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23 May 1864
Tate, Jeremiah M., fl. 1829-1877
to Mary
Discusses battle action in the Wilderness Campaign, and mentions Yankee losses.
GLC02082.54
7 June 1864
to his sister
Written in pencil. Provides more information on the Wilderness Campaign and reports heavy losses in own company.
GLC02082.55
4 September 1864
The letter is written faintly in pencil on foxed paper. The third page is written in his code. Mentions still being on hospital duty.
GLC02082.57
5 November 1864
Written in pencil. Reports that he went back to his regiment. Mentions the Battle of Cedar Creek.
GLC02082.58
19 November 1864
Written in pencil on a large legal sheet. Provides news about skirmishing. Mentions boys suffering from sore feet.
GLC02082.59
24 December 1864
Written in pencil. Mentions leaving the Shenandoah Valley on 14 December. Discusses the cold weather.
GLC02082.60
1 January 1865
Continuation of GLC02082.60. Mentions citizens giving dinner.
GLC02082.61
20 January 1865
Written in pencil. Mentions that little mail has arrived from Alabama since Sherman captured that city.
GLC02082.62
10 April 1865
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
[to Elihu B. Washburne]
Souvenir document presented by Grant to loyal supporter and fellow Galena townsman, Elihu B. Washburne, who served as Secretary of State and Ambassador to France during Grant's presidency. Informs that Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia on...
GLC02084.01
9 April 1865
[Appomattox ink well]
Small, ceramic, bell-shaped, brown bottle, glazed, with cork. Label affixed to the bottom, inscribed by Hempstead Washburne: "This is the ink bottle used in signing the Treaty [underscored] at Appomattox by Gen. Lee & Gen. Grant. It was presented...
GLC02084.02
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