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1864-1865
Pratt, Oliver D., fl. 1863-1864
[Diary of Oliver D. Pratt]
Autograph manuscript signed. Military content about war in Virginia. Written in pencil. Dated October 1, 1864-June 24, 1865,
GLC01003.02
1863-1865
[Collection of letters from Oliver D. Pratt to his brother Albert S. Pratt] [Decimalized .01-.12]
Includes nine dated autograph letters signed, and three undated or fragmentary autograph letters (two are signed). Pratt served in Col. L, 1st Battalion, 4th Massachusetts Cavalry. Includes fighting in Charleston, South Carolina, and Petersburg...
GLC01003.03
1862
Smith, Horace A., fl. 1862
[Diary of Horace A. Smith, 3rd NY Cavalry]
Autograph manuscript signed. Smith served in Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd NY Cavalry, "Van Allen's Regiment." Diary kept in ink and pencil with later pencil pagination. Includes ink drawings of Camp layouts at Poolesveille, Md. and Harpers Ferry...
GLC01004
Williams, Seth, 1822-1866
5th Corps original field orders of the last campaign
Retained letterpress copies of over 200 original field directives pasted into a bound manuscript. Copies are of the original orders sent to the 5th Corps, or V Corps, Army of the Potomac. Almost all orders were issued by General Meade and almost...
GLC01005
February-May 1864
Allen, George Walter, 1842-1912
[Diary aboard the U.S.S. Nantucket]
Allen was an officer on the USS "Nantucket" during and before the bombardment of Fort Sumter. The diary appears to have been written within days of the actions. Includes manuscript pencil and ink "Sketch of Charleston Harbor and fortifications," and...
GLC01006
18 May 1863
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
[Lincoln endorsement on letter concerning the remains of Captain W. G. Hewins]
Lincoln note written on a letter by the Governor of Massachusetts, John A. Andrew, dated 13 May 1863 from Boston. The letter is addressed to "All Officers in Command, of the United States, or of Volunteers," asking that Mr. Gibbs, who is bringing...
GLC01195
1863/09/03
Printed draft call for troops from Pennsylvania
Printed document signed by Lincoln.
GLC01202
May 11, 1863
to Edwin M. Stanton
Curtis was replaced with Schonfield in the Dept of the Missouri. Written on Executive Mansion stationery. Docketed on p. 4 by Stanton
Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works Of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953), Vol...
GLC01211
October 24, 1861
to Gen. David Hunter
Written after the relieval of Fremont. A draft in the hand of John Hay (Sec.) with corrections and an additional paragraph at the end in Lincoln's hand. Basler 5: 2.
Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works Of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswick, NJ...
GLC01212
January 22, 1874
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
to Anne M. Bowen
Sherman tells Bowen that he forwarded the letter she wrote to the Postmaster General. Sherman included a superscription that will make sure it is read by the Postmaster General, an action that Sherman describes as the "usual Red tape process." He...
GLC01225
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