18 July 1862

Trobriand, Régis de, 1816-1897

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edwin D. Morgan

Commending Captain George G. Williams for his service, especially his bravery at Malvern Hill. Mounted on paper 29.5 x 20 cm.

GLC03477.01

7 October 1864

Herron, Francis J., 1837-1902

Autograph note signed

Title: [Endorsement requesting parole for a friend]

Requesting parole for a sick and imprisoned friend. Reads "One of the parties under arrest...is a friend of mine...I do not think there is anything against him. He is quite sick. Please parole him." Docket signed by Christian Thomson Christensen. Signed at conclusion and again in text.

GLC03477.02

January 15, 1834

Patterson, Robert, 1792-1881

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jervis Spencer

Regarding collecting a debt. Docket in pencil, added later.

GLC03477.03

24 October 1881

Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906

Autograph note signed

Title: to J. W. Smith

States that he has complied with Smith's request, possibly for an autograph.

GLC03477.04

30 July 1869

Weber, Max, 1824-1901

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Stating that his "commission as Brigadier General is dated: 13 April 18." Written on stationery of the Custom House, New York.

GLC03477.06

8 July 1866

Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Offering assistance in any way possible while the recipient is in New Orleans. Addressed to "Colonel."

GLC03478

circa 1800 - 1920

Header Record

Title: [U.S. Navy Collection] [decimalized .01-.76]

GLC03479

1803-1932

Header Record

Title: Collection of political documents [Decimalized .01-.36]

Contains various documents from nineteenth and twentieth century United States political figures.

GLC03481

1861

Bachmann, John, fl. 1849-1885

Map

Title: Bird's-eye view of Texas and part of Mexico

From the series: Panorama of the Seat of War.

GLC03484

1862

Colton, Joseph Hutchins, 1800-1893

Map

Title: Colton's New Topographical Map of the States of Virginia, Maryland & Delaware : Showing also Eastern Tennessee & Parts of Other Adjoining States, All the Fortifications, Military Stations, Rail Roads, Common Roads, and Other Internal Improvements

Printed and folded Civil War map part of Colton's complete series of Civil War maps. Bound in a booklet advertising Colton's other maps on the inside cover. Only Virginia, Maryland, an Delaware are in color. WIth a floral border. After title the map reads "compiled from the latest & most authentic sources on a scale of 12 miles to the inch."

GLC03485

1888

Kurz & Allison

Print

Title: Battle of Antietam

Depicts fighting between Union and Confederate troops near the small stone bridge that crossed the Antietam. Mounted on heavy cardboard backing.

GLC03487

1860

Currier & Ives

Print

Title: "Uncle Sam" making new arrangements

Published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Black and white political cartoon related to Abraham Lincoln's 1860 election. Uncle Sam holds a wanted sign which reads, "An honest upright and capable man to take charge of this house for four years. Undoubted testimonials will be required." Portrays Lincoln being hired by Uncle Sam, while John Bell, J.C. Breckinridge, and Stephen Douglas respond to the advertisement but are turned away. James Buchanan is seen inside the establishment packing up his "dirty linen". Lincoln wears plain working clothes and carries an axe, while the…

GLC03488

27 October 1861

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Samuel G. French re: coordinating Va. Govt. and militia with C.S.A. Govt.

GLC03491

18 April 1781

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript letter

Title: to John Bryant

Written and signed for Knox in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aid-de-camp. States he is sorry to hear that Captain Bryant's company is weak but says "it is out of my power to add to it, except by ordering such men of the artillery to it, who are unable to do field duty." Approves of Bryant sending samples of "fuzes, rockets and tubes" of Bryant's making. Asks Bryant to inform Colonel David Mason that Knox applied to Colonel Timothy Pickering for an order on the quarter master in Springfield. Bryant was a member of Colonel Mason's corps of Artillery artificers stationed at Springfield. "…

GLC03495

1733

Great Britain. Acts.

Pamphlet

Title: Act...paying off..South Sea annuities...for establishing the colony of Georgia

Act of Parliament that pays off one million South Sea annuities, and using money for various purposes, including "Marriage Portion of the Princess Royal," in establishing the colony of Georgia, and paying debt. Act also makes reference to building of new churches within cities of London and Westminster.

GLC03498

April 18, 1859

Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Horatio G. Wright

Discussing the poor health of a "promising...young officer" and possibility of "another such terrible epidemic" as had recently hit the men.

GLC03499

13 October 1846

Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

The wife of John C. Frémont thanks an unidentified correspondent "for the beautifully bound copy of the Report" that he sent her, probably referring to the report of Frémont's expedition to the Oregon Territory in 1844. Hopes that when Frémont returns and the third report is published, "you will not be prevented by the advertising system from giving it to the best artist." Year inferred.

GLC03503

21 May 1864

Garrard, Kenner, 1828-1879

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George H. Thomas

Reports that the bridge that Thomas was looking for has been found, and that the Confederates have burned it. Reports he was unable to save the bridge. Recipient inferred.

GLC03504

circa August-September 1863

Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891

Document signed

Title: [Deposition of Judy Taylor against Joseph Coombs]

Written in clerical hand and signed by Porter as Acting Rear Admiral commanding the Mississippi Squadron. Deposition where Judy Taylor accuses Joseph Coombs of being a Confederate supporter. Says she was hired as a chambermaid to Coombs, who was the captain of the "Louisville," from July 1861-September 1862. She was then hired again in December 1862 and was under his employ until the ship was captured by U.S. forces. She was hired for $20/month. Claims she was last paid in April 1862. Taylor also said that Coombs always hoisted the rebel flag when coming to a landing. She also reported…

GLC03508

24 December 1908

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Typed letter signed

Title: to Herbert Parsons re: endorsement of Jacob M. Dickinson for Attorney General

Signed as President-elect. With autograph postscript. Dicksinson served 1909-11 as Taft's Secretary of War.

GLC03509

January 1, 1897

Photograph signed

Title: Cabinet photograph of John L. Worden

Signed on mount as Admiral.

GLC03510

09 December 1808

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: Isaiah L. Green.

Written after retirement to Congressman Isaiah L. Green concerning repeal of Embargo Act and arming of ships.

GLC03511

25 May 1863

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

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William T. Sherman

Written at Headquarters of the Department of the Tennessee near Vicksburg, Mississippi. Grant writes to Sherman in the early days of the siege of Vicksburg. Relates he ordered Colonel Johnson to ascertain the number of Confederate troops north of the Black River, and to burn a bridge over the river, leaving Haynes' Bluff without a garrison. Writes "I deem that point of so much importance that I am willing to weaken our force here rather that to leave it unoccupied." Orders Sherman to send a brigade to assist in fortifying the bluff. Endorsed by Sherman, who orders Tuttle (possibly General…

GLC03512

30 March 1845

Ericsson, John, 1803-1889

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Bennett

A private letter in which Ericsson defends the merits of his screw propeller over Steven's Scull. Claims that reports that the scull beat his ship are misleading. Accompanied by a two page manuscript autographed by Ericsson that details his invention. John Ericsson invented the screw propeller, which replaced the paddle wheel and remains the most common form of marine propulsion to this day. James Bennett was editor of the New York Herald.

GLC03513

May 10, 1862

Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893

Broadside

Title: [Broadside version of a letter to Braxton Bragg]

Printed broadside version of a letter from Beauregard to Braxton Bragg encouraging aggressive tactics. Bragg had the letter printed as a broadside "for the information and guidance of this army." States "When without orders or at a loss to know what to do in action, they must rapidly advance in the direction of the heaviest firing-for the art of war consists in the concentration of masses against fractions of masses; moreover, our motto should be 'Forward, and always forward,' until victory may perch decisively upon our banners. The more rapid the attack, the weaker, habitually, the…

GLC03514