February 12, 1862

Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881

Letter signed

Title: to Henry Wise

Union Brigadier General Burnside, commanding Department of North Carolina, writes to Confederate Brigadier General Wise, commanding Chowan District, Department of Norfolk. Agrees to a written request from Wise of the day before that the bodies and effects of fallen Confederates from the Battle of Roanoke Island (7-8 February 1862) be sent to him. In reference to another request Wise made about prisoner exchanges, Burnside asks that Wise forward an enclosed proposition (not present) to his superior, Major General Benjamin Huger. Writes, "The condition expressed in this proposition that…

GLC02455.01

20 April 1866

Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Philip Henry Sheridan

Former Confederate General John B. Hood writes to Commander of the Military Division of the Gulf, General Philip Sheridan (1865-1867). Requests permission for Colonel Harding to visit Mexico on business. Includes initials after post script that relates: "Sorry I missed you & Kautz" (possibly referring to General Augustine Valentine Kautz).

GLC02455.06

24 November 1864

Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Rawlins

Meade, commanding the Army of the Potomac, writes to General Rawlins. Recently received intelligence from an officer of Confederate Nathaniel Harrison Harris's Brigade, William Mahone's Division. Reports that the officer was in Petersburg the previous day, and heard nothing of a Confederate Brigade being moved, or of troops being detached from Robert E. Lee's army. Relates that this information is supported by others. Mentions a newspaper report regarding William T. Sherman's operations in Georgia (Sherman's March to the Sea commenced mid-November 1864). Written on Headquarters, Army of…

GLC02455.09

1846-1888

Header Record

Title: Civil War generals from border states: 33 letters and documents [decimalized]

[decimalized 02456.01-02456.33]

GLC02456

19 May 1865

Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Caute Reynolds

General Buckner, commanding the District of Arkansas and West Louisiana, Trans-Mississippi Department, writes to Reynolds, Confederate Governor of Missouri. Advises Reynolds to move off of the main road. Docketed by Reynolds. Says"...Every thing here is uncertain. The Missourians are still true, but I doubt if they will move. I am tied here as yet, by duties from which I have no right to shrink." Relates that General Smith (possibly Edmund Kirby Smith) has been sent to Houston, and he must wait to hear from Smith before he departs. Autograph letter signed, on verso, Reynolds reply, from…

GLC02456.03

7 December 1863

Ewell, Richard Stoddert, 1817-1872

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jubal A. Early

Confederate Lieutenant General Ewell writes to Confederate Major General Early to report that Major Green has been put in charge of prisoners. Asks Early to report to Major Green about his division's prisoners as soon as possible. One bust engraving of Ewell included as collateral.

GLC02456.08

17 April 1862

Fagan, James Fleming, 1828-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to General Daniel Ruggles

Written near Corinth, Mississippi. Fagan, Colonel commanding the 1st Arkansas Regiment, writes to Ruggles, commanding the 2nd Division, Army of Mississippi. Relates that General Braxton Bragg, commander of 2nd Corps, Army of the Mississippi, ordered Fagan to move his regiment to join other regiments forming the 1st Brigade of Ruggles's division, and to assume command of the brigade. Orders reflect preparation for operations against Corinth. One bust engraving of Fagan included as collateral.

GLC02456.09

January 25, 1862

Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803-1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: probably to Jefferson Davis

Johnston, Confederate General commanding Department 2, writes to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Recommends Captain V. Sheliha for an open position in the engineer corps (possibly referring to Prussian engineer Victor Von Scheliha). Docket includes the name of General Felix Kirk Zollicoffer, who had been killed 19 January 1862 at Mill Springs, Kentucky. Docket is dated 8 and 25 January. Two bust engravings of Johnston included as collateral.

GLC02456.14

18 October 1862

Lovell, Mansfield, 1822-1884

Letter

Title: to Marius Manning Kimmel

General Lovell writes to Kimmel, Assistant Adjutant General. Reports that the 1st Corps is divided into two divisions. General Lloyd Tilghman has been assigned command of the 1st Division, and General Albert Rust the 2nd. There are three brigades per division, and brigades of the 1st Division will be commanded by Colonels William Edwin Baldwin, A. Heiman (possibly Adolphus Heiman), and D. A. Russell. General John B. Villepigue will command the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, and other brigades in the 2nd division will be commanded by senior colonels whose names are not included. Encloses a…

GLC02456.15

March 5, 1862

Mackall, William Whann, 1818-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Pierre G. T. Beauregard

General Johnston and his men are advancing towards Decatur, Alabama, and will soon join with Beauregard. Johnston's plan was use the rails to get from Decatur to Corinth, Mississippi. While this plan wound up succeeding, it took longer than Johnston expected, due to poor train service. One bust engraving of Mackall included as collateral. + 1 engraving ; b&w ; 24.2 x 14.7 cm.

GLC02456.16

6 June 1865

McCausland, John, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to President Johnson

Formerly a Confederate Brigadier General, John McCausland offers his "special application" for a pardon in accordance with Johnson's proclamation of 29 May 1865. Accompanied by a testimonial from John Hall, providing background information on McCausland and urging his pardon. Also accompanied by a petition signed by fourteen West Virginians. [Civil War generals from border states] One bust engraving of McCausland included as collateral.

GLC02456.17

15 August 1846

Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to David Conner

States the amount of time served in the Navy and positions held. Complains that as first lieutenant of the vessel John Adams, he is "constantly on duty." Requests relief by a junior officer and transfer to a larger vessel. Requests an exchange with "Humphreys," who "has applied to be detached." Written aboard the U.S. Brig Porpoise. One bust engraving of Semmes included as collateral.

GLC02456.26

20 September 1862

Smith, Edmund Kirby, 1824-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Braxton Bragg

Writes to Bragg in order to send him a copy of "a special order of the enemy, taken from the Louisville Journal of the 18th." A newspaper clipping of "Special Orders No. 21," is attached. The order is a Union order regarding the building of fortifications around Louisville, Kentucky. The order states that all residents near Louisville must report "the number of slaves they will furnish" to assist in building the works and gives Colonel Dent the power to "impress a sufficient number of laborers." The order was given by Union General Jeremiah Boyle.

GLC02456.27

1 September 1862

Smith, Gustavus Woodson, 1821-1896

Autograph letter signed

Title: to General Henry Alexander Wise

General Smith writes to Wise, commander of forces at Chaffin's Bluff. Reports that George W. Randolph, Confederate Secretary of War, informed him "that a flag of truce steamer was signaled yesterday coming up the James river supposed to be bound for Aiken's landing." Instructs Smith to prepare the guard at Aiken's landing. Remarks, "The landing of irresponsible or unauthorized persons should be strictly guarded against, and precautions taken to prevent the enemy from obtaining information." One bust engraving of Smith included as collateral.

GLC02456.28

28 September 1862

Tilghman, Lloyd, 1816-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Daniel Ruggles

Confederate Brigadier General Tilghman writes to Confederate Brigadier General Ruggles to forward a request from Union General Benjamin Butler for a prisoner exchange. One full length engraving of Tilghman included as collateral.

GLC02456.31

5 November 1862

Winder, John H., 1800-1865

Letter signed

Title: to Captain J. H. Pearce

General Winder, commander of the Department of Henrico, Richmond, Virginia, writes to Captain Pearce (possibly James H. Pearce). Discusses a pass "signed by McCuffins chief of Police in the possession of a man named McMullin." Reports that McCuffin's name was misspelled, and that after investigation, "the pass turned to be a yank forgery." One bust engraving of Winder included as collateral.

GLC02456.33

1841-1865

Header Record

Title: Civil War generals who sided against their birth states: 18 items [decimalized]

[decimalized 02457.01-.02457.18]

GLC02457

5 April 1862

Duncan, Johnson Kelly, 1827-1862

Autograph note signed

Title: to Mary Grimshaw Duncan

Enemy gunboats attacked, trying to reach New Orleans, then retreated. Writes of "another turn at the Enemy today - six gun boats and four frigates having come up to point of woods below. All gone back again, and well." Written to his wife in New Orleans. Johnson K. Duncan was a Confederate Brigadier General in command of the coastal defenses that protected New Orleans, including Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip. Despite a valiant defense, Union gunboats were able to sail past these positions and on to New Orleans on April 24th. On April 29th both New Orleans and Duncan's forces were…

GLC02457.05

12 September 1861

Gorgas, Josiah, 1818-1883

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Letcher

Lieutenant Colonel Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance, writes to Letcher, Governor of Virginia. Gorgas offers to exchange 800 rifles for 800 flintlock muskets, for use in Colonel [Zulukowski's?] Regiment. Proposes that the exchange take place before 1 January 1862. Written on Confederate States of America, War Department, Ordnance Office stationery. One bust engraving of Gorgas included as collateral.

GLC02457.06

9 June 1864

Johnson, Bushrod Rust, 1817-1880

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John M. Otey

Possibly written in Virginia. Major General Bushrod Rust Johnson writes from his headquarters at [Mrs. Clay's House?]. Informs Otey, Assistant Adjutant General, of artillery and troop movement. One bust engraving of Johnson included as collateral.

GLC02457.09

April 16, 1865

Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893

Autograph endorsement signed

Title: to J. M. Otey

Confederate General Lomax writes to Colonel Otey of the Army of Tennessee to request that he be sent to Virginia to resume command of his division. Details the circumstances that caused him to become detached from his command. Endorsement dated 16 April 1865 by General Beauregard on the verso of the letter approves Lomax's request. One bust engraving of Lomax included as collateral.

GLC02457.11

13 April 1862

Pemberton, John C., 1814-1881

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert E. Lee

Reports that General Pierre G. T. Beauregard expects six regiments from his department, and that so far only four have been sent and are in Atlanta, and these four are being sent forward to Chatanooga. Also reports "Enemy have made no movement since capture of Pulaski." One bust engraving of Pemberton included as collateral.

GLC02457.14

January 29, 1862

Smith, Martin Luther, 1819-1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Daniel Ruggles

Wonders whether or not to grant a request for ammunition. Smith encloses a request for musket cartridges from soldiers at the Parish prison. Notes this force just received 1000 bullets the month before and wonders "is this expenditure of Ammunition necessary in our imperfectly supplied condition." One bust engraving of Smith included as collateral.

GLC02457.17

7 June 1847

Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879

Autograph document signed

Title: Orders No. 6

Writing from Headquarters of the Brigade, Hooker gives marching orders to his troops and instructs the commanders on what provisions each soldier must carry.

GLC02494.06

August 1862 - 9 October 1862

Smith, Edmund Kirby, 1824-1893

Autograph document signed

Title: [Proclamation urging Kentuckians to support the Confederacy]

Proclamation that urges residents of Kentucky to support the invading Confederate Army. Smith tells Kentuckians that his troops "come not as invadors, but liberators...to strike off the chains which are being riveted upon you." Promises a just government, protection of private property, fair treatment. Calls on Kentucky to "unite your arms & join with us in hurling back...the Northern hordes who would deprive us of our liberty." Believes Kentucky would never "willingly join in the attempt to subjugate and to deprive us of our property, our liberty and our dearest rights...Are we…

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