1865/04 ca.

Photograph

Title: Ruins of Gaines Mill, near Cold Harbor, Va. [April 1865 ca.]

Inscription on verso: "Ruins of Gaines Mill." Numeric Notation on verso: "148."

GLC05111.01.0728

1864/02

Photograph

Title: Steamboats loading and unloading supplies at Vicksburg docks. February 1864

Three steamboats moored at the docks in Vicksburg, loading and unloading cargo as evinced by the horse-drawn wagons. Inscription on verso: "The levee at Vicksburg Missi, Feb., 1864." Numeric Notation on verso: "137."

GLC05111.01.0729

1865/04 ca.

Photograph

Title: McLean House and family posed on front porch at Appomattox Court House. [April 1865 ca.]

Three women and two men stand on the porch of the McLean house. Inscription on verso: "McLeans House Appomattox." Numeric Notation on verso: "42(451)." See GLC 5111.01.0280, .0532.

GLC05111.01.0732

1862 ca.

Photograph

Title: Railroad depot, Culpepper, Va.

Inscription on verso: "Railroad Station, Culpepper, Va." Railroad tracks, with two trains in background, run between a street of buildings and a large brick house. Two men stand at far left. Numeric Notation on verso: "54."

GLC05111.01.0741

1862 ca.

Photograph

Title: Railroad depot, Culpepper, Va.

Inscription on verso: "Railroad Depot Culpepper, Va." Culpeper railroad depot, with fence in foreground and covered wagons surrounded by buildings and train in background. Numeric Notation on verso: "149."

GLC05111.01.0742

1864 ca.

Photograph

Title: A man surveying the ruins of Hampton, Va.

Inscription on verso: "Ruins of Hampton, Va." A man stands next to the ruins of a chimney amongst the rubble. Numeric Notation on verso: "29."

GLC05111.01.0743

1864 ca.

Photograph

Title: Ruins of the Church at Hampton, Va.

Inscription on verso: "Old Church at Hampton, Va Ruins." A man stands near a tree in front of the ruins of the Church in Hampton, Virginia. Numeric notation on verso: "130."

GLC05111.01.0744

1862 ca.

Photograph

Title: Catlett Rail Station, Virginia, with Federal soldiers lounging on top of box cars next to a building with a group of soldiers on porch.

Inscription on verso: "Catlett Station, Va." Numeric notation on verso: "54."

GLC05111.01.0771

1864 ca.

Photograph

Title: Charles City Court House with trees and two men standing in front.

Inscription on verso: "Charles City Court House." Numeric Notation on verso: "65."

GLC05111.01.0779

1865/05

Photograph

Title: The Capitol Building mourning Lincoln

The Capitol bedecked in mourning for Lincoln's funeral. Hundreds of mourners are seen all around the building, on both the stairs and the balconies of the second floor. Inscription on verso: "Lincoln's Funeral Capitol Wash." Numeric notation on verso: "188."

GLC05111.01.0928

1864/12/01

Photograph

Title: Image of Porter leaning up against cannon

Modern print of F.H. Meserve's image of Admiral Porter, in uniform trousers and greatcoat, leaning up against a water battery.

GLC05111.01.0956

1864/12/01

Photograph

Title: Image of Porter leaning up against cannon

Identical image of #956

GLC05111.01.0957

[1864]

Photograph

Title: Powder magazine on the lines at Petersburg

The image shows four Union soldiers guarding a well-buried powder magazine. Numeric notation on image: "248." Inscription on verso: "Powder magazine on the lines." Numeric notation on verso: "248" and "31."

GLC05111.01.0977

[1864]

Photograph

Title: Burned railroad car sheds in Atlanta

The image shows the burned railroad car sheds after Sherman's troops destroyed Atlanta, and were preparing to move on to Savannah. Numeric notation on image: "55." Inscription on verso: "Preparing for the 'March to the sea.'" and "Atlanta." Numeric notation on verso: "55."

GLC05111.01.0978

1865/04/02

Photograph

Title: Rebel Soldier in the trenches of Fort Mahone [split stereocard]

Image of the final resting place of a rebel soldier, with his hands raised as if to ward off danger. With the remnants of his personal effects at his side, the pose seems to have been contrived by the photographer. Graphite inscription on verso: "Rebel soldier trenches Fort Mahone Petersburg April 2 /65."

GLC05111.01.1208

1865/04/02

Photograph

Title: Rebel Soldier in trenches before Petersburg [split stereocard]

Image of a rebel soldier laying mortally wounded in a trench at Petersburg. The soldiers hands are crossed at the middle of his chest, with a rifle positioned to his proper right. Graphite inscription on verso: "Rebel Soldier in trenches before Petersburg Apl 2 1865. Petersburg."

GLC05111.01.1209

1863/09/03

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to D. M. Leatherman re: claim on land of a Confederate soldier

Responding to a claim upon land in Memphis, Tenn., owned by a man in the rebel service. Lincoln writes in part: "The Impropriety of bringing such cases to me is obvious to any one who will consider that I could not properly act on any case without understanding it, and that I have neither the means nor time to obtain such understanding."

GLC06788

1865/06/22

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Document signed

Title: Pardon of Francis Smith for rebellion (c/s William Hunter, Acting Sec. of State)

With MS note on his taking oath that pardon will take affect when Smith takes oath, including provision against slavery. Countersigned by William Hunter as Acting Sec. of State.

GLC06794

1864/02/23

Document

Title: G. O. no. 5 court martial orders re: court martial of 6 men

GLC06783.08

1876/02/12

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

Autograph letter

Title: to Crafts J. Wright re: vehement denial of claims that Davis started the war

Signature removed. Davis denies that he "instigated and precipitated" the Civil War, and that he "left the U.S. Govt. to be made Presdt. of the Confederate Govt." Davis also addresses the questions of "Negro" Troops and exchange of "Negro" prisoners. With asterisked noted written upside down at top of p. 7.

GLC06784

1861/06/05

Broadside

Title: Committee of Safety for Montgomery County.....

Requesting committees be formed at the courthouse to "Assist in suppressing insurrection or repelling invasion." Paper has purple stain from inactive mold at left margin.

GLC06785.01

1864/02/17

Eaton, John Jr., fl. 1864

Broadside

Title: Circular. Office of....Freedmen re: information for Freedmen in Natchez, La.

With manuscript note on obtaining permits, etc. Printed by Freedmen Press, Vicksburg, MS with MS corrections, for use in Dept. of Tenn. & Ark. One black and white bust engraving of General Eaton included.

GLC06807

1865/01-1865/09

Oviatt, Morris N., fl. 1865

Autograph manuscript

Title: "Diary" of Captain, Co. D. 9th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery

Captain Oviat's "Diary" with printed titlepage, and short entries concerning drilling, telegrams received, etc. The entries appear to have been copied, as noted on the titlepage "Edited by Joseph Fitzgerald, 1st Lt. Co. 9, USC Artillery (heavy)." Topics include Lincoln's assassination, daily life, etc. Written in a Clayton's quarto diary, with many blank pages in the latter half of 1865.

GLC06808

1865/04/03

Broadside

Title: Daily Journal Extra... "2 P.M. Richmond is taken. The city is on fire"

Double column broadside prints Stanton's telegraph.

GLC06809

1863/01/17

Newspaper

Title: Free South. [Vol. 1, no. 2 (January 17, 1863)]

Includes article "The Policy of a Negro Army for the North"

GLC06810