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1865/03/08
Armstrong, Halleck (fl. 1865)
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
1865/03/09
Describes army medic routines & ambulances, describes desolation of landscape due to war.
GLC06734.11
1865/03/10
Reports on troop maneuvers, Sheridan's whereabouts, etc.
GLC06734.12
[1865]/03/10 Evening
Describes wounding of his troops, & ministering to soldiers.
GLC06734.13
Describes the death of soldiers, his inspection of their graveyards.
GLC06734.14
1865/03/12
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
1865/03/13
"I keep no diary of events, so I guess I had better send my diary home in the form of letters."
GLC06734.16
1865/03/14
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
1865/03/15
Describes impending battle plans .
GLC06734.18
1865/03/16
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
1865/03/17
Describes widespread desertion by Confederate troops, intra-troop Confederate violence.
GLC06734.20
no date
GLC06734.21
19 March 1866
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885)
to Phillip Sheridan
Postwar troop adjustments: "Unless you think security demands the retention of some of the white volunteers muster the whole of them out as rapidly as possible. In the case of colored troops, muster out such of them as you think can be spared..."
GLC08148
Unknown
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.
circa August 1861
Paris, George, fl. 1861
[Depicts the First Battle of Bull Run, or Manassas Plains, fought 21 July 1861]
Sketched in pencil and ink, with a later note describing Paris as a Mississippi soldier. Includes locations, camps, and positioning of troops. Inscribed on verso to George's mother Mary C. Paris.
GLC08432
circa 1684-1685
Price, Robert
[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
1800-1855 ca.
Bailey Family (fl. ca. 1800-1855)
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
Correspondence of the Flitner family (1850s) and a single letter concerning the Union blockade off the North Carolina coast.
GLC02669.02
1810
List of distances between Burlington and New Gloucester
GLC02699.028
1861-1877
Bailey, Jacob (fl. 1812-)
List of names, including six women
GLC02699.038
1865
General Benham's winter camp near Poplar Grove Church, Va., with photo of troops
Printed map, "Winter Camp, Detachment 50th N.Y.V. Engineers" Brevet Colonel I. Spalding Commanding, near Poplar Church, Virginia, Army of the Potomac, 1865. Has been partially hand colored. An original albumen photograph of soldiers with musical...
GLC00919.26
February 1782
Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803
Plan of the investment of York and Gloucester
Drafted at Washington's request, shortly after the battle of Yorktown, Virginia. Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 189, with references.
GLC01869
1779
Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des, 1722-1824
Plan of Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton
From the Atlantic Neptune. Engraved and tinted map showing the Hudson River by Anthony's Nose with the Americans' chains across the river. Plate no. 19. (The map mistakenly calls the mountain "St. Anthony's Nose.") Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the...
GLC01850
1784
Hills, John, fl. 1771-1796
Sketch of the position of the British forces at Elizabeth-Town Point
Original by John Hill. Oversize engraved map with hand coloring of troop positions. Engraved by Faden. Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 146.
GLC01858
1846
Preuss, Charles, fl. 1846
Topographical map of the road from Missouri to Oregon
Compiled by Charles Preuss, 1846, by command of the Senate. In Seven Sections. Scale 10 miles to the inch. Litho by E. Weber & Co., Baltimore.
GLC01873
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