9 April 1864

Herndon, Esther H., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: Dear Son

GLC03135.12.18

12 April 1864

Herndon, Edward J., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: Dear Brother

GLC03135.12.19

13 May 1864

Herndon, John G., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: Dear Son

GLC03135.12.20

24 May 1864

Herndon, John G., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: Dear Son

GLC03135.12.21

5 June 1864

Herndon, Esther H., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: Dear Son

GLC03135.12.22

12 July 1864

Powell, Sarah E. L., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: Mr. Hearndon, A Friend

GLC03135.12.23

14 July 1864

Herndon, Esther H., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: Dear Son

GLC03135.12.24

25 July 1864

Herndon, Esther H., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: Dear Son

GLC03135.12.25

31 August 1864

Herndon, Esther H., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: Dear Son

GLC03135.12.26

February 22, 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: Mr. Herndon

GLC03135.12.27

January 29, 1865

Autograph letter

Title: Ms Margaret

GLC03135.12.28

February 6, 1865

Herndon, John G., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: Dear Jennie Herndon

GLC03135.12.29

1863-1865

Stockdell, Elizabeth A., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: Dear Brother

GLC03135.12.30

22 July 1863-22 July 1865

C., M.N., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: Mr Herndon

GLC03135.12.31

5 August 1863-5 August 1865

Herndon, Gordon J., fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: Ms Margaret

GLC03135.12.32

12 October 1863

Document signed

Title: [$100,000 receipt to Thomas W. Brent]

Notice of receipt for Confederate Naval Officer Thomas W. Brent for "the sum of one hundred thousand dollars on account of Navy department." Signed by the assistant pay master of Navy.

GLC03079.02

7 May 1864

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

Document signed

Title: [Order for Commander Thomas W. Brent to report to Savannah, GA]

Confederate naval commander Thomas W. Brent was ordered to leave his post in Mobile, Alabama and proceed to Savannah, Georgia for service. Signature by captain in charge Robert E. Lee.

GLC03079.03

7 January 1865

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

Document signed

Title: [Order for Commander Thomas W. Brent to await orders for placement]

Confederate naval commander Thomas W. Brent was ordered to leave his post at Savannah, Georgia, and await further instruction from the department for his next placement. Stamp on bottom lefthand corner reads: "Quarter Masters Dept, Augusta. G.A." Signed by captain in charge Robert E. Lee. Docket on verso.

GLC03079.04

8 September 1866

Brent, Thomas W., 1808-1875

Document signed

Title: [Thomas W. Brent's declaration of loyalty to the United States]

Confederate Naval Commander Thomas W. Brent's declaration of loyalty to the United States after the end of the Civil War. "Copy" is noted on top left corner.

GLC03079.05

1959

Smith, Karl, fl. 1938-1959

Map

Title: A Map of the United States 1845-1866

One map illustrated by Karl Smith and published by Linweave Quality Papers, and Chicago Paper Company dated 1959. The map features the United States as it was from 1845-1866. It includes the borders after the Civil War outlined in green. Shaded in green are territories held by the United States that have not entered the union by 1866. The map also includes the future boundaries of the states. If a state entered the union during the date range of the map the year is listed under the name of the state. For states that seceded during the Civil War the date of reentrance into the union is in red…

GLC09861.03

28 May 1865

Boyd, H., fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to L. S. Prescott

States that in accordance with the surrender terms entered into between Confederate General E. K. Smith and Union General Edward R. S. Canby at New Orleans on 26 May 1865, the Confederate front line troops will not enter into any hostilities against the United States. Indicates that full orders will follow in a few days. Addressed to Prescott as Captain, Commander of Outpost, Washington.

GLC05987.09.03

circa 1863-1864

Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883

Pamphlet

Title: Prophecy and fulfillment

A printed speech of A.H. Stephens delivered November 4 1860 opposing secession. Also includes an address by E.W. Gantt in favor of reuniting the states, delivered October 7, 1863. Published between 1863 and 1864.

GLC01265.07

1861

Merrick, R.T., fl. 1859-1860

Pamphlet

Title: Speech of R.T. Merrick, Delivered Before the Illinois State Democratic Convention at Springfield, Illinois, January 16, 1861

Published by S.P. Rounds' Steam Book and Job Printing House. Includes resolutions adopted by the Illinois State Democratic Convention. In his speech, Merrick blames the dissolution of the Union on the "bitter, vindictive, fanatical and uncompromising spirit of the abolitionists of the North." Criticizes the Republican party, particularly Abraham Lincoln by stating that " they are ready to maintain the integrity of a party platform at the expense of the integrity of the Union."

GLC01265.09

circa 1861

Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873

Pamphlet

Title: How the South Rejected Compromise in the Peace Conference of 1861

Published by the Loyal Publication Society. Number 37 in a series. The contents of the pamphlet come form the notes of a member of the Loyal Publication Society. Includes a brief historical introduction to the Peace Conference of February 1861. Also includes a preamble to the Peace Conference Convention submitted by Mr. Tuck of New Hampshire. The Peace Conference,upon the invitation of the state of Virginia, brought delegates from both Union and Confederate states together in an attempt to prevent war.

GLC01265.10

20 May 1865

Thompson, S., fl. 1865

Document signed

Title: [Oath and parole of J. S. James]

Certifies that James, age 39, a farmer in Gloucester County, Virginia, "has taken and subscribed the Oath and Parole required by General Orders, Nos. 31 and 49, Current Series, for a Loyal Citizen of the United States, residing in a State ever in rebellion, or who has sympathized with the Seceding States." Signed as Captain and Provost Marshal.

GLC03988.02