2 June 1862

Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879

Newspaper

Title: The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 33, whole no. 3528 (June 2, 1862)]

News from New Orleans. Battle of Glorietta at Fort Fillmore, with a casualty and wounded list. An editorial examines the surrender of Galveston. Editorial on the oath of allegiance. Fugitive slave ad. Regulations on substitutes in the army. Speech from Parson William G. Brownlow.

GLC05959.51.044

4 September 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written in camp near Petersburg. Lists officers and soldiers present for duty. Lists casualties: 2 enlisted men killed & 4 wounded, all from the 14th Battery Mass. Artillery. Cites guns, artillery, and other supplies. Lists numbers of horses, wagons, and mules.

GLC02382.141

18 September 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.147

25 September 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.149

2 October 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.151

9 October 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.152

16 October 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.156

23 October 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.158

30 October 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near City Point, Virginia. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.160

11 November 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near City Point, Virginia. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.162

13 November 1864

Mayo, Ezekiel R., 1834-?

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near City Point, Virginia. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition. Mayo served in the Maine Third Light Artillery.

GLC02382.163

20 November 1864

Mayo, Ezekiel R., 1834-?

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near City Point, Virginia. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.164

7 December 1864

Mayo, Ezekiel R., 1834-?

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near City Point, Virginia. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.167

December 11, 1864

Mayo, Ezekiel R., 1834-?

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near City Point, Virginia. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.168

8 January 1865

Mayo, Ezekiel R., 1834-?

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]

Created near City Point. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.173

January 15, 1865

Mayo, Ezekiel R., 1834-?

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]

State inferred from contents. Possibly created near City Point. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.174

January 22, 1865

Mayo, Ezekiel R., 1834-?

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]

Created near City Point. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.176

1861-1865

Printed document

Title: [United States surgeon's affidavit]

Blank Civil War affidavit used to certify injuries sustained by incapacitated U.S. soldiers.

GLC03619.02.07

22 May 1863

Blum, L.V., fl. 1864-1866

Newspaper

Title: People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 3 (May 22, 1863)]

Particulars of Vallandigham's Arrest, T.J. Jackson's Last Moment, Reaction to Hooker's Retreat. An editorial from the Richmond Enquirer examines the purpose of the war from a Northern perspective. An article describes the recusant conscription of a millwright, discussing exemptions to conscription. Another article describes the injury and death of General T.J. Jackson. A long list includes casualties in several regiments as well wounded soldiers.

GLC05959.27.07

July 5, 1881

Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Captain Julius Walker Adams

Mentions the Slater letters, noting that Slater is an excellent Republican who served in the 13th New York Volunteers, and was badly wounded in the Battle of Second Manassas. Discusses "a terrible blow to the country" at length, referring to the July 2, 1881 shooting of President James Garfield. Remarks that in his youth, the highest political offense that took place was the pulling of Jackson's nose (President Andrew Jackson), but "now it has got to murder- in two cases" (referring to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and Garfield). Relates events which took place after Lincoln's murder,…

GLC00214.02.08

July 11, 1881

Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Captain Julius Walker Adams

Fitz-John porter mentions a past event involving Senator Henry Moore Teller in which Porter had been banned from residing in the Colorado Territory by an individual who hoped to please Secretary of War Stanton and John Pope; both men were enemies of Porter. At the time, Teller was indifferent. Mentions the health of President James A. Garfield, who was shot on July 2. Ends with "This is private."

GLC00214.02.10

18 July 1863

Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863

Newspaper

Title: Charleston mercury. [Vol. 83, no. 11, 810 (July 18, 1863)]

Bombardment of Charleston Continues, List of S.C. Casualties at the Battle of Gettysburg, Lee's Army Re-crossing the Potomac, Dispatches from Jackson.

GLC05959.43.23

5 August 1863

Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863

Newspaper

Title: Charleston mercury. [Vol. 83, no. 11, 825 (August 5, 1863)]

Members of the Choctaw Tribe Travel to Meet President Davis at richmond, Grant Establishes Garrison of 3,000 Men, Banks Defeated, Loses 6,000 men, including 4,000 Prisoners, Taylor and Magruder's Forces United, News from the Mississippi, Battle of Manassas Gap, Resignation of General Price.

GLC05959.43.26

1 January 1864

Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863

Newspaper

Title: Charleston mercury. [Vol. 84, no. 11, 948 (January 1, 1864)]

Charleston and Fort Sumter, The Terrible Losses of the War, The Pope Receives a letter from Jefferson Davis.

GLC05959.43.34

12 September 1864

Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863

Newspaper

Title: Charleston mercury. [Vol. 85, no. 12, 162 (September 12, 1864)]

Troops Massing near Petersburg, The Capitulation of Fort Morgan, The Fate of Atlanta - It Appears Abandoned by Confederate Troops, South Carolina Ladies Offer Aid and Comfort to the Wounded of Charleston.

GLC05959.43.40