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Reports on the bombardment of Yorktown, which is about twenty miles from Camp Hamilton. Discusses the second lieutenant's report of Yorktown, stating that the rebels were completely surrounded by General McClellan. Complains of a sore throat, but...

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to Rebecca Frick

Writes from Camp Hamilton, Fortress Monroe, Virginia (present day, Hampton, Virginia). Letter addressed to his aunt, Mrs. George A. Frick or Rebecca Frick. Writes that he received an interesting issue of the Danville Democrat. Reports that...

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to Henry Knox

Reassures his brother of his affection for him. Has received a trunk for Henry from Jonathan Ingersol, and will write him. Informs Knox that he will try to obtain silk stockings for him and that George Washington's coat has been charged to his...

GLC02437.00563

The Countryman. [Vol. 3, no. 6 (November 3, 1862)]

Wry comment on a recent reference to "By Order of Gen. Beauregard," "Another Glorious Victory" - the establishment of a Southern publishing house in Georgia.

GLC05959.02.04

The Daily morning news. [Vol. 12, no. 177 (July 30, 1861)]

Coast invaded by the Lincolnites, Incidents after the Battle of Manassas, The Maryland Regiment in the Battle at Stone Bridge The killing of Colonel T.E. Rawlings.

GLC05959.05.01

Southern Confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 79, (May 18, 1862)]

Details the "Latest from Fort Pillow," a Confederate victory where "our cotton boats victorious." Miscellaneous advertisements for goods and services throughout the issue. Slave wanted ad posted on second page. Pages partially bound together and held...

GLC05959.09.018

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 103 (June 15, 1862)]

List of the Names of the 21st Georgia Regiment who were engaged in the Battle of Port Royal and Winchester, Battle Report of the 21st Georgia Regiment, Report of Jackson's Medical Director and Union Killed and Wounded, Battle of James Island...

GLC05959.09.031

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 244 (November 29, 1862)]

"Effects of the Blockade" reports that blockading the South actually helped in the "development of domestic industry and diversifying [their] pursuits." An article entitled "Butler Sequestering Property in Western Louisiana" refers to events in the...

GLC05959.09.102

Southern Confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 4 (February 15, 1863)]

This newspaper is from the Southern Confederacy and includes main articles on the Confederate Treasury, the Blockade at Charleston, Bragg & His Generals, and Running the Blockade from Mexico. The first page is torn nearly fully across the middle of...

GLC05959.09.139

Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 68 (May 1, 1863)]

"Correspondence from Morgan's Command," includes "All the Particulars of the Yankee Raid on McMinnville -- Escape of Morgan and McCann, &c. &c." Another short piece, "Taking the Oath Under Protest," conveys a humorous anecdote about a "saucy, dashing...

GLC05959.09.178

[Two documents from C.D. Blanchard][Decimalized .01-.02]

A Civil War map and a 1913 military certification.

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to Caleb Brown and Emily Brown

Asks them to send stamps and a red pepper. It would be more expensive to send blankets than for his mother to buy them at home. Written from the 5th Maine Battery.

GLC03523.15.10

to Caleb Brown and Emily Brown

Has received the money. Although $20 was in state money and is not worth anything there, it worked out because he owed a friend $20 who sent it home to Rhode Island, where it had full value. Is anxious to start a tug boat business after the war....

GLC03523.15.16

to Stockton Bates

He writes while squatting on the ground with his portfolio on his knees. Describes the soldier's life with the bulk of time spent in marching: "marching is what breaks the men down so much; they hate it worse than they do fighting." He prefers...

GLC03523.23.02

to Benjamin A. Woolston

Addressed from "Camp Near Gen. Mead/ Headquarters in Front of Platersburg." Writes to his father in Tullytown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Reports that it took 30 hours to get to City Point from Alexandria. States he is happy, "we set up on the top...

GLC03523.26.03

[Plan of contract]

Plan of a contract proposed to the "United States of America in Congress assembled or any of them separately" for the minting and import from Sweden of copper coins, and the import of cooper sheeting for roofing.

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to Thomas McParlin

Indicates that he is sending McParlin a list of medical officers (not included) the Secretary of War has recently breveted for their work combating cholera and requests a list of officers who "particularly distinguished themselves in this line of...

GLC02649.33

Answers to questions included in a 14 June 1862 interrogation by Confederate President Jefferson Davis

General Beauregard answers questions Davis originally posed to Colonel W. P. Johnston regarding the 19 April-10 June Battle of Corinth, a Union victory. Beauregard includes both Davis's questions and his own replies. Mentions Generals Braxton Bragg...

GLC08898

[List of documents sent to General William Heath]

List of documents that were inserted in General John Burgoyne's letter to General William Heath (see GLC04764.53). Burgoyne, as commander of the captured British Convention Army was sending documents to deal with complaints registered by Heath as the...

GLC04764.54

to James M. Maitland

Informs his brother that his nine year old daughter recently died, and many friends as well. Discusses the high price of corn. Also speaks of political matters, writing "I can feel as much for suffering humanity as any abolitionist at least, but I...

GLC03523.10.014

to Maria and John Damuth

Three reports of Jesse Smith's death of typhoid fever and measles, all written out by Damuth. One is for the town newspaper, the other two for Damuth's siblings.

GLC03523.14.14

to Maria Damuth

Rebels are flying flags of truce and Grant has declared "that the surrender must be unconditionly and compleat." Describes "a friendly chat" between Union and Rebel soldiers, taking place as they stood in their picket lines.

GLC03523.14.31

to Maria Damuth

Writes his sister to describe the battles of the previous few days in more detail, with particular attention to the amount of marching his company engaged in and the specific places where friends died. Writes about the moment of realizing "our Co...

GLC03523.14.54

to Maria Damuth

Has recently arrived at a new camp on the Mississippi River, twelve miles from [Carrollton]. Damuth does not know why the men are there: "I cant see anything to guard except fences houses and hog pens." Says that it is too hot for the men to march...

GLC03523.14.60

to Joseph M. Maitland

Provides details regarding Captain Warmock's recent good health. Reports that he has not heard positive things about Lieutenant Colwell. Informs his son, "I learned to day of another outbreak on Political Matters. The Union Party so called held a...

GLC03523.10.094

to George Washington

Argues against Congress's decision to discontinue the post at Fishkill, commanded by John Ruddock, Deputy Commissary of Military Stores. Its proximity to West Point and to army in the field, as well as the armory located on site, renders the post...

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to Henry Jackson Hunt

Mentions Hunt's appointment as Governor of the Soldier's Home in Washington, D.C. Refers to General Abner Doubleday's book, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Indignantly declares "As usual in every account or description of that Battle the 1st New...

GLC02382.104

Church intelligencer. [Vol. 5, no. 26 (March 23, 1865)]

A poem, an article, a story, and a question and answer series examine the tradition of Lent. Articles examine ineffectual preaching, the plea for immediate help from God, prophesied times, and vandalism.

GLC05959.32.06

Fayetteville observer. [Vol. 47, no. 2429 (December 21, 1863)]

Lincoln's Message, The President & General Bragg, Message of President Davis.

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Charleston daily courier. [Vol. 59, no. 19,012 (November 14, 1861)]

General Bowling Captured, List of Casualties in Colonel Mark's Regiment, Rumor of General Beauregard's Resignation. Constitutional Progress. Proclamation by the Governor. Polk's General Orders No. 20. Meeting of the Virginia State Convention. Memphis...

GLC05959.37.05

[Report of ammunition in artillery reserves, ammunition train]

Captain Stanton lists shot, shrapnel, shell, and canister. Also transmits the report of the Quartermaster of wagons. Directs this report to Captain Whittelsey, possibly Henry Martyn Whittelsey, an Assistant Adjutant General. Includes several...

GLC02382.138

to Galloway Cheston

Writes to his uncle about Baltimore at the beginning of the Civil War. Reports again that everything is quiet and there is no business. Feels that Union sentiments are on the increase. "...the whole of East B. [Baltimore] is strong for the Union...

GLC03228.08

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 34, no. 10 (December 3, 1863)]

Firing at Rappahannock Bridge, Official Dispatch from General Banks, Longstreet Retreating to Virginia.
A report of the Battle of Chattanooga includes the "full particulars" and a list of casualties. Editorials about the draft in Maryland and the...

GLC05959.14.32

Opelousas courier. [Vol. 10, no. 14 (March 8,1862)]

Battle Expected Daily at Boston Mountain, General Johnston's Address to the Army of the Potomac, Capture of Roanoke Island.
This issue lists news items in French on the front page and in English on the back page. The inside 2 pages contain ads...

GLC05959.15.01

Weekly standard. [Vol. 28, no. 52, whole no. 1451 (December 24, 1862)]

Battle of Kinston, Skirmish at White Hall, Battle of Goldsborough, Fight at Fredericksburg. The battles of Kinston, White Hall, and Goldsborough are reported, and the latest from Fredericksburg is included. Minutes for a Raleigh public meeting...

GLC05959.22.03

Semi-weekly standard. [Vol. 11, no. 44 (May 4, 1861)]

Maryland Must be Secured. An article discusses the importance of securing Maryland for the Confederacy. Speech excerpts by ex-president Franklin Pierce include insight on the secession crisis. Minutes from the South Carolina Legislature are printed...

GLC05959.23.06

to Jacob Dolson Cox

Colonel Scammon of the 23rd Ohio regiment writes General Cox, division commander in Charleston, West Virginia. Reports that Confederate General Alfred Beckley has been arrested on order of General John Charles Fremont and arrived in Fayetteville on...

GLC02414.048

Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 80, no. 11, 458 (May 29, 1862)]

The Naval Battle near Fort Wright, The Siege of the Capital, The War on Mississippi, Major General Lovell and the Fall of New Orleans, Stonewall Jackson's Victorious Advance Towards the Potomac, Banks and his Army Driven out of Virginia, The Crisis...

GLC05959.44.18

Houston tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 30, no. 176, whole no. 3840 (November 30, 1864)]

Interesting from New Orleans, Typhoid fever very bad in Washington, Fighting in the Valley.

GLC05959.54.11

Houston tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 30, no. 185, whole no. 3849 (December 21, 1864)]

Message by Governor Brown of Georgia, Confederate Congress Proceedings, Attempt to Assassinate General Grant, Yankees Preparing Peace Propositions for South, Reports of a Late Washington Dispatch - Speakership of the 39th U.S. Congress, Resignations...

GLC05959.54.19

Houston tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 31, no. 4, whole no.3891 (April 3, 1865)]

Graphic description of the Battle of Gaines Mill, Mr. Lincoln's last speech.

GLC05959.54.47

Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 19 (May 14, 1864)]

Grant & Sherman's victories, Fighting in Louisiana, Lee abandons the field, Butler ships Beauregard, Longstreet & Pelgram wounded, General Jenkins Killed, Butler reported within 10 miles of Richmond, Rebel gunboat sunk in Albemarle Sound, Strategical...

GLC05959.50.18

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 27, no. 104, whole no. 1401 (November 22, 1861)]

Battle of Guyandotte, Virginia. Governor's message to the state senate and house about Texas war resources, taxes, etc. Local court cases. Editorial correspondence describing journey from Texas to New Orleans. Call for troops.

GLC05959.51.002

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 18, whole no. 3513 (April 28, 1862)]

Minutes from the Confederate Congress. Texans at Shiloh. News from the Rangers. Battle of Elkhorn. Tribute of respect to the Brazos Lodge.

GLC05959.51.031

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 19, whole no. 3514 (April 30, 1862)]

Danger that New Orleans has fallen, with an editorial on the state of New Orleans. First aid information. Reprint of the conscription law. List of casualties in Moore's Regiment. Federal comments from Nashville. Report from the Texas Rangers.

GLC05959.51.032

Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 84, no. 12, 079 (June 4, 1864)]

Progress of the Campaign in Virginia, Grant's Unprecedented Losses, Latest from the Army of General Johnston, From General Lee's Army, Siegel's Defeat, Summary of the Fight in Spottsylvania.

GLC05959.44.36

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

Harris is requesting help from Senator Bruce to pay the last payment on his farm. He is making this request because the levees broke and his farm has been underwater for 5 weeks, and he has been unable to grow a crop as a result.

GLC09400.100

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

A combination thank you, and update letter. It starts by saying that General Hanst has not taken over the Collection Office, and as a result Osboron has been unable to take the post as his deputy. Osboron continues to writ that he thanks the senator...

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to Lile Miller

Written from camp near Warrenton Junction, Virginia. Expresses his regret that Uncle Wills' son died. Writes, "O what misery and heart aches children have caused thousands of Parents since this wretched war has been in progress." Mentions his...

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to John Bryant

Asks for a payroll of the men under Bryant who have not been paid and to note their pay masters and which corps they belonged to. Notes that Bryant's pay needs to be stated in an account and the sums received credited. Says the iron and stores can...

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