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Spirit of the age. [Vol. 13. no. 50 (August 4, 1862)]

Lincoln Issues His Proclamation, Seizing Property for Use in War, Ex-President Van Buren Dies, A Victory in Western Virginia, Letter from the Commander-in-Chief, Official War Bulletin from Edwin N. Stanton, Sec. of War, The Complete Decimation of...

GLC05959.33.02

Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 9 (February 20, 1864)]

Correspondence between Longstreet & General J.G. Foster, Secesh almanac - Who began the war, Imprisonment of General Tombs, Brownlow dead, A big scare at Richmond, Freedom convention of the slave trade Slavery & the war, Speech of General Burnside in...

GLC05959.50.09

[Three newspaper clippings]

Three undated newspaper clippings from unknown publications: "A Willing Captive," "Be Careful with Fly Poison Papers," and "A Wrathful Order from the Rebel War Department: Gen. Pope and His Officers Not to be Treated as Prisoners of War."

GLC02166.114

to W. McKean

Discusses the events at the opening of the Civil War

GLC04188.16

Old pensioners, Soldiers Home, Dayton, Ohio

Underwood & Underwood. A group of elderly soldiers in Civil War uniforms seated around a tree.

GLC05137.264

to James McHenry

Recommends James Walker, who was previously employed by the Congressional Board of War. Notes that Walker will be presenting his case before Congress in an attempt to receive compensation for his service in the Revolutionary War. Asks that McHenry...

GLC02437.03072

[Collection of photographs related to Black military troops, 1914-1948][Decimalized .01-.10]

Collection of photographs dated approximately 1914-1948. Consists of ten photographs that depict Black soldiers who served during World War I and World War II. Also include are images that show the life of integrated troops.

GLC09720

to "Moe" Weiner

Sylvia notes the end of the war.

GLC09414.0667

to Family

One letter addressed to the Everhart family from John M. Everhart dated March 20, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed in a camp in Pennsylvania. Mentions that 38-year-old men who will be discharged will likely be assigned to jobs within "war...

GLC10048.09

[Photograph of three African American men in military dress]

One undated photograph of three African American infantrymen during World War I.

GLC09720.06

to Morris "Moe" Weiner

Sylvia exhibits cautious optimism over the end of the war.

GLC09414.0588

New York Herald. [Whole no. 10,116 (May 28, 1864)]

War news. Sherman, pursuit of rebels by our whole army.

GLC08427.13

[Tea receipts] [Decimalized .01- .03]

Collection of three receipts for tea sold during the Revolutionary War.

GLC08696

German Prisoners Well Housed, near Belleau Woods, France.

German prisoners of war lined up against a barbed wire fence outside of their barracks in a prison camp.

GLC09584.237

to Morris "Moe" Weiner

Ben, who had been overseas, told them about how cocky the German prisoners of war were and that they were going to win the war and bomb New York City. Reports to him about family and how much she misses him.

GLC09414.0059

[Stores requested for the Southern expedition].

List of supplies requested from the Board of War and Ordnance for the siege of Yorktown. Accompanied letter (GLC02437.01160). The Board of War and Ordnance was responsible for supplying troops in the field. In Samuel Shaw's hand and signed by him...

GLC02437.01161

to: "My dearest Father."

Writes "I trust that providence will soon end this war & I can return home honorably."

GLC02234.33

to "Moe" Weiner

Sylvia mentioned the Gripsholm (expected in with prisoners of war from Bombay).

GLC09414.0661

to Henry Knox

Recommends Major Reading Howell, the bearer of this letter, who is collecting materials in order to create an accurate map of Pennsylvania. Writes, "It has been suggested that some surveys taken for the use of the Army during the War, & now supposed...

GLC02437.03663

to Henry Knox

Signature is clipped, but docket confirms General Benjamin Lincoln, Secretary at War, as the author. Written from "War Office." Writes, "I have been honored with your letter of the 18 ultimo, informing the appointments which have been made in the...

GLC02437.01726

The Union is dissolved! [Charleston Mercury, Extra Ed.]

Docketed on verso with contemporary and (apparently post-war) note.

GLC02688

Postcard.

Postcard with contrasting images of pre- and post-war Berlin.

GLC06196.283

to Howell Cheney

Letter regarding raising money for the war effort. Typed on personal stationery.

GLC02203.01

Will India Be Next on the Japanese Calendar of Conquest

One photo essay entitled, "Will India Be Next on the Japanese Calendar of Conquest" dated May 28, 1942. Consists of a map of India with summaries recounting the British army fighting with the Japanese army. Reverse side contains articles related to...

GLC09619.018

[Collection of Halleck Armstrong, field and staff, 50th regiment, Pennsylvania, infantry]

Civil War date letters, including span during time of Lincoln's assassination

GLC06734

Joint Resolutions in reference to the treatment of colored troops

Confederate act resolves that the abolition of slavery is against the rules of war and that former slaves who are captured while fighting for the Union will be returned to their masters. States "emancipation of the negro slaves within the...

GLC08979.05

"And Now We Lie in Flanders' Fields." Vallee Foulon, France.

A military cemetery, for fallen soldiers in World War I, in the mountains of Northern France.

GLC09584.169

Niles weekly register. [Vol. VII, no. 22 (January 28, 1815)]

A leading national periodical discusses the Hartford Convention, Britain's war aims, the possibility that American forces at New Orleans can rebuff a British invasion, and African Americans' participation in the war effort. Pages numbers 337-352.

GLC08725.02

to Major Bewell re: Bewell's appointment as head of recruiting party in Vermont

Detailed instructions on supplies, strategies preparing for war with France

GLC06818

Southern literary messenger. [Vol. 37, No. 2] February 1863

History of the war.
French Appetite
A Sketch by "Skill"
How I Won Her
A Tale

GLC05959.75.03

Columbian centinel. [No. 2965 (September 5, 1812)]

Contains news near the beginning of the War of 1812. Notable reports on Napoleon's invasion of Russia and other foreign news. Also reports on the American surrender at Fort Detroit by General William Hull in August 1812, editorializes against...

GLC08725.01

to Gov. Edward Rutledge SC

The letter discusses the European war and military preparedness.

GLC00122

Herkimer/Schenectady

One newspaper clipping containg two short articles on local news in New York state. The first article entitled, "Herkimer," pertains to news from the Gould Paper Company expecting snow. The second article entitled, "Schenectady," pertains to a German...

GLC09953.008

Portrait of Capt. Champlin of Ship "Scorpion" by J.T. Upson, Buffalo [salt print] [1861-1866 ca.]

Title taken from inscription on recto. Commanded the schooner "Scorpion" in the War of 1812, as well.

GLC05111.01.0306

to Jacob Wendell

Pepperrell writes to Colonel Wendell about recruiting soldiers during the French and Indian War.

GLC01450.260

[Presidential proclamations and executive orders]

Proclamations dealing with war with Germany, emergency powers, and armistices.

GLC08540

to Henry Knox

Later copy of a letter to Henry Knox regarding possible peace settlement and the office of Secreatary of War. Asks Knox if he would be interested in becoming Secretary of War, and discusses the views of Congress opinion on a "Peace Settlement," with...

GLC02437.09326

to Charles C. Pinckney re: (retained draft) Federalist party factionalism

Written two months after President Adams demanded his resignation as Secretary of War. Curiously, McHenry writes his belief that (due to Adams' refusal to go to war with France) he had formed a coaltion with Jefferson.

GLC03254

to Morris "Moe" Weiner

Sylvia discusses a Post War Planning Meeting she attended.

GLC09414.0415

Weird Desolation of Berry au Bac, after Four Years of Fighting, France

The destroyed countryside of Berry au Bac at the end of the war.

GLC09584.097

to unknown

French Revolutionary War officer, re: searching for food for troops' horses

GLC08099

Daily dispatch. [Vol. 20, no. 62 (September 14, 1861)]

The War in Missouri, Battle in Western Virginia, General Polk's Proclamation.

GLC05959.56.070

To: William Stedman.

Ellery feels that there should be no war with Great Britain.

GLC07922

to Henry Knox

Writes that he did not pick a side during the war, and was against the war entirely. Now regrets that he is being made to suffer the repercussions of a war he did not support. Discusses importing clergy members from Britain, as well as belief in...

GLC02437.07955

Gibson and Staff [stereocard]

Inscription on verso: "Photographic Incidents of the War. No. 432. Group, Gibson and Staff."

GLC05111.01.0813

New York Herald. [Whole no. 10,117 (May 29, 1864)]

War news. General Crook's expedition. Sherman. Grant, our army south of the Pamunkey River.

GLC08427.14