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1864 ca.
[Tintype of Albert D.J. Cashier]
Cashier, a private in Co. G of 95th Ill. Volunteers, was trans soldier born with the name Jennie Hodgers. Seated 3/4 length tintype portrait with fellow soldier.
GLC07587
6 November 1861
Snowden, E., Jr., 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, fl. 1785-1795
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
23 January 1864
White, Edward B., fl. 1863-1868
to his sister
Offers reflections on his earlier prediction for the Confederacy. Writes in part: "my doctrine before the commencement of it [i.e., the war] was that secession would be followed by the bloodiest strife recorded in the page of modern history and lay...
GLC06053.02
14 July 1863
Port Hudson freeman. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (July 14, 1863)]
Reports on the Surrender of Vicksburg and Port Hudson. Printed by Union troops the day Port Hudson was captured. States that Mrs. Vallandinham had gone insane but her "nervous system was severely shocked." Also includes a very moving report from a...
GLC06107.17
14 May 1865
Wilson, James Harrison, 1837-1925
[Extract from Transcript Extra]
Headlined "Jeff. Davis, His Staff, Family & Others, Captured!" Written by Brevet Major General James H. Wilson for Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. Says calvary under his command captured Confederate...
GLC06107.36
circa 1864
[Union autograph and sentiment album]
Includes thirty-five autographed quotations and sentiments, and ten signatures. This collection was possibly prepared for sale by the United States Sanitary Commission at the April 1864 Metropolitan Fair, held in New York City. The sentiments and...
GLC06620
26 January 1862
Smith, John, fl. 1862
to Thomas Smith
Reveals his anti-Lincoln sentiment, and discusses hardships due to war. Smith, an ardent secessionist, writes to his son Thomas. Mentions hardship, the number who have died for "The Cause," scarcity of money and provisions from "Lincoln's war." He...
GLC06370
December 14, 1863
Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893
to Mrs. O. W. Lebert
General Beauregard, Commander of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, writes to Mrs. Lebert in Alabama, on "the 158th day of the siege" (referring to military activity in Charleston Harbor). Relates that he transmits photographs...
GLC06395
24 January 1863
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
to Maria B. Weaver
Former President Buchanan acknowledges receipt of her letter and thanks her for the photograph she sent of herself. Her friend, his niece, White House hostess Harriet Lane is upset by the death of her brother James Buchanan Lane. Buchanan was...
GLC06400.01
1863/07/10
to Maria B. Weaver re:
GLC06400.02
14 January 1864
Thanks her for her letter. Disapproves of the remarks of her "female teacher" about religion and is pleased that she also disapproves. For him, "the Christian religion & the teachings of our Saviour and his Apostles are necessary both for this life...
GLC06400.03
1863
Kimball, W.W., fl. 1886
Rebecca, An emancipated slave from New Orleans
Typed inscription on verso reads: "Proceeds from photograph sales go to the "Education of Colored people in the Dept. of the Gulf, now under the command of Major General [Nathaniel] Banks." Photo by Kimball, New Orleans. Depicts a very light-skinned...
GLC06438
1863 May
Black, J.W., 1825-1896
Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence
Depicts Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence "redeemed in Virginia by Catherine S. Lawrence; baptized in Brooklyn by Henry Ward Beecher..." Full-length standing portrait. Shows Fanny standing with her hands on hips, wearing a day dress, cape and hat...
GLC06445
1865
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
The Execution of Mrs. Surratt and the Lincoln assassination conspirators
Contemporary print of the famous Brady negative, showing the bodies hanging. Printed with red margin mounts by Taylor and Huntington. Brady photograph catalog list on back of the mount.
GLC06341
24 November 1864
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
to Mrs. Judge White
Discusses some confusion over Nathaniel Banks getting a cabinet post. States that President Lincoln said William Seward and Thurlow Weed never mentioned the subject. She remarks, "This all appears, as a strange dream, and if the information did not...
GLC06681
15 December 1861
to George Sykes
Recommends Peter Vermin, a former servant. Year inferred from content.
GLC06722
1863/06/23
Saxton, Rufus, 1824-1908
G.O. no. 1 re: court martial of Union captain who attacked a freed woman
Countersignature is illegible.
GLC06727.05
1865/02/03
Hamilton, James, fl. 1865
to John T. McKenzie re: Chickasaw women; prospect of marriage
"...I envy you not when I think of my charming little Chickasaw--a perfect paragon of beauty and excellence...the Queen of the forest....I think by properly managing the affair I can lur Miss Mattie into a marriage contract and thus complete my fame...
GLC06741.05
28 June 1865
Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872
to Leander H. Riddle
Praises a fallen comrade and expresses the need for "care and protection of the widows and orphans of those who have offered up their lives in saving the nation." Comments on the death of General Thomas A. Smythe and Brigadier General Thomas....
GLC06460
23 February 1865
Benfield, 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
circa 1861-1865
Anderson, William, fl. 1861-1865
Encloses a certificate (not included) to thank Ogden for "the interest you have taken in this mans faith." The man, a neighbor of Anderson's, was a soldier who "felt unable to return" to the war and "believes that he will not be able to perform...
GLC06559.001
3 September 1864
Benham, Tower S., fl. 1841-1865
States he was recently in two major battles where his company suffered several casualties. Expresses his opinions on the 1864 election. Notes he hopes that Fremont will not run, because he fears that if he does, General George McClellan will be...
GLC06559.004
1864/01/16
Crutch. [Vol. 1, no. 2 (January 16 1864)]
Soldiers' weekly paper from U.S. General Hospital, Annapolis; Div. no. 1. Presented to Miss Susan Dennis, Portland, Maine.
GLC06236
August 1862- July 1865
Elmore, Bruce, fl. 1862-1865
[Collection of Bruce Elmore, C company, 143rd regiment, New York, infantry] [decimalized]
Over 200 letters from Sergeant Elmore to his wife, with an additional 60 from his wife. Highlights include pursuit of Lee's army after Gettysburg, the siege of Atlanta, Sherman's march to the sea, and other campaigns. Also includes several loose...
GLC06588
Theresa, Sister, fl. 1863
Pen and ink portrait of Chief Nurse of Ward J. Satterlee
Depicts a women in a religious habit, with rosary, and holding an open book. Attached to a ruled sheet with ink note identifying the person. She worked in the U.S. General Hospital (Philadelphia)
GLC07452
1861-1865
Howitt, Mary Botham, 1799-1888
[Where is the Utopian code of morals...]
Howitt writes an excerpt from the Seven Temptations, p. 14: "Where is the Utopian code of morals equal to that which a few words set forth unto the Christian, 'do ye so to others as ye would they should do unto yourselves."
GLC05508.138
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
1875 ca.
Barton, Clara, 1821-1912
Clara Barton
Half-bust portrait showing Barton wearing medals. With note on back (apparently in her handwriting): "I have had some old time pictures brought down to convenient size for letters. Will you kindly accept." Pencil note of a previous owner: "t[aken]...
GLC05143
circa 1863-1864
to officers and soldiers of the Virginia colored guards
An unknown female author presents a flag to African American troops stationed in the vicinity. States "it has often been remarked how much better this company has behaved than others previously encamped on this ground_ the ladies have spoken highly...
GLC05335
21 November 1862- 2 December 1862
Smith, Gustavus Woodson, 1821-1896
[Nine letters (from letterbook) written by General Gustavus Woodson Smith]
Written while Smith was commander of defenses at Richmond (expanded to become the Department of Virginia and North Carolina). Contains a dispatch from Smith to the officer in command of Fredericksburg, Virginia dated 21 November 1862, stating that...
GLC05469
4 March 1862
Bridgman, Laura Dewey, 1829-1889
to Mr. Williams
Bridgeman, a deaf-blind mute who learned to read via embossed letters, writes of a deeply religious life. She fulfills his request for a letter, and offers Williams a prayer.
GLC05508.049
1862-1920s
Photographs of circus performers, including Tom Thumb, circus set-up, etc.
Three carte de visites, two of Tom Thumb and wife. Twelve cabinet cards featuring various circus performers, most wearing street clothes. Three 20th Century 8x10 prints ca. 1919. One shows setting up of the midway, another is of Ruth Cohen and her...
GLC05508.068
16 November 1863
Rawlins, John A., 1831-1869
to Mary E. Hurlbut
Discusses his love for her and Ulysses Grant's drinking problem. To his fiancée, with pencil lines between the pen. On Grant's drinking: "The necessity of my presence has made almost absolute, by the free use of intoxicating spirits liquors at Head...
GLC05606
1861 ca.
Tintype portrait of soldier before painted camp background
Full length view of a soldier in front of painted camp background (tents, flags etc.). The soldier wears a gun in his belt. An American flag, the soldier's pants and other items in the photo have been colored with pencil or dry pigment while the...
GLC05131.01
1861-1862 ca.
Ambrotype family portrait showing 11 people, including 2 soldiers
Family portrait featuring a mother, father, two daughters, four civilian sons and two soldier sons (in rear of photo). CASE: Stamped cloth on wood. Case thickness 2.1 cm.
GLC05131.02
Ambrotype of a young artillerist and his wife
Piping on the soldier's uniform jacket and hat has been painted red. The woman's brooch and the cross cannon's on the soldier's hat have been painted gold. Crude red stripes have been painted on the American flag on the left side of the photo....
GLC05131.04
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Tintype of William T. Sherman, with second tintype of little girl
Bust portrait of William T. Sherman with one star. 9th plate tintype in 6th plate Union Case. Descriptive tag mistakenly identifies this photograph as: "Ferrotype of Gen. Phil. Henry Sheridan Commander of the Army of Shenandoah in 1864." A 6th...
GLC05131.26
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
The Home Guard
"White Mountain Rangers 1861." Shows a female "milita" regiment with poles resembling rifles.
GLC05137.002
1865/04/03
The Rebel Works at Petersbugh, Va
E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher. Handwritten above caption: "Emma G. Griggs From my Husband." Caption: "A large Gun in the Rebel Works at Petersburgh, Va. It is stated that during the fight, Sunday, April 2d, 1865, Gen. Lee stood on the little knoll...
GLC05137.069
26 April 1863
Allen, George D., fl. 1859-1864
to Mary Mayberry
Writing to tell her he is alright, even though it is not his turn. Says he is about 10 miles from Washington, North Carolina under batteries which have caused them a great deal of trouble for the past 3-4 weeks. It was the cause of them not going to...
GLC02829.08
6 September 1862
Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918
To his wife
Sleeping on open ground, commending wife's economy, speculating that Jackson has been allowed to cross over into Maryland to cut him off.
GLC04558.042
8 July 1864
Tittle, George A., fl. 1862-1864
References her letter of 21 June, which he received on his arrival to Dover from Cherbourg on 6 July. Will cross over the English Channel tonight to Boulogne, and if they stay there long enough he will buy her the gloves she requested. Reports that...
GLC02828.18
18 [December] 1861
"I am not disappointed much as to soldiers life it is easier if anything as yet than I expected...." Also, "Damn the schoolmaster but then you know I an't [sic] afraid of him caus[e] why I've got good faith in my little wifes constancy besides I...
GLC04558.003
16 February 1862
No mail, sickness (fever). Includes a letter on the last page to his daughter Georgiana in which he encourages her to learn to read and write so she can send him a letter.
Written at Camp Winfield Scott.
GLC04558.011
28 June 1862
Shock at daughter Lucy's death, sick in hospital.
GLC04558.028
19 July 1862
Still in hospital. Family: "...how I do wish Dear Lib that I was at home to share your troubles, anxiety, sorrows, and to relieve you in some of your phisical [sic] labors.... How I tremble to think how near Georgiana also had been to the brink of...
GLC04558.032
24 July 1862
Laying around, regiment ordered from Newport News to Richmond, problems with fleas. Discusses rations from Uncle Sam and NC peddlers: "that come from main land in boats. There is sometimes as many as ten or a dozen here in a day and some of them...
GLC04558.034
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