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[General French and 14 staff members]

A print of a photograph taken of a group of Union Army officers taken in September 1863. Major General William H. French stands fifith from the left among his 3rd Corps staff officers (10 standing and four seated, not counting French). In 1864, the...

GLC05111.01.0048

[Gen. Ambrose Burnside and 20 staff members, 9th Corps headquarters]

A print of a photograph of General Ambrose Burnside and his staff in 1862. A wood carving copy of this photograph was printed in Harper's Weekly on July 23rd, 1864. Graphite inscriptions on verso: "Burnside, Hancock" and "9333." Brigadier General...

GLC05111.01.0049

[Oval portrait of Admiral Andrew Hull Foote in dress uniform]

One undated photograph of Admiral Andrew Hull Foote. Foote is wearing a dress uniform including epaulettes and sword.

GLC05111.01.0050

[Oval portrait of George Henry Thomas in uniform]

One undated photograph of Union Major General George Henry Thomas. Image is of his right profile. See GLC00556 for another portrait view of Thomas.

GLC05111.01.0051

[Group portrait of five junior officers]

A print of a photograph of five union officers. Two are seated in chairs on the left and right, one on a stool at center, and two standing behind. The two behind are 2nd Lieutenants, the ones seated are 1st Lieutenants. However, the two second...

GLC05111.01.0052

[Imperial salt print of General Alexander McDowell McCook in civilian dress]

One undated photograph of Major General Alexander McDowell McCook taken by Mathew Brady.

GLC05111.01.0053

to Lorenzo Thomas

Badeau, captain and aide-de-camp, writes to Thomas, United States Adjutant General. Writes, "I have the honor to report my continued presence in Washington City, awaiting orders for the field, with Brig Gen T. W. Sherman, to whom I was reassigned by...

GLC05022

to unknown

Marked "unofficial" at the top. General Benham writes to a general whose name is not included. Discusses complaints leveled against him. Encloses a letter pertaining to such complaints (not included). Recently sent one of his best officers to...

GLC05023

to William Cullen Bryant

General Casey, who served as president of the Board for the Examination of Candidates for Officers of African American troops, encloses an article which he cut from the New York Evening Post (not included). Informs Bryant, editor of the Post, that...

GLC05027

to Frank M. Etting

Brevet Brigadier General Eaton, paymaster, writes to Colonel Etting, Chief Paymaster in Baltimore, Maryland. Discusses the question of bounty due to loyal owners of slaves. Marked "Confidential" at top. Written on War Department, Paymaster General...

GLC05031

to F. S. Cozzens

Written from camp near Culpeper. Missed Cozzens on a recent trip to Washington, D.C. On the train to Washington, sat beside a Presbyterian parson. Told the parson he was a brevet Bishop in the Army of the Potomac. Notes that the parson was...

GLC05033

to Henry W. Halleck

Gillmore, commanding the Department of the South, discusses the measures for improving the condition of African Americans in his department with Halleck, United States General-in-Chief. States "The wisdom of the course pursued, (under my uniform...

GLC05034

to Henry W. Halleck

Marked "Confidential." Advises Halleck "You want the best troops in the line of Washington" and not scattered over the Peninsula, since he expects Washington will be the focus of Confederate plans. Thinks the regiments in Washington should be sent to...

GLC05043

Letter and carte de visite [Decimalized .01-.02]

Letter from George Washington Morgan to Andrew Johnson and carte de visite of Morgan.

GLC05045

to Adam Badeau

Pelouze, major and aide-de-camp, writes to Captain Badeau, also an aide-de-camp. Pelouze reports that when reading the Army and Navy Official Gazette, he discovered that Badeau will be recommended for dismissal unless he appears before a military...

GLC05047

to Preston King, Erastus Corning, and Abram B. Olin

Defends his actions, questions why McClellan should rank above him, and advocates a more aggressive military policy. States that he has done everything within his power to prepare his army, and any failings are the fault of others. Also claims that...

GLC05056

to unknown

Written by Rear Admiral Dahlgren to an unknown recipient. Dahlgren notes that "The Gunners perpendiculars & Levels you speak of must be some recently invented and highly skientific [sic] tools not generally known, as yet they are certainly beyond our...

GLC05058

[General orders, 1863, no. 1-400 (3 vols), and 1864 no. 1-380 (3 vols)]

Bound copies of general orders for 1863 and 1864 printed by the Government Printing Office. Includes Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (1863 #1), "Regulations for the care of field works, and the government of their garrisons" (1863 #45), Lincoln...

GLC05061

[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to pardon Nathan Darling].

1 black and white bust engraving of Lincoln included.

GLC05062

to Mrs. Thomas McAllister

Mentions that he enjoyed reading McAllister's report and editorials on the Regional Conferences being held by the Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee. Discusses women's role in politics.

GLC05064

[Joseph Hooker]

GLC05066

[House report no. 65 regarding the Fort Pillow massacre and no. 67 regarding returned prisoners of war]

Contains a full report of the April 1864 battle at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, based on an investigation of the battle itself, as well as the operations of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest "and his command immediately preceding and subsequent...

GLC05080.06

Appointment of Rufus W. Peckham as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

Counter-signed by Judson Harmon.

GLC05085.01

[Listing of court cases and abstracts]

Notebook listing important court cases and their abstracts, in Peckham's hand. Most of Peckham's papers are believed destroyed. A small group of 800 items is at the Library of Congress. A.K. Wigdor, The Personal Papers of the Supreme Court...

GLC05085.02

Pardon of Henry Smith, convicted of counterfeiting.

Pardon of Henry Smith, convicted of passing counterfeit money. (c/s Hamilton Fish)

GLC05086

Harpers Ferry, Va.

Writing on mount misidentifies the scene as Richmond, Va.

GLC05087

[Pardon of Edward Sheehy for assault].

Countersigned by Secretary of State James Buchanan. The pardon orders Sheehy to pay a fine and costs of $23.

GLC05090

[Hand-drawn map of portions of Dismal Swamp & environs]

Hand drawn map of a portion of the Dismal Swamp between Norfolk and Nansemond Counties in Virginia. Docket reads: "Plat of the Company's land in the Great Dismal Swamp, 40,000 ac[re]s. Watermark: Plow. (Per J. Rhodehamel letter 9/4/96, letter must...

GLC05099

Invoice of Goods to be sent for by Mr. John Gill of Baltimore for and on account of George Washington of Mount Vernon in Virginia, according to agreement

List of dry goods Washington ordered for his plantation. Includes blankets, buttons, and cloth. Most of the items are material for blankets and clothing for his slaves. Asks for "6 pieces of the largest - thickest and best striped Blanketing for...

GLC05100

to William Jarvis

Secretary of State Madison discusses the "outrage on the frigate Chesapeake" and America's political response to it. Also comments on a good agricultural growing season and the shipment and order of various goods. Jarvis was the United States...

GLC05101

to unknown

Captain Ingraham writes to a general who remains unnamed in this letter. States "I drop you a line to say we are all quiet here... Lincoln seems determined to carry it on..." Predicts that the Union will not attempt to invade the location of the...

GLC05017

An Address to the People of the Free States by the President of the Southern Confederacy.

Contemporary fake on emancipation. Imprint, "Richmond Enquirer Print." A fictitious response of Jefferson Davis to the Emancipation Proclamation, threatening retaliation by enslaving Black people. It says in part "All negroes who shall be taken in...

GLC05018

to Jefferson Davis

Requests that the Treasury Department provide $30,000 in gold for expenses of the Navy Department, as previously discussed. WIth autograph endorsement signed by Jefferson Davis on the verso: "Secty of Treasury for attention, the purpose is known and...

GLC05019

to Mattie Moore

Moore, Governor of Alabama, discusses the Civil War with his daughter following the Battle of Fort Sumter. Expresses pride in Alabama's soldiers. Consoles Mattie in her husband's absence, stating "you must not be uneasy about your husband--rather...

GLC05020

A written and printed version of a letter from William M. Peyton to William Cabell Rives discussing Virginia's secession [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC05021

to John Titcomb Sprague

Written from Camp White Oak Church. Colonel Bidwell of the 49th New York Volunteers writes to Sprague, Adjutant General of the State of New York. Attests that John C. White is "a worthy and efficient man and one who has distinguished himself in...

GLC05024

to M. Jefferson Thompson

Proposes an exchange of prisoners in response to Confederate General Richard Taylor's threat to execute ten Union prisoners from the 8th Vermont regiment. Refers to the deprivation of some property on Taylor's plantation and remarks that he believes...

GLC05025

to Francis Preston Blair, Jr.

General Carr, commander of the 14th Division/13th Corps, writes to General Blair, commander of the 2nd Division/15th Corps. Encloses a dispatch (not included) from General John Alexander McClernand, commander of the 13th Corps. Writes "I have no...

GLC05026

to unknown

Says the Union army "is inadequate to the capture of Richmond. I have at no time thought that it was" able to do so. Written just after the Seven Days, as the Union forces begin to withdraw and the Peninsula campaign comes to an unsuccessful close...

GLC05028

to C. C. Leigh

Writes to Leigh in New York: "It occurs to me, that occasionally there may be colored servant girls- refugees- to be obtained, and that through the National Society, you may have something to do with finding places for them. I should like a good...

GLC05029

to Colonel Mauray

Colonel Duffie of the First Rhode Island Cavalry writes to Colonel Mauray, Assistant Adjutant General, Company H. Discusses the state of his regiment. Writes, "Since soon 15 days I have the honor to command this regiment it is for me a sad duty to...

GLC05030

to Simon Cameron

Possibly written and signed by John's wife Jesse Benton Frémont. General Frémont, commander of the Western Department, writes to Cameron, Secretary of War. Frémont writes, "I am desirous of placing a force of three thousand men near the Southern...

GLC05032.01

to Edwin M. Stanton

General Gorman requests that Stanton, Secretary of War, transfer him to a command in the West. Writes, "I have served in the 'Army of the Potomac' since May 1861. I have been engaged in nearly all the battles & expeditions of that portion of the...

GLC05035

to Edwin M. Stanton re: first official report from Texas, as military governor

GLC05036

General Orders No. 62

Marked as a "True Copy." Contracts between planters and freedmen: "any contact... which contains provisions tending to peonage, will be considered null."

GLC05037

to Ulysses S. Grant

General Hurlbut offers a report of "the present situation of the Enemy's forces" to Grant, commanding the Army and Department of the Tennessee. Mentions the position, status, and weapons in possession of several Confederate generals and their troops...

GLC05038

to Edwin M. Stanton

Writes from "Opposite Fredericksburg." Written by Brigadier General King as commander of a division under General Irving McDowell to Secretary of War Stanton. Says "A contraband has just arrived here, who left Louisa Court House, 35 miles, from...

GLC05039

to John A. Hasler

Location derived from content. Lyon writes from Fort Lookout, Nebraska Territory. Writes to his nephew John, including a partial letter on verso to Kate, John's sister. Facetiously comments, "the promises of the juvenile song are progressing to a...

GLC05040.01

to Christopher L. Ward

Accepts his defeat in the presidential election of 1864 as the will of the people, but still believes that the country will eventually adopt his policies. Remarks, "I accept the result as a proof that the public mind was not yet prepared to adopt...

GLC05041

to A. T. Goodman

General Mansfield replies to Goodman's request for his autograph. Says "You ask my autograph - If I could close this unhappy war as easily as I can comply with your complementary request, I should be happy. We are now engaged in a contest from which...

GLC05042.01