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to William T. Sherman

In this telegram Stanton, Secretary of War, writes "The Richmond Enquirer of Saturday rejoices that 'Beauregard has been assigned to the Command of the Army in Georgia, that his star ever led to victory and his very name inspires confidence of...

GLC01583

to Edwin M. Stanton

Letter endorsed by William T. Sherman at the top of the first page. States that this morning he delivered the news to Union General William T. Sherman that the terms of his negotiation for surrender with Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston was...

GLC01254

to H. Copper

Sherman defends the terms of surrender he gave to General Joseph Johnston, discussing his "Memorandum" (i.e., Johnston's surrender agreement), and claiming the document was written "quickly." Sherman writes that "Sam [U.S. Grant] never saw or heard...

GLC06334

to Henry Knox

Writes to recommend Mr. Ephraim Wood, of Camden, to the Governor and Council, for the position of Coroner in Lincoln County. Believes it clear that they need a coroner, as they do not have one. Also, as he understands the ailing Samuel Jacobs will...

GLC02437.08000

to Henry Knox

Faesch, an iron master from New Jersey, Informs Knox that General Lincoln has not replied to a letter he sent concerning French shells. Relates that all shells and shot will be finished in several weeks. Instructs Knox to inform his wife, Lucy...

GLC02437.09546

to Delia Slocum

re: Cranor reports that his division has been stationed behind the front lines back in Chattanooga, relieving some men who are to be set to the front lines. He supports Abe Lincoln and the prospect of a draft. He mentions some acquaintances who...

GLC03791.018

to Frank

Writes about various soldiers in the regiment including the death of Jimmy Haslehurst, the man who was accidentally shot by a fellow soldier (see letter #77). Reports that a large number of recruits have come to the regiment of which company "K" has...

GLC06728.078

to Joseph M. Maitland

Addresses letter "Friend Joe" and thanks him for the recent letter. Reports on several parties he attended recently and comments he's "...having a grand time..." with all the women. Speculates on several relationships and whether they will marry...

GLC03523.10.119

[Power of attorney agreement]

Certifies that Lucy Winslow and Hannah Flucker, daughters and heirs of Samuel Waldo, and their husbands Isaac Winslow and Thomas Flucker, appoint Samuel and Francis Waldo, Lucy and Hannah's brothers, as their attorneys. Samuel and Francis are...

GLC02437.09017

to Aaron M. Powell

Discusses an abolitionist meeting he attended, where a memorial was drafted calling on President Lincoln to immediately abolish slavery. Now in New York, an "immense, dirty, bustling, turbulent city." Says of Theodore Tilton, one of his companions...

GLC08958

Southern cultivator. [Vol. 20, no. 5 & 6 (May & June, 1862)]

Cattle for the South, Negro Slavery, What Shall be Done with the Contrabands, Virginia War Whiskey. A letter to the editor encourages the North to understand and support slavery due to its mild climate and uplifting work environment. An editorial...

GLC05959.11.04

Semi-weekly Raleigh register. [Vol. 61, no. 77 (September 25, 1861)]

Lincoln's Instructions to Fremont, Retreat of the 1st Georgia Regiment, from Carrick's Ford, Speech by President Davis.

Several letters from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, in regards to the contest for a state convention seat involving Rufus K...

GLC05959.26.07

Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 83, no. 11, 945 (December 29, 1863)]

Latest from the U.S., Confederate, and European Congresses, Gen. J.E. Johnston Takes Command, Negro Revolt at Fort Jackson, One Hundred and Seventy-Second Day of the Siege of Charleston, Butler Requires all in Norfolk to take the Oath, Peace...

GLC05959.44.33

to Kiah Bayley

Informs Bayley he is unable to attend the meeting for the Lincoln Academy. Regretfully informs Bayley that due to his current financial problems he is at present unable to secure any subscriptions. Says he is in the process of fixing his financial...

GLC02437.07702

to Sylvanus Bourne

Responds to a letter from Bourne related to a sum owed to the heirs of Balthazar Bayard from the estate of Thomas Flucker, Knox's father-in-law who passed away in 1783. Notes that settlement of the estate depends on settlement of the Lincoln Patent...

GLC02437.03768

Surrender of Cornwallis

Hand-colored lithograph showing Lord Cornwallis surrendering to George Washington at Yorktown on 19 October 1781. Several other American and British military leaders also appear. Names printed under lithrograph read: "Kosciuzko," "Steuben," "Laurens...

GLC02918.02

The Road to Peace through Pennsylvania via Washington, as Engineered by
Southern Rebels and their Democratic Allies.

Includes several excerpts from the Richmond Enquirer, described as Jefferson Davis' Organ. States that the next Congressional session will be important, as "During its deliberation, the Presidential campaign of 1864 will be marked out." Proposes...

GLC05645

to Col. Charles Stewart re: requesting provisions for attack on British

Stewart, Commissary to the Army, is ordered by Washington to provide "four days provisions" to enable a surprise attack on the British. General Benjamin Lincoln led the attack down the Hudson River, but the British were alerted, fortified their...

GLC06768

[Collection of George F. Morse, 91st regiment, New York, volunteers] [decimalized]

Collection of George F. Morse, private, 91st New York Volunteers. There are 52 items in the collection, including 17 letters from Morse, from his enlistment in October 1864, until his discharge in July 1865. Letters were written from Kingston, New...

GLC02180

to Richard T. Renshaw

Orders Renshaw to move on to Beaufort, North Carolina and telegraph a series of dispatches to General Sherman. "Use all the haste you can as these dispatches are very important." He is then ordered to return to the Sounds of North Carolina via...

GLC02254.26

to Nicholas Eveleigh

Reports that ships loaded with arms have arrived from France. Notes that Lord Cornwallis nearly captured General Benjamin Lincoln, but Lincoln's party escaped. Mentions the capture of Captain Flahaven on 20 April (Knox writes "Flahaen"). Comments...

GLC02437.00587

to unknown

Telegram to Brigadier General Scammon of the 23rd Ohio. "Reports from Harrisburg Represent all quiet there Rebels having dispersed from that neighborhood - Genl McClellan passed through here today on his way to Washington - it is now settled that...

GLC02414.230

Authentic speeches of S.P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, during his visit to Ohio, with his speeches at Indianapolis, and at the mass meeting in Baltimore, October, 1863

Printed by W. H. Moore. A collection of fifteen speeches given at various locations. The speeches range in topics including European intervention of the war, possibility of abolition in Southern states, and characteristics of the war.

GLC01265.15

to his family

Writes of the excellent service that Joseph B. Burlingame, the soldier from Company D, is providing. Says it may be possible to keep him as a servant even though he is a soldier. Has received a letter from William Tucker addressed to "CMC Adjt Genl...

GLC03603.053

to Lester A. Beardslee

Written by Secretary of the Navy Welles to Lieutenant Commander Beardslee of the USS "Wachusett." References Beardslee's letter of 4 December, which contained information on the effects of Commander Morris, late of the captured steamer CSS "Florida."...

GLC01920.04

to Gideon Welles re: recommendation of Mr. Stone as lieutenant of Marines

[vice presidents]

GLC02512.01

[Diaries of Charles T. Widdifield, K company, 12th regiment, Pennsylvania, cavalry]

Autograph manuscripts signed. The 1863 and 1865 diaries (approximately 150 and 122 pages, respectively) contain entries written under printed dates, while the 1864 diary (approximately 71 pages) is in a notebook with days and months written by...

GLC03131.02

Grand Review of the Armies of Grant and Sherman. Reviewing stand

E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., publisher. Caption: "Grand Review of the Great Veteran Armies of Grant and Sherman at Washington, on the 23d and 24th May, 1865. The Army of the Potomac. The stand in front of the President's House occupied by the President...

GLC05137.253

Letters 1st Cal. Regt. re: camp life; southerners; McClellan; slavery [decimalized]

Collection of 60 ALS by Foot Soldier, in first Ca. Regiment. "It is turned into a war to put money in political pockets and to free the niggers;" Lincoln: "His mind is not able to comprehend the simple game of checkers let alone the war like game...

GLC07164

to Henry Knox

Discusses his disappointment with apparently not receiving a government position, but knows that Knox did everything in his power to help. Would prefer, if possible, to be appointed in the Revenue department. Comments on the appointment of General...

GLC02437.04326

to the Solicitor General

States George Ulmer will present the state of affairs regarding the insurrections by the insurgents in Kennebec County and that northern part of Lincoln County, Maine which borders Knox's patent (likely the Waldo patent). Mentions the affairs have...

GLC02437.07628

to Henry Knox

Written by Henry Jackson Knox to his father. Is glad his father is coming to Massachusetts in the spring. Expects going home with him to Philadelphia for a week and then returning back north. Wants a pair of handsome shoe buckles as a New Years...

GLC02437.05803

to Henry Knox

Written from "Cambden," likely Camden, Maine. Informs Knox that a "poor unfortunate man" named John Thomas has asked the Amity Lodge of the FreeMasons; to recommend him for an appointment as lighthouse-keeper for the new lighthouse at Whitehead...

GLC02437.07806

to Henry Knox

Later copy of a letter to Henry Knox, discussing many issues regarding the military and Congress. Among the issues discussed are compensation from Congress for officers who served during the revolution, his affection for these officers, the division...

GLC02437.09325

Sunday Railway & Str. Travel or traffic

He discusses the secular and ethical nature of the topic that Sunday traffic does not pay. He includes the testimonies of various railroad men who agree that working on Sunday is reckless and not economically profitable. He uses historical, literary...

GLC00687.199

to Senator J. M. Howard

Defends against accusations that he was "an opponent to the Lincoln admistration." States that he is against slavery, rumors of his disloyalty bear no truth, and are from "those who want to see me defeated ... I would, and do, favor a war of...

GLC09024

[Deed for land given to Henry Jackson Knox] [incomplete]

Partially printed. Deed for land, including a lime and marble manufacturing plant, given to Henry Jackson Knox by his parents (it is unclear if Jackson Knox was simply given the land or if he purchased it). Signed by Henry and Lucy Knox, and by...

GLC02437.07901

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 34, no. 1 (November 24, 1863)]

General Steele's Course in Arkansas, Pursuit of Rebels under Faulkner.
A.J. Daugherty writes about various generals on their work in the Cumberland area. A letter from a Union solder to the Journal describes the ceremony of a flag presentation to the...

GLC05959.14.29

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 34, no. 19 (December 12, 1863)]

Lovejoy's Bill to Punish Slave Holding, Rebel Losses at Knoxville.

The front page of this issue includes the address of Lieutenant General R.T. Jacob upon taking his seat as the presiding officer in the Kentucky Senate, with minutes from the...

GLC05959.14.33

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

[Barbara Fietchie at the Great Central Fair]

Barbara Frietchie gained fame for telling T. J. "Stonewall" Jackson to harm her rather than the Union flag at the time he entered Frederick, Maryland. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published the poem in Nov. 1863 and it was printed with the carte to...

GLC02909

The weekly junior register. [Vol. 2, no. 11 (March 12, 1863)]

Reactions to Lincoln's emancipation proclamation. Article on the controversy over the new militia: "Now that New Orleans is captured the new militia law is suicidal." Includes General Sibley's expedition to New Mexico. Captured by David Cates Co...

GLC05988.25

Elk-Horn Chair, presented by Seth Kinman

Imprint on recto "Presented to President Lincoln, Nov. 26, 1864 by Seth Kinman, the California Hunter and Trapper. Entered according to Act of Congress by Seth Kinman, in the year 1864, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District...

GLC05111.02.0133

[Muster roll for the 3rd Company, 7th Massachusetts Regiment]

Signed by Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben as Major General and Inspector General of the United States Army, certifying the muster roll as valid. Signed by Gamaliel Bradford as Lieutenant. Plus five collateral newspapers clippings that seem unrelated.

GLC03847