6 March 1865

Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869

Newspaper

Title: The New York times. [Vol. XIV, no. 4195 (March 6, 1865)]

One newspaper issue of the New York times, dated March 6, 1864. Prints news of Abraham Lincoln's inauguration ceremony and his inaugural address. Other main articles detail events of the Civil War, such as the capture of Confederate General Jubel Early's forces by Union General Philip Sheridan, the occupation of Charlottesville by the Union troops, and news that Confederate General Robert E. Lee is cooperating with Union General William T. Sherman. Other printed material includes auction sales, public notices, employment postings, and advertisements. Same edition as GLC08822.02.

GLC08822.01

December 7, 1864

Cowardin, J.A., fl. 1864

Newspaper

Title: Daily dispatch. [Vol. 27, no. 136 (December 7, 1864)]

Also known as the "The Richmond Dispatch." Says not much has changed on the front lines of Lee and Grant's armies and that "the tacit truce heretofore existing between the pickets has not been broken by the presence of Butler's's negroes." Update on the Confederate Congress and the South Carolina legislature. Short item from Georgia on "horrors of Sherman's march." Several advertisements for runaways. Editorial against Sherman's march says "we do not hesitate to say that the expedition of Sherman into Georgia is one of the most ridiculous conceptions that ever entered into the mind of…

GLC08838

1886

U.S. Instantaneous Photographic Co.

Photograph

Title: [Photographs of Ulysses S. Grant: "General Grant, wife and son..." and "The dying soldier"]

Full title as inscribed on mount of first photograph reads, "General Grant, wife, and son, Col. Fred D. Grant, taken in San Francisco immediately after their arrival from their Tour around the World. The likeness of Mrs. Grant is pronounced by Col. Grant to be the most accurate ever taken of his Mother." Copyright 1886 by Inst. Photo Co. and numbered 147. The second photograph's full title reads, "The Dying Soldier, as he looked after completing the last pages of his personal memoirs. The steadfastness of purpose with which this great task was pursued, added another to the long list of…

GLC08857

1875

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

Book signed

Title: Memoirs of General William T. Sherman.

Includes signature pasted on front endpaper.

GLC08868

March 24, 1865

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry W. Halleck

Marked "Cipher" at top. Grant sends Halleck this telegram in response to a false alarm speculating that Lee might retreat south, and indicates the priority of providing his army with more horses for operations against Lee. Gives instructions on disposition of Hancock's force in western Virginia, and any reinforcements soon to come, depending on where Lee heads next. Tells Halleck to "Direct all the Cavalry horses to be sent to [General Edward] Canby that can be. His Cavalry ought however to remount itself in the Country where it is operating. Canby should be supplied from the West and by the…

GLC00325

December 15, 1880

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

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mrs. Anderson

A personal note written while Sherman was Commander-in-Chief on United States Army Headquarters stationery, reflecting some previous correspondence. Mentions Scott's Heart of Midlothian, which he calls a great novel, and speaks about the joys of reading.

GLC00331

March 13, 1865

Steele, Frederick, 1819-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Rowe Smith

Union General Steele discusses mutual acquaintances with Smith, a doctor. Referring to General John Parker Hawkins, states "the only officer of the old Army about me is Genl. Hawkins, Mrs Canby's brother. He was Lt. in my Company where I was Capt. in the old [second], and is a warm friend of mine. He is the Commander of a Negro Division which has been assigned to my command. They are well armed & equipped and better drilled than most of the white troops." Discusses the appointments of A.J. [General Andrew Jackson] Smith, General [Edward Richard Sprigg] Canby, and [General Gordon] Granger…

GLC00332

December 22, 1861

Cowdin, Elliot Christopher, 1819-1880

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Kate Cowdin

Christopher Elliot Cowdin updates his wife of a recent visit to see his nephew Wallis, who belonged to an Irish Brigade which was part of the Army of the Potomac. He reports meeting General Newton (possibly John Newton), the brigade commander, and General Franklin (possibly William B. Franklin), the division commander. He describes attending the grand review of General Fitz-John Porter's division, where he witnessed the activities of (and was possibly introduced to) General George Brinton McClellan, General Simon Cameron (Secretary of War), Francois Ferdinand Philippe Louis Marie (Prince de…

GLC00333

21 October 1861-22 October 1861

Header Record

Title: Letter of J. W. Ripley and endorsement of Abraham Lincoln concerning guns [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC00337

December 16, 1861

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph note signed

Title: General McClellan

Shortly after General Winfield Scott's retirement as head of the U.S. army, Lincoln writes to General McClellan, Scott's successor. Lincoln asks him to find a place for Major Wright, a member of Scott's former staff. McClellan's note on the verso, dated March 8, 1862, refers the matter to a subordinate.

GLC00343

1893

Kurz & Allison

Print

Title: Battle of Wilson's Creek

Published by Kurz & Allison at 76 & 78 Wabash Avenue in Chicago. Pristine colored image, dominated by the greens of the trees and grass, shows Union infantry of the 1st Iowa regiment emerging from the woods to attack a Confederate line in the background. Depicts the moment of General Nathaniel Lyon's death. He is shown lurching backward from his white horse after being struck by a musket ball. A bugler blows his horn and officers urge their men forward despite the blow to the general. Smoke is shown throughout, but blood is absent, despite several wounded troops in the foreground.…

GLC00316.01

1890

Kurz & Allison

Print

Title: Storming Fort Wagner

Depicts the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, composed of African American soldiers, leading the charge upon Fort Wagner in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. One African American soldier carries a United States flag. Lists the names of Union officers involved in the battle, including Generals Quincy Adams Gillmore, George Crockett Strong, and Truman A. Seymour, and Colonels Robert Gould Shaw, John Lyman Chatfield, and Haldimand S. Putnam. Lists the number of Union troops lost as 1200, stating that 300 Confederate soldiers and 16 officers led by Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant…

GLC00317.02

August 10, 1864

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Stewart Hewit

Grant, commander-in-chief of the United States Army, writes to Hewit (sometimes Hewitt), a surgeon and medical director on his staff. Agrees to help Hewit's son secure an appointment to West Point Military Academy for the following year. Grant speaks of his great respect for Sherman, McPherson and the Atlanta campaign. States that the campaign Hewit has been engaged in "is a remarkable, and to this point, most successful one. Sherman is one of the very few men, if not the only man, who could have conducted it. I have always felt in Sherman and McPherson a confidence that I could put in but…

GLC00364

1864

McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885

Book

Title: Letter of the Secretary of War, transmitting report on the organization of the Army of the Potomac...

Title continues " ... and its campaigns in Virginia and Maryland, under the Command of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, from July 26, 1861 to November 7, 1862." Printed by the government printing office, Washington, D.C. Cloth bead binding.

GLC00267.388

1865

Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906

Pamphlet

Title: Report of Carl Schurz.

Paper bound, stab-stitched. Contains "information in relation to the States of the Union lately in rebellion, accompanied by a report of Carl Schurz on the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana; also a report of Lieutenant General Grant, on the same subject." Includes other letters and reports on this topic.

GLC00267.391

June 15, 1864

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Farrar Smith or Benjamin Franklin Butler

Grant, Commander in Chief of the United States Army, informs Major General Butler or Smith that the 2nd Corps (28,000 soldiers) was directed to march toward Petersburg. He has not heard news of the expedition, but can still hear firing in the direction of Petersburg, Virginia. He states that if Butler or Smith require the 2nd Corps, they should send notice to General Winfield Scott Hancock under cover to General John Gibbon. Written in pencil on Headquarters, Armies of the United States stationery.

GLC00274

June 16, 1864

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Farrar Smith

Written in pencil near Petersburg, Virginia. Grant, Commander in Chief of the United States Army instructs Smith to push the reconnaissance in the front to attempt to ascertain a point from which to advance against Petersburg in the evening. He writes "Make all preliminary preparations for such an advance if ordered and at some time hold all your forces not necessary for holding your present line ready to reinforce the left in case of an attack from that direction." He instructs that in the absence of himself or General George Gordon Meade, that General Winfield Scott Hancock will have…

GLC00275

February 22, 1863

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

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edward O.C. Ord

Sherman writes to Ord about the Vicksburg campaign, explaining why he considers Vicksburg the hardest problem of the war. He comments on the location of the corps of Generals McPherson, McClernand, and Hurlbut, and wishes Ord had a corps. Sherman also discusses the weather conditions and how he would be glad to see Ord. The letter has penciled underscorings and water stains on last page. The letter was written in a camp near Vicksburg.

GLC00293

10 August 1861

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph endorsement signed

Title: [Lincoln endorsement on Rosecrans telegram]

Lincoln autograph endorsement signed to Union General George B. McClellan, 10 August 1861, on verso of Union General William S. Rosecrans telegram [clerical copy for recipient] (Clarksburg, Virginia) to Abraham Lincoln, 10 August 1861. Written on Magnetic Telegraph Company, Printing and Morse Lines form. Telegram informs Lincoln about the Virginia troops and gives Rosecrans's opinion on how the troops should be organized. Rosecrans notes that he has only 13 men with military education and remarks, "I stand here to cover two hundred miles of frontier with a small command of raw levies against…

GLC00409

March 3, 1864

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edwin McMasters Stanton

Union General Grant transmits a communication just received from Confederate General Robert E. Lee to Stanton, Secretary of War, regarding the exchange of "Citizen prisoners and prisoners of War improperly captured." States that Union General Edward Otho Cresap Ord discussed the prisoner exchange with Confederate General James Longstreet. Requests instructions as to how he should proceed. Labeled "Cipher." Writes "The following communication has just been received from Gen. Lee ... Gen. Ord met Gen. Longstreet a few days since at the request of the latter to arrange for the exchange of…

GLC00445

1875

Header Record

Title: William T. Sherman's Memoirs (2 volumes) and a letter to J. H. Hammond from Sherman [Decimalized .01-.02]

See descriptions in GLC00398.01-.02

GLC00398

December 25, 1875

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

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John H. Hammond

Collateral to Hammond's copy of Sherman's Memoirs (GLC 398.02). Sherman presents Hammond, his former Chief of Staff, with a copy of his Memoirs, and asks him to review the " ... account of the affair at Chickasaw and Arkansas Post" and also to check " ... as soon as possible in your memory of my personal interviews with individuals."

GLC00398.01

1875

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

Header Record

Title: Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman.

Two volume memoirs signed by John Henry Hammond. Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York. Pencil note by J. H. Hammond noting presentation by Sherman to him. Annotations made by Hammond in the text. Map included in volume 2.

GLC00398.02

February 16, 1863

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to C.A. Reynolds

Written "before Vicksburg." Grant, commanding Army and Department of the Tennessee, writes to Lieutenant Colonel Reynolds, Chief Quartermaster. Writes "on your arrival at Memphis seize all transports coming into port for the use of the Army here, excerpt such as are absolutely necessary for carrying Government supplies from above. When it becomes practicable to release any boats again give those boats the preference that have been constantly in Govt. employ... boats will be required here to transport a large army and nearly all at one time."

GLC00405

February 13, 1863

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to C.A. Reynolds

Written "Before Vicksburg." Grant, commanding Army and Department of the Tennessee, writes to Lieutenant Colonel Reynolds, Chief Quartermaster. Indicates that he is sending boats from his location for the transport of General James Birdseye McPherson's remaining troops. Docketed twice; once in pencil.

GLC00406