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Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 2, no. 43 (August 3, 1864)]

An obituary memorializes "Captain W. P. Roebuck". Several articles condemns practices in the North -- "Northern Theology" criticizes the North for abandoning God as an ally in the War, and an article titled "Serfdom" equates serfdom to Yankee...

GLC05959.39.58

to John McIntosh Kell

Francis L. Galt writes to congratulate Kell on his daughter's marriage and to request help in finding his own son a job in business. He mentions "the Charleston Reunion last spring" and a circular he has received from one of the men who attended, who...

GLC00684.20

The daily richmond enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 179 (January 11, 1865)]

Note in pencil above masthead says "Brought from Libby prison by S. Moore Finley" while the back has pencil signature "S. M. Finley." News from the front, including an update from outside Richmond where "It is said that the enemy have one corps of...

GLC05959.80.03

to Henry Jackson Hunt

Requests information from Hunt regarding Robert E. Lee's heroic crossing of the pedregal (a lava field) during the Mexican American war. This inquiry is for Emily V. Mason, who is writing a pictorial school book on the life of Lee. Mentions...

GLC02382.086

to Frank Richardson

Written from an unknown soldier. Written on stationery of the Sergeant of Arms Office, House of Representatives, noted "Q.M. Gen.s Office." Envelope with 3 cent (1861) pink stamp, postmarked. Discusses the fall of Richmond and the celebration of...

GLC02034.02

to General Jubal Early

Robert E. Lee prepares for battle by instructing Early to position his infantry troops to block George Meade's advances at Mine Run. He states that since he cannot be sure of Meade's position, he leaves more detailed instructions to Early's...

GLC00078

to Alexander Irvine

Charles Irvine writes to his brother in Aberdeen, Scotland that he was so hurried in his last letter he forgot to mention his promotion in rank which he is happy about. States that he has written to Mr. Moir to get his affairs in order. Discusses his...

GLC01450.023.08

Progress of a race or the remarkable advancement of the Afro-American...

Full title is: "Progress of a race or the remarkable advancement of the Afro-American from the bondage of slavery, ignorance and poverty to the freedom of citizenship, intelligence, affluence, honor and trust." Published by J. L. Nichols & Co. Co...

GLC06126.01

to Father

Writes from Camp Pierpont, Virginia. Recounts to him, "you heard of the battle of Balls Bluff where the Rebels were victorious. They killed about 600 men altogether... besides the prisoners they took." Also reports that they caught the traitor, a...

GLC03523.08.20

to his brother

Written by Gerrit as a Confederate prisoner of war. References his brother's letter from December 23, 1864. He is glad because the letter was "the first word of tiding I have had from you in answer to my letter & I began to fear that your displeasure...

GLC00686.12

to Henry Knox

Gives details of marching with an unspecified company, and discusses his recent service at Providence, Rhode Island. Refers to a recent election of representatives, possibly in Boston, Massachusetts. Writes, "My good friend, we are in a very bad...

GLC02437.00604

General Orders no. 3

Signed official at bottom by Lieutenant Joseph Lyman, A.D.C. Orders that Federal troops are not to pillage homes and plantations since the hostilities of the Civil War have ended. Advises newly freed blacks to stay on their plantations with their...

GLC01908

to William Jackson

Edwin Jackson thinks and hopes that the troops will be sent to the South in place of the Minnesota 1st. He implores Bill to get everyone he knows to vote for Lincoln, as he is "stubborn" and the only candidate who can end the war. He waxes poetic on...

GLC00203.10

to Henry Knox

Discusses their correspondence and speculates that not all their letters reach each other. Discusses the recent British victories in taking Long Island and New York. Had hoped the victories would induce the British into an ill-planned and...

GLC02437.00476

Daily chronicle & sentinel. [Vol. 27, no. 226 (September 22, 1863)]

One issue of the Daily chronicle & sentinel dated September 22, 1863. Includes articles of a letter from the newly-elected governor of Alabama who dispels rumors of his supposedly reconstructive agenda, reports from Virginia, north Georgia, trans...

GLC05959.07.02

to Henry Knox

Writes that Rhode Island is close to adopting the constitution, "[t]here is almost a certainty that the State of Rhode Island will adopt the Federal Government ... " and on behalf of a Mr. and Mrs. Hays, as they are "desireous [sic] of having the...

GLC02437.04516

to Henry Knox

Written by Captain Randall to Secretary of War Knox. References Knox's letter of 17 June (GLC02437.05005) and the two drafts for a total of $5,000. Says he was able to get them discounted as he wanted. Had to sign them himself but says he has no...

GLC02437.05006

to James Dundas

Complains about his profession as a doctor and compares it to being a "galley slave." Describes a man abroad named William Roberts as unambitious. Mentions, and discounts, the prospect of war in India and comments on related political and military...

GLC02549.04

to Bell Wharton

Maitland writes to Bell from camp outside La Grange. Complains of very dry, hot weather and dusty roads. Writes, "I dont think I ever suffered as much in my life with the heat as I have within the past week." Expresses concern over her lack of...

GLC03523.10.127

to Sister

Reports from Camp Pierpont. Professes to her, "I think I told you once before that you must not believe all the newspapers say about [this] war for they dont know more than you do. Or not much more. You must not suppose that General George McCall is...

GLC03523.08.25

to George Washington

Written by Major General Knox to General Washington. Says he arrived at camp to find that 22 American women and children, formerly prisoners who had travelled from Canada, were seeking assistance. They travelled down from Vermont to Albany, New York...

GLC02437.01624

[Printed resolution of recruitment schedule]

Broadside says that the 4,240 troops apportioned on Massachusetts was not a sufficient quota to fill out the Massachusetts Line by nearly 1,000 men. Because of casualties and this shortage, the state needs to raise another 1,500 men for three years...

GLC01450.602.01

to William Knox

Discusses the revival of the General Arnold, a ship that wrecked in December 1778. Knox had some investment in the ship, and remarks "it would be worth while to... get as much in her as will be prudent to risque," possibly referring to loading the...

GLC02437.00751

to Mr. Newton, Gordon, and Johnston

First page contains a copy of his last letter dated June 25, 1778 (see GLC01450.022.01 for letter). States he has included a copy of the last letter. Advises on the status of accounts and drafts (possibly involving wine trade with Portugal). Explains...

GLC01450.022.02

to her brother

Written in Granby, with no state listed. She apologizes for not writing him in over three months. Just as she was making preparations to visit him their brother Milton arrived with his child and new wife. She was also glad to hear that Milton has...

GLC03523.42.07

to Basil O'Connor

Typed on stationery and signed as Lt . Cmmdr. in the US Naval Reserves sending a check to the March of Dimes (National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis) with money raised by his men. There is a long manuscript postscript beginning on p. 1 "Dear...

GLC05990

Ordnance instructions for the Confederate States Navy

Title continues: "relating to the preparation of vessels of the war for battle, to the duties of officers and others when at quarters, to ordnance and ordnance stores, and to gunnery." Published by order of the Navy Department in London by Saunders...

GLC06159.02

to Joseph Clarke

Letter signed John Gibson, Esq., Auditor General. Reports that he has received Clarke's letter from August 14, 1778 with the account of the loan office of Rhode Island. States that the Board of the Treasury expects that Rhode Island will receive...

GLC01450.008.07

to Joseph Clarke

Letter signed as Assistant Auditor General. Informs Clarke of a resolution of Congress passed on August 26, 1779 stating that the Board of Treasury must present to Congress on or before September 10, 1779 an account of the monies received by the...

GLC01450.008.08

to Eleanor Hammond

"My health is good," and Joseph and Fayette are both healthy too. Guernsey went to the hospital and got his discharge. He should be home soon if he does not get too sick to travel. Johnston has surrendered, and the war is now definitely over. "Most...

GLC09273.43

Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 2, no. 16 (January 27, 1864)]

"The New Doctrine of Church and State" notes changes made in proscribed church doctrine through a lengthy article examining the debate between church and state with particular consideration given to the Confederate Congress. An editorial titled...

GLC05959.39.47

to Sylvanus Bourne

References Bourne's letter of 23 November 1798. Writes to Bourne, American Consul in Amsterdam. Says he does not have any recent information from America. Says stories on the yellow fever in the American newspapers are distressing, but otherwise the...

GLC05656

to George G. Channing

In the letter, William Ellery reprimands his grandson for the delay in sending his last letter. Channing asked for aid regarding a bank in which Ellery owned stock. Ellery replies that he will help his grandson and uses a shipping metaphor to preach...

GLC00108.04

to Henry Knox

Writes, "The arrival of the Definitive Treaty and the evacuation of New York- have been so long delayed as to interfere very materially with our arrangements for the Celebration of Peace..." Has decided that the celebration will be deferred until...

GLC02437.09394

New-York daily tribune. [Vol. XXIV no. 7191 (April 26, 1864)]

Reports on the Union surrender of Plymouth in North Carolina. Mentions that the Confederates murdered the African American Union troops after the surrender but states that this can not be verified. Prints other war news. Reports on the 38th...

GLC08720.10

to Maria Damuth

Receives a package, containing socks and a photograph, from Maria. Describes the effectiveness of an officer and friend who is well-liked for his attentiveness towards his men, especially sick soldiers. Mentions that Colonel Gill has promised all...

GLC03523.14.11

[Land sale agreement between William and Charles Gardiner and Richard Van Dyke]

Also signed by William Gardiner and Charles Gardiner. Mentions eight Iroquois for whom Van Dyke was making the transaction. The Indians names were Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Atayataghroughta, Captain James Wakarontharane, Captain Honyere...

GLC01608

Military Telegraph Operators at City Point.

Caption: Photographer. 7 men in two rows, 2 standing and 5 seated, grouped between two pine trees in front of two tents. The man furthest right in the picture sits on an upended suitcase and leans against a fence; the man to his right sits in a...

GLC06738.06

to Henry Knox

Written by Lieutenant Colonel Carrington, quartermaster to Nathanael Greene's Southern army, to Major General Knox. Makes reference to Congressional military appointments. Expresses anger at some Congressional decisions involving himself, saying "I...

GLC02437.01652

to Mary

He is glad to hear that Emma is doing well. He writes that he is doing well also. Once he arrived in Washington, D.C. he is unsure of what the army's next move will be. On the march from Charlestown, Maryland to Berryville, Virginia there was a great...

GLC03523.42.09

to Philemon Ewing

Just after the battle of Shiloh, Major General Sherman defends himself from reports in the press that he falsely discredited Ohio troops. He describes a letter fueling those reports published by Colonel Rodney Mason, commander of the 71st Ohio, who...

GLC02331

to Henry Knox

Written by Knox's agent Peirce to Secretary of War Knox. References Knox's letter of 30 May. Says the Sheriff of Lincoln County came to see him about taxes due on Knox's lands in Maine. Peirce was able to prove that there "was a Resolve of Court to...

GLC02437.04975

to his wife

Asks her if she liked the "old homestead of [his] ancestors." He informs her that he passed most of his childhood there and goes on to describe the beauty of the land. Advises her to get Tom to accompany her to Newman's Hill from which she "can see...

GLC06582.45

Offering of bells to be cast into cannon

Depicts a pastor and members of his congregation presenting church bells to be used to create weapons of war. The officer who accepts the bells removes his hat in recognition of the reverence of the occasion. Enslaved people are depicted lifting...

GLC00493.19

The Story of American Liberty as told by Ivan Ivanoff.

Contained in two parts. Part one, 68 pages in length, contains a preface by Tidball, in which he discusses Ivanoff's manuscript, which he claims was found after the United States purchased Alaska from Russia. Writes that the manuscript, originally...

GLC04041.01

to W. F. Giles [?]

Last name of recipient is illegible. Takes responsibility for his former law partner's death at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain under Sherman's command. "McCook was my law partner and I caused his death. I have already written his child the exact...

GLC06340

to George B. McClellan

Transmits an article (not included) Hunt wrote on either the Battle of Petersburg or
Gettysburg. Informs McClellan he has applied for an extension of his leave. Discusses attempting to publish his writings in the A & N Journal and the New York Herald...

GLC02382.065