14 May 1862

Spelman, John, 1821-1899

Newspaper

Title: Weekly state journal. [Vol. 2, no. 27 (May 14, 1862)]

Victory at the Peninsula, Huntsville Recaptured, A Brilliant Victory in the Valley of Virginia, Merrimac Blown Up, Norfolk Evacuated by the Enemy, Proclamation by the President, The Fall of New Orleans, Battle of South Mills. An editorial examines the depredations caused by Yankees. Another editorial discusses various competitive papers' takes on the State Journal, particularly the Standard. A notice reports the visit of Jefferson Davis's wife and children in Raleigh. A presidential proclamation invites Confederate citizens to worship together.

GLC05959.25.03

5 June 1861

Syme, John W., fl. 1861

Newspaper

Title: Semi-weekly Raleigh register. [Vol. 61, no. 45 (June 5, 1861)]

The Killing of Ellsworth, Proclamation by Wilcox, The Fairfax Fight, The Fight at Aquia Creek. Important naval intelligence includes a lengthy list of dismissals and resignations from the Navy and Marine corps. An article describes the Confederate army uniform. An account of a recent flag presentation by the ladies of Raleigh includes a poem about "North Carolina's daughters."

GLC05959.26.01

28 August 1861

Syme, John W., fl. 1861

Newspaper

Title: Semi-weekly Raleigh register. [Vol. 61, no. 69 (August 28, 1861)]

The British Press on the Battle of Manassas, The Arrest of Pierce Butler, Letter from Myra Clark Gaines. A poem commemorates the battle of Manassas, and subsequent articles include British views on the battle. An editorial reports the recent state conventions and legislature. A couple of articles warn of an adventurous possum wandering through town.

GLC05959.26.02

31 August 1861

Syme, John W., fl. 1861

Newspaper

Title: Semi-weekly Raleigh register. [Vol. 61, no. 70 (August 31, 1861)]

Battle Near Springfield, Proclamation of Gneral Ben McCulloch. The battle of Missouri, including battles in Springfield and nearby, is reported by several different participants. An article reports Confederate prisoners in Baltimore. A ladies society in Raleigh has been established to contribute articles to soldiers. An anti-convention bill passed in the House of Commons.

GLC05959.26.03

14 September 1861

Syme, John W., fl. 1861

Newspaper

Title: Semi-weekly Raleigh register. [Vol. 61, no. 74 (September 14, 1861)]

Correspondence Between President Lincoln & Governor Magoffin of Kentucky, Paducah Occupied by Federal Troops, Proclamation by General Grant, Bad News From Hatteras. This issue contains correspondence between Lincoln and General Magoffin of Kentucky. A speech to the Senate by Mr. Turner describes the death of Hon. Willie P. Mangum, and a lengthy obituary details his biography. A female poet describes the battle of Manassas.

GLC05959.26.05

10 November 1863

Morse, N.S., fl. 1862-1864

Newspaper

Title: Daily chronicle & sentinel. [Vol. 27, no. 309 (November 10, 1863)]

Subjects include General Expectation of a Battle in the Vicinity of Chattanooga, Forces Now Occupy Knoxville, Tennessee, Sherman to Command in Tennessee, Meade to Advance Again, The Federals Occupying Charleston, Capture of Bragg's Forage Train, From Charleston - Progress of the Bombardment, Taylor's Victory Over Banks. An editorial extolling the virtue of Washington to serve where needed without regard to position or title makes application of the Revolution to the Civil War in the hope of extinguishing jealousy and envy in sacrifice. A long letter by C.P. Culver on currency describes the…

GLC05959.07.03

1 December 1861

Boughton, Nisbet & Barnes

Newspaper

Title: Daily federal union. [Vol. 4, no. 21 (December 1, 1861)]

Subjects include the advancing of General Price, Proclamation by Gov. Brown urging Georgians to fight, Affairs in Pensacola. This issue includes a story on a prisoner of war, Major Vodges, taken at the battle of Santa Rosa Island, and the account of a young soldier's last hour, dying from typhoid fever. Mrs. General Hansell of Marietta, known for her excellent housewifery, submits recipes for tallow candles and corning beef or pork. Papers are extremely frayed and the ink is fading.

GLC05959.01.02

5 December 1861

Boughton, Nisbet & Barnes

Newspaper

Title: Daily federal union. [Vol. 4, no. 24 (December 5, 1861)]

Gen. Bragg's congratulatory order. This issue reports the results of the electoral college electing Jefferson Davis and Alexander H. Stephens as president and vice president of the Confederacy. Various reports describe the state of war events at Pensacola, Paducha, Bowling Green, and Missouri. The issue contains a report from the Richmond Dispatch with the details of Colonel M. Cogswell, a prisoner of war. An article from the Knoxville Register describes the necessity of preparing for a feared Southern blockade by buying a crop of hogs, and another article describes the fear of a Mississippi…

GLC05959.01.04

6 December 1861

Boughton, Nisbet & Barnes

Newspaper

Title: Daily federal union. [Vol. 4, no. 25 (December 6, 1861)]

Proclamation by Joseph E. Brown. The capture of Montgomery and the surrounding of Siegel occupy the front page of this issue. Separate reports from Tennessee, Pensacola, and the Mississippi River detail war events. The Ladies Relief Society of Eatonton and Putnam County publish a statistical account of all their recent work, namely coats, shirts, pants, and socks made and sent to various locations. News from Europe is also included. Document has several watermarks and the ink is fading.

GLC05959.01.05

11 July 1861

Gilbert, Thomas, fl. 1861-1864

Newspaper

Title: Daily sun. [Vol. 6, no. 297 (July 11, 1861)]

Governor Moore issues a Proclamation calling for 3,000 Volunteers, Secession in California, The Reinforcement of Ft. Pickens, The Engagement near Martinsburg, The Skirmish Near Newport News, Adjutant-Gen. of Virginia Issues Orders to Commanders to Report to Gen. Beauregard, Prisoners Confined in Richmond, Printing of the Georgia Constitution. The presentation of a flag to the "Stewart County Grays" with a speech by Miss Sallie Tucker and reception speech by Lieutenant J.B. Newell. This issue contains information from local news and war items, including Pensacola, the 11th and 12th…

GLC05959.03.01

29 March 1864

Gilbert, Thomas, fl. 1861-1864

Newspaper

Title: Daily sun. [Vol. 9, no. 196 (March 29, 1864)]

Northern News, printing of Lincoln's promotion of Grant to lieutenant general and Grant's reply. An editorial remarks on European support for the Southerners without removing their aversion to slavery. This issue contains at least four ads for fugitive slaves. An ad for rewards for the arrest of deserters includes names and physical descriptions of soldiers thought to be in the area. An inquiry about the chemical affinities of tobacco is discussed. A report details how confederate prisoners are being treated at Point Lookout, Maryland, including work, food, and inducement to leave the…

GLC05959.03.04

1 December 1862

Morse, N.S., fl. 1862-1864

Newspaper

Title: Daily chronicle & sentinel. [Vol. 25, no. 277 (December 1, 1862)]

List of Generals in Regular Confederate Army. An editorial discusses the idea that Lincoln will abandon the Emancipation Proclamation, which was designed as a military move, and another guest editorial works to define independence in terms of government. Two articles describe the violent deaths of Georgia soldiers at the hands of Yankees, one of them as a prisoner of war and the other in battle. The paper includes Senate and House reports from the Georgia Legislature in Milledgeville. Lists of Ladies Volunteer Societies have names and contributions. This issue also lists members of Georgia…

GLC05959.07.01

24 May 1862

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern Confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 84, (May 24, 1862)]

Includes descriptions of General Price and His Missouri Troops at the Battle of Corinth, and General Butlers Famous Proclamation Against the Ladies of New Orleans. Includes miscellaneous advertisements for goods and services, including a wanted ad for a female slave. Issue is largely held together by archival tape but its pages are still bound.

GLC05959.09.019

11 June 1862

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 98 (June 11, 1862)]

Subjects include a Cane Presentation to Col. John Hunt Morgan by the Ladies of Atlanta, an Advertisement by Col. John Hunt Morgan for men to join his company, and the Battle of Pittsburg Landing. Other miscellaneous advertisements thoughout the issue. Print is fading where archival tape has been used.

GLC05959.09.028

18 June 1862

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 105 (June 18, 1862)]

Subjects include the Evacuation of Corinth, The New Orleans True Delta, The names of six men to be shot by Butler, Butler's Order Respecting the Ladies of New Orleans, and general Army Movements. Runaway slave notice is posted on upper secton of second page. Advertisements for goods and services throughout issue. Document is creased in the middle of the page and is held together with archival tape.

GLC05959.09.032

22 June 1862

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 109 (June 22, 1862)]

Subjects include Butler's Tyranny in New Orleans, The Occupation of Memphis, Tenn., The Last Day of Gen. Turner Ashby, and the Ladies of Atlanta Soldiers Relief Society. Includes small article about Yankee prisoners. Advertisements for goods and services throughout the article. Pages still bound together. Print is fading where archival tape has been used.

GLC05959.09.035

12 July 1862

Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 125 (July 12, 1862)]

Subjects include the Account of Naval Battle on the White River in Arkansas, and Butler's Infamous Orders to the Women of New Orleans. Details "A Bold Speech in the Lincoln Senate" and "A Signifigant Present from our Friends in Liverpool." Advertisements for food, land, paper, and other miscellaneous goods throughout the issue. Runaway slave notice on first page. Stain marks on both pages. Print is faded where archival tape has been used.

GLC05959.09.047

1864

Truth, Sojourner, 1797-1883

Photograph

Title: Carte-de-visite of SojournerTruth

Caption on mount reads :"I sell the Shadow to Support the Substance. Sojourner Truth." Copyright stamp on verso

GLC09082

May 1836

American Anti-Slavery Society

Pamphlet

Title: The Anti-Slavery Record. Vol 2, no. 17.

Includes an article on Phillis Wheatley.

GLC09084

June 5, 1863

Gorsuch, Joseph B., ?-1864

Autograph letter

Title: to Sallie F. H. Keely

Author inferred based on handwriting and content. Writes to Sallie, apparently a former member of a Sunday School class he taught in Brookville (possibly Ohio or Indiana). Reminisces about life before the war: "Dear old Brookville... How my heart warms and a smile creeps up to my sober face, at that name, whose very sound fills me with dreamy memories of quiet happy days. I forgot for a moment that I am a soldier, in whose ears have rung, for more than a month, almost unceasingly, the deep roar of artillery, the quick rattle of rifles, the screaming of flying shells, and their sullen boom…

GLC00653.09.10

15 May 1865

Fenton, Reuben Eaton, 1819-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Fidelia E. Stanley

Governor Fenton sends Mrs. Stanley a duplicate of a commission for her son, Lucius T. Stanley, as a 1st Lieutenant in the 65th New York Volunteers. Tells her that he holds her son in high esteem. He was placed in the 65th because there were no openings in the 107th, in order to avoid a delay in his promotion. Written on State of New York, Executive Department stationary. Mrs. Stanley's maiden name was Warner.

GLC02710.44.04

1783-1815

Sartain, John, 1808-1897

Engraving

Title: [Engraving of Abigail Adams]

Engraving made from a painting by Gilbert Stuart, with a copy of Adams signature underneath.

GLC08917.02

28 January 1777

Yeardley, Sarah, fl. 1777

Document signed

Title: [Quaker Manumission]

"I Sarah Yeardley Widow of the township of Lower Makefield in Bucks County & Province of Pennsylvania do hereby set free from bondage, my Negroe Man Named Daniel Cuffy aged about fifty five years..." Partially printed with manuscript accomplishment.

GLC09071

9 April 1773

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Ms Parker

Responds to a complaint from the daughter of his recently deceased business partner, James Parker: "Desiring nothing but what is just, shall be more pleas'd to find little due to me than much...I think it contributes to the Duration of Friendship, to keep its Accounts, & those of Business, distinct & separate; and that as exact Justice in Pounds Shillings & Pence should be observed between Friends as between Strangers. I always intended making Mr Parker an Allowance for the Time he spent and the trouble he took in settling my Accounts with Mr Hall [Franklin's partner] after I…

GLC09074

1881

Gibson, Ella E., fl. 1881

Printed document

Title: [Card depicting the 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment's bald eagle, "Old Abe"]

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 he was presented to Wisconsin's governor. He died in 1881 after being shown off at various fairs (including the Centennial Exposition) as a relic of the war. It also indicates that many pictures and pamphlets on Old Abe had been published by Gibson.

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