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.

Magie, James K., fl. 1862-1863 to unknown [incomplete]

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05241.45 Author/Creator: Magie, James K., fl. 1862-1863 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa July 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Order a Copy

Describes a battle of the Army of the Cumberland, and his regiment's valiant behavior. Details the bravery of certain individuals, especially a sergeant whom he credits with keeping their line from breaking. He promises to send a list of the wounded in a week (possibly GLC05241.46). Includes a list of newspaper subscriptions for the Macomb Journal. He notes that he has received the Journal up to 1 July 1863. Date inferred from content.

Magie, James K., fl. 1863

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources