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.

Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914 to Thomas Chamberlain

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03801.04 Author/Creator: Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914 Place Written: s.l. Type: Letter signed Date: 12 April 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Requesting a five day leave of absence "to go to Washington & Baltimore on business." Requesting the leave from his brother, who ranked below him but was the Acting Adjutant of their company.

Chamberlain, Thomas Davee, 1841-1896
Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources