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23 March 1863
Figures, Henry S. (fl. 1861 -1864)
to Ma
One letter addressed to Hattie E. Figures from Henry S. Figures dated march 23, 1863. Mentions their location and health of the men in his company.
GLC00653.01.16
26 March 1863
They drew for furloughs again and he got one of them. He hopes they will sign it and he can't wait to come home.
GLC00653.01.17
21 June 1863
They crossed the Shenandoah the other day and they expect to go to Maryland and Pennsylvania next. Major Scuggs will deliver this letter because he has been discharged and is going home.
GLC00653.01.22
31 July 1863
to my dear parents
He was at Bunker Hill when he heard there were yankees in Huntsville. Col. Sheffield got a letters saying there were refugees and negroes from Madison. They are now in Culpeper, VA.
GLC00653.01.25
6 October 1863
Figures, Henry S. (fl. 1861-1864)
to my dear Ma
He has some ladies' shoes he plans to give his mother when he finally sees her. From Col. Sheffield, he hired a negro boy at 20 dollars per month. Very faded and illegible.
GLC00653.01.29
30 January 1888
United States. Congress. (50th, 1st session : 1887-1888). Senate.
Revised bill S. 1779.
This bill seeks to protect the administration of forests on the public domain. The creation of the Commissioner of Forests within the Department of Interior and four assistant commissioners will serve to protect American forests and regulate forestry...
GLC00687.165
14 January 1905
United States. Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Forestry.
United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Forestry, American Forest Conference [press bulletin]
The American Forest Conference brought together representatives from the lumbering, mining and grazing industries, railroad, and irrigation to discus forestry. Special attention was given to the proper use of forests by all fields, with responsible...
GLC00687.169
1 December 1871
Powell, George May (1835-1905)
to A.R. Spofford
GMP secures copyright of his book, Financial Schedule, with the Library of Congress. Partially printed.
GLC00687.203
1864
Marvin, P. B.
[Richard O. Burke, carte de visite]
White mount. Imprint of Addis Gallery on verso, along Burke's ink inscription: "Truly your friend Richard O. Burke," and in a different hand, "Quarter Master 15th Regt. N.Y.V. Engineers, Engineer Brigade, Army of the Potomac." Half length seated...
GLC00919.24.11
no date
Bell & Brother
[W. R. Smith, carte de visite]
White mount. Imprint of Bell & Brother on verso. Signed in ink on verso by Smith. Full length view in civilian dress standing next to a pedestal.
GLC00919.24.22
1864 February
Berger, Anthony (fl. 1864)
[Cabinet card of Abraham Lincoln]
The cabinet card has Brady's imprint on the recto and verso, and is a variant of O-92 without the table and with Lincoln's lower hand cut-off (see Ostendorf p. 176). The negative was taken by Anthony Berger and is the basis for Lincoln on $5 bill...
GLC02910.01
1863
Unknown
Belt Buckle
GLC06160.02
Unidentified cloth piece (probabaly from collar)
GLC06160.06
Calico Handkerchief
GLC06160.08
circa 1863
Seuss, John L.
[Diagram of an fascine]
Diagram of of a properly constructed fascine.
GLC06166.04
[Manuscript on Fortifications and Combat}
re: usage of fortifications in combat situations. Discusses alignment of fortifications, principle of augmenting artillery over diminished infantry, fabrication of fortifications to match several situations. Suess also discusses several innovations...
GLC06166.06
1 January 1918 - 29 April 1919
Osborn, Ella Jane (fl. 1918-1919)
[Diary of World War I army nurse Ella Jane Osborn] [word processed inventory available]
Ella Jane Osborn, originally from Wainscott, Long Island, New York, departed as an Army Nurse in January of 1918 and spent the majority of her assignment stationed near Toul and Nancy, in the Lorraine region of northeastern France, near the German...
GLC06570
5 June 1861
Averell, William W. (1832-1900)
Pressed Flower
GLC06581.04.04
24 December 1861
GLC06581.04.05
8 September 1863
Elmore, Bruce (fl. 1862-1865)
to Libbie Elmore
He complains that he does not have enough to do. He also advises her about Kniffin.
GLC06588.041
2 October 1863
He describes the train ride to Bridgeport, AL. They passed through Ohio, Kentucky, Louisiana, Indiana and other places.
GLC06588.046
23 October 1863
The draft has been drawn, but he feels it is no worse for a drafted man than for a volunteer. C.H. SImpson's brothers were drafted. He refers to Libbie's last letter in which she mentions that someone stole some of her bees.
GLC06588.052
3 December 1863
Elmore, Libbie (fl. 1862-1865)
to Bruce Elmore
She went to his parents the other day and they discussed what to include in his care package which will contain mostly food. John L. Dow is dead of typhoid fever.
GLC06588.058
18 December 1863
They are back at the camp near Lookout Mountain. They have had a rough march. They got within 14 miles of Knoxville only to find out they weren't needed in the end. He is grateful for the berries she sent him.
GLC06588.060
He requests a pair of gloves or mittens again. The regiment may go back to Nashville. He talks of the difficulties of sending packages.
GLC06588.068
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