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ca. 1860-1870
Alberger, William C., 1837-1925
[Scrapbook of William C. Alberger]
Scrapbook of William C. Alberger. Uninventoried. Many pages are stuck together so page count is approximate.
GLC06628.02
1 June 1941
Bullard, F. Lauriston, 1866-1952
The Other Lincoln
Bacclaureate Address
GLC08880.009
1950
Luhrs, Henry, fl. 1950
Increasing Importance of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Address given before Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania
GLC08880.010
1901
Pratt, Silas G., fl. 1901
Lincoln in Story
GLC08880.011
1944
Meserve, Frederick H., 1865-1962
The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln
GLC08880.012
7 March 1865
Godkin, Edwin L., fl. 1865
A Letter on Lincoln
GLC08880.014
1859 - 1862
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln Autobiographies
GLC08880.015
20 February 1952
Schrader, Fred, fl. 1952
Abraham Lincoln, "The Pioneer"
GLC08880.016
12 November 1952
Martin, Willsie, fl. 1952
Lincoln's Trail to Greatness
sermon by Rev. Willsie Martin
GLC08880.017
Abraham Lincoln: Selections from his Writings
GLC08880.018
29 October 1863
Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892
to parents
Received two letters from them, one on the 20th and one on the 23rd. Has been on the march ever since he was at Centerville, so he has not had time to write. Marched 15 miles to Gainesville and then to New Baltimore. Later received orders to march to...
GLC09355.025
5 November 1863
Received their letter last night and was surprised to find out that they had not received his most recent letter. Are now camped almost in the town center and is very near General Sedgwick's headquarters. Is guarding a road that has been a target for...
GLC09355.026
15 November 1863
Marched from Kelly's Ford back towards Rappahannock Station, where there was a battle a week before. Crossed the Rappahannock River and marched six miles to their current location, "but I presume we shall not be here a great while." Cavalry had...
GLC09355.027
21 November 1863
Is in his tent while it rains, and therefore has nothing to pass the time with other than writing. Got a short letter from his father yesterday. Hopes mother's eyes do not get much worse than they already are. Just went to visit Sid; "he is well as...
GLC09355.028
5 December 1863
Received their letter yesterday. Marched 15 miles earlier in the week. Was going to start on Monday morning, but it was too rainy then. The march was delayed until Thanksgiving morning. Crossed the Rapidan River at Jacob's Ford and stayed there that...
GLC09355.029
7 December 1863
Lists all of the things he wants send in his box: "1 pair of blue shirts of the color of blue yard not such a dark blue as you have made as they might fade. 1 pair of boots just like the last pair that Mellon made for me…1 pair of good woolen gloves...
GLC09355.030
18 December 1863
Has received all of their letters, but has been too busy to answer them while building winter quarters. Returned from picket to discover that the regiment had started to build log houses. It is "no small job." The shelter he is building is eight feet...
GLC09355.031
21 December 1863
Has thought of a few more things they should put in his box, among them "a good tin-plated iron spoon" and a couple of plates. Also wants a towel, a coffee cup, and something "to fry pork in this winter." Is thinking of having his overcoat lined...
GLC09355.032
Has time to write more now. "We are quite comfortably situated." The bunks are one on top of the other, "steamboat style." Most of the time needed to build it is spent cutting and hauling the wood necessary for it. Considers the last movements before...
GLC09355.033
27 December 1863
Has not received any letters from them, but did get two newspapers. Now has time to read the papers, a luxury that he did not have before. Can even read at night sometimes when they get candles, "which we do have given [to] us sometimes." Drew...
GLC09355.034
1861-1864
[handkerchief]
Pink with white lace border. The handkerchief also has along one end a set of pink flowers sewn into the fabric.
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[calling card and envelope]
The envelope is addressed to "Miss Clapp." The calling card belongs to Marion Ruth Miller.
GLC09355.036
3 January 1864
Received their letter on New Years Day. "What a change there has been" in the past year. All of the commissioned officers who came with the company from Northampton are gone for one reason or another. Perhaps more importantly, "the old troops now in...
GLC09355.037
5 January 1864
Got a letter from him last week. Made a mistake at the top of the page with the address and wrote Northampton. It is the first time he has made such a mistake, "but it shows where my thoughts are most of the time." Heard at division headquarters that...
GLC09355.038
Circa 1864
to brother
The letter includes a note stating this letter was sent in the same envelope as the letter dated 1864/01/05. Asks how the "flour grain and coal business" is. Asks him to tell Joe that he can "cure himself… by just taking a gun and coming out here."...
GLC09355.039
10 January 1864
Letter came last night and the box came the day before. Before then, there had not been any mail for 4 days, so when the call to "fall in for mail" came, the entire company was very excited. Lampoons the idea of the high-class, "high minded and noble...
GLC09355.040
21 January 1864
to Mother
Attached with the letter is another letter to his and Edward Bridgman's old school teacher, which she is free to read if she wishes to do so. Asks her to put the letter in an envelope upon its arrival and send it to its destination. Is well and sends...
GLC09355.042
23 January 1864
to Parents
Expects to go on picket duty in the morning, and decided to write now instead of waiting 4 days for when he has returned from picket. Colonel Edwards has applied to the War Department to allow for their regiment's reenlistment. "Cannot say how many...
GLC09355.043
31 January 1864
Has finished all of his Sunday work and now is able to write. Describes his normal daily chores: "As soon as we get our breakfast we commence to fix up generally. First - take down the gun and rub it up and clean it. Next follow suit with the bayonet...
GLC09355.044
7 February 1864
Clapp, George (fl. 1839-1892)
Received their letter the night before last, but did not get a letter from mother as usual. Understands that this is likely due to her straining her eyes too much. Wishes her eyes were better, "but I suppose there is no use in wishing for that." Was...
GLC09355.045
11 February 1864
Turns out that they will be staying put. The 2nd and 3rd corps "had a sweet little fight" with the Confederates, but the 6th corps was not needed. Feels very lucky that he did not have to fight, for it was raining very hard and the mud was knee deep...
GLC09355.046
14 February 1864
Does not have any news to write; they have not moved. Weather has been nice, so they may move soon. The ground is dry and the roads are in good condition. "My only wish now is that my box with my boots may come before we do start." Glad to hear his...
GLC09355.047
21 February 1864
"This week chronicles a new era in my army life." "Rejoiced" to hear the box with his boots is on its way. Thinks the shoemaker purposely delayed the making of his boots. It is ridiculous that he had to go all the way to Boston to find leather. "We...
GLC09355.048
6 March 1864
Last wrote them two weeks ago. Went out on a walk "for our health." Took in 30 blacks, destroyed 2 grist mills, took two loads of bacon, and captured some 50 Rebels while on the walk. The 6th corps was acting as reserves to cover General Custer's...
GLC09355.049
9 March 1864
Stationery has a blue cross stamp marking the 6th corps, 3rd division of the U.S. Army. Received his letter two weeks ago and does not want him to think he forgot to write. Has spent the last week recovering from their recent march. Has been "mending...
GLC09355.050
13 March 1864
It is tough to realize that it has already been 18 months since he first joined the army. Back then, "we were quite confident of a speedy success." Thought he would be back by the following spring. "Today everything denotes that we may confidently...
GLC09355.051
18 March 1864
to Charlie
Is about as far from General Meade's headquarters as the distance from their home to the local school house. Never saw it until two days ago. Was given some leisure time while on guard duty and used it to go to Meade's headquarters. It covers "about...
GLC09355.052
Jones, George N., fl. 1865
[permission for George Clapp to leave camp]
This document was permission for George Clapp to leave camp and go to Brandy Station, Virginia, to visit a friend and return no later than 5:00 PM. It is signed by numerous officers on the company, regiment, and brigade level. Written at Camp...
GLC09355.053
24 March 1864
to Father
Is sending him a package which includes a pair of gloves. If he does not send them home, he will throw them away within a few days of being on the march. "I have not worn them but very little." Received his letter tonight. Captain Robinson is home on...
GLC09355.055
26 March 1864
Decided to write today before going out on picket duty. It "pleases me to know my many friends at home are interested in" his letters. Pat Lovett has arrived at camp. Glad to hear they have been entertained by the various officers who have the...
GLC09355.056
1 April 1864
Just dug a grave for a member of his own company. Henry Leonard died this morning at 8:35. He had a bad cold, and "was advised to go into our regiment hospital and was getting better until last night at 11 o'clock when he was taken worse and rapidly...
GLC09355.057
10 April 1864
Has been working to send Henry Leonard's body home to his family for the past three days. Went to the division headquarters on behalf of the company to see how it could be done. Made "3 or 4 trips" to Brandy Station to an embalmer. "There is quote a...
GLC09355.059
17 April 1864
Time is flying by. Will be home in just over 16 months. Expects the next 4 months of battles will "till loudly on our regiment." They have often been part of the reserves in a battle, and therefore expects to be put in the front line more often this...
GLC09355.060
1861-1877
United States. Department of the Interior
Abraham Lincoln National Historic Park (Kentucky) Guide
GLC08880.077
1949
McClure, Stanley W., fl. 1949
The Lincoln Museum and the House where Lincoln Died
GLC08880.109
6 April 1903
Wilson, James G., 1832-1914
Washington-Lincoln and Grant
Address delivered on 6 April 1903
GLC08880.130
1946
Dondero, Hon. George A., fl. 1946
"Congressman Abraham Lincoln"
GLC08880.138
4 March 1865
Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
GLC08880.150
1940
Republican National Committee
No Third Term
Broadside denouncing FDR's campaign for a third term.
GLC09545.01
16 June 1778 - 27 June 1778
[Meeting notes]
Three different notes on meetings, the first date is illegible.
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