28 July 1863

Allison, William A., fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Stockton Bates

Doesn't want to leave Maryland for Virginia; "Men could not be better treated than we have been by the people of Maryland." Comments on Gettysburg. Describes a young local lady's support. Was pleasantly surprised to see old friends from high school.

GLC03523.23.19

1863

Gottshall, Samuel G., 1841-1902

Diary

Title: [Diary of Samuel G. Gottshall]

Leather bound autograph manuscript signed. Gottshall returns to the Army after being wounded in the arm by a cannonball. Throughout the early months Gottshall sees little action and he discusses his recovery and soldiering in the winter. In [13-15] February he reports an insurrection taking place in which a regiment refused to do picket duty due to the location of their camp and the cold weather. Writes of another incidence that took place on 1 July where he was defending the baggage and supply train from Confederates, 2 miles from Hanover, Pennsylvania. Also discusses [Confederate…

GLC04564.04

1863

McParlin, Thomas A., 1825-1897

Autograph manuscript

Title: [Contemporary transcription of the Gettysburg Address]

Written on stationery of the Murray Hill Hotel in New York.

GLC02649.23

1863

Buchanan, William R., fl. 1861-1865

Diary

Title: [Civil War diary of William R. Buchanan]

Diary of U. S. soldier covering the Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Chattanooga campaigns. The entries are sporadic near the beginning of the year but near-daily from March until December. On 3 July 1863, at Gettysburg, he writes: "at daylight went into action and took a position on a hill where Lieut. McKeever was picked off with a large number of our men...When we buried Lt. McKin the after'n went in again & held them all night." Signed by Buchanan, who provides his address in Philadelphia in case the diary was lost.

GLC08910

August 1862-October 1863

Bell, Grove L., 1844-1863

Header Record

Title: [Civil War letters of Grove Bell, a private in the Union Army] [decimalized]

This collection is a series of 15 letters and one printed poem from Private Grove Bell to a number of recipients, including his sister. The poem is dedicated to the Ladies of Portland, Connecticut, Bell's hometown. Private Bell enlisted in the 20th Connecticut Infantry on August 4, 1862. He was mustered into D Company. In 1862 and 1863 the 20th Connecticut fought as part of the Army of the Potomac and saw action in Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Although Bell survived extensive action in both these battles, he died on December 4, 1863. Highlights of the collection include a letter…

GLC08913

5 July 1863

Maitland, James M., 1815-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Elhanan M. Mast

Comments on a 4 July celebration at Urbana, Ohio: "the Orator of the day was Hon. West of Belfontaine. I heard part of the Oration, when a shower of rain coming up dispersed the assemblage for awhile. he was amplifying on the negro and beginning to get into the merits of the sable race. I did not go back to hear the remainder reason why did not think it would pay." Notes that his son, Joseph, stationed near Vicksburg, recently moved to Black River. From the papers, learned that General Peter [Osterhaus] had been attacked by Confederate General Joseph Johnston's troops. Also read a report that…

GLC03523.10.079

17 July 1863

Maitland, James M., 1815-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Joseph M. Maitland

Tells his son that "my prayer is daily that you all may be prepared that if the Master calleth you may be received to that Land where there is no more death, no more bloodshed." Informs him that General George Meade was "not quite swift enough to Capture [General Robert E.] Lee and his Army after the Battle of Gettysburg. I think that if the Rebel Army of the Potomac could have been bagged with the taking of Vicksburg and Port Hudson there would seem to be some prospect of Conquering the Rebs. Our state was thrown into a great excitement by the entry of the Rebel Gen Morgan with about 5,000…

GLC03523.10.080

19 July 1863

S., Mattie, fl. 1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Elhanan M. Mast

A vibrant letter written to "brother Mast." Writes, "Good morning brother Mast! What are you doing this delightful sabbath sunday! The bells are ringing the birds are singing and every thing and every body seems to say 'God and gratitude' and you Mr. Mast, you too should feel free from responsibility and sadness." Discusses soldiering, remarking how it has a "tendency to make you look sober." Comments on recent Union victories at Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Port Hudson: "Vicksburg and Port Hudson have [certainly] fallen Charleston must capitulate. Rosecrans has been doing admirably, and Lees…

GLC03523.10.081

19 July 1863

Maitland, James M., 1815-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph M. Maitland

Reports that the draft will begin in Kingston the following week. Discusses Morgan's Raid, noting "At last accounts Morgan and his men were still pursuing his course without much interruption." Complains that [Lieutenant Colonel] Benjamin P. Runkle was appointed by the Ohio Governor, David Tod, to stop Morgan with a militia force of three or four thousand, but so far Runkle has failed. Writes, "I cannot understand it why some men are permitted to enjoy ease and emolument while others have to suffer and endure so much hardship." Mentions the "3 days fighting at Gettysburg." Continues on about…

GLC03523.10.082

25 June 1908

Woodward, E.F., fl. 1908

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Written by Commander Woodward to an unknown general. Says he has been away and just received his invite. Says he tried to get quarters at the hotel but failed. Says he has "made up my mind that as Gettysburgh was about the only battle that the Army did not fall back on the Navy I would let them celebrate without the Navy, so I, think I will still let them have all the credit." The document is dated "June 25/8," which was assumed to be 1908 from adjacent documents in the file.

GLC03479.68

4 July 1863

Harding, William W., 1830-1889

Broadside

Title: [Philadelphia] Inquirer Extra.

Reports latest developments at Gettysburg per Meade's dispatches. They have "repulsed the enemy on every attack."

GLC08056

10 October 1885

Cowan, Andrew, fl. 1861-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Mentions Hunt's appointment as Governor of the Soldier's Home in Washington, D.C. Refers to General Abner Doubleday's book, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Indignantly declares "As usual in every account or description of that Battle the 1st New York Battery is never mentioned. The writers... go round us and behind us and even occupy our positions with other guns, and I wonder now if it is not high time to enter some claim for a little recognition since, if at any time during the War, the 1st N.Y. Battery fought well- it fought splendidly at Gettysburg." Mentions Peter Frederick…

GLC02382.104

26 October 1885

Cowan, Andrew, fl. 1861-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Thanks Hunt for a recent favor. Recalls details of the Battle of Gettysburg for Hunt, who is writing an article on the topic. Speculates as to why General Alexander S. Webb left the 1st New York Light Artillery out of his report on the Battle of Gettysburg. Relates that after the battle, Webb "shook hands with me, regretted that he could not retain such a 'splendid Battery always' and said he would give us full credit for the splendid work we had done." Discusses Wheeler's Battery, which participated in the Battle of Gettysburg. Mentions a drawing of Gettysburg by John B. Bachelder, and…

GLC02382.105

February 2, 1887

Cowan, Andrew, fl. 1861-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Responds to a letter from Hunt. Discusses an article on the Battle of Gettysburg Hunt recently submitted to Century Magazine for publication. Referring to space dedicated to George Custer and Alfred Pleasanton in Century, remarks "I can see just the trouble you had to contend with, in condensing the narrative to fit the space allotted by the Century Co and share your disgust over the Custer & Pleasanton honors which have no connection on Earth with the subject. I must admit it makes me smile to think of the hot water you have got into... " Takes issue with General Daniel E. Sickles's…

GLC02382.106

20 July 1887

Cowan, Andrew, fl. 1861-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Cowan discusses an article on the Battle of Gettysburg Hunt previously wrote for Century Magazine. Discusses the battle in great detail, feeling that his battery's service has continually been overlooked by historians. Remarks, "I cannot be blamed for feeling but had my Battery been of the Second Corps instead of the 6th it would not have met with such want of Official recognition by the Officers of that Corps... I am, as I say, forced to ask if it is not fair and right to recognize our service properly by stating that Browns Rhode Island Battery becoming wholly crippled under the Artillery…

GLC02382.107

17 May 1888

Cowan, Andrew, fl. 1861-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Cowan discusses an article on the Battle of Gettysburg Hunt previously wrote for Century Magazine. Expresses disappointment that historians continually fail to mention his battery in descriptions of the battle. Discusses a correction he previously asked Hunt to make in the article regarding his battery. Includes a copy of Century's reply to Hunt, after Hunt requested the change. Century agrees to the edit, noting that there is ample time to make the correction before their War Book is printed. Includes the copied signature of R. M. Johnson, associate editor of Century. Written on Mantle…

GLC02382.108

13 November 1886

Bringer, L., fl. 1886

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Mentions an article Hunt wrote for Century Magazine (possibly on the Battle of Gettysburg). Congratulates Hunt on his son Henry's bravery for participating in the Greely expedition. Mentions the death of a recent acquaintance, who caught dysentery from drinking water in St. Louis, Missouri. The 1881 Greely expedition in the Arctic ended in disaster due to the failure of supply ships to reach the expedition party. When assistance reached the expedition in 1884, only seven members remained.

GLC02382.111

14 August 1863

Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870

Newspaper

Title: Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 266 (August 14, 1863)]

Fed. Reinforced at Charleston, Official Report from General Grant on Vicksburg, Large Numbers of Rebel Prisoners at Camp Chase, Removal of the Dead from Gettysburg, News From Charleston. A bitter diatribe on Jefferson Davis from the Mississippi Examiner is reprinted in this issue. Another article describes the government's attempt to take over the Almaden Mines in California. Several short articles criticize secession, and a longer editorial examines the practicality of union of freedom and slavery at this point, criticizing Lincoln. Articles about the upcoming state fair, fashions in…

GLC05959.14.06

9 September 1863

Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870

Newspaper

Title: Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 292 (September 9, 1863)]

Capture of Knoxville, General Pleasanton's official report, Rebel Movements at Bayou Meteor, Guerrilla Warfare Along River, Skrimishing Near Rappahannock, East Tennessee Valley Cleared of Rebels, Bragg's HQ at Shelbyville, News from Charleston, Situation near Chattanooga. An article from the London Times describes the battle of Gettysburg as a barbaric war. A letter from Lincoln to James C. Conklin and the "Mass convention of the unconventional union men" of Illinois is reprinted here. An editorial examines the use of artillery in battle. A notice of a brutal mass murder by Black soldiers…

GLC05959.14.09

18 April 1864

Hale, E.J., 1802-1880

Newspaper

Title: Fayetteville observer. [Vol. 47, no. 2446 (April 18, 1864)]

Governor Vance Before the Army, The Battle of Gettysburg, The Capture of Fort Pillow, the War in Mississippi, The London Times on the War, France - Mexico & The War.

GLC05959.34.31

28 November 1863

Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870

Newspaper

Title: Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 34, no. 5 (November 28, 1863)]

Jefferson Davis Reviews Lee's Troops, Rapidan Crossed & Recrossed, Bragg Unable to Make Stand, The War in Charleston, Affairs in North East Kentucky. Various Southern news items are combined on the front page, with an excerpt of Mr. Everett's speech at Gettysburg. A letter from McClellan to General B.F. Butler defines Butler's assignment. A letter to the editor expresses support for the Journal's Union patriotism. An editorial marks the need for states to express their concern with the Union, using Tennessee as an example, and another editorial examines money, taxes, and currency.

GLC05959.14.31

17 July 1863

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

Newspaper

Title: People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 11 (July 17, 1863)]

Great Battle at Gettysburg, Bombardment of Vicksburg. Notes from General Toombs's state of the country report are printed. Several articles examine different facets of the Battle of Vicksburg, as well as a Confederate account of the Battle of Gettysburg. A short article discusses how to obey orders.

GLC05959.27.11

31 July 1863

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

Newspaper

Title: People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 13 (July 31, 1863)]

Stonewall Jackson's Name and Memory, Morgan in Trouble at Ohio River, The Third Days Fight at Gettysburg. An article describes the last battle of Stonewall Jackson. Mr. Grissom remarks in the House of Commons on habeas corpus in the Confederacy. An article reports the riot in New York City. Correspondence about the readmission of Louisiana includes a response by Lincoln. An article outlines gross injustice to the state of North Carolina. An ad requests women to dry fruit for soldiers.

GLC05959.27.13

8 October 1863

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

Newspaper

Title: People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 23 (October 8, 1863)]

Sufferings of Confederate Prisoners after Gettysburg, Yankee Planters in Louisiana, General Lee's Official Report on Invasion of Pennsylvania. Several news briefs outline current events in North Carolina. An article describes the sufferings of Confederate prisoners. General Lee's official report of the Pennsylvania campaign is printed here.

GLC05959.27.17

7 July 1863

Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863

Newspaper

Title: Charleston mercury. [Vol. 83, no. 11, 800 (July 7, 1863)]

The Battle of Gettysburg, Manuevers near Harrisburg, Rebel Cavalry Within Five Miles of Washington.

GLC05959.43.17