1864/11/19

Stuart, James, fl. 1862-1869

Autograph letter signed

Title: [to his wife]

Writes about what everybody is doing while he is writing the letter. What the rebels are up to.

GLC06268.17

February 8, 1758 - November 1, 1758

Pennsylvania Hospital

Document signed

Title: Cornelius Bradford, Pewterer & Thomas Janviner, Cutler, separately agreed to pay ten pounds each to the Pennsylvania Hospital.

GLC08286

1864/01/16

Newspaper

Title: Crutch. [Vol. 1, no. 2 (January 16 1864)]

Soldiers' weekly paper from U.S. General Hospital, Annapolis; Div. no. 1. Presented to Miss Susan Dennis, Portland, Maine.

GLC06236

1862/04/04

Kelly, Mary, fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

She describes the immense suffering in the hospital and the fact that nearly all amputees have died. She dislikes Miss Dix's nurses, and of the Quaker ladies, Mary has nothing but admiration.

GLC04197.27

1862/04/11

McPhutons, Joseph G., fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Kelly

He is on leave and visited Kelley's house. He encourages his friend to keep his spirits up and to follow the surgeon's instructions.

GLC04197.28

1862/04/17

Kelly, Mary, fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sallie, Mother and Sisy

Mr. Kelly's condition has somewhat improved. He ate some fried oysters and oyster soup. She mentions wounded arriving from Pittsburgh Landing [Shiloh].

GLC04197.29

1862/04/22

Kelly, Mary, fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mother and Sisy

She sends gifts to her mother and her daughter. Her husband appears stronger but does not eat much and complains of pain in his left leg. The pain is much worse at night and he must take morphine. She suggests they hire someone to do the plowing. [Section addressed to Sue dated 4/24/1862] She received letters from Sue and Sisy. She asks Sue to make Sisy a couple of dresses.

GLC04197.30

1862/04/28

Kelly, Mary, fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sue

Mr. Kelly still does not eat much. He has been away from his regiment without leave. Mr. Cherry has been most unhelpful to them while Mr. Khan has called three times, offered her money, and given her a bottle of wine, "so there's the difference between a christian and a jew."

GLC04197.31

1862/04/30

Kelly, Mary, fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sue

Mr. Kelly wishes to see Sisy. She gives instructions for sending her daughter to Cincinnati.

GLC04197.32

1862/05/03

Kelly, Mary, fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sue

She sent Alick to the train station, hoping that Sisy might be there. She again requests her daughter be sent to visit. Mr. Kelly's condition still has not improved.

GLC04197.33

1862/05/06

Kelly, Mary, fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sue

Since her mother is not feeling well, she tells them to find someone to help with the housework. Mr. Kelly does no better. She asks when Sisy will visit.

GLC04197.34

1862/05/16

Brown, Ann H., fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Kelly

Responds to a letter she received in April. She hopes Mr. Kelly's condition has improve since being moved from Winchester. Mentions the Sisters of Mercy. She thinks the patients who were moved from Union hospitals to Seminary hospitals do much better.

GLC04197.35

February 18, 1863

Damuth, Dolphus, fl. 1839-1913

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria Damuth

Damuth and another soldier have been caring for Jesse, who is ill. Many of the men in the regiment are in the hospital. Many soldiers are eager to get discharges and complain about their lack of importance in the war. Discusses hierarchy of officers.

GLC03523.14.13

February 9, 1944

Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Morris "Moe" Weiner

Sylvia comments on fact that the letter is in pencil, has nothing else to write with at her mother's. Wanted to get to bed early, but her parents had to go to see Aunt Fanny who is very ill and she had to stay at her parents' and watch (her nephew) David. She tells a story about a sixty year old woman who needs funds for an operation and yet is frightened to go through with it.

GLC09414.0155

1863/07/09-11 ca.

Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917

Photograph

Title: Union Second Corps field hospital, Gettysburg, PA. 9-11 July 1863 ca.

Taken by Gutekunst. Accompanying text panel reads: "Scenes from the battlefield at Gettysburg, PA. Second Corps Hospital. Christian Commission tents in the foreground. This hospital contains 2,500 wounded." Dr. Justin Dwinell, 106th Penn. Infantry, who was in charge of the 2nd Corps hospital at Gettysburg, can be seen standing to the imediate left of the tree directly in front of the large tent in the right foreground. The civilian man wearing an unusually patterned, light colored frock coat standing on Dwinell's left, can also be seen in GLC 511.01.0229. A group of medical sewards,…

GLC05111.01.0228

1863/07/09-11 ca.

Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917

Photograph

Title: Union Second Corps field hospital, Gettysburg, PA. 9-11 July 1863 ca.

Taken by Gutekunst. A civilian man wearing an unusually patterned, light colored frock coat is standing fourth from the left of the lone woman. This same man can be seen in GLC 511.01.0228 standing left of the tree immediately in front of the large tent in the right foreground. Several soldiers are joined by a group of medical sewards, civilian nurses and members from one of the civilian relief organizations [i.e., the Christian Commission] are standing next to the tents. The hospital was located on the [Jacob] Schwartz farm between July 5-23 1863. See GLC 5111.01.0228

GLC05111.01.0229

1865 ca.

Roche, Thomas C., fl. 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Richmond hospital. [1865 ca.]

Two Federal soldiers stand guard outside a three story, white, stone building. Men in light-colored frock coats stand in archways in front of the building.

GLC05111.01.0288

1863/04 ca.

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Men and wagons of the Engineer Corps ambulance train, Falmouth, Va. [April 1863 ca.]

A line of wagons stretches across the image engineers at the head of the teams and drivers seated in the wagons. The wagon covers bear the castle insignia of the engineers. A flag is flying on the left side of the image. Inscripton on verso: "Gardner." Stamp of Century company and the inscription "Gardner" are on verso. Numeric notations on verso: "VI"; "120"; and "523."

GLC05111.01.0552

1751/05/01

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Document signed

Title: Promissary notes no. 15, no. 16 to raise funds for Pennsylvania hospital

First American incorporated public hospital; no. 16 is signed in by Franklin; subscribers signatures excised as cancellation.

GLC06877

1865 ca.

Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888

Pamphlet

Title: "Nelly's Hospital" reprinted by U.S. Sanitary Commission for "our young folks"

Fiction.

GLC06896

February 9, 1862

Phelps, Diton, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edith M. Phelps

Writes to his sister from Camp Pierpont. Describes trying to get a furlough to go home but says that they stopped issuing all furloughs except for officers. Comments that Lieutenant Forrest has been home three times since they started marching and plans on going home again. Reports that Lieutenant Forrest went to trial and was found guilty of some of the charges. He was sentenced to be reprimanded by General George McCall. Writes that Lieutenant Forrest was taken again on other charges and will have another trial next Wednesday. Comments that Lieutenant Forrest has some bitter enemies…

GLC03523.49.08

February 19, 1865

Painter, Heber, 1841-1900

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his aunt

Written to his aunt, Mrs. George A. Frick (Rebecca Frick). Writes that President Lincoln's peace mission has failed. Reports that he has been promoted to 1st Lieut. of Company I while Lieut. Birmingham has been promoted to captain of Company G. He will need to purchase attire for his new position, which may prove to be expensive. He is waiting to be paid off this month for the amount of $193. Also writes that Grant is planning to clean out the hospitals and other places where injured and ill soldiers are housed. Painter explains that he's not ungrateful for the bravery of these men, but…

GLC02016.074

February 19, 1865

Edwards, Daniel, fl. 1863-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Reeser

Complains how long it takes Reeser to answer his letters. Writes about burying a man at the hospital. Says that there was "a old ded horse laying close beside me and the smell of him would kill rats." Tells of a conversation that he had with his friend, William M. Hampton, about introducing him to some women. He gave Hampton an address to a young woman named Caty Brown. Says that William wrote "a gay old Letter" to Caty. Caty wrote a letter back in care of Daniel and when he read it he "laft til I was sure thare was a valentine in it it was a old woman with one eye punched out the…

GLC03523.43.23

February 19, 1864

King, Thomas, fl. 1864

Printed document signed

Title: [hospital record]

A surgeon informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers that P. J. Wells received clothing from the Hammond General Hospital

GLC02750.153

February 28, 1865

O'Leary, Cha., fl. 1864-1865

Printed document signed

Title: [hospital record]

A surgeon requests Descriptive Lists for Dennis Scannel and James Hoard from the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers

GLC02750.170