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26 September 1862
Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865
to Nancy E. Jones
Dreams of people at home; his health and gaining exemption from duty; lack of contact with the enemy; marching orders; sickness in camp due to overexertion.
GLC02739.015
17 October 1862
His regiment has not fought yet but Bill Elliot's has. There were 4,000-5,000 Confederates, outnumbering the Union four to one, but the Union won. He does not how many Union casualties there were but it was nothing "like so many as the rebbels."
GLC02739.019
14 February 1863
He sends Phebe Jane Walker his sympathies about Joseph's death. They are working on a fort and he hopes they will get to stay in it. He finds the Confederates "al friendly and kind I tel you it is awful to think that we half to kill them on the...
GLC02739.036
16 June 1863
He has a shelter or dog tent which he stretches out on sticks to cover about five feet of ground. He fashioned a bedstead from an old stable door and uses his oil blanket and dress coat as bedclothes and his knapsack as a pillow. It would be worth...
GLC02739.056
18 July 1863
He received the children's likenesses. She should not write to the captain asking for a furlough. He believes he has fought his last battle; "this armey may have a hard battle yet with brag but I don't expect to be in the engagement."
GLC02739.061
1925 circa
Tanner, James, 1844-1927
"At the deathbed of Abraham Lincoln"
One article entitled, "At the Deathbed of Abraham Lincoln," written by James Tanner and printed by the National Republic. Consists of an eye witness account related to Lincoln's assassination and his deathbed. Relays the chaos at the scene at Ford's...
GLC05603.03.04
7 December 1864
Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 47 (December 7, 1864)]
General Sherman's March, Movements of Hood, Hood in middle Tennessee, Sherman's army six miles of Savannah.
GLC05959.50.42
13 May 1864
Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865
to parents
Describes fighting during Wilderness Campaign and the death of Captain Orville Bixby. Lists casualties and includes a description of battle. Praises and gives thanks to God for sparing his life during fighting, and provides an account of being...
GLC03523.18.09
31 March 1864
William Lloyd and Co. (Richmond, Va.), fl. 1861-1865
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, no. 28 (March 31, 1864)]
Draft of Militia Forces in Virginia, The Capture of Richmond, Confederate Raiders Alabama and Florida and the British Parliament.
GLC05959.72.073
11 August 1864
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, (August 11, 1864)]
Farragut battling up the Mississippi, Mobile under steady attack, Lincoln denounced by his own party.
GLC05959.72.116
10 January 1865
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 18, (January 10, 1865)]
Sherman's Destruction of Savannah in his March to the Sea.
GLC05959.72.121
30 July 1861
A.F. Crutchfield & Co., fl. 1861
Daily express. [Vol. 11, no. 180, whole no. 3721 (June 30, 1861)]
Battle of Manassas, Northern accounts, some of them reporting victory.
GLC05959.74.03
1 August 1861
Daily express. [Vol. 11, no. 182, whole no. 3723 (August 1, 1861)]
Effect of the Battle in Maryland, Account of Manassas.
GLC05959.74.04
29 January 1863
Paxton, J.C., fl. 1863
to Eliakim P. Scammon
Handwritten telegram to Brigadier General Scammon from Colonel Paxton. Talks of someone selling goods for Confederate money and states he told General George Crook about it but nothing was done. Informs that $50 worth of goods were sold to a Mr...
GLC02414.192
28 March 1863
Johnson, J.W., fl. 1863
Telegram from Captain Johnson to General Scammon of the 23rd Ohio. Reports being attacked this morning by Confederate General Albert Gallatin Jenkins but that they were able to repulse him after four hours of fighting. States that losses are slight...
GLC02414.208
5 December 1864
to mother
Writes from Camp Russell near Winchester, Virginia. Mentions being part of Brigade Grand and having tea in camp. Thanks people back home for their interest in his welfare. Discusses movements of 5th Regiment into an old camp previously occupied by...
GLC03523.18.35
7 February 1865
to uncle
Written to his uncle James Brown. Mentions business between his father and uncle. Discusses the fighting of the 5th corps, the prospect of peace, and conditions of settlement.
GLC03523.18.47
17 July 1861
J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880
Daily dispatch. [Vol. 20, no. 15 (July 17, 1861)]
Proclamation of General Banks, The Laurel Hill Battle, Reported Engagement between General McCulloch's Force and 14,000, Federalists - Brilliant Victory, Official Account of the Victory of the Federal Forces Under General McClellan.
GLC05959.56.029
2 September 1861
Daily dispatch. [Vol. 20, no. 52 (September 2, 1861)]
Battle of Manassas, Battle of Bull Run, Invasion of North Carolina.
GLC05959.56.059
1 February 1862
Daily dispatch. [Vol. 21, no. 28 (February 1, 1862)]
The battles fought in 1861, Manassas report of General Jos. E. Johnston, The great Burnside disaster.
GLC05959.56.102
circa 1863
Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894
[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from Henry H. Boggess]
Telegram from Captain Boggess, assistant quarter master to Brigadier General Scammon informing that the ships the Meigs and the Victor have been fired on four miles above Buffalo, West Virginia. Reports that one man was killed, a couple wounded, and...
GLC02414.128
April 1863 circa
Pendleton, Alexander S., 1840-1864
to Anzolette Pendleton [Fragment]
Describes the destruction of Fredericksburg. Opening pages are missing. Note on top of letter states it was written 3 April 1863 to his mother, but it is a separate letter from GLC03075.01.
GLC03075.05
21 November 1864
Smith, Bailey & Co. (publishers)
The Sentinel. [Vol. 2, no.277 (November 21, 1864)]
Sherman's Movements, Vice-President Stephens letter to Senator Semmes of Lousiana concerning peace convention.
GLC05959.57.21
20 June 1862
Daily Republican. [Vol. 5, no. 145 (June 20, 1862)]
General Butler's Barbarous Order, Appeal from the Governor of Louisiana, The Battle Near Charleston.
GLC05959.59.01
21 June 1862
Daily Republican. [Vol. 5, no. 146 (June 21, 1862)]
The Fall of Memphis, Tennessee, Naval Battle on the Mississippi River, News from Vicksburg, General Beauregard and Staff, Reward for Gneral Butler's Head.
GLC05959.59.02
1 April 1862
Staunton spectator. [(April 1, 1862)]
Battle of Winchester, Virginia, List of Confederate Killed and Wounded, Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac.
GLC05959.65.01
10 December 1862
Edwards, Oliver, 1835-1904
to Eunice Lombard Edwards
Edwards writes to his mother from headquarters, 37th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers. His regiment will soon attempt to cross the Rappahannock River with ammunition and three days supplies. Notes that it was snowing when his regiment arrived...
GLC02163.03
1 July 1862
Daily Richmond examiner. [Vol. 16, no. 100 (July 1, 1862)]
Richmond Lines, The retreat of McClellan towards James River, List of dead & wounded at Chimborazo Hospital after yesterdays battle
GLC05959.72.022
1862/02/17
Morris, Joseph W., fl. 1862-1863
to: Wilmor W. Morris.
Joseph had not heard from Wilmor in over a month. Many people in the neighborhood have been getting married, though no one in his family has, and he imagines that "God's command to Noah 'to be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth' is about...
GLC06451.025
1862/01/07
There was a surprise snowstorm and the neighborhood seems "determined to get the interest of the money invested in their sleighs." He has not been sledding yet as he is taking the chance to fill the icehouse. He reports that Anthony is the only...
GLC06451.024
1861/10/27
Morris, Charles F., fl. 1861-1862
to: George M. Morris.
[in another hand] Charles seems content declaring "I have a fine time here." He is cooking for the company and they only drill for an hour a day now. He promises to send Elizabeth and his mother his likeness. George has told him that there are no...
GLC06451.007
16 December 1863
Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence), 1814-1877
Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 2, no. 11 (December 16, 1863)]
"President's Message" gives a synopsis of Davis's message of 8 December regarding Confederate losses and Lincoln's offer for prisoner exchange. A letter to the editor examines the work of John Foster in an essay, "Improvements of Time." Several...
GLC05959.39.43
15 June 1864
Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 2, no. 37 (June 15, 1864)]
A lengthy tribute to "Col. O. E. Edward"s includes his biography and memorial to his death. Article regarding religion on page 2 include "Correspondence on Peace," "Sunday School Missionary," and "Erring Ministers."
A lengthy "Notes on the Times"...
GLC05959.39.54
29 June 1864
Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 2, no. 38 (June 29, 1864)]
Army correspondents send reports of their various units, including from Richmond, Virginia (Kershaw's Brigade) and Columbus, Mississippi. A letter regarding "The Released Prisoner" entreats any prisoners to follow God. "Songs upon the Battle-field"...
GLC05959.39.55
7 April 1863
Pinckney, Henry Laurens, 1794-1863
Charleston mercury. [Vol. 82, no. 11, 722 (April 7, 1863)]
Affairs in the West, Latest from Vicksburg, From Bragg's Army, Report of the Royal Wedding of Prince of Wales & Alexandra of Denmark.
GLC05959.43.11
27 June 1861
Tri-weekly mercury. [Vol. 56, no. 11, 187 (June 27, 1861)]
Movement at Manassas Junction, The Record of the Spy Hurlbut, The Mississippi Blockade, Two Battles in Missouri.
GLC05959.44.05
28 September 1862
Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865
Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 191 (September 28, 1862)]
A battlefied report written from Sharpsburg on Sept. 17, 1862 titled "The Battle of Sharpsburg -- Terrible Conflict -- The Enemy Repulsed" lists those killed and wounded. An article, "Martial Law and Military Usurpations: Important Letter from Vice...
GLC05959.09.075
23 February 1863
Hale, E.J., 1802-1880
Fayetteville observer. [Vol. 43, no. 2386 (February 23, 1863)]
The Galveston Victory, Mr. Seward's Attempt to Deceive France.
GLC05959.34.12
14 March 1864
Fayetteville observer. [Vol. 47, no. 2441 (March 14, 1864)]
The Raid on Richmond, Conduct of the Enemy in the Last Raid, Pennsylvania Campaign, Forrest's Victory in Mississippi, Cases of Habeas Corpus.
GLC05959.34.29
14 September 1861
A.S. Willington & Co., fl. 1861-1864
Charleston daily courier. [Vol. 59, no. 18,960 (September 14, 1861)]
Battle Between Floyd & Rosecrans, The Beginning of the End in Kentucky, Rosecrans' Report, The CSS Sumter Cruise, Letter from Capt. Semmes, Correspondence Between President Davis & Governor Magoffin of Kentucky.
GLC05959.37.04
circa 1864
Stanton, Robert A., 1839-?
[Report of ammunition in artillery reserves]
Captain Stanton lists quantities of shrapnel, shell, and canister. Directs list to Captain Craig, Assistant Adjutant General. According to a pencil note on verso, this document pertains to the Battle of Cold Harbor. Written in pencil. Stanton...
GLC02382.137
19 December 1862
Holden, William Woods, 1818-1892
Semi-weekly standard. [Vol. 12, no. 102 (December 19, 1862)]
The Battle of Kinston, The Battle of Goldsboro, The Fight at Fredericksburg, The Conscription Law. This issue contains a report of the Joint Select Committee concerning the seat of Adjutant General, Attorney General, and Solicitor of the Fourth...
GLC05959.23.10
5 June 1861
Syme, John W., fl. 1861
Semi-weekly Raleigh register. [Vol. 61, no. 45 (June 5, 1861)]
The Killing of Ellsworth, Proclamation by Wilcox, The Fairfax Fight, The Fight at Aquia Creek. Important naval intelligence includes a lengthy list of dismissals and resignations from the Navy and Marine corps. An article describes the Confederate...
GLC05959.26.01
25 September 1861
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
Turner, Joseph Addison, 1826-1868
The Countryman. [Vol. 20, no. 2 (January 10, 1865)]
President Jefferson Davis & the Press.
GLC05959.02.09
14 april 1865
Hayes, J.E., fl. 1862
Savannah republican. [Vol. 65, no. 85 (April 14, 1865)]
The St. Alban's Raiders, Sufferings in Petersburg, Jefferson Davis Gone to Georgia, Capture of Fort Mahone.
GLC05959.06.02
8 June 1862
Southern Confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 97 (June 8, 1862)]
Subjects include the Latest News From the Glorious Stonewall Jackson, Charge of the Hampton Legion, General Pope's Report, Latest News From Corinth, Plunderings, Robberies and Outrages by the Yankees in Middle Tennessee. Advertisements throughout...
GLC05959.09.026
22 June 1862
Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 109 (June 22, 1862)]
Subjects include Butler's Tyranny in New Orleans, The Occupation of Memphis, Tenn., The Last Day of Gen. Turner Ashby, and the Ladies of Atlanta Soldiers Relief Society. Includes small article about Yankee prisoners. Advertisements for goods and...
GLC05959.09.035
Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 116 (July 1, 1862)]
Subjects include the Battle of Mechanicsville. Specifies the number of prisoners taken and the effect of various leaders including Stonewall Jackson and George B. McClellan. Runaway slave notice on first page. Advertisements for land, food, and other...
GLC05959.09.042
8 July 1862
Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 122 (July 8, 1862)]
Subject titles include The Great Battle, which describes Confederate advances against the Union, and the Continuation of the Enemy's Retreat. Lists the casualties of the 7th Georgia Regiment. Runaway slave notice on first page. Reward notices for...
GLC05959.09.044
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