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April 1861
Osborn's Gallery
View of the damaged sally-port
Osborn stamp on verso. View of the damaged sally-port, with officers' quarters visible at left.
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Rear view of two guns from inside Fort Moultrie[?].
Osborn imprint on verso. Rear view of two guns from inside Fort Moultrie[?].
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View of the powder magazine at Fort Sumter.
Osborn stamp on verso. View of the powder magazine at Fort Sumter.
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View of the parapet at Fort Sumter.
View of the parapet at Fort Sumter. The guns on the parapet are trained on the Iron Clad Battery.
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View of the cleanup of Fort Sumter.
Osborn imprint on verso. Shows two men clearing rubble with wheelbarrows while a group looks on.
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View of the guns at Fort Sumter.
Osborn imprint on verso.
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View of a group of Confederate dignitaries
Osborn stamp on verso. View of a group of Confederate dignitaries in front of the shot furnace on the parade ground at Fort Sumter. The group is gathered beside a large mounted cannon, and is purported to contain both Wade Hampton and Gov. Francis...
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View of the southeast side of the parade at Fort Sumter
Osborn stamp on verso. View of the southeast side of the parade at Fort Sumter, including the shot furnace and the soldiers' east barracks.
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View of the southwest face of Fort Sumter
Osborn stamp on verso. View of the southwest face of Fort Sumter showing damage from the guns of the Iron Clad Battery.
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View of the cannons from inside Fort Sumter
Osborn stamp on verso. View of the cannons from inside Fort Sumter, probably on the parapet.
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[View of the destruction at Fort Sumter.]
Osborn stamp on verso. [View of the destruction at Fort Sumter.]
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View of the southwest corner of Fort Sumter
Osborn stamp on verso. View of the southwest corner of Fort Sumter showing damage from guns at Morris Island and the Floating Battery.
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View of the makeshift flagstaff at Fort Sumter
Osborn stamp on verso. View of the makeshift flagstaff at Fort Sumter with the sally-port and damaged officers' quarters in the background.
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View of the main sally-port into Fort Sumter.
Osborn stamp on verso. View of the main sally-port into Fort Sumter, taken from outside the fort.
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View of the damage to the western barracks at Fort Moultrie.
Osborn imprint on verso. View of the damage to the western barracks at Fort Moultrie.
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View of Confederate soldiers posing with captured guns at Fort Sumter.
Osborn stamp on verso. View of Confederate soldiers posing with captured guns at Fort Sumter. Stair tower is visible in the background.
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View of the shot furnace inside Fort Sumter, which sits below the flagstaff.
Oval pastoral scene of three girls pasted on verso. View of the shot furnace inside Fort Sumter, which sits below the flagstaff. The top of the flagstaff, where the Confederate flag now flies, has been cut off in this photograph.
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interior of Fort Sumter's casemate .
Oval scene of a river valley pasted on verso. Purported to be the only known photograph of the interior of Fort Sumter's casemate, this view shows a row of guns mounted beneath brick archways.
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View of damage on the interior of Fort Sumter .
Osborn imprint on verso. View of damage on the interior of Fort Sumter by the Iron Clad Battery.
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View of five Confederate soldiers gathered in the sally-port of Fort Sumter.
Osborn stamp on verso. View of five Confederate soldiers gathered in the sally-port of Fort Sumter.
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View of southwest side of Fort Sumter
Oval scene of a river valley pasted on verso. View of southwest side of Fort Sumter showing the now-demolished officers' quarters and a row of unmounted cannon barrels.
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View of Fort Sumter's rear parapet .
Oval bust portrait [lithograph?] of a young woman pasted on verso. View of Fort Sumter's rear parapet showing a dismounted gun and a sandbag traverse.
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[n.d.]
Kolle, Adoph, fl. 1861-1865
"Dear little Helen with love from Paula."
Kolle imprint on recto and verso. Ink inscription on verso: "Dear little Helen with love from Paula." Vignette bust profile portrait of a young woman.
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Leidloff's Studio
Young girl with pierced ears.
Leidloff imprint on recto. Vignette bust portrait of a young girl with pierced ears.
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1891
"Helen Lameau, Aged 8 years, 1891."
Imprint of Noelle on recto and verso. Pencil inscription on verso: "Helen Lameau, Aged 8 years, 1891." Full length standing portrait with tinted cheeks, lips, hair, hair ribbon, and flowers. A trellis with climbing vine has been added at the left...
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Gerschel, A., fl. 1861-1865
"Alice Frankel to Helen Lameau."
Gerschel imprint on recto and verso. Pencil inscription on verso: "Alice Frankel to Helen Lameau." Three quarter length standing view of a young girl with long dark hair.
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Austin, W.B., fl. 1861
"With much love to Cousin H. from Belle."
Ink inscription on verso: "With much love to Cousin H. from Belle." Vignette bust portrait of a young woman in white.
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Barnard, George N., 1819-1902
"Miss Gracia Lameau."
Ink inscription on verso: "Miss Gracia Lameau." Lithograph oval bust portrait of a young woman.
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G. Pauli & Co.
"To father, from Charlie."
Ink inscription on recto: "To father, from Charlie." Vignette bust portrait of a man in civilian dress with moustache.
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1863
C.S.S. Georgia list of prizes captured from commencement of cruise
Contains information about the ships captured. Includes the date and location of the capture or burning of the nine ships, names and captains of the ships, owners, the vessel's home port and the value of the ship and its cargo. The list was most...
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1 November 1863
Maury, William Lewis, 1813-1878
[April 1863 return of enlistments on board the Confederate States Steamer Georgia]
Co-signed by Richard W. Curtis. Lists name, rank, date, and place of enlistment (66 men listed). Document is marked "duplicate" on upper left hand corner.
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[May 1863 return of enlistments on board the Confederate States Steamer Georgia]
Co-signed by Richard W. Curtis. Lists name, rank, date, and place of enlistment (13 men listed). Document is marked "duplicate" on upper left hand corner.
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[June 1863 return of enlistments on board the Confederate States Steamer Georgia]
Co-signed by Richard W. Curtis. Lists name, rank, date, and place of enlistment (7 men listed). Document is marked "duplicate" on upper left hand corner.
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[July 1863 return of enlistments on board the Confederate States Steamer Georgia]
Co-signed by Richard W. Curtis. Lists name, rank, date, and place of enlistment. Document is marked "duplicate" on upper left hand corner.
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[9 April - 31 October 1863 return of discharges from the Confederate States Steamer Georgia]
Co-signed by Richard W. Curtis. Lists name, date of enlistment, rank and date of discharge. Notes where the men were discharged, "Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope," and notes they were discharged "at own request" (4 men listed). Indicates duplicate on...
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[9 April - 31 October 1863 return of desertions from the Confederate States Steamer Georgia]
Co-signed by Richard W. Curtis. Lists name, rank, date of enlistment, date and place of desertion, and money owed to the men by the Confederacy: "Note - The above amounts were due, after deducting the Bounty of £10 say $48.00" (2 men deserted)....
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16 November 1863
Villeneuve, Alexandre-Marie Ducrest de, 1813-1893
[to the commander of the C.S.S. Georgia] [in French]
No. 2334. Asserts that Louis Eugene Bouvier (a.k.a Cullen) deserted from the Imperial Ship the "Renommee" in the Sea of China. Asks Maury what the sailor's nationality is and inquires about the man's position on the Georgia. Villeneuve signs as...
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18 November 1864
No. 388. Mentions William Cullen, a member of the Georgia crew, who is actually a French deserter.
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26 November 1863
No. 2367. Signed as a Major General of the French Navy. Believes that William Cullen is a French sailor named Bouvier. Cullen claims that the North American (United States) commercial vessel he was on was sunk by the Georgia. Villeneuve asks that...
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7 December 1863
Roze, Pierre Gustave, 1812-1882
Roze, a French rear admiral, authorizes repairs to be made on the C.S.S. Georgia. Specifies machinery, such as diving equipment, to be used in making the repairs.
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6 January 1864
Robertson, J.W., fl. 1850-1863
to William L. Maury
Letter from the Confederate Treasury (Acting First Auditor) requesting documentation for money turned over to Major John de Bree, Paymaster.
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20 January 1864
Auger, Luis, fl. 1850-1863
to William Lewis Maury
From the Confederate Treasury Comptroller indicating money due to Maury.
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2 November 1871
Rowan, Stephen Clegg, 1805-1890
Attests to Maury's character as an officer and as a gentleman. Rowan writes as commander of U.S.N. Flag Ship Congress. A U.S. vice admiral, Rowan served the Union during the Civil War. Post-war, he was commandant of the Norfolk and New York Navy...
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2 December 1871
Davis, Edward T., fl. 1850-1863
to R. H. Maury
United States Navy Paymaster General Davis recommends William Lewis Maury to superintend the James River project.
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Reynolds, William, 1815-1879
Attests to Maury's character and professional qualities. Reynolds signs as Commodore United States Navy; he eventually reached the rank of rear admiral.
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As requested, he recommended William to R. H. Maury to superintend the James River project. Hopes that William will visit Washington.
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1 March 1876
Cox, Samuel Sullivan, 1824-1889
Writes that one of two bills he introduced (to relieve the disabilities imposed by the 14th Amendment) passed. The bill to relieve Judge Hawkins of Florida passed, and the bill to relieve Maury should pass tomorrow. Cox was a U.S. Congressman from...
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4 March 1876
[U. S. House of Representatives bill]
Printed copy of a U. S. House of Representatives bill introduced by Cox to "remove the political disabilities of William L. Maury... that all legal and political disabilities imposed by the fourteenth amendment of the constitution of the United...
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18 May 1876
Kernan, Francis, 1816-1892
to Samuel Sullivan Cox
The bill for the relief of William L. Maury passed the Senate yesterday. Encloses (not included) a copy of the bill as it passed the Senate, striking the phrase "legal and. . . ." Undated note from Cox responds that he will make sure the House...
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16 July 1878
Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891
Includes a letter for Maury to forward to the Collector (of Customs in New York). Failed to get the endorsement of any cabinet members because they are too busy, and presumes that if they knew the vacancy existed they would want to fill it with their...
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