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Grant's HQ, Chatanooga [sic], TN.

Pencil inscription on verso: "Grant's HQ, Chatanooga [sic], TN." Image of large house with pillars surrounded by trees. Two soldiers stand guard in front of fence surrounding house.

GLC04749.17

"Hager's Class of '61 19 in number."

Nineteen young men in Naval academy uniforms.

GLC05173.01

"Gunnery model room."

Room with various displays of artillery guns and shells. British flags and buntings on the back wall and around the windows.

GLC05173.02

"Infantry Drill."

Cadets lined up on parade ground. Military band on the right hand side of the photograph and cadets on the left. Same uniforms as in print #1.

GLC05173.03

"Inside of Armward."

Weapons room. Artillery guns in the center of the room. Rifles, gunbelts, and pouches hang on the walls. Sabers suspended from the ceiling, arranged like ceiling fans. The number "122" appears on the pouches. Signs on the wall read "Company H."

GLC05173.04

"Dress Parade in Summer."

Cadets lined up on parade ground in front of building. Dress uniform consists of White hate and pants with a dark jacket.

GLC05173.05

[Orders to George Washington to blockade the Hudson River]

Orders to blockade and defend Mount Washington from the enemy without regard to expense. Allows Washington's appointment of a Deputy Commissary of Stores for the Army at New York. Docket not in Hancock's hand.

GLC00372.01

to George Washington

On behalf of the General Assembly of Rhode Island, Governor Cooke requests artillery pieces for the defense of the colony, as well as the return of artillery lent to the Continental Army in Cambridge for the seige of Boston. The British evacuated...

GLC02437.00260

Sperling, Jno V.

Pencil inscription on verso: "Jno. V. Sperling 1st Lt., Co. 'U' 1st W.T.I. of A.D., Corinth, Miss, Port Washington, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio." Vignette bust portrait in uniform with moustache and beard. White mount with gold border.

GLC03565.29

to Henry Knox

Praises Knox and congratulates him on his recent commission to colonel and his successful operation retrieving artillery from Fort Ticonderoga. Discusses his own ill health as well as his desire to get well and return to military service. Comments...

GLC02437.00252

to Henry Knox

Since his first query received no response (for an unknown reason), writes again to request to serve "in any Station" under Knox.

GLC02437.00253

to William Burbeck

Asks Colonel Burbeck to procure horses and carts, and move some artillery pieces from Prospect Hill in Somerville, Massachusetts, after assessing the road in the daytime. Notes that he would have done this himself if his wife, Lucy Knox, was not...

GLC02437.00254

to Henry Knox

Informs Knox that Samuel Hodgdon seeks his determination in regard to a commission for military uniforms. In a post script, asks if he may obtain clothes for his company immediately. In 1776, Hodgdon was a lieutenant in the Marines, and he later...

GLC02437.00255

to Henry Knox

Indicates changes made to the organization of artillery at Roxbury, Massachusetts, per Knox's request. The artillery was for the siege of Boston. Crane was a major under Knox's command.

GLC02437.00256

to Artemas Ward

Gives a military report provided by Thomas Mayfield. Describes ship activities in Boston Harbor, mentioning workers and loading occurring at "the Castle," in reference to the military garrison on Castle Island in the harbor. Written in Dorchester...

GLC02437.00257

[Account of officer pay under Colonel Henry Knox]

Knox's record of officer's pay. Signed by Knox more than 25 times (all but once in the text); also signed by more than 23 other officers, including Henry Burbeck, William Eustis, Eliphalet Newell, Ebenezer Stevens, William Dana, Dimond Morton, Edward...

GLC02437.00258

to Henry Knox

Notes that the men are supplied with small arms and requests carbines for the officers. Stevens had recently been appointed a captain in Knox's regiment of artillery. The British evacuated Boston the day after this letter was written.

GLC02437.00259

to Henry Knox

Arranges to have the bearer of the letter retrieve artillery from Framingham, Massachusetts. Tracy was a merchant who turned privateer during the Revolution.

GLC02437.00261

to Henry Knox

Instructs Knox to withhold four pounds from the pay of a matross in his regiment named Henry Irvington. The money had previously been advanced to Irvington. Putnam was one of the original major generals appointed by the Continental Congress.

GLC02437.00262

[Receipts for money disbursements from Henry Knox to Major John Crane and Captain Thomas Pierce]

Two receipt entries signed by Crane and Thomas Pierce for pay distributions, but in neither Pierce's or Crane's hand. Crane and Pierce were under Knox's command. This document is the "loose receipt" referenced on page 18 of GLC02437.00258.

GLC02437.00263

to Lucy Knox

Responds affectionately to a letter from Lucy asking what has become of him. Answers that he has not written because of how busy he has been (during the siege of Boston). Comments that the British are packing up and leaving Boston, and Knox expects...

GLC02437.00264

[Group of Men]

Large format photograph of a group of men in front of an unidentified building, possibly a church or school.

GLC03029.32

[Buildings]

Image shows vignette of a flagpole and its surrounding grounds and buildings, possibly a military academy.

GLC03029.33

"Rebel Battery taken by Burnsides Col. Murphy[?]"

"No. 29" penciled on verso. Panoramic image showing several men atop a fortification.

GLC03029.34

"View of Barns near where Reynolds was killed."

Another version of O'Sullivan's photo of the wheatfield, with two men facing away from the camera, and barns visible in the distance. Brady may be the seated figure in the straw hat. See also image #28 in this collection.

GLC03029.35

[Evacuation of Port Royal]

"9224" penciled on verso. Image shows the loading of horses onto steamers during the evacuation of Port Royal. One steamer bears the name "Young America." See also GLC 5111.01, image #1049.

GLC03029.36

Genl. Lee's H. Qrs.

"Lamped[?]" penciled on verso. Side view of Gen. Lee's Gettysburg headquarters with a woman dressed in white standing by the fence.

GLC03029.37

"Alxa [Alexandria,] Va."

View of railroad yard with warehouse.

GLC03029.38

"Round House Alex [Alexandria,] O & R R R [Ohio and Richmond Rail Road]."

View of railroad yard with roundhouse flying federal flag.

GLC03029.39

"Fort Brady, Buildg [Building] wall."

"10784" penciled on verso. Image shows soldiers constructing winter quarters.

GLC03029.40

"Negro Group on Aikins [Aiken's] Farm, The Residue of 65 Slaves. Farm 3000 acres."

Group of twelve African Americans (including men, women, and children), and three white soldiers: one on horseback behind the group, and two visible to the left. Written near Petersburg, Virginia.

GLC03029.41

"Gen. Ames Hd. Qr. [Headquarters]."

"10787" penciled on verso. Image shows horses, men, and a dog gathered in a clearing.

GLC03029.42

"Ne[illegible] Hd Qr with Band."

Image shows an unidentified regimental band gathered outside a winter camp.

GLC03029.43

"5th Pen. Cav[a]lry, Battlefield of Oct. 29 & 30."

Image shows horses and men gathered in a winter camp, with field visible in the distance, and rear of a wooden structure closest to the camera.

GLC03029.44

"Negro Camp of 27th Ohio, USCV [U.S. Colored, Volunteers], Near Fort Burpee."

Image shows a cleared area in front of a winter camp, with a handful of men barely visible amongst the trees.

GLC03029.45

"Dead in Trenches."

Shows a Confederate soldier dead in a trench at Fort Mahone, with numerous cheveaux-de-frise visible atop the wall of the trench.

GLC03029.46

"Ruins of White House on the Pamunkey River."

Image shows an encampment among the chimneys of now-demolished White House.

GLC03029.47

"[Winfield] Scott & Staff."

Image shows Scott (seated) and his staff (standing) on a porch. An unidentified figure stands away to the right.

GLC03029.48

"Company St Fort Burpee. Men playing Ball. 13th N.Y."

Image shows soldiers playing ball in the clearing of a winter encampment.

GLC03029.49

[Carte de visite Grant, Ulysses S.]

White mount with elaborate gold border around Grant's portrait and Balch's imprint on verso. Oval bust portrait of Grant facing proper left.

GLC03565.01

[Carte de visite]

Bust portraits of five Union generals: Grant (in center), Sherman (upper right), ? (lower right), ? (lower left, ? (upper left).

GLC03565.02

[Carte de visite of Robert Cowden]

Howard & Hall imprint on verso. Ink inscription on verso: "Robert Cowden, Major, 1st Tenn. Infty. A. D. Crestline, Ohio." Vignette bust portrait in uniform with beard.

GLC03565.03

Russell, J.F.

Everitt's imprint on verso. Ink inscription on verso: "J.F. Russell, Chicago, Ills." Vignette bust portrait [in civilian dress?]. White mount with gold border.

GLC03565.04

[Carte de visite William T. Sherman]

Oval vignette bust portrait in uniform.

GLC03565.05

[Carte de visite R.E. Phillips]

Vignette bust portrait in uniform with beard.

GLC03565.06

[Carte de visite Avery, Alben[?] T.]

Ink inscription on verso: "Alben[?] T. Avery, Kendall, N.J[?]." Half length portrait in uniform.

GLC03565.07

[Carte de visite]

Half length portrait in uniform with beard.

GLC03565.08

Photograph of man in uniform

Vignette bust portrait in uniform with beard. White mount with gold border.

GLC03565.09

Bristol, B.J.

Ink inscription on verso: "B. J. Bristol, dpt. Surg, 1st Regt. Tenn. Vol." Oval vignette bust portrait in uniform with beard. White mount with gold border.

GLC03565.10

Ingalls, John.

With ink inscription on verso: "John Ingalls, a Surgeon, 1 Regt. Ten. Vol., DeKalb, Ill." Vignette bust portrait in uniform with beard. White mount.

GLC03565.11