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October 3, 1907
[Quentin Roosevelt]
Photograph of Quentin Roosevelt in uniform.
GLC01410.03.02
31 December 1864
Williston, Leander A., 1830-?
Quarterly Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores
Part One: Artillery, Small Arms, Ammunition and other Ordnance Stores. Arranged to cover all the stores at Fort Picketts.
GLC02198.30
31 March 1865
GLC02198.31
October 21, 1864
Drowne, Byron P., 1848-1933
to his mother
Letter from 16-year-old Drowne to his mother, written on the USS "Catalpa" off Charleston. Says he did not have time to have his picture taken in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Reports no late war news, only that there will be no more fighting in his...
GLC01008.02.01
[Byron P. Drowne]
Photograph of Byron P. Drowne sitting. He was aboard the U.S.S. Midnight
GLC01008.02.02
1865 ca.
Weiss, John, fl. 1865
Richard Taylor
A signed carte de visite portrait of Richard Taylor. Published by John Weiss of New Orleans.
GLC01176.01
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
[Richard Taylor]
A portrait of Richard Taylor, CSA. Enlarged directly from the original negative by Brady in the Meserve collection.
GLC01176.02
October 1, 1907
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
to Quentin Roosevelt
Writes to his son describing the aspects of his journey a child might find interesting. Includes two sketches drawn by Roosevelt during his trip down the Mississippi River. Written on U.S. Steamer Mississippi letterhead.
GLC01410.02.01
Writes to his son about sights on the Mississippi River. Mentions getting caught in the rain in St. Louis. With two illustrations by Roosevelt, including a self-caricature. Written on U.S. Steamer Mississippi letterhead.
GLC01410.03.01
circa 1864
Allen, J.W., fl. 1863
List of Volunteer Officers
Official certificate of appointment from the Captain.
GLC02198.29
10 September 1862
Wright, Sereno A., fl. 1862-1863
to Mother and Sister
He is having a good time and has never felt better. He thinks he will get used to camp life. He hopes he can come home tomorrow.
GLC02751.01
21 September 1862
They received orders to go to New Haven where he expects life to be much harder as they will have to stay in tents. He describes his daily routine. They have a dress parade every night and drill 4-5 hours a day. General Mansfield was killed in...
GLC02751.02
13 October 1862
to Mother
He complains about the 200 Irishmen that have joined them. They get into drunken fights. He hopes they will remove the Irish companies soon. It will be his turn to go on guard soon. A couple of people are sick.
GLC02751.03
2 November 1862
to Sister
Last night a drunken man from one of the companies was arrested. He was put in the guard tent. He put up such a fuss they had to take his musket away from him.
GLC02751.04
13 November 1862
Rosetta came to visit him. He got a special pistol and had his name engraved on the butt of it. He does a battallion drill every day now.
GLC02751.05
20 November 1862
They left Middletown and are now in New York. They were on a boat briefly where they received their state bounty. They are camped near the Centreville Race Track.
GLC02751.06
23 November 1862
They have been getting settled in and have pitched their tents. They haven't been drilling very much lately. They got their muskets but have not used them yet.
GLC02751.07
26 November 1862
They have set up their tents quite nicely with a stove and the right hay. The food is not as good as it was before but he is getting fat off it.
GLC02751.08
30 November 1862
They had a nice Thanksgiving and he enjoyed the food. They marched to South Brooklyn the next day. Written aboard the "New Brunswick"
GLC02751.09
The day after Thanksgiving they were given marching orders to get to the South Brooklyn ferry. They are now on board the New Brunswick. He had to sleep on a very narrow berth at first. They have been eating hard bread and coffee. Written aboard the...
GLC02751.10
3 December 1862
They sailed later than expected. There has been no seasickness so far. They see porpoises one day. A Capt. jokingly snapped his pistol at an orderly thinking it was not loaded but it was and wounded the man. Written aboard the "New Brunswick"
GLC02751.11
4 December 1862
People are now beginning to get seasick. The wind has been harsh. The food is awful. They landed on an island. The assistant cook died. Written aboard the "New Brunswick"
GLC02751.12
10 December 1862
They landed at Fort Jefferson. Recently he had the best meal he had since going to sea: soup and soft bread. He describes the coconut trees near the fort.
GLC02751.13
13 December 1862
They are on Ship's Island. They don't know where they're going next. Maybe Mobile or Texas. The rest of the regiment is reported lost at sea. There are rebel prisoners on the island.
GLC02751.14
14 December 1862
They left Ship's Island and are now bound for New Orleans. They passed by large plantations where they saw "darkies." The darkies looks happy to see them but the whites are not.
GLC02751.15
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