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21 September 1861
A.F. Crutchfield & Co., fl. 1861
Daily express. [Vol. 11, no. 226, whole no. 3767 (September 21, 1861)]
Authentic account of engagement of General Floyd near Carnifax Ferry.
GLC05959.74.19
23 September 1861
Daily express. [Vol. 11, no. 227, whole no. 3768 (September 23, 1861)]
Thrilling and patriotic appeal by General Buckner to the freemen of Kentucky, Lexington attacked by General Price.
GLC05959.74.20
25 September 1861
Daily express. [Vol. 11, no. 229, whole no. 3770 (September 25, 1861)]
From Western Virginia - Lee gone to join Floyd, Lincoln's pilots killed, The blockade of the Potomac, letter from General Floyd's camp.
GLC05959.74.21
30 September 1861
Daily express. [Vol. 11, no. 233, whole no. 3774 (September 30, 1861)]
General A.S. Johnston's proclamation to the people of Kentucky, Official dispatch from Major General Fremont on the fall of Lexington.
GLC05959.74.22
16 October 1861
Daily express. [Vol. 11, no. 247, whole no. 3788 (October 16, 1861)]
The fight at Santa Rosa Island, Florida, The fall of Lexington, Kentucky, Movements of General Zollicoffer, Conflict on the Potomac.
GLC05959.74.23
22 October 1861
Daily express. [Vol. 11, no. 252, whole no. 3793 (October 22, 1861)]
Operations at Hatteras, Reported fight in fleming County, Kentucky, Letters written between Honorable Wm. Lake & Col. H.C. Chambers, Stating the reason for the fatal duel between them, killing Mr. Lake.
GLC05959.74.24
22 March 1862
Daily express. [Vol. 12, no. 69, whole no. 3920 (March 22, 1862)]
The late fight in Arkansas (Battle of Pea Ridge), Proclamation by governor of Virginia, General McClellan ditched.
GLC05959.74.25
August 15, 1863
Daily express. [Vol. 13, no. 195, whole no. 4330 (August 15, 1863)]
The raid against Weldon, North Carolina, General M.W. Ransom Gallantly & Successfully Repulses the Enemy at Boon's Mill - The Enemy very successful at theft, robbery, arson and rape, report from Morris Island.
GLC05959.74.26
July 1861
Bagby, George William, 1828-1883
Southern literary messenger. [Vol. 33, no. 1 (July)]
A magazine devoted to Literature, Science and Art. Exile and Empire The true question: A contest for the supremacy of race Conrad Clifford. Gan-Eden Juggernaut
GLC05959.75.01
29 July 1864
Weekly express. [Vol. 12, no. 28 (July 29, 1864)]
Victory in the Valley, Siege of Petersburg, Evacuation of Williamsburg & Yorktown, Death of General McPherson officially announced, Federal troubles in Missouri, Another victory in the Valley.
GLC05959.77.01
18 November 1864
Weekly express. [Vol. 12, no. 43 (November 18, 1864)]
Forrest gains another victory, Official report of the affair at Plymouth, $3,000.00 worth of stores destroyed, Lincoln certainly elected, Brilliant victory in E. Tennessee, Sherman's movements, Grant's great reconnaisssance.
GLC05959.77.02
2 December 1864
Weekly express. [Vol. 12, no. 45 (December 2, 1864)]
Late movements of the enemy - efforts to check them - the entire state in arms - Sherman's job at stupendous one, Latest from North - All hopes of the evacuation of petersburg, Abandoned by Grant - from Sherman, his orders for the march - from Hood -...
GLC05959.77.03
8 April 1861
Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 57, no. 97 (April 8, 1861)]
Virginia State Secession Convention, Speech of George W. Randolph.
GLC05959.81.01
1876
Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895
The reveille on the line of battle
Marked "Plate 1." Contains two images. Top half is titled "The Reveille on the Line of Battle," and the bottom half is titled "Tattoo in Camp." Top half depicts the line of battle at daylight. The regimental bugler stands on the crest of the hill...
GLC08653.01
Commissary's Quarters in Winter Camp
Marked "Plate 2." The commissary sergeant is in the foreground weighing out rations of meat for the company cook. Structure to the left is an improvised stable built of pine boughs.The camp contains a log cabin and is situated on a lake, which is...
GLC08653.02
A wagoner's shanty
Marked "Plate 4." Contains 3 separate images. Upper left image is titled "A wagoner's shanty," and shows a winter camp of a wagoner. The wagoner is chopping a log in front of his log cabin, which has an overhang of crossed branches and brush. At the...
GLC08653.03
The pontoon bridges
Marked "Plate 5." Depicts an army crossing two pontoon bridges over a river and closing up into column on a hill. The advance is pushing through the woods, which have caught fire. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.7 x 40.4 cm...
GLC08653.04
A thirsty crowd at the old spring house
Marked "Plate 6." Contains 2 images. Top half is titled "A Thirsty Crowd at the Old Spring House," and shows scene on the line of march on a hot day. Most of the men are in Zouave uniforms. Bottom half is titled "Newspapers for the Army - A Race for...
GLC08653.05
The leader of the herd
Marked "Plate 7." Depicts cattle for army use being led by a Zouave butcher. Three other men with whips are riding along the line of cattle, which extends out of the view of the picture. Across the road can be seen the graves of two Union soldiers...
GLC08653.06
A Christmas dinner
Marked "Plate 9." A lonely image of the outer picket line. An off-duty soldier next to a make shift shelter of pine boughs and fence rails cooks a meager meal and is tries to keep his hands warm. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.8 x...
GLC08653.07
The newspaper correspondent
Marked "Plate 11." Shows a rider traveling down a road in a forest with dispatches with news of a battle, ahead of a rival correspondent. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.5 x 40.3 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Titles...
GLC08653.08
A scene on the roadside near summer camp
Marked "Plate 14." Depicts two calvarymen, who have just returned from scouting, having their horses shod. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.7 x 40.4 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from...
GLC08653.09
2 March 1862
Williams, Seth, 1822-1866
General orders, no. 86
General order reporting the death of Frederick W. Lander.
GLC02459.19.02
24 July 1864
Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865
to parents
Describes traveling from City Point, Virginia to Fort Stevens, and mentions an event involving President Lincoln. Discusses his promotion to 1st Lieutenant of Company 'C.' "…[we] marched through the city to Fort Stevens in front of which we found...
GLC03523.18.19
2 November 1864-6 November 1864
to mother
Two letters. First letter apologizes for delay in communication as a result of the Battle of Cedar Creek. In his second letter he mentions that he received orders from General Ulysses S.Grant to be ready for an attack from "Mr. [Jubal] Early." Is...
GLC03523.18.30
3 January 1861
Nixon, J.O., fl. 1861
New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 13, no. 260 (January 3, 1861)]
Published at 70 Camp Street. In response to an article in the "Chicago Tribune," front page has an article mockingly titled "New Orleans Ruined!-Cotton Doomed!" that says the city's markets will survive if New Yorkers eliminate tolls on Erie Canal...
GLC05960.02.02
4 January 1861
New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 13, no. 261 (January 4, 1861)]
Published at 70 Camp Street. Only has first 2 pages of a usual full 8 page issue. Front page article titled "No Compromise," rejects the compromise efforts of Henry Winter Davis in Washington. Article titled "The State Conventions," gives updates on...
GLC05960.02.03
25 February 1861
New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 13, no. 305 (February 25, 1861)]
Published at 70 Camp Street. Article on University of Louisiana. Description of the New Orleans celebration of George Washington's birthday takes up three quarters of the front page. Describes an "Imposing Military Display." Short item on arrival...
GLC05960.02.06
1 February 1862
Mares, John, fl. 1862
[List of sundries taken from John Mares by the Federal Army]
Signed by Mares. Lists 45 head of sheep, hogs, chickens, cooking stove, a lamp, etc. States that these were said to have been taken by the 26th regiment.
GLC02414.181
circa 1862
Tyre, E.A., fl. 1862
List of property taken by General Chench's[sic] Brigade
List of property taken from Mrs. Tyre beginning 15 November 1861. Includes a horse, sheep, hogs, hay, corn, wheat, etc. Possibly in the hand of E.A. Tyres.
GLC02414.182
Shepard, W.W., fl. 1862
Inventory of furniture and utensils belonging to Miss Manser retained for use of the 3d Provl Brigade.
List of furniture and other sundry items with amounts and values. Signed by three officers certifying that the appraised values are fair. The second signature is too faded to read.
GLC02414.183
4 July 1863
White, Carr Bailey, 1823-1871
to unknown
Copy of a telegram from Colonel White to unknown recipient. Possibly decoded cypher. Informs that General Eliakim P. Scammon's cavalry went out to the front last night but encountered a blockaded road and were ambushed near Raleigh, West Virginia....
GLC02414.184
circa 1863
Toland, John T. (fl. 1863-1864)
[Decoded cypher telegram to unknown]
Copy of a telegram from Colonel Toland possibly to General Eliakim P. Scammon. Written in cypher in one hand, and decoded underneath possibly in the hand of Scammon. Toland writes that the powder and fuse are not in any of the wagons and that...
GLC02414.185
circa 1863-1864
[Fragment of a letter to Eliakim P. Scammon]
One half of letter is missing. A civilian women named Laura (last name missing) solicits help from General Scammon on a matter. Dated on 18 March, no year.
GLC02414.186
to unknown Colonel
Undated, unsigned letter addressed only to "Col." Refers to a Father Park who aided Colonel Fitzhugh by sending money to Baltimore. The writer states by doing so, Park helped the Confederates and states "...by this act not only sympathized with our...
GLC02414.187
30 November 1861
Anderson, C.E., fl. 1861
to William Starke Rosecrans
Requests that General Rosecrans approve pay for a Mrs. Shart, who worked in the hospital with two doctors of the 23rd Ohio Regiment. Informs that the doctors were called away before they could submit the correct vouchers for her. With endorsement...
GLC02414.188
Lander, Frederick W., 1821-1862
to John Saunders
Orders Saunders to report to him regarding a "manifest deriliction of discipline."
GLC02459.19.01
29 May 1864
Written from the south side of the Pamunkey River. Declares, "we have taken the Peninsular as the proper approach on Richmond." Indicates his pleasure with General Ulysses S. Grant and Grant's decision to "go precisely on [General George B.]...
GLC03523.18.11
7 June 1864
Discusses the Baltimore convention and nomination of the next president. Requests newspaper announcing winner of nomination. Writes of skirmishes during and after Battle of Cold Harbor. Describes in detail the circumstances surrounding the deaths...
GLC03523.18.12
12 June 1864
Reports on conditions at Cold Harbor, and details the regiment's plan to cross the James River. Describes a recent meal: "I have just been to dinner and what do you guess I had? It was this good nice ham, coffee, and hard-tack soacked soft in cold...
GLC03523.18.13
19 June 1864
Writes from camp outside of the city of Petersburg. References General Ulysses S. Grant's suggestion to consolidate regiment into six companies. Describes, in detail, the troops' five-day march from Cold Harbor to present location. Expects hard...
GLC03523.18.14
25 June 1864
Reports that he is under fire nearly everyday. Describes capture of the 4th Regiment and one battallion of the 11th Vermont Regiment. Also mentions the consolidation of 6 companies.
GLC03523.18.15
3 July 1864
Mentions a 45-day drought, dust-filled marches, and destruction of rebel-held facilities. Discusses General W. F. Smith's advance on Fort Clifton: "we marched out to Reams station on the Petersburg & Weldon R.R. Destroyed a large machine shop, tore...
GLC03523.18.16
5 July 1864
Mentions his work on muster rolls. Discusses general operations, including the landing of 19th army corps at City Point, Virginia and reinforcements from the 13th corps. Prays for the end of the rebellion, mentions inconsistency of mail, and...
GLC03523.18.17
8 July 1864
Discusses George B. McClellan's oration at West Point. Describes Edwin M. Stanton's lack of respect towards McClellan, and Lincoln's efforts to "allow it to be so." Recounts fighting and near death experience during the Battle of Spotsylvania...
GLC03523.18.18
1 August 1864
Reports on a delay in getting mail, and mentions marching in extreme heat: "I never saw so many men sun stroke in any one during all my service... I hear there were 7 men of the 11th regiment died in consequence of hard marching and the excessive...
GLC03523.18.20
4 August 1864
Reports on his first day of service as 1st Lieutenant of Company "C" of the 2nd Regiment of Vermont Infantry. Encamped near Brickeystown, Maryland. Mentions Captain [Nathaniel] Wales' injury during the Battle of the Wilderness. Discusses a delay in...
GLC03523.18.21
14 August 1864
Written from camp near Cedar Creek. Reports that extreme heat is causing deaths on marches, and that springs and brooks are dry. Prays for General Ulysses S. Grant's success in his campaign against Richmond, Virginia: "I want this war to close as...
GLC03523.18.22
20 August 1864
Written from camp near Charlestown, Virginia. Discusses John Brown and treason. Expresses concern over mother's health and father's business affairs. Discusses the burning of resources during a recent retreat. Describes citizen guerrillas and their...
GLC03523.18.23
25 August 1864
References battle of Charlestown, Virginia. Provides full account of being shot in the leg by "Johnnie Rebs." Describes the circumstances surrounding the shooting and deaths of other members of the Union army. Provides a description of the hospital...
GLC03523.18.24
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