GLC02710.45.02

5 June 1865

Wickes, Edward A., 1840-1913

Printed document signed

Title: [Military discharge of Lucius T. Stanley]

Signed twice by Wickes as Captain of the 150th New York Volunteers. Countersigned by Edward P. Van Valkenburgh as 1st Lieutenant of the 107th New York Volunteers. Filled-in form documenting Stanley's discharge from service in the 107th New York Volunteers. Signed by Buttrick as Captain and Assistant Adjutant General. Made in accordance with General Orders No. 77. Stamped "Bounty Paid" on 8 November 1867. Discharged near Washington, D.C. With a blank "Oath of Identity" on the verso.

GLC02710.45.03

3 May 1865

Allison, William A., fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Stockton Bates

Awaits orders of transfer, most likely to Washington, although they had been told that they would be discharged. Written from Camp Parole.

GLC03523.23.39

18 June 1865

Allison, William A., fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Stockton Bates

Continues to wait for word on discharge, though Pennsylvania troops must wait until the Eastern troops are discharged. They must then meet at Pittsburgh for final payment. Four soldiers were punished for "cowardice" in front of the brigade. Comments on his opinion of phrenology. While the regiment has not had a chaplain, a Christian sermon was preached through the Christian Commission.

GLC03523.23.42

circa 1864

Manuscript document

Title: [Report, possibly by Lieutenant Colonel William Heath, regarding the 33rd Missouri Volunteers]

An anonymous detailed history of the "Merchants Regiment"(33rd Infantry Missouri Volunteers) from its inception in March 1862, through August 1865. Describes numerous skirmishes and battles, including the Yazoo Pass Expedition and Red River Campaign. Relates the regiment's march through several counties in Missouri, participation in the Yazoo Pass expedition, and return to Helena, Arkansas, where they engaged in battle before leaving 28 January 1864. At this time, they left Helena with troops of William Tecumseh Sherman to join the Expedition to Meridian, Mississippi. 10 March 1864, the…

GLC00653.02.01

26 March 1910

Jenkins, James H., 1841-?

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: [Words and music for the song "John Brown's Body"]

Transcription of the verses and the chorus for the song "John Brown's Body," with music. Also lists three Civil War regiments in which Jenkins served. One of these, the Twelfth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, was the unit that invented the song. Written on the verso of stationary for the Old National Bank in Oshkosh.

GLC02484.01

17 November 1910

Jenkins, James H., 1841-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Charles G. Stack

Promises that as soon as his health improves he will comply with the request to send a photograph. Some text lost on the right side of the letter.

GLC02484.02

circa 1910

Jenkins, James H., 1841-?

Printed document

Title: The story of a song

Jenkins account of the origins of the song "John Brown's Body." Credits Jenkins as "the author of 'John Brown's Body.'" Says the song was created spontaneously by a group of Union Soldiers, inspired partly by a soldier named John Brown.

GLC02484.03

17 March 1865

Fenton, Reuben Eaton, 1819-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Fidelia E. Stanley

Governor Fenton follows up on a letter written by his military secretary (see GLC02710.44.01) and reiterates that there are currently no openings for a lieutenant in the 107th New York Volunteers, but states that the he will promote her son, Lucius T. Stanley, into another regiment if he would prefer to avoid delay. Written on State of New York, Executive Department stationary. Mrs. Stanley's maiden name was Warner.

GLC02710.44.02

29 March 1865

Hastings, George S., fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Fidelia E. Stanley

Informs Mrs. Stanley, the mother of Lucius T. Stanley, that the New York Governor, Reuben E. Fenton, will promote her son, Lucius T. Stanley, to 1st Lieutenant in the 107th New York Volunteers as soon as there is a vacancy. But if it is preferred, Lucius can be immediately promoted within another regiment under General William T. Sherman. Written on State of New York, Executive Department stationary. Mrs. Stanley's maiden name was Warner. Hastings was the governor's private secretary.

GLC02710.44.03

15 May 1865

Fenton, Reuben Eaton, 1819-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Fidelia E. Stanley

Governor Fenton sends Mrs. Stanley a duplicate of a commission for her son, Lucius T. Stanley, as a 1st Lieutenant in the 65th New York Volunteers. Tells her that he holds her son in high esteem. He was placed in the 65th because there were no openings in the 107th, in order to avoid a delay in his promotion. Written on State of New York, Executive Department stationary. Mrs. Stanley's maiden name was Warner.

GLC02710.44.04

1 September 1863

Allison, William A., fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Stockton Bates

They have received already 230 conscripts, most of them seemingly content. Describes what people are doing there in the evening: singing, reminiscing, visiting with unintelligent local people, and enjoying local vegetables.

GLC03523.23.22

21 September 1863

Allison, William A., fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Stockton Bates

They have moved to the Rapidan river under Lee's orders. Here the locals who remain are destitute, each house with its own distillery, with very few churches and schools. Speculates about Longstreet's future actions. Written from Camp 61st P.V., four miles west of Culpepper, Virginia.

GLC03523.23.23

3 October 1863

Allison, William A., fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Stockton Bates

A portion of their army has been moved to other points, thus weakening their army. He disagrees with this strategy, for the "rebels are as busy as bees strengthening their position." A meeting to express political opinion and support for Governor Curtin; Union support helps soldier morale.

GLC03523.23.24

26 October 1863

Allison, William A., fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Stockton Bates

Lee has started playing "the brilliant game of strategy" with Meade, costing the Rebels 2,000 men. Soldiers have confidence in Meade but are waiting to see how he leads. "We hardly know whom to trust." Lincoln has called for more volunteers.

GLC03523.23.25

12 November 1863

Allison, William A., fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Stockton Bates

They move towards Richmond. Describes a battle and the capture of 4 artillery, 2000 small arms, 2 brigade commanders, and 1600 privates with 120 officers prisoners, including the "Louisiana Tigers, the men who carried long knives for the purpose of butchering our wounded." The Rebels left supplies and excellent quarters. "We make ourselves comfortable, these cold evenings, over large fires, discussing the various agitated questions of the day."

GLC03523.23.26

23 November 1863

Allison, William A., fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Stockton Bates

They held "un grand revue du Corps" for a party of visiting English officers, to which he is opposed. Heard about the Gettysburg dedication. Meade has reduced the 8-day ration to 5 because men cannot carry that much. Asks for a copy of the Constitution to better understand the conscription.

GLC03523.23.27

2 January 1864

Allison, William A., fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Stockton Bates

Soldiers have agreed to extend service for three years with the promise of a 30-day furlough. At Christmas, everyone got drunk. Looks forward to his own 10-day furlough, though realizes it may not happen in all reality.

GLC03523.23.28

January 10, 1864

Allison, William A., fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Stockton Bates

Is grateful for the news; it provides freedom from boredom for the entire camp. Describes their winter quarters, a rude combination of log cabin and tent. His roommate is a German soldier who participated in the disturbances of 1848 then fled his native land to the United States, hoping to live in peace.

GLC03523.23.29