24 July 1864

Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mark Alexander

Cooper, Adjutant General and Inspector General of the Confederate Army, writes to his friend Alexander. Mentions that his son recently travelled with Mrs. Captain Lee of the Confederate Navy. Complains that he is overworked, and fears he will not be able to leave his post soon due to Union General Ulysses S. Grant's recent movement north of the James River. Refers to recent Confederate success in Georgia. Transmits a report (not included) sent by telegram from General John Bell Hood discussing recent events during which "four...generals killed, one of whom, McPherson, was the master-…

GLC05980

1862-1864

Jones, John, fl. 1862-1864

Header Record

Title: [Collection of John Jones, Company F, 45th regiment, Illinois, infantry] [decimalized]

Contains vivid battle descriptions and political content. On 13 March 1863, he writes of his opposition to a $300 fee to avoid draft "based precisely on the same principle with the conscription of the 'Southern Confederacy' which exempts a man owning twenty negros.... " He also writes of "Union Jim our gallant contraband [cook who] shot one secesh and took two prisoners... so much for a nigger... some of them are as brave as any whites, give them a chance to fight and see whether or no they will disgrace our cause. Away with this prejudice of color...." John P. Jones served in the Illinois…

GLC05981

18 June 1776

Paca, William, 1740-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer

States that Mr. Aspden, a merchant in Philadelphia, is now in Annapolis and is soliciting passage home with the British Governor of Maryland, Robert Eden. Asks that the Council of Safety promote his passage if possible. Postscript remarks upon his determination to form an independent government, "Government must be affirmed - instructions must be withdrawn - Powers must be given to your delegates to make foreign alliances - I speak seriously. I expect to be down in time." Letter damaged at center with losses affecting text.

GLC05982

6 January 1776-4 September 1777

Howe, William, 1729-1814

Manuscript document

Title: [British adjutant's orderly book]

Orderly book of British Commander-in-Chief William Howe, oblong quarto, in the handwriting of six or seven soldier-clerks. Details daily orders, official memoranda, court martials, provisions, directives on the control of civilians, embarkations and landings of troops, and more. Among the historic events described are the siege and evacuation of Boston (from 5 March 1776 for 20 pages) and the execution of Nathan Hale (22 September 1776) who is unnamed. "A Spy from the Enemy by his own full confession, apprehended last Night was this day Executed at 11 oClock in front of the Artillery Park…

GLC05983

16 June 1863

Henry, Alexander, 1793-1883

Broadside

Title: Defence of the city of Philadelphia

Printed by Baird & King at 607 Samson Street in Philadelphia. Large pictorial broadside, with large woodcut of city seal, quoting from proclamation of Mayor Alexander Henry and from Brigadier General and Commander of Philadelphia A. J. Pleasanton and Assistant Adjutant General William Bradford, calling upon the people to "yield a prompt and ready obedience to the Orders of the said Commander of the Home Guard." Created during Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North, right before the Battle of Gettysburg.

GLC05985

1861-1865

Header Record

Title: Collection of Confederate broadsides & imprints [decimalized]

Collection of Confederate broadsides, flyers, leaflets, books and pamphlets relating to military and civil matters during the Civil War. Each of the 55 records has its own description. [decimalized 05987.01-05987.55]

GLC05987

January 25, 1865

Williams, Thomas H., fl. 1865

Document

Title: [Resolution to continue to fight passed at meeting of Ninth Virginia Infantry]

Signed in print by Williams as President and J.S. Gilliam, Jr. as Secretary. Williams and Gilliam were members of the Ninth Virginia Infantry, Stewart's Brigade, Pickett's Division. Resolution sent to the Confederate House of Representatives. It was ordered to be printed on 30 January 1865. Says they are from Eastern Virginia and that their homes have been desolated and families oppressed and that they will not give up fighting. Five items are resolved. First one says the cruelty of the enemy proves the justness of their cause. Second says they renew their pledges of liberty while remember…

GLC05987.01

14 October 1863

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

Broadside

Title: [Message to the Army of Tennessee from Confederate President Jefferson Davis]

Printed by John H. Seals & Co.'s Power Press Print in Atlanta. Congratulates soldiers on the 18-20 September Battle of Chickamauga. States "A grateful country has recognized your arduous service, and rejoiced over your glorious victory on the field of Chickamauga. When your countrymen shall more fully learn the adverse circumstances under which you attacked the enemy- though they cannot be more thankful- they may admire more the gallantry and patriotic devotion which secured your success... To zeal you have added gallantry; to gallantry, energy; to energy, fortitude. Crown these with…

GLC05987.02

1865

Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877

Broadside

Title: Address of Maj. Gen. N.B. Forrest to His Troops.

Congratulations to troops for all their victorious battles. Issued by Union Major General Forrest to his troops during the last year of the war. Forrest signs in print as Commanding District of Mississippi and Eastern Louisiana. Pencil inscription "To Mrs. Carter with compliments of Julius W. Lancaster" on first page. On line 19 of the text "Jacksonville" is struck and replaced with "Johnsonville."

GLC05987.03

February 13, 1865

Jackson, William Hicks, 1835-1903

Document

Title: Circular address to the absentees from the Tenn. calvary of Forrest's command

From the headquarters of Brigadier General Jackson's calvary division. Jackson says he was recently put in charge of the Tennessee calvary "in this Department" and asks for their return to the colors. Says he feels identified with the troops and that his interest in their welfare moved him to make the request in order to secure "good behavior everywhere, and above all respect to citizens and their property." Will be welcomed back if they come voluntarily. Says anyone brought in as a prisoner will not join him. Asks the citizens of West Tennessee for their assistance in the matter. Says now…

GLC05987.04

13 August 1863

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

Document

Title: [General Orders No. 83, Declaring 21 August 1863 a Day of Fasting, Humiliation, and Prayer]

General Lee issues orders on behalf of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Declares "All military duties, except such as are absolutely necessary, will be suspended ... Soldiers! we have sinned against Almighty God."

GLC05987.05

7 November 1864

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

Document

Title: [General Order No. 65 concerning day of worship proclaimed by President Jefferson Davis]

Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, announces that President Jefferson Davis proclaimed 16 November as a day of worship. Printed document says "all military duties, except such as are necessary for the safety of the Army, will be suspended for the day, and every facility for its due observance will be afforded to the troops." Says they must be acknowledge what "Him who alone controls the destiny of nations" has done for them. Says chaplains to hold services at their usual place of worship and that soldiers are "earnestly exhorted" to attend. Says they should not forget their…

GLC05987.06

12 May 1865

Ford, John S., 1815-1897

Broadside

Title: [Last Confederate printing of the Civil War in Texas]

Printed general orders stating that every officer and soldier must be ready to meet the enemy at a moment's notice. States that the Brigadier General Commanding is determined to fight and if possible, ". . .drive back the insolent foe who advances to rob and enslave us." Ends with, "Every man must do his duty, and all will be right. Men resolved to be free can never be conquered."

GLC05987.07

24 September 1862

Loring, William Wing, 1818-1886

Broadside

Title: [General Order assuring the public that Confederate money is secure]

Confederate Major General Loring asserts that "The money issued by the Confederate government is secure, and is receivable in payment of public dues, and convertible into 8 per cent bonds. Citizens owe it to the country to receive it in trade."

GLC05987.08

May 1865

Header Record

Title: [Collection of three documents related to the surrender of E. K. Smith] Decimalized

GLC05987.09

18 March 1861

Reagan, John H. (John Henninger), 1818-1905

Letter

Title: [Circular letter announcing Confederate post office policy]

Printed Circular Letter marked "No. 2." Issued from the first Confederate Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama by Reagan, the first (and only) Confederate Postmaster General. Dealing with issues of transition from the Federal postal service to the Confederate postal service. Says the Confederate government will not interfere with any existing contracts until it assumes "entire control of its postal affairs." Says liability of present contractors in the United States will also be decided when the Confederates take over the postal system. Says if the United States cuts off mail service before the…

GLC05987.10

11 October 1864

Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876

Document

Title: [General Order No. 78 concerning war correspondence and rations]

Cooper was Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General. The printed order has 6 parts. First part directs all military officers how to create correspondence with the War Department. Says any failure to follow orders will be subject to a court martial. Says endorsements should be carefully made so recipients can understand its contents at a glance and leave room for subsequent endorsements. Says writers must sign and date correspondence with full rank before they send it in to the War Department. Second part says commissioned officers drawing rations must have a certificate that they are for…

GLC05987.11

circa January 1861

Convention of the people of the state of Alabama

Broadside

Title: To the People of Alabama

Delegates to the Alabama Convention, convened to decide upon the issue of secession, "make public the reasons that actuate them in withholding their signatures from the Ordinance of Secession on the 11th day of January, 1861." Lists the names of thirty-two delegates to the Convention. Includes a list of paper prices. Published by the Montgomery Confederation. Illegible notation written in red pencil on verso.

GLC05987.13

29 October 1864

Allen, Henry Watkins, 1820-1866

Broadside

Title: To the planters and slave-owners of Louisiana.

Allen, Governor of Louisiana, implores slave owners to loan their slaves to construct fortifications on the Red River. Promises, "Your negroes will be well treated and well fed. They will be required to labor but sixty days, at the expiration of which time they will be dismissed and returned to their homes... Unless the negroes are promptly sent forward, they will be impressed- the country must be defended."

GLC05987.14

after 20 December 1860

South Carolina. Convention, 1860-1862

Broadside

Title: [South Carolina secession ordinance]

Printed by Evans and Cogswell. Announces secession, stating " ... the union now subsisting between South Carolina and other States, under the name of 'The United States of America,' is hereby dissolved." Secession was declared at Charleston, 20 December 1860, though a precise print date for this document is not listed. Printed in color on card stock, containing an image of South Carolina's flag.

GLC05987.15

27 December 1860

Dunovant, R. G. M., 1821-?

Broadside

Title: [Call for volunteers under General Order No. 4]

Printed broadside is part of the first call of troops for the Confederacy. Dated from "Headquarters" in Charleston. Order given by Adjutant and Inspector General Dunovant to various commanders to make a call of volunteers from "their commands." These commands seem to be militia units around South Carolina. Order given a week after South Carolina passed legislation to secede from the Union. Says to organize the volunteers into companies "according to the Section referred to above." Section 2 of an unknown act is printed above this order and it describes how units are to be created. Says…

GLC05987.16

15 July 1864

Broadside

Title: Memoriam of Capt. G. T. Burch

Broadside created as a memoriam for Captain George Tilley Burch of Co. I, 29th Georgia Regiment who was killed in the Battle of Atlanta. Died at City Hall Hospital on 13 July 1864 from wounds that pierced both his knees in a charge near Kenesaw Mountain. Says he was a graduate of Mercer College in 1861. Joined the army at Savannah, Georgia in August or September 1861 for a 3-year-term. Showed extreme fortitude during the Mississippi campaign and kept up his command in trying circumstances. Says he scorned "screening" himself during battle. Claims as an officer he was "strict, but ever just,…

GLC05987.17

February 1864

Chase, George, fl. 1864

Broadside

Title: To the veterans of the Confederate army

Asking for the public, especially soldiers, to furnish written accounts of "incidents of remarkable daring in battle, endurance, sufferings, sacrifices and other trials in imprisonment, camp, hospital or marches." Says if contributors want to wait until after the war to have their items published, they should say so. Also says diaries will be returned upon request. Would especially like to receive items from Southern women, "the Spartan-spirited daughters of the sunny South." Says the women "are worthy [of] the loving praise of a great, chivalric race." Addressed on verso to "Capt. Wm S. Keen…

GLC05987.18

6 November 1861

Fern, William, fl. 1861

Printed document signed

Title: [Confederate election ballot for Jefferson Davis as president]

Virginia electoral ticket endorsing Jefferson Davis for president and Alexander H. Stevens for vice president. Also lists John R. Edmunds of Halifax and Allen T. Caperton of Monroe "for the state at large," various men "for the districts," and Roger A. Pryor "for congress." Indicates that the election was on Wednesday, 6 November 1861. Signed by Fern on verso, presumably the voter who cast the ballot.

GLC05987.19

13 July 1864

Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880

Printed document signed

Title: [Authorization to pay Colonel A.L. Rives $30 to produce map]

Countersigned by the comptroller and auditor. Filled in form of the Department of Northern Virginia, Chief Engineer's Office authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay $30 ($10 in gold bullion) for a reproduction of Lieutenant M. McDonald's map of Richmond (see GLC 5987.20). It is to be made with "chloride or gold" through a "photographic process."

GLC05987.21