1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of Lady Liberty holding a spear that is being used as a flag pole.

GLC06627.03.118

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of a Union soldier holding a flag in front of a cannon, and a drum. The caption reads, "The Young Volunteer. "Bully for You"."

GLC06627.03.119

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of the state seal of New Jersey.

GLC06627.03.120

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of five men around a campfire with a tent behind them. The caption reads, "We're the Boys that fear no Noise.".

GLC06627.03.121

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of Lady Liberty holding a spear and pouring something out of a pitcher onto some snakes. The caption reads, "Liberty must triumph, - must triumph forever."

GLC06627.03.122

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of Uncle Sam with his arms around a cannon and a eagle. The eagle is holding a banner which reads Union Right Or Wrong.

GLC06627.03.123

5 July 1862

Gardner, Horace B., fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Nellie

Horace B. Gardner writes to Nellie Boardman from Fort Albany, where he is stationed with the 14th regiment. After writing that he has never heard her name before, he decribes his Fourth of July celebration, a picnic and fireworks. He writes about the fort and camp life. Gardner identifies the "Sutler" as the worst enemy to the soldiers, listing the high prices of his goods. This letter is on McClellan lettersheet with McClellan patriotic image envelope. Written at Fort Frederick (also known as Fort Albany).

GLC02665.01

12 July 1862

Gardner, Horace B., fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Nellie

Horace B. Gardner writes to Nellie Boardman. Responding to her suggestion that a draft may be required to fill the Massachusetts quota, he discusses the value of fighting in defense of his country and her laws. Gardner writes of the 14th Regiment's potential move to Richmond, and of his kind Captain and Lieutenant. He discusses the food available to the soldiers and explains that farmers come to camp to trade milk for bread. His letter is on choice multicolor Magnus General Halleck lettersheet, with a eagle and shield patriotic envelope.Written at Fort Frederick (also known as Fort Albany)

GLC02665.02

22 July 1862

Gardner, Horace B., fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Nellie

Horace B. Gardner writes to Nellie Boardman, referring to an ambrotype of himself that he includes with the letter. He writes of his previous night's guard duty, and he describes Warren H. Knights's attempted, and two other soldiers' succesful, desertions. Gardner describes a duel between a Union officer and a civilian. He says that his regiment has been put in General Pope's division and must be ready to move at any time. This letter is on plain paper with multicolor Magnus White House Views patriotic envelope. Written at Fort Frederick (also known as Fort Albany).

GLC02665.03

1862

Gardner, Horace B., fl. 1862

Envelope

Title: To Nellie

This envelope has a Major General G. B. Mc Clellan patriotic portrait. Addressed to Mrs. Nellie M Boardman. Written at Fort Frederick (also known as Fort Albany).

GLC02665.04

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of shield with Liberty and Union across it. The caption reads ""The Unity of the Government which consitiutes you one people, is the main pillar in the Edifice of your real Independence." Geo. Washington."

GLC06627.03.025

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of George Washington's house at Mount Vernon.

GLC06627.03.026

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of the Capitol House. The caption reads "Capitol at Washington"

GLC06627.03.038

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of 2 rats, looking at a piece of cheese labeled Washington in a trap. The caption reads "1st Rat - Don't that morsel look tempting Davis shall we take it? Davis Rat - I guess we had better wait a while I don't like those teeth."

GLC06627.03.042

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of seven ships in a circle, within that circle it Harper's Ferry, and Rats leaving the ships to go to Harper's Ferry. the ships are labled Norfolk, Pensacola, Manassas Gap., Mississippi, Savannah, Charleston, and Washington. The caption reads ""When I wish to catch rats, I first stop heir holes." Gen'l. Scott."

GLC06627.03.066

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has 2 images in the upper left hand corner there is a image of George Washington with a caption that reads "Corner Stone of the Federal Union." In the upper right hand corner there is a image of an enslaved person, with a caption of "Corner Stone of the Southern Confedercy."

GLC06627.03.092

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of astatue of George Washington.

GLC06627.03.097

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a portrait of George Washington. The caption reads "A Southern Man with Union principals."

GLC06627.03.100

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of a man laying on a rock with binoculars. With a caption that reads "Russell trying to see the Fight at long range."

GLC06627.03.020

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of a upsidedown flag with the caption of "a flag-itious article out of place"

GLC06627.03.021

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of a side view of a fence with a man straddling it and holding a scale. The caption reads "John Bull on the Fence."

GLC06627.03.022

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of a union soldier holding a flag next to a cannon. The caption reads "The Loyal States will have no Compromise with Traitors, Treason, and Treachery."

GLC06627.03.023

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of compass. The caption reads "The Union shall exist as long as the Compass points to the North."

GLC06627.03.024

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of a tree where all the branches end in a Union flag, with the abreviation of all the states below them. There is also the word Union across the top colored to look like a flag. The caption reads "Traitor I spare that Tree, Cleave not a single bough In youth it shelter'd me, And I'll protect it now"

GLC06627.03.027

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of a Union soldier with a drum on his back smoking a pipe. There is also lines and spaces to fill in the address of where it is going. Same image as GLC06627.03.081

GLC06627.03.028