circa 1880

Print

Title: Engraving of Benjamin Franklin Cheatham

Handwritten biographical note is adhered to lower right.

GLC02460.24

circa 1880

Print

Title: Engraving of Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb

Biographical note is adhered to the bottom.

GLC02460.25

circa 1880

H.B. Hall & Sons, fl. 1850-1900

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Title: Engraving of Nathan Bedford Forrest

Engraving depicts Forrest as an older man. Engraved by H.B. Hall's Sons, NY. Engraved for Lindsley's Historical Series.

GLC02460.26

circa 1880

H.B. Hall & Sons, fl. 1850-1900

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Title: Engraving of Nathan Bedford Forrest

GLC02460.27

circa 1880

Hall, Charles Bryan, 1840-?

Print

Title: Engraving of John Brown Gordon

GLC02460.28

circa 1880

O'Neill, John A., 1836-?

Print

Title: Engraving of William Joseph Hardee

C.B. Richardson, Publisher.

GLC02460.29

circa 1880

Print

Title: Engraving of Thomas Carmichael Hindman

Biographical note is adhered to the bottom.

GLC02460.30

circa 1880

Hall, Charles Bryan, 1840-?

Print

Title: Engraving of Lafayette McLaws

Biographical note is adhered to the bottom.

GLC02460.31

circa 1880

O'Neill, John A., 1836-?

Print

Title: Engraving of John Hunt Morgan

Engraving and short biographical note are adhered to brown scrapbook mount. C.B. Richardson Publisher.

GLC02460.32

circa 1880

Sadd, Henry S., fl. 1880

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Title: Engraving of Gideon Johnson Pillow

Engraved for Biographical Sketches of Eminent American Lawyers.

GLC02460.33

circa 1880

O'Neill, John A., 1836-?

Print

Title: Engraving of Leonidas Polk

C.B. Richardson, Publisher

GLC02460.34

circa 1880

Print

Title: Engraving of Leonidas Polk

Rt. Rev. Bishop Polk of LA. From photograph by Brady. Published by New York G.P. Putnam.

GLC02460.35

circa 1880

Print

Title: Engraving of Alexander P. Stewart

GLC02460.36

1880

Print

Title: Engraving of Commodore Josiah Tattnall

GLC02460.37

circa 1880

Hall, Charles Bryan, 1840-?

Print

Title: Engraving of Richard Taylor

Biographical note is adhered to the bottom.

GLC02460.38

circa 1880

Print

Title: Engraving of General Earl Van Dorn

Browning on right side caused by biographical note that is no longer present.

GLC02460.39

circa 1880

Hall, Charles Bryan, 1840-?

Print

Title: Engraving of Joseph Wheeler

GLC02460.40

circa 1880

Hall, Charles Bryan, 1840-?

Print

Title: Engraving of William Henry Chase Whiting

GLC02460.41

circa 1880

Print

Title: Engraving of Marcus Joseph Wright

GLC02460.42

23 September 1862

Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lile Miller

Miller writes to his wife six days after the Battle of Antietam (also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg). Describes "Rebels lying around through the woods and fields that have not Been Burried and perhaps never will..."

GLC02155.065

3 November 1862

Sallie

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lile Miller

Aunt Sallie writes to Lile from "Catoctin," possibly either Catoctin Mountain in Maryland or Catoctin Creek in Virginia. Reports they can "hear the Cannons in Virginia Fighting again." Expects to be able to visit Lile closer to Christmas. Comments on the high price of goods, mutual acquaintances, and an injury which left her temporarily unable to sew.

GLC02155.068

December 14, 1862

Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lile Miller

Miller writes to his wife from camp at Brooks Station. Writes, "there is a terrible Battle Raging at Fredericksburg the canonading [sic] yesterday was tremendous, i believe it exceeded any thing i ever heard, either Malvern hill or Sharpsburg, it is still raging this morning having commenced at day light, we have heard no Particulars of any account yet more than they say the Rebels yesterday had Rather the advantage and cut our men down awfull i suppose to day will decide the Battle as we heard that Genl Seigel arrived there last night with sixty thousand fresh troops..." Comments on…

GLC02155.071

December 17, 1862

Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lile Miller

Miller writes to his wife from camp at Brooks Station. Comments on the Battle of Fredericksburg: "Our company mad [sic] a lucky escape in not getting into this last Battle, All the Rest of our Division were in it and as usual were the first or nearly so in the fight we were told last evening the loss in the Division that is the Reserve Corps in killed wounded & missing is something over 21 hundred we have not heard the loss of our Army But is must have Been severe and the worse is we gained nothing as they have fell back again to this side of the River and the Rebels again ocupy [sic]…

GLC02155.072

December 31, 1862

Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lile Miller

Miller writes to his wife from camp at Brooks Station. Reports, "all appears quiet here..." Notes that the previous Sunday, "Stewart's Cavalry threatened to make a raid on this Road..." Asks about the well being of his father.

GLC02155.075

January 12, 1863

Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lile Miller

Miller writes to his wife from camp near White Oak Church. Notes Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, will not allow his regiment to return to "the state," possibly Pennsylvania, where he is from. Refers to a victory of [General William] Rosecrans "in the South West" (possibly the Battle of Stones River). Writes, "But i am afraid it is dearly won when we look at the immense loss of life... our men have got in earnest and the Rebels will fight to the death... it will never Be settled now till one side [or] the other is whipped and it will never be the north..."

GLC02155.076