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.

Viele, Egbert L., 1825-1902 to Capt. Harcall [?]

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02465.27 Author/Creator: Viele, Egbert L., 1825-1902 Place Written: Headquarters, 1st Brigade, Engineering Corps Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861/12/18 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy

Brig. General Viele asks for horse teams that are "good," because the ones he has are not up to the standard required

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources