Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Porter, Charles B., fl. 1861-1863 to Brother

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02172.05 Author/Creator: Porter, Charles B., fl. 1861-1863 Place Written: Camp Stone, MD Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 July 1861 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 10.5 cm, Width: 17.5 cm Order a Copy

A hundred of them marched for a couple of miles so that they could guard a dam. Eventually they will go to Fairfax where there are 4,000 men.

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources