1863 ca.

Photograph

Title: Portrait of Black soldier Private Co. I, 54th Mass. Infantry [ambrotype image]

Unidentified soldier. (Identification based on insignia pinned on hat: "I 54".) Full length standing portrait of man sporting a moustache and carrying a bayonet and ammunition pouch on his belt. Paper and wood (floral design) case lacking cover. Brass mat by Dean & Emerson.

GLC03027

1864

Photograph

Title: Albumen Print of Battery A, 2nd U.S. Colored Light Artillery Reg

Dramatic oval photograph showing seven black soldiers attending a cannon.

GLC03028

1873

Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916

Photograph

Title: Recollection of a trip to America

Album of 67 photographs of the West, including San Francisco, Native Americans, Yosemite and Sequoia forests, Mormons, Salt Lake City (Mormon Tabernacle under construction), Brigham Young portrait, Colorado, and parts of Western Canada. There are also photographs of the railroad tracks and locomotive while stopped in a mountain pass. Some of the images may date from 1864.

GLC03030

1879 ca.

Hillers, John K., fl. 1879

Photograph

Title: 2 Photographs From Series "Views In The Province of Tusayan - Northern Arizona

.01= "Wol-pi" is an cluster of adobe homes built on top of each other. .02= "Dancers Rock, Wol-pi" shows a flat rock poised atop a tall rock, next to some adobe. Both with label of the USG&G Survey on verso, and names written in calligraphic hand on recto. #.02 has the inscription on verso "A. Bell 665 E. 142nd St." (Showing habitations of Indians of the Southwest.)

GLC03031

1879 ca.

Hillers, John K., fl. 1879

Photograph

Title: 2 Photographs From Series "Views In The Province of Tusayan - Northern Arizona

.01= "The Entrance (covered way) to Shi-pau-i-luv-vi" shows adobe cluster of buildings. .02= "House of the Governor of Shi-pau-i-luv-vi" shows the same building cluster. Both with label of the USG&G Survey on verso, and names written in calligraphic hand on recto. (Showing habitations of Indians of the Southwest.)

GLC03032

1864/10/08

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Wade Hampton re: activities of union cavalry and defense of Richmond

GLC03033

4 April 1861

Glaze, William, 1815-1883

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edward Manigault

Lists guns and heavy shells sent to Charleston intended for the bombardment of Fort Sumter. Written on Proprietor stationery of the Palmetto Iron Works.

GLC03034

1836/07/04

Austin, Stephen F., 1793-1836

Autograph document signed

Title: Pass For George P. Digges to deliver Santa Anna's terms of surrender

Orders to take "very important documents to the east." With endorsement on verso of George P. Digges for $14.75 in expenses.

GLC03037

1838/06/30

Hockley, George W., 1802-1851

Document signed

Title: Certificate for bounty land for Francis Hunt

Signed as Secretary of War of the Republic of Texas. The bouty is contingent upon Hunt's honorable discharge. Note: This is NOT a soldier's discharge.

GLC03039

February 24, 1777

Desprez, Henrique, fl. 1777

Letter signed

Title: Account of slave rebellion in New Orleans [in Spanish]

Account of a slave rebellion while New Orleans was under Spanish rule. States that the rebellion occurred on 9 and 10 February 1777. Discusses what should be done to prevent future rebellions. States that drinking causes enslaved people to commit crimes and advises taking away their weapons. Mentions an uprising in the Suriname capital of Dutch Guinea in 1762 where all the whites were killed. Lists provisions that should be made to keep enslaved people from drinking, such as requiring bartenders not to serve them without their masters' permission.

GLC03040

17 May 1861

Rice, Bruce B., fl. 1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Carpenter

Written from Camp Curtin in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

GLC03041

20 July 1861

Hileman, William S., fl. 1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Al Hileman

Discusses battle preparations on the eve of Bull Run. Also included is a fragment of another letter, in a different hand, with no date, signature or addressee.

GLC03042

18 August 1861

Hopkins, David, fl. 1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to my dear brother and sister

Hopkins, a sailor on board a Union ship, replies to a letter from his brother and sister [N. N. and Lacey Hopkins?], of Ashtabula County, Ohio. Discusses problems with the mail. Notes that he feels better than he has in years, despite a persistent cough. Offers his views on the war, declaring that "there are many wrongs to be righted besides the one done to the negro race." Attests that sailors are in worse condition than the enslaved people of the south. Doesn't believe slavery is the underlying cause of the war. Mentions a statement made by Henry A. Wise (Governor of Virginia 1856-…

GLC03043

2 October 1861

Freeman, Allen, fl. 1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his brother

Discusses drilling in Maryland with the 6th regiment of U.S. Cavalry.

GLC03044

10 December 1861

Tripp, Lewis, fl. 1839-1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his parents

Tripp writes, "I am well and hope you are enjoying the same blessing we hav marched from alizabeth town to camp nevins 13 miles when ther was 16 thousand marched from this plase on tords [sic] old Buckner [General Simon Buckner]..." Discusses sending money. Written on stationery with an image of George B. McClellan, accompanied by the text: "The Napoleon of America."

GLC03045

1862/04/23

Crosby, N., fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his son

Discusses preparation for Peninsular Campaign, as well as financial plans in case of his death.

GLC03046

circa 1863

Tracy, Frank J., fl. 1863

Header Record

Title: [Collection of Frank J. Tracy, C company, 21st regiment, Maine, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .08]

Letters written during the battles of Port Hudson & Baton Rouge.

GLC03047

2 May 1863-7 May 1863

Bidwell, Lucius E., ?-1864

Header Record

Title: Collection of Lucius E. Bidwell, B company, 14th regiment, Connecticut, infantry [Decimalized .01 and .02]

Bidwell writes to his mother regarding his recent fighting experiences, most likely in the Battle of Chancellorsville. Discusses the strength of rebel army in Virginia.

GLC03048

circa 1861-1865

Crowell, Frank G., fl. 1861-1865

Header Record

Title: [Collection of Frank G. Crowell, B company, 92nd regiment, Illinois, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .03]

Includes three letters to his parents regarding the Battles of Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge.

GLC03049

1863-1865

Hoyt, Frank A., fl. 1863-1865

Map signed

Title: [Manuscript drawing of the camp of the 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment]

Shows the various buildings and structures in camp, including barracks, a sawmill, barns, and a steam furnace. The buildings are numbered and there is a corresponding legend on the verso. Drawn in pencil with a colored flag. The regiment operated from 1863-1865 in southwestern Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas and Indian Territory. Frank Hoyt enlisted as a private in the 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment in December 1863 and served until August 1865.

GLC03050

16 August 1864

Wall, Charles, fl. 1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jane

Expresses disappointment that Jane, probably his wife, does not write him often enough. Apologizes for not leaving more money to provide for Jane, and reports that he sent his most recent paycheck. Writes "You Cant scold worth a darn and had better not try." Reports on the Battle of the Crater (30 July 1864), stating "The way Grant got whipped is this, he blew up one of their forts, took two lines of works. And if it had not been for mismanagement in his under officers would have held them. So I don't think he got whipped so wonderful bad." Teases Jane about her cooking, reports on the…

GLC03052

9 June 1865

Burk, David J., fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mrs. Henry Boyer

Writes about Fort Monroe, where Jefferson Davis was being held. Mentions the letter he received with ten dollars and that his brother Paul (also at the fort) was ill. Notes that Davis will not likely be hanged but states that he ought to be. Comments that "we all live in good hopes that we soon will come home." Written at Fort Monroe

GLC03053

1862-1863

McRay, W.H., fl. 1862-1963

Header Record

Title: [Collection of William H. McRae, I company, 101st regiment, Indiana, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .06]

Collection includes letters to his wife Mary McRae regarding his experiences in Kentucky and Tennessee.

GLC03054

1863-1864

Hester, John H., fl. 1863-1864

Header Record

Title: [Collection of John H. Hester, F company, 12th regiment, Kentucky, cavalry] [decimalized]

Collection includes the diary of Union soldier John H. Hester of the 12th Kentucky Cavalry, 1863-1864, as well as one autograph letter signed to Margaret Hester dated 27 May 1863.

GLC03056

1861-1862

Ladd, George, fl. 1861-1862

Header Record

Title: [Collection of George W. Ladd, B company, 2nd regiment, New Hampshire, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .08]

Collection of 7 letters including commander's letter regarding his death at the Second Battle of Manassas.

GLC03057