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15 November 1864
Hackett, William C., fl. 1862-1865
to Rebecca E. Hackett
One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated November 15, 1864. Related to their current camp location.
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18 November 1864
One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated November 18. 1864. Describes his nightmares.
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2 December 1864
to William C. Hackett
One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Nashville, Tennessee, December 2, 1864. Pertains to surviving the last battle. Owes his survival to God.
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7 December 1864
One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Nashville, Tennessee, December 7, 1864. Pertains to difficulties of war.
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23 December 1864
One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated December 23, 1864.
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23 February 1865
One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Wilmington, N.C., February 23, 1865. Pertains to a victory over the Confederate Army. Includes a printing of a poem entitled, "To the Loved Ones At Home."
GLC04559.044
19 March 1865
One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Camp Near Winston, N.C., March 19, 1865. Related to marching with William T. Sherman the following day.
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12 March 1865
One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Winston, North Carolina, March 12, 1865. Includes a printing of a poem entitled, "Invalid Corps."
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11 April 1865
One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated April 11, 1865.
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6 April 1865
One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated April 6, 1865. Related to his rheumatism.
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23 April 1865
One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Raleigh, N.C., April 23, 1865.
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8 May 1865
One letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett dated Greensboro, N.C., May 8, 1865. Relays that he is doing well.
GLC04559.050
circa 1865
to Rebecca E. Hackett.
One undated letter addressed to Rebecca E. Hackett from William C. Hackett. Item contains mold and ink has faded making most of it illegible.
GLC04559.051
31 October 1879
Butler, D., fl. 1879
to J.M. Butler
One letter addressed to J.M. Butler from D. Butler dated Churchill, Kansas, October 31, 1879.
GLC04559.052
unknown, fl. 1865
[Prayer from 1865]
One letter containing a prayer. Mention of women, men, animals, and God.
GLC04559.053
circa 1861
Haas & Peale, fl. 1846-1867
No. 1 - Naval Battery
One undated albumen print entitled, "No.1 - Naval Battery." Depicts soldiers sitting on sand bags with two 80-pound Whitworths before breaching Fort Sumter. Printed by Haas and Peale.
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Lane on Folly Island
One undated albumen print entitled, "No. 2 - Lane on Folly Island." Image is of a horse passing through a forest. Printed by Haas and Peale.
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Naval Battery
One undated albumen print entitled, "No. 3 - Naval Battery." Depicts naval men behind a wall of sandbags with two 8-inch parrot riffles.
GLC05134.003
circa 1861-1865
First Parallel
One undated albumen print entitled, "No. 4 - First Parallel." Depicts an encampment from a distance. Printed by Haas and Peale.
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Battery Strong
One undated albumen print entitled, "No. 5 - Battery Strong." Depicts military men with one 300-pound parrot rifle.
GLC05134.005
circa 1863
Battery Brown
One albumen print entitled, "Battery Brown." Printed by Haas & Peale.
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Gun in Battery
One undated albumen print entitled, "No. 7 - Gun in Battery." Image is of William Rosecrans with a burst gun in the battery. Printed by Haas and Peale.
GLC05134.007
18 July 1863
Beacon House on Morris Island, South Carolina
One albumen print entitled, "Beacon House." Depicts the Beacon House on Morris Island, South Carolina following the struggle at Fort Wagner.
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Bombproof for telegraph operator in trenches
One albumen print entitled, "No. 9 - Bombproof for telegraph operator in trenches." Image depicts a shelter on the edge of a body of water.
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Battery, Hays
One albumen print entitled, "No. 10 - Battery Hays." Depicts seven 30-pound parrot rifles in preparation for Fort Wagner. Printed by Haas & Peale.
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Battery Reynolds
One albumen print entitled, "No. 11 - Battery Reynolds." Depicts five 10-inch siege mortars before the Battle at Fort Wagner. Printed by Haas & Peale.
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300 Pounder Parrot Rifle
One albumen print entitled, "No. 12 - 300 Pounder Parrot Rifle." Printed by Haas and Peale.
GLC05134.012
Headquarters Field Officer of the Trenches, Second Parallel.
One albumen print entitled, "No. 14 - Headquarters Field Officer of the Trenches, Second Parallel." Depicts Union soldiers at the trenches. Printed by Haas & Peale.
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Battery Hays
One albumen print entitled, "No. 16 - Battery Hays." Depicts one 8-inch Parrot Rifle in front of a low trench surrounded by water.
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Full Sap
One albumen print entitled, "No. 17 - Full Sap." Depicts a group of soldiers in a trench.
GLC05134.017
1863
Beacon House
One albumen print entitled, No. 19 - Beacon House." Printed by Haas & Peale. (see GLC05134.008)
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Section of Captain Ashcroft's Battery
One albumen print entitled, "No. 20 - Section Capt. Ashcroft's Battery, 12-pounder Napoleons, in Second Parallel." Image depicts soldiers standing behind cannons. Printed by Haas & Peale.
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Battery Weed
One albumen print entitled, "No. 21 - Battery Weed." Image depicts five 10-inch siege mortars stationed in a trench in the distance. Prepared before the Battle at Fort Wagner. Printed by Haas & Peale.
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Two sections, Henry's Battery
One albumen print entitled, "No. 22 - Two sections, Henry's Battery." Depicting one 12-pound Howitzer in the Second Parallel. Soldiers are lined up with canons by sandbags.
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Battery Meade
One albumen print entitled, "No. 23 - Battery Meade." Depicts Union soldiers with two 100-pounder Parrot Rifles in a trench. Taken before breach battery against Fort Sumter. Printed by Haas & Peale.
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Battery Rosecrans
One albumen print entitled, "No. 24 - Battery Rosecrans." Image is of Union soldiers with a row of three 100-pound Parrot Rifles. This took place before breaching the battery against Fort Sumter. Printed by Haas & Peale.
GLC05134.024
One albumen print entitled, "No. 25 - Battery Hays." Depicts Union soldiers with seven 30-pound Parrot Rifles before the Battle at Fort Wagner. Printed by Haas & Peale.
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Ruins of Charleston Lighthouse
One albumen print entitled, "No. 26 - Ruins of Charleston Lighthouse." Depicts an observation tower built on a small hill of ruins. Printed by Haas & Peale.
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Battery Reno
One albumen print entitled, "No. 27 - Battery Reno." Depicts the trench and cannons with two 100-pound and one 8-inch Parrot Rifle. Printed by Haas & Peale.
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Section of Lt. Birchmeyer's Battery
One albumen print entitled, "No. 28 - Section of Lt. Birchmeyer's Battery." Depicts Union soldiers with two 12-pound Wiards. Printed by Haas & Peale.
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Battery Stevens
One albumen print entitled, "No. 29 - Battery Stevens." Image depicts soldiers standing within a trench that are armed with two 100-pound Parrot Rifles. This took place before the Battle at Fort Sumter.
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Gunboat Commodore McDonough
One albumen print entitled, "No. 30 - Gunboat Commodore McDonough." Image is of a group of soldiers seated in a rowboat, the ferryboat, U.S.S. Commodore McDonough is seen in the distance. Printed by Haas & Peale.
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Battery Kirby
One albumen print entitled, "No.31 - Battery Kirby." Depicts two 8-inch Seacost Mortars in a trench used in the Battle at Fort Sumter.
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Splinterproof
One albumen print entitled, "No. 32 - Splinterproof." Image is of a shelter built with wood boards covered by branches and grass. Printed by Haas & Peale.
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Bombproof
One albumen print entitled, "No. 33 - Bombproof." Depicts soldiers around a fort entrance at Fort Wagner.
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30-pounder Battery in Fort Putnam
One albumen print entitled, "30-Pounder Battery in Fort Putnam." Depicts Union soldiers preparing to fire cannons in a trench.
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Swamp Angel, after bursting
One albumen print entitled, "No. 35 - Swamp Angel, after bursting." Image is a fort enforced by sandbags in a grassy field. Soldiers are seen around the area.
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Fort Putnam, formerly Rebel Battery Gregg
One albumen print entitled, "No. 36 - Fort Putnam, formerly Rebel Battery Gregg." Pictured from a distance is the fort on a sand landscape surrounded by wooden fences. Printed by Haas & Peale.
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Battery Hays, seven 30-pounder Parrot Rifles, against Wagner
One albumen print entitled, "No. 37 - Battery Hays, seven 30-pounder Parrot Rifles, against Wagner." Image is of a line of soldiers in a trench with two cannons.
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300-pounder Parrot Rifle
One albumen print entitled, "No. 38 - 300-pounder Parrot Rifle." Depicts a large cannon in a trench resting on a metal base with wheels.
GLC05134.038
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