9 December 1863

Edwards, Oliver, 1835-1904

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Eunice Lombard Edwards

Replies to his mother from head quarters, 37th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers. Comments on his location, noting that although he ordered his men to establish comfortable quarters, he does not think they will spend the winter there (possibly at Brandy Station). Notes that he has not received a letter from his wife, Annie, for one week. Mentions mail received from Carrie and Charlie (possibly his sisters Caroline and Charlotte Edwards). Notes that he may get a short leave before Christmas, and hopes to surprise his wife. Mentions his brother William, and other family members.

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1861-1865

Edwards, Oliver, 1835-1904

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Title: [Wrapper that previously contained letters from Oliver Edwards to his mother, Eunice Lombard Edwards]

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1876

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Title: The Reveille on the Line of Battle

Marked "Plate 1." Contains two images. Top half is titled "The Reveille on the Line of Battle," and the bottom half is titled "Tattoo in Camp." Top half depicts the line of battle at daylight. The regimental bugler stands on the crest of the hill playing the reveille to arouse the troops, who are lying on the ground wrapped in their blankets. In the middle distance a battery is seen with cassions and limbers in the rear. Bottom half depicts a moonlight scene. The regimental drum corps is beating "Tattoo," the signal of the men to retire to their tents. "Taps," the song for lights out, follows…

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1876

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Title: Commissary's Quarters in Winter Camp

Marked "Plate 2." The commissary sergeant is in the foreground weighing out rations of meat for the company cook. Structure to the left is an improvised stable built of pine boughs. The camp contains a log cabin and is situated on a lake, which is shown in the background. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.4 x 40.2 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title taken from table of contents.

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1876

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Title: Through the Wilderness

Marked "Plate 3." Depicts a team of 5 horses being whipped by their riders as they drag a wagon of supplies and a piece of artillery along a muddy lane in the forest. The wagon wheels are caked with mud. The body of a dead horse lies in the lower left foreground. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.8 x 40.2 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible.

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1876

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Title: A Wagoner's Shanty

Marked "Plate 4." Contains 3 separate images. Upper left image is titled "A wagoner's shanty," and shows a winter camp of a wagoner. The wagoner is chopping a log in front of his log cabin, which has an overhang of crossed branches and brush. At the top of the chimney is a wooden barrel where smoke is emanating. Two horses are tied to a post in the background. Upper right image is titled "The Deserted Picket-hut" and shows a desolate scene with a tent-like structure covered in dirt. Bottom image is titled "Mud Huts," and shows several huts with smoke emanating from chimneys topped by wooden…

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1876

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Title: The Pontoon Bridges

Marked "Plate 5." Depicts an army crossing two pontoon bridges over a river and closing up into column on a hill. The advance is pushing through the woods, which have caught fire. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.7 x 40.4 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Slight damage at bottom margin, probably from when the image was removed from the binding. Titles taken from the table of contents.

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1876

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Title: A Thirsty Crowd at the Old Spring House

Marked "Plate 6." Contains 2 images. Top half is titled "A Thirsty Crowd at the Old Spring House," and shows scene on the line of march on a hot day. Most of the men are in Zouave uniforms. Bottom half is titled "Newspapers for the Army - A Race for Camp,"and shows newsboys passing a picket station while on the road to camp with the latest news. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.3 x 39.7 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Titles taken from the table of contents.

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1876

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Title: The Leader of the Herd

Marked "Plate 7." Depicts cattle for army use being led by a Zouave butcher. Three other men with whips are riding along the line of cattle, which extends out of the view of the picture. Across the road can be seen the graves of two Union soldiers who died in a roadside skirmish. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.7 x 39.9 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Titles taken from the table of contents.

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1876

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

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Title: A Rainy Day on Picket

Marked "Plate 8." Contains 2 images. Left image is titled "A Rainy Day on Picket," and depicts a grizzled soldier leaning against a tree and staring off into the distance. He lets his rifle rest in the crook of his arm while his hands are shoved into his pockets. Right image is titled "Washing Day," and shows a hardened soldier marching next to a wagon with his rifle on his shoulder. A shirt and a sock hangs to dry from the rifle. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27 x 40.5 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Titles taken from the table of contents.

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1876

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Title: A Christmas Dinner

Marked "Plate 9." A lonely image of the outer picket line. An off-duty soldier next to a make shift shelter of pine boughs and fence rails cooks a meager meal and is tries to keep his hands warm. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.8 x 40.3 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Titles taken from the table of contents.

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1876

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Title: A Slave Cabin

Marked "Plate 10." Contains 3 images. Upper left image is titled "A Slave Cabin," and shows a shabby wooden shack with a makeshift canopy for a porch. Upper right image is titled "The Old Grist Mill," and shows a large clapboard mill with a very tall waterwheel and a stone foundation. Bottom image is titled "'Got any pies for sale, Aunty?'" and shows a Union soldier straggling from the line of march in a search of luxuries. The cabin the soldier is at has a roof that is caving in. The bottom picture is flanked on one side by the image of an enslaved person named "Sam" and flanked on the other…

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1876

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Title: The Newspaper Correspondent

Marked "Plate 11." Shows a rider traveling down a road in a forest with dispatches with news of a battle, ahead of a rival correspondent. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.5 x 40.3 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Titles taken from the table of contents.

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1876

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Title: Coffee Coolers

Marked "Plate 12." Shows a party of stragglers from the column which is seen marching over the hill in the distance. These are the men who are most likely to shirk a battle and were to be found with their regiments only when rations were to be served out, at a safe distance from the enemy. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.5 x 40.3 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.

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1876

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Title: Officers' Winter Quarters

Marked "Plate 13." Depcits officers waiting for dinner after dress parade. In the doorway the sergeant of the guard is seen reporting to the officer of the day. One officer is lounging is a chair with a newspaper in front of the fireplace. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.5 x 40.4 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.

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1876

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

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Title: A Scene on the Roadside Near Summer Camp

Marked "Plate 14." Depicts two calvarymen, who have just returned from scouting, having their horses shod. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.7 x 40.4 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.

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1876

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

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Title: Returning from Outpost Duty

Marked "Plate 15." Depicts a winter scene of a squad of troops returning from the picket line and who are seeking their quarters.. Shows snow-covered tents and one has a wooden chimney with a wood barrel at the top. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.7 x 40.4 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.

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1876

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

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Title: A Night March

Marked "Plate 16." Depicts the army going into action through the pinewoods. In the foreground a tree has been fired to give light for the march, and in the distance dense volumes of smoke are rolling up, the underbrush having caught fire from burning cartridges. Actual size of the image without the margins is 28.3 x 40.7 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.

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Title: A Halt in the Line of Battle

Marked "Plate 17." Depicts the lines having advanced and driven the enemy, whose dead are lying in front, from the field. A reinforcing column can be seen coming over the hill in the distance. Shells from the enemy's batteries are bursting in the air. Actual size of the image without the margins is 28.3 x 40.7 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.

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1876

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Title: The Rear of the Column

Marked "Plate 18." Depicts stragglers and wagon guards bringing up the rear while the wagon train is seen coming down the distant hill, with flankers thrown out to protect it from the enemy's horsemen. Depicts a Black man, possibly a freed enslaved person, among the lead figures. Actual size of the image without the margins is 28.3 x 40.7 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.

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1876

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

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Title: Stuck in the Mud

Marked "Plate 19." Contains 2 images. Top half titled "Stuck in the Mud," depicts a pontoon wagon with a boat stuck fast in the mud. A regiment of infantry is pulling on a rope attached to the head of the team, trying to drag them to firmer ground. Bottom image titled "A Flank March Across Country During a Thunder Storm," shows a drenched column of men marching. Actual size of the image without the margins is 28.3 x 40.7 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.

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1876

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

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Title: Fall in for Soup - Company Mess

Marked "Plate 20." Depicts a scene in winter camp, giving a general idea of the style of huts built and occupied by the troops. Shows a line of troops waiting to get soup. A wagon train is coming down the road from the distant camp on its way to the depot for forage. Actual size of the image without the margins is 28 x 40.3 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.

GLC02199.20

1876

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

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Title: Going into Camp at Night

Marked "Plate 21." Depicts column of troops marching over a hill in the distance. Background has fields filled with troops cooking supper. Two soldiers in the lower left foreground huddle around a fire. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.3 x 40.3 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.

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1876

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

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Title: On Picket at the River Bank

Marked "Plate 22." Has 3 images. Upper left image is titled "On Picket at the River Bank," and shows several large trees along the edge of a river with a solider standing next to one of them. Upper right image is titled "An Old Saw Mill," and shows mill with several wagons next to it. The wheel is not visible. Bottom image is titled "Wating for Something to Show Up," and depicts a scene behind a breastwork during a lull in a battle. The troops defending this position of the line are sleeping under their tents or lounging under the shade of trees and house. A lookout is posted in a tree to…

GLC02199.22

1876

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

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Title: The "Reliable Contraband"

Marked "Plate 23." A scene at the cavalry outpost. In the foreground, a Black enslaved person is leading an old horse and is seen hesitatingly imparting to anxious officers what little information he possesses of the enemy's movements. Cavalrymen and their horses are grouped about the house in the middle ground, and in the distance a look-out is sitting on his horse watching the road through the woods, in anticipation of the approach of the enemy. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.4 x 40.5 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from…

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