12 December 1863

Campbell, Alexander W., 1828-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to My Dear Father

Campbell, a Confederate general taken as a prisoner of war, writes from prison at Johnson's Island. Mentions suffering and deprivation due to the poor conditions and requests clothing. " ... Send me a suit of winter clothes with change of many undergarments ... There will be a great deal of suffering among those who occupy the larger open buildings in the lower blocks of the prison ... We have pretty much abandoned all hope of a speedy exchange and we will plan ... for a long gloomy and tedious term of imprisonment. Since all prospect of being exchanged has been extinguished. There is a…

GLC02237

3 August 1864

Steuart, George H., 1828-1903

Autograph letter signed

Title: to McHenry Howard

Writes as a Confederate prisoner of war to a fellow prisoner of war in Delaware. Steuart was imprisoned at Charleston Harbor "Morris Island." "... We are now being exchanged for the officers from Charleston, and expect to be there in an hour or so. Oh, how I regret that you did not come with us - I shall see Ould and endeavor to get you exchanged." Asks Howard to see to the business he requested concerning his family. The envelope is postmarked from Port Royal and addressed to Howard at Fort Delaware, Delaware. Steuart, a brigadier general in the Confederate Army, was captured at…

GLC02238

9 May 1865

Johnson, Badley T., 1829-1903

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jane Johnson

Writes to his wife as a captured Confederate prisoner of war in Salisbury, North Carolina. Tells her about the situation in Maryland, their home state. "From what I hear you can hardly get to Maryland now. You ought not to go if in so doing you will be exposed to disagreeable annoyances ... " States that he cannot reside in Maryland under these circumstances and does not wish to take the oath of allegiance to the United States. "I do not intend to take the oath of Allegiance because I am not a citizen of Md, by their own decision & do not at this time desire to become a citizen of…

GLC02239

February 6, 1864

Bramlette, Thomas Elliott, 1817-1875

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Ward Orme

Written as Governor of Kentucky on executive stationery. Writes to Union Brigadier General Orme to request the release of a Confederate soldier interned at Camp Douglas in Chicago, Illinois. Says that the Confederate soldier, Willie Long, had been drafted into the Confederate army and captured, but his family was pro-Union. His father, "a true man to the government" had been captured by Confederates at Little Rock and then released. Asks that Willie Long be allowed to see his brother Ambrose B. Long. Bramlette forwards the request (not present) of Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton, that…

GLC02241

July 1864

Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918

Map

Title: Plan of Andersonville Prison

Plan of the prison camp drawn by Sneden, a member of the 40th New York Volunteers imprisoned there in 1863-1864. Completed in ink and colored pencil. Sneden's map differs from other contemporary sketches.

GLC02244

9 June 1865

Pollock, Thomas A., fl. 1865

Printed document signed

Title: [Confederate soldier's parole pass for Private Joseph Ford]

Document reads in full: "Joseph Ford of F company 34th regiment, Ark Infty C.S.A., residing in Benton Co. Ark. having been paroled with the approval of the proper authority, is permitted to return to his home, not to be disturbed by the United States authorities, so long as he observes his parole and the laws in force, where he may reside."

GLC02245

1861-1863

Blodgett, Hiram A., fl. 1861-1863

Header Record

Title: [Collection of Hiram A. Blodgett, I company, 76th regiment, New York, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .04]

Blodgett served as a Union Captain of the 76th NY Vols. Infantry. Collection contains 11 pieces of correspondence to Blodgett, who was serving as a recruiting officer. Includes four letters from recruiting officers and swatches of uniform cloth, sent by New York tailors.

GLC02248

May 1865

Dennis, Elias Smith, 1812-1894

Printed document signed

Title: [Parole of John F. Titus]

Partially printed. Titus, of Company A, Nathan Bedford Forrest's Regiment of Tennessee Cavalry, currently resides in Memphis, Tennessee, and is paroled. Printed text states that Titus is "not to be disturbed by the United States authorities so along as he observes his parole..." Dennis signs as Brigadier General of Volunteers. Signed on verso by [N.C.?] Jones, who certifies that Titus has one horse.

GLC02250

10 February 1862

Andrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867

Broadside

Title: [Broadside warning against recruitment fraud]

Issued by Andrew as Governor of Massachusetts. Warns citizens against enticement into other state militias. Says "they can expect no aid from the authorities of Massachusetts in any embarrassments in which they may find themselves." Mentions some Massachusetts units that need replacements. Below the warning is a reprint of correspondence between Governor Andrew and the Baltimore headquarters of Major General John A. Dix, who was trying to deal with the problem of fraudulent enlistments. Image of the state seal of Massachusetts at the top of document.

GLC02251

1862-1865

Renshaw, Richard T., 1822-1879

Header Record

Title: Papers from Battle of Roanoke Island to end of war re: torpedoes [decimalized .01-.39]

This collection is composed of 39 items, including correspondence, general orders, legal documents, and a handwritten manual of arms and drilling. These items are largely associated with R.T. Renshaw, a Union sailor from North Carolina, and document many of the activities of the U.S. Navy in the area off the North Carolina coast, including Albemarle Sound, the Neuse River, Pamlico Sound, and Hatteras Inlet. Renshaw himself authored only a handful of the items gathered here, including two letters (one incomplete) home to his wife Ella (#25 and #38), and a miniature manual of arms (#37). The…

GLC02254

October 26, 1862 - February 5, 1864

Rohrer, Benjamin, fl. 1862

Diary

Title: [Union surgeon's diary, 10th PA Reserve Vols.]

Autograph manuscript. Reports on the Battle of Gettysburg (fought 1-3 July 1863 near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania). He mentions the replacement of General Joseph Hooker by General George G. Meade. Writes on 28 June 1863, "...heard of a change in the command of the Army. Gen. G. Meade having superseded Genl. Hooker. The first impression was unfavorable but as we were somewhat accustomed to such freaks not much was said on the subject." Mentions the death of General John F. Reynolds and provides details, including troop movement and battle positions, during the Battle of Gettysburg. Writes (…

GLC02255

9 October 1862

Veatch, James Clifford, 1819-1895

Document

Title: [Report on Battle of Hatchee]

Printed report of the Battle of Hatchee written by Union Brigadier General James C. Veatch, commander of the Second Brigade of the Fourth Division under Major General Stephen Hurlbut.

GLC02257

1864-1865

Wales, Joseph T., fl. 1864-1865

Diary

Title: Confederate diary 14th TX Cav. re: battle of Franklin, Hood's defeat

Wales served in the 14th Texas Cavalry and kept the diary until 4/6/1865. Used by an Union soldier F.M. Ballard after Wales' capture.

GLC02258

25 October 1864 - 24 July 1865

Pope, A. Fred, fl. 1864-1865

Manuscript signed

Title: [Confederate Officer prisoners of war poem and sentiment album]

Inscribed on the title page by Fred Pope, Bargetown, Kentucky, and dated October 1864. Signed by over 100 Confederate prisoners of war at Prison No. 1, Camp Chase, Ohio, with rank. Includes poems, songs, quotations, and sentiments by imprisoned Confederate officers. The first entry starts, "Dear Fred: On this page, dedicated to Friendship, my name shall be written with a few attending thoughts. Let them serve a leaf in the Book of Memory, to which you may turn in after years, when perhaps the hand that now holds this pen is pulseless and the heart that breaths sentiments of tenderness for…

GLC02259

1864

Reid, James Henry, 1845-1921

Diary

Title: [Virginia Confederate soldier's diary recording events of the Seige of Petersburg]

Possibly the diary of James Henry Reid. Signed on cover by J. Henry Reid. In January and February, records social activities. Reports for duty in the army 1 March 1864. Marches to various destinations, and leaves Lynchburg again for Richmond in May. On Thursday, 16 June 1864, marches across the James River to Petersburg. Records Union attacks on Petersburg through the month of June. Spends most of July in the trenches. Refers to the Battle of the Crater 30 July 1864, declaring "whipped the Yanks soundly." Records August as a fairly quiet month, though on 30 August, writes "Last day of…

GLC02260

1864

Sperry, Lyman Bell, 1838-1920

Diary

Title: [Diary of a Union soldier, Company B, 98th New York Volunteers, who participated in the Petersburg Campaign]

Pongo Bridge is noted on the inner front cover, but this diary was created in various places. Contains a meticulously records of the events of 1864. 8 January, records that General Butler (possibly Benjamin Franklin Butler), is to have entire charge of prisoners. On 12 January, discusses corresponding with a girl named Olive who he misses greatly. Mentions parades 17 January and 15 February. Mentions General James Hewett Ledlie, from Staten Island, New York 30 February, and on other occasions throughout the journal. Travels to New York in March, reaching Albany 3 March, and New York…

GLC02261

1864 - 1 February 1865

Penfield, James Allen, ?-1910

Manuscript signed

Title: [Union Prisoner of War autograph album]

Contains over 900 prisoner of war officer signatures and their ranks. Ornate hand drawn title page, "Autographs of U. S. Officers, Prisoners of War confined at Richmond, Virginia, Macon, Georgia - Savannah Georgia - Charleston, South Carolina - Columbia, South Carolina - Charlotte, North Carolina J.A. Penfield, Major 5th New York Cavalry." Title page signed "Yours Truly," by Lieutenant J. Arthur Richardson but his company or regiment is cut off the bottom of the page. Some names have been annotated in graphite in a later hand. Also contains a similar page of pen art entitled "Song Sherman…

GLC02262

January 1, 1864-December 31, 1864

Shallenburger, George W., ?-1872

Diary

Title: [Union Navy diary of 2nd Assistant Engineer George W. Shallenburger on USS Queen City]

Black wrap-around leather diary. Has a cover page that says "Perpetual Diary / A. Liebenroth & Van Auw / 25 Beekman Street / New York." Signed three times by Shallenburger: on the inside front cover, on the first page, and on the 1864 calendar page. Three days printed on each page, except for Sundays, which take up an entire page. Written mostly along the White and Mississippi Rivers. The majority of entries consist of 1-2 sentences. Mostly concerned with the weather, the conditions along the White and Mississippi Rivers, letters he wrote and received, and references to the ship and…

GLC02263.01

1 January 1865- 11 April 1865

Shallenburger, George W., ?-1872

Diary

Title: [Union Navy diary of 2nd Assistant Engineer George W. Shallenburger on the USS Silver Cloud and USS Forest Rose with 2 cartes de visite]

Brown wrap-around leather diary. Signed three times by Shallenburger, with his name written in block letters below the second signature. First two signatures on first page and third signature on penultimate page. Written mostly along the White and Mississippi Rivers. Includes an almanac with important statistics before the diary begins. Each page has space for three days of entries. Each entry has 1-2 sentences. Most entries deal with the weather, ships that he passed, correspondence sent and received, condition of the river, and ship repairs. The diary begins with Shallenburger on the "…

GLC02263.02

1 October 1861-1864

Herbst, George, fl. 1861-1864

Diary

Title: [Diary of Union soldier, George Herbst] [parts in German]

Autograph manuscript signed. Entitled on the leather boards: "Tagn Luf des Krieges von 1861 bis 1864[.] George Herbst." Contemporary notes appear to date mostly from 1862. Covers all battles in Virginia, the farewell to General George McClellan, the Battle of Fredericksburg, and serenading General Franz Siegel.

GLC02265

December 30, 1860

Arthur, B.F., fl. 1860-1863

Manuscript document signed

Title: Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. re: establishing volunteer army

Written as clerk of the convention

GLC02273

December 30, 1860

Arthur, B.F., fl. 1860-1863

Letter signed

Title: Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. resolve (permanent army)

Written as clerk of the South Carolina Secession Convention.

GLC02274.01

September 1775

Urban, Sylvanus, 1745-1826

Newspaper

Title: The Gentleman's Magazine

Printed for D. Henry at St. John's Gate, London. Includes the petition of Congress to King George. Also includes a copy of an intercepted John Adams letter to Abigail Adams 24 July 1775, copy of intercepted letter of Benjamin Harrison to George Washington 21 July 1775, summary proceedings of Parliament, plan of American entrechments at Bunker Hill, a continuation of a travel essay by Lithgow, and a continuation of "Account of the Proceedings of the American Colonies." Paginated 409-456. Seems to have been torn from original binding.

GLC02361

3 August 1861

Charleston Mercury, fl. 1860-1861

Newspaper

Title: The Charleston mercury. [Vol. LXXIX, no. 11244]

Contains detailed Civil War news from the front lines. Included is a lengthy front-page comparison of the treatment of prisoners of war by the North and the South. "While the LINCOLN Government is making numerous arrests of persons at Washington and at other places in the North who are suspected of sympathizing with the South, and incarcerating them in dungeons, sending them away from their homes to distant fortresses,...we are treating their people, who have fallen into our hands, with kindness, and in some cases giving them partial liberty. This, undoubtedly, is admirable Christian-like…

GLC02362

22 November 1811

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Letter signed

Title: to John Steele

Informs that he has shipped to Steele 29 boxes containing volumes of the laws of the United States passed by the 11th Congress. Asks him to forward them to the addressed governors of the states and territories. Encloses a receipt (not present).

GLC02367