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14 July 1783
Doughty, John (1754-1826)
[Order to supply rations to Joseph Susan]
Order of sixteen rations for Joseph Susan, soldier in the Invalid Regiment, discharged and on his way to Geico Bay, Massachusetts.
GLC02437.02276
[Orders to supply rations to John De la Guin]
Order of eleven rations to be supplied to John De la Guin, soldier in the Invalid Regiment discharged and on his way to Boston, Massachusetts.
GLC02437.02279
[Orders to supply rations to John Fulford]
Order of five rations for John Fulford of the Invalid Regiment, discharged and on his way to Hartford, Connecticut.
GLC02437.02283
15 July 1783
Cobb, David (1748-1830)
[Orders to issue provsions to John Torrey]
Orders to issue nine days provisions to John Torrey, a discharged soldier. Countersigned by John Doughty, Fort Major at West Point.
GLC02437.02289
18 July 1783
Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794)
[Provision return for men in the 4th Massachusetts Regiment]
A provision return for nine men belonging to the 4th Massachusetts Regiment. Eighty-one rations were issued to the men for a total of six days, commencing on 18 July 1783. The order is signed by Samuel Shaw, General Knox's aide-de-camp. The docket...
GLC02437.02303
19 July 1783
Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
[Certificate of service for John Banks]
Certifies that John Banks of the state of New York, has served the United States as a Conductor of Stores from 12 April 1777 to 19 July 1783. Mr. Banks is therefore entitled to his pay and the depreciation of his pay during his period of service...
GLC02437.02306
circa 1880-1890
Volck, Adalbert John (1828-1912)
Enlistment of Sickles Brigade
Shows the duplicitous agents of Daniel Sickles recruiting the brigade he raised and equipped himself at considerable expense. A throng of bedraggled men congregate around a Federal officer who holds out a medal and wears a "Colonel Sickle's Brigade"...
GLC00493.06
Buying a substitute in the North during the war
Image comments negatively upon the Northern policy of allowing men to find a substitute to take their place in the draft. Shows a well-dressed and dandified agent with a holstered pistol showing a timid gentleman into a low class pub where the...
GLC00493.07
Stone Blockade off Charleston, S.C.
Depicts the treacherous route into Charleston Harbor with several sunken ships. Size in extent is for the mount. The actual size of the etching is 20.5 x 26.6 cm. Title in pencil on verso.
GLC00493.10
Making clothes for the boys in the army
Depicts three women sitting in a crowded bedchamber, engaged in the entire process of making clothing. On the far left, a woman wearing a bonnet spins the raw material into thread. The thread is then woven into cloth by the woman working the loom. On...
GLC00493.11
circa 1861-1863
Slaves Concealing Their Master From a Search Party
One etching entitled, "Slaves Concealing Their Master From a Search Party," by Adalbert John Volck, political cartoonist and sympathist with the Confederacy. Depicts an enslaved woman, directing mounted Federal soldiers as the enslaver hides in the...
GLC00493.12
Return of a raiding party from Pennsylvania
Depicts the booty of a very successful Confederate cavalry raid. Shows soldiers driving dozens of captured cattle and pigs. A wagon train, possibly full of pilfered goods, snakes in the background. Size in extent is for the mount. The actual size of...
GLC00493.13
Tracks of the armies
Depicts a Confederate soldier returning home to find his home destroyed and his wife and dog dead. All of his belongings lay scattered and ruined, while in the distance another building burns. Vultures are perched above, more symbols of death. It is...
GLC00493.15
Formation of guerrilla bands
Foreground depicts an angry figure trying to convince a farmer, who has had his homestead destroyed by Union forces, to take revenge by joining a guerrilla band in the background. The farmer sits with his wife and son among the ruins of what appears...
GLC00493.16
Offering of bells to be cast into cannon
Depicts a pastor and members of his congregation presenting church bells to be used to create weapons of war. The officer who accepts the bells removes his hat in recognition of the reverence of the occasion. Slaves perform the work of lifting the...
GLC00493.19
Gen'l Stuart's raid to the White House
Depicts Confederate cavalrymen under the command of General J.E.B. Stuart descending upon the Federal line only to find one Hezekiah Skinflint, a sutler who had provided provisions, in this case "ale and lager," to the soldiers. Many Southerners held...
GLC00493.21
Prayer in Stonewall Jackson's tent
Depicts a scene of quiet piety and great reverence in an army camp. Shows most of the men with their heads bowed in prayer, some weeping. Stonewall Jackson, a man known for his great religiosity, appears to be delivering a sermon to the men. Also...
GLC00493.24
Free Negroes in the North
Depicts a scene of urban depravity. Volck is seeking to convey the hypocrisy of the North when it comes to the plight of blacks. The focal point of the sketch is a well-dressed white man who may be Henry Ward Beecher, a leader in the antislavery...
GLC00493.26
Vicksburg canal
In a lush swamp, two men spy on something unseen, probably the canal. One of the men appears to be a scout, dressed in animal skins and wearing a fur hat. The other man wears a Confederate uniform and peers through a telescope. Both men are armed...
GLC00493.29
2 December 1865
Heyward, William Henry (1817-1889)
to William A. Williams
Heyward, owner of "Clay Hall" plantation in Reconstruction-era South Carolina, discusses going to Charleston to get his pardon, having his land restored by the Bureau of Freedmen, Refugees and Abandoned Lands, and having to make contracts with his...
GLC00496.254.06
1860s-1870s
Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896)
Gen. Sharman's wagon train, near Savannah, Ga.
Stereocard from the War Views series, a photographic history of the War for the Union. No. 3547. Published by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co. American and Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium, 591 Broadway, New York.
GLC00561.08
24 October 1864
Ives, Warren A. (fl. 1863-1864)
to Parents
There was a heavy battle on the 19th. The Rebels surprised them. General Sheridan was involved. They managed to capture a whole ten acres and more guns then they knew what to do with. he found a horse the day of the fight worth about $150 but does...
GLC00653.03.03
23 August 1864
Vanaernam, Henry (1819-1894)
to my dearest Liz
There have been several short battles but they have always come out the victor so far. THings look good on both sides, though the Rebels have cut their rail road in the rear. They have not yet been able to completely surround Atlanta. He discusses...
GLC00653.05.02
June 1, 1864
Unknown
Note regarding a case of malaria
In the collection of Joseph B. Gorsuch, Captain and Provost Marshal 13th Corps, Army of the Tennessee. Written in pencil. The author states "I have taken a fever from the poison of the southern malaria and become very weak. I am getting better now...
GLC00653.09.17
31 January 1865
Wolcott, Laurens W. (fl. 1861-1865)
to Father
The night before they left Savannah there was a fire, caused by incendiaries. Along the road between there and Savannah he describes it as the poorest he's seen. He hopes he received the watch and money he sent.
GLC00653.11.04
2 October 1864
to Sister Ellen
He describes the town of Rome as an interesting place. It is mainly filled with the sick and wounded now. Apparently Gen. Sherman told General Corse to "make his men comfortable if it took every house in Rome."
GLC00653.11.09
1 August 1864
to Mother
They are now in reserve but are constantly getting shot at. Gen. Dodge got struck in the head by a musket. A deserter came in the other day giving them information about Hood.
GLC00653.11.12
12 July 1864
to Sister Mary
The fourth division suffered in the skirmishes. The rebels ended up retreating again. They picked up some prisoners but were unable to make an advance. Around the 9th, they camped near Marietta.
GLC00653.11.16
03 May 1863
Describes how they got across Bear RIver to meet the enemy where they immediately began fighting. The enemy rescued some of their prisoners. Next day they marched back and camped near a mountain.
GLC00653.11.21
29 April 1862
to Sister
Yesterday there was skirmishing among the pickets. They also received strict orders not to cross the lines of their division except on business. The weather has been pleasant.
GLC00653.11.26
30 November 1861
They got on a steamer bound for St. Louis where he met a friend who entrusted a package with hiim.
GLC00653.11.28
circa 1866
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885)
[Clipped signature of Ulysses S. Grant]
Clipped signature of Ulysses S. Grant. Signed "U. S. Grant General." Framed along with photo of Grant, GLC01320.01, in a frame 32 x 21 cm.
GLC01320.02
1865-1870 ca.
Anderson & Co.
[Robert E. Lee]
Depicts Lee as an older man, seated, wearing a dark-colored suit. Creator listed at the bottom of carte as "Anderson, Richmond, Va." Verso contains a stamp from Selden & Co., Photograph Dealers, 814 Main Street, Richmond, Virginia.
GLC01443.02
23 February 1865
Burbridge, Stephen G. (Stephen Gano) (1831-1894)
to the Adjutant General
Typed and signed as a true copy by Albert L. Mills as First Lieutenant and Adjutant First Cavalry. Excerpt from a letter from General Burbridge, who praises Brevet Brigadier General James S. Brisbin's recruitment of African American troops in...
GLC01504.02.02
25 January 1866
Howe, Charles E. (fl. 1866)
to James S. Brisbin
Typed and signed as a true copy by Albert L. Mills as First Lieutenant and Adjutant First Cavalry. The Officers of the 4th United States Colored Heavy Artillery have invited Brisbin to serve as Colonel of that regiment. Assistant Adjutant General...
GLC01504.02.07
20 August 1866
Hooker, Joseph (1814-1879)
to Edwin M. Stanton
Typed and signed as a true copy by Albert L. Mills as First Lieutenant and Adjutant First Cavalry. Major General Hooker recommends Colonel Brisbin "for the Colonelcy of one of the new colored regiments" to Stanton, Secretary of War. Praises Brisbin...
GLC01504.02.14
13 January 1868
Hatch, Edward (1832-1889)
Typed and signed as a true copy by Albert L. Mills as First Lieutenant and Adjutant First Cavalry. General Hatch personally expresses his regret in losing General Brisbin as a recruiting officer in Lexington, Kentucky. Writes, "I think the Regiment...
GLC01504.02.17
26 July 1918
Dawes, Charles G. (1865-1951)
to my dear mother
GLC01601.04
19 April 1919
to mother
GLC01601.07
16 April 1868
[E. W. Beach, carte de visite]
White mount with gold border. Signed in ink on verso "Your devoted brother, E.W. Beach, Williamsville, N.Y., April 16, 1868." Vignette bust portrait with beard. Same image as #5.
GLC00919.24.04
9 April 1865
Fowx, E. G.
[H. W. Benham, carte de visite]
White mount with gold border. Stamp of Fowx and ink inscription on verso: "April 9 1865." Ink inscription on recto: "H. W. Benham." Three quarter length seated portrait in military dress.
GLC00919.24.07
no date
[H. M. Hannay, carte de visite]
White mount with gold border. Signed in ink by Hannay on recto. Stamp of Fowx on verso, along with ink inscription: "Bemis Heights, Saratoga Co., N.Y." Vignette bust portrait with beard.
GLC00919.24.15
15 March 1868
[Napolean I, carte de visite]
White mount. Pencil inscription on verso: "March 15, 1868." Vignette bust portrait of Napoleon. Photo from engraving.
GLC00919.24.18
E. & H. T. Anthony
Union Martyrs
White mount with gold border. Imprint of E. & H.T. Anthony on verso. Collage of 17 Union officers killed in the Civil War, including Reynolds, McPherson, Hayes, Sedgwick, and Stevens.
GLC00919.24.25
Jordan & Co.
[carte de visite, vignette bust portrait]
White mount with purple border and Jordan & Co. imprint on verso. Vignette bust portrait.
GLC00919.24.31
Cline, R. H.
[carte de visite, three quarter length seated portrait in military dress]
White mount with Cline imprint on recto. Three quarter length seated portrait in military dress holding engineer's hat. 34. Ph: J. Morgan, Concord,
GLC00919.24.33
[carte de visite, full length standing portrait in civilian dress]
White mount with gold border. Full length portrait in civilian dress with beard standing next to an ornate chair. 38.
GLC00919.24.37
Knight, W. M.
[carte de visite, vignette bust portrait of a young woman or girl]
White mount with Knight's imprint on recto. Vignette bust portrait of a young woman or girl.
GLC00919.24.41
1864
[carte de visite, Grant's headquarters]
White mount with ink inscription on recto: "Lieut-General Grants HdQuarters, Winter of 1864 [and] 5, City Point, Va." Inscribed on negative: "Sketched by Louis Bernkopf, Private 15th N.Y.V. Engr." Sketched view of a quadrangle surrounded by winter...
GLC00919.24.48
[carte de visite, late residence of Jefferson Davis]
White mount. Inscribed on negative: "Late residence of Jefferson Davis, Richmond, Va., Sketched by Louis Bernkopf, Draughtsman, Hd. Qrs Engineer Brigade." Sketched view of the front and side of Davis's home.
GLC00919.24.50
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