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Daily dispatch. [Vol. 26, no. 118 (May 18, 1864)]
18 May 1864
J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880
Operations around Richmond, Battle not renewed yesterday.
GLC05959.56.167
Daily dispatch. [Vol. 26, no. 119 (May 19, 1864)]
19 May 1864
Battle of the Wilderness, Breckinridge's victory at New Market.
GLC05959.56.168
Daily dispatch. [Vol. 26, no. 120 (May 20, 1864)]
20 May 1864
The War in Virginia, Notes of Sheridan's Raid around Richmond, The Fort Pillow.
GLC05959.56.169
Daily dispatch. [Vol. 26, no. 133 (June 4, 1864)]
4 June 1864
Heavy fighting all along the lines, The enemy repulsed everywhere with great slaughter.
GLC05959.56.170
[United States Army Volunteer enlistment form]
December 1861
Blank enlistment form
GLC03619.02.05
GLC03619.02.06
to Robert G. White
March 15, 1860
Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889
Discusses the upcoming Republican Presidential Convention in Chicago. Doubts he will be nominated, but is attempting to control the votes of delegates from his home state of Pennsylvania, in hopes of increasing both his chances of nomination and his...
GLC05891.10
January 30, 1860
Discusses the upcoming Republican Presidential Convention in Chicago, at which he is a delegate. Worries that the plan to have the delegates vote by district, and not as a coalition, will greatly weaken his power and reduce his support among the...
GLC05891.11
Weekly Catawba journal. [Vol. 3, no. 114 (October 15, 1861)]
15 October 1861
Britton, Edward H., fl. 1861-1862
Accounts of battles and some minor engagements, including Naval Engagement at New Orleans, Confederates Victorious; Battle at Santa Rosa Island, A Confederate Victory; Battle Imminent at Pensacola; engagement at Columbus. Telegraph items from...
GLC05959.28.01
Radical Union Ticket.
circa 1865
For William G. Brownlow for Governor of Tennessee. Lists John Eaton Jr. for Superintendent of Public Instruction, R.R. Butler for Congress and for State Senate, PPC Nelson. Also has blank space for Representative, and Floater.
GLC01919.02
[Report of ammunition in artillery reserves, ammunition train]
27 August 1864
Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865
Written in camp near Petersburg. Lists shot, shrapnel, shell, and canister, among other reserves. Newbatt served in the Fifteenth New York Heavy Artillery.
GLC02382.139
[Field return, artillery park]
28 August 1864
Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865
Lists officers, soldiers, and horses present and absent. Captain Shaffer lists no casualties. Captain Shaffer served in the Fifteenth New York Heavy Artillery, part of the Army of the Potomac, which was active in Virginia near Petersburg in August...
GLC02382.140
[Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]
4 September 1864
Written in camp near Petersburg. Lists officers and soldiers present for duty. Lists casualties: 2 enlisted men killed & 4 wounded, all from the 14th Battery Mass. Artillery. Cites guns, artillery, and other supplies. Lists numbers of horses...
GLC02382.141
[Field return of the Third New York Light Artillery, Sixth Corps, Army of the Potomac]
9 September 1864
Harn, William A., 1834-1889
Partially printed. Written near Petersburg. Captain Harn lists numbers of officers, guns, and horses, among other items pertinent to his brigade. Page two includes a return of horses killed and wounded, and ammunition and material lost and...
GLC02382.142
[Report of ammunition in reserve artillery train, Army of the Potomac]
10 September 1864
Newbatt, a first lieutenant in reserve artillery, lists numbers of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition. GLC02382.139 from 27 August 1864, indicates that Newbatt served in the Fifteenth New York Heavy Artillery.
GLC02382.143
11 September 1864
Captain Shaffer indicates officers and other enlisted men present for duty in several companies and batteries. Cites no casualties. Notes numbers of guns, horses, mules, wagons, etc. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.
GLC02382.144
[Report of horses and mules in reserve artillery, ammunition train, Army of the Potomac]
15 September 1864
Barker, Nathan, 1792-1866
Barker signs as Captain and Assistant Quartermaster. Captain Calvin Shaffer, commanding artillery reserves, signs the docket.
GLC02382.145
[Report of ammunition on hand in reserve artillery train, Army of the Potomac]
16 September 1864
Written near Petersburg. Lieutenant and ordnance officer Newbatt lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.
GLC02382.146
18 September 1864
Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.
GLC02382.147
[Report of ammunition in reserve artillery, Army of the Potomac]
24 September 1864
Written near Petersburg. Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, cites amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.
GLC02382.148
25 September 1864
Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve...
GLC02382.149
30 September 1864
Location inferred from previous items in the collection. Possibly written near Petersburg. Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.
GLC02382.150
2 October 1864
GLC02382.151
9 October 1864
GLC02382.152
[Report of ammunition in reserve artillery park, Army of the Potomac]
Written near Petersburg. Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.
GLC02382.153
12 October 1864
GLC02382.154
15 October 1864
GLC02382.155
16 October 1864
GLC02382.156
22 October 1864
GLC02382.157
23 October 1864
GLC02382.158
30 October 1864
Written near City Point, Virginia. Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.
GLC02382.159
Written near City Point, Virginia. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve...
GLC02382.160
5 November 1864
Location inferred based on other documents in the collection. Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.
GLC02382.161
11 November 1864
GLC02382.162
13 November 1864
Mayo, Ezekiel R., 1834-?
Written near City Point, Virginia. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve...
GLC02382.163
20 November 1864
GLC02382.164
[Roster of captains, commanders, batteries, and companies, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]
December 1, 1864
Written near City Point, Virginia. Captain Mayo lists six captains, including Calvin Shaffer of the Fifteenth New York Light Artillery.
GLC02382.165
3 December 1864
GLC02382.166
December 7, 1864
GLC02382.167
December 11, 1864
GLC02382.168
[Instructions regarding proper care of horses in preparation for winter]
December 28, 1864
Craig, John N., fl. 1864-1865
Craig, an assistant adjutant general (possibly of artillery reserves, Army of the Potomac), issues General Orders No. 7. Instructs troops on securing shelter and protection for battery horses. Notes that horses should be rough shod for winter...
GLC02382.169
Report of ammunition in reserve artillery train
December 31, 1864
Signed by Lieutenant Alfred Newbatt, ordinance officer. Lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition. Written on lined paper in blue ink with red graph lines.
GLC02382.170
[Copy of memorandum received from General Henry Jackson Hunt]
circa 1864
Signed by Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer. General Hunt, Chief of Artillery for the Army of the Potomac, specifies the amount of ammunition to be kept on hand in the reserve artillery train. Possibly written in Virginia.
GLC02382.171
[Wagons required for the transportation of Brigade Head Quarters, Artillery Park, Army of the Potomac]
Signed by Captain Shaffer, commander of Artillery Park. Possibly created in Virginia.
GLC02382.172
[Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]
8 January 1865
Created near City Point. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.
GLC02382.173
January 15, 1865
State inferred from contents. Possibly created near City Point. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies. At the bottom of the page, lists...
GLC02382.174
[Bill of sale for seventeen bales of cotton]
January 11, 1861
Hill & Dorion, fl. 1861
Partially printed bill for cotton sold to Taber & Kimball for the account of Major John H. Bills. Bills was a founder of Bolivar, Tennessee. Taber & Kimball, a cotton brokerage in Memphis, was owned by northerners.
GLC03619.02.01
[Message from Confederate President Jefferson Davis]
1861-1865
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Asks the Confederate Congress for an appropriation of one million dollars, "to be expended for floating defence on the Western Rivers" and the authority to appoint steamboat men for the necessary service.
GLC03619.02.02
[Print of Major General Henry W. Halleck]
1861
Magee, J., fl. 1861
Engraving of Halleck standing in uniform. Done by J. Magee, 3126 Chesnut St, Philadelphia, 1861. Same image as GLC03619.02.04.
GLC03619.02.03
Engraving of Halleck standing in uniform. Done by J. Magee, 3126 Chesnut St, Philadelphia, 1861. Same image as GLC03619.02.03.
GLC03619.02.04
[United States surgeon's affidavit]
Blank Civil War affidavit used to certify injuries sustained by incapacitated U.S. soldiers.
GLC03619.02.07
[Receipt of horse]
26 December 1862
Stephani, Charles, fl. 1862
Indicates he received "One brown mare branded U.S. saddle & bridle" from Major John H. Bills on 24 December 1862. Stephani signs as "Provost Marshal." Docketed twice. Bills was a founder of Bolivar, Tennessee.
GLC03619.02.08
to Lawrence Dooly
January 13, 1863
Topping & Freeman, fl. 1863
Sends $71.34 (not included) and Dooly's military discharge to him in Athens, Ohio. Sent on stationery of the "General Military Collecting Agency." Dooly was a sergeant in the 63rd Ohio Infantry.
GLC03619.02.09
[Receipt of ordnance stores]
1 January 1864
Cochran, Alexander, fl. 1820-1864
Partially printed receipt for ordnance issued to Lieutenant Adolphus B. Frame from Captain Alex Cochran of the 116th Ohio Infantry Regiment. Among the items listed are 46 Springfield rifle muskets. Received at Sleepy Creek, West Virginia. Envelope...
GLC03619.02.10
[Army of the Potomac military pass]
5 November 1863
Patrick, Marsena R., 1811-1888
Partially printed pass of the Provost Marshal General's Office that gives C.C. Bray, citizen clerk, permission to pass from "Headquarters to within the lines" for the Quarter Masters Department. Expires at the end of the month. Issued by command of...
GLC03619.02.11
List of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage, transferred
20 April 1865
Walker, Ezra L., 1839-?
Partially printed document listing items transferred by "Lieut. E.L. Walker Regt Quartermaster United States Army to, Lieut AB Frame," both of the 186th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
GLC03619.02.12
Quarterly Return of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage received and issued at Cleveland Town
30 April 1865
Frame, Adolphus B., 1840-?
Account for the month of April for items received and issued by Adjutant Frame of the 186th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
GLC03619.02.13
Great Sale of Government Clothing
15 August 1867
Rogers, John F., fl. 1867
Advertises a public auction of army-issue clothing on 3 September 1867 by order of Quartermaster General Rogers. With some calculations on the verso.
GLC03619.02.14
[Card depicting the 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment's bald eagle, "Old Abe"]
1881
Gibson, Ella E., fl. 1881
With the story of "Old Abe" on the verso. The live eagle reportedly was brought on all the regiment's marches during its first three years. Gibson gives the "true history": Abe was captured by an Indian in 1861 and presented to an officer. In 1864...
GLC03619.02.17
[Card of E.C. Cook]
1887-1898
Identifies Cook as Commander of the Phil Sheridan Post in Oak Park Illinois, which existed from 1887-1898. The card has a color medal insignia, with a flag and eagle.
GLC03619.02.18
Quarterly Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores Received, Issued, and Remaining on Hand
March 31, 1864
Partially printed return for Company I, 116th Infantry Regiment of Ohio for the first quarter of 1864. Among the items listed are 46 Springfield rifle muskets. Frame was then a 1st Lieutenant in the regiment. Tri-folded.
GLC03619.02.19
21 May 1854
Discusses local Pennsylvania politics.
GLC05891.01
26 June 1854
Discusses local Pennsylvania politics, elections for the United States Senate, and worries about the Whigs taking control of the state Legislature.
GLC05891.02
17 October 1854
Discusses local Pennsylvania politics and an upcoming election, which he believes he can win.
GLC05891.03
February 19, 1855
Discusses local Pennsylvania politics and an election he hopes to win. Details the tactics of his enemies, and his plan to defeat them.
GLC05891.04
12 March 1855
Discusses a recent election he has just lost. Believes his opponents defeated him only because of dubious practices, hopes for another election, and believes he will prevail in the long run.
GLC05891.05
6 August 1855
Discusses White's financial situation.
GLC05891.06
18 August 1856
Discusses upcoming elections, support of Fremont over Buchanan. Believes he can help Fremont win the election.
GLC05891.07
28 November 1856
Asks White to make sure that a State Legislator votes for him in his upcoming bid for the Senate. Cameron believes "With his vote, I can essentially be elected." Cameron was successfully elected to the Senate that year. Written at "Lochiel,"...
GLC05891.08
30 April 1854
Discusses politics, upcoming elections, and plans to use promises of political patronage to secure votes.
GLC05891.09
22 December 1862
Discusses personal affairs, and does not expect to return to the Senate. Written at "Lochiel," Cameron's estate.
GLC05891.12
People's press. [Vol. 12, no. 41 (February 13, 1863)]
February 13, 1863
Blum, L.V., fl. 1864-1866
The Magruder Fleet, France & America. A report of the execution of 38 Native Americans in Minnesota includes details and description. A report of Yankee congressional decisions examines treatment of prisoners of war. A brief notice highlights a...
GLC05959.27.04
People's press. [Vol. 12, no. 46 (March 20, 1863)]
March 20, 1863
Secretary Seward's Plan for Restoring the Union. An article describes a night's experience in a typical army camp, while another outlines the history of small pox. The remarks of Mr. Warren on a congressional bill are included. An article describes...
GLC05959.27.05
People's press. [Vol. 12, no. 51 (April 24, 1863)]
24 April 1863
Conscripting Negroes, Yankee Account of Attack on Charleston, Defeat of General Pegram. An editorial responds to the suspension of habeas corpus and the loss of personal liberty. Minutes from an important Democratic meeting in New York include...
GLC05959.27.06
People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 3 (May 22, 1863)]
22 May 1863
Particulars of Vallandigham's Arrest, T.J. Jackson's Last Moment, Reaction to Hooker's Retreat. An editorial from the Richmond Enquirer examines the purpose of the war from a Northern perspective. An article describes the recusant conscription of a...
GLC05959.27.07
People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 6 (June 12, 1863)]
12 June 1863
Yankee Slave System in Louisiana, Breakdown of Yankee Troops in the Field, Fight at Port Hudson. A petition concerning slavery on sugar estates is printed, including statistics and letters from various plantation owners and agents. Another...
GLC05959.27.08
People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 7 (June 19, 1863)]
19 June 1863
Vicksburg, Yankee Spy in Nassau. Observations of a Yankee spy who traded for southern cotton are printed. Two articles discuss running the blockade, and two other articles discuss an important habeas corpus case. The minutes of a peace convention in...
GLC05959.27.09
People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 8 (June 26, 1863)]
26 June 1863
Details from Vicksburg, The Fall of Puebla, The Battle of Chanellorsville in England. The Confederate Treasurer sends out a circular about governmental payments and currency. An editorial expresses the idea that war is unending and true independence...
GLC05959.27.10
People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 11 (July 17, 1863)]
17 July 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...
GLC05959.27.11
People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 12 (July 24, 1863)]
24 July 1863
Vice-President Stephens at Fortress Monroe, Great Riot in New York - Conscription Register, Raid on Wytheville.
An article describes a lightning incident. Several articles report war activity, and congressional election results are noted. A long...
GLC05959.27.12
People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 13 (July 31, 1863)]
31 July 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...
GLC05959.27.13
People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 14 (August 6, 1863)]
6 August 1863
The Riot in New York - How it served the Negroes, The Fall of Port Hudson, President Davis' Proclamation - Amnesty to Deserters, Important Orders from General Lee and Cooper.
Hon. C.L. Vallandigham addressed the people of Ohio. A manifesto to Mexico...
GLC05959.27.14
People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 16 (August 20, 1863)]
20 August 1863
From England - Roebuck Withdraws his motion for Recognition of the South, The Pope on the American War, Geiorgia Impressment Case.
A long letter to the editor regarding secession and its incumbent responsibilities takes up almost the entire front...
GLC05959.27.15
People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 21 (September 24, 1863)]
24 September 1863
The Fight in Culpepper.
An editorial examines Lincoln's comments regarding the fruitlessness of present Southern actions. An article describes the state of the Mississippi River and its ports. Statistics from the 1860 census reveal fears of...
GLC05959.27.16
People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 23 (October 8, 1863)]
8 October 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...
GLC05959.27.17
People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 31 (December 3, 1863)]
3 December 1863
Suffering of Soldiers in Bragg's Army, Chickamauga a Month After the Fight. An editorial deplores the practice of kidnapping free white men for conscription. A brief article describes the desolation of harvest and land near Richmond. Governor Vance...
GLC05959.27.18
Weekly Catawba journal. [Vol. 3, no. 126 (January 7, 1862)]
7 January 1862
News items include Battle at Picken's Re-Opened, General Pillow Resigns at Columbus, The Attempt to Block Charleston Harbor, The Battle at Fort Pickens, Colonel McIntosh's Recent Battle, General McClellan Sick With Typhoid Fever, Federal Vessels...
GLC05959.28.02
Salisbury banner. [Vol. 8, no. 19 (May 10, 1861)]
10 May 1861
Stewart, J.J., fl. 1861
Proclamation by Governor Letcher of Virginia, Proclamation by John W. Ellist of North Carolina. This issue contains two war poems on the front page, with a short message about the spirit of liberty. An editorial pins God with certain sides of war...
GLC05959.29.01
Salisbury banner. [Vol. 8, no. 20 (May 14, 1861)]
14 May 1861
Conditions of Peace Required of the so-called Seceded States.
Reports from the past state legislature are printed. Ads request volunteers for the Salisbury Grays and the Engineers, artillery, infantry, and cavalry. An article provides advice to...
GLC05959.29.02
Salisbury banner. [Vol. 8, no. 21 (May 21, 1861)]
21 May 1861
General Lee to Take Control of Forces in Virginia, Schooner "Indiana" Seized, Attack Expected at Harper's Ferry, Arkansas Admitted to the Confederate States. Semi-Weekly
An editorial compares the Confederacy with the pre-Revolutionary Americans...
GLC05959.29.03
Salisbury banner. [Vol. 8, no. 48 (September 3, 1861)]
3 September 1861
The Confederate Tax Laws, Battles of Oak Hill and Mesilla. Semi-Weekly The Confederate tax law is printed here. A brief notice mentions the lack of American allegiance among Mormons in Utah. A letter to the editor describes circumstances in South...
GLC05959.29.04
Salisbury banner. [Vol. 8, no. 53 (September 20, 1861)]
20 September 1861
Governor Jackson Announces his Intentions of Moving the Capital to Lexington, General Lee Has Taken General Reynolds Prisoner, Article Concerning Parson Brownlow. The Stay Law, an act to change the jurisdiction of the courts and the rules of pleading...
GLC05959.29.05
Salisbury banner. [Vol. 8, no. 54 (September 24, 1861)]
24 September 1861
Letter from the Captain of the Sumter - R. Semmes. The first section of the Stay Law is reprinted here (see previous issue). An editorial responds to letters to the editor concerning the topic of discussion.
GLC05959.29.06
Salisbury banner. [Vol. 8, no. 57 (October 4, 1861)]
4 October 1861
Proclamation by Ben McCulloch. An article describes the British government's attitude toward the North, and another describes medicinal quinine. A lengthy list of contributions received at the local depository is included. A proclamation of General...
GLC05959.29.07
Church intelligencer. [Vol. 5, no. 4 (October 5, 1864)]
5 October 1864
Hubbard, F.M., fl. 1864-1865
Article titles include The Church and the Army and Prayers During the War. A variety of religious articles examining the repentance of David, prayer (with a note encouraging readers to pray for prisoners of war), self conscience, superstitions, etc...
GLC05959.32.01
Church intelligencer. [Vol. 5, no. 5 (October 12, 1864)]
Selections discuss grace, the Lord's prayer, the pity of God, and self denial. Account of the visit by the Bishop to St. Peters Church. An editorial examines proposed changes to creeds in the American Anglican church. A didactic piece serves to train...
GLC05959.32.02
Church intelligencer. [Vol. 5, no. 6 (October 19, 1864)]
19 October 1864
An editorial comments that in these sorrowing times, the consolations of God are even more greatly needed. Minutes from the Ravenscroft Conference are printed. Further editorials discuss the filioque or American change of creed, with attention given...
GLC05959.32.03
Church intelligencer. [Vol. 5, New Series, no. 7 (October 26, 1864)]
26 October 1864
Article titles include Slavery in America, Bishop Colenso and the Cause of His Infidelity, An Important Discovery - A Christian Temper is Everything, A Religious Conversation - Sources of Evil and the Causes.
An English editorial on slavery in...
GLC05959.32.04
Church intelligencer. [Vol. 5, no. 25 (March 16, 1865)]
March 16, 1865
A description of the occupation and destruction of Columbia includes details to the pillage and burning of the city. Correspondence between Sherman and General Hampton concerns Sherman's march and pillage through South Carolina, with special...
GLC05959.32.05
to Simon Cameron
December 26, 1862
Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886
Asks Cameron to discover if he has been promoted. Hancock believes that he has just been promoted to Major General, but can not be certain because the appointments are being held by Secretary of War Stanton until the Senate reconvenes. Hancock...
GLC06350.01
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