1864/06/12 - 1865/01/24

Gilpin, Sarah Lydia, 1802-1894

Diary

Title: Sarah Lydia Gilpin Diary 1864-1865

Pages numbered 383 - 664 In this volume, the author describes efforts to help freed slaves. 21 January 1865: "…brought an appeal for aid for the poor Negroes liberated by Sherman who are suffering in great need of everything. It is a gigantic undertaking but the north ought to do it or giving them freedom is a farce…busy after breakfast in taking out clothes for the poor Negroes at Savannah…"

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1865/07/10 - 1866/02/17

Gilpin, Sarah Lydia, 1802-1894

Diary

Title: Diary of Sarah Gilpin

Pages numbered 857 - 1139

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1867/08/06 -1868/03/16

Gilpin, Sarah Lydia, 1802-1894

Diary

Title: Sarah Lydia Gilpin Diary 1867-1868

Pages numbered 1444 - 1675 Note: Last page not numbered August 21, 1867: The author records this date as "my birthday and my dear father's death-day."

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1868/03/17 - 1868/12/31

Gilpin, Sarah Lydia, 1802-1894

Diary

Title: Diary of Sarah Lydia Gilpin 1868

56 p. numbered 1676 - 1732 32 p. blank 103 p. Unnumbered diary pages

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1869/09/02 - 1870/05/26

Gilpin, Sarah Lydia, 1802-1894

Diary

Title: Diary of Sarah Lydia Gilpin 1869-1870

Pages numbered 193 - 433

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1871/01/01 - 1871/08/21

Gilpin, Sarah Lydia, 1802-1894

Diary

Title: Diary of Sarah Lydia Gilpin 1871

Pages numbered 646 - 862

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1871/08/22 - 1872/05/18

Gilpin, Sarah Lydia, 1802-1894

Diary

Title: Diary of Sarah Lydia Gilpin 1872

Pages numbered 863 - 1095

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1874/10/23 - 1875/06/12

Gilpin, Sarah Lydia, 1802-1894

Diary

Title: Diary of Sarah Lydia Gilpin 1874

Pages numbered 1817 - 2032

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1879/05/13 - 1879/12/25

Gilpin, Sarah Lydia, 1802-1894

Diary

Title: Diary of Sarah Lydia Gilpin 1879

Pages numbered 4020 - 5087 Note: Break in numbering. 4099 followed by 5000

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1917/06/03-1918/11/05

Shepp, William, fl. 1917-1919

Diary

Title: William Shepp Diary 1917-1918

3 June 1917 - 2 June 1918. Begins with Shepp's enlistment on 5 June 1917. Mentions daily activities, such as calisthenics, army drills, physical examinations and vaccinations, attendance at church services, Bible study, and French class, and activities at the Y.M.C.A. 25 June "I am happy and contented more so than in civilian life." 28 June "Heard that we were to go to France in three weeks. Happy news! Bad dreams. 1 July "Went to church in the evening and heard the sermon, "Saving the Waste," preached, which ended by 3 churches petitioning the President to have no more grain made…

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1918/06/03 - 1918/10/20

Shepp, William, fl. 1917-1919

Diary

Title: William Shepp Diary 1918

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1918/12/08 - 1919/04/12

Shepp, William, fl. 1917-1919

Diary

Title: William Shepp Diary 1918-1919

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1919/04/20 - 1919/08/05

Shepp, William, fl. 1917-1919

Diary

Title: Willaim Shepp Diary 1919

.

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1826

Contemporains & Etranges, fl. 1826

Engraving

Title: Colored engraving of Thomas Jefferson

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[n.d.]

Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: Wife, Daughters & Son.

Marked "No 1"; seemingly first letter sent to family while on post. Reports on news about Sherman & Charleston having fallen.

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1865/02/24

Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: Mary [Armstrong, his wife].

Reporting on his arrival at the headquarters of the 9th Corps.

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1865/02/24

Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: Wife.

Reports that he is now at the front, describes conditions at front & shells bursting in air around him, spreads news of capture of Wilmington.

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1865/02/27

Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes being under enemy fire, ill health due to cold.

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1865/03/01

Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes how he felt being under fire.

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[1865]/03/02

Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: [?wife?].

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1865/03/04

Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: Mary [Armstrong].

Reports on rumor that Sherman has been defeated, hopes it isn't true, talks about great number of dead and burial procedures, remarks on slavery as the sin of the South.

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1865/03/05

Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: Mary [Armstrong].

Discusses his commanders & their religiosity, his preaching & religious ministering at the camp.

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1865/03/07

Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: Mary [Armstrong].

Talks about systematic pilfering of the Sanitary Commission by high ranking soldiers; also reports on seeing black troops: "Today for the first time I saw whole regiments of black troops…They appear quite as well on parade as their more thoroughly bleached 'brudders.' As soldiers they are not to be sneezed at I tell you…"

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1865/03/08

Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: Mary [Armstrong].

Reports various rumors about Sheridan's maneuvers. Also reports on nearby black uprising: "Our allies, the darkies, are evidently burning out their beloved Masters…"

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1865/03/09

Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes army medic routines & ambulances, describes desolation of landscape due to war.

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