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15 April 1901
Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904
to John William Flinn
Informs Professor Flinn that he is unable to attend the reunion of the South Carolina Veterans in May.
GLC04573.09
[1861]-[1862]
Dunn & Co., fl. 1861-1862
Grant, Ulysses S. Carte de visite
White mount with imprint of Dunn and printed caption "Major-General Ulysses S. Grant" on verso. Verso also contains pencil inscription: "Earlier uniform and long beard when he was a BRIG. GEN." Vignette bust portrait in uniform. Photograph from...
GLC07808.001
ca. 1861-1862
Anthony, fl. 1861-1862
Ulysses S. Grant Carte de visite
White mount with purple border. Imprint of Anthony on verso. Vignette bust portrait in uniform, wearing hat.
GLC07808.002
24 April 1861
Trimble, Isaac Ridgeway, 1802-1888
to George Proctor Kane
Trimble, colonel of engineers in Virginia's forces (Confederate), discusses the delivery of arms and ammunition to George Proctor Kane, Marshal of Police in Baltimore, Maryland. Authorizes H. F. Alberte and Company to make the delivery. Claims he...
GLC08883.01
4 November 1862
Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891
to John G. Walker
Admiral Porter commands Lieutenant Commander Walker to take command of the "Baron de Kalb" and "to get her ready for service with all dispatch."
GLC03804.03
12 August 1863
Written by Rear Admiral Porter as commander of the Mississippi Squadron to Lieutenant Commander Walker. Tells Walker that as soon as he is finished with the "Yazoo business" that he is to report to Cairo. Porter says he will be there.
GLC03804.11
8 July 1863
Reynolds, William, 1815-1879
to Lewis H. West
Document in secretarial hand and signed by Reynolds (the signature is sloppy and the spelling might be different) as "Commander & Senior Officer," possibly of a squadron of ships at Port Royal, written to Acting Master West as commander of the USS...
GLC03836.50
2 December 1861
McSherry, Henry F., fl. 1837
to Gideon Welles
Written by McSherry as Assistant Surgeon aboard the USS "Vandalia" to Welles as Secretary of Navy. Marked "Copy" at bottom. Acknowledges receiving Welles's order of 30 November 1861 to proceed to Philadelphia and to report to Commodore Pendergast for...
GLC03523.21.62
31 October 1861
Jenkins, Thornton A., 1811-1893
to A. Jamieson
Written in a secretarial hand and signed by Jenkins as Secretary of the Lighthouse Board to Jamieson as the Superintendent of Lights at Alexandria, Virginia. References Jamieson's letter of 30 October which stated that two boxes of old materials...
GLC03479.29
26 September 1864
Smith, Joseph, fl. 1841-1864
to A. H. Kitty
Written in a secretarial hand and signed by Smith for the Chief of the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting to Captain Kitty of the USS "Roanoke." References Kitty's letter of 24 September. Wants a survey made of the furniture of the "Roanoke," and if...
GLC03479.36
4 November 1863
Bache, Alexander Dallas, 1806-1867
to Clarence Fendall
Bache, of the coastal survey, tells Fendall to proceed to Cairo and report to Admiral Porter. Stamp on verso "Exchanged by order Secretary Navy."
GLC03479.32
1861-1865
Maitland, James M., 1815-1864
to unknown
Reports weather conditions are good for making molasses and sugar. Informs him of the activities of neighbors and friends. Letter is a fragment.
GLC03523.10.255
June 2, 1865
Clapp, Channing, fl. 1865
Permission for Elias W. Beach to visit Mount Vernon
Written from Head Quarters, Engineer Brigade, near Fort Berry. Clapp, assistant adjutant general, gives Beach a one day pass by command of General Henry W. Benham.
GLC00919.25.02
30 December 1861
[Package receipt for Caleb Mortimer]
Adams Express Company's Army & Soldiers' Package Express receipt. Package sent to Lieutenant Mortimer, Folletts Battery, Halls Hill, Virginia.
GLC01898.23
28 March 1862
Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
to W. McKean
Conformation of appointment as flag officer
GLC04188.17
1861-1877
[View of Chattanooga and Tennessee River from Lookout Mountain]
GLC07000.19
[View from Lookout Mountain of Chattanooga and Tennessee River]
GLC07000.20
Different angle from 7000.20.
GLC07000.21
[View on Tennessee River]
Image is of rockcrops, river only makes up 1/3.
GLC07000.24
March 1864
[View of parapet of Fort Sanders]
Looking southeast, University of Tennessee in background.
GLC07000.32
ca. 1860-1870
Alberger, William C., 1837-1925
[Scrapbook of William C. Alberger]
Scrapbook of William C. Alberger. Uninventoried. Many pages are stuck together so page count is approximate.
GLC06628.02
1861-1864
[handkerchief]
Pink with white lace border. The handkerchief also has along one end a set of pink flowers sewn into the fabric.
GLC09355.035
17 May 1861
McSherry, R., fl. 1861
[telegram to Assistant Surgeon Henry F. McSherry]
GLC09324.01
Belcher, Augustus, fl. 1861-1880
Receipt of Captain Buyers
Receipt for the purchase of six picks and three axes for ICompany, 58th Pennsylvania. Captain John Buyers was commissioned into I Company, 58th Pennsylvania Infantry on October 28, 1862 and resigned seven months later.
GLC02016.100
29 November 1862
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
[major general Reynolds' commission]
Informing Reynolds of his commission as Major General of Volunteers and orders him to report for duty to Major General Rosecrans.
GLC03614.02.02
19 April 1862
Powell, George May, 1835-1905
[contract]
He grants Alexander Whillden a share in Powell's Cannon Rifle.
GLC00687.201
[carte de visite, full length view]
White mount. Full length view of a young woman in peasant dress carrying wheat or straw on her back.
GLC00919.24.45
1864
Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902
Attack on Port Hudson
One engraving entitled "Attack on Port Hudson" dated 1864. Depicts battle between Union and Confederate forces during the Battle of Port Hudson, May 22-July 9, 1863. Engraved from the original painting by Nast, in the possession of the publishers at...
GLC08878.0128
Battle of Lookout Mountain
One engraving entitled "Battle of Lookout Mountain" dated 1864. Depicts combat between Union and Confederate forces at the Battle of Lookout Mountain, November 24, 1863. Union soliders climb to the top of lookout Mountian towards an awaiting...
GLC08878.0134
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887
Battle of Gettysburg
One engraving entitled "Battle of Gettysburg" dated 1862. Depicts a view of Union forces during the battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3 1863. In the foreground, wounded soliders rest, behind them officers on horseback deliberate as the battle carries on...
GLC08878.0148
1862
Battle of Fair Oaks-Gallant Charge of Gen. Casey's Division to Save the Guns
One engraving entitled "Battle of Fair Oaks-Gallant Charge of Gen. Caseys's Division to Save the Guns" dated 1862. Dipicts General Silas Casey and his men valiantly recovering Union artillary behind Confederate lines. Two struggling horses pull gun...
GLC08878.0153
1865
Battle of the Wilderness--Attack at Spottsylvania Court House
One engraving entitled "Battle Of The Wilderness-Attack at Spottsylvania Court House" dated 1865. Depicts hand-to-hand combat between Union and Confederate forces during the Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864. In the center of the painting an...
GLC08878.0156
8 June 1891
Lemon, George, fl. 1860
Pension claim
Form letter regarding John Weeks' pension entitlement. Weeks will receive $2 a month back pay from September 23, 1864 to February 18, 1891.
GLC06728.112
1876
Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894
[notes on terra cotta fountain of two children]
One of the most charming designs in the Exhibition is the fountain of Terra Cotta representing two children standing under a spread umbrella above which the jet of water plays.... Autograph note, probably ca. 1876 and accompanied by #19, upon which...
GLC02673.18
15 May 1866
[Army and Navy Union of Wesleyan Signup Circular]
GLC02181.76
1 October 1866
[Army and Navy Union of Wesleyan Circular with Member List]
GLC02181.77
31 March 1865
to Captain P. Haughten
Haughten is directed to offer Miller "all the assistance he may desire within your power" and to aid Miller in "obtaining information."
GLC02691.11.079
31 October 1862 to 31 December 1862
Buyers, John, fl. 1862-1863
Muster roll [58th Rgt. PA Infantry Company I]
Muster roll of Captain John Buyers for Company I, 58th Regiment of Permanent Volunteers in the Pennsylvania Infantry, stationed at Camp Suffolk, Virginia.
GLC02016.104
13 June 1865 to 31 August 1865
Jackson, Angello, fl. 1865
Muster roll of Captain Angello Jackson of I Company, 58th Regiment of Permanent Volunteers in the Pennsylvania Infantry, stationed at Staunton, Pennsylvania.
GLC02016.105
31 October 1865 to 31 December 1865
Painter, Heber, 1841-1900
Muster roll [58th Rgt. PA Infantry, Company F]
Muster roll of Lieutenant Heber Painter of F Company, 58th Regiment of Permanent Volunteers in the Pennsylvania Infantry, stationed in Virginia.
GLC02016.106
Muster roll of Lieutenant Heber Painter of F Company, 58th Regiment of Permanent Volunteers in the Pennsylvania Infantry, stationed in Virginia
GLC02016.107
21 December 1862
Jones, I. Richter, fl. 1862
Certificate of light marching orders from Camp Hamilton to Norfolk
Writes that the 58th Pennsylvania, along with other regiments, left camp and garrison equipage in camp upon being ordered to march to Norfolk. Explains that when the equipage was delivered to the regiments at Norfolk, many of the articles were not...
GLC02016.170
31 December 1863
Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901
[Return of Captain Jenks, Company "I," Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers]
GLC02750.420
22 November 1864
[Inventory and inspection report for Company "I," Rhode Island Volunteers]
Written at Poplar Grove Church
GLC02750.421
GLC02750.422
31 January 1865
Phelps, James, fl. 1865
[Return of Captain Ethan A. Jenks, Company "I," Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers]
Includes absent and enlisted men, accounted for by name. Signed by Phelps as Lieutenant.
GLC02750.424
28 February 1865
Merrill, James F., fl. 1863-1865
Includes absent and enlisted men, accounted for by name. Written at Fort Sedgwick
GLC02750.425
GLC02750.426
30 April 1865
Includes absent and enlisted men, accounted for by name
GLC02750.427
31 May 1865
[Return of Captain Ethan A. Jenks, Company "I," Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers.]
Includes absent and enlisted men, accounted for by name.
GLC02750.429
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