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to John N. Craig

Wainwright signs as Brevet Brigadier General commanding an artillery brigade, Army of the Potomac. Transmits a report listing commanding officers, position, number, and caliber of guns for eleven batteries to Brevet Major Craig, Assistant Adjutant...

GLC02382.203

[General orders no. 29 announcing the death of First Lieutenant Fredrik Rosencrantz]

Praises Rosencrantz, who served as an aide-de-camp to one of the commanders of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. Notes that Rosencrantz's brevets obtained during the Civil War were not confirmed by Senate due to an act of Congress....

GLC02382.216

to Robert G. White

Promises to speak to Secretary of War Stanton about Captain Niles, and request his promotion. He had intended to promote Niles before he was forced to resign as Secretary of State. Written at "Lochiel," Cameron's estate. Captain Niles likely...

GLC05891.13

Church intelligencer. [Vol. 5, no. 26 (March 23, 1865)]

A poem, an article, a story, and a question and answer series examine the tradition of Lent. Articles examine ineffectual preaching, the plea for immediate help from God, prophesied times, and vandalism.

GLC05959.32.06

Fayetteville observer. [Vol. 43, no. 2389 (March 16, 1863)]

Greeley's Plan for Peace, Bombardment of Vicksburg, Northern Report on Battle at Murfreesboro.

GLC05959.34.14

Fayetteville observer. [Vol. 47, no. 2427 (December 7, 1863)]

Bragg Reports Retreat to Dalton, The Battle at Missionary Ridge, Failure of the Rio Grand Expedition, General Taylor's Success on the Teche, Teh Enemy REcrossed the Rapidan, Meade Falling Backt Towards Fredericksburg, Yankees Holding Brownsville...

GLC05959.34.19

Fayetteville observer. [Vol. 13, no. 1292 (December 28, 1863)]

Expedition of Colored Troops into North Carolina, New York Herald Wants Grant For President.

GLC05959.34.21

Fayetteville observer. [Vol. 47, no. 2441 (March 14, 1864)]

The Raid on Richmond, Conduct of the Enemy in the Last Raid, Pennsylvania Campaign, Forrest's Victory in Mississippi, Cases of Habeas Corpus.

GLC05959.34.29

Charleston daily courier. [Vol. 61, no. 19,425 (March 25, 1863)]

Morgan Overwhelmed by Superior Forces, The Value of Negro Labors.

GLC05959.37.13

Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 12 (December 17, 1862)]

A letter to the editor titled "A Man for the Times" describes the value of an upright citizen-neighbor. An article titled "Desire of Riches" warns about the danger of wealth, while another article extols "Christian Diplomacy," especially in light of...

GLC05959.39.09

Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 21 (March 18, 1863)]

An editorial examines the difference between "Heavenly Ignorance versus Heavenly Recognition," with connections to Lincoln and the war. Another editorial titled "Heavenly Recognition" deals with the same topic. A letter to the editor explains the...

GLC05959.39.16

Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 22 (March 25, 1863)]

"Army Correspondence" includes several letters from soldiers. An editorial examines the topic of "Death," while another short article titled "Last Words" discusses a soldier's last words and actions. "Secular News" includes a report that 200 Negro...

GLC05959.39.17

Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 2, no. 34 (March 23, 1864)]

An army correspondent writes about being "Lost in an Alabama Cave." "The Bible" writes about the Bible as the only word of God. "The Way of Transgressors" uses an example from the latest raid on Richmond to prove the superiority of the South....

GLC05959.39.50

Camden Confederate. [Vol. 2, no. 8 (December 19, 1862)]

Battle of Fredericksburg.

GLC05959.41.06

to Robert G. White

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

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Year inferred from content. Drum, who had served as an assistant adjutant general during the Civil War, discusses a financial matter. Mentions Mrs. Cooper and General C. (possibly General Samuel Cooper and his wife Sarah).

GLC02382.114

to William Whann MacKall

McLane discusses assisting Henry Jackson Hunt. Possibly referring to a bill Hunt attempted to pass regarding military retirement pay, remarks "I will help Hunt all I can when the committees are organized I will see the chairman of the Military...

GLC02382.120

[Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

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...

GLC02382.167

[Instructions regarding proper care of horses in preparation for winter]

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

Opelousas courier. [Vol. 12, no. 43 (March 25, 1865)]

The front page is in French and the back page is in English. General Order by General E. Kirby Smith, Notice to Confederate Tax Payers, Schedule of Prices for Confederate Army Quartermaster on Food and Livestock the Requisition from Local Citizens. A...

GLC05959.15.07

Daily picayune. [Vol. 26, no. 272 (December 9, 1862)]

Articles about the Confederate Blockade Runner, Appointment of James Seddon as Secretary of War, Message of President Lincoln Concerning the Acts of General Butler at New Orleans, Fitting Out the Alabama in England. Speculation around foreign...

GLC05959.16.02

True witness. [ Vol. 8, no. 41 (December 7, 1861)

Union Between the Old and New School South, Religious Reading for Our Soldiers, Slavery.

GLC05959.18.02

Weekly standard. [Vol. 28, no. 51, whole no. 1450 (December 17, 1862)]

The Battle at Fredericksburg, Battle of Kinston. An editorial proposes raising state troops. A report of the arrest of Rev. R.J. Graves provokes discussion of the injustice of civil arrest, unlawful seizing of property, and corrupt powers vested in...

GLC05959.22.02

Semi-weekly standard. [Vol. 11, no. 29 (March 16, 1861)]

Reports from the Missouri and Virginia Conventions, Our Disunion Governor. This issue reports a detailed North Carolina state budget, including debts, obligations, endorsements, recapitulations, disbursements, etc. Minutes from the Virginia State...

GLC05959.23.02

Semi-weekly standard. [Vol. 11, no. 31 (March 20, 1861)]

Report of Our Commissioners, Resistance to the Will of the Majority.
A report of affairs in Charleston, SC is printed. Notes from a speech by Senator Crittenden are included. Attention is given to sentiments of disunion among several sources...

GLC05959.23.03

Semi-weekly standard. [Vol. 12, no. 102 (December 19, 1862)]

The Battle of Kinston, The Battle of Goldsboro, The Fight at Fredericksburg, The Conscription Law.
This issue contains a report of the Joint Select Committee concerning the seat of Adjutant General, Attorney General, and Solicitor of the Fourth...

GLC05959.23.10

People's press. [Vol. 12, no. 46 (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

Church intelligencer. [Vol. 5, no. 25 (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

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

[Winfield S. Hancock]

Photograph of Union General Winfield Scott Hancock. Mounted on cardboard.

GLC06350.02

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 31 (March 19, 1863)]

Includes an article entitled "A Negro Regiment has Landed in Memphis From Above." "Anti-Blockade Rumor", reprinted from the Charleston Courier, reports that Mercier, the French Minister in Washington, supports ending the blockade.

GLC05959.09.156

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Year inferred from content. Mason has received Hunt's account of Robert E. Lee's passage through the pedegral (a lava field), during the Mexican American War. Intends to obtain more information on Lee from McClellan, whom Lee served with in Mexico...

GLC02382.088

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Mentions Emily Virginia Mason's biography of Robert E. Lee, for which Hunt supplied information. Discusses a compromise of Hunt's integrity, apparently regarding fabrications published about Hunt's false involvement with the Ku Klux Klan. States...

GLC02382.089

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Refers to Hunt's contribution to the biography, an account of Lee's passage through the pedregal (a lava rock field) during the Mexican American War. Notes that the book is "short & simple... well done for a female- no bad eloquence. except in the...

GLC02382.092

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Possibly created in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Refers to a pamphlet created by Maynadier (possibly William Maynadier). Expresses regret over an unspecified situation regarding General Alexander Brydie Dyer, chief of ordnance in 1864). Notes that...

GLC02382.094

to Henry Jackson Hunt

By the daughter of General William Jenkins Worth. Is visiting her sister Josephine. Transmits a copy of a letter from General Joseph E. Johnston. Mentions General Pemberton (possibly John Clifford Pemberton). Mentions that Dawson, an historian...

GLC02382.102

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 252 (December 8, 1862)]

"Yankee News" features multiple excerpts from northern newspapers commenting on the Confederate army's movements, mentions General Bragg, Kirby Smith, and Brigadier General Stanley, among others. "Robbing the Wounded" accuses Gen. Jerry T. Boyle of...

GLC05959.09.108

Southern Confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 267 (December 27, 1862)]

This newspaper is from the Southern Confederacy and includes a number of notices for runaway slaves, a number of advertisments for work or supplies needed or for sale, information and accounts from the Battle of Fredericksburg, and news about...

GLC05959.09.113

Southern Confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 268 (December 28, 1862)]

This newspaper is from the Southern Confederacy and includes "FOR SALE" notices and runaway slave notices. Several articles cover news on "The Fiscal Condition of the Federal Government" and the happenings of the leaders of the Confederacy. Updates...

GLC05959.09.114

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 28 (March 15, 1863)]

"The Raid into North Alabama," reprinted from the Huntsville Advocate, includes reports of the raid by "abolitionist hellhounds." "The Slavery Question" is the title of a chapter in a popular book, the summary of which appears under the heading...

GLC05959.09.155

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 35 (March 24, 1863)]

"Engagement on the Upper Rappahannock" includes collected dispatches and telegraphs describing a skirmish at Kelly's Ford. Three dispatches and one telegraphy written by Major-General J.E.B. Stuart to General Robert E. Lee.

GLC05959.09.157

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 36 (March 25, 1863)]

"Proposition for an Armistice--Fernando Wood", a letter reprinted from the Herald, claims that a proposition was made to the President on December 12. In the "By Telegraph" section, a report from Chattanooga, Tennessee states that Morgan fought off...

GLC05959.09.158

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 37 (March 26, 1863)]

"Proclamation of the Governor of Delaware," includes the original "Special Message" given to the General Assembly by William Cannon on March 3, 1863, and the Proclamation which followed it, in which Cannon expresses his disagreement with the...

GLC05959.09.159

Harper's weekly. [Vol. 5, no. 210 (January 5, 1861) - no. 260 (December 21, 1861)] [bound]

GLC01733.03

Harper's weekly. [Vol. 7, no. 314 (January 3, 1863) - no. 365 (December 26, 1863)] [bound]

GLC01733.05

Harper's weekly. [Vol. 8, no. 366 (January 2, 1864) - no. 418 (December 31, 1864)] [bound]

GLC01733.06

Harper's weekly. [Vol. 9, no. 419 (January 7, 1865) - no. 470 (December 30, 1865)] [bound]

GLC01733.07

Harper's weekly. [Vol. 10, no. 471 (January 6, 1866) - no. 522 (December 29, 1866)] [bound]

GLC01733.08

Harper's weekly. [Vol. 11, no. 523 (January 5, 1867) - no. 574 (December 28, 1867)] [bound]

GLC01733.09

Harper's weekly. [Vol. 12, no. 575 (January 4, 1868) - no. 626 (December 26, 1868)] [bound]

GLC01733.10