26 October 1885

Cowan, Andrew, fl. 1861-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Thanks Hunt for a recent favor. Recalls details of the Battle of Gettysburg for Hunt, who is writing an article on the topic. Speculates as to why General Alexander S. Webb left the 1st New York Light Artillery out of his report on the Battle of Gettysburg. Relates that after the battle, Webb "shook hands with me, regretted that he could not retain such a 'splendid Battery always' and said he would give us full credit for the splendid work we had done." Discusses Wheeler's Battery, which participated in the Battle of Gettysburg. Mentions a drawing of Gettysburg by John B. Bachelder, and…

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February 2, 1887

Cowan, Andrew, fl. 1861-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Responds to a letter from Hunt. Discusses an article on the Battle of Gettysburg Hunt recently submitted to Century Magazine for publication. Referring to space dedicated to George Custer and Alfred Pleasanton in Century, remarks "I can see just the trouble you had to contend with, in condensing the narrative to fit the space allotted by the Century Co and share your disgust over the Custer & Pleasanton honors which have no connection on Earth with the subject. I must admit it makes me smile to think of the hot water you have got into... " Takes issue with General Daniel E. Sickles's…

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20 July 1887

Cowan, Andrew, fl. 1861-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Cowan discusses an article on the Battle of Gettysburg Hunt previously wrote for Century Magazine. Discusses the battle in great detail, feeling that his battery's service has continually been overlooked by historians. Remarks, "I cannot be blamed for feeling but had my Battery been of the Second Corps instead of the 6th it would not have met with such want of Official recognition by the Officers of that Corps... I am, as I say, forced to ask if it is not fair and right to recognize our service properly by stating that Browns Rhode Island Battery becoming wholly crippled under the Artillery…

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17 May 1888

Cowan, Andrew, fl. 1861-1887

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Cowan discusses an article on the Battle of Gettysburg Hunt previously wrote for Century Magazine. Expresses disappointment that historians continually fail to mention his battery in descriptions of the battle. Discusses a correction he previously asked Hunt to make in the article regarding his battery. Includes a copy of Century's reply to Hunt, after Hunt requested the change. Century agrees to the edit, noting that there is ample time to make the correction before their War Book is printed. Includes the copied signature of R. M. Johnson, associate editor of Century. Written on Mantle…

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January 13, 1887

Lyman, Theodore, 1833-1897

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Lyman writes, "I have read with interest your three Gettysburg articles. They are in all ways admirable. Especially I thank you for your judicious justification of Gen. Meade." Asks if there is any chance for Hunt's bill, possibly referring to a congressional bill advocated by Hunt pertaining to military retirement pay and rank. Lyman had served as an aide-de-camp to General George Gordon Meade during the Civil War, and as a Representative from Massachusetts 1883-1884.

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22 July 1876

Wetmore, William, 1749-1830

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Possibly served under Hunt during the Civil War. Thanks Hunt for letters of introduction he used while traveling the world. Mentions Colonel Talbot, Lieutenant Colonel Peel, and Earl Stanhope, who assisted him greatly while he stayed in London. Remarks that the Comte de Paris and Duke de Chartres were away when he was in France. Traveled through Japan, China, Malaysia, Ceylon, India, and other locales. Mentions military reunions. Discusses a cavalryman who recently died; Wetmore attests that his service eclipsed the charge of the 13th British Light Brigade at Balaclava, Ukraine, 1854

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13 November 1886

Bringer, L., fl. 1886

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Jackson Hunt

Mentions an article Hunt wrote for Century Magazine (possibly on the Battle of Gettysburg). Congratulates Hunt on his son Henry's bravery for participating in the Greely expedition. Mentions the death of a recent acquaintance, who caught dysentery from drinking water in St. Louis, Missouri. The 1881 Greely expedition in the Arctic ended in disaster due to the failure of supply ships to reach the expedition party. When assistance reached the expedition in 1884, only seven members remained.

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21 September 1862

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

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 185 (September 21, 1862)]

Reprinted from the Richmond Enquirer, "Address of General Lee & Colonel Johnson to the People of Maryland" condemns the "wrongs and outrages that have been inflicted" upon the state of Maryland by the Union government, reducing it to "the condition of a conquered province". "Small Pox Spread Far & Wide: LOOK OUT!" details specific smallpox cases in the area and asks, "will the people now come in and be vaccinated?" Includes accounts of troop movements and battle reports, advertisements, and local news.

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7 May 1863

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

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 73 (May 7, 1863)]

The featured Editorial Correspondence, "Forrest's Great Chase and Capture of the Yankees," occupies 3 columns on the first page and details General Nathan Bedford Forrest's leadership and describes events near Rome. A short telegram dispatch mentions the Battle at Chancellorsville, describing it as "the bloodiest of the war."

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9 May 1863

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

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 75 (May 9, 1863)]

"The Unfortunate Wounding of Stonewall Jackson," reprinted from the Richmond Enquirer, reports that General Jackson's arm was amputated after an injury. Includes "General Breckinridge's Official Report of the Battle of Murfreesboro," written by Major General John C. Breckinridge to Major T.B. Roy, Assistant Adjutant General.

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11 May 1863

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

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 76 (May 11, 1863)]

A short article, "The Death of Stonewall Jackson," reports that Jackson died of complications from his injuries, which were initially not considered severe. "The Killing of Van Dorn" includes excerpts from multiple other newspapers investigating the death. Includes two accounts of battles, entitled "The Battles of Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg," reprinted from the Richmond Enquirer, and "The Battle of Bayou Pierre or Port Gibson," which details events along the Big Black River.

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12 May 1863

Hanleiter & Adair

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 77 (May 12, 1863)]

Includes a letter, entitled "Death of Stonewall Jackson," in which the author acknowledges the tragedy of Jackson's death while offering encouragement by describing the merits of the living Confederate Generals.

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19 May 1863

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

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 83 (May 19, 1863)]

Includes a list of "Killed and Wounded of the 31st Georgia Regiment, Commanded by Col. John T. Mercer, in the late Engagements on the Rappahannock," followed by excerpts from "a lengthy communication in relation to the late battles," entitle "The Battle Ground of the Late Series of Engagements on the Rappahannock."

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20 May 1863

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

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 84 (May 20, 1863)]

"How the Yankees Took Marye's Heights," reprinted from the Richmond Enquirer, claims that "the Yankees were dealt rations of whiskey in order to get them up to Marye's heights, and that each most hindmost man was ordered to strike down, with the drawn bayonet, the man in his front who faltered..."

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21 May 1863

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

Newspaper

Title: Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 85 (21 May, 1863)]

"Scenes on the Rappahannock," excerpted from the Richmond Enquirer, features multiple subtopics including "Yankee Losses," "Two Years and Nine Months Men," "Demonstration in Front," "Hooker's Wound," "Drowned Yankees and Confederates," "A Desertee to the Yankees," "A Deserter from the Yankees," "Return of Citizens," "A.H.H. Bernard," "The Enemy's Wounded," "An Error," and "Facilities for Reporters." "The Affair at Jackson" details the events leading up to the Yankee capture of the city, and General Johnston's retreat. "Northern News" includes multiple sections of reports from sources in the…

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April 19, 1864

Orme, Richard M., 1797-1869, and Denison, Henry, 1795-1819

Newspaper

Title: Southern recorder. [Vol. 45, no. 16 (April 19, 1864)]

Includes descriptions of Southern officials, including P. G. T. Beauregard as General, Robert E. Lee as General, Stonewall Jackson as General, and Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederacy. Battles of Shiloh and Murfreesboro. Excerpt from a debate over Negro equality in Congress. Includes various articles regarding food preservation and homemade medications.

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February 1861

Redmond, Dennis, fl. 1856-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern cultivator. [Vol. 19, no. 2 (February, 1861)]

Negroes & Negro Slavery, Power of the South. A prize essay on commercial manures displays the winner of the Georgia State Agricultural Fair. One article demonstrates the benefit of slave labor in analyzing crop output. One letter to the editor remarks that this journal removes existing tension between the North and the South. A lengthy editorial describes secession as seen from the North, with its consequences.

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July 1861

Redmond, Dennis, fl. 1856-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern cultivator. [Vol. 19, no. 7 (July, 1861)]

Negro Mechanics, Reform Under Our New Government, Supplies Stopped - Let Us Make Our Own, The Richmond Factory. An editorial criticizes the Yankees for not seeing the value of Southern agriculture, particularly the supply and demand of food in terms of the Southern cotton market. Another editorial examines reform under the new government, and a letter to the editor discusses "Negro mechanics." A reprinted article from the Columbia Guardian examines potential benefits of the war for Southern agriculture and economy.

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January 1862

Redmond, Dennis, fl. 1856-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 1 (January, 1862)]

The Private Soldier, Financial Crash in the North, Their Loss of National Position by the Craven Surrender of Mason & Slidell. A shift in agriculture requires corn to be an important Southern crop, while another editorial suggested that provisions be planted in place of cotton all over the South. This issue contains reports from the Southern Planters' Convention in Memphis. A number of varied responses are printed. This issue has more ads with a plea for shorter articles, with full-page spots and smaller ads.

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May & June 1862

Redmond, Dennis, fl. 1856-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 5 & 6 (May & June, 1862)]

Cattle for the South, Negro Slavery, What Shall be Done with the Contrabands, Virginia War Whiskey. A letter to the editor encourages the North to understand and support slavery due to its mild climate and uplifting work environment. An editorial encourages farmers to plant more corn. Another short editorial surmises Lincoln's debt. Ads take up the last 11 pages of this issue.

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July & August 1862

Redmond, Dennis, fl. 1856-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 7 & 8 (July & August, 1862)]

Life of an Overseer, Suppositions for the Times, Extortion & Speculation. A few articles discuss the work of Blacks, including what to do on an "off" year from cotton and the benefit of working in chain gangs, including one article about the life of an overseer. An editorial examines the past emphasis placed on cotton and encourages readers to grow other things, including rice and cattle.

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Sept. & Oct. 1862

Redmond, Dennis, fl. 1856-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 7 & 8 (September & October, 1862)]

Negro Phobia at the North, Enemies Buying Our Cotton, Letter by J.P. Benjamin, What a Northern Woman Thinks, Syrup in Place of Bacon for Negroes. Articles on cotton discuss its influence in America and its "want" in Europe and the dangers of Northern "enemies" buying Southern cotton, as well as a letter from the Confederate Secretary of State about how cotton is "still king." A few brief articles refer to the status of blacks, while others refer to women and their place.

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March 1864

Redmond, Dennis, fl. 1856-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern cultivator. [Vol. 22, no. 3 (March, 1864)]

Costume for Negroes, Governor Brown's Message, Pardoning Negroes. This issue contains in-depth scientific articles examining the composition of certain types of seeds, with one on the early history of cotton and its production. An editorial comments that slave dress should be regulated by law. A note from the governor warns against illegal distillation of grain into alcoholic liquid. An article encourages the development of resources.

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June 1864

Redmond, Dennis, fl. 1856-1865

Newspaper

Title: Southern cultivator. [Vol. 22, no. 6 (June, 1864)]

Cotton of the South. An editorial from the Richmond Enquirer laments the unlearned lessons of war, namely the need for agricultural independence. An editorial on marriage is printed in this issue, encouraging readers not to pursue marital relationships too early. Articles on physical education, youthful industry, and smoke for the cure of wounds also fill this issue in addition to the typical articles on manure, corn, and gardening.

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13 July 1861

Haldeman, Walter N., 1821-1902

Newspaper

Title: Louisville daily courier. [ Vol. 33, no. 12 (July 13, 1861)]

Engagement Expected, Fight at Rich Mt., Va.

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