1861/06/17

Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham), 1816-1892

Letter signed

Title: to George B. McClellan re: use of steamboats to carry troops down Mississippi

GLC07060.01

1864/05/02

Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham), 1816-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Wilson re: requesting promotions for Generals Ingalls, Rucker and Allen

GLC07060.02

1863/04/02

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

Letter signed

Title: to Joseph Hooker re: release of injured Union prisoner

GLC07058

[1850 ca.]

Meigs, John R., fl. 1850-1864

Header Record

Title: Family Archive [Decimalized .01- .75]

Includes Lincoln and Johnson DS, photographs, ALS, commissions, and hand drawn maps.

GLC07059

1863/10/27

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John E. Smith re: movements during Chattanooga Campaign

Written in Junka, possibly in Tenneesse.

GLC07061

1863/11/03

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John E. Smith re: directions and advice on route to be used by troops

Written in pencil. For troops going enroute to Chattanooga.

GLC07062

1862 ca.

Waud, Alfred R., fl. 1862-1865

Painting

Title: Charge of Meagher's Irish Brigade... Fredericksburg

Black and white ink and gouache painting of the Battle of Fredericksburg on 13 December 1862. It depicts Meagher's Irish Brigade (the 63d, 69th and 88th NY, 115 PA and 28 Mass.; shown carrying a battle flag with Irish harp) charging Marye's Heights. The flag was carried in this battle by the 28th Mass. In the upper right on a crest, Marye's house can be discerned (with the columns). At the base of the house are smoke and gunfire flashes, marking the location of the Confederate infantry in the sunken road. Meagher's brigade was shattered in the charge. The painting also shows Brig. Genn.…

GLC07065

1861 ca.

Cook, George S., 1819-1902

Photograph

Title: Nathan G. Evans

Title on mount. Photograph inlaid on cabinet card sized mount, possibly cut out of an album. Evans is a Brigadier General in this photograph.

GLC07068.01

1861 ca.

Cook, George S., 1819-1902

Photograph

Title: W. C. Wickham, Brig. General

Quarter length bust portrait of William C. Wickham on cabinet card sized mount.

GLC07068.02

1861 ca.

Cook, George S., 1819-1902

Photograph

Title: C. M. Wilcox, Brigadier General

Half length portrait of Cadmus M. Wilcox.

GLC07068.03

1861 ca.

Cook, George S., 1819-1902

Photograph

Title: Samuel McGowan

Quarter length bust portrait in uniform. Photograph on cabinet card sized mount.

GLC07068.04

1861 ca.

Cook, George S., 1819-1902

Photograph

Title: Harry T. Hays, Brig. General

Bust portrait of the bearded Confederate General Harry Thompson Hays. Photograph on cabinet card sized mount.

GLC07068.05

1865/03/02

Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

Photograph signed

Title: Oval albumen bust portrait of Ulysses S. Grant

Signed on the mount and dated by Grant as Lt. General. at City Point, Va. However, the vignetted image probably may have been taken 1862-63 because it shows Grant as a Major General with only two stars. (Image dimensions 20.4 x 15.7 cm.)

GLC07071

1865/01/30

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: Joseph Barnes.

Recommending a surgeon, Dr. Fohna, who "with his peculiar practise, would do much good among our wounded soldiers." Includes photograph [vignette] of President Lincoln and his son, Willie, looking at a book.

GLC07963

1862/03/24

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

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: Major M. Smith.

Siezing supply of Confederate Bacon, directing operations before Shiloh. "You are particularly cautioned against fighting an enemy of your own, or superior power . . . nothing could be gained by a small victory which would cost us a single man."

GLC07961

1914/07/06

Mosby, John S., 1833-1916

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: Sam Chapman

traveling to Manassass to look over the battlefield; says Wilson will not stay in the White House longer than one term.

GLC03921.48

[1915]/06/28

Mosby, John S., 1833-1916

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: Sam Chapman

drinking water to help his bladder condition; encounters with Virginians who were Union soldiers before.

GLC03921.52

1861/05/01

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his mother

He has completed his business in Washington and warns his mother not to work too hard in the garden. He is not sure how long he will remain in the city. Written on the stationary of George W. Walbridge [a brother] of Pratt & Company.

GLC04662.001

1862/3/12

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his mother

His journey to Washington. He describes a "society" in Philadelphia which met them at the train station and furnished them with a home made meal complete with crockery and white table cloths. Indicates that the regiment was well received at every place it traveled through except Baltimore where "we had nary a cheer and I thought everybody looked as if they were sorry to see us." He spends his first night in a "wall tent". [GLC 4663, # 1 contains an excellent description of the capitol building.]

GLC04662.003

1862/3/30

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his mother

Describes a miserable march from Washington to Alexandria. A bivouac site on marshy land and a cold rain prompted soldiers to seek other places to sleep, including a tomb. Discusses rations for the troops and his dining at private homes. Inquires whether one of the family houses has been rented yet.

GLC04662.004

1862/8/25

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his mother

He is feeling better and expects to return to his unit in about a week. Since he does not know where they are, he will have to go to Washington to learn their location. A gang of men are putting up a large building, which Walbridge thinks may be a very large hospital. [The men may have been building the prisoner of war camp that would open on the island.] He claims it is a fine location in the summer but imagines the winter would be rather bleak.

GLC04662.013

1862/9/11

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his mother

He is waiting to join up with his regiment. Due to the expense of staying in the city, he had to release his servant, a contraband from Virginia. He thinks the rebels are in a precarious situation in Maryland and adds that as long as the war lasts, business will be good in Buffalo.

GLC04662.014

1862/3/10

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his mother

Camped at Park Barracks in front of the Astor House. The regiment has orders to be ready to march, but no one is sure exactly when they will move out. He briefly mentions sight-seeing in the city and gives the whereabouts of other relatives in the city.

GLC04662.002

1862/4/20

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his mother

Writes from camp Scott that his regiment has not been paid yet. He believes his brother George is not healthy enough to be a soldier. Discusses the condition of his clothing, says he gets along well with the other officers, and hopes that one day he will be commissioned in the regular army. He says it is wonderful to receive letters from home. Responding to them "seems almost like talking with you."

GLC04662.005

1862/6/1

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his mother

Battle of Seven Pines [Fair Oaks] Lists the officers killed, wounded, and captured. He estimates that his regiment lost over 200. He has been made acting quartermaster.

GLC04662.006