17 October 1864

Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Pegram

Confederate General Early sends General Pegram an order for a two day delay of troop movements at Cedar Creek. Though Early routed the VII and XIX Army Corps two days later, the delay gave General Sheridan time to arrive and reinforce the Union position.

GLC08269

circa 1864

Schumpert, Amos K., fl. 1864

Header Record

Title: [Collection of 6 letters from a Georgia officer to his wife.] [Decimalized .01- .06]

Schumbert, a Georgia officer and plantation owner, writes six letters to his wife describing daily activities and detailing futile Confederate military efforts, under the command of General Meloy, to turn back Sherman's forces: "[I]t seems that we cannot check the Yankies anywhere."

GLC08270

September 1862

Frontz, William, fl. 1862

Broadside

Title: [Poster for missing Union officer].

Hughsville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania "Information Wanted" poster for missing Orderly Sargent Richard A. Sanders, Co. F, 106th Pennsylvania Volunteers, wounded during the Antietam campaign at the Battle of Sharpsville.

GLC08271

28 July 1862

Satterlee, George, fl. 1862

Broadside

Title: [Army of the Potomac Volunteer Memento].

Multi-colored sheet music containing Union private Co. A 104th New York Volunteers soldier's letter regarding friendly fire deaths.

GLC08272

21 February 1862

Loomis, Richard B., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Private Loomis of Co. H. 21st Massachusetts Volunteers describes in detail the capture of Roanoke Island, North Carolina, under the command of General Foster.

GLC08273

10 April 1862

Angiers, Frank, fl. 1862

Autograph letter

Title: to Mrs. Frank Angiers

Union private, Co. B., 52nd Illinois Volunteers, describes the Battle of Shiloh: "Our loss is very heavy but the enemy's exceeds our 3 to 1."

GLC08274

09 October 1863

Barnum, Theodore H., fl. 1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lori

Barnum, of the Sutler Department, 8th Conn. Volunteers, Army of the James, Portsmouth, Virginia, writes about the local slave population and African-American troops: "There are two are three Negro Regts close by here. The white soldiers don't like them much...".

GLC08275

circa 1864-1865

Work, Henry Clay, fl. 1864-1865

Broadside

Title: Marching Through Georgia.

Famous anthem celebrating Sherman's 1864 march from Atlanta to Savannah. Publisher unknown.

GLC08276

1864-1865 circa

Header Record

Title: [Collection of 2 items celebrating Sherman's March to the Sea.]

GLC08277

21 April 1864

Loomis, Richard B., fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Private Loomis, Co. H, 21st Massachusetts Volunteers, describes his activities ranging after returning from a furlough in Boston to Grant's advance on Richmond. Includes references to African-American troops and shooting of deserters.

GLC08278

July 05, 1828

Header Record

Title: [Collection of 3 items regarding Indian Affairs] [Decimalized .01- .02]

GLC08279

1783-1815

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

Document signed

Title: [Check written out to Robert Fulton].

$500 check from Robert Livingston to Robert Fulton, possibly for steamboat work. Countersigned by Robert Fulton.

GLC08280

1585-1763

Bradstreet, Simon, ?-1697

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Indenture of Adam Martin].

Indenture placing Adam Martin as an appertance to James Wood for 19 years. Countersigned by Samuel Sewall.

GLC08281

1861-1865

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Oliver Hoyt

Discusses replacing commissioner of Indian affairs due to public pressure.

GLC08282

19 October 1903

Harding, Warren G., 1865-1923

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Widenthall

Harding writes a humorous letter: "My musical taste is libeled, for I love Hiawata...I have kept that Hebrew story in cold storage to date, but hence forth I shall flaunt it and defy you...."

GLC08283

1861-1865

Object

Title: tax stamps

Internal Revenue Proprietary 3 cent tax stamps. Printed in green with image of George Washington.

GLC00592.01

5 September 1781

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Cornelius Vandenburgh

Communicates order from General Henry Knox for Vandenburgh to guard listed pieces of ordnance on the way to Christiana. If he is not relieved then, he is to take the ordnance to an officer at Head of Elk. Artificers will accompany the pieces in case there is a need for repair. The supplies were going down the Washington-Rochambeau route southward toward Yorktown. Shaw was aide-de-camp to Knox. Vandenburgh was a captain in the 14th Regiment of the Albany County Militia.

GLC02437.01166

9 February 1889

Andrews, George L., 1828-1899

Autograph letter signed

Title: to H. K. Green

After reading the letter from Robert E. Lee addressed to his son Boo (George Washington Custis Lee) at West Point (GLC07081.01), Andrews confirms that it is the sort of letter he would have suspected from Lee. Also reports that G.W.C. Lee was the only son of Lee's enrolled at West Point in 1851. Andrews erroneously believes that the Lee referred to in "that slanderous report against the room of those fine Cadets Lee, Wood, & Turnbull" was Stephen G. Lee, son of Thomas Lee of South Carolina. Andrews was possibly the George L. Andrews who taught French at West Point from 1871 to 1892.…

GLC07081.02

18 September 1889

Andrews, George L., 1828-1899

Autograph letter signed

Title: to H.K. Green

Provides additional information on the letter from Robert E. Lee addressed to his son Boo (George Washington Custis Lee) at West Point (GLC07081.01). Andrews reports that neither Colonel John M. Wilson, the Superintendent of West Point, who was on General George McClellan's staff, nor McClellan himself know about the disciplinary proceedings against William Lee for having alcohol in his quarters. Suggests that answers may be obtainable from a Mr. Nickolls or the records of the War Department. Andrews was possibly the George L. Andrews who taught French at West Point from 1871 to 1892. Green…

GLC07081.03

6 April 1891

Andrews, George L., 1828-1899

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Coster

Reports continued research and suggests other to contact regarding the letter from Robert E. Lee addressed to his son Boo (George Washington Custis Lee) at West Point (GLC07081.01). Andrews was possibly the George L. Andrews who taught French at West Point from 1871 to 1892. Coster is possibly the Lincoln collector of that name.

GLC07081.04

January 17, 1865

Johnson, James F., fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jefferson Davis

Co-signed by Hugh W. Sheffey, Speaker of the House of Delegates. Asserts the General Assembly of Virginia's decision to continue supporting Davis in the war. States that if necessary, all the resources of the Commonwealth will be used to achieve independence. Docketing on the reverse states the General Assembly of Virginia recommends the appointment of Robert E. Lee as commander in chief of the army of the Confederate States. James F. Johnson signed as the President Pro (Tem?) of the Senate.

GLC00041.01

January 24, 1865

Gordon, William, Jr., fl. 1865

Document signed

Title: [Robert E. Lee Resolution adopted January 24, 1865]

Resolution of the General Assembly regarding the publication of the appointment of General Robert E. Lee to the command of the armies of the Confederate states.

GLC00041.02

February 6, 1865

Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876

Document

Title: General Orders No. 3

Printed copy of orders appointing Robert E. Lee as General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States.

GLC00041.03

1863

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

Pamphlet

Title: The Conscription Act: a Series of Articles Communicated to the Journal of Commerce

Published by the Loyal Publication Society of New York. Number 7 in a series. Printed by William C. Bryant & Co. A.F. Warburton reported the text of Butler's speech. Major-General Butler refers to the Confederate States as "alien enemies" who are "carrying on war against us." Suggests the only way to end the war is to re-revolutionize the seceded states and have them ask to come back to the Union. Concludes by stating that citizens should stand by their government regardless of the mistakes that government has made. Speech was given at an honorary reception for Butler, hosted by…

GLC01265.01

circa 1863

Lieber, Francis, 1800-1872

Pamphlet

Title: Slavery, plantations, and the yeomanry

Pamphlet No. 29 in a series published by the Loyal Publication Society of New York. Basing his argument on Joseph Kay's work "Social Condition and Education of the people of England," Francis Lieber compares the downfall of the English yeomanry class to the downfall of the small farmer in the southern states. Argues that slavery is only useful for the cultivation of simple staple crops on a large scale and therefore has caused the decline of the small farmer.

GLC01265.02