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November 18, 1864
Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886
to George Percival
Written on Head Quarters Second Army Corps letterhead. Responds to Percival's request for an autograph. Written at City Point "in front of Petersburg."
GLC00919.25.14
April 15, 1862
Ollie, fl. 1862
to friends and family
Written on Head Quarters Engineer Brigade letterhead. "It is raining which has prevented the moving of the army of the Potomac..."
GLC00919.25.15
1861-1865
Unknown
Address fragment directed to Robert E. Lee
"This side up. Gen. R. E. Lee Hd Qrs, [AN] Va Petersburg care E. Goss"
GLC00919.25.16
April 1, 1863
Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921
to friends at home
Written near Falmouth. Comments on the band playing outside of General Benham's tent "and consequently in front of the tent in which I am writing." Notes, "Genl Benham believes in having the Regiment togather [sic]..."
GLC00919.25.18
September 29, 1861
Lay, Creed A., fl. 1861-1864
to his wife
GLC01013.02
October 13, 1861
GLC01013.03
October 21, 1861
GLC01013.04
January 18, 1862
Written from "Smith Land," Kentucky (likely Smithland, which is near Paducah), though the place name is slightly illegible. Lower third of first page has been torn away. Patriotic letterhead.
GLC01013.06
March 3, 1862
Written on patriotic stationary.
GLC01013.08
April 5, 1862
Written on patriotic stationary. Written from "Shilow pits burg Landing hardin Co tenn," most likely Shiloh and Pittsburg Landing, in Hardin County, Tennessee. Written just before the beginning of the Battle of Shiloh.
GLC01013.09
April 14, 1862
Written from "pits burg Landing tenn," most likely Pittsburg Landing, in Tennessee. Written just after the Battle of Shiloh.
GLC01013.10
May 25, 1862
Top half of third page is missing.
GLC01013.11
July 23, 1862
GLC01013.12
November 24, 1862
GLC01013.14
5 January 1825
Freeman, Russel, fl. 1824-1825
to Aaron Hobart
GLC06313.04.366
Brown, R., fl. 1825
GLC06313.04.367
Hobart, Nathaniel, 1758-1838
GLC06313.04.368
6 January 1825
Sampson, Zabdiel, 1781-1828
GLC06313.04.369
10 January 1825
Includes what appears to be a handwritten 'f'' on the address leaf, possibly a free frank.
GLC06313.04.371
11 January 1825
GLC06313.04.372
14 January 1825
Eustis, William, 1753-1825
GLC06313.04.373
17 January 1825
Cushman, Hercules, fl. 1825
GLC06313.04.374
circa 1861
Ford, Nicholas, fl. 1861
to his sister
Written from Camp Graham, in Washington, D.C. No date listed, but previous research estimated it was written about 1861.
GLC02157.01
13 November 1861
GLC02157.02
7 October 1864
Blackman, Francis G., fl. 1861-1865
to Thomas Blackman
Writes to his father. States he is in General Rite's [Horatio Gouverneur Wright?] brigade and mentions General George McClellan. They are sailing for North Carolina soon and expect a battle as there is a large Confederate force there.
GLC02159.16
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