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circa 1945
Tojo, Hideki, 1884-1948
[10 Yen note]
Signed in Kanji (Japanese) and Roman.
GLC01684.01
1 January 1848
Arnold, Philo H., fl. 1848-1853
Sketchbook of Philo H. Arnold
Watercolors include the paddlewheeler Globe, the bark Emerald, the ship Emblem being destroyed by pirates, and small groups of soldiers marching.
GLC01685
1861/09/09
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
to J. Mora Gross re: Bull Run, expecting a long war
Sherman discusses cadet appointments to West Point for Mora's nephew (the Military Academy did not fill the slots left by seceding states with candidates from loyal states) and how his influence has lessened since commanding a defeated brigade at the...
GLC01686
4 July 1827
Worth, William Jenkins, 1749-1849
[United State Military Academy diploma of Leonidas Polk]
Diploma is cosigned by Major General William J. Worth, among other instructors. Partly printed document.
GLC01687
13 April 1861
[Broadside describing the Confederate attack of Fort Sumter, South Carolina]
Describing the first engagement of the Civil War, this broadside states "Washington in Danger! Rebel Victory! ... The Confederate Flag to Wave Over the Federal Capitol!" Includes various paragraphs regarding the Confederate victory. Contains...
GLC01545.06
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