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1860/12/27
Wardlaw, D.L., fl. 1860
Copy of Committee resolution authorizing Gov. to declare martial law
Clerical copy written in the hand of B.F. Arthur, signed for Winslow (as chair of the Secession Convention).
GLC02271
[1860/12/30]
Arthur, B.F., fl. 1860-1863
Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. resolution (volunteer army)
Signed as clerk of the Secession Convention of South Carolina. Concerning Gen. Gadbury's resolution for establishment of volunteer companies.
GLC02272.01
1860/12/30
Jamison, David F., fl. 1860
to Gov. F.W. Pickens re: transmittal of above resolution on volunteer army
Signed as President of the Secession Convention of South Carolina.
GLC02272.02
December 30, 1860
Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. re: establishing volunteer army
Written as clerk of the convention
GLC02273
Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. resolve (permanent army)
Written as clerk of the South Carolina Secession Convention.
GLC02274.01
to Gov. F.W. Pickens re: transmittal of above resolution on permanent army
Signed as President of the South Carolina Secession Convention. Written in the hand of B.F. Arthur.
GLC02274.02
Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. resolve (not to relax military)
GLC02275
1861/01/02
Official copy of minutes of Constitutional Comm. resolve re: checks to U.S. Govt
Advising Governor Pickens that no checks be issued to U.S. government employees. (Misdated 1860.)
GLC02276.01
Ferguson, H.W., fl. 1861
to Gov. F.W. Pickens re: transmittal of above resolution on checks
Signed by Hunter as President Pro-Tem of the South Carolina Secession Convention. (Misdated 1860.) Written in the hand of B.F. Arthur.
GLC02276.02
Pickens, Francis Wilkinson, 1805-1869
Board of Ordinance letter to Pickens re: defense of Charleston
With Pickens' endorsement on verso, as Gov. of South Carolina, he has refused to yield. James Jones and signed by Thomas F. Dragton.
GLC02277.01
1861/01/10
Sloan, John D., fl. 1861
Original resolution to protect South Carolina sea coast
Document signed as members of the South Carolina House of Representatives. This is the original resolution requesting Pickens describe coastal defenses.
GLC02278
1861-1902
Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902
[Collection of Orville S. Dewey, 33rd regiment, New York, light artillery] [decimalized]
Nicknamed "Tom" by his family and coming from Buffalo, Dewey served in the army of the Potomac, primarily in Washington at an instructional camp. Many of the letters are addressed to his sister Mary "Mollie" McLean. Dewey stayed in the Army after the...
GLC02161
October 1859-January 1862
Higgins, Patrick, fl. 1859-1862
[Collection of letters written to Fannie Schoonmaker from Patrick Higgins, K company, 56th regiment, New York, infantry] [decimalized]
The collection consists of ten letters written to a young lady named Fannie Schoonmaker, and one letter to an unknown recipient. Nine of the eleven letters, some of which predate the Civil War, are from Patrick Higgins. One letter is from David Reese...
GLC02164
1861-1864
Johnston, Witter H., fl. 1861-1864
[Collection of Witter H. Johnston, I company, 144th regiment, New York, infantry] [decimalized]
Letters written from South Carolina, Jacksonville, FL, and Washington. Includes 17 post-war items. Member of 144th NY Vols.
GLC02167
1868
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
[Seated portrait of John H. Surratt]
One portrait of John Harrison Surratt, Jr., taken by Mathew Brady in 1868.
GLC02194
22 July 1862
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
to William Hoffman
Writes to Colonel Hoffman about exchanging a Union prisoner, Lieutenant Adjutant D.T. Bowler of the 7th Iowa volunteers (the bearer of the letter) for a Confederate prisoner Lieutenant George T. Moorman held at Chicago. States that Bowler is on...
GLC02152
30 March 1798
Wolcott, Oliver, 1760-1833
[Public notice of amendment to an act for duties on stamped vellum, parchment, and paper]
Signed by Wolcott as Secretary of Treasury. Details amendments made to an act passed 6 July 1797 concerning duties on paper.
GLC02153
1778
Hartley, David, 1732-1785
Letters on the American War
A collection of letters sent to the mayor, wardens, and burgesses of Kingston upon Hull. Letters related to American Revolution, called a "very alarming state of national affairs." Accuses great Britain of tyranical rule, urges recognition of...
GLC02154
Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864
[Collection of Michael M. Miller, K company, 1st Pennsylvania Reserves] [decimalized]
Sergeant Michael Murray Miller of the 1st Pennsylvania Reserves came from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Most of the letters are to his wife. Included in 206 item collection are 39 letters from his wife to him from Gettysburg and 13 other letters to and...
GLC02155
1862-1865
Amsden, Edward W., fl. 1862-1865
[Collection of Edward W. Amsden, D company, 3rd regiment, Ohio, cavalry] [Decimalized .01-.31]
Letters regarding fighting in Nashville, capturing Morgan's Men, cavalry.
GLC02156
1861-1865
Armstrong, George E., fl. 1861-1865
[Collection of George E. Armstrong, A company, 165th regiment, New York, infantry] [decimalized]
Letters to his brother Charles Armstrong concerning battles in Louisiana, mention of enslaved people who worked on plantations, with two letters from friends mentioning George's death. Six documents from his service and ten pieces of ephemera.
GLC02157
1862-1863
Bartlett, George O., fl. 1862-1865
[Collection of George O. Bartlett, B battery, 1st regiment, Rhode Island, light artillery] [Decimalized .01-.21]
Bartlett came from Rice City, Rhode Island, and saw action at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. His spelling is poor but his writing is descriptive.
The George O. Bartlett collection of Civil War correspondence contains letters and...
GLC02158
Blackman, James A., fl. 1861-1865
[Collection of Francis G. Blackman and James A. Blackman, C company, 7th regiment, Rhode Island, infantry] [Decimalized .01-.20]
The collection includes letters of brothers James A. and Francis G. Blackman from Gloucester, Rhode Island. Letters regarding campaigning in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, and South Carolina. James A. Blackman served in the Rhode Island 7th Infantry...
GLC02159
1861-1862
Davis, William B., fl. 1861-1862
[Collection of William B. Davis, D company, 10th regiment, Connecticut, infantry] [Decimalized .01-.06]
All 6 of these letters are written from New Berne, North Carolina (written as "New Berne" or "Newberne"), to his sister back in Connecticut. Davis is wounded 8 February 1862 at Roanoke Island, and writes in detail of this battle and of his wound...
GLC02160
1862-1864
Dodge, Nelson E., fl. 1862-1864
[Collection of Nelson E. Dodge and John Blanchard, D company, 2nd regiment, Vermont, infantry] [decimalized]
Both Dodge and Blanchard were Privates from Barre, Vermont. Letters mention skirmishes, troop movements, camp life and difficulties in the Army of the Potomac. Includes photograph. Some letters to Esther Kinney. Inventory available.
GLC02162
Edwards, Oliver, 1835-1904
Collection of letters from Oliver Edwards, field and staff, 37th regiment, Massachusetts infantry, to his mother, Eunice Lombard Edwards [Decimalized .01-.15]
All letters are to his mother in Springfield, Massachusetts. Edwards discusses military topics, including concern for ill troops forced to sleep in a cold barn (GLC02163.03). He also comments on abolition, and apathy in the North (GLC02163.06)....
GLC02163
Holly, William H., ?-1864
[Collection of William H. Holly, E company, 12th regiment, Connecticut, infantry] [Decimalized .01-.17]
Written between January 1862 and May 1864 to a friend, Mary Ann Davis, first from Connecticut and then from various camps in Louisiana (Parapet, Hubbard, Kearney, and Stevens, as well as two regions - Lakeport and Vermilion Bayou). Describes the...
GLC02165
Hughes, Alfred, fl. 1862-1864
[Collection of Alfred Hughes] [decimalized .01-.114]
Letters to his wife Mary Hughes. Hughes, a doctor from Wheeling, Virginia, was detained at Camp Chase, Ohio, as a Confederate sympathizer. He and his wife, Mary, numbered their letters to know which ones were lost, stolen or censored. The...
GLC02166
9 June 1862 - 30 March 1863
Leigh, John D., fl. 1863
Morning Report Book of Company G 1 Fla Vols
Covers a number of periods. Book was first used as a morning report book by Company G of the First Florida Volunteers in the summer of 1862. Counts number of present and absent members of the company and gives their rank. Used from 9 June 1862...
GLC02168
McFadden, Charles F., fl. 1862-1864
[Collection of Charles F. McFadden, B company, 40th regiment, Ohio, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .10]
McFadden was a Private in the 40th Ohio Volunteers. Collection consists of letters written to his sisters and other friends and family from Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee about being on the move and skirmishing with the enemy. Describe his talks with...
GLC02169
1861-1910
Morse, Justus, fl. 1861-1864
[Collection of Justus Morse, G company, 4th regiment, Indiana, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .66]
Morse was a Private in the 47th Indiana Volunteers, Co. G. The collection describes battles and skirmishing in Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. One group of letters were written from City Hospital in Indianapolis. The bulk...
GLC02170
1864-1865
Nicholson, Charles, fl. 1864-1865
[Collection of Charles Nicholson, battery L, 5th regiment, Pennsylvania, heavy artillery] [Decimalized .01- .12]
Charles Nicholson was a Private in the 5th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, Co. L. Other letters were written by another soldier in the same family, to their cousin Alice. Writes about Lincoln's death and a cousin's death in Libby prison. Collection...
GLC02171
Porter, Charles F., fl. 1861-1865
[Collection of Charles F. Porter, C company, 2nd regiment, Michigan, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .91]
Porter was a Private in the 2nd Michigan Infantry, Co. C. The collection includes correspondence, Porter's Michigan teacher's license, printed scripture passages, newspaper clippings, and genealogical materials on the Porter family. Some...
GLC02172
Scarborough, William H., fl. 1862-1865
[Collection of William H. Scarborough, B company, 96th regiment, Ohio, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .59]
Scarborough was a Private in the Ohio 96th Vols. Consists of correspondence as well as an invitation to an 1886 reunion of his regiment. The collection also includes three 1940 documents regarding his death and war injury.
GLC02173
1861-1863
Shifflet, Hillary, 1823-1863
Collection of Hillary Shifflet, C company, 1st regiment, Ohio, volunteers [Decimalized .01-.15]
Shifflet served as Private in the Ohio 1st Vols., Company C. The collection includes one letter from his father to Shifflet. By the end of the correspondence, he complains of war weariness, especially of Lincoln's interference with slavery.
GLC02174
Various
Documents related to the Civil War draft and Eben Whittemore [Decimalized .01-.34]
This group of 34 documents, both printed and manuscript items, detail the draft apparatus on Cape Cod: printed lists of the number of eligible men, and the quota of such men required to enlist or be drafted from each of these towns. Some of the...
GLC02175
1862-1930
Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865
[Collection of Matthew Wood, C company, 9th regiment, Ohio, Infantry] [Decimalized .01-.52]
This collection consists primarily of Civil War correspondence from Matthew Wood, 9th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, to his wife Sarah Wood. Matthew Wood served in the Ohio Ninth Cavalry with Burnside's army in Tennessee, and William T. Sherman's army...
GLC02176
1863-1865
[Collection of Amos J. Harding, L company, 6th regiment, Missouri, cavalry] [decimalized]
The collection consists of thirteen letters written by various men but all addressed to Amos J. Harding. The letters are from friends and officers in service during the Civil War and are mostly from Missouri; eight of these letters possess dockets....
GLC02178
1851-1904
McKinney, Erastus R., fl. 1851-1904
[Collection of Erastus R. McKinney, I company, 11th regiment, Illinois, infantry] [decimalized]
Collection of 47 items from the papers of Erastus Root McKinney, who served as a private in the 11th Illinois Volunteers. The collection consists of 43 documents, 4 photographs, and a diary, much of which documents McKinney's service in the Civil War...
GLC02179.01
26 January 1862 - 9 June1862
[Diary of Erastus McKinney]
Autograph manuscript signed. Includes reports on Union casualities during the capture of Fort Donelson (fought from 11 February to 16 February 1862 at Stewart County, Tennessee).
GLC02179.02
1864-1868
Morse, George F., fl. 1864-1868
[Collection of George F. Morse, 91st regiment, New York, volunteers] [decimalized]
Collection of George F. Morse, private, 91st New York Volunteers. There are 52 items in the collection, including 17 letters from Morse, from his enlistment in October 1864, until his discharge in July 1865. Letters were written from Kingston, New...
GLC02180
1860-1877
Powers, John Hale, fl. 1973
[Collection of John H. Powers, 1st regiment, Vermont, cavalry] [decimalized]
Collection of 75 letters written to a private in the first Vermont Cavalry, 1860-77, from friends and schoolmates at Newbury Seminary, and fraternity brothers from Wesleyan College. Some of the letters are from soldiers in the field, while others...
GLC02181
Stone, E. Wyman, fl. 1861-1864
[Collection of E. Wyman Stone, A company, 21st regiment, Massachusetts, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .37]
Stone was a corporal in the 21st Mass. Vols., Co. A. The letters are written from Massachusetts, Annapolis, and New Berne, North Carolina. The collection includes 34 letters (some with envelopes), three receipts, a newspaper clipping and a furlough...
GLC02182
Sturtevant, Edward L., fl. 1862
[Collection of Edward L. Sturtevant]
A collection of 37 items from a Union captain. Includes 26 wardate letters, 10 envelopes, and 1 carte-de-visite. Written from the training base at Camp Maine, Brooklyn, New York. Describing in detail his duties as an officer, he often finds the army...
GLC02183
23 August 1856
Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
to Francis Preston Blair
Praises a letter Blair wrote, published in a newspaper (possibly the New York Evening Post). Has confidence that "we shall succeed in electing Fremont," referring to John C. Fremont's candidacy in the 1856 Presidential election. Compares the...
GLC02184
1917
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Why We are at War. Messages to Congress January to April, 1917
Signed in front endpaper. Content surrounding America's entry into World War I. Deckle edges.
GLC02186
1865 ca.
Confederate cavalryman with canteen, 1/6 plate ambrotype, ruby-glass
GLC02187
Confederate cavalryman seated with pistol, 1/9 plate ambrotype
The image is said to be that of a member of a cavalryman in Morgan's troop.
GLC02188
circa July 1863
Sparks, Thomas, fl. 1863
Fall in Men! Fall in Promptly! To the Rescue of the State!
Pennsylvania recruitment broadside, published by recruiting officer Lieutenant Thomas Sparks probably asking for men to defend the state during Robert E. Lee's invasion in June-July 1863. Focal point is large depiction of a debonair soldier charging...
GLC02192
circa June 1863
Tinen, P.S., fl. 1863
Largest Bounties! Recruits Wanted for the Penn'a Volunteers
Pennsylvania recruitment broadside published by recruitment officer Captain P.S. Tinen of the 69th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. Printed in blue and red ink by King & Baird at 607 Samson Street in Philadelphia. Dominated by the image of an...
GLC02193
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