August 26, 1864

Pratt, Oliver D., fl. 1863-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Albert S. Pratt and Frank L. Herbie

Letter consists of two pages written to Pratt, and two written to Herbie. Letter written from Head Quarters, 10th Army Corps in pencil. "...the rebs charges down on our rifel [sic] pits yesterday morning after some of the troops had started but did not make mutch as we took them agin with some 75 prisoners & took 12 of them over to Genl. Butlers..."

GLC01003.03.04

September 8, 1864

Pratt, Oliver D., fl. 1863-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Albert S. Pratt

Letter written from Head Quarters, 10th Army Corps. "...you wanted to know what my duty was hear well it is to take men coming from hospitals to thear division commanders an take deserters from the rebs to Genl Butlers..."

GLC01003.03.05

circa May 1861

Mortimer, Caleb C.E., 1835-1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his wife

Describes the capture of a steam gun. "... we disembarked and took possession of the renowned Steam gun and four mules which was on its way to harpers ferry to the sesesion [sic] army there ... it is quite a curious machine and if it does what its inventor claims for it tis a murderous weapon throwing three hundred balls pr minute and if such is the case it is better in our hands than that of an enemy." Mentions acting as an orderly for General Benjamin Franklin Butler and delivering dispatches around the city of Baltimore. Had dinner at the Gilmour [Gilmore] House with the General.…

GLC01898.01

27 October 1861

Mortimer, Caleb C.E., 1835-1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his wife

Mentions being reviewed by General George McClellan and calls him "a fine looking man." The whole division was under the command of General Fitz-John Porter. States McClellan would have had the enemy trapped at Munson's Hill but for a traitor in the war department that supplied the rebels with information.

GLC01898.05

14 November 1861

Mortimer, Caleb C.E., 1835-1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his wife

Mentions that a review by General George McClellan is planned for the next day. Includes a "List of wants of a poor devil in the Army" on a separate sheet of paper.

GLC01898.06

23 October 1862

Irwin, Richard B., 1839-1892

Printed document

Title: [Circular regarding morning reports]

Written from Headquarters, Defences of Washington. Issued by command of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks.

GLC00919.25.03

November 19, 1864

Warren, Gouverner K., 1830-1882

Autograph note signed

Title: to Elias W. Beach

Letter written on Head Quarters Fifth Army Corps letterhead. "I have the honor to furnish you my autograph as you requested."

GLC00919.25.01

June 2, 1865

Clapp, Channing, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: Permission for Elias W. Beach to visit Mount Vernon

Letter written from Head Quarters, Engineer Brigade, near Fort Berry. Clapp, assistant adjutant general, gives Beach a one day pass by command of General Henry W. Benham to visit Mount Vernon.

GLC00919.25.02

December 1, 1864

Humphreys, Andrew Atkinson, 1810-1883

Autograph note signed

Title: to Elias W. Beach

Humphreys responds to Beach's request for an autograph.

GLC00919.25.05

1861-1865

Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906

Signature

Title: [Autograph of Carl Shurz?]

GLC00919.25.07

1861-1865

Ruggles, George D. (George David), ?-1904

Signature

Title: [Autograph of George D. Ruggles]

GLC00919.25.08

1861-1865

Totten, Joseph Gilbert, 1788-1864

Signature

Title: [Autograph of Joseph G. Totten?]

GLC00919.25.09

1861-1865

Barnard, John Gross, 1815-1882

Signature

Title: [Autograph of John Gross Barnard]

GLC00919.25.10

1861-1865

Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893

Signature

Title: [Autograph of Benjamin F. Butler]

GLC00919.25.11

1861-1865

Van Pelt, William, fl. 1860

Signature

Title: [Autograph of William Van Pelt]

GLC00919.25.12

1861-1865

Williams, Seth, 1822-1866

Signature

Title: [Autograph of Seth Williams?]

GLC00919.25.13

November 18, 1864

Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886

Autograph note signed

Title: to George Percival

Letter written on Head Quarters Second Army Corps letterhead at City Point "in front of Petersburg." Hancock responds to Percival's request for an autograph.

GLC00919.25.14

March 22, 1863

Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his mother

Written near Fredericksburg. "My love for my country is as strong and ardent to day as it was the day I signed my enlistment papers and so long as there is breath in me I will be true to my country..." Discusses the future of their family farm, does not want to return to work on the farm, and hopes his mother and father will hire someone to do the heavy work. "Nothing new has transpired since I wrote last except the departure of Gen Woodburg and the arrival of our new Gen. Gen. Benham, who took command of the brigade yesterday..."

GLC00919.25.17

August 4, 1863

Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921

Autograph letter signed

Title: to friends at home

"Hope Genl Meade will not let Lee get in possession of Fredericksburg again for I dont like that place. How about the draft... I have better times here than though I were at home. At least I have no manual labor to perform..."

GLC00919.25.19

April 1, 1863

Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921

Autograph letter signed

Title: to friends at home

Letter written near Falmouth. He comments on the band playing outside of General Benham's tent "and consequently in front of the tent in which I am writing." Notes that, "Genl Benham believes in having the Regiment togather [sic]..."

GLC00919.25.18

10 April 1862

Hitchcock, Ethan A., fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary C. Hitchcock

"Staton is not an abolitionist...He has made himself so antipodal to Fremont..." Stanton also "hates McClellan quite as badly....McClellan's plan of attack via Yorktown was one of the worst conceived military enterprises ever undertaken..." Left Washington exposed until the President detained McDowell's Corps.

GLC08304

15 September 1863

Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872

Autograph letter signed

Title: to General Pleasonton

Awaiting instructions from Washington, asks if there is any evidence that "Lee will cross the Rapidan to give me battle between the two rivers, {which} would prove his having a greater force than we have supposed."

GLC08305

28 March 1877

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to J. Kulin

Refuses to sell his last Lincoln autograph letter for any possible consideration.

GLC08236.01

01 May 1861

Goldsborough, Louis Malesherbes, 1805-1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Captain A. Harwood

On board USS Congress, Montevideo, Uruguay, re: on -board experiments with sponges and the ship's guns; attacking secession: "no country on earth can stand universal Suffrage and secession.... The idea, too, that with us, one owes a higher and holier allegiance to his state than to his country is enough to destroy nationality and patriotism, and to disqualify anyone from holding a Federal trust."

GLC08302

04 May 1863

Hunter, David, 1802-1886

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Governor Andrew Curtain

Requests that several regiments of "colored troops" being raised in PA be sent to the Dept. of the South: "These regiments are very generous, temperate, patient, strictly obedient, possessing great natural aptitude for arms and deeply imbued with that religious sentiment - call it fanaticisim such as like, which made the soldiers of Cromvell invincible. They believe that now is the time appointed by God for their deliverance and under the heroic incitement of this faith I believe them capable of showing a courage and persistency of purpose which must in the end extort both victory &…

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