17 February 1876

Febiger, George Lea, 1822-1891

Autograph document signed

Title: to Mrs. John D. Townsend

Febiger, who served as major and paymaster in the United States Army during the Civil War, informs Mrs. Townsend: "I regret exceedingly that it will not be in my power to accept your kind invitation for the evening of the 22d instant. With my best wishes for the success of the praiseworthy object of the St. John's Guild..."

GLC00468.05

May 14, 1864

Lowndes, Lloyd Jr., 1845-1905

Autograph letter signed

Title: to E.M. Tunstill

Reports the latest war occurrences. Writes that "Lee got whipped" and "Sherman had whipped Johns[t]on." With green stamp on front.

GLC00468.06

August 25, 1863

Clemens, William, fl. 1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Captain Flagg

William Clemens was a wounded soldier looking to draw his pay while in the hospital. With note from Captain Flagg on back, dated August 30. Written from USA General Hospital in New York.

GLC00468.07

June 1863

Rhode Island. 2nd Regiment

Document signed

Title: Report of commissioned officers

Signed by the surgeon in charge of the 2nd Division hospital.

GLC00468.08

circa 1865

Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906

Ephemera

Title: [Calling card signed by Schurz]

GLC00468.09

20 February 1863

Tyler, Robert, fl. 1863

Autograph endorsement signed

Title: [Confederate States of America bond].

Endorsed by Confederate States of America Register of the Treasury Tyler. With engraved portrait of General Thomas J. Jackson. Bond no. 29246 for $1,000. Labelled "Loan."

GLC00468.10

10/4/1864

Falconer, William, fl. 1863

Document signed

Title: to E. B. [Branch]

Falconer, an Officer in Command, requests transportation for 380 men to Goldsboro, North Carolina, from [Branch?], Assistant Quartermaster at Petersburg.

GLC00468.11

1865 ca.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Photograph

Title: Vignette bust carte de visite portrait

Possibly retouched or an engraving based on Brady.

GLC00241.01

1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: Camp of the 10th Massachusetts Regt., near Washington [stereocard]

GLC00242.20

1782 after

United States. Continental Congress.

Book

Title: Journals of Congress. Containing the proceedings from January 1, 1777

Probably a later edition; Evans 16138 describes a Philadelphia Dunlap edition.

GLC00219.03

[1781]

United States. Continental Congress.

Book

Title: Journals of Congress, and of the United States in Congress assembled

Evans 17767 (ref. for Claypoole Phila. printing)

GLC00219.07

[1787-88]

United States. Continental Congress.

Book

Title: Journal of the United States in Congress assembled...

Evans 21526 ; first issue with misprint "Index to vol. XIV."

GLC00219.13

1864 ca.

Geary, John White, 1819-1873

Photograph

Title: Albumen photograph of John Geary in uniform by Henssey & Co.

Geary commanded the XII Corps at Gettysburg. He restored order to San Francisco but failed to do the same as territorial governor of Kansas. After the Civil War he was governor of Pennsylvania.

GLC00235

1862 ca.

Studly, George, fl. 1862

Photograph signed

Title: Full length standing carte de visite portrait, in uniform, with painted backdrop

Signed in ink on recto: "George Studly of Ellsworth."

GLC00241.02

1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: Half-length seated carte de visite portrait of John Wilkes Booth

Imprint of R.A. Miller, Boston, on verso.

GLC00241.05

1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: Hide and Fat Depot for the Government, Cedar Leval, Va. [stereocard]

GLC00242.02

1864 ca.

Stoneman, George B., 1822-1894

Photograph

Title: Gen. George Stoneman and staff near Fair Oaks, June 1862 [stereocard]

From Photographic History series of reproduction, ca. 1890.

GLC00242.15

1865 ca.

Dix, John Adams, 1798-1879

Photograph

Title: Gen. John A. Dix [stereocard]

GLC00242.17

1864 ca.

Wright, Horatio G., 1820-1899

Photograph

Title: General Wright, commander of the "Bloody Sixth Corps" [stereocard]

Wright took command of the Sixth Corps in 1864 with the death of Sedgewick.

GLC00242.18

1864 ca.

McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864

Photograph

Title: Where General McPherson was killed [at Atlanta] [stereocard]

GLC00242.19

1837/10/03

United States. Department of State

Pamphlet

Title: Annexation of Texas. Message from the President of the United States, In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 13th instant, respecting an Annexation of Texas to the United States.

Complies with the House of Representatives request for the President to report his opinion on whether or not Texas should be annexed to the United States, whether Texas has proposed anything and what the United States' response was, and, if so, to provide any relevant correspondence. Prints three related items of correspondence: two letters from General Memucan Hunt, the Texas minister at Washington, to Secretary of State John Forsyth, dated 4 August 1837 and 12 September 1837, and one from Forsyth to Hunt dated 25 August 1837. From the U.S. 25th Cong., 1st Sess., House of Representatives.…

GLC00267.099

1838/02

Massachusetts, General Court, Joint Committee on the Annexation of Texas

Pamphlet

Title: Report on the annexation of Texas to the United States

Also appears under the title: Senate documents (Massachusetts. General Court. Senate) ; no. 50. Report made by the Joint Committee, which had been referred the "Governor's address as relates to the resolutions of Rhode Island concerning the annexation of Texas to the Union and petitions from citizens desiring the Massachusetts legislature to protests against the annexation. Voices opposition to the annexation on constitutional grounds. Most pages uncut.

GLC00267.100

1863, 1866

Abbott, John Stevens Cabot, 1805-1877

Header Record

Title: The history of civil war in America

Two volume history of the Civil War, the first volume published during the war. Claims to be "a full and impartial account of the origin and progress of the rebellion." Book is "Illustrated with maps, diagrams, and numerous steel engravings of battle scenes, from original designs by Darley, and other eminent artists, and portraits of distinguished men." First volume published in New York, New York by Henry Bill, second volume published in Springfield, Massachusetts by Gurdon Bill.

GLC00267.219

1864, 1867

Crafts, William August, 1819-1906

Header Record

Title: The Southern rebellion: being a history of the United States from the commencement of President Buchanan's administration through the war for the suppression of the rebellion

Published by Samuel Walker. Copyright 1863. Two volumes, illustrated with steel engravings. Contains "a record of political events, military movements, campaigns, expeditions, battles, skirmishes, etc. prepared from official documents and other authentic sources."

GLC00267.250

1895, 1896

Higginson, Thomas W., 1823-1911

Header Record

Title: Massachusetts in the army and navy during the war of 1861-65

II Nevins 151, Union bookshelf 43.

GLC00267.264