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Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 54 (April 16, 1863)]

A report excerpted from the True Delta, entitled "New Orleans as it Is," gives an account of the conditions and state of poverty in that city. Includes a printing of the "Address to the People of the Confederate States" by President Jefferson Davis...

GLC05959.09.171

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 55 (April 17, 1863)]

"An English View of the War," an article excerpted from the London Times, includes a subtitle which reads (partially damaged): "...The Strength of Charleston -- Vicksburg Impregnable -- An English View of the Yankee Conscription." In excerpts...

GLC05959.09.172

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 56 (April 18, 1863)]

"An Intercepted Document -- The African Slave Trade," reprinted from the New York Herald, describes a document addressed to the Confederate Commissioner at St. Petersburg, L.Q.C. Lamar, from the Confederate Secretary of State, Judah P. Benjamin. The...

GLC05959.09.173

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 59 (April 22, 1863)]

"Our Special Correspondence from Forrest's Brigade, Van Dorn's Command" includes subsections: "The Grand Review -- The Franklin Fight -- The Capture and Recapture of Freeman's Battery -- Col. Freeman Murdered -- A Solemn Scene, &c, &c."
"The Ruins...

GLC05959.09.174

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 60 (April 22, 1863)]

Special Evening Edition. Prints "A Severe Letter from Gen. Albert Pike to Gen. Holmes," in which GeneralAlbert Pike of Arkansas chastizes Major General Theophilus H. Holmes for various forms of misconduct. Includes a report concerning the Siege of...

GLC05959.09.175

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 61 (April 23, 1863)]

Contains an Act, approved by the Confederate Congress on April 11, 1863, concerning "Exemption of Certain Mail Contractors and Drivers of Mail Stages from Miitary Service, and Extension of Time for Receiving Proposals for Mail Service in the States...

GLC05959.09.176

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 64 (April 27, 1863)]

"The Tobacco Question" adds to a previous article "setting forth...some of the abuses of tobacco, its primary and secondary effects on the human system..." The "Special Army Correspondence" section contains "The Siege of Suffolk Continued -- List of...

GLC05959.09.177

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 68 (May 1, 1863)]

"Correspondence from Morgan's Command," includes "All the Particulars of the Yankee Raid on McMinnville -- Escape of Morgan and McCann, &c. &c." Another short piece, "Taking the Oath Under Protest," conveys a humorous anecdote about a "saucy, dashing...

GLC05959.09.178

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 70 (May 4, 1863)]

"Success of General Imboden: Yankees Retreating & Burning Their Stores" includes a report from General J.D. Imboden indicating that his forces are still in pursuit of the Union army. "Skirmish Below Kingston, N.C.," excerpted from the Chronicle and...

GLC05959.09.179

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 71 (May 5, 1863)]

"General Bragg's Report" provides updated information regarding a piece published a few days prior, "General Bragg's Official Report of the battle of Murfreesboro." "Forrest's Forces" describes a Yankee defeat by Confederate forces near Rome, led by...

GLC05959.09.180

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 72 (May 6, 1863)]

Includes a letter from S. P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, to the Loyal Union League in New York, under the title "The Negroes to be called into the Yankee Army, and to be made the Equals of the Yankees!" A telegram, published under the title...

GLC05959.09.181

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 27, no. 119, whole no. 3499 (January 20, 1862)]

Letter from Brigadier General Floyd to the army. News and gossip from Washington. Minutes from the City Council. Fighting with the Indians. Editorial and news on General Hebert. News from Pensacola and the latest bombardment.

GLC05959.51.018

[Photograph of General William J. Hardee]

Oval photograph of General Hardee (bearded and wearing epaulets) on one side of board and oval photograph of an unknown man on the verso. Date taken from document the photograph accompanied (GLC01179.01).

GLC01179.02

[Four Civil War documents related to John G. Walker and James Longstreet] [Decimalized .01-.04]

GLC01404

[Instructions on the use of ciphers and codes]

Discusses ciphers and the numerous ways their messages may be concealed. Date estimated from other items in the group. In a collection with a letter by James Longstreet to John G. Walker.

GLC01404.02

to Captain G.M. Bascom

Colonel Scammon of the 23rd Ohio writes Bascom, the Assistant Adjutant General in Charleston, West Virginia about room for stores in Princeton, Raleigh, and Fayette, West Virginia. Year inferred from Scammon's rank as Colonel.

GLC02414.099

[Scammon note]

Colonel Scammon of the 23rd Ohio notes done "A. Huddleston/Gauley/No./E.P. Scammon." Only dated the 3rd, year inferred from similar documents in the collection.

GLC02414.100

to Captain Levernig

Colonel Scammon of the 23rd Ohio writes to ask "Can you not let some of the Animals sent to McMillin bring Commissary & other supplies?" Only dated the 7th, year inferred from Scammon's rank as Colonel.

GLC02414.101

to Captain Gilmore

Colonel Scammon of the 23rd Ohio writes to report that 12 days forage was sent to Raleigh on 25 March and that two large shipments of oats are leaving for Raleigh tomorrow. Only dated the 3rd, year inferred from Scammon's rank as Colonel.

GLC02414.102

[Scammon endorsement on a letter from Marshall Darr]

Major and Provost Marshall Darr writes to Colonel Scammon of the 23rd Ohio to say that Major McPhail needs to know who his servants are. With autograph endorsement signed of Scammon giving the names of his two colored servants, William Woodyear, and...

GLC02414.103

to Lieutenant Gardner

Colonel Scammon of the 23rd Ohio writes to the AAQM (Acting Assistant Quarter Master) to instruct him to send tents. Only dated the 6th, year inferred from Scammon's rank as Colonel.

GLC02414.104

to Jacob Dolson Cox

Colonel Scammon of the 23rd Ohio writes General Cox commanding at Charleston, West Virginia to say thanks for the tents and that he will send for blankets. Only dated the 7th, year inferred from Scammon's rank as Colonel.

GLC02414.105

[Scammon endorsement on a manuscript document by Mrs. Abbot regarding property of Isaac H. Abbott destroyed by the federal troops]

Includes horses taken, a hog killed, a burned building, and all sorts of household goods and supplies destroyed or taken, reportedly by the 3rd provisional brigade. With signed autograph endorsement of Colonel Eliakim P. Scammon stating that Abbott...

GLC02414.106

to Eliakim P. Scammon

Possibly a telegram to General Scammon of the 23rd Ohio from Colonel White of the 12th Ohio Infantry. Asks simply "Commence to night or await your order." Date from docket. Might be a copy in Scammon's hand.

GLC02414.107

[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from Carr Bailey White]

Possibly a decoded cypher telegram to General Scammon of the 23rd Ohio from Colonel White of the 12th Ohio Infantry reporting on 4000 Confederate troops at Meadow Bluff. Might be a copy in Scammon's hand. With autograph endorsement signed in...

GLC02414.108