25 July 1864

Knox, Andrew, 1835-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sarah Knox

Knox writes to his wife from camp outside Petersburg, Virginia. Complains about the lack of letters from her and expresses his deep need to receive word from her. Requests the New York papers be sent to him. Says he is extremely lonely and camp conditions are miserable, with cold, wind and rain. Reports a new man was wounded by a piece of shell. Asks for stamps and envelopes.

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16 September 1861

Terry, Robert B., fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sister

Relays, "That account of the affair at big falls is all a big lie they put in anything to make the papers sell. Their was no musketry shot returned by our Regiment. The Artillery only answered them the next day and then they did not return the fire." Continues on about the newspapers, commenting "I reckon the newspapers had another blow in about that affair down the falls church. We was called out but only get down as far as the chain bridge before the fight was over." Mentions that she will probably "here tell of a Movement of McClellan that will quite surprise you. In his speech to the…

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6 January 1862

Terry, Robert B., fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sister

Reports from Camp Pierpont. Professes to her, "I think I told you once before that you must not believe all the newspapers say about [this] war for they dont know more than you do. Or not much more. You must not suppose that General George McCall is a going to publish his movements before he make them. As the enemy hears soon enough of his moves without published them. It seem they knew it very near as quick as we do ourselves." Speaks of the rumor that there are 30,000 Rebels at Drainsville who are putting up fortifications, but remarks that he hasn't see any yet. Mentions General George…

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16 March 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Benjamin Lincoln

Written by Major General Knox to Benjamin Lincoln. References his letter from "a few days past." Says that the letter mentioned a meeting of officers called for by a paper circulating around camp. Says "The meeting was had yesterday, and the General will forward the proceedings to Congress - which will, I am certain make you perfectly happy." Says the meeting went well and that it "will set the military character of America in a high point of view." Says that if the people have any gratitude in them they will now support the army. Wants to have the proceedings published immediately to affect…

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13 August 1861

Wilkinson, Frederick W., fl. 1861-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Amanda Wilkinson

Tells his wife that he is continually thinking of her, and that the thought of being with her again gives him courage. A young man whom his wife had written about in one of her letters was killed from a shot to the head in the 1st Michigan Infantry. Says that he has received a lot of papers from Wink, his sister. He is very glad that he did not bring her with him to the front.

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4 May 1862

Painter, Heber, 1841-1900

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Rebecca Frick

Writes from Camp Hamilton, Fortress Monroe, Virginia (present day, Hampton, Virginia). Letter addressed to his aunt, Mrs. George A. Frick or Rebecca Frick. Writes that he received an interesting issue of the Danville Democrat. Reports that McClellan was in possession of Yorktown though he feels that the capture could have been more effectively carried out. Also reports that the Merrimac made another appearance but no fighting took place. Says that the body of a captain from the 1st Delaware regiment, was found a quarter of a mile from the picket station with two bullets in his head.

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25 May 1862

Painter, Heber, 1841-1900

Autograph letter signed

Title: to sister Kate

Writes from camp near Portsmouth, Virginia. Reports that Suffolk, Virginia is not occupied by the troops yet. The Gosport Navy Yard has been destroyed except for some walls that are still standing. States that the women are becoming more accustomed to the sight of "Yankee soldier boys." Writes that the residents of Norfolk are stronger secessionists than those of Portsmouth. Reports of rumors that Richmond has been captured with 20,000 prisoners. Complains of inaccessibility to news mostly due to General Wool's prohibition of newspapers. Includes instructions to destroy the letter.

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30 May 1862

Painter, Heber, 1841-1900

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his sister

Writes from camp near Portsmouth, Virginia. Reports that camp has moved from [Gosport Navy Yard] and complains of the condition of the grounds upon arrival. Discusses the number of Confederate prisoners that are being taken and their willingness to take an oath of allegiance to the national government. Describes the prisoners as "ragged, dirty, and half starved" and states that "their appearance is well calculated to draw forth the sympathy rather than the hatred of the well clad Union soldier." Comments on the girls of the village near the camp and points out that the village as a whole…

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June 1862

Painter, Heber, 1841-1900

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his sister

Writes from camp near Portsmouth, Virginia that he received his sister's letter and was happy to hear from her. Also writes that he sent home a sum of thirty dollars in a package sent along with the Captain. Refers to General McClellan as the "Napoleon of America." Describes a recent visit to a local church in Portsmouth where he was impressed by the furnishings but not by the orator of the service. He explains that the orator skipped over the prayer for the president and that he and his congregation were decidedly secessionists. He suspects that the men and boys of the congregation…

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22 October 1862

Painter, Heber, 1841-1900

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Rebecca Frick

Written to his aunt, Mrs. George A. Frick (Rebecca Frick). Has nothing exciting to report from the town. States that if not for the recent election and draft, the soldiers would be in need of something exciting. Reports that the regiment had a parade and made a good appearance. He was surprised that Captain A. Frick (possibly his uncle) had resigned and hopes that being home will be good for his health. States that he received the "Danville Democrat" which contained a list of drafted men. Informs his aunt that substitutes are in high demand in Montour county (Painter's home county in…

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circa 1786

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Note regarding a duel between Samuel Blachley Webb and William Livingston]

Fragment. Relates, "a negotiation in the newspapers will most probably terminate the affair... The affair originates about Miss Wyckham."

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February 5, 1863

Gorsuch, Joseph B., ?-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Curtis

Written in camp near Vicksburg, Mississippi (possibly in Louisiana). Gorsuch, Captain of the 83rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, transmits announcements (not included) of deaths of soldiers in his company. Informs Curtis, his uncle, of the deaths of Enos Scudder, and fears that Daniel Collins might die soon. Writes "Nearly every one of the wounded are so disabled that they will never be fit for service. Taken all together it was a severe stroke on my company." States that he was surprised to see a previous letter he wrote published in the Telegraph, a newspaper (possibly the Hamilton…

GLC00653.09.04

February 5, 1863

Gorsuch, Joseph B., ?-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to the editor of the Hamilton Telegraph

Written in camp near Vicksburg, Mississippi (possibly in Louisiana). Gorsuch, Captain of the 83rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, requests that the editor of the Telegraph publish a message announcing the death of Enos Scudder. Scudder died January 16, 1863 after the Battle of Arkansas Post. Also announces the death of Thomas Deem, who died February 2, 1863. Relates that Jeremiah Reese, who died February 3, 1863, was the first man Gorsuch's company lost from disease. Cites the locations where wounded members of his company are receiving treatment.

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3 December 1861

Boughton, Nisbet & Barnes

Newspaper

Title: Daily federal union. [Vol. 4, no. 22 (December 3, 1861)]

Subjects include proclamation by Gov. Brown urging Georgians to fight, Evacuation of Tybee, Our Defenses on Islands. This issue contains fragments of local war news stories, including information about the Richmond Dispatch, a report of the burial of a local war casualty, a report on island defense tactics, and an editorial criticizing the governor's lack of action to protect the coasts against attack.

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3 November 1862

Turner, Joseph Addison, 1826-1868

Newspaper

Title: The Countryman. [Vol. 3, no. 6 (November 3, 1862)]

Wry comment on a recent reference to "By Order of Gen. Beauregard," "Another Glorious Victory" - the establishment of a Southern publishing house in Georgia.

GLC05959.02.04

January 10, 1865

Turner, Joseph Addison, 1826-1868

Newspaper

Title: The Countryman. [Vol. 20, no. 2 (January 10, 1865)]

President Jefferson Davis & the Press.

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31 July 1861

Thompson, William Tappan, 1812-1882

Newspaper

Title: The Daily morning news. [Vol. 12, no. 178 (July 31, 1861)]

New York Republican Press on the Battle of Manassas, Reports on the Battle.

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6 March 1862

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern Confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 18, (March 6, 1862)]

Correspondence Between Governor Brown & General Toombs, A Call for Editors of Newspapers in the Confederate States. "The Monopoly and Extortion Bill," which is "An Act to present, during the existing War, Monopolies, Extortions and Speculation in Breadstuffs and Other Articles of General Use and Consumption, and to make such acts criminal and to provide penalties for the same." Includes advertisements for grocers, clothing. Recruitment notices for soldiers. Includes Tennessee Historical Society stamp. Poetry section on last page.

GLC05959.09.006

4 June 1862

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern Confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 93 (June 4, 1862)]

Army Correspondence from the Battle of Corinth, dated May 26, 1862. Advertisements for land, food, and miscellaneous goods throughout the issue. Large tears on document. Runaway slave notice on second page.

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13 June 1862

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 101 (June 13, 1862)]

Subjects include the Battle of Cumberland Gap, Kentucky, Army Correspondent Evacuation of the West after the Fall of Fort Pillow, Liberty's Inaugural Address to the Young Confederacy, The Report on the Death of Turner Ashby. Advertisements for Confederate bonds, food, book-binding, land, and other miscellaneous goods. Print is fading where archival tape has been used. Large tears in paper throughout issue.

GLC05959.09.029

14 June 1862

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 102 (June 14, 1862)]

Describes the death of Colonel Turner Ashby near Harrisburg. Also includes "Affairs in Nashville as Described by a Yankee Correspondent," "Jackson's Great Triumph in the Valley," and "The Fight on James Island." Advertisements throughout the issue, including for Confederate bonds. Notice on third page from M.A. Hardin stating that Colonel John H. Morgan has authorized him to assemble a company of "Mounted Men." Pages are not bound together. Print is fading where archival tape has been used.

GLC05959.09.030

2 July 1862

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 117 (July 2, 1862)]

Subjects include Late Northern Intelligence, which discusses potential European intervention in the United States and the collection of taxes in insurrectionary states. Runaway slave notice on first page. Advertisements for food, clothing, land, and other miscellaneous goods and services. "Look Out For Escaped Federal Prisoners" notice posted on third page. Pages are torn at the seams and damaged throughout the issue.

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10 July 1862

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 123 (July 10, 1862)]

Subjects include a printed copy of President Davis' Congratulatory Address to Our Victorious Army, and The Masterly Strategy & Generalship of the Commander of the Confederate Army. Pages are ripped in the middle and are enclosed in mylar. Advertisements for pianos, food, land, and other miscellaneous goods throughout issue.

GLC05959.09.045

11 July 1862

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 124 (July 11, 1862)]

Subjects include Driving McClellan Back, Horace Greeley & The War. Lists casualties from Company K in the 18th Georgia Regiment. Advertisements for pianos, food, land, bark, and other miscellaneous goods and services throughout the issue. Print is fading.

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16 July 1862

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 128 (July 16, 1862)]

Main subjects inlcude: "A Letter from the Battle Field," which highlights soldier's experiences on day to day level, "Pay Your Debts," which encourages people to pay their debts. Advertisements for food, shoe-blacking, liquor, land, insurance, and other miscellaneous goods and services throughout the issue. Runaway slave notice on second page.

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