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22 February 1864-9 March 1864
Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
Items pertaining to Millard Fillmore's address delivered to the Great Central Fair held in Buffalo, New York 22 February 1864 [Decimalized .01-.02]
GLC04884
27 March 1866
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
to Mary Ann Foot
Expresses deep sympathy for the illness of her husband, Senator Solomon Foot, and refers to her own trials, "I pray that our Heavenly Father may be merciful to you . . .and spare you the cup of affliction, which I have been called upon, so freely to...
GLC04923
circa 1861-1865
Guesner, fl. 1864
Capt[ain]s Restieaux and Santingen with families. [1861-1865 ca.]
Title taken from pencil inscription on recto. Two families posed in yard in front of porch. Image shows two middle aged men, one young woman, two middle aged women, three young girls, and two young boys.
GLC05111.01.0222
1860
[Portrait of an unidentified eleven member family]
A print of a photograph showing family members in their yard with the corner of a brick building to the left side of the photograph. The image shows two small boys one small girl, one teenage girl, one teen age boy, two middle aged men, one middle...
GLC05111.01.0223
1863/07/09-11 ca.
Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917
Union Second Corps field hospital, Gettysburg, PA. 9-11 July 1863 ca.
Taken by Gutekunst. A civilian man wearing an unusually patterned, light colored frock coat is standing fourth from the left of the lone woman. This same man can be seen in GLC 511.01.0228 standing left of the tree immediately in front of the large...
GLC05111.01.0229
Moore, Henry P., 1833-1911
Fort Pulaski, Ga. Battery A looking towards Tybee.
A print of a photograph showing Fort Pulaski, near Savannah, GA. Title taken from accompanying text.Officers of the 48th NY Infantry garrisoned the fort and posed for the camera along with their colonel, W.B. Barton, standing with his wife in the...
GLC05111.01.0247
February 1864
O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882
Brandy Station, Virginia (vicinity). Field hospital of 3d Division, 2d Army Corps
A print of a photograph of the field hospital at Brandy Station, VA. The image shows a camp consisting of rough cabins with tents stretched over them as roofs lining either side of the image. The soldiers are posed in front of the structures. Note...
GLC05111.01.0274
1865/04 ca.
McLean family posed on front porch at Appomattox Court House. [April 1865 ca.]
Graphite inscription on verso: "McLean's House where Grant & Lee signed the capitulation. Wants 20." Posed on the porch is Mr. McLean, Mrs. McLean, along with one another woman, and a small boy and girl. Written at the Appomattox Court House See...
GLC05111.01.0280
1862/08
Pywell, William R., fl. 1862-1866
Marshall house, King and Pitt Streets, Alexandria, Virginia. August 1862.
Negative by William R. Pywell, positive by Alexander Gardner. Notice the ghosted image of a woman looking in the window of the dry goods store and the woman entering the store. Gardner's "Photo. Sketchbook of the Civil War," plate "No. 1"....
GLC05111.01.0281
1863 [1902] ca.
Tipton, W. H., fl. 1863
Meade's headquarters [the Widow Leister's House], Gettysburg, PA. [1863 ca.]
View from Tanneytown Road. The earth mound in front of [to the the left in the image] the house might be the graves of horses killed in the fighting. Image taken in the summer of 1863, published by the Tyson Brothers. (Tipton worked for the Tyson...
GLC05111.01.0302
1863 ca.
Tyson Brothers, fl. 1863
The earth mound in front of [to the the left in the image] the house might be the graves of horses killed in the fighting. Text on recto reads: "General Meade's Headquarters, A position of great peril, occupied by the General during the heaviest...
GLC05111.01.0303
15 April 1861
Moore, Andrew Barry, 1807-1873
to Mattie Moore
Moore, Governor of Alabama, discusses the Civil War with his daughter following the Battle of Fort Sumter. Expresses pride in Alabama's soldiers. Consoles Mattie in her husband's absence, stating "you must not be uneasy about your husband--rather...
GLC05020
26 February 1865
Dow, Neal, 1804-1897
to C. C. Leigh
Writes to Leigh in New York: "It occurs to me, that occasionally there may be colored servant girls- refugees- to be obtained, and that through the National Society, you may have something to do with finding places for them. I should like a good...
GLC05029
1867/06/17
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
to George A. Custer
Sends orders to Custer for military activities against the Sioux and Cheyenne in "the valley of the Platte." Directs him to "quietly disarm" friendly Indians of horses that appear stolen and send them to Fort McPherson or Fort Segwick. Indicates...
GLC05068
1862 September 5
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
[Gerrit Smith]
Mounted (for an album?) to 16.3 x 10 cm. Inscribed on the mount: "I am, my dear Mary R. Smith, your old friend, Gerrit Smith."
GLC05110
1863
[Port Hudson, Provost Marshall's Quarters]
A print of a photograph taken in Port Hudson, Louisiana in 1863. It portrays a cabin with black women laborers gathered in front and black soldiers lined up on the side. Pencil description written on back notes that Provost Marshall Captain Schenk [...
GLC05111.01.0014
1861-1865 ca.
[Pauline Cushman]
Full length pose in uniform with sword. Cushman served as a Union spy in Louisiana.
GLC04987
22 April 1864
Thompson, Meriwether Jeff, 1826-1876
to Mary G. Rogers
Thompson, a Confederate general taken as prisoner at Fort Delaware, writes to thank Rogers for a basket of "'goodies' such as only sweet ladies can make. ... which remind us of our dear homes in the days of 'piping peace' when Plenty and Happiness...
GLC05016
circa 1861
Brady's Incidents of the War. Harpers Ferry & Vicinity, VA. 22nd Regt. N.Y.S.N.G.
One undated photograph entitled, "Brady's Incidents of the War. Harpers Ferry & Vicinity, VA. 22nd Regt. N.Y.S.N.G.," taken by Matthew Brady. Image is of 12 soldiers of the 22nd Regiment of the New York State National Guard. Pictured with them is a...
GLC05111.01.0044
1865
Views In and Around Richmond, VA.
One photograph entitled, "Views In and Around Richmond, VA," taken by Mathew Brady dated 1865. The image shows a large number of soldiers, sailors, civilians, freedmen, and women posed in front of the U. S. Sanitary Commission (USSC) building in...
GLC05111.01.0046
1864
Churchill & Dennison
Gipsy Booth Groupe, At Army Relief Fair, Albany, NY.
One photograph entitled, "Gipsy Booth Groupe, At Army Relief Fair, Albany, NY," dated 1864. Published by Churchill & Dennison. Image is of seven people dressed as gypsies. The people are identified by numeric notations written in graphite around the...
GLC05111.01.0060
Spanish Booth Groupe, At Army Relief Fair, Albany, N.Y.
One photograph entitled, "Spanish Booth Groupe, At Army Relief Fair, Albany, N.Y.," dated 1864. Published by Churchill & Dennison. Image is of eight people dressed up in Spanish costumes. The people are identified by numeric notations written in...
GLC05111.01.0062
Scotch Booth Groupe, At Army Relief Fair, Albany, NY.
One photograph entitled, "Scotch Booth Groupe, At Army Relief Fair, Albany, NY.," dated 1864. Published by Churchill & Dennison. Image is of eleven people dressed up in Scottish costume. The people are identified by numeric notations written in...
GLC05111.01.0063
Russian Booth Groupe, At Army Relief Fair, Albany, NY.
One photograph entitled, "Russian Booth Groupe, At Army Relief Fair, Albany, NY.," dated 1864. Published by Churchill & Dennison. Image is of thirteen people dressed up in Russian costumes. The people are identified by numeric notations written in...
GLC05111.01.0064
Schenectady Booth, [Army Relief Bazaar, Albany, NY].
A print of a photograph taken at the Army Relief Bazaar held in Albany, NY from February 22nd, 1864 until that March. Title written in graphite on recto. Image of thirteen people. The people are identified by numeric notations written in graphite...
GLC05111.01.0065
Holland Booth Groupe, At Army Relief Fair, Albany, N.Y.
One photograph entitled, "Holland Booth Groupe, At Army Relief Fair, Albany, N.Y.," dated 1864. Published by Churchill & Dennison. Image is of nine people dressed up in Dutch costumes. The people are identified by numeric notations written in...
GLC05111.01.0066
English Booth Groupe, at Army Relief Fair, Albany, NY. [1861-1864 ca.]
Image of seven people dressed in dark colors. A large Union Jack representing the United Kingdom is present on the right-hand side behind two women, another flag is present on the left. It features the Union Jack in its canton, though the rest of the...
GLC05111.01.0067
Fowx, Egbert Guy, 1821-1891
"Building winter quarters"
An oval-shaped print of a photograph of Brigadier General George Stoneman (1822-1894) and four other officers sit on horses while Union soldiers stand on top of a cabin, stretching a canvas across the open roof. A tent has been erected next to the...
GLC05111.01.0074
circa 1863
[Federal regiment with winter quarters and women and children in rear]
One undated photograph of an unidentified Union regiment, posed in front of an encampment taken by Egbert Guy Fowx. Bare trees in background suggest that the image was taken in winter. The sibley tents in the background have been erected over wooden...
GLC05111.01.0081
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
[Group of nine officers posed in entryway of brick building]
A print of nine Union officers. Photo was most likely taken in Washington. Two women peer from a window on the left hand side of the image. A young boy wearing a cap sits in front of the men. The soldier to the far left holds a bugle, while the...
GLC05111.01.0136
April 1865
[Band of 9th Veteran Reserve Corps, Washington Circle]
A print of a photograph of the 9th Veteran Reserve Corps band. Shows 17 musicians in the grey uniforms, shakoes, and frogged jackets of the 9th Veteran Reserve Corps, posed with brass instruments. The drums are stacked in front of the group. Two...
GLC05111.01.0144
Headquarters of Gen. M. D. Hardin, Washington, D.C., April, 1865
A print of a photograph of the Washington, DC headquarters of Brigadier General Hardin. Brigadier General Martin D. Hardin put was in command ofthe defenses of Washington from 1864 to the end of the war. He is just left of the tree on the corner...
GLC05111.01.0157
February 1865
Reekie, James, fl. 1862-1865
Aiken House on Welden Railroad, [near Petersburg] VA. February 1865.
Negative by J. Reekie. From "Gardner Sketchbook," with text accompanying panel. A group of women pose on the porch and a Federal soldier poses against the fence on the far left. The tent to the right is the safeguard's, a soldeir(s) posted to...
GLC05111.01.0111
Reekie, John, fl. 1865
The Aiken House, in front of Petersburg, Va., near headquarters Army of Potomac
A print of a photograph taken by John Reekie in February of 1865. Inscription on verso "Aiken House near Yellow [House]." A group of women pose on the porch and a Union soldier poses against the fence on the far left. The tent to the right is the...
GLC05111.01.0112
March 1864
[Stevensburg, Va. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick, 3d Division, Cavalry Corps, with ladies and staff members on the porch of headquarters]
A print of a photograph of Major General H. Judson Kilpatrick, with wife, another woman, and seven members of his staff. A personalized flag [3rd Div., Cavalry Corps] displayed on the porch has the Latin word "Tuebor" ["I Will Defend"] painted above...
GLC05111.01.0173
24 February 1865
Shrader, William W., fl. 1865
[General Order No. 4 regarding the patriotic loyalty of women to the Union]
Issued by the command of Colonel Arthur A. Smith. Signed by William W. Shrader, Assistant Adjutant General. States "as long as the cradle, the nursery, and the hearth-stone are schools where rebellion and treason are taught-- as long as the plastic...
GLC05081
3 May 1866
McCulloch, Hugh, 1808-1895
to John Murray Forbes
McCulloch, writing as Secretary of the Treasury, discusses opinions on currency and a bill for "equalizing bounties." He also mentions Forbes's complaint of injustice on the part of "Mr. Seward" (possible William Henry Seward) regarding the steamship...
GLC02727
27 February 1865
Hastings, George S., fl. 1865
to Fidelia E. Stanley
Informs Mrs. Stanley, the mother of Lucius T. Stanley, that there are currently no openings for a lieutenant in the 107th New York Volunteers, but states that the New York Governor, Reuben E. Fenton, is interested in helping Lucius. Written on State...
GLC02710.44.01
1859-1890
Epperly, Christian M., 1837-1904
[Collection of Christian M. Epperly, 54th regiment, Virginia, artillery] [decimalized]
The collection contains 136 letters (122 war-date) mostly from Private Christian M. Epperly to his wife, Mary Epperly, living in Floyd County. The collection also contains a few letters from Mary Epperly to her husband. Throughout the war, Epperly's...
GLC02715
1862-1892
Wright, Sereno A., fl. 1862-1863
[Collection of Sereno A. Wright, B company, 24th regiment, Connecticut, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .49]
Collection of a soldier in the 24th Connecticut Volunteers who died in Louisiana. Includes 43 letters, 3 envelopes, 2 wedding announcements, 1 funeral annoucement and 1 calling card. 34 of the letters date from 1862-1863, and the balance are family...
GLC02751
Currier & Ives
Jeff's Last Shift
Cartoon depicting the capture of Jefferson Davis. Depicts his rumored attempt to escape in women's clothing. Davis had actually thrown his wife's overcoat over his shoulders prior to making an unsuccessful dash to elude the soldiers pursing him...
GLC03949
30 April 1864
Murdock, A.C., fl. 1864
[North Carolina arrest warrant for slave stealing food]
Partially printed. Murdock signs as Justice of the Peace for an unspecified county in North Carolina on an order for the arrest of Herbert Jackson, a slave. On the oath of Betsy Lott, it is declared that Jackson, a slave owned by [Ty Whited or...
GLC03961
1 April 1864
Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886
to Elizabeth Jenkins Logan
General Logan writes to his mother. Writes, "I have longed to have a letter form you, but have all the time been disappointed. I know that you do not feel opposed to writing to me but perhaps feel as tho' you ought not... I feel as Tho' I was lost...
GLC03975.01
28 September 1861
McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885
to Miss [Gray?] Washington
To the sister of a Union soldier, stating that her brother desires "to see more active service," and that McClellan is feels "We need the service of all such officers." Written on Army of the Potomac stationary.
GLC04037
2 January 1865
Lee, Mary Custis, 1835-1918
to Mrs. M. E. Boswell
Thanks her for her New Year's present which was some sort of cooked fowl. Remarks, "General Lee is in town and if he leaves before we can enjoy it together I shall insist upon his taking it to camp." Comments on "the dear old church where we and...
GLC04020
31 December 1860
to Fanny Barrow
Thanks Barrow for the box of books she sent for her sons and states it arrived the day after her son William's birthday. She then writes of the impending Civil War, "Trusting that the gloomy cloud which hangs over our beloved country may soon be...
GLC04030
18 January 1862
Howard, Oliver Otis, 1830-1909
[to a captain]
Possibly written in Virginia. Howard describes a recent foraging expedition. Reports that a Squadron of Cavalry under Major Beveridge 8th Illinois was sent to his Head Quarters (possibly referring to John Lourie Beveridge). Recently went to "Edsel...
GLC04056
26 October 1864
Wright, Horatio G., 1820-1899
to Louisa M. Bradford Wright
Major General Wright replies to a letter from his wife while "In the field," following the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia. Mentions an enclosed dispatch (within the letter from his wife) from General Philip Sheridan. Referring to Sheridan's...
GLC04065
25 June 1864
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872
to George Wood
Thanks Wood for sending a letter written by Secretary of State William H. Seward concerning a petition for government aid in constructing an overland international telegraph line. Remarks upon the rapid progress of the telegraph throughout the world...
GLC04080
20 February 1868
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
[Deed of sale of excess military sites]
Allows for the sale of lands, buildings, and improvements surrounding Harper's Ferry. Grants conveyance of property to Catharine E. Stipes.
GLC03817.02
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