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to Mother

They are in Carrollton again and they are camping in a very beautiful spot. He mentions an Eliot Bundy and a Capt. Hopkins.

GLC02743.21

to Mother

A fellow friend and soldier was shot and killed by a sharpshooter. Capt. Hopkins is sick. He has about 150 patients in his care currently.

GLC02743.22

to Mother

They are getting ready to march. He wants Charley to send a powerful glass, like an opera glass but large and with a leather case.

GLC02743.23

to Mother

He would like to stay in the field but he may be ordered to establish another hospital in which case he won't be able to write. He asks her to save the Plymouth Paper.

GLC02743.24

to Mother

They are in New Orleans and will probably go to Carrollton four miles away to camp.

GLC02743.25

to Mrs. Edward H. Odgen

GLC06559.161

to Richard H. Jackson

Received Dec, 21st, 1863.

GLC07705.496

to Richard H. Jackson

Received Dec. 13th, 1863.

GLC07705.499

to Richard H. Jackson

No date visible.

GLC07705.508

to Mrs. Edward H. Odgen

GLC06559.162

to Mrs. Edward H. Odgen

GLC06559.163

Proclamation to all peacably disposed citizens of the State of Missouri...

This is a proclamation stating that any citizen arrested for their political opinions on the Civil War within the State of Missouri are to be released as per an agreement between Major General Price, and Major General Freemont. It also states that...

GLC06821.01

[List of Prisoners captured at Springfield Mo]

This is a list of prisoners captured at Springfield, Mo., and released on oath to not engage in the war against the state of Missouri or the Confederate State of America. This list includes 13 men; William W Weaver, Wilson S. Bell, Ferdinand Macy...

GLC06821.02

Agreement for Exchange of Prisoners

This agreement states that I. The prisioners, who are all officers will be given papers of freedom or parole, their side arms, their camp equipment and property, as well as safe passage back to their head quarters, or their posts. II. Lieutenant...

GLC06821.03

to Eben R. Ayers

This letter discussess the possibility of an appointment, but there is such demand for a position that James A. Garfield believes that Eban Ayers best choice is to contact his local congressman, and see if he can put in a early application.

GLC07187.01

to Lewis L. Strauss

Addressed to "my dear Lewis". Hoover expresses appreciation to Strauss for securing a radio audience for his Kansas City speech [October 28, 1943]. He hopes that Strauss feels it was worth his time and effort and that the speech clarified "this...

GLC07366.04

[Typewritten speech with corrections]

GLC07366.05

to Richard H. Jackson

GLC07705.483

to Richard H. Jackson

GLC07705.484

to Richard H. Jackson

Received on October 17th, 1862.

GLC07705.485

to Richard H. Jackson

GLC07705.486

to Richard H. Jackson

No year visible.

GLC07705.487

to Richard H. Jackson

GLC07705.488

to Richard H. Jackson

GLC07705.489

to Richard H. Jackson

Received Nov. 3, 1862.

GLC07705.490

to Richard H. Jackson

Received Nov. 9, 1862.

GLC07705.491

to Richard H. Jackson

GLC07705.492

to Richard H. Jackson

GLC07705.493

to Richard H. Jackson

GLC07705.494

to Richard H. Jackson

GLC07705.495

to Richard H. Jackson

Received Dec, 29th, 1862.

GLC07705.497

to Richard H. Jackson

GLC07705.498

to Richard H. Jackson

No year visible.

GLC07705.500

to Richard H. Jackson

GLC07705.501

to Richard H. Jackson

GLC07705.502

to Richard H. Jackson

Received Feb. 18th, 1863.

GLC07705.503

to Richard H. Jackson

GLC07705.504

to Richard H. Jackson

GLC07705.505

to Richard H. Jackson

GLC07705.506

to Richard H. Jackson

GLC07705.507

to Richard H. Jackson

No date visible.

GLC07705.509

to Richard H. Jackson

No date visible.

GLC07705.510

to Richard H. Jackson

No date visible.

GLC07705.511

to Richard H. Jackson

No date visible.

GLC07705.512

to Richard H. Jackson

No date visible.

GLC07705.513

[Photograph of airplane field]

GLC07705.514

[Photograph of house at the end of a dirt path]

GLC07705.515

to Ma

One letter addressed to Hattie E. Figures from Henry S. Figures dated April 10, 1861. Provides updates of his health and wellbeing. Asks for his siblings to write. Mentions that the capital may be relocated to Huntsville. Figures writes that 5 of the...

GLC00653.01.01

to Pa

One letter from Henry S. Figures addressed to his father dated April 25, 1861. Mentions Catholic services and that he hadn't been invited to a wedding. Henry discusses his impressions of a Catholic mass he attended, and goes into some detail about...

GLC00653.01.02

to Ma

One letter addressed to Hattie E. Figures from Henry S. Figures dated April 27, 1861. Recounts that he has been gone for two years and expresses concern for the safety of his family. Henry asks if the enemy has taken his father away, and wants any...

GLC00653.01.03

to my Dear Sister

One letter addressed to Hattie Figures from Henry S. Figures dated June 17, 1861. Pertains to possible evacuation of Harper's Ferry; Richmond, Virginia; the statues of Henry Clay and George Washington. Henry describes all he has seen in Richmond, and...

GLC00653.01.04

to Ma

One letter addressed to Hattie E. Figures from Henry S. Figures dated January 24, 1861. In the beginning of the letter Henry discusses family members and their welfare, as well as their behavior. Henry mentions quite a few young women back home by...

GLC00653.01.05

to My Dear Sister

One letter addressed to Hattie Figures from Henry S. Figures dated Camp Ala., February 19, 1862. Mentions that he requested shoes and $25. Henry tells his sister he has heard a rumor that there had been a "big fight in Kentucky" in which they the...

GLC00653.01.07

to My Dear Sister

One letter addressed to Hattie Figures from Henry S. Figures dated Camp Bartow, March 31, 1862. Mentions a soldier named Mr. Robinson who abandoned fighting and ran away from Union Army fire. Henry tells his sister he will be home in "four weeks at...

GLC00653.01.08

to Pa

One letter from Henry S. Figures addressed to his father dated January 22, 1863. Pertains to life while stationed in the camp. Mentions that furlough was only given to four men in the company. In this short letter Henry discusses the furloughs the...

GLC00653.01.09

to Pa

One letter addressed to W.B. Figures from Henry S. Figures dated February 1, 1863 at Camp Near Fredericksburg. Pertains to receiving an overcoat and that he had not been promoted. Also details that Will Biron had passed away. Henry is in winter camp...

GLC00653.01.10

to My Dear Mother

One letter addressed to Hattie E. Figures from Henry S. Figures dated February 9, 1863. Mentions that he spoke to Colonel Foster recommending him for a furlough. Henry discusses the difficulty of getting a furlough and all the channels he must go...

GLC00653.01.11

to Ma

One letter addressed to Hattie E. Figures from Henry S. Figures dated March 4, 1863. Mentions that he had his ambrotype taken and provides no updates on furlough. Describes the trying task of getting a furlough from Law's Brigade of the Confederate...

GLC00653.01.12

to Sister

One letter addressed to Hattie Figures from Henry S. Figures dated March 1, 1863 and 5 miles from Richmond. Pertains to furlough; the cost that enslaved people were being sold at in Richmond. Henry notes that Richmond is getting dull, mainly because...

GLC00653.01.13

to Ma

One letter addressed to Hattie E. Figures from Henry S. Figures dated March 10, 1863. Mentions attending church, borrowing money to buy a gun, and his ambrotype. Henry's gun made it back home alright, and he is longing for home. His shoes, gloves and...

GLC00653.01.14

to Ma

One letter addressed to Hattie E. Figures from Henry S. Figures dated March 14, 1863. Provides updates of family and friends, and that a friend fell in love with an unnamed girl in Huntsville. Henry mentions the goods he received from his mother, and...

GLC00653.01.15

to Ma

One letter addressed to Hattie E. Figures from Henry S. Figures dated March 23, 1863. Mentions their location and health of the men in his company. Henry states how his unit left camp in a hurry, and then doubled back and returned to the very same...

GLC00653.01.16

to Ma

They drew for furloughs again and he got one of them. He hopes they will sign it and he can't wait to come home. Henry promises to telegraph from Richmond if he gets his furlough, of which he is still uncertain. Also, Henry mentions a march to...

GLC00653.01.17

to Ma

He asks for a pair of shoes. He met a Colonel Aldredge who knows his father and he saw two Yankee prisoners. Henry apparently did not get the furlough, as he asks for the shoes and the gloves he would have received "had I got [it]." 5 soldiers...

GLC00653.01.18

to Ma

In his letter, Henry Stokes Figures mentions that four men deserted but were caught and will be court marshaled. He asks his mother to make him new pants and a coat as the other coat she sent was 5 inches too short. Henry still hasn't received the...

GLC00653.01.19

to Sister

Henry tells his sister of the weather during his march to Culpepper. Of note is his grapevine knowledge through Colonel Sheffield (of the 48th) that General Ewell had caught several messengers from Union General Hooker to Slocum, and one of these...

GLC00653.01.20

to Ma

They had an order to cross the Rappahannock and drive the enemy out but it was countermanded and they are now back at their old camp. Henry states that General Law had commanded the Regiments in his brigade to cross the Rappahannock and charge the...

GLC00653.01.21

to Ma

They crossed the Shenandoah the other day and they expect to go to Maryland and Pennsylvania next. Major Scuggs will deliver this letter because he has been discharged and is going home. This letter serves as foreshadowing of Lee's invasion into...

GLC00653.01.22

to Father and Mother

Henry Stokes Figures describes his movements until Gettysburg where he managed to escape unharmed. Then they walked through the mountains until it became too steep. The next day they went to Hagerstown. He is now acting as Adjutant General for the...

GLC00653.01.23

to Sister

Henry Stokes Figures describes their trip to Maryland and Pennsylvania. Lately they have all the food they want but were forced to kill a great deal of sheep they didn't use, and he expects Will Ferris to be home soon. The letter is very faded and...

GLC00653.01.24

to my dear parents

He was at Bunker Hill when he heard there were Yankees in Huntsville. Colonel Sheffield got a letters saying there were refugees and escaped enslaved individuals from Madison. They are now in Culpeper, VA. Henry describes his actions at Gettysburg.

GLC00653.01.25

[List of some men in the company]

Some have marked their names with an x. Scoggs, Harris, Leftwich, Timberlake, Franks, Furiss, Pillow, Hickman, Bradofrd, Coles, mastin, Winston, Robinson. List of names in Henry's regiment.

GLC00653.01.26

to my dear Ma

He expresses his sympathies toward his grandma. He does not think he will get to go home soon and asks which part of Huntsville his father wants to move to. Essentially this letter is about family business. Henry wants to know how his family is and...

GLC00653.01.27

to my dear Ma

He heard that Charlie Faris is going to Gaston's company. He knows his mother will take this very hard. Henry expects to come home in the middle of December but is not sure. If Bragg "whips Reosencranz, he will." The letter is very faded. Henry...

GLC00653.01.28

to my dear Ma

He has some ladies' shoes he plans to give his mother when he finally sees her. From Colonel Sheffield, he hired a boy, possibly an enslaved individual at 20 dollars per month. Letter is very faded and illegible. Discusses family business, as well as...

GLC00653.01.29

to Mother

He is currently on furlough and anxious to see his mother. He requests money and makes a list of all the clothing he needs. This is a list of articles Henry wants his mother to bring him now that he is on furlough. Written near Whitesburg, Alabama.

GLC00653.01.30

to Ma

He writes that he is unable to see his mother after all, and must leave in the morning. He borrowed clothes from a friend.

GLC00653.01.31

An Obitutary or tribute piece to Henry Stokes

He is described as a happy, healthy little boy who grew up attending Christian schools. He was ready to serve his country and said "If necessary, I am willing to die for it." First, he worked as a clerk and then begged permission to actually fight...

GLC00653.01.32

Burial Notice for Henry Stokes Figures

Epitaph of Henry S. Figures.

GLC00653.01.33

to Father

The letter discusses that there was a grand review of the two armies Tuesday and Wednesday and they did exceptionally well. There are too many rumors going around about their possible retention or discharge.

GLC00653.11.03

to Mrs. Edward Odgen

Year not visible.

GLC06559.167

to Mrs. Edward Odgen

Year not visible.

GLC06559.168

to Mrs. Edward Odgen

Year not visible.

GLC06559.169

to Parents

The great battle has not come yet. Hooker's army is close by and can reinforce them while they prepare.Their men on picket have picked up some deserters from the Rebels. The sergeant is a drunk whom no one takes seriously.

GLC00653.03.01

to Parents

He writes that the country ground is full of "wandering guerillas."Some of their wounded were shot going from here to Belle Plains, a distance of seven miles. The wounded will be sent away soon and they will get more men.

GLC00653.03.02

to Parents

There was a heavy battle on the 19th. The Rebels surprised them. General Sheridan was involved. They managed to capture a whole ten acres and more guns then they knew what to do with. He found a horse the day of the fight worth about $150 but does...

GLC00653.03.03

to wife and family

He says he lost his knapsack one night with all his clothes and and his blanket but that is nothing compared to his life which was spared. He has not seen Charles since the battle and fears he may have been taken prisoner. All their officers were...

GLC00653.04.01

to my dear Mother

He describes the battle in which the enemy opened fire, killing a horse and wounding one man. That man had his leg shot off and if he had not landed where he did, the author would have received the same wound. On Saturday and Sunday, the enemy...

GLC00653.04.02

to my dearest Liz

He describes a battle in which they pushed the rebels back a mile and a half, but suffered severe losses. He makes a short list of casualties. The rebels want to save Atlanta but there are many changes in command making things difficult. Atlanta is...

GLC00653.05.01

to my dearest Liz

There have been several short battles but they have always come out the victor so far. Things look good on both sides, though the Rebels have cut their railroad in the rear. They have not yet been able to completely surround Atlanta. He discusses...

GLC00653.05.02

to Mother

He is on his way way home. He describes the journey so far. They are lucky the government aren't trying to keep them in service after the war, as they could have done. If they did, they would be breaking their trust. Letter written near Louisville...

GLC00653.11.01

to Sister

He continues to talk of the possibility of having to remain in service. He reiterates that he is tired of the service. Includes general orders No. 146, dated September 30, 1862 which says "no officer will hereafter be relieved of his command and sent...

GLC00653.11.02

to Father

The night before they left Savannah there was a fire, caused by incendiaries. Along the road between there and Savannah he describes it as the poorest he's seen. He hopes his father received the watch and money he sent.

GLC00653.11.04

to Mother

The letter discusses that the third and fourth division of their corps broke up camp and crossed the river to Hutchinson Island. Bad times ensued for the third division. 300 mules were drowned and the wagons overflowed.

GLC00653.11.05

to Father

He requests several items. He notes that there is construction going on around him.

GLC00653.11.06

to Sister

Even though Savannah is still in the hands of the Rebels, they recently gained a landing place for supplies and he think it will only be a matter of time. He gives a summary of the march from Rome. 21 miles outside of Savannah, they got into a...

GLC00653.11.07

to Mother

He notes the arrival of the paymaster. He is critical of the fact that they are dependent upon a railroad in the hands of the Rebels.

GLC00653.11.08

to Sister Ellen

He describes the town of Rome as an interesting place. The town is mainly filled with the sick and wounded now. Apparently General Sherman told General Corse to "make his men comfortable if it took every house in Rome."

GLC00653.11.09

to Hiram A. Blodgett

Chrisler writes that he is glad Blodgett is ready to fight for the Union He refers to some photographs he has included (not in collection). There is a note which indicates that Chrisler was a war photographer. The envelope has a seal in the image of...

GLC02248.01.01

to Hiram A. Blodgett

This is the typed version of GLC02248.01.01.

GLC02248.01.02