1950

Luhrs, Henry, fl. 1950

Pamphlet

Title: Increasing Importance of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Address given before Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania

GLC08880.010

5 November 1863

Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to parents

Received their letter last night and was surprised to find out that they had not received his most recent letter. Are now camped almost in the town center and is very near General Sedgwick's headquarters. Is guarding a road that has been a target for guerrillas. The guerrillas took "the drivers and mules of a whole wagon train consisting of 46 mule teams. "They are a cunning set of people." Does not know what he will be doing before setting up winter quarters; Meade does not seem willing to make an offensive move. His main objective right now seems to be to "keep a close watch on Lee and not…

GLC09355.026

5 December 1863

Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to parents

Received their letter yesterday. Marched 15 miles earlier in the week. Was going to start on Monday morning, but it was too rainy then. The march was delayed until Thanksgiving morning. Crossed the Rapidan River at Jacob's Ford and stayed there that night. Was eager to join the fight about 2 miles ahead of them. "As good luck would have it our part of the line was not attacked." Was on the extreme right flank of the army. Advanced to the Rebel lines through very thick forest. His division served as reserves during the battle. Early the next morning, "we were moved out to the front and a part…

GLC09355.029

February 21, 1864

Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Parents

"This week chronicles a new era in my army life." "Rejoiced" to hear the box with his boots is on its way. Thinks the shoemaker purposely delayed the making of his boots. It is ridiculous that he had to go all the way to Boston to find leather. "We had a chapel built and we have prayer meetings 3 evenings of the week, a bible class Sunday forenoon and preaching in the afternoon." Has gone to some of the prayer sessions, but does not want to go today because he has guard duty tonight. Weather has been very cold for a week now. Has been writing with ink all winter, but they have not mentioned…

GLC09355.048

9 March 1864

Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to brother

Stationery has a blue cross stamp marking the 6th corps, 3rd division of the U.S. Army. Received his letter two weeks ago and does not want him to think he forgot to write. Has spent the last week recovering from their recent march. Has been "mending up all my clothes" and "sewing on buttons." Has always thought that the coming campaigns of the spring and summer would be repetitions of past battles, and "if it should happen to be so, it will be productive of some hard and forced marches if not some fighting." Half of his term of service has passed. "How many of our own relatives, friends, and…

GLC09355.050

18 March 1864

Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Charlie

Is about as far from General Meade's headquarters as the distance from their home to the local school house. Never saw it until two days ago. Was given some leisure time while on guard duty and used it to go to Meade's headquarters. It covers "about 4 or 5 acres of ground." Meade's quarters are not as grand as one would think. It consists of "two large tents about 20 feet long and 15 feet wide. He could very easily pass for some attendant instead of the commander of the Army of the Potomac. "His dress is very plain and he does not put on any airs." The provost marshal also resides at the army…

GLC09355.052

1 April 1864

Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to brother

Just dug a grave for a member of his own company. Henry Leonard died this morning at 8:35. He had a bad cold, and "was advised to go into our regiment hospital and was getting better until last night at 11 o'clock when he was taken worse and rapidly failed." He died of pneumonia. As early as yesterday no one could have thought he would not recover fully. "Enclose you will find a letter directed to his mother informing her of his death as we cannot tell how to direct the letter to her." Edward Bridgman has written the letter to his mother. He, Sid, and Elisha are all well. Reminds him not to…

GLC09355.057

10 April 1864

Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Parents

Has been working to send Henry Leonard's body home to his family for the past three days. Went to the division headquarters on behalf of the company to see how it could be done. Made "3 or 4 trips" to Brandy Station to an embalmer. "There is quote a formula to go through here in the army to get a team to do anything no matter what" it may be. Was detailed for provost guard duty. Did not want to leave the company at that time, but was glad he got the job. Provost guard duty lasts for 24 hours straight. Has to guard "over 50 tons of ammunition." Just outside the guardhouse is a wagon load of…

GLC09355.059

17 April 1864

Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Parents

Time is flying by. Will be home in just over 16 months. Expects the next 4 months of battles will "till loudly on our regiment." They have often been part of the reserves in a battle, and therefore expects to be put in the front line more often this year. Used to feel lucky when put in reserve, but no longer feels that way. More troops arrive at the camp every day. "We shall have an army here over 160,000 strong." Butler is moving up the Peninsula. Burnside is moving to Goldsboro to cut the railroad lines. Grant will move to take Richmond by the most direct route, while the other two armies…

GLC09355.060

16 May 1864

Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Parents

"Sid is reported taken prisoner. He has been missing since Friday night. The 10th were surrounded and a number taken prisoners." He definitely is not killed or injured because his body was not found when the army retook that area soon after. Had he been wounded, he would have been left behind. Since his time is almost up, he will likely be exchanged soon. "It seems to me that our division has done most all the fighting. We have no lost in killed and wounded more than half the number our division came over the Rapidan with." There were 8,000 in the division, and there have been 4,580…

GLC09355.065

31 May 1864

Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Parents

Finally got a letter from them last night. Does not know if they have gotten his other letters; they had not received any when they wrote their most recent letter. Manson [Munyan] died a week ago at Fredericksburg. "I think we will have a big fight here this afternoon or tomorrow." Nearly got sunstroke yesterday it was so hot. Did not have very hard work to do, but had not had anything to eat because rations are running low. "I should have had enough to last me but the boys in my company were entirely out and hungry as wolves, so I let what I had go to them." Will write a few lines to Hattie…

GLC09355.068

5 June 1864

Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Parents

This letter was sent in the same envelope as the letter #69. Did not get to write as much as he had wanted to yesterday, and decided to write more today. The Rebels charged their lines last night between 9:00 and 10:00, but were unable to break through. "We lost about 50 in our Regt. By shells day before yesterday. I think the loss in our Regt. Must now be over 300 in killed and wounded." There has been fighting for 33 days straight now. The 2nd Rhode Island was shipped home today, but with hardly 100 men left in it. Bought a rubber overcoat for $4.00 before leaving Brandy Station.

GLC09355.070

21 June 1864

Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Parents

Has received two letters from them since he last wrote. Would have written sooner, but has not had time to do so. "I am very well off." Suspects he would write more if Sid were here. Despite the address on this letter, they do not hold the city. "I witnessed the hanging of a nigger within 3 rods of where we then lay." The 10th Massachusetts went home; wishes Sid were with them. Some blacks were hanged at the camp. "I stood and see that nigger hang and within myself wished that such might have been the fate of that class years ago." Was very sick last night but feels better today. Had a "…

GLC09355.072

23 June 1864

Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Parents

The letter is dated 1864/06/24, but Clapp's next letter, dated 1864/06/24, was written the next day, and he acknowledges his error in the prior letter. Would be sleeping instead of writing, "but the flies eat me up." Feels better than he did the last time he wrote. Moved to the extreme left flank of the army at dusk. There has not been much heaving fighting here, just "a little lively skirmishing." Is about 5 miles west of Petersburg. The mail coming from home has not had trouble, but it seems that the mail going home has been stopped. "I guess [Sid] will not grumble at a few months sojourn…

GLC09355.073

24 June 1864

Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Parents

Attached to this letter is a poem titled "Another Brave has Fallen" that was cut from a newspaper. Yesterday's letter dated the 24th was actually written on the 23rd. Did not march last night. Had heard that the Rebels were massing for an attack on their lines, but the attack never came. At daylight, however, there was some "sharp fighting on our right." Would like very much to receive a package from home, but tells them not to send it with a man home on furlough. As soon as they find a camp, "I will give you some good long letters all about this campaign." Has kept a daily record of events…

GLC09355.074

1949

McClure, Stanley W., fl. 1949

Pamphlet

Title: The Lincoln Museum and the House where Lincoln Died

GLC08880.109

1949

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Pamphlet

Title: The Story of the Assasination

GLC08880.111

1861-1877

Pamphlet

Title: The Medieval Art of Illumination as Applied to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

GLC08880.120

1863

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Printed document

Title: The Gettysburg Address on one side and a picture of Lincoln on the other

GLC08880.140

19 November 1863

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Pamphlet

Title: The Gettysburg Address as an illuminated manuscript

picture of Lincoln on first page

GLC08880.141

1952

Downey, Edgar, fl. 1952

Pamphlet

Title: Schyylkill County and Some of its People When Abraham Lincoln Was Assassinated

GLC08880.145

15 May 1863

Hess, John W., fl. 1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Margaret J.

drawings of trees on first page of letter. Third and fourth pages contain a poem entitled "A Soldiers Farewell".

GLC09182.08

1815-1860

Autograph note

Title: [a poem]

GLC09324.02

25 April 1862

Jackson, Richard H., fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Father

He gives a detailed account of the Battle of River Bridge. A close friend of his , William, is killed in battle. In total they lost 12 or 15 men.

GLC07705.057

1 May 1862

Jackson, Richard H., fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Father

He complains he has not received any mail from him lately. Hewmentions their Adjutant who was killed in River Bridge.

GLC07705.058