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13 April 1783
Patten, Thomas (fl. 1777-1785)
[Provision return]
Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note from Dudley Mercer.
GLC02437.02086
15 April 1783
Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
Draft of a society to be formed by the American officers & to be called "the Cincinnati"
Document itself not signed, but docket has Knox's signature. This is a draft document describing the purpose and administrative organization of the officer's fraternal organization that became the Society of the Cincinnati. Says the Society was...
GLC02437.02090
17 April 1783
Sears, Peter (fl. 1783)
Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Doughty with a note from Dudley Mercer.
GLC02437.02103
30 April 1783
Cheesman, Joseph (fl. 1783)
Lists men by department with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note from Jacob Wight. Date from note.
GLC02437.02119
10 June 1783
Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794)
to Royal Flint
Request for more flour as there is not "any in the store fit to be used." Noted received on verso.
GLC02437.02156
26 June 1783
[Account of vouchers]
Lists of sums. Date added later in pencil.
GLC02437.02190
1 July 1783
Unknown
Monthly lists of costs
Includes amounts for the months of February through August. Date added at a later date in pencil.
GLC02437.02215
4 July 1783
Doughty, John (1754-1826)
[Request for provisions]
Return for provisions written by Fortress Major of West Point Doughty to the Commissary of Issues James Forsyth. Asks that 10 days of provisions be issued to John Mooder, a furloughed soldier of the Massachusetts Artillery on his way to Boston...
GLC02437.02230
6 July 1783 circa
Blake, Edward (ca. 1753-1800)
[Provision return for army rations issued]
Signed by Edward Blake, a quartermaster with the artillery, and countersigned by Major Samuel Shaw as Knox's aide-de-camp. Provision return for rations issued to one man, one woman and two children from 1-6 July. A total of 18 rations were issued...
GLC02437.02244
9 July 1783
Fairlie, James (1757-1830)
to Mr. Forsyth
Countersigned by Samuel Shaw, aide-de-camp to General Henry Knox. Orders provisions for one sergeant and seven men belonging to General von Steuben's barge. A docket note regarding rations is signed by John Prescott.
GLC02437.02255
10 July 1783
[Provision request]
Order to issue three days provisions to Northwich Evens, an invalid soldier. Signed by Henry Knox's aide-de-camp, Samuel Shaw.
GLC02437.02261
11 July 1783
Brooks, David (1756-1838)
[List of clothing articles]
In the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp but endorsed and signed by Assistant Clothier General David Brooks. A document certifying that General Knox has accounted for articles of clothing received for the Corps of Artillery from December 1776...
GLC02437.02264
13 July 1783
Wright (fl. 1783)
Signed by Lieutenant Wright. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw, aide-de-camp to General Henry Knox. Provision returns for three men employed in the Ordinance Department and two women, for a total of 26 rations.
GLC02437.02270
14 July 1783
[Order to supply rations to Edward Tobin]
Order of 25 rations to Edward Tobin, soldier in the Invalid Regiment discharged and on his way to Cherry Valley, New York. The order of 25 rations also includes Tobin's wife and child.
GLC02437.02272
[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
[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
[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
11 June 1862
Loomis, Gustavus (1789-1872)
to Lorenzo Thomas
Transmits correspondence from Confederate Colonel Charles H. Olmstead to Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War (see GLC00319.01) concerning the alleged violation of the surrender terms of Fort Pulaski. Autograph endorsement signed by Major General David...
GLC00319.02
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
circa 1863-1869
Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)
[Clipped signature of Andrew Johnson]
GLC00496.181.01
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
11 February 1862
Whiting, Jasper S. (fl. 1861-1862)
to Paul J. Semmes
Major and Assistant Adjutant General Whiting replies to a report Semmes filed noting deficiencies in supplies for his command. Informs Semmes that he should do whatever is necessary to obtain the necessary supplies. Advises that brigade commanders...
GLC00572.35.06
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
1 February 1863
Gorsuch, Joseph B. (1834-1908)
to Joseph and his wife
Written in the field near Vicksburg, on the Louisiana side of the Mississippi River. Gorsuch, Captain of the 83rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, discusses recent Union attempts to take Vicksburg, Mississippi by way of a constructed canal. Writes...
GLC00653.09.03
23 February 1863
to Joseph Curtis and his wife
Written in camp near Vicksburg, Mississippi (possibly in Louisiana). Gorsuch, Captain of the 83rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, replies to a letter from his aunt and uncle. Relates that two men from his company, Daniel D. Avey and Hillriah G...
GLC00653.09.07
4 July 1863
to William Beckett
Gorsuch, Captain and Provost Marshal of the 13th Army Corps, writes to his friend the day the Union won the Battle of Vicksburg. Declares "Today is an era in our career as an army, and as individuals, for today Vicksburg has fallen. Long and...
GLC00653.09.12
1 June1864
[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
14 January 1862
Swain, Julius Marshall (1835-1911)
to Frank
Wants to renew friendship and tries to report latest activity of several people. Written on patriotic letterhead for Rockland Bank.
GLC00653.10.01
1 March 1863
to his sister
Comments on the horrible wind and is grateful to be an officer at HQ where the tents are much more sturdy and pleasant. Describes the political relationships among commanders and his lack of hope for promotion or distinction.
GLC00653.10.05
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
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