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17 April 1863
Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 14, whole no. 3667 (April 17, 1863)]
Battle at Franklin. The danger for the Constitution. Editorial on the situation at Charleston.
GLC05959.51.063
20 April 1863
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 15, whole no. 3668 (April 20, 1863)]
News from Alexandria. City council proceedings. Confederate states bonds. Hospital donations. Ordinance concerning carriages and other vehicles.
GLC05959.51.064
30 November 1864
Houston tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 30, no. 176, whole no. 3840 (November 30, 1864)]
Interesting from New Orleans, Typhoid fever very bad in Washington, Fighting in the Valley.
GLC05959.54.11
21 December 1864
Houston tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 30, no. 185, whole no. 3849 (December 21, 1864)]
Message by Governor Brown of Georgia, Confederate Congress Proceedings, Attempt to Assassinate General Grant, Yankees Preparing Peace Propositions for South, Reports of a Late Washington Dispatch - Speakership of the 39th U.S. Congress, Resignations...
GLC05959.54.19
1864
[Photograph of General William J. Hardee]
Oval photograph of General Hardee (bearded and wearing epaulets) on one side of board and oval photograph of an unknown man on the verso. Date taken from document the photograph accompanied (GLC01179.01).
GLC01179.02
1864-1870
Longstreet, James, 1821-1904
[Four Civil War documents related to John G. Walker and James Longstreet] [Decimalized .01-.04]
GLC01404
1860-1870
[Instructions on the use of ciphers and codes]
Discusses ciphers and the numerous ways their messages may be concealed. Date estimated from other items in the group. In a collection with a letter by James Longstreet to John G. Walker.
GLC01404.02
[Receipt for a letter at the Headquarters of the Trans-Mississippi Department]
Partially printed document noting the receipt of "Letter No 3848" at the Assistant Adjutant General's office. In a collection with a letter by James Longstreet to John G. Walker, who was a Confederate Major General with a command in the Trans...
GLC01404.03
30 August 1864
Mason, A.H., fl. 1864
[Mess Bill]
Bill listing foodstuffs purchased from 30 September 1862 to 10 July 1863 under the command of Major General John G. Walker. Signed by Mason, who indicates he received payment on 30 August 1864.
GLC01404.04
November 1863
Duval, J.A., fl. 1863
to Eliakim P. Scammon
Possibly a copy in General Scammon's hand of a decoded cypher telegram to Scammon from Colonel Duval. Explains the report of a scout named Jim Webb but states he does not have confidence in it. Informs that five of Colonel Tomlinson's men were...
GLC02414.115
circa 1863
[Decoded cypher telegram]
Possibly in General Eliakim P. Scammon's hand. States that eight deserters came into Gauley, West Virginia and the author asks what to do with them while in custody. The author could possibly be Colonel Carr Bailey White, who wrote other similar...
GLC02414.116
4 July 1863
White, Carr Bailey, 1823-1871
Possibly a copy in General Scammon's hand of a decoded cypher telegram to Scammon from Colonel Carr Bailey White of the 12th Ohio Infantry. Gives Major Cadot's report of an ambush of the cavalry: "...two men killed and five wounded asks for surgeon...
GLC02414.117
[Decoded cypher telegram to Eliakim P. Scammon]
Possibly a copy in Scammon's hand. Reports on scouting activities. States that Lieutenant Blazer, a scout, is expected in tonight and will start for Lewisburg, West Virginia in the morning. Ends by saying "Your informant must be mistaken."...
GLC02414.118
[Orders of Captain Williams]
Possibly a copy in General Eliakim P. Scammon's hand. Talks of a court case. States that Captain Williams asked him for the names of the persons that pressed charges against Hines and Carey and the witnesses. On verso is a gravestone inscription...
GLC02414.119
16 April 1863 or 1864
Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894
[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from N. Wilkinson]
Telegram to Brigadier General Scammon of the 23rd Ohio from Wilkinson as the Colonel Commanding Post. Writes that the supplies are in at the Adams express office and asks if he should pay the charges and send them to Scammon. With autograph...
GLC02414.120
20 April 1863 or 1864
[Scammon endorsement on a telegram to James L. Botsford]
Telegram from David, the Assistant Superintendent of Military Telegraphs, to Captain Botsford asking if the Camp Piatt office can be closed tomorrow so he can make some necessary changes. With autograph endorsment signed of Brigadier General Scammon...
GLC02414.121
Paxton, J.C., fl. 1863
Telegram from a Colonel J.C. Paxton to Captain Botsford stating he is ready with 250 men and horses. With endorsment signed in initials of Brigadier General Scammon of the 23rd Ohio (probably not in Scammon's hand) instructing to be ready to move at...
GLC02414.122
30 March 1863 or 1864
[Scammon endorsement on telegram to James L. Botsford]
Telegram from John T. Toland, Colonel Commanding to Captain James L. Botsford, the Assistant Adjutant General. Asks if some arms that are not needed at the post can be sent to the ordnance officer in Charleston, West Virginia. Scammon writes at...
GLC02414.123
2 April 1863
[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from J.C. Paxton]
Telegram from Colonel J. C. Paxton to Brigadier General Scammon from Buffalo, West Virginia informing that he came from Ripley, West Virginia and that the Confederates are not there but it is reported they are six miles on the right. With autograph...
GLC02414.124
Telegram from Colonel J. C. Paxton to Brigadier General Scammon from Buffalo, West Virginia informing that 400-600 Confederate troops mounted on stolen horses are six miles to the west. Requests a steamer from Charleston, West Virginia with three...
GLC02414.125
30 March 1863
Telegram from Colonel John T. Toland to Captain James L. Botsford, the Assistant Adjutant General, informing that he must go to Cincinnati, Ohio tomorrow on leave. States that Lieutenant Colonel Hines will be in command at the post. With autograph...
GLC02414.126
circa March 1863
[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from William R. Brown]
Telegram from Colonel Brown of the 13th Virginia (West Virginia) stating that he believes the troops are in trouble at Hurricane [Bridge]. Asks if he can send two companies to their aid, leaving one left at Point Pleasant. With autograph...
GLC02414.127
[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from Henry H. Boggess]
Telegram from Captain Boggess, assistant quarter master to Brigadier General Scammon informing that the ships the Meigs and the Victor have been fired on four miles above Buffalo, West Virginia. Reports that one man was killed, a couple wounded, and...
GLC02414.128
8 September 1863
[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from Colonel Jones]
Telegram from Colonel Jones to Brigadier General Scammon asking him for any information and to answer immediately. With autograph endorsement signed by Scammon stating, "Nothing for you. When will you be here." On stationary of the U.S. Military...
GLC02414.129
[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from J. D. Carter]
Telegram from Carter, Captain commanding post to Brigadier General Scammon informing that they have 400 or 500 militia with no arms. Asks if a lieutenant at Gallipolis, West Virginia can supply them because they are needed for public safety. Says...
GLC02414.130
[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from T K. McCann]
Telegram from McCann to Brigadier General Scammon informing that he can get two mountain howitzers for his division. With autograph endorsement signed by Scammon in initials stating "Yes! When will you come?" On stationary of the U.S. Military...
GLC02414.131
13 April 1863
to James L. Botsford
Telegram from Colonel Paxton to Captain James L. Botsford asking if he can come to Charleston tomorrow morning and return to camp in the evening. With note in another hand at bottom. On stationary of the U.S. Military Telegraph. Year inferred from...
GLC02414.132
3 November 1863
[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from T. Melvin]
Telegram from Captain and Assistant Adjutant General Melvin to Brigadier General Scammon in reference to Colonel Comley's application for leave to Ohio. With autograph endorsement signed in initials by Scammon stating answered. On stationary of the...
GLC02414.133
Telegram from Colonel Carr B. White telling Brigadier General Scammon, "at seven (7) oclock AM tomorrow." There are some doodles and computations on the verso along with the docket, possibly by Scammon. On stationary of the U.S. Military Telegraph.
GLC02414.134
17 May 1863
[Scammon endorsement on a telegram to J. C. Paxton]
Telegram to Colonel Paxton from an unknown soldier tells of some cavalry men shot by guerillas at Birch River. States the other camp said they cannot send ammunition because they too are expecting an attack. With autograph endorsement signed in...
GLC02414.135
4 April 1861
Horstmann Bros. & Co, fl. 1861
[Bill of sale]
Receipt for Confederate uniform purchased by William E. Jones in Philadelphia. Includes fabric amounts, buttons, collar, etc., and costs. Verso contains handwritten supplies, such as trumpets, feathers, cord, etc. Printed receipt with details...
GLC02711.26
20 January 1859
Vilmorin Andrieux & Companie.
to J. H. Landell
Lists items shipped from Liverpool, including grape vines and fruit trees. Requests that the items be shipped to William E. Jones in Glad Springs, Virginia, as soon as possible.
GLC02711.28
2 August 1861
Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865
to Sister Mamie
Discusses the "[t]errible" battle of Bull Run and the poor conditions of camp life, including difficult marches and poor diet. Discusses the execution of a "Zouave" soldier in camp for the "crime of murder." Also makes reference to the politics of...
GLC03523.18.01
circa 1861
Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim), 1837-1861
In Memory of Col. Ellsworth, of N.Y. Fire Zouaves, Assassinated, May 24th 1861
Published by H. De Marson at 54 Chatham Street in New York. Hand-colored song sheet with draped American flags flowing down the sides. At the bottom left corner is an image of a Zouave and at the bottom right corner is the image of a slave dressed in...
GLC03617.05
Gay, James D., fl. 1861-1879
Death of Colonel Ellsworth
Composed by Gay and published and printed by J.H. Johnson at No. 7 North Tenth Street in Philadelphia. Upper left corner has image of Ellsworth standing on a Confederate flag while an American flag is draped behind him. Caption of the image says...
GLC03617.06
1861
Song on the death of Col. Ellsworth, the gallant Zouave
Published by J. Magee at 316 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Printed on lined paper. Image of Ellsworth falling backward as he was shot at the top of the page. He is grasping the Confederate flag while another soldier returns fire with a rifle over...
GLC03617.07
A Voice from Ellsworth
Dedicated to the New-York Fire-Zouaves. Published by H. De Marsan at 54 Chatham Street, New York. Has same image of flags drapping the sides as well as an image of a Zouave and a black slave that is at GLC03617.05, except this version is not hand...
GLC03617.08
On the Death of Col. Ellsworth
Published by J. Magee at 316 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Image at the top is same as image at GLC03617.07. Depicits Ellsworth falling backward as he was shot. He is grasping the Confederate flag while another soldier returns fire with a rifle over...
GLC03617.09
Hudson, A.L., fl. 1861
Ellsworth's Avengers
Published by J. Wrigley at 27 Chatham Street in New York. Marked No. 844 at the top. Sung to the tune of "Annie Lisle." That song is an 1857 ballad by Boston, Massachusetts songwriter H. S. Thompson. The song is about the death of a young maiden, by...
GLC03617.10
18 February 1862
Chilton, Robert Hall, 1816-1879
[Endorsement on verso of letter to Judah P. Benjamin]
Letter from John Slate to Benjamin, requesting that he be discharged due to ill health, with autograph endorsement signed by Chilton as assistant adjutant general on verso. Also with autograph endorsement signed by Vulosko Vaiden as Slate's...
GLC04210.01
15 August 1862
Collins, J. Hunter, fl. 1862
to Daniel Ruggles
Says the Federal steamer Sumter (formerly the Confederate steamer Lovell) has run aground nearby, and discusses possible actions. Says "…she lies within thirty feet of the shore ... evidently becoming firmly fastened every hour …"
GLC04210.02
28 February 1865
Foster, Thomas R., fl. 1865
[Receipt for one cow]
Receipt for three hundred dollars for one cow.
GLC04210.03
12 April 1865
Allen, William Wirt, 1835-1894
to unknown
Regarding Confederate troop movements. Written on the same day Confederate forces laid down their arms at Appomattox Court House. In pencil.
GLC04210.04
28 September 1886
Chisolm, Alexander Robert, 1843-1910
to James W. Eldridge
Discusses his service in the Confederate army, acquaintances with famous Confederate generals, and worries about the future of the nation. "Bad blood is brewing and must be let to keep quiet. Our Constitution is a good things among friends, but...
GLC04210.05
18 October 1905
Lee, Stephen D., 1833-1908
to Frank H. Furness
Lee is unable to attend an event in honor of "G. W. Hodge, the Confederate soldier whose life you saved." Furness invited Lee to attend a reunion of the Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry, which Furness commanded. The reunion was to honor G. W. Hodge...
GLC04271.01
circa 1905
Hall, Charles Bryan, 1840-?
[Engraving of Stephen D. Lee]
Engraving of Stephen D. Lee.
GLC04271.02
24 April 1863
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 17, whole no. 3670 (April 20, 1863)]
Special orders from Texas state about discharge from service. Letters from Sabine Pass, Rangers, Fort Pemberton. Battles at Sabine Pass and Franklin.
GLC05959.51.065
27 April 1863
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 18, whole no. 3671 (April 27, 1863)]
The Impressment bill, with accompanying editorial. Tax bill. Letter from Galveston. News from New Orleans and the Rio Grande.
GLC05959.51.066
29 April 1863
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 19, whole no. 3672 (April 29, 1863)]
Letters from the Rangers, "Rebel," Galveston. Examination of the executive chair. Military power of the U.S. Crops.
GLC05959.51.067
1 May 1863
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 29, no. 20, whole no. 3673 (May 1, 1863)]
Letters from the Rangers, Brownville, Galveston. Editorial on depreciation of currency. Louisiana army.
GLC05959.51.068
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