January 21, 1863

Confederate States of America. Congress

Printed document

Title: A bill to be entitled an act to declare what persons shall be exempt from military service

Conferate act listing all person and professions exempted from military service, with amendments at the end.

GLC08980.03

January 22, 1863

Confederate States of America. Congress

Printed document

Title: A bill to be entitled an act to increase and strengthen the army of the Confederate States.

Confederate act granting the President the power to call slaves "to serve as teamsters, cooks, laborers and hospital nurses" in the Confederate Army.

GLC08980.04

19 February 1863

Confederate States of America. Congress

Printed document

Title: A bill to be entitled an act in relation to substitutes in the army.

Repealing an act allowing for substitutes in the Confederate Army.

GLC08980.05

January 28, 1864

Confederate States of America. Congress

Printed document

Title: A bill to be entitled an act amendatory of an act entitled, "An Act to put an end to the exemption from military service of those who have heretofore furnished substitutes," approved January 5, 1864

Confederate act allowing farmers producing "grain and provisions" to continue to send substitutes to fight for them, even though subsititutes have been banned for other men.

GLC08980.06

24 December 1864 circa

Confederate States of America. Congress

Printed document

Title: A bill to be entitled an act to provide for organizing, arming and disciplining the militia of the Confederate States, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the Confederate States, and for calling them forth to execute the laws of the Confederate States, suppress insurrections and repel invasions.

Confederate act enrolling all able bodied men of in the army, except those that have special exemptions. Also details the organization and hierarchy of the Confederate army, lists those who are exempted from service, gives the President the power to call the militia.

GLC08980.07

January 10 1865

Confederate States of America. Congress

Printed document

Title: An act to provide for the more efficient execution of conscription, and for the arrest of deserters and absentees from the armies

Confederate bill presented by the minority of a Congressional Committee on conscription, with a request that this bill be passed, instead of the bill propossed by the majority of the committee. Bill would order a Bureau of Conscription formed at Richmond, details the workings of the Bureau, and other matters related to conscription.

GLC08980.08

January 10, 1865

Confederate States of America. Congress

Printed document

Title: A bill to be entitled an act to regulate the business of conscription

Confederate act ordering that "the bussines of conscription" be overseen by each state individually, reporting back to the President. Also details conscription process and abolishes the Bureau of Conscription.

GLC08980.09

February 14, 1865

Confederate States of America. Congress

Printed document

Title: A bill to amend an act to organize forces to serve during the war.

Confederate act discharging the oldest soldiers, conscripting seventeen year olds, and encouraging soldiers who have left the army to return.

GLC08980.10

January 1863

Header Record

Title: Two Confederate resolutions proclaiming Southern independence condemning the Emancipation proclamation [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC08981

January 13, 1863

Confederate States of America. Congress

Printed document

Title: Joint resolutions on the pending war, and matters appertaining thereto

Confederate resolution stating they will only accept peace if they remain an independant and recognized nation, and if the Emancipation Proclimation is revoked. Peace talks can not begin until "the friends of peace in the North shall grow strong enough to constrain Abraham Lincoln and his flagitious Cabinent to withdraw said proclamation."

GLC08981.01

January 20, 1863

Confederate States of America. Congress

Printed document

Title: Resolutions respecting the present war, and the causes leading thereto

Confederate resolution proclaiming the South will "forever remain free," condemning the Emancipation Procliation, and blaming the Civil War on Northern fanatics, "the Black Republican party." States "The war now existing between the Confederate States and the United States, had its origins from bad and wicked fanatics, known as the abolition party...they not only made war upon the institution of slavery, but went so far as to proclaim the equality of the black with the white race, thus adding the grossest insults to the past and contemplated injuries to the Southern people." Lincoln's…

GLC08981.02

23 July 1877

Courtney, Fred, fl. 1877

Autograph letter signed

Title: to P. Sanford

Reports that his regiment, the First Infantry, along with the twenty-second, have chased Sitting Bull into Canada. "We were out for 40 days with the 22nd along the little Missouri where we found a new camp of 60 lodges of Indians we followed them up through the Bad lands but had to give up the chase as we could not bring the train along. they were on their way to join Sitting Bull who has crossed over to Canada and is going to remain their the British told him he had to decide whether he would remain there or the United States, so he concluded to remain in Canada and promises not to return…

GLC08982

January 7, 1862

Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893

Manuscript document signed

Title: Field return of the first corps Army of the Potomac commanded by General Beaugregard

Breakdown of Confederate Army by rank, force, and fitness for duty. From major generals (2) to "Musicians" (252) and "Privates" (15, 234).

GLC08983

September 17, 1829

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Philip Hone

Opposed to a counter-revolution in France, and mentions attacks on himself. "The papers will inform you of the toiles in which France has Been Unexpectedly thrown by a Counter Revolutionary intrigue, and of the neccessity we are under to oppose it." Also "in the Gazette and guardiene you may find among many lies the effusions of disappointment and Rage," and Lafayette himself "has Been a principal bull of these feelings because he is considered as a principal obstacle to these designs, you will easily conceive." Also gives an introduction for an acquaintance who will be doing business in the…

GLC08984

May 4, 1865

Brown, George T., 1820-1880

Document signed

Title: [Card admitting family of Orlando Kellog to Presidential inauguration]

Card admitting Kellogg and his family to the inauguration of President Lincoln.

GLC01423.03

31 July 1850

Ewing, Philemon, 1820-1896

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William T. Sherman

Writes to Sherman in Washington D.C. about family matters. Wants Sherman to tell Ellen (Sherman's wife and Ewing's sister) that she cannot write too often. Mentions a nominee for Congress that he is confident will be elected, Col. Philadelph Van Trump, who was from Lancaster, Ohio. Addressed to "Dear Cump," Sherman's nickname. Docket in pencil, possibly added at a later date.

GLC03601.01

30 June 1903

Moore, John, 1826-1907

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Molly Kelly

He refers to family, and recounts their travels.

GLC04195.53

1861-1865

Moore, John, 1826-1907

Autograph manuscript

Title: to James Kelly

Contains several fragments, probably from the same letter written to James Kelly.

GLC04195.55

12 May 1865

Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869

Telegram

Title: to Edwards Pierrepoint

Clerical telegram requesting Pierrpont prosecute Horace Greeley for "persistent effort the last four (4) weeks to incite assassins to finish wheir work by murdering me." Asks him to "secure copies of all Tribunes published since the night after the President's murder. Stanton wrote this telegram in Washington and it was transcribed by the American Telegraph Company in New York.

GLC04452.02

13 May 1865

Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869

Telegram

Title: to Edwards Pierrepont and J. B. Cutting

Clerical telegram stating Stanton has "proof of express personal malice against me by Greeley and Believe that I can establish a combination between him & others which may end in accomplishing my death as it did against Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Seward." Wants Pierrepont to prosecute Horace Greeley for what Stanton sees as Greeley's attempt to incite others to murder him. Stanton wrote this telegram in Washington and it was transcribed by the American Telegraph Company in New York.

GLC04452.03

circa 1893-1903

Photograph

Title: [Copied photograph of the Washington, D. C. Williiam Tecumseh Sherman memorial]

Photograph of the monument, dedicated in 1893, created by sculptor Carl Rohl-Smith. The page on which the photograph is printed appears to have been torn from a book.

GLC05466.02

27 October 1777

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Landon Carter

Signed twice by Washington. Discusses his campaign, the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Red Bank and Saratoga, and the danger of being captured. "at the same time that I assure you, that, It is not my wish to avoid any danger which duty requires me to encounter I can as confidently add, that it is not my intention to run unnecessary risques." On the Battle of Germantown: "After driving the Enemy from their Incampment - possessing their ground - and being, as we thought, upon the point of grasping victory, it was snatched from us....a very heavy atmostphere [sic], aided by the smoke of…

GLC07115.01

9 October 1864 - 21 May 1865

Thomas, Benjamin F., 1831-1918

Diary

Title: [Diary of Benjamin F. Thomas]

Book intended for use as diary for 1864. Earliest entry near back of book for November 1864, then returns to front of book for start of 1865. Last entry is two weeks before Thomas is mustered out. No entries from 27 March 1865 through 9 April 1865. Entries detail troop movement, battles, observations, as well as personal affairs. Discusses Sherman in Carolina and Georgia, Joseph Johnston's surrender, Lincoln's assassination, and operations after Appomattox. Written in pencil. Book was printed by "A. Liebenroth & Von Auw." Black binding. End of diary contains Thomas' financial…

GLC01016.01

1861-1865

Photograph

Title: [Photograph of Benjamin F. Johnson]

Photograph showing Benjamin F. Thomas as an old man. Housed with diary GLC01016.01.

GLC01016.02

circa 1760-1785

Sylvester, Deborah, fl. 1760-1785

Manuscript document

Title: [Weaving pattern]

Date inferred from Sylvester's journal (GLC01144.01). Includes columns and rows, and indicates number of threads to use. Writes "tread this as it is heavy" above the pattern. Indicates that this pattern is possibly intended for "muslen net."

GLC01144.02.01