Self-Paced Courses: Explore American history with top historians at your own time and pace!
25 June 1863
Townsend, Edward Davis (1817-1893)
General orders no. 190
Order stating that "All men enlisting in the Regular Army for five years' service...shall receive a premium, advance pay, and bounty, of $402."
GLC03721.03
General orders, no. 191
An order regarding the recruitment, enlistment , pay, and service of veteran volunteers.
GLC03721.04
28 May 1863
General Orders no.152
Appointing R. M. Scott as secretary to General in chief.
GLC03721.05
10 November 1861
Harlow, Charles D. (fl. 1861)
to Asa Smith
Written by Harlow to his cousin Asa Smith in the Union Army. Harlow and Smith were not close before Smith joined the army, but Harlow hopes they will get to know each other through writing. Harlow claims he heard Smith was in good health through...
GLC03742.03
Smith, William Wallace (fl. 1861-1862)
Written by William Wallace Smith to his brother Asa Smith. References Smith's letter to him. Says everyone dives for the Washington papers when they arrive, but that Boston papers have more news on the war in them. Asks him " Do you think an attack...
GLC03742.04
9 March 1862
Written by William Wallace Smith to his brother Asa Smith. References receiving Asa's letter and the "smoking cap" that came with it. Says nothing is going on, but says it won't be long because every man is to be provided with 60 rounds of...
GLC03742.10
18 February 1864
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
[Presidential pardon of Robert L. Weakley who had fought against the United States].
A citizen of Tennesse, Weakley, was pardoned by Lincoln because he had taken the oath prescribed in the proclamation of the president dated 8 December 1863. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward.
GLC03743
5 December 1864
Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager) (1815-1872)
to Joseph Barnes
Addressed to the Surgeon General and marked as "Confidential Circular" at top. Instructs that the Secretary of War [Edwin M. Stanton] directs that all supplies for General William T. Sherman's army be sent to Hilton Head, South Carolina immediately.
GLC03749
6 June 1780
De Kalb, Johann (1721-1780)
to George Washington
Written by General De Kalb, known as Baron De Kalb, as second in command of the Carolina campaign. Written to General Washington. Encloses a copy of a letter he sent to the Board of War so Washington would know his route of march (that letter is not...
GLC03758
3 March 1783
Washington, George (1732-1799)
to William S[tephens] Smith
Written by General Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Smith as commander of the post at Dobbs Ferry, New York. Discusses the problems of trading with British-occupied New York City and the issue of states ignoring the "barrier between us and the enemy...
GLC03770
Showing results 161 - 170