27 March 1868

Little, Henry S., 1823-1904

Document signed

Title: Senate Joint Resolutions, No. 1. State of New Jersey.

Signed by Little, President of the New Jersey Senate. Countersigned by A. O. Evans, Speaker of General Assembly. Joint resolutions withdrawing the consent of New Jersey to the proposed Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. Tied at top with blue ribbon, with purple paper border at top.

GLC06157.04

22 July 1864

Broadside

Title: Smith's Expedition Battle of Tupelo

Letter written by "F.H." (possibly Frederick Humphrey, chaplain of the 12th Iowa Regiment who was mustered into the regiment on 23 June 1864). "Letter from an Eye-Witness" details the victory of Union General Andrew Smith over Confederate Cavalry General Nathan Bedford Forrest from the point of view of the 12th Iowa. Narrative climaxes when "the tide of battle ebbs and flows beneath the hot rays of a July sun. Once more the rebel leaders urge their men to charge, but their men knew by bitter experience the men with whom they were fighting. Soon they break and escape to the woods." Goes on to…

GLC06157.07

circa 1861-1864

Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883

Broadside

Title: Who is responsible for the war? Who accountable for its horrors and desolations?

Excerpts from a speech by Stephens to the Georgia secession convention on January 31, 1861. (Stephens, who was opposed to secession, ended up becoming vice president of the Confederacy.) He tells the convention, "This step, once taken, can never be recalled; and all the baleful and withering consequences that must follow (as you will see) will rest on the Convention for all coming time." Includes a list of "warlike and treasonable acts" committed by the Southern states before President Lincoln was inaugurated, presented as evidence that Lincoln did not instigate the war, as claimed by the…

GLC06157.08

1861-1865

Header Record

Title: Collection of 13 Confederate imprints [decimalized]

GLC06158

7 December 1863

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

Pamphlet

Title: [President's Message from Jefferson Davis to the Confederate Congress]

After recounting various successes and failures, including comments on the capitulation of Vicksburg and Port Hudson, the fighting in Mississippi, and the Battle of Gettysburg, Davis discusses foreign relations at length. Other topics covered include: finances, the army, prisoner exchanges, the Trans-Mississippi Department, the navy, and enemy conduct. With "Rebel Archives" stamp from the Record Division of the War Department on the first page. Stab-stitched.

GLC06158.01

1864

Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891

Pamphlet

Title: Correspondence between the President and General Joseph E. Johnston together with that of the Secretary of War...

... (title continues) and the Adjutant and Inspector General, during the months of May, June and July, 1863. Includes correspondence between Johnston and Confederate President Jefferson Davis concerning Johnston's actions in Mississippi during spring and summer of 1863. Includes correspondence from Johnston's command at Jackson, which fell to the Union 14 May 1863. Much correspondence pertains to the reinforcement Vicksburg, Mississippi, which fell to the Union 4 July 1863. Also includes correspondence from James A. Seddon, Confederate Secretary of War. Contains correspondence to General…

GLC06158.02

1861

Georgia. Convention of the People (1861 : Milledgeville, Ga. and Savannah, Ga.)

Book

Title: Journal of the public and secret proceedings of the Convention of the people of Georgia, ...

Title continues, " ... held in Milledgeville and Savannah in 1861. Together with the ordinances adopted." Published by order of the convention by Boughton, Nisbet & Barnes, state printers. In original bright green wrappers. Tight paper binding; handle with care. Includes proceedings of the Convention and Governor Brown's correspondence with President Davis regarding states' rights.

GLC06158.03

1864

Fowler, W. H. (William Henry), 1826-1867

Pamphlet

Title: Guide for Claimants of Deceased Soldiers

Written by Colonel Fowler as Superintendent of Army Records and Agent to Adjust the Claims of Deceased Soldiers for the State of Alabama. Printed by George P. Evans & Co. A guide for southern families to claim the bodies and personal possessions of their sons killed on the battlefield. Printed on brown Confederate "necessity" paper. Back cover lists topics found in the pamphlet, including a list of laws of Congress dealing with claims, various rules for making claims, and a discussion of logistical issues involved, etc. Stamped as deaccessioned from the University of Vermont Library.

GLC06158.04

1861

Pamphlet

Title: The School of the Guides, for Use of the Army of the Confederate States, with Questions

Drill and marching manual. Printed by Brawner & Putnam in Griffin, Georgia and John M. Cooper & Co. in Savannah, Georgia. Engraving and printing by H.P. Hill & Co. in Griffin, Georgia. Original green muslin wrapper with patriotic label featuring the Confederate national flag. Contains 28 illustrations throughout. Inscription inside front cover shows Union ownership information (apparently captured): "Frank T. Campbell, Capt. Co. 'B' 40th Iowa Infty. Reg. July 24, 1864."

GLC06158.05

1862

Richardson, George W., 1819-1891

Pamphlet

Title: Speech of George W. Richardson, of Hanover, in Committee of the Whole, on the report of the Committee on federal relations, in the convention of Virginia, April 4, 1861.

Virginia secession pamphlet listing reasons why the state should leave the union. A passionate defense of the southern way of life, calling on Virginians to lend their complete support to the Confederacy. Blames the North for having imposed the institution of slavery on the South. Contains detailed listing by county of all slaves in Virginia on page 27. Printed at the Whig Book and Job Office. In original dark blue wrappers.

GLC06158.06

1861

Smith, William Russell, 1815-1896

Book

Title: The History and Debates of the Convention of the People of Alabama, Begun and held in the City of Montgomery, on the seventh Day of January, 1861; ....

Title continues, " ... in which is preserved the speeches of the secret sessions, and many valuable state papers." Includes Alabama's secession and ordinance of secession, its proposal reopening the African slave trade, sending troops to Florida, ratification of the Confederate Constitution, and the provisional and permanent government of the Confederate States. Compiled by William R. Smith, one of the delegates from Tuscaloosa. Printed in Montgomery by White, Pfister & Co., Tuscaloosa by D. Woodruff, and Atlanta by Wood, Hanleiter, Rice & Co.

GLC06158.07

1861

Thornwell, James Henley, 1812-1862

Pamphlet

Title: The state of the country

Authored by Thornwell, D.D., as a professor of theology at the Columbia, South Carolina Theological Seminary. Concerns the secession of South Carolina and other states that might follow; defends slavery in the South. Addressed on back cover to Rev. R. L. Stanton in Chillicothe, Ohio, on March 28, 1861, with canceled stamp. Yellow wrappers.

GLC06158.08

1865

Chaudron, A. de V. (Adelaide de Vendel), fl. 1865

Book

Title: Chaudron's Spelling Book

Full title is "Chaudron's Spelling Book; Carefully Prepared for Family and School Use." Printed by S. H. Goetzel. Top and bottom of recto says "Fifth Edition - Fortieth Thousand." The famous children's spelling book with its covers printed on the reverse side of wallpaper. A pocket size spelling book with numerous woodblock illustrations. Preface claims this book has become the uniform speller in the South and that "In former times, the country was overrun with an endless number of competition School Books in ever line of instruction. The present condition of the country has delivered us from…

GLC06158.09

1862

Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893

Pamphlet

Title: Correspondence between the mayor and federal authorities relative to the occupation of New Orleans, together with the proceedings of the common council

Correspondence of Monroe, mayor of New Orleans, with Butler and Farragut, relating to the surrender and early occupation of New Orleans. Accounts of the meetings of the Common Council of New Orleans also included. Printed at the Bulletin Book and Job Office.

GLC06158.10

12 October 1864

Lockhart, H.C., fl. 1864

Broadside

Title: [Instructions for enrolling and impressing slaves]

Circular issued by Lieutenant Colonel Lockhart, Commandant for Alabama. These orders are intended for County Enrolling Officers and Impressing Agents. Instructions are provided regarding the impressment of enslaved people. "Assistants... will listen with respect to the complaints of slave owners, touching the action of their duties, and investigate and decide upon the same before the slaves of such owners are sent to Selma or Montgomery. But, while exercising great care to distribute this burden with equity and justice, they will also exercise due firmness and vigilance that their…

GLC06158.11

1860

De Bow, James Dunwoody Brownson, 1820-1867

Pamphlet

Title: The interest in slavery of the Southern non-slaveholder. The right of peaceful secession. The character and influence of abolitionism.

Printed by Evans & Cogswell. Stab-stitched. Debow, a publisher and statistician, issues a pro-slavery and pro-secession polemic. Tries to convince non-slaveholders to uphold the institution of their "section," the South. Uses several arguments to present his case, including: "The non-slaveholder knows that as soon as his savings will admit, he can relieve his wife from the necessities of the kitchen and the laundry, and his children from the labors of the field."

GLC06158.12

1861

Broadside

Title: Fort Sumpter

Printed text of patriotic Confederate song celebrating the taking of Fort Sumter. Details events of the bombardment, including the death of two Union soldiers during Anderson's final salute to the United States flag. Illustrated with the first Confederate national flag flying in the breeze. Sung to the tune of "Dearest Mae." The chorus warns "Uncle Abe...ne'er invade our Southern soil."

GLC06158.13

1862

LeLouterel, François-Philippe, 1789-1874

Book

Title: Manual of Military Reconnaissances, Temporary Fortification and Partisan Warfare, for Officers of Infantry and Calvary

Translated from the French by John M. Richardson. Title page says Richardson was formerly a major in 21st North Carolina Regiment and is now a professor of mathmatics at Georgia Military Institute. Printed by J. McPherson & Co., Publishers. Contains 8 folding plates and 22 other illustrations. Divided into four parts: military reconnaisance, military topography, temporary fortifications, and partisan warfare. In original muslin wrappers.

GLC06159.01

1864

Confederate States of America. Navy

Book

Title: Ordnance instructions for the Confederate States Navy

Title continues: "relating to the preparation of vessels of the war for battle, to the duties of officers and others when at quarters, to ordnance and ordnance stores, and to gunnery." Published by order of the Navy Department in London by Saunders, Otley, & Co. at 66 Brook Street, West. Third edition. Book contains 171 pages of text and an appendix of 109 pages (paginated in roman numerals and ending in cix). Index at front provides an alphabetical listing of subjects in the book, ranging from Accoutrements to Exercise to Yeoman. Text contains 14 diagrams of naval guns marked diagram A-N…

GLC06159.02

1863

Cruger, Jefferson, fl. 1863

Header Record

Title: [Collection of Jefferson Cruger, A company, 29th regiment, Wisconsin, infantry] [word processed inventory available] [Decimalized .01- .09]

Collection includes a diary accompanied by personal items: 1 cased photograph, 1 framed photograph, 1 tin type photograph, 1 belt buckle, 1 calico handkerchief, 1 small American flag, 1 pocket comb, and 1 piece of fabric (part of uniform?).

GLC06160

5 May 1862

Smith, Henry W., 1836-1869

Map

Title: [Manuscript Civil War map of the Battle of Williamsburg]

Shows the troop positions of forces under Union generals Philip Kearney and Joseph Hooker, as well as the Confederate line. Also shows the open field where the combatants met, Fort Magruder, and other structures. Smith is identified on the docket as "Bvt. Col. Henry W. Smith." He joined the 66th Pennsylvania Volunteers in March 1862. The Battle of Williamsburg took place on 5 May 1862. Major Henry W. Smith (1836-1869) gained notoriety in 1865 for helping to capture Lewis Payne and Mrs. Surratt, who were tried and hanged for involvement in the Lincoln assassination.

GLC06161

7 December 1862

Brooks, Alfred F., fl. 1862

Map signed

Title: [Manuscript Civil War map of the Battle of Murfreesboro]

Hand-colored map depicting Confederate and Union troop and artillery positions, and the location of a hospital. Brooks was the Acting Topographical Engineer, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, 14 Army Corps.

GLC06162

1861

Wenderoth, & Taylor, fl. 1861-1864

Photograph

Title: Major Gen. Meade

Oval half-length print of George G. Meade as major general. Adhered on square mount, sepia toned.

GLC06163

1865

Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901

Photograph

Title: Albumen photograph with Gen. Harrison as commander of 1st Brigade, 20th Corps + signed note

Portrait group showing Harrison on the far left standing next to the seated General Harrison and two other officers. With a bequest note on verso, ANS of Mrs. Eva Cogswell (General Cogswell's widow) giving it to Gen. Harrison's daughter Elizabeth on 15 April 1901.

GLC06164

1864

Ryder, J. F., fl. 1864

Photograph

Title: [103rd Ohio infantry flag held by the colonel's daughter]

Printed box on verso for tax stamp.

GLC06165