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to Morris "Moe" Weiner

Sylvia notes various reactions to end of war. This is a letter fragment.

GLC09414.0589

Order re: impressment of carts for military supplies

French & Indian War order, signed by Governor of Province of Massachusetts Bay.

GLC01450.321

[Appointment of William North as an Adjutant General with the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Army]

Partially printed engraved document signed by John Adams as President and countersigned by Secretary of War James McHenry. Engraved by Thackara & Vallance of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Features two detailed patriotic images. Docket signed by John...

GLC02516

Southern Confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 287 (January 20, 1863)]

This newspaper is from the Southern Confederacy and includes one main article of a "Message of President Jefferson Davis". It updates the Confederacy on the war and what he expects of the Confederate States in terms of the war effort.

GLC05959.09.127

to Henry Knox

States that he worked as a clerk in the War Department for five years previously, when the office was located in Philadelphia. Asks to be considered for a position when the War Office returns to Philadelphia, if any vacancies arise. "Free" stamped on...

GLC02437.04659

William H. Morris, Br. M.G. Vols. [partial profile with medal, large moustache]

Carte de visite negative. Copy negative of another CDV for reproduction; CDV has printed "Brady. New York" mount. Very dark glass negative, half-length, partial portrait. Probably end of war or post-war. Wearing medal and sports a large mustache....

GLC05111.01.0485

Power for Victory

One poster entitled, "Power for Victory" dated 1942-1945. Poster features a sailor standing in a crow's nest. Behind him is a map of the world in red. The poster also reads, "Merchant Seamen man the lifelines!" The poster has a shield in it that...

GLC09654.14

Authentic speeches of S.P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, during his visit to Ohio, with his speeches at Indianapolis, and at the mass meeting in Baltimore, October, 1863

Printed by W. H. Moore. A collection of fifteen speeches given at various locations. The speeches range in topics including European intervention of the war, possibility of abolition in Southern states, and characteristics of the war.

GLC01265.15

Ruined Villae of Eclusiers, France. M'lle Semmer Decorated for Heroic Actions under Fire.

Two soldiers stand on either side of Mademoiselle Marcelle Semmer, a young woman from Eclusiers, a village on the Somme. She was honored with the Cross of the Legion of Honor and the War Cross for putting herself at risk to air the French war effort.

GLC09584.086

to Thomas Richardson

Letter cosigned by Thomas Cranston and Peter Bours, who along with Gardner, were members of the Rhode Island War Committee during the French and Indian War. Gardner orders General Treasurer Thomas Richardson to pay Robert Potter fifty pounds for...

GLC01450.244.04

Signature on verso of letter by George Percival

War date signature of George Meade on verso of letter by George Percival requesting the autograph.

GLC00919.17

to John Sullivan

Obeying special orders from the War Department, Colonel Bliss relieves Captain Ethan A. Jenks from duty.

GLC02750.047

Fairfax Court House. Fairfax, Va. [June 1863]

Negative by Timothy O'Sullivan. "Incidents of the War" series. Published in Gardner's "Photo Sketchbook of the Civil War," with accompanying panel of text. Published by Phip & Solomon. A group of mounted Federal soldiers stand in front of the...

GLC05111.01.0253

New York Herald. [Whole no. 10,108 (May 20, 1864)]

War news. Grant, a brisk engagement on Wednesday. Sherman, important successes in Georgia.

GLC08427.11

to Edward Thurlow re: directions to give Hillsborough seals of Sec. of State

Discusses importance of mollifying Lord North to continue the war in America.

GLC07003

to James Madison

The letter discusses news of the War in West Indies, situation at Charleston, SC, plight of Pendleton's nephew, a British prisoner there, acknowledgment of U.S. Independence by the Dutch (John Adams, Ambassador), powers of Congress, settlement of pre...

GLC00099.090

Legal brief in the case of Jones v. Walker

Legal brief in the suit of Jones, surviving partner of Farrell and Jones, of Great Britain, against Thomas Walker, Defendant, in debt on bond before the Federal Circuit Court, Richmond, Va. Entirely in the hand of Edmund Pendleton. Probably 1791....

GLC00099.147

Temporary appointment of Hilldring to rank of Major General.

U.S. War Department. Temporary appointment of Hilldring to rank of Major General. Also signed by Henry Stimson.

GLC06196.250

to his wife

Explains the situation of the Civil War. Written from up the Tennessee River.

GLC05981.01

[Twenty two newspaper clippings collected by Eleazer L. Sarsons]

Mostly printed photos and obituaries of New Hampshire Civil War Veterans. Some material related to ex-prisoners of war; Sarsons had been a POW and spent time at Andersonville. There is also an article on Thomas Carter, who had been awarded the...

GLC03953.12

[Commission of Thomas Ward, Second Lieutenant in 1st Regt Artillery]

Commission of Thomas Ward as Second Lieutenant in First Regiment Artillery, beginning on March 13, 1865. Stamped signature by Andrew Johnson as President, countersigned by Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War. Given "for good conduct and gallant...

GLC00778.07

[diary]

daily life, troop movements, and news of the war.

GLC07687.162

to Joseph Haslet

Writes to the governor of Delaware to relay that he is happy to hear that the state's legislature has drafted a battalion of Delaware militia into United States Army to fight in the War of 1812. Armstrong was the current Secretary of War.

GLC03366

Order for a military commission

Written on War Dept. stationery, with "War Department" struck and substituting "Executive Chamber." Title taken from docket. A draft for the orders by which the Booth conspirators were given military trial. Written as Secretary of War.

GLC01975

Carte de visite of Basil Wilson Duke

Basil Duke as Confederate prisoner of war at Fort Delaware. Signed on mount.

Written at Fort Delaware

GLC03819

to William H. Harrison

Requests funds for the maintenance of prisoners during the War of 1812. Written aboard the schooner Ariel.

GLC05264.02

German Prisoners, Under Guard of French Soldiers, Were Humanely Treated by the Allies

A crowd of German prisoners of war sit or lie on the ground. Two French soldiers stand watch in the back.

GLC09584.168

Jefferson Davis

Signed. Apparently a war date photograph of Jefferson Davis. Published by Lumpkin & Co in Richmond, Va.

GLC01257

The Hampton Bulletin: Veterans Homecoming Number

A booklet dedicated to the alumni and students of the Hampton Institute who served in World War II and how the Institute ran during the war. There is a photo of LeRoi S. Williams on page 22 and a caption about his service and death. Vol 43.

GLC09587.130

Southern illustrated news. [Vol. 2, no. 9 (September 5, 1863)]

Sketch of Honorable James A. Seddon, Secretary of War of the Confederate States.

GLC05959.76.42

[United States surgeon's affidavit]

Blank Civil War affidavit used to certify injuries sustained by incapacitated U.S. soldiers.

GLC03619.02.07

The Philadelphia Inquirer. [August 6, 1863]

Various news items about the Civil War, including an account of the bombardment of Fort Wagner.

GLC08516.05

to Joseph M. Maitland

Letter from Bureau of Navigation (Navy Department) replying to Maitland's request for a certificate in lieu of the discharge for John Reedy. Refers to the act of Congress approved 7 February 1890, which "...prescribes that whenever satisfactory proof...

GLC03523.10.211

to His Brother

Re: War of 1812, impressment: "I have had the misfortune to be imprest on board of a British Man of War... I said that I was a native of Poland so I cannot remedy it otherwise but by your assistance you must not neglect to insert my Birthright..."

GLC08350

[Robert E. Lee, bust portrait, and unidentified soldier] [double sided]

Bust portrait of Robert E. Lee in the United States Army before the Civil War. Based on an early photograph of Lee. Previous catalog entry identified Lee as a major in this photo, while some sources indicate this photo depicts Lee as lieutenant...

GLC05111.01.0580

to Jacob Cover

8/28/186_, last number of year unreadable. Post-war.

GLC02197.041

Los Angeles Times [Vol. LXIV (August 15, 1945)]

One issue of the Los Angeles Times dated August 15, 1945. Articles printed pertains to advancements of radar technology; listing the names of deceased Navy officers; film showtimes; pinions on the end of the war; highlights of different women's...

GLC09619.102

To Thomas Ward

Letter written from Houston, re: impending war with Mexico and the U.S.

GLC02145.23.04

to Secretary Addington

Re: The Indian Conference at Casco, seeking allies in Queen Anne's War

GLC08121

[Special Orders No. 64 ordering the release of Richard Bayly WInder from Libby Prison]

Copy of document by General Turner and Assistant Adjutant General William L. Hulbert. Pursuant to the instructions of the secretary of war, Winder was to be released from the prison in Richmond, Virginia, where he had been held for his role in the...

GLC07271.06.02

New York Herald. [Whole no. 10,142 (June 23, 1864)]

War news. Sherman's operations in Georgia with map. News from Europe.

GLC08427.17

to Dever Spencer Byard

One undated letter from Omar Nelson Bradley to Dever Spencer Byard. The circa date of 1946 is due to the mention of a recent discharge at the end of World War II.

GLC09930.55

The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 29, whole no. 3524 (May 23, 1862)]

Battle of West Point with 560 prisoners. Returning to Galveston. War in New Mexico. Yankee operations in North Alabama. Military commission notice. General Grant's official report. Battle of Shiloh. Federal Congressional minutes. Report from Houston...

GLC05959.51.040

Bird's-eye view of Texas and part of Mexico

From the series: Panorama of the Seat of War.

GLC03484

Block House in Arlington Heights [stereocard]

Inscription on verso: "War Views. Block House near Aqueduct Bridge, Arlington Heights, No. 2282."

GLC05111.01.0818

[Engraving of General Jeffery Amherst]

Accompanied Amherst letter from the French and Indian War (see GLC01450.277.01).

GLC01450.277.02

to Stockton Bates

Complains about snow and mud preventing any action. Mentions the conscription bill, necessary only because of the inability of the war to be successful with volunteers. Writes, "The public does not know the true history of this war." Reminisces...

GLC03523.23.09

Elmira Prison Camp

"Prison camp at Elmira N. Y. during Civil War. Confederate prisoners were kept here. Photo taken Oct. 1864."

GLC05137.003