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To her sister Fanny

Post war lettter also addressed to George Tillotson and his wife Libby. Discusses family news.

GLC04558.175

Battlefield of Strawbury Plains [stereocard]

Inscription on verso: "War Views. The Battlefield of Strawbury Plains, from the R.R. bridge, 15 miles above Knoxville, Tenn. No. 2666."

GLC05111.01.0849

to Colonel Beall

Orders Beall to pursue and overtake a party of Indians escaping to Florida during the second Seminole War.
Written at Camp Roanoke.

GLC05197

Military telegraph operators at City Point, Va. [August 1864]

Published in Photographic History of the Civil War, Vol 8, p. 361, which identifies five of the people in the image.

GLC05111.01.0361

to Aaron Hobart

Mentions that Oliver Winslow has requested a favour from Hobart concerning his pension, possibly a Revolutionary War pension.

GLC06313.04.107

Battle of New Orleans broadside [in French and English]

Dual-language War of 1812 broadside detailing battle of 8 January 1815. Consists of illustration and key.

GLC07263

to John Burgoyne

Written by Heath as commander of the Convention Army, which consisted of British prisoners of war from Saratoga campaign to General Burgoyne as prisoner of war. Says that he received word from Congress on 1 December 1777 that Burgoyne's troops are...

GLC04787

to Beverly Wellford

Campbell, the Confederate Assistant Secretary of War, asks Wellford for information on John Carfoot, a prisoner discharged 3 January 1863. Gives the reason for the inquiry: "The British Consul has demanded satisfaction on account of his desertion &...

GLC03077

"Kamarad" and German Trophies in a French Chateau

This photograph is of a room that was turned into a war museum with memorbilia and statues from the war. On the left side there is a statue of a soldier whose sign reads "surrender." There are also many badges on display. This room is in what used to...

GLC09584.247

to Stockton Bates

Describes how marching to the front now is somewhat different now than a year ago because their army is much more victorious. Reacts to presidential communication with Britain; wonders about Canada.
Written from Camp Parole, where Union prisoners...

GLC03523.23.38

to Samuel Hodgdon

Secretary of War Knox writes from the War Department instructing Hodgdon, superintendent of military stores, to transport mortars, shells, and fuzes to Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania.

GLC04552

[Appointment of John Guyse Sparke as Ensign in the infantry]

Signed in upper left-hand corner. Co-signed by Secretary of State for War Edward Cardwell and [illegible] of the War Office. Includes royal seals.

GLC00496.209

Collection of letters from Confederate generals [Decimalized .01-.07]

Collection of seven letters written by Confederate Generals who were active in the Easter Theater of the war.

GLC03467

to Lile Miller

Relates that he dreamed that the Union won the Civil War, and his wife had another baby.

GLC02155.091

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 31, whole no. 3526 (May 28, 1862)]

Several poems. A letter to the editor exposes censors, croakers, and traitors. Fugitive slave ad. Editorial on the fall of New Orleans and its effect on Europe. Federal war tax bill. Why women sympathize with the war rebellion. Evacuation of Richmond...

GLC05959.51.042

to Ethan A. Jenks

Hopkins, who previously served in the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers, transmits blank paper and stamps to Jenks, requesting Jenks to record the details of his service during the Civil War. Based upon his research, Hopkins wrote The...

GLC02750.043

to John Armstrong

Writes to Secretary of War Armstrong to inform him that since he has not received orders and has finished as a witness in the trial of General William Hull, he will travel to Ohio. McArthur was then a brigadier general. Hull had bloodlessly...

GLC02504.30

Southern Confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 276 (January 7, 1863)]

This newspaper is from the Southern Confederacy and includes various local advertisments and runaway notices. The main articles are written based on an account of the war given by Burnside. It is noted that "New Englanders [are] sick of war". There...

GLC05959.09.119

to Jeremiah Wadsworth

Instructs Wadsworth to deliver a sum of money to Knox's brother, William, who is managing War Office business in his absence.

GLC02437.04003

[Candlelight notes of Co K 14 Ind. Reg.]

Pages 1-13 glorifies the service of Civil War soldiers, contains a summary of the beginning of the war, tells the history of the organization of the 14th Indiana regiment, and contains copies of early letter's Captain Kelly's which are not included...

GLC04197.36

Herkimer/Schenectady

One newspaper clipping containg two short articles on local news in New York state. The first article entitled, "Herkimer," pertains to news from the Gould Paper Company expecting snow. The second article entitled, "Schenectady," pertains to a German...

GLC09953.008

to Daniel Fisher

Boggs wrote this letter as a United States seaman being held as a prisoner of war on a British ship during the War of 1812. He comments on the war and asks for assistance in getting released. He discusses the miseries of the prisoners' situation over...

GLC00890

Sentry Box

Article about R.O.T.C summer camp and the civil war history they will learn.

GLC02744.342

Daily dispatch. [Vol. 26, no. 120 (May 20, 1864)]

The War in Virginia, Notes of Sheridan's Raid around Richmond, The Fort Pillow.

GLC05959.56.169