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Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 27 (June 28, 1864)]

News from Petersburg, Situation in Virginia, Morgan's victory in Kentucky.

GLC05959.73.13

Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 30 (July 1, 1864)]

Operations in front of Petersburg.

GLC05959.73.14

Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 158 (December 10, 1864)]

Sherman's position, Lincoln's message to Congress, Abolition of slavery by Constitutional Amendment.

GLC05959.73.15

Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 179 (January 11, 1865)]

Removal of General Butler.

GLC05959.73.16

Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. (January 11, 1865)]

The Lake Erie Raid, Letter from General Glenn - Athens, Georgia.

GLC05959.73.17

Southern illustrated news. [Vol. 1, no. 20 (January 24, 1863)]

The war along the Mississippia, Sketch of Barksdale's Mississippi Pickets watching the Yankee pontoons at Fredericksburg.

GLC05959.76.16

Southern illustrated news. [Vol. 1, no. 21 (January 31, 1863)]

Sketch of General Albert Sidney Johnston.

GLC05959.76.17

Southern illustrated news. [Vol. 1, no. 22 (February 7, 1863)]

Sketch of General Lloyd Tilgham.

GLC05959.76.18

Supplement to the Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 841 (January 22, 1745)]

Domestic news and classified ads inhabit pages 3 and 4. Section reserved for announcing the indentured servitude of residents, the return of runaway slaves, and departing ships.

GLC06670.044.01

to: Wife, Daughters & Son.

Marked "No 1"; seemingly first letter sent to family while on post. Reports on news about Sherman & Charleston having fallen.

GLC06734.01

to: Mary [Armstrong, his wife].

Reporting on his arrival at the headquarters of the 9th Corps.

GLC06734.02

to: Wife.

Reports that he is now at the front, describes conditions at front & shells bursting in air around him, spreads news of capture of Wilmington.

GLC06734.03

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes being under enemy fire, ill health due to cold.

GLC06734.04

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes how he felt being under fire.

GLC06734.05

to: [?wife?].

GLC06734.06

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Reports on rumor that Sherman has been defeated, hopes it isn't true, talks about great number of dead and burial procedures, remarks on slavery as the sin of the South.

GLC06734.07

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Discusses his commanders & their religiosity, his preaching & religious ministering at the camp.

GLC06734.08

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Talks about systematic pilfering of the Sanitary Commission by high ranking soldiers; also reports on seeing black troops: "Today for the first time I saw whole regiments of black troops…They appear quite as well on parade as their more thoroughly...

GLC06734.09

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Reports various rumors about Sheridan's maneuvers. Also reports on nearby black uprising: "Our allies, the darkies, are evidently burning out their beloved Masters…"

GLC06734.10

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes army medic routines & ambulances, describes desolation of landscape due to war.

GLC06734.11

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Reports on troop maneuvers, Sheridan's whereabouts, etc.

GLC06734.12

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes wounding of his troops, & ministering to soldiers.

GLC06734.13

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes the death of soldiers, his inspection of their graveyards.

GLC06734.14

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Reports on rumors that "Sherman, & Schoield, and Sheridan are working up, & Grant has Lee by the throat." Also describes in detail his work as a Chaplain & what it consists of.

GLC06734.15

to: Mary [Armstrong].

"I keep no diary of events, so I guess I had better send my diary home in the form of letters."

GLC06734.16

to: Mary [Armstrong]

Describes battle in detail. Also: "…The good news from Sheridan was read to the boys at inspection in the form of a dispatch from Gen. Grant. It was received with loud cheers. Surely the end draws nigh…"

GLC06734.17

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes impending battle plans .

GLC06734.18

to: Mary [Armstrong].

Describes feeling of impending battle. In part: "…Everything is quiet this morning, but it may be the calm before the storm. Sheridan is here, & his wonderful cavalry are not far off…"

GLC06734.19

to: Mary [Armstrong]

Describes widespread desertion by Confederate troops, intra-troop Confederate violence.

GLC06734.20

to: Mary [Armstrong]

GLC06734.21

to Frank A. Cole

He complains that he did not receive a letter from him in such a long time he had given up hope. He writes if he ever visits he should come and see him or else he would cry.

GLC08291.

Photograph of Roosevelt [temp record]

GLC07002#92

Laws of the Cherokee Nation...

GLC07383

Charleston, S.C. in 1780

GLC08878.0056

The Folly of invading Virginia

Collateral to Oswald manuscript, printing some of Oswald's other manuscripts concerning British policy in America. GLC 7121 is not in the limited edition printed by the University of Virginia Press.

GLC07121coll

Collateral to GLC05111.02.0914.

Lord, John S.

GLC05111.02.0914a

President Lincoln's Inaugural. Maine Democrat Extra

Printing of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address in three colums.

GLC05557.01

Profiles in Courage

First edition, published by Harper & Brothers. Inscribed "To Sam Houston Allred - a distinguished bearer of a great Texas name -" and signed by Kennedy. Written during a period of convalescence, Senator Kennedy highlights the great courage and...

GLC02530.01

[An inventory and appraisment of the estate of Humphry Jones]

Inventory of the estate of Humphry Jones, with appraisal values listed for all goods. Lists slaves, cattle, and household goods, each with a value listed in pounds. Appraised by Robert Price, Brancy Weeks, Jonathan Haslewood and Richard Parrott...

GLC03434.52

[Engraving of portrait of Abraham Lincoln]

Artist's proof signed in lower right corner, "Wm. E. Marshall."

GLC03201

The New York conspiracy... with an introduction by Thomas J. Davis [reprint]

Paperback reprint by Beacon Press of Horsmanden's "A Journal of the Proceedings in the Detection of the Conspiracy formed by some White People in conjunction with Negro and other Slaves, for burning the City of New-York...."

GLC04205.02

Notes on the state of Virginia. Written by Thomas Jefferson. [with Map]

First English (London) edition with folding Fry-Jefferson map. This book is the first PUBLISHED edition in English (the first English language edition being privately printed by Jefferson in Paris). It was largely written in 1781 and first...

GLC02592

War of 1812 documents and correspondence including muster rolls

Mostly receipts, militia muster rolls, etc. relating to the Bailey family. With some legal documents before and after the war.

GLC02669.01

War of 1812 documents and correspondence including muster rolls

Correspondence of the Flitner family (1850s) and a single letter concerning the Union blockade off the North Carolina coast.

GLC02669.02

List of distances between Burlington and New Gloucester

GLC02699.028

List of names, including six women

GLC02699.038