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June 9, 1812
Greene, James, 1765-1836
to Moody Bedel
Lieutenant Greene provides Colonel Bedel with a report indicting he enlisted two men for a period of five years each. Written during the War of 1812.
GLC01450.721.03
1868 [?]
Republican Party
Paying Off the Democratic Public Debt
re: Civil War debts and "the legacy which the Democratic administration of James Buchanan bequeathed the Republican party."
GLC07722
1793/12/10
A.C., fl. 1793
to W[alter] Patterson re: poor state of lumber trade
Due to the war, the author notes that the lumber trade has suffered greatly. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC03107.04544
22 June 1801
Madison, James, 1751-1836
to "the Collectors of the Customs'
"Issue no commission to any private armed vessel . . ." (Complying with Convention with France ending the Quasi war.)
GLC08364
15 August 1861
J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880
Daily dispatch. [Vol. 20, no. 38 (August 15, 1861)]
From Missouri - The Federals Again Defeated, Affairs at Fortress Monroe, The War in Missouri, The Burning of Hampton.
GLC05959.56.045
10 October 1861
Daily dispatch. [Vol. 20, no. 84 (October 10, 1861)]
The War in Missouri, The Confederate Tax in Tennessee, Engagement at Santa Rosa Island, The Exploit at Chickamacomaco.
GLC05959.56.083
26 September 1795
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
to John Bryant
Colonel Pickering, Secretary of War, informs Captain Bryant that he has directed $1,200 be remitted to Bryant. Written from the War Office. Free frank signed by Timothy Pickering.
GLC03432.033
13 December 1797
Winthrop, James, fl. 1797-1798
to Joseph B. Varnum
re: thanks for copy of president's speech, troubles with France, popularity of war with Spain. {6}
GLC03845.01
1861-1864
Johnston, Witter H., fl. 1861-1864
[Collection of Witter H. Johnston, I company, 144th regiment, New York, infantry] [decimalized]
Letters written from South Carolina, Jacksonville, FL, and Washington. Includes 17 post-war items. Member of 144th NY Vols.
GLC02167
circa 1864
Journal
Journal with signatures, poems, and notes written by Johnson's Island prisoners of war. Including poem, "The Prison on Lake Erie."
GLC09187
12 December 1864
Confederate States of America. Congress
Amendment to Senate bill (S. 129) to provide for the employment of free negroes and slaves to work upon fortifications, and so to perform other labor connected with the defenses of the country
Minor ammendments to a Confederate act concerning the use of slaves or free negroes during the Civil War.
GLC08979.07
15 August 1945
Benson, Eris B., 1922-1997
to Mamma
One letter addressed to Anna Petty Benson from Eris B. Benson dated August 15, 1945. Pertains to life while stationed in the Philippines. Mentions the Potsdam declaration and everyone' reaction to the end of the war. Notes that he and other men have...
GLC09954.314
11 March 1783
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810
to Henry Knox
Signature has been clipped. Discusses a purchase of paint and oil. Written in a secretarial hand. Noted as written at the War Office. Creator identified from docket.
GLC02437.01996
27 November 1781
[Prisoner Petition]
"The Petitioned Number of American Prisoners of War . . .," requesting exchange for British officers and seamen. Penned from Kinial Prison, signed by 10 American POW's.
GLC08390.02
8 May 1945
West, George A., 1921-2007
to Mildred West
One letter addressed to Mildred West from George West dated May 8, 1945. Pertains to daily life while stationed in Burma in the air corps. Shares that he anxiously awaits for the day when he can return to them. Asks her opinion on the war.
GLC09951.01.248
circa 1861-1865
Benecke, R., fl. 1862-1863
[The steamer Robert E. Lee]
"R. E. Lee" is handwritten on front, and "Steamer Robt. E. Lee" is written on back. Circa dates based on Civil War.
GLC05137.186
August 4, 1812
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
to George Joy
Discusses some political pamphlets that dealt with the 1807 British naval attack by the ship Leopold against the Chesapeake, an American ship, and its consequences for the War of 1812. Adams was then the United States Ambassador to Russia. Joy, who...
GLC01540
21 October 1865 - 11 July 1910
Noyes, William Wallace, 1846-1910
[Series of documents regarding the genealogy of William Wallace Noyes]
Various documents regarding the Civil War Service, pension, marriages, and death of William Wallace Noyes. All are photocopies of the original documents.
GLC02150.41
7 July 1862
Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863
Charleston mercury. [Vol. 81, no. 11, 493 (July 7, 1862)]
The Battle of Richmond, Bombardment of Vicksburg, The War in Arkansas, Particulars of the Defeat of McClellan.
GLC05959.43.06
1991
Associated Press
Lincoln Prize Awarded
One laserphoto taken by Associated Press dated February 9, 1991. Image is of Ken Burns with a bust of Abraham Lincoln from the Lincoln Prize. Awarded for his television series, "The Civil War."
GLC10072
1839/04/08
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
to William Davenport
Discusses efforts to remove the Seminole Indians from Florida during the second Seminole War. Mentions General Macomb's plan to negotiate. Comments on his own plan to canvas central Florida to flush the Seminoles out of the everglades. Asserts...
GLC04933
November 1890
Goodhue, W.F., fl. 1890
Report of the Proceedings of the Annual Reunion of the Associations of the Third Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers
The pamphlet reminises with great ardor their time in the war. Certain battles are remembered. Also includes guidelines of the association.
GLC02198.56
1863/08
O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882
Mess of Company D, 93rd New York Volunteers [stereocard]
Inscription on verso: "Photographic incidents of the war. No. 218. Capt. H. Smith's Mess, Co. D, 93rd N.Y.V., Bealton, Va., August, '63."
GLC05111.01.0852
March 1863
Bagby, George William, 1828-1883
Southern literary messenger. [Vol. 37, No. 3] March 1863
History of the war. Cupid's Freak A Molasses Stew in the Country Scenes from the Life of a Bashful Man A Horrible Scrape Anecdotes of Paganini
GLC05959.75.04
1914-1918
Keystone View Company
Feeding "Grannie"--Shell Hoisted into Position.
Soldiers use a pulley to load the twelve-inch howitzer, one of the largest guns used in the war, which they affectionately nicknamed, "Grannie".
GLC09584.136
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