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2 January 1864
Potter, Robert Brown., 1829-1887
to Henry M. Benedict
Forwarding a communication he received from J. V. L. Pruyn that he did not understand, "in case of mistake." Written at Blair's Cross Roads.
GLC02462.17
17 March 1862
Smith, Charles Ferguson, 1807-1862
to A. T. Goodman
Thanks Goodman and "the members of your society" for their "flattering notice" in praise of Smith.
GLC02462.22
5 January 1862
Wheaton, Frank, 1833-1903
to Edward C. Mauran ,Adgent General of Rhode Island
Regarding the transfer of an officer, which Wheaton regrets.
GLC02462.25
1861-1874
Union generals born in the midwest: 27 letters and documents [decimalized]
[decimalized 02463.01-02463.27]
GLC02463
8 November 1862
Rawlins, John A., 1831-1869
to Charles Smith Hamilton
Rawlins, Assistant Adjutant General under Ulysses S. Grant, writes to Hamilton, commander of the Left Wing of the Army of Tennessee. Transmits copied dispatch from General James Birdseye McPherson (not included), and instructs Hamilton: "hold one of...
GLC02463.18
20 July 1863
Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898
to my dear Colonel
A pencil note on verso suggests that this document was intended for Colonel John Wilder. Rosecrans, Commander of the Army of the Cumberland, writes after the Tullahoma Campaign. Informs Wilder, "It would please me and your brigade if I could say My...
GLC02463.19
7 June 1862
Sumner, Edwin V. (Edwin Vose) 1797-1863
to Randolph Barnes Marcy
General Sumner writes from 2nd Corps Headquarters to General Marcy, Chief of Staff under General George Brinton McClellan. Writes, "Your dispatch received, informing me that the 29th regt Mass Vols is assigned to Richardsons division." Possibly...
GLC02455.13
9 July 1864
Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg, 1817-1873
to L. J. Cist
General Canby replies to a note from Cist, in St. Louis, Missouri. Writes, "The date of my commission as Brig Genl. is March 31. 1862 and as Major General May 7. 1864." Written on Headquarters, Military Division of the West Mississippi stationery...
GLC02456.05
19 January 1862
French, William Henry, 1815-1881
to Philip J. Parisen
Brigadier General French writes to Major Parisen from headquarters of the 3rd Brigade, Sumner's division: "Understanding that the Lieutenant Colonel of the 57th N. Y. Volunteers, has been mustered out of service, and you being the next Field officer...
GLC02456.10
13 January 1862
Stone, Charles Pomeroy, 1824-1887
to William W. Burns
Urges Burns to "cause great vigilance on the part of your picquets along the river, and particularly near Conrad's Ferry."
GLC02459.30
1910
Harrill, Lawson, fl. 1910
Reminiscences 1861-1865: Lawson Harrill, Captain Company I, 56th Regiment N.C.
Dornbusch 834. Rare North Carolina regimental history with action in WV, NC and Va.
GLC00267.299
1865
Denison, Charles Wheeler, 1809-1881
The life, campaigns, and services of Philip H. Sheridan
Published by T.B. Peterson & Brothers. Pages uncut.
GLC00267.333
[1950]
Townsend, George Alfred, 1841-1914
Rustics in rebellion
I Nevins 46
GLC00267.341
1952
Wiley, Bell I., 1906-1980
The Life of Billy Yank
I Nevins 178.
GLC00267.346
1865 ca.
Camp of the 10th Massachusetts Regt., near Washington [stereocard]
GLC00242.20
Dix, John Adams, 1798-1879
Gen. John A. Dix [stereocard]
GLC00242.17
1875
William T. Sherman's Memoirs (2 volumes) and a letter to J. H. Hammond from Sherman [Decimalized .01-.02]
See descriptions in GLC00398.01-.02
GLC00398
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman.
Two volume memoirs signed by John Henry Hammond. Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York. Pencil note by J. H. Hammond noting presentation by Sherman to him. Annotations made by Hammond in the text. Map included in volume 2.
GLC00398.02
14 July 1863
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
[Printed draft call for troops from Maine]
Draft calling for 2,360 troops from the 3rd district of Maine. Printed with state and number of troops added in writing.
GLC00425
July 3, 1864
Green, S., fl. 1864
to A. Bucklin
Discusses boring garrison duty. Writes: "I have no hardship to endure. What troubles me most is the contempt I feel for the tomfooleries we have to go through with."
GLC00434.04
13 July 1889
Sarony, Napoleon, 1821-1896
[Sepia cabinet portrait of William T. Sherman]
Contemporary portrait of Sherman, published in 1888. Seated, upper torso, arms folded. Dated "1889" and signed by Sherman in pencil on front with his inscription on verso to General Frederick Tracy Dent in Denver on 13 July 1889. Dent was Grant's...
GLC00478
20 November circa 1861-1862
Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890
to Colonel E. Jay Allen
Possibly to Colonel Edward Jay Allen of the 155th Pennsylvania Infantry. No year indicated. General Fremont writes, "...I am sincerely gratified by the regard of yourself and your command. It will certainly give me pleasure to have you with me and...
GLC02653
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
Charleston, South Carolina. 1865.
One photograph entitled, "Charleston, South Carolina," taken by Mathew Brady dated 1865. Image is of an unidentified street scene showing storefronts with stripped awnings. The sidewalk and small parts of the buildings are in disrepair. A man sits in...
GLC03089.04
circa 1861-1865
Union soldiers diaries [decimalized .02-.16]
GLC03131
1861?
Crawford, Martin S., fl. 1861
Colonel Martin S. Crawford, 3d Ga. Inf. [standing full portrait as civilian]
Carte de visite negative. Crawford elegantly dressed as a civilian, standing with one foot forward and hand draped over a stand. Crawford served as a colonel in the 3d Ga. Inf. C.S.A. He also served as Confederate Commissioner to Washington, and was...
GLC05111.01.0482
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882
Two soldiers relaxing in their tent
One soldier lies on a cot and looks at the camera. The other soldier appears to be writing at a small table in front of the tent. Good view of the interior of the tent. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation: "792."
GLC05111.01.0439
The reflective soldier
Title from inscription on verso. Image of a soldier sitting at a table. He is wearing a saber and holding a cap in his lap. Tents and trees are visible in the background. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation: "1166."
GLC05111.01.0444
Group of 6 officers of 4th regiment (unknown state) artillery
Insignia of 4th Regt. artillery on cap. The three men in the front row are seated while the three men in the back row stand. Three of the men are holding their sabers. Numeric notation: "579 XXXV." Inscription on verso: "Gardner."
GLC05111.01.0445
1862/06
Capt. J. C. Tidball and officer near Fair Oaks
Developed from a cracked plate. Inscription on verso. Show five artillery officers posed around a canon. Written near Fair Oaks, Virginia
GLC05111.01.0446
Camp Cumberland landing
Title from inscription on verso. The camp consists of many A-frame tent. There are man hoses in the camp area. The landing is visible in the distance. Note the many wagons at the river bank. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation:...
GLC05111.01.0447
Soldiers winter quarters
View of approximately 20 small wooden cabins with shingle and plank rooves. The foremost set of cabins has a wood pile jammed in the space where the cabins meet. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation: "332 IV" (or VI).
GLC05111.01.0450
Group of 5 officers posed in front of tent
The three officers in the front are seated and the two in back are standing. For most of the men, rank insignia is obscured, however the man on the appears to be a major. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation: "XXIV 441"
GLC05111.01.0451
William H. Morris, Br. M.G. Vols. [standing portrait, Napoleon pose]
Carte de visite negative. Title from original envelope. Inscription of Rinhart on envelope: "Original collodion negative by M.B. Brady." The "Brady N.Y." is scratched into the negative. LIMITED USE: USE COPY PRINT.
GLC05111.01.0484
Rees
Confederate Captain signed "'Rees' (Photographer) [ambrotype] [cased]
From a tag: "'Rees'" of Richmond, Va. Confed. Faces Fig. 422." Rank insignia and buttons have been painted gold. 3/4 length portrait of a captain. 1/4 plate. Cased.
GLC05111.01.0488
Morand, Augustus, fl. 1840-1859
Major General Quincy A. Gillmore, seated 1/2 length portrait [tintype]
Graphite inscription on verso "Quincy Gillmore by Augustus Morand."
GLC05111.01.0497
Grant, vignette portrait.
Vignette portrait of Grant. Inscription on verso: "Early photo by Brady."
GLC05111.01.0524
1865/01 ca.
Fort Fisher, N.C. Interior view of the "Pulpit" [earthen rampart]. [January 1865 ca.]
The image shows the earthen bomproof rampart [the "pulpit"] at Fort Fisher with the ocean in the background. Two chimneys constucted out of bricks can be seen along with seven soldiers lounging in and around the shelters. Two men lean on posts by...
GLC05111.01.0526
Tents under trees with flagpole. [1861-1865 ca.]
The image shows a camp featuring three prominent tents in a line under some tall trees facing a tall flagpole Several other tents are visible in the background. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation on verso: "507" and "VII."
GLC05111.01.0535
Fort Fisher, N.C. exterior view of outer walls and stockade. [January 1865 ca.]
In the foreground of the image is a cannon ball resting in the center. Along the base of the wall runs a short line of sharpened posts that constitute the outer stockade. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "XXII" and "635...
GLC05111.01.0544
1863/11 ca.
Encampment on the edge of town, Culpeper, Va. November 1863 ca.
The image shows the tents of the camp at Culpeper in the distance. The town is visible behind the camp. There are fenced off fields in the foreground, the closest of which is just a line of fenceposts without rails. The rails were probably removed...
GLC05111.01.0551
1864/12 ca.
Quartermasters Office at Fortress Monroe. December 1864 ca.
The image shows a large building with men on a wrap-around porch and at the entrance. Inscription on verso: "Quartermasters Office Fortress Monroe Dec 64" and "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "XXXIII"; "418"; "418." Additional notations: "419"...
GLC05111.01.0553
1863/10 ca.
General A.H. Pleasonton and staff, Warrenton, Va. [October 1863 ca.]
Pleasonton stands in the center in front of a tent, with a line of staff officers sitting and standing on both sides of him--five on the left and four on the right. Inscription on verso: "General A.H. Pleasonton and Staff Warrenton, Va. Oct, 1863....
GLC05111.01.0554
Unidentified Federal brig. general on horseback [profile]. [1861-1865 ca.]
The image shows a mounted brigadier general from the side, showing his left profile. The lower left hand corner has been torn off. Inscription on verso: "Ordway Gardner Coll." Numeric notation "XXIV."
GLC05111.01.0568
Mounted officer with cannon. [1861-1865 ca.]
Officer on horseback with cannon in background. Numeric notation on verso: "XXXV" and "43."
GLC05111.01.0574
Unidentified brig. gen., 1/2 length portrait. [maquettte] [salt print]. [1861-1865 ca.]
The Federal officer is a brigadier general and is facing right. He has dark hair, a full beard, and a mustache. The image has been touched up [painted] for rephotographing. Notation on verso: "3 Negs." From Meserve Collection.
GLC05111.01.0584
Brig. General E.B. Brown, 1/2 length portrait seated. [maquettte] [salt print] [1861-1865 ca.]
The image is attached to a folded cover which has an oval cut out to display the portrait and has been painted for rephotographing. Inscription on cover: "Brg. Gen. E.B. Brown. 1816-" Inscription on verso: "Brig Genl EB Brown US Vols Missouri born...
GLC05111.01.0587
Nineteen Federal officers in front of log cabin with tent roof. [1861-1865 ca.]
The officers form a long line, wearing an assortment of uniforms and almost all have swords. Inscription on verso "Gardner." Numeric notation on verso: "VI" and "531."
GLC05111.01.0602
Unidentified Maj. Gen. and eighteen officers under trees, [in three pieces]. [1861-1865 ca.]
The image shows a row of eighteen officers and an unknown major general [center left] under trees. Most have swords. The image is cut into three even pieces. Inscription on verso: "Gar[dner]." Numeric notations on verso: "XXIV" and "397."
GLC05111.01.0603
Photographs of Battlefields, a list of Gardner's work.
A list of Gardner's photographs with titles and indications as to whether they were single or double. Seven pages are present- a cover page and table of contents [pages 12 through 17]. The total on the last page is 1176 photographs. Gardner gave the...
GLC05111.01.0605
1863/08 ca.
Genl.s Sedgwick, Colburn, and Sackett seated in front of tent, Harrison's Landing, Va. August 1863 ca.
Inscription on verso: "John Sedgwick A.V. Colburn D.B.Sackett." Additional inscription on verso: "#653 Gen John Sedgwick Col D.B. Sackett, Lieut Col. Colrun A.V. Harrison's Landing, Va. Aug 1863." Formerly part of H.W. Fay's (keeper of Lincoln...
GLC05111.01.0614
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