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April 21, 1859
Kagi, John, fl. 1859
[Photograph of couple]
Collateral photo accompanied with autograph letter signed (See GLC07235.01).
GLC07235.02
1940's ca.
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
[Blank Postcard]
One blank postcard dated circa 1940's based on a 1880's portrait of Frederick Douglass. Printed on the rear of the postcard is the text, "Frederick Douglass1818-1895 Born a slaveon the eastern shore of Maryland, but ran away to become a great anti...
GLC07926.02
29 April 1851
Pennington, J.W.C., fl. 1851
[Runaway slave]
A runaway slave in his own right, Pennington, while avoiding arrest in Liverpool, England, comments on the situation here in American and a fugitive slave case: "...My constant trouble of mind is the evils now pressing on my nation and people. What...
GLC09088
circa 1868
Ku Klux Klan
To Davie Jeems
Threatening a Black office-holder. "Notice/To Jeems, Davie, you must be a good boy...at night I am a Ku Klux sent here to look after you and all the rest of the radicals and make you know your place. I have got my eye on you every day...[T]ell...
GLC09090
18 May 1862
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
to Herman Dyer
Secretary of War Stanton writes to his friend Reverend Dyer about Union strategy in Peninsula Campaign, responding to criticism in the press. He expresses condemnation of General McClellan. Stanton insists that Lincoln agrees with him concerning the...
GLC07102.01
7 May 1861
Marcy, Randolph B., 1812-1887
General orders, no. 5
Orders that "the Regimental Councils of Administrations, will be organized in conformity to Article 25, Army Regulations." Order issued by McClellan, signed by Marcy, and signed in print by Granger.
GLC06235.04
13 May 1861
McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885
General orders, no.
Unnumbered general order, stating the Ohio, Indiana and Illinois have been combined to form the "Department of the Ohio," which will be commanded by McClellan. Issued and signed in facsimile by McClellan, also countersigned by Marcy as Assistant...
GLC06235.06
1862
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887
[Engraving of George McClellan]
Engraving of General George McClellan, shown in camp writting a note, "likeness from a recent Photograph." Printed by "Johnson, Fry & Co."
GLC07102.02
1862 circa
Engraving of Major General George B. McClellan.
GLC07102.03
1864
[Engraving of General Edwin V. Sumner]
Engraving of General Edwin Vose Sumner, based on a photograph, published by "Johnson, Fry & Co."
GLC07102.04
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