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September 1981
Stewart, James Brewer, fl. 1981
Civil War History, A Journal of the Middle Period, Vol. 27 No. 3
published by Kent State University
GLC08880.042
January 1952 - February 1952
Friendship Press, Spanish American Institute Presents Special Lincoln Day Edition
Flyer for Lincoln Day Celebration
GLC08880.043
16 February 1959
Invitation from Brown University for 150th Anniversary of Lincoln's Birthday at John Hay Library
features reproduction of photograph of Lincoln on page 1
GLC08880.044
1944
Pratt, Harry E., fl. 1943-1944
Dr. Anson G. Henry, Lincoln's Physician and Friend
GLC08880.045
1861-1877
White, Norman H., fl. 1950
Lincoln Day Address
GLC08880.046
12 February 1949
Jones, Edgar Dewitt, fl. 1949
Abraham Lincoln Still Lives
a talk that was given in Detroit
GLC08880.047
3 February 1923
Barton, William E., fl. 1922-1923
Abraham Lincoln's Lost Grandmother
GLC08880.048
February 1948
Bullard, F. Lauriston, 1866-1952
Abe Goes Down the River
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1 May 1864
Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892
to Parents
This is likely his last Sunday at this camp. Orders came in that when they do break camp, they must not burn the camp down like usual. They must also not light any fires for the first two weeks that they are on the move so as to not give away their...
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13 May 1864
Is on duty at the division hospital. Today is the ninth day of fighting. "We are getting the best of the Rebs but it is slow work for they are desperate." Major Moody and Captain Wetherell were both wounded. "The loss is very heavy on both sides."...
GLC09355.064
16 May 1864
"Sid is reported taken prisoner. He has been missing since Friday night. The 10th were surrounded and a number taken prisoners." He definitely is not killed or injured because his body was not found when the army retook that area soon after. Had he...
GLC09355.065
19 May 1864
About two miles from the house he wrote the last letter in. Has marched from one side of the battle line to the other and back. Saw Sid's commanding officer carried away wounded. Captain Bigelow was wounded in the head. Hopes to be able to write "a...
GLC09355.066
29 May 1864
It has been impossible for him to write since he sent his last letter. Does not even know if his last letters reached them. "It has been march, dig, and fight all the time." Has crossed the Pamunkey River and engaged the Rebels on the other side. Is...
GLC09355.067
31 May 1864
Finally got a letter from them last night. Does not know if they have gotten his other letters; they had not received any when they wrote their most recent letter. Manson [Munyan] died a week ago at Fredericksburg. "I think we will have a big fight...
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4 June 1864
Has a few moments to spare while there is a lull in the fighting. "I have weathered the storm unharmed" so far. Fighting starts at dawn and does not stop "for anything" until well after sundown. The Confederates have "quite a strong position here."...
GLC09355.069
5 June 1864
This letter was sent in the same envelope as the letter #69. Did not get to write as much as he had wanted to yesterday, and decided to write more today. The Rebels charged their lines last night between 9:00 and 10:00, but were unable to break...
GLC09355.070
9 June 1864
As he is neither on duty nor cooking, has some time to write. There is not much firing going on alone the lines at the moment. "Now both armies lay facing each other." Both sides fire 20 or 30 cannons over the course of 24 hours and have made heavy...
GLC09355.071
21 June 1864
Has received two letters from them since he last wrote. Would have written sooner, but has not had time to do so. "I am very well off." Suspects he would write more if Sid were here. Despite the address on this letter, they do not hold the city. "I...
GLC09355.072
23 June 1864
The letter is dated 1864/06/24, but Clapp's next letter, dated 1864/06/24, was written the next day, and he acknowledges his error in the prior letter. Would be sleeping instead of writing, "but the flies eat me up." Feels better than he did the last...
GLC09355.073
24 June 1864
Attached to this letter is a poem titled "Another Brave has Fallen" that was cut from a newspaper. Yesterday's letter dated the 24th was actually written on the 23rd. Did not march last night. Had heard that the Rebels were massing for an attack on...
GLC09355.074
27 June 1864
Mail has become more regular, so they can send as much as they want. Is almost out of paper and needs more. Also needs a lot of new envelopes. They can send those things fairly easily by speaking to a postman before sending it. If they write "Soldier...
GLC09355.075
5 July 1864
Finally received a letter from them. Will respond immediately, as he had held off writing another letter home for the arrival of one. The corps left on a raid to destroy part of the Weldon Railroad. "They met with no trouble at all" and returned 4...
GLC09355.076
8 July 1864
"I am once more with the regiment on duty." Is no longer with the provost guard. What remained of the 7th, 10th, and 37th regiments were consolidated into one regiment in the 3rd brigade, 1st division of the corps. "I felt some ashamed" of being so...
GLC09355.077
to brother
Received a letter from him and a letter from Mother yesterday. July 4th was a pretty quiet day, "hardly a gun fired all day." No July 4th could surpass that of last year when Vicksburg fell. Is back with the company he first came out with. General...
GLC09355.078
9 July 1864
to Mother
Just finished writing a letter to Charlie and will now write to her. Glad to hear her July 4th was so pleasant. One year ago on the 4th his corps was celebrating the victory at Gettysburg. Does not know where he will be for the next July 4th, but...
GLC09355.079
27 July 1864
Just camped for the night. Feeling very tired. He and his friend John Banks decided to stop at 9:00 PM one night to get some rest while the army moved on. Found a good orchard to sleep in. Later caught up with the rest of the army at about 2:00 the...
GLC09355.081
Circa 1864
[record of the wound that George Clapp suffered on 1864/09/19]
This document is a record of the wound that George Clapp suffered on 1864/09/19, which was a "right humerus shattered by mini ball." Shows that Clapp was discharged a year later and pensioned in September 1873.
GLC09355.082
15 August 1864
Does not know when he will be able to send his letters, for they are now over 50 miles from Harpers Ferry, the nearest supply station where he can send mail. His brigade was detached from the rest of the army and ordered to wait for the supply train...
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20 August 1864
Clapp says Charles Town is in Virginia, but was mistaken. Received two letters from them yesterday. One also came with $1, socks, suspenders, and a handkerchief, all of which he appreciated greatly. Does not get mail as regularly as while at...
GLC09355.085
24 August 1864
Will write quickly; the mail goes out in half an hour. Does not feel "in the best mood." At about 8:00 AM on the 21st, the Rebels attacked the army's pickets. The entire army scrambled into fighting position "as soon as possible." His company was...
GLC09355.086
26 August 1864
Got a letter from them dated 1864/08/21 last night. They write of not having received a letter from him in a long time, but does not know why his letters have not been delivered. Most of his letters have been short, "hurried" ones simply letting them...
GLC09355.087
1 September 1864
Just received a letter from them. Glad to know that everyone is well. Has moved farther up the valley since his last letter. During the march, the cavalry fought in front of them the whole way. The Confederates turned back upon discovering the main...
GLC09355.088
9 September 1864
Would have sent the earlier letter sooner, but had to march the next day and therefore did not have time to mail it. Is now on picket for three days starting from last night. Elisha has not arrived yet. "The Johnnies are a not very great distance...
GLC09355.089
13 September 1864
Received his first letter from them in over two weeks. "I think this department is the worst we have ever been in for mail arrangements." Has started to drill twice a day. "The weather is variable." It often rains without warning, and nights can be...
GLC09355.090
10 February 1917 - 12 February 1917
Kincaid, Robert L., fl. 1917-1951
Lincoln Pilgrimage and Celebration
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1940
Russell, Don, fl. 1940
Lincoln was Tough on Officers
GLC08880.051
October 1944
What Andrew Boyd and Charles Henry Hart Did for Abraham Lincoln
GLC08880.052
1961
New York Public Library
Regimental Publications and Personal Narratives of the Civil War, Vol. 1, Northern States, Part 2 New York
GLC08880.053
Regimental Publications and Personal Narratives of the Civil War, Vol. 1, Northern States, Part 3, New England States
GLC08880.054
1962
Regimental Publications and Personal Narratives of the Civil War, Vol. 1, Northern States, Part 4, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
GLC08880.055
Regimental Publications and Personal Narratives of the Civil War, Vol. 1, Northern States, Part 5, Indiana and Ohio
GLC08880.056
Regimental Publications and Personal Narratives of the Civil War, Vol. 1, Northern States, Part 6, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin
GLC08880.057
Regimental Publications and Personal Narratives of the Civil War, Vol. 1, Northern States, Part 7, Index of Names
GLC08880.058
1960
Werstein, Irving, fl. 1960
1861-1865 The Adventure of the Civil War Told with Pictures
GLC08880.059
12 February 1953
Mearns, David C., fl. 1953
Lincoln and the Image of America
GLC08880.060
21 February 1861 - 4 April 1864
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Abraham Lincoln Interprets the Constitution
excerpts from letters
GLC08880.061
12 February 1954
Bossin, Hye, fl. 1954
In the Spirit of Abraham Lincoln
GLC08880.062
12 February 1959
Brown, Kingsley, fl. 1959
A Canadian Visits Civil War Shrines and Lincoln and Lancashire
GLC08880.063
15 September 1864
The supply train is here; will be able to send a letter tonight. Is "as well as usual." The weather has been very strange; it has alternated very quickly between sun and rain. Heard a rumor last night that Petersburg was taken but does not know if it...
GLC09355.091
18 September 1864
Is well and enjoying himself. Hates to write a letter and then send it many days later. Will write a longer letter to them soon. General Grant visited the corps last Friday. Sheridan appears to know what he is doing; "he keeps a shark look out for...
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