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December 23, 1782
Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803
to James Madison
Evacuation of the British from Charleston, war news from Europe (relief of Gilbralter).
GLC00099.105
7 April 1862
Jones, John, fl. 1862-1864
to his wife
Explains the situation of the Civil War. Written from up the Tennessee River.
GLC05981.01
20 October 1862-10 May 1863
Van Nuys, Samuel Watson, 1841-1864
[diary]
daily life, troop movements, and news of the war.
GLC07687.162
1943/09/23
Ulio, James Alexander, 1882-1958
Temporary appointment of Hilldring to rank of Major General.
U.S. War Department. Temporary appointment of Hilldring to rank of Major General. Also signed by Henry Stimson.
GLC06196.250
circa 1946
Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981
to Dever Spencer Byard
One undated letter from Omar Nelson Bradley to Dever Spencer Byard. The circa date of 1946 is due to the mention of a recent discharge at the end of World War II.
GLC09930.55
24 March 1812
Kinsley, Benjamin, fl. 1812
to His Brother
Re: War of 1812, impressment: "I have had the misfortune to be imprest on board of a British Man of War... I said that I was a native of Poland so I cannot remedy it otherwise but by your assistance you must not neglect to insert my Birthright..."
GLC08350
1862 ca.
Lumpkin & Co.
Jefferson Davis
Signed. Apparently a war date photograph of Jefferson Davis. Published by Lumpkin & Co in Richmond, Va.
GLC01257
1938-1958
[Navy pin with three ribbons]
Navy pin with Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, World War II Victory, and National Defense Service ribbons.
GLC09555.20
06 May 1864
Carte de visite of Basil Wilson Duke
Basil Duke as Confederate prisoner of war at Fort Delaware. Signed on mount.
Written at Fort Delaware
GLC03819
1813/09/15
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819
to William H. Harrison
Requests funds for the maintenance of prisoners during the War of 1812. Written aboard the schooner Ariel.
GLC05264.02
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