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1865/03/04
Armstrong, Halleck (fl. 1865)
to: Mary [Armstrong].
Reports on rumor that Sherman has been defeated, hopes it isn't true, talks about great number of dead and burial procedures, remarks on slavery as the sin of the South.
GLC06734.07
1865/03/05
Discusses his commanders & their religiosity, his preaching & religious ministering at the camp.
GLC06734.08
1865/03/07
Talks about systematic pilfering of the Sanitary Commission by high ranking soldiers; also reports on seeing black troops: "Today for the first time I saw whole regiments of black troops…They appear quite as well on parade as their more thoroughly...
GLC06734.09
1865/03/08
Reports various rumors about Sheridan's maneuvers. Also reports on nearby black uprising: "Our allies, the darkies, are evidently burning out their beloved Masters…"
GLC06734.10
1865/03/09
Describes army medic routines & ambulances, describes desolation of landscape due to war.
GLC06734.11
1865/03/10
Reports on troop maneuvers, Sheridan's whereabouts, etc.
GLC06734.12
[1865]/03/10 Evening
Describes wounding of his troops, & ministering to soldiers.
GLC06734.13
Describes the death of soldiers, his inspection of their graveyards.
GLC06734.14
1865/03/12
Reports on rumors that "Sherman, & Schoield, and Sheridan are working up, & Grant has Lee by the throat." Also describes in detail his work as a Chaplain & what it consists of.
GLC06734.15
1865/03/13
"I keep no diary of events, so I guess I had better send my diary home in the form of letters."
GLC06734.16
1865/03/14
to: Mary [Armstrong]
Describes battle in detail. Also: "…The good news from Sheridan was read to the boys at inspection in the form of a dispatch from Gen. Grant. It was received with loud cheers. Surely the end draws nigh…"
GLC06734.17
1865/03/15
Describes impending battle plans .
GLC06734.18
1865/03/16
Describes feeling of impending battle. In part: "…Everything is quiet this morning, but it may be the calm before the storm. Sheridan is here, & his wonderful cavalry are not far off…"
GLC06734.19
1865/03/17
Describes widespread desertion by Confederate troops, intra-troop Confederate violence.
GLC06734.20
no date
GLC06734.21
19 March 1866
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885)
to Phillip Sheridan
Postwar troop adjustments: "Unless you think security demands the retention of some of the white volunteers muster the whole of them out as rapidly as possible. In the case of colored troops, muster out such of them as you think can be spared..."
GLC08148
Unknown
to Frank A. Cole
He complains that he did not receive a letter from him in such a long time he had given up hope. He writes if he ever visits he should come and see him or else he would cry.
GLC08291.
1900
Pickett, Lasalle C., 1848-1931
Pickett and his Men
Second edition, with an introduction by James Longstreet. An inscribed copy to General Ell Torrance and his wife: "For General and Mrs. Ell Torrance with love and regards from the author, Lasalle Corbell Pickett. Think of the men who held these...
GLC08401
1876
Clark, William M., fl. 1876
The Constitution of the state of Colorado, adopted in convention, March 14, 1876; also the address of the convention to the people of Colorado.
Printed by the Tribune Book and Job Printing House. Inscribed on the title page by William M. Clark, chairman of the constitutional convention of Colorado, to Barton House. Includes 19 articles, a schedule, a list of convention participants, a...
GLC08404
2 July 1862
Ing, John H., 1819-1901
to Edwin M. Stanton
Ing, a Baltimore attorney, offers a plan to bring the Maryland militia into the service of the Union. Indicates that 5,000 volunteers and 10,000-15,000 "Home Guards" could be ready in 30-60 days. Also states that he suggested the same plan to...
GLC08406
1885
Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891
Naval History of the Civil War
GLC08409
1889
Blair, Lewis Harvie, 1834-1916
The prosperity of the south dependent upon the elevation of the Negro.
First edition inscribed, but not signed, by "the author" on free front endpaper. Inscription dated January 7, 1894. Published by Everett Waddey, Richmond, Virginia.
GLC08410
1794
Butler, William Orlando, 1791-1880
Hudibras, in three parts, written in the time of the late wars
Zachary Grey, Ed.. With Hogarth's engravings. With index and errata. Bookplate of John Pollexfen Bastard on front pastedown.
GLC08411
1861-1865 ca.
Civil War patriotic covers and envelopes, with 6 letters [word processed inventory available]
This collection consists primarily of covers from the Civil War period, combined six pieces of unrelated correspondence. The envelopes were collected from a wide number of cities, and both southern and northern states are represented. Most of the...
GLC08413
1861-1865
Civil War Union patriotic covers
Including Ellsworth, Anderson and Baltimore
GLC08414
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