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1861-1865 ca.
Slave Pen, Alexandria, Va
E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher. Negative by Brady & Co., Washington. Union soldiers stand at the iron gate to the slave pen. Inscription on verso: "Emma G. Griggs From my Husband."
GLC05137.075
E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher. Negative by Brady & Co., Washington. A black woman holding a basket stands in front of the slave pen. Two men stand behind the iron gate.
GLC05137.076
Tent Life of the 31st Pennsylvania Regiment
E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., publisher. Negative by Brady & Co., Washington. Famous photograph of a woman holding a basket, her soldier husband and three children posed in front of tent. Cooking utensils, stool and other amenities are visible.
GLC05137.220
1880 ca.
Bell, C. M. (Charles Milton), (c. 1849-1893)
[Mary E. Walker, M.D.]
Photograph of the Civil War surgeon Mary Walker wearing her army Medal of Honor. Walker's medal was revoked in 1917 when conditions for the medal were changed to warrant only battle conditions. Her Medal of Honor was reinstated in 1977. An...
GLC05152
16 April 1861
Sheldon, J. (fl. 1861)
Departure of the Lynn Light Infantry for the Defense of Washington
Color lithograph by artist J. Sheldon, lithographed by J.H. Bufford's Company at 260 Washington Street, Boston. Shows regiment in red beefeaters style uniform marching toward viewer. A three story stone building in a salmon color dominates the left...
GLC05508.273
5 August 1862
Hallidy, Adam, M. (fl. 1862-1865)
to Margaret McClelland
Writes to his friend about the hot weather and having received the letter she wrote yesterday. Mentions having received two New York newspapers to keep him informed of what is going on at home. Asks about her plans to travel while he is gone....
GLC05522.01
19 May 1863
Discusses their correspondence and his improving health. Asks about her stay at her aunt's house and whether she has begun work yet. Written from the Cliffburn Barracks. Includes an incomplete reply from Maggie on page two regarding her health....
GLC05522.02
6 July 1864
to Margaret Hallidy
Reports having received a letter from Maggie dated 5 February, when she was still Miss McClelland, not Mrs. Hallidy. Includes his transcription of that letter which announces the receipt of his ring and $50, and her acceptance of his proposal....
GLC05522.04
1863-1865
Bloom Family
Four letters of Bloom Family of Pennsylvania [Decimalized .01- .04]
Four letters (no soldier content), with 3 envelopes. Family may be Jewish, but no significant content on that subject. Letter #1, dated 3 February 1863 in Birmingham, Iowa, is from Sarah W. Braun to Ruthanna Bloom. She misses her family and hopes...
GLC05733
15 December 1863
Walker, Asahel (fl. 1863-)
to son and daughter
He writes of how the soldiers have been stealing his horses. A friend gave birth to a new baby.
GLC05733.02
1861 October
Unknown
[William Farquhar Barry]
Carte de visite of the Union Chief of Artillery, 1/2 length portrait. Inscribed to Ms. Belle Riley." Barry served as Chief of Artillery from 1st Bull Run through the Peninsula Campaign.
GLC05918.01
10 November 1863
Morse, N.S. (fl. 1862-1864)
Daily chronicle & sentinel. [Vol. 27, no. 309 (November 10, 1863)]
Subjects include General Expectation of a Battle in the Vicinity of Chattanooga, Forces Now Occupy Knoxville, Tennessee, Sherman to Command in Tennessee, Meade to Advance Again, The Federals Occupying Charleston, Capture of Bragg's Forage Train, From...
GLC05959.07.03
January 1864
Redmond, Dennis (fl. 1856-1865)
Southern cultivator. [Vol. 22, no. 1 (January, 1864)]
Cotton at Home and Abroad, The Wounded as Overseers of Plantations While Owners are Gone, Farmers Not Extortioners. An editorial upholds the freedom of the press, while another encourages farmers not to hoard provisions, and another implies that...
GLC05959.11.07
13 July 1864
Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence), 1814-1877
Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 2, no. 40 (July 13, 1864)]
Several letters to the editor on page 1 mark conversions and religious undertakings for soldiers. An editorial proclaims Jesus "Christ as a Reformer." An article examines the revolutionary heroine "Molly Stark," compared to brave Civil War women....
GLC05959.39.57
6 November 1861
Snowden, Jr., E. (fl. 1861-1862)
The local news. [no volume or number information (November 6, 1861)]
Union occupation newspaper. Also published by W.F. Carne (fl. 1861-1862). Short item says the body of "the negro lad Sam," who had drowned in Hunting Creek during a previous storm, had been found. Report on the popularity of "Foot-ball" -- says it...
GLC06107.02
29 June 1864
Joy, George Mills (fl. 1830-1864)
North Carolina times. [Vol. 1, no. 47 (June 29, 1864)]
Union-occupation newspaper. Masthead motto reads "Liberty and Union - Now and Forever - One and Inseparable." Front page prints recently passed U.S. laws, including acts to provide trials for minor offences and to incorporate homes for women and...
GLC06107.14
1861/09/15
Morris, Wilmor W. (fl. 1861-1862)
to: "Dear Friend."
A guard "charged on the bush with 4 men expecting to find a man with a cigar in his mouth" but found only a firebug. He has received more of his uniform now. He saw two "female soldiers" passing on the road with "blue velvet wa[i]st and a dark...
GLC06451.038
1863/08/29
Miller, James (fl. 1863)
to: Wilmor W. Morris.
Miller is at the "most delightful camp" at a former summer resort. Bernie's headquarters are at the springs and "his kids have their women and they enjoy themselves highly." Samuel Pedan has been sick and is in Washington. He wants to know when...
GLC06451.063
23 February 1865
Benfields, Marcus (fl. 1865)
to Sarah Ogden
Writes his appreciation of how Ogden has "faithfully ministered to the wants of the sick and wounded." Sends news concerning past patients from the "Broad and Cherry [Streets Hospital]" in Philadelphia. He is still at the "Pencote Battery," enjoying...
GLC06559.002
26 August 1862
Day, Mark (fl. 1862-1863)
to his friends
Writes from camp near Warrenton Junction, Virginia. Describes his long journey by ship to Alexandria. Says he still feels incapacitated by his wound, but has rejoined his regiment despite this. States his concern about not receiving any word from...
GLC06559.014
29 November 1862
Reports on his health and on his mother's death. His regiment is attempting to obtain his discharge, but he does not want to go home yet. Tells Ogden that he would like to visit her if he lives. Also comments unfavorably on the care he received in...
GLC06559.016
9 January 1863
Writes from Camp Pitcher that he has been in the hospital since he last wrote to Ogden. He hopes to go home soon, and promises to visit her at the Broad and Cherry on the way. Says he will also have a photograph taken for her. Informs her that seven...
GLC06559.017
6 June 1864
Ekings, John (fl. 1864)
Writes from Mt. Holly, a present day township in Burlington County, New Jersey. Inquires about the condition of his son, Thomas, about whom he has received contradictory reports. Says he traveled to Washington, D. C. to obtain information and spoke...
GLC06559.018
28 December circa 1862
Ekings, Thomas (fl. 1862-1864)
to his friend
Writes from camp near "White Oak Chapel" that he wishes he had been sent to Philadelphia for the wound he received at Manassas. However, if he had, he would not have been able to fight at the Battles of Crampton Pass and Antietam. Says he has...
GLC06559.021
14 January 1863
Writes from camp near "White Oak Chapel." Says he is still in his old camp, where the men occupy their time doing drills. States despite Ogden's advice, he cannot help feeling disheartened by the defeat at Fredericksburg, Virginia, for he believes...
GLC06559.022
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