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to wife

the Rebels are giving them trouble but they captured 400 prisoners and cannons and wagons.does not think it will be long before they come home.

GLC09315.45

to wife

very concerned because he has not received any mail from her in a while. wants to know if she received the money he sent.

GLC09315.46

to wife

has not received any mail from her in 40 days. they have orders to march on tomorrow morning.

GLC09315.47

to wife

very faded, possible water damage.

GLC09315.48

to wife

writes that the officers are being very mean with them and they haven't even received their pay. still believes it will not be long until he is home though.

GLC09315.52

to Adelaide Fales

Captured after a Union bayonet charge at Second Bull Run: "...when we charged bayonets and rushed with a yell on to the railroad. The rebels poured the shot with us fast but we drove them away and held the railroad....They shot some men after they...

GLC09316

[3 war-date diaries]

Union engineer or bridge-builder's three war-date diaries, describing work done from Harper's Ferry to the Atlanta Campaign: "Had the pleasure of seeing Uncle Abe and riding on a special train with him down Sandy Hook to Harpers Ferry. McClellan was...

GLC09317

to R.L. Wilson

As Brig. General and Adj. General, to R. L. Wilson: "...You are hereby informed that the President of the United States has appointed you First Lieutenant in the Seventh Regiment Louisiana Volunteers of African Descent."

GLC09318

to Sara McMillan

Captain in the 8th Regiment Iowa Infantry, earlier taken prisoner at Shiloh and later paroled: "My vengeful feelings are the hardest to keep down, when thinking of those in the free North, who would prefer giving up to that Tyrant, Jeff. Davis who is...

GLC09319

[Diary of private in 50th Penn. Infantry]

Diary of private in 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, with entries from Sept. 1864 through June 1865, encompassing the close of the war: "Today the election took place for President of the United States everything moved off quietly majority for Lincoln in...

GLC09320

[Battle map]

Hand-drawn battle map of the movements of the 23rd Army Corps during the siege of Atlanta, with positions of the Union and Confederate forces in Resaca, Marietta, and Atlanta.

GLC09321

[Campaign biography]

Scarce campaign biography, featuring bold image of Lincoln on front cover and vice presidential candidate Andrew Johnson on back cover.

GLC09322

To Parenle

Soldier in the 1st New York Engineers: "One of our company was shot while at work on the parapet of the fort. He was shot through the heart by a Rebel Sharpshooter and instantly killed.… [Colonel] blamed the sergeant in command of the squad for...

GLC09323

[Collection of Henry F. McSherry] [Decimalized .01- .40]

37 letters and documents pertaining to Assistant Surgeon of Martinsburg, [West] Virginia, who served in the U.S. Navy throughout the war. Letters from his family contain good wartime content, from Union supporters in the South. Includes July 1860...

GLC09324

[telegram to Assistant Surgeon Henry F. McSherry]

GLC09324.01

[a poem]

GLC09324.02

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.03

to Cornelia

GLC09324.04

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.05

to Eliza

GLC09324.06

to Henry F. McSherry

second letter to Leu from Kate on the back page.

GLC09324.07

to Henry F. McSherry

second letter to Leu from Anna on the last two pages.

GLC09324.08

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.09

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.10

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.11

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.12

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.13

to Henry F. McSherry

second note marked confidential and a copy. dated 4 May 1861

GLC09324.14

["Return of Medicines, Stores, Furniture, Instruments"]

signed by Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.16

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.17

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.18

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.19

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.20

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.21

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.23

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.24

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.25

to Henry F. McSherry

three pages have writing in both directions. From his sister Kate.

GLC09324.26

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.27

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.28

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.29

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.30

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.31

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.32

to Henry F. McSherry

written on Pennslyvania Senate Chamber paper. From Henry's brother.

GLC09324.33

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.34

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.35

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.36

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.37

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.38

to Gideon Wells

McSherry to Gideon Wells, Secretary of the US Navy on his appointment to surgeon.

GLC09324.39

to Henry F. McSherry

GLC09324.40

General Orders No, 3

Brig. Gen. commanding Military District of Western South Carolina during the Southern Occupation period, orders equal rights for the newly freed black population. Recounts incidents of abuse of freedmen and threatens punishment if such acts continue...

GLC09325

[Amnesty Proclamation]

Circular issued by the Department of State, signed in type by William H. Seward as Secretary of State: "A copy of the President's Amnesty Proclamation of this date is herewith appended. By a clause in the instrument, the Secretary of State is...

GLC09326.01

[Transmittal notice]

Transmittal letter from Ordway, Lt. Col. 24th Mass., serving as Provost Marshal of the Department of Virginia, pertaining to the President's amesty proclamation.

GLC09326.02

[Amnesty Proclamation]

Full printing of the oath with several circular letters appended. [The proclamation states the terms on which the citizens of the Southern states could be restored to their civil rights; Johnson's terms were much more stringent than Lincoln's...

GLC09326.03

[Collection of York Woodward] [Decimalized .01- .18]

15 letters written by a Freedman's Bureau Superintendent, from January 1866 to February 1868. Many are from Abingdon, VA, and reveal the personal responses and official actions of a Pennsylvania veteran who served throughout the Occupied South as a...

GLC09327

[to unknown recipient]

GLC09327.01

[to unknown recipient]

GLC09327.02

[to unknown recipient]

Either the 19th or the 25 of January as letter states "Friday Evening".

GLC09327.03

[to unknown recipient]

GLC09327.04

[to unknown recipient]

GLC09327.05

[to "Souli"]

GLC09327.06

[to unknown recipient]

GLC09327.07

[to unknown recipient]

GLC09327.08

[to unknown recipient]

GLC09327.09

[to unknown recipient]

GLC09327.10

[to unknown recipient]

GLC09327.11

[to unknown recipient]

GLC09327.12

[to unknown recipient]

GLC09327.13

[to "Sauiee"]

GLC09327.14

[unknown]

Note with enclosed hair.

GLC09327.16

[to unknown recipient]

GLC09327.17

[York Woodward carte de visite]

GLC09327.18

Minutes of the Proceedings of the Thirteenth American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery...

"Minutes of the Proceedings of the Thirteenth American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and Improving the Condition of the African Race Assembled at Philadelphia..." Reports on schools for African-Americans, kidnapping, arrests of...

GLC09328

to C.H. Howard

To C. H. Howard, an editor/publisher in Chicago, acknowledging receipt of six copies of a "little Letter" he had written. "I very rarely write anything for a newspaper. Almost all my articles appear first in Circulars." He cannot promise to write any...

GLC09329.01

To the voters of Oswego and Madison counties New York

Thanking them for electing him to a seat in Congress, and reprising his anti-slavery, pro-equality platform.

GLC09329.02

[Decree]

Decree issued by the Kentucky Circuit Court at Fayette, awarding payment to Clay, who held the mortgage on a property including slaves, which must be sold to pay him. Clay adds an addendum specifying that a young girl not listed on the mortgage be...

GLC09331

To My Fellow Soldiers (Circular Letter)

Gen. "Black Jack" Logan encourages his Union troops, writing from "Headquarters, 3rd Division, 17th Army Corps" in Memphis, TN: "The day is not far distant, when traitors and cowards North and South, will cower before the indignation of an outraged...

GLC09333

to Eugene Mack

During the Vicksburg bombardment, the Union naval commander on board the flagship Black Hawk sends urgent orders to gunner Eugene Mack. "The bearer of this brings fifty men detailed to work the mortars. Man as many as possible with them and relieve...

GLC09334

Dear Sir

As President, sending a"petition of Parson Smith for a Pardon of a very serious crime.… request you to inclose the Papers to the Secretary of State and Attorney General for their consideration. If they and you agree in advising me to pardon the...

GLC09335

to Joseph Vose

To Col. Joseph Vose at Annapolis, re French Admiral Destouches's setback by the British fleet in the Chesapeake: "I have received certain intelligence of a very severe action having been fought between the [British] Fleet and his Most Christian...

GLC09336

to Joseph Vose

To Col. Joseph Vose, preparing to retreat after news of victory of British fleet: "make every preparation to march the troops by land to the Head of Elk…. I request you will use every Endeavour to persuade the people that we are going to join Gnl...

GLC09337

[Collection of Joseph Vose] [Decimalized .01- .12]

Archive of 8 letters to and by Colonel Joseph Vose, who commanded a regiment in Marquis de Lafayette's Light Division, and fragments of three muster rolls. Most pertain to the 1781 campaign.

GLC09338

to Joseph Vose

As Lafayette's Aide-de-Camp, to Colonel Joseph Vose, commanding a regiment in Lafayette's Light Division. "The Marquis De La Fayette requests that the troops if the wheather is not too severe when you receive this may move to Pompton Plains...

GLC09338.01

to Joseph Vose

As Lafayette's Aide-de-Camp, informing Col. Vose that British vessels may be near mouth of the Chesapeake intent on upsetting the plan of combined French and American operations in Virginia. "At present we do not apprehend any danger."

GLC09338.02

to Joseph Vose

Lafayette's Adjutant re the planned spring campaign. Unless French ships arrived and established naval supremacy in the Chesapeake it would be "impossible to move the troops to this place" but Vose should remain "in the most perfect readiness to move...

GLC09338.03

to Joseph Vose

Nearly exact copy of 9338.03. With Lafayette Free Frank.

GLC09338.04

to Joseph Vose

Lafayette's Aide-de-Camp giving directions to Colonel Vose for his regiment's advance toward Richmond, Virginia. "Halt, till further orders at the Meadow Bridge."

GLC09338.07

to Joseph Vose

Invitation for Colonel Vose and any nine of his officers to dine with General Henry Knox.

GLC09338.08

[Muster roll fragment]

Muster roll for Colonel Vose's 1st Massachusetts Regiment for October 1782. "Proof of the Inspection and Muster...as compared with the regimental Insepction Return." Fragment, approx. top third of sheet.

GLC09338.09

[Muster roll fragment]

Muster roll for field and staff officers for Colonel Vose's 1st Massachusetts Regiment for November 1782. Vose's son Col. Elijah Vose is noted "on furlough."

GLC09338.10

[Muster roll fragment]

Muster roll for Colonel Joseph Vose's 1st Massachusetts Regiment for March 1783. Joseph Vose is noted "on furlough."

GLC09338.11

[Broadside condemning Andrew Jackson]

"Why did the Irishmen of Philadelphia, oppose the reelection of Andrew Jackson?" Broadside quotes the opinion of Daniel O'Connell, a prominent Irish leader, regarding Jackson: "he did not believe…it was expedient to clothe military men with civil...

GLC09341

[Platform of Know-Nothing party]

Platform of the American, or Know-Nothing, Party, adopted by the National Convention, June 15, 1855, calling for severe limits on immigration, stricter naturalization policies, and restricting political office and public school teachers to...

GLC09343

[List of slaves]

"A Schedule of the negro slaves, the separate property of Obedience Aurelia Runnels, wife of Hiram G. Runnels," lists 29 slaves by name, age, sex and complexion. This may have been produced in anticipation of an imminent duel between Hiram Runnels...

GLC09344

[Legal document transferring a slave woman's ownership]

Legal document from Nausau Island, New York, conveying a "Negro woman called…Candes thirty odd years of age" to Joseph Coles for 65 pounds, from Thomas Smith and John Butler, executors of the estate of Richard Butler.

GLC09345.01

[Memorandum]

Memorandum of a resolution of a dispute over an apple orchard between Hezekiah Cock and James and Deborah Cock after the death of their father.

GLC09345.02

Carrier's Address To the Patrons of the Boonsboro Odd Fellow.

"Carrier's Address To the Patrons of the Boonsboro Odd Fellow." Maryland pro-slavery broadside with two columns of text in verse, dealing with the political troubles of the day, including a section ridiculing abolitionist John Brown, who had been...

GLC09346

[Carte-de-visite of Jasper Maltby]

Signed as Brig Genl / U.S.V. CDV, Barr & Young, Vicksburg imprint. After the fall of Vicksburg, on July 4, 1863, Maltby's 45th Illinois earned the honor of hoisting their colors over the city.

GLC09347