25 May 1864

William Lloyd and Co. (Richmond, Va.), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, no. 74 (May 25, 1864)]

Banks Red River Expedition - his whole army likely to be captured, Letter from General Robert E. Lee, list of casualties of the 15th Alabama during the Battle of the Wilderness, Latest news from General Johnston's Army after the Battle of Resaca.

GLC05959.72.110

28 May 1864

William Lloyd and Co. (Richmond, Va.), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, no. 77 (May 28, 1864)]

List of Casualties of the North Carolina during the Battle of Bermuda Hundred, Press Reports from General Lee's Army, Banks escape from Alexandria, Louisiana, Yankee Warfare is becoming desperate as they burn all the mills, factories, and residences in northern Georgia enroute to Atlanta.

GLC05959.72.112

2 June 1864

William Lloyd and Co. (Richmond, Va.), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, (June 2, 1864)]

The fighting during the month of May, total 70,000 killed, The big battle daily looked for.

GLC05959.72.113

6 November 1861

Newspaper

Title: Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 7, no. 32 (November 6, 1861)]

2nd engagement at Leesburg, General Scott trying to supersede General McClellan, Casualty list of Battle of Leesburg.

GLC05959.73.06

25 September 1861

A.F. Crutchfield & Co., fl. 1861

Newspaper

Title: Daily express. [Vol. 11, no. 229, whole no. 3770 (September 25, 1861)]

From Western Virginia - Lee gone to join Floyd, Lincoln's pilots killed, The blockade of the Potomac, letter from General Floyd's camp.

GLC05959.74.21

22 October 1861

A.F. Crutchfield & Co., fl. 1861

Newspaper

Title: Daily express. [Vol. 11, no. 252, whole no. 3793 (October 22, 1861)]

Operations at Hatteras, Reported fight in fleming County, Kentucky, Letters written between Honorable Wm. Lake & Col. H.C. Chambers, Stating the reason for the fatal duel between them, killing Mr. Lake.

GLC05959.74.24

29 July 1864

Newspaper

Title: Weekly express. [Vol. 12, no. 28 (July 29, 1864)]

Victory in the Valley, Siege of Petersburg, Evacuation of Williamsburg & Yorktown, Death of General McPherson officially announced, Federal troubles in Missouri, Another victory in the Valley.

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1876

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

Print

Title: The leader of the herd

Marked "Plate 7." Depicts cattle for army use being led by a Zouave butcher. Three other men with whips are riding along the line of cattle, which extends out of the view of the picture. Across the road can be seen the graves of two Union soldiers who died in a roadside skirmish. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.7 x 39.9 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Titles taken from the table of contents from GLC02199. Paper is brittle and edges damaged.

GLC08653.06

21 April 1862

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his family

Writes of the construction of three batteries around Fort Macon for use during the attack on the Fort. Complains about faulty news coverage of the battles. Gives news of the death of Dr. Lathrop, one of the Division doctors. Tells of Major Appelman being wounded by a "spent grape-shot." He has sent in an order with the sutler to get fruit and farina from Newbern. He has still not fully recovered from his illness.

GLC03603.097

4 August 1862

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his family

Describes the passage, by boat, to Acquia Creek from Newport News. Also writes that the officers plan to erect a monument to Dr. Lathrop and that he will consult with the doctor's widow to see what she would like done. Makes reference to a monument being erected for his father in the past.

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25 September 1862

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his family

Reports that they have been ordered to Harpers Ferry. Writes that he will be unable to take his furlough because of Lieutenant Eaton's and Lieutenant Shepard's injuries from battle. Requests that newspapers with stories about the battle be saved or mailed to him. Also mentions that the regiment may go to Washington, D.C. to recruit. Describes the Chaplain's heroic service to the regiment during the battle, saying that he was the last to walk off the field though slightly wounded. Also says that though the 8th regiment had many wounded and a few killed, that other regiments and companies had…

GLC03603.146

10 October 1862

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his family

Describes the views from the march from Antietam. Also predicts that Colonel Harland will soon be promoted to Brigadier, but is concerned that the Colonel will not ask men to be references in his favor. Writes about the other men he is sharing a tent with, Lieutenants Weed and Goodrich, and responds to news from home about his brother George's career choice. Also reflects on marching past the battlefield and seeing the dead bodies as either "losses" or "gains." Writes, "Live rebels, with theirs pointing towards me, I find is a much more horrid sight than heaps of them dead." Responds to a…

GLC03603.151

February 1, 1862

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his family

Written on board the ship "the Sentinal." Complains about the captain and of the Brookman's price gouging and tells of Colonel Harland's response. Writes of a missing soldier who is assumed to have fallen overboard during the night.

GLC03603.073

3 March 1862

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his family

Responds to a letter received from home inquiring about his housing situation and the layout of the island. Also discredits accounts of the battle that his family has picked up, such as the rumor that Colonel Russell, one of the men killed in the battle, was shot while on horseback.

GLC03603.081

20 March 1862

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his family

Describes boarding "the Sentinel" and rowing to Newbern [North Carolina] to eat dinner at a hotel. Gives the death toll of the last battle as two dead and four wounded.

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26 April 1862

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his family

The letter begins "Fort Macon is ours." Writes of the rebel troops manning the fort raising the white flag and surrendering. Believes that the 8th Regiment should be allowed to raise their flag over the conquered fort as it was rightfully their victory. Mentions the use of 50 pound parrot guns and the damage caused to Fort Macon after ten hours of fire from the union troops. The rumor is that the Union loss during the battle was 60 men, mostly from New York's 9th Regiment. Asks that his family not spread this around as it is not confirmed yet.

GLC03603.100

7 July 1862

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his family

Writes of the trip to Fort Monroe by boat. There are speculations as to their destination but Coit believes they are being sent as reinforcements to General McClellan. Writes, "I shall go into battle confident that God will again show forth his great mercy towards us all and will in answer to prayer spare my life." Written on board the ship "the Guide" off the Virginia Coast.

GLC03603.120

30 July 1862

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his family

Writes that Charley Breed from Norwich died that morning. Reflects on his last conversation with Breed and how much he was valued by the regiment. The diagnosis was hemorrhage of the bowels.

GLC03603.128

18-19 September 1862

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his family

He starts "Praised to God I am entirely free from even a scratch after the terrible + bloody battle of yesterday." Describes the Battle of Antietam and says that Lieutenant Eaton and Lieutenant Shepard were both wounded. Believes the regiment acted "beyond all praise." Describes the way the men under his command asked permission to break ranks after being wounded. Discusses the injuries and deaths of others and says he believes that their Regiment was beaten because they did not have proper support. Estimates that only half of the 8th Regiment left the battle without being wounded or dying.

GLC03603.144

19 September 1862

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his family

Writes more about the outcome of the battle. The regiment has guarded a bridge most of the day while the rebel soldiers have possession of the battlefield. Some of the dead and wounded Union troops are still in the field but cannot be retrieved. Counts that there are 19 or 20 dead and wounded from the 8th Regiment. Lieutenant Wait's body was later recovered from the field. His watch and other possessions had been stolen.

GLC03603.145

4 October 1862

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his family

Reports that the second member of the 8th regiment died from his battle wounds. Coit responds to newspaper coverage of the battle that fails to mention the 8th Regiment as being present. Also cites the accompanying newspaper art as inaccurate. Writes a more detailed account of the death of Lieutenant Marvin Wait, who was not dragged off the field after he was injured and was left when the 8th Regiment was forced to retreat from the field. Writes of finding his body the next day when he had been sure that Wait would be carried to the hospital on neutral ground.

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7 June 1864

Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to parents

Discusses the Baltimore convention and nomination of the next president. Requests newspaper announcing winner of nomination. Writes of skirmishes during and after Battle of Cold Harbor. Describes in detail the circumstances surrounding the deaths of those outlined in previous letter. Sends more photographs home (not included).

GLC03523.18.12

21 March 1863

Ayres, E.W. and Wade, W.H., fl. 1862-1864

Newspaper

Title: Southern illustrated news. [Vol. 1, no. 28 (March 21, 1863)]

Sketch of General T.R.R. Cobb's Death at Fredericksburg.

GLC05959.76.23

23 May 1863

Ayres, E.W. and Wade, W.H., fl. 1862-1864

Newspaper

Title: Southern illustrated news. [Vol. 1, no. 37 (May 23, 1863)]

Death of Stonewall Jackson and Sketch of Gen. Beverly H. Robertson.

GLC05959.76.31

7 June 1863

Ayres, E.W. and Wade, W.H., fl. 1862-1864

Newspaper

Title: Southern illustrated news. [Vol. 1, no. 39 (June 7, 1863)]

Sketch of General Lawrence O'Brien Branch killed at the Battle of Sharpsburg.

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