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General Order. No. 14
December 27, 1847
Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858
Written to Lieutenant Comdt. H.J. Hartstone. Orders to collect maritime information to improve charts of the Mexican coast.
GLC05109
[Gerrit Smith]
1862 September 5
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
Mounted (for an album?) to 16.3 x 10 cm. Inscribed on the mount: "I am, my dear Mary R. Smith, your old friend, Gerrit Smith."
GLC05110
Civil War era photographs
circa 1861-1865
Includes 112 Gardiners, 19 Brady, 30 O'Sullivans, plus Faux, Armistead, French, Gessner and McPherson & Oliver. Includes many salt prints. Glass plate negatives #478-487; Cased images #488-507. Numbered separately and described in separate...
GLC05111.01
[Abraham Lincoln: Immediately prior to Senate nomination, Chicago, Illinois]
February 28, 1857
Hesler, Alexander, 1823-1895
A printing of a photograph taken of Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Hesler in Chicago on February 28th, 1857. The photograph portrays Lincoln's head and shoulders as he faces to the right. Lincoln had intentionally touseld his hair as he claimed his...
GLC05111.01.0001
[Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president, half-length portrait, looking right, May 20,1860]
20 May 1860
Marsh, William, fl. 1860
A print of a photograph of Abraham Lincoln taken by William Marsh, in Springfield, Illinois on May 20th, 1860. It is a half-length photograph, Lincoln is facing right but looking directly at the camera. Taken two days after Lincoln recieved the...
GLC05111.01.0002
[Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president. Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, June 3, 1860.]
03 June 1860
A print of a photograph of Abraham Lincoln taken by Alexander Hesler in Springfield, Illinois on June 3rd, 1860. The photograph portrays Lincoln's head and shoulders as he faces to the right, the photograph is oval-shaped. Hesler's "tousled hair"...
GLC05111.01.0003
[Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right.]
GLC05111.01.0004
[Lincoln funeral caisson in New York]
May 1865
unknown, fl. 1865
One photograph of Abraham Lincoln's funeral caisson dated May 1865. Shows the funeral caisson stopped in front of the Clinton Market on a cobblestoned street.
GLC05111.01.0007
[Fassett] Photographer Chicago
Fassett, Samuel M., fl. 1859-1865
One photograph of the road where Abraham Lincoln's home in Springfield, Illinois may have been located, taken by Samuel M. Fassett. Fassett's name appears to be rubbed out on mount; full title taken from pencil inscription underneath. Image shows...
GLC05111.01.0008
President Lincoln's house, with Congressional Delegation
03 May 1865
Ingmire, F.W., 1822-1876
A print of a photography taken by Fredrick William (F. W.) Ingmire of the Congressional funeral delegation outside the house of Abraham Lincoln. Taken on May 3rd, 1865, the day before Lincoln's funeral. The Lincoln house is draped in banners and...
GLC05111.01.0009
[Illinois Soldiers College, 1866-1873]
1866
A print of a photograph of the main building of Illinois Soldiers College, established March 30th, 1866 in Fulton, IL as a school where disabled veterans and their children, as well as orphans of Union soldiers, could receive an education. The school...
GLC05111.01.0010
[Lincoln's tomb showing his and Willie's caskets, covered with flowers and crepe]
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
A print of a photograph of the caskets of Abraham Lincoln and William Wallace Lincoln in the receiving vault of Oak Ridge Cemetary, Springfield, IL. Taken sometime in May, 1865. Willie's remains were exhumed upon his father's death and transferred to...
GLC05111.01.0012
[Confederate Flag raised over Ft. Sumter]
15 April 1861
Cook, George S., 1819-1902
Extremely rare salt print taken by George S. Cooke of the interior of Fort Sumter after it was taken by Confederate troops. With pencil inscription at the top of the mount: "With the new flag of the south now raised and our Southerners in the...
GLC05111.01.0013
[Port Hudson, Provost Marshall's Quarters]
1863
A print of a photograph taken in Port Hudson, Louisiana in 1863. It portrays a cabin with black women laborers gathered in front and black soldiers lined up on the side. Pencil description written on back notes that Provost Marshall Captain Schenk [...
GLC05111.01.0014
Sleigh-ride at Port Hudson, La. Friday Jan. 8, 1864
January 8, 1864
A print of a photograph taken on January 8th, 1864, in Port Hudson, LA. Colonel Cyrus Hamlin [later made Brig. Gen]--son of Vice President Hannibal Hamlin--sits in the small one-horse sleigh at left. Behind him are officers of the 80th U.S. Colored...
GLC05111.01.0015
Arrival of Ohio Troops at Balti
A print of a photograph taken of a various trains arriving at a yard. Likely Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD, as the masts of ships in the harbor can be seen in the background. The trains are mostly enclosed boxcars, though a passenger car can be seen...
GLC05111.01.0016
Military Bridge Aacross the Chickahominy
June 1862
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
One photograph entitled, "Military Bridge Aacross the Chickahominy" taken by David B. Woodbury dated June 1862. Image is of federal soldiers armed with axes, shovels, and other tools are lined up on the nearly complete Woodbury's Bridge constructed...
GLC05111.01.0018
A Camp Meeting With a Purpose
October 1862
Armstead, George, fl. 1861-1865
A print of a photograph taken near Corinth, Kentucky in October 1862. Image shows a large assemblage of troops stretching across the entire photograph. A few soldiers sit in the shade under trees next to horses in the foreground, apart from the...
GLC05111.01.0019
Depot at Stevenson, Ala.
A print of a photograph taken between 1861 and 1865 in Stevenson, Alabama. The photograph shows a large contingent of men, most likely soldiers, standing in front of the building at the Stevenson Railway Depot. Three men stand in the foreground in...
GLC05111.01.0020
Battery Williams and winter quarters at Corinth, Miss.
1862
A print of a photograph taken of Battery Williams in Corinth, MS. In October 1862, Confederate forces attacked Corinth in an attempt to recapture the strategically important rail lines there. Union forces had taken Corinth the previous spring and...
GLC05111.01.0021
Battery Williams and Robinette at Corinth taken the winter after the battle.
A print of a photograph taken in Corinth, MS in the winter after the Second Battle of Corinth (roughly 1862-1863). Purple ink inscription on adhered tag on back side. No. 13. Details given: Valuable view of Batteries Williams and Robinette, at...
GLC05111.01.0022
Federal garrison [winter] quarters, Corinth or Memphis.
A print of a photograph taken during the Civil War. Groupings of three rifles balanced together stand in front of garrison quarters with Federal soldiers sitting and standing and sittingagainst the quarters. Perhaps, Quarter Masters or Sutler's shop...
GLC05111.01.0023
Corona College, Corinth.
A print of a photograph of the main building of the former Corona College in Corinth, MS. The building is three stories and made of brick. A horse-drawn ambulance is parked at the entrance. Note that the columns are also made of brick. Corona...
GLC05111.01.0024
Camp of 57th Ill. Infantry, Corinth, MS.
A print of a photograph taken in Corinth, MS during the Civil War. Image of well constructed buildings made from planks. Railroad tracks run in the foreground. This was the camp of the 57th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment from October 1862 to...
GLC05111.01.0025
[Eight Union officers in front of barracks]
1862-1863
A print of a photograph taken during the Civil War. It shows seven Union Army officers and one sergeant standing in front of and leaning on a porch of a Union barracks. The building is a simple clapboard structure and others like it are visible to...
GLC05111.01.0026
Ruins of Mississippi Valley Mill.
A print of a photograph taken of ruins during the Civil War. Civilian sitting in foreground, another standing with white frock coat in middleground, and a third on the other side of the tree from the second. The size of the final figure in contrast...
GLC05111.01.0027
Practice Ship Constellation
circa 1865
Bachrach & Chase
One undated photograph entitled, "Practice Ship Constellation," printed by Bachrach & Chase. Image is of the U.S.S. Constellation which was the last Civil War vessel afloat, that launched August 26, 1854 and was the last all-sail warship built by the...
GLC05111.01.0028
Gun Deck of "Santee"
One undated photograph entitled, "Gun Deck of 'Santee'" printed by Bachrach & Chase. Image is of a sailor working on his knees on the gun deck of the USS Santee.
GLC05111.01.0029
[Spar deck of the U.S.S. Santee]
One undated photograph entitled, "Spardeck 'Santee,'" printed by Bachrach & Chase. Photograph was taken on upper deck and includes canons and the ship's wheel. Three sailors visible in the middle of the deck.
GLC05111.01.0030
Successful primary excision of the head and four inches of shaft of the right humerus for gunshot fracture.
March 1867
Bell, Charles Milton, 1848-1893
One photograph entitled, "Successful primary excision of the head and four inches of shaft of the right humerus for gunshot fracture," taken by Charles Milton Bell dated March 1867. Image is of Major Tomas G. Morrison of Indiana, five months after...
GLC05111.01.0031
Hd. Qrs. Gen'l. Hay(e)s
1864
Bostwick Brothers (photographers)
A print of a photograph taken at the headquarters of Union General Ink inscription on recto: "Hd Qrs. Genl. Hay[inserted: e]s [sic]. Bostwick Bros." Large group of people standing in front of two cabins. The flag over the 2nd Corps flies over the...
GLC05111.01.0034
[Assistant Adjutant-General DeGarmo Jones]
A print of a portrait of Assistant Adjutant-General Colonel DeGarmo Jones, 3/4 length sitting, wearing epaulettes and holding sword. Jones, born ca. 1833-1835 Wayne, MI, was the son of DeGarmo Jones, Mayor of Detroit in 1839 as well as a businessman...
GLC05111.01.0041
Headquarters U.S. Engineers Battalion Sept. 1864. (Petersburg Campaign)
September 1864
A print of a photograph taken of a large group of soldiers standing in front of a small house. There are various small tents to the left and right. Two soldiers hold bundles of telegraph wire in the center of the image. The house, presumably the main...
GLC05111.01.0042
Brady's Incidents of the War. Harpers Ferry & Vicinity, VA. 22nd Regt. N.Y.S.N.G.
circa 1861
One undated photograph entitled, "Brady's Incidents of the War. Harpers Ferry & Vicinity, VA. 22nd Regt. N.Y.S.N.G.," taken by Matthew Brady. Image is of 12 soldiers of the 22nd Regiment of the New York State National Guard. Pictured with them is a...
GLC05111.01.0044
[General George Meade and 35 staff members at Cold Harbor]
June 12, 1864
One photograph taken by Mathew Brady dated June 12, 1864. According to Photographic History of the Civil War Vol. 2, p. 1067, image is of Union General George Meade who is seated at center with legs crossed, surrounded by his staff. Major General...
GLC05111.01.0045
Views In and Around Richmond, VA.
1865
One photograph entitled, "Views In and Around Richmond, VA," taken by Mathew Brady dated 1865. The image shows a large number of soldiers, sailors, civilians, freedmen, and women posed in front of the U. S. Sanitary Commission (USSC) building in...
GLC05111.01.0046
[General French and 14 staff members]
September 1863
A print of a photograph taken of a group of Union Army officers taken in September 1863. Major General William H. French stands fifith from the left among his 3rd Corps staff officers (10 standing and four seated, not counting French). In 1864, the...
GLC05111.01.0048
[Gen. Ambrose Burnside and 20 staff members, 9th Corps headquarters]
A print of a photograph of General Ambrose Burnside and his staff in 1862. A wood carving copy of this photograph was printed in Harper's Weekly on July 23rd, 1864. Graphite inscriptions on verso: "Burnside, Hancock" and "9333." Brigadier General...
GLC05111.01.0049
[Oval portrait of Admiral Andrew Hull Foote in dress uniform]
circa 1862
One undated photograph of Admiral Andrew Hull Foote. Foote is wearing a dress uniform including epaulettes and sword.
GLC05111.01.0050
[Oval portrait of George Henry Thomas in uniform]
circa 1863
One undated photograph of Union Major General George Henry Thomas. Image is of his right profile. See GLC00556 for another portrait view of Thomas.
GLC05111.01.0051
[Group portrait of five junior officers]
A print of a photograph of five union officers. Two are seated in chairs on the left and right, one on a stool at center, and two standing behind. The two behind are 2nd Lieutenants, the ones seated are 1st Lieutenants. However, the two second...
GLC05111.01.0052
[Imperial salt print of General Alexander McDowell McCook in civilian dress]
One undated photograph of Major General Alexander McDowell McCook taken by Mathew Brady.
GLC05111.01.0053
to Lorenzo Thomas
1 August 1862
Badeau, Adam, 1831-1895
Badeau, captain and aide-de-camp, writes to Thomas, United States Adjutant General. Writes, "I have the honor to report my continued presence in Washington City, awaiting orders for the field, with Brig Gen T. W. Sherman, to whom I was reassigned by...
GLC05022
to unknown
25 April 1863
Benham, Henry Washington, 1813-18884
Marked "unofficial" at the top. General Benham writes to a general whose name is not included. Discusses complaints leveled against him. Encloses a letter pertaining to such complaints (not included). Recently sent one of his best officers to...
GLC05023
to William Cullen Bryant
20 October 1863
Casey, Silas, 1807-1882
General Casey, who served as president of the Board for the Examination of Candidates for Officers of African American troops, encloses an article which he cut from the New York Evening Post (not included). Informs Bryant, editor of the Post, that...
GLC05027
to Frank M. Etting
1 November 1865
Eaton, Joseph Horace, 1815-1896
Brevet Brigadier General Eaton, paymaster, writes to Colonel Etting, Chief Paymaster in Baltimore, Maryland. Discusses the question of bounty due to loyal owners of slaves. Marked "Confidential" at top. Written on War Department, Paymaster General...
GLC05031
to F. S. Cozzens
1 March 1864
Gibbs, Alfred, 1823-1868
Written from camp near Culpeper. Missed Cozzens on a recent trip to Washington, D.C. On the train to Washington, sat beside a Presbyterian parson. Told the parson he was a brevet Bishop in the Army of the Potomac. Notes that the parson was...
GLC05033
to Henry W. Halleck
14 December 1863
Gillmore, Quincy Adams, 1825-1888
Gillmore, commanding the Department of the South, discusses the measures for improving the condition of African Americans in his department with Halleck, United States General-in-Chief. States "The wisdom of the course pursued, (under my uniform...
GLC05034
3 September 1862
Mansfield, Joseph K.F., 1803-1862
Marked "Confidential." Advises Halleck "You want the best troops in the line of Washington" and not scattered over the Peninsula, since he expects Washington will be the focus of Confederate plans. Thinks the regiments in Washington should be sent to...
GLC05043
Letter and carte de visite [Decimalized .01-.02]
Letter from George Washington Morgan to Andrew Johnson and carte de visite of Morgan.
GLC05045
to Adam Badeau
Pelouze, Louis Henry, 1831-1878
Pelouze, major and aide-de-camp, writes to Captain Badeau, also an aide-de-camp. Pelouze reports that when reading the Army and Navy Official Gazette, he discovered that Badeau will be recommended for dismissal unless he appears before a military...
GLC05047
to Preston King, Erastus Corning, and Abram B. Olin
2 April 1862
Wool, John E., 1784-1869
Defends his actions, questions why McClellan should rank above him, and advocates a more aggressive military policy. States that he has done everything within his power to prepare his army, and any failings are the fault of others. Also claims that...
GLC05056
circa February 12, 1864
Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard, 1809-1870
Written by Rear Admiral Dahlgren to an unknown recipient. Dahlgren notes that "The Gunners perpendiculars & Levels you speak of must be some recently invented and highly skientific [sic] tools not generally known, as yet they are certainly beyond our...
GLC05058
[General orders, 1863, no. 1-400 (3 vols), and 1864 no. 1-380 (3 vols)]
1863-1864
Bound copies of general orders for 1863 and 1864 printed by the Government Printing Office. Includes Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (1863 #1), "Regulations for the care of field works, and the government of their garrisons" (1863 #45), Lincoln...
GLC05061
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to pardon Nathan Darling].
February 18, 1863
1 black and white bust engraving of Lincoln included.
GLC05062
to Mrs. Thomas McAllister
17 July 1939
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Mentions that he enjoyed reading McAllister's report and editorials on the Regional Conferences being held by the Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee. Discusses women's role in politics.
GLC05064
[Joseph Hooker]
1861-1865 ca.
GLC05066
[House report no. 65 regarding the Fort Pillow massacre and no. 67 regarding returned prisoners of war]
United States. Congress (38th, 1st session : 1864)
Contains a full report of the April 1864 battle at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, based on an investigation of the battle itself, as well as the operations of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest "and his command immediately preceding and subsequent...
GLC05080.06
Appointment of Rufus W. Peckham as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
1895/12/09
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908
Counter-signed by Judson Harmon.
GLC05085.01
[Listing of court cases and abstracts]
1870s ca.
Peckham, Rufus W., 1838-1909
Notebook listing important court cases and their abstracts, in Peckham's hand. Most of Peckham's papers are believed destroyed. A small group of 800 items is at the Library of Congress. A.K. Wigdor, The Personal Papers of the Supreme Court...
GLC05085.02
Pardon of Henry Smith, convicted of counterfeiting.
5 October 1872
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Pardon of Henry Smith, convicted of passing counterfeit money. (c/s Hamilton Fish)
GLC05086
Harpers Ferry, Va.
Writing on mount misidentifies the scene as Richmond, Va.
GLC05087
[Pardon of Edward Sheehy for assault].
19 October 1846
Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
Countersigned by Secretary of State James Buchanan. The pardon orders Sheehy to pay a fine and costs of $23.
GLC05090
[Hand-drawn map of portions of Dismal Swamp & environs]
1790
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Hand drawn map of a portion of the Dismal Swamp between Norfolk and Nansemond Counties in Virginia. Docket reads: "Plat of the Company's land in the Great Dismal Swamp, 40,000 ac[re]s. Watermark: Plow. (Per J. Rhodehamel letter 9/4/96, letter must...
GLC05099
Invoice of Goods to be sent for by Mr. John Gill of Baltimore for and on account of George Washington of Mount Vernon in Virginia, according to agreement
26 November 1799
List of dry goods Washington ordered for his plantation. Includes blankets, buttons, and cloth. Most of the items are material for blankets and clothing for his slaves. Asks for "6 pieces of the largest - thickest and best striped Blanketing for...
GLC05100
to William Jarvis
1807/10/30
Madison, James, 1751-1836
Secretary of State Madison discusses the "outrage on the frigate Chesapeake" and America's political response to it. Also comments on a good agricultural growing season and the shipment and order of various goods. Jarvis was the United States...
GLC05101
4 May 1861
Ingraham, Duncan N., 1802-1891
Captain Ingraham writes to a general who remains unnamed in this letter. States "I drop you a line to say we are all quiet here... Lincoln seems determined to carry it on..." Predicts that the Union will not attempt to invade the location of the...
GLC05017
An Address to the People of the Free States by the President of the Southern Confederacy.
5 January 1863
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Contemporary fake on emancipation. Imprint, "Richmond Enquirer Print." A fictitious response of Jefferson Davis to the Emancipation Proclamation, threatening retaliation by enslaving Black people. It says in part "All negroes who shall be taken in...
GLC05018
to Jefferson Davis
18 September 1863
Mallory, Stephen R., 1813-1873
Requests that the Treasury Department provide $30,000 in gold for expenses of the Navy Department, as previously discussed. WIth autograph endorsement signed by Jefferson Davis on the verso: "Secty of Treasury for attention, the purpose is known and...
GLC05019
to Mattie Moore
Moore, Andrew Barry, 1807-1873
Moore, Governor of Alabama, discusses the Civil War with his daughter following the Battle of Fort Sumter. Expresses pride in Alabama's soldiers. Consoles Mattie in her husband's absence, stating "you must not be uneasy about your husband--rather...
GLC05020
A written and printed version of a letter from William M. Peyton to William Cabell Rives discussing Virginia's secession [Decimalized .01-.02]
15 May 1861
Peyton, William M., 1805-1868
GLC05021
to John Titcomb Sprague
5 March 1863
Bidwell, Daniel D., 1816-1864
Written from Camp White Oak Church. Colonel Bidwell of the 49th New York Volunteers writes to Sprague, Adjutant General of the State of New York. Attests that John C. White is "a worthy and efficient man and one who has distinguished himself in...
GLC05024
to M. Jefferson Thompson
17 September 1862
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
Proposes an exchange of prisoners in response to Confederate General Richard Taylor's threat to execute ten Union prisoners from the 8th Vermont regiment. Refers to the deprivation of some property on Taylor's plantation and remarks that he believes...
GLC05025
to Francis Preston Blair, Jr.
15 May 1863
Carr, Eugene Asa, 1830-1910
General Carr, commander of the 14th Division/13th Corps, writes to General Blair, commander of the 2nd Division/15th Corps. Encloses a dispatch (not included) from General John Alexander McClernand, commander of the 13th Corps. Writes "I have no...
GLC05026
3 July 1862
Cochrane, John, 1813-1898
Says the Union army "is inadequate to the capture of Richmond. I have at no time thought that it was" able to do so. Written just after the Seven Days, as the Union forces begin to withdraw and the Peninsula campaign comes to an unsuccessful close...
GLC05028
to C. C. Leigh
February 26, 1865
Dow, Neal, 1804-1897
Writes to Leigh in New York: "It occurs to me, that occasionally there may be colored servant girls- refugees- to be obtained, and that through the National Society, you may have something to do with finding places for them. I should like a good...
GLC05029
to Colonel Mauray
22 July 1862
Duffie, Alfred Napoleon Alexander, 1835-1880
Colonel Duffie of the First Rhode Island Cavalry writes to Colonel Mauray, Assistant Adjutant General, Company H. Discusses the state of his regiment. Writes, "Since soon 15 days I have the honor to command this regiment it is for me a sad duty to...
GLC05030
to Simon Cameron
6 August 1861
Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890
Possibly written and signed by John's wife Jesse Benton Frémont. General Frémont, commander of the Western Department, writes to Cameron, Secretary of War. Frémont writes, "I am desirous of placing a force of three thousand men near the Southern...
GLC05032.01
to Edwin M. Stanton
2 October 1862
Gorman, Willis Arnold, 1816-1876
General Gorman requests that Stanton, Secretary of War, transfer him to a command in the West. Writes, "I have served in the 'Army of the Potomac' since May 1861. I have been engaged in nearly all the battles & expeditions of that portion of the...
GLC05035
to Edwin M. Stanton re: first official report from Texas, as military governor
1863/12/09
Hamilton, Andrew J., fl. 1863
GLC05036
General Orders No. 62
24 June 1865
Hatch, John Porter, 1822-1901
Marked as a "True Copy." Contracts between planters and freedmen: "any contact... which contains provisions tending to peonage, will be considered null."
GLC05037
to Ulysses S. Grant
1 April 1863
Hurlbut, Stephen A., 1815-1882
General Hurlbut offers a report of "the present situation of the Enemy's forces" to Grant, commanding the Army and Department of the Tennessee. Mentions the position, status, and weapons in possession of several Confederate generals and their troops...
GLC05038
26 June 1862
King, Rufus, 1814-1876
Writes from "Opposite Fredericksburg." Written by Brigadier General King as commander of a division under General Irving McDowell to Secretary of War Stanton. Says "A contraband has just arrived here, who left Louisa Court House, 35 miles, from...
GLC05039
to John A. Hasler
January 25, 1857
Lyon, Nathaniel, 1818-1861
Location derived from content. Lyon writes from Fort Lookout, Nebraska Territory. Writes to his nephew John, including a partial letter on verso to Kate, John's sister. Facetiously comments, "the promises of the juvenile song are progressing to a...
GLC05040.01
to Christopher L. Ward
28 November 1864
McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885
Accepts his defeat in the presidential election of 1864 as the will of the people, but still believes that the country will eventually adopt his policies. Remarks, "I accept the result as a proof that the public mind was not yet prepared to adopt...
GLC05041
to A. T. Goodman
10 November 1861
General Mansfield replies to Goodman's request for his autograph. Says "You ask my autograph - If I could close this unhappy war as easily as I can comply with your complementary request, I should be happy. We are now engaged in a contest from which...
GLC05042.01
to Ira Harris
7 March 1861
Mitchel, Ormsby MacKnight, 1809-1862
Mitchel discusses President Abraham Lincoln and the pending Civil War with Harris, United States Senator from New York. States "How would it do for Mr Lincoln to offer to receive the Commissioners from the 'Cotton States' or the accredited...
GLC05044
to Virginians
8 June 1861
Morris, Thomas A., 1811-1904
Written in Grafton, West Virginia (then Virginia). Brigadier General Morris writes from the Headquarters of the United States Volunteers to issue a proclamation of the Commanding General, Department of Ohio. Declares "I have now the pleasure of...
GLC05046
to Parke Godwin re: Indian policy "with its evil results so far"
1864/08/18
Pope, John, 1822-1892
With remounted CDV. Noted "Confidential." Sends a printed congressional report on Indian policy (not included) which he says does not indicate the best policy, but the best politically feasible policy.
GLC05048
16 August 1864
Prince, Henry, 1811-1892
Written in the hand of Captain Russell, aide-de-camp. Reports on events which occurred since Prince was assigned to command the District of Kentucky. Relates that he was superceded unannounced by another commander (possibly Stephen Gano Burbridge)...
GLC05049
30 November 1863
Seymour, Truman, 1824-1891
General Seymour writes to Harris, a United States Senator from South Carolina. Replies to Harris's question regarding what the Union can do to engage and defeat Charleston. States "It all is comprised in a single word- Nothing. Expectations of...
GLC05050
to John C. Pope
8 July 1863
Sibley, Henry Hastings, 1811-1891
General Sibley writes to Major General Pope to report on his arrival at Camp Hayes and his preparations for a fight with the Eastern Sioux. THe Sioux were encamped at Devil's Lake and led by Little Crow. Describes the desolate country and...
GLC05051
to my dear Tucker
4 May 1864
Stone, Charles Pomeroy, 1824-1887
Reports arriving in Cairo by steamer two days before. Discusses his reputation in the aftermath of the ill-fated Red River Campaign, during which he served as commanding General Nathaniel P. Banks's Chief of Staff. Mentions travelling with Thomas...
GLC05052
to Donn Piatt
25 November 1863
Tyler, Daniel, 1799-1882
General Tyler, commander of the District of Delaware, writes to Piatt, Chief of Staff, Middle Department. Withdraws his suggestion that the 5th Regiment, Maryland Volunteers should concentrate at Fort Donelson, due to the lack of quarters at the...
GLC05053
to Edwin D. Morgan
10 September 1861
Viele, Egbert L., 1825-1902
General Viele writes a note of introduction for Lionel Jobert D'Epineuil, of a Zouave Regiment. Informs Morgan, Governor of New York, that the Secretary of War (Simon Cameron) has encouraged the introduction of true French Zouave organization and...
GLC05054
to John Speed ["Report of operations of this Brigade from the 13th to the 19th of May inclusive."]
2 June 1864
Ward, William Thomas, 1808-1878
Cites details of the Atlanta Campaign (May-September 1864). General Ward, commander of the 1st Brigade/3rd Division/20th Corps, describes events taking place 13-19 May. Mentions General Harrold (possibly a misspelling of General William Harrow...
GLC05055
15 July 1863
Wright, George, 1803-1865
Writes from Headquarters of the Department of the Pacific that opponents of the government are creating the impression that the tenure of mining interests in California is at the mercy of the Government. Includes a blotter.
GLC05057
to Andrew H. Foote
February 26, 1861
Selfridge, T. O. (Thomas Oliver), 1836-1924
Selfridge, a commander in the U.S. Navy, writes to Captain Foote to inquire about when supply ships will leave New York, and about Foote's activities outfitting ships for that purpose. Explains how the rebellion breaking out informed him that the...
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to Andrew Hull Foote
11 July 1862
Smith, Joseph, 1790-1877
Rear Admiral Smith writes to Admiral Foote. Discusses Naval affairs, noting "Congress has got the Navy Laws in a complete labyrinth." Also comments, "The Govt. is in a quandry about Army affairs. I hope they will come out well. The everlasting...
GLC05060
[Henry Slocum]
Signed on mount "Yours truly."
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