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Autograph letter signed

19 November 1862

Bettes, William H., fl. 1862-1865

to Lodema

Left Gainesville, Virginia yesterday at 5PM and is now between Centerville and Fairfax, Virginia. On the way, they passed the memorable battlefield of Bull Run. Encamped about six miles west of Centerville; they are now about four miles east of...

GLC02596.03
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Autograph letter signed

19 December 1861

Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892

to his father Tobias Gibson

Gibson has been given the command of the 3rd Brigade of General Pillow's 1st Division, which consists of the 13th La., 3rd Miss., and Williams' Light Battery. He is now acting Brigadier General and expects a full promotion. Gibson analyzes their...

GLC04501.014
History Now Essay

A Place in History: Historical Perspective on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

James Oliver Horton

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

In the late fall of 1983, the US Congress passed a bill declaring the third Monday of January each year as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. President Ronald Reagan signed the bill into law on November 2, 1983, fifteen years after King’s...
Appears in:
4 | American National Holidays Summer 2005
57 | Black Voices in American Historiography Summer 2020
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Engraving

1870

Ritchie, Alexander Hay, 1822-1895

Washington and His Generals

One engraving entitled, "Washington and His Generals," illustrated by Alexander Hay Ritchie. Depicts General George Washington meeting with other generals during the American Revolutionary War.

GLC09838
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Autograph manuscript

19 August 1864-18 November 1864

Simpson, Edward, 1824-1888

Journal of a cruise in the U.S.S. Isonomia no. 1

No. I and II cover the record of the blockade ship Isonomia from the beginning of its service off Wilmington SC in August 1864 to 25 December 1864 when Simpson released command of the vessel. Calf covers.

[30 August] "At daylight, Flag Pond...

GLC05911.06.01

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