20 May 1861

Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his sister

Mentions guns to keep Lincoln's ships away.

GLC02082.02

3 June 1861

Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his sister

Written in pencil. Reports that Pensacola is the oldest & dirtiest city. Discusses some illness. Mentions Zouaves. Gives his future address as Richmond.

GLC02082.03

10 June 1861

Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his sister

Written in pencil. Discusses the possibility of settling the war in July, and the decision to compromise or go into hard fighting.

GLC02082.04

26 June 1861

Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his sister

Written in pencil from Fairfax Court House, Virginia. Comments on the possibility of battle if the Yankees don't run. Expresses desire to capture Yanks and kill them. Describes a hard march to Fairfax.

GLC02082.05

27 July 1861

Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his mother

Written in pencil. Discusses First Bull Run, 10,000 fighting against 800, and 15,000 killed and wounded

GLC02082.06

8 August 1861

Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his sister

Written in pencil. Discusses First Bull Run.

GLC02082.07

8 September 1861

Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Dorcus

Written in pencil to his cousin Dorcus. Writes with great optimism about his regiment being the best. Discusses camp life. Written from "Sanksters Cross Rodes."

GLC02082.08

12 September 1861

Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

Written in pencil to his sister Mary. Discusses some skirmishes and camp life. Written from "Sanksters Cross Rodes."

GLC02082.09

20 November 1861

Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

Writes to his sister Mary about illnesses and camp news.

GLC02082.10

20 November 1861

Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to S. M. Smith

Written in pencil. Discusses illnesses and camp news.

GLC02082.11

20 November 1863

Longstreet, James, 1821-1904

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Wheeler

Possibly written in Tennessee. Marked "Confidential." Longstreet, commander of the Department of East Tennessee, writes to Wheeler, commanding cavalry corps, Army of Tennessee. Orders Wheeler to send half of General John Austin Wharton's force to Kingston, and half to cover the Union's escape route. Notes "Keep us advised hourly and send two couriers with each dispatch." Written in pencil.

GLC02013

22 October 1862

Parsons, Mosby Monroe, 1822-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander E. Steen

General Parsons writes to General Alexander E. Steen: "I am desirous of meeting you and Col. Shaver at my room this evening... " (possibly referring to Colonel Robert G. Shaver).

GLC02026

21 June 1865

Lee, Samuel Phillips, 1812-1897

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Mercer Brooke

Written by Acting Rear Admiral Lee as Commander of the Mississippi Squadron to Brooke, a former Confederate naval officer seeking amnesty. References that the preceding page of this letter was a copy of the letter he sent to the president on his behalf. Says he would have lauded his abilities as a seaman, navigator, and hydrographer, but thought to dwell too much on them would be a cause of complaint against him. Claims that "I have felt that if I had not been sent out of the country in the fall of 1860 that I might have helped to save some of my honest Navy friends who were so cruelly misled…

GLC02029.02

15 April 1865

McClees, J.E., fl. 1855-1865

Broadside

Title: Announcement of death of Lincoln

Announces the death of President Lincoln to the soldiers at the U.S. General Hospital. Signed on verso by Jacob Campbell, Company S, 2nd Regiment, PA with a short note bidding farewell to the "sacred evil of old Virginia."

GLC02030

13 June 1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: [Parole releasing prisoner of war Augustus Powell to his father's custody]

Releases Powell, a prisoner of war at Alton, Illinois to his father, John M. Powell. Written on Executive Mansion stationery. Pencil autograph endorsement signed by E.M. Stanton, Secretary of War, states this was referred to General Hitchcock (Ethan Allen Hitchcock, a Union general). Reads: "Allow John M. Powell, bearer of this, to have custody of his son, Augustus Powell, now prisoner of war at Alton, he John M. Powell, being responsible for the good behavior of the son, & for his return, if required. A. Lincoln."

GLC02054

21 June 1865

Lee, Samuel Phillips, 1812-1897

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Andrew Johnson

Signed by Acting Rear Admiral Lee as Commander of the Mississippi Squadron to President Johnson. Lee says that John Mercer Brooke of Virginia, who is now in Richmond, is deserving of amnesty. Says Brooke was trained in the U.S. Navy, resigned to join the Confederate Navy, designed guns (the Brooke gun), and experimented with iron plating. Brooke claims to have had nothing to do with prisoners, cruisers, or illegitimate warfare. Says Brooke had a good reputation in the U.S. Navy and that his surveys of the China Seas are still useful. Says Brooke has taken the oath of allegiance, is poor and…

GLC02029.01

1861

Bachmann, John, fl. 1849-1885

Print

Title: Panorama of the Seat of War. Birds Eye View Of North And South Carolina And Part Of Georgia.

One of Bachman's six lithographic views of the Confederate States in the series: "Panorama of the Seat of War." Shows the Atlantic coast from Albemarle Sound south to Savannah and inland to the Blue Ridge Mountains. All the major towns of the Carolinas are located, as well as roads, railways, and sites of military interest. Confederate forts along the coast and the Union blockade appear in detail. A flotilla is pictured attacking forts at the entrance to Hatteras Inlet. See GLC01856 for similar example.

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1886

Bufford, John Henry, 1810-1870

Print

Title: Bird's Eye View of Confederate Prison Pen at Salisbury, N.C.

Printed by J. B. Bufford & Sons, copyright by C.A. Kraus. Panoramic view compiled from a sketch made on the site in 1864, probably after its occupation by federal forces. The lithograph shows the prison camp set up on the grounds of a large "cotton factory" in which the prisoners were forced to work. The whole is guarded and enclosed by a stockade. Shows the tents and pits dug into the ground where Union soldiers were forced to live in. A key identifies 12 sites, including "A Hole from which prisoners tunnelled and escaped."

GLC02004

10 August 1864

Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

Written on stationery from a captured soldier from the 20th Maine Volunteers. Discusses hospital duty, and mentions General Jubal Early's campaign in the Washington, D.C. area.

GLC02082.56

26 November 1861

Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to aunt Lizza

Discusses illnesses, cold weather, and camp news.

GLC02082.12

January 29, 1862

Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his sister

Gives news of Battle of Cumberland Gap. Reports that Beauregard is to command in the west.

GLC02082.13

23 April 1862

Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his sister

Discusses Peninsular Campaign and Yorktown battle action. Also relates news of conscript law.

GLC02082.14

11 May 1862

Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his sister

Written in pencil from the "Chickahominy River" on small sheet of paper (appears to have been taken from a pocket diary). Discusses marching 8 days and nights, and military action.

GLC02082.15

19 May 1862

Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his sister

Written in pencil on blue-lined notepaper. Discusses military action.

GLC02082.16

6 June 1862

Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his sister

Written in pencil on blue-lined notepaper at Ropers Mills near Richmond, Virginia. Comments on the Battle of Seven Pines.

GLC02082.17