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to J.M. Butler

One letter addressed to J.M. Butler from D. Butler dated Churchill, Kansas, October 31, 1879.

GLC04559.052

[Prayer from 1865]

One letter containing a prayer. Mention of women, men, animals, and God.

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No. 1 - Naval Battery

One undated albumen print entitled, "No.1 - Naval Battery." Depicts soldiers sitting on sand bags with two 80-pound Whitworths before breaching Fort Sumter. Printed by Haas and Peale.

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Lane on Folly Island

One undated albumen print entitled, "No. 2 - Lane on Folly Island." Image is of a horse passing through a forest. Printed by Haas and Peale.

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Naval Battery

One undated albumen print entitled, "No. 3 - Naval Battery." Depicts naval men behind a wall of sandbags with two 8-inch parrot riffles.

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First Parallel

One undated albumen print entitled, "No. 4 - First Parallel." Depicts an encampment from a distance. Printed by Haas and Peale.

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Battery Strong

One undated albumen print entitled, "No. 5 - Battery Strong." Depicts military men with one 300-pound parrot rifle.

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Battery Brown

One albumen print entitled, "Battery Brown." Printed by Haas & Peale.

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Gun in Battery

One undated albumen print entitled, "No. 7 - Gun in Battery." Image is of William Rosecrans with a burst gun in the battery. Printed by Haas and Peale.

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Beacon House on Morris Island, South Carolina

One albumen print entitled, "Beacon House." Depicts the Beacon House on Morris Island, South Carolina following the struggle at Fort Wagner.

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Bombproof for telegraph operator in trenches

One albumen print entitled, "No. 9 - Bombproof for telegraph operator in trenches." Image depicts a shelter on the edge of a body of water.

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Battery, Hays

One albumen print entitled, "No. 10 - Battery Hays." Depicts seven 30-pound parrot rifles in preparation for Fort Wagner. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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Battery Reynolds

One albumen print entitled, "No. 11 - Battery Reynolds." Depicts five 10-inch siege mortars before the Battle at Fort Wagner. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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300 Pounder Parrot Rifle

One albumen print entitled, "No. 12 - 300 Pounder Parrot Rifle." Printed by Haas and Peale.

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Headquarters Field Officer of the Trenches, Second Parallel.

One albumen print entitled, "No. 14 - Headquarters Field Officer of the Trenches, Second Parallel." Depicts Union soldiers at the trenches. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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Battery Hays

One albumen print entitled, "No. 16 - Battery Hays." Depicts one 8-inch Parrot Rifle in front of a low trench surrounded by water.

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Full Sap

One albumen print entitled, "No. 17 - Full Sap." Depicts a group of soldiers in a trench.

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Beacon House

One albumen print entitled, No. 19 - Beacon House." Printed by Haas & Peale. (see GLC05134.008)

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Section of Captain Ashcroft's Battery

One albumen print entitled, "No. 20 - Section Capt. Ashcroft's Battery, 12-pounder Napoleons, in Second Parallel." Image depicts soldiers standing behind cannons. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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Battery Weed

One albumen print entitled, "No. 21 - Battery Weed." Image depicts five 10-inch siege mortars stationed in a trench in the distance. Prepared before the Battle at Fort Wagner. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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Two sections, Henry's Battery

One albumen print entitled, "No. 22 - Two sections, Henry's Battery." Depicting one 12-pound Howitzer in the Second Parallel. Soldiers are lined up with canons by sandbags.

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Battery Meade

One albumen print entitled, "No. 23 - Battery Meade." Depicts Union soldiers with two 100-pounder Parrot Rifles in a trench. Taken before breach battery against Fort Sumter. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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Battery Rosecrans

One albumen print entitled, "No. 24 - Battery Rosecrans." Image is of Union soldiers with a row of three 100-pound Parrot Rifles. This took place before breaching the battery against Fort Sumter. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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Battery Hays

One albumen print entitled, "No. 25 - Battery Hays." Depicts Union soldiers with seven 30-pound Parrot Rifles before the Battle at Fort Wagner. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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Ruins of Charleston Lighthouse

One albumen print entitled, "No. 26 - Ruins of Charleston Lighthouse." Depicts an observation tower built on a small hill of ruins. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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Battery Reno

One albumen print entitled, "No. 27 - Battery Reno." Depicts the trench and cannons with two 100-pound and one 8-inch Parrot Rifle. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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Section of Lt. Birchmeyer's Battery

One albumen print entitled, "No. 28 - Section of Lt. Birchmeyer's Battery." Depicts Union soldiers with two 12-pound Wiards. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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Battery Stevens

One albumen print entitled, "No. 29 - Battery Stevens." Image depicts soldiers standing within a trench that are armed with two 100-pound Parrot Rifles. This took place before the Battle at Fort Sumter.

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Gunboat Commodore McDonough

One albumen print entitled, "No. 30 - Gunboat Commodore McDonough." Image is of a group of soldiers seated in a rowboat, the ferryboat, U.S.S. Commodore McDonough is seen in the distance. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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Battery Kirby

One albumen print entitled, "No.31 - Battery Kirby." Depicts two 8-inch Seacost Mortars in a trench used in the Battle at Fort Sumter.

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Splinterproof

One albumen print entitled, "No. 32 - Splinterproof." Image is of a shelter built with wood boards covered by branches and grass. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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Bombproof

One albumen print entitled, "No. 33 - Bombproof." Depicts soldiers around a fort entrance at Fort Wagner.

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30-pounder Battery in Fort Putnam

One albumen print entitled, "30-Pounder Battery in Fort Putnam." Depicts Union soldiers preparing to fire cannons in a trench.

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Swamp Angel, after bursting

One albumen print entitled, "No. 35 - Swamp Angel, after bursting." Image is a fort enforced by sandbags in a grassy field. Soldiers are seen around the area.

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Fort Putnam, formerly Rebel Battery Gregg

One albumen print entitled, "No. 36 - Fort Putnam, formerly Rebel Battery Gregg." Pictured from a distance is the fort on a sand landscape surrounded by wooden fences. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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Battery Hays, seven 30-pounder Parrot Rifles, against Wagner

One albumen print entitled, "No. 37 - Battery Hays, seven 30-pounder Parrot Rifles, against Wagner." Image is of a line of soldiers in a trench with two cannons.

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300-pounder Parrot Rifle

One albumen print entitled, "No. 38 - 300-pounder Parrot Rifle." Depicts a large cannon in a trench resting on a metal base with wheels.

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Bursted gun

One albumen print entitled, "No. 39 - Bursted gun." Image is of a cannon that has been tipped onto the other side of the trench at Battery Brown. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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Henry's Battery

One albumen print entitled, "No. 40 - Henry's Battery." Image is of a cavalry of soldiers on horseback from a distance. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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One piece, Henry's Battery

One albumen print entitled, "No. 41 - One piece, Henry's Battery." Image is of Union soldiers preparing a cannon. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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Fort Sumter, August 13, 1863 - trial shots

One albumen print entitled, "No. 42 - Fort Sumter, August 13, 1863 - trial shots." Image is of Fort Sumter across the water. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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Fort Sumter, November 10, 1863

One albumen print entitled, "Fort Sumter, November 10th, 1863." Image is of Fort Sumter across the water. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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Fort Sumter

One albumen print entitled, "No. 44 - Fort Sumter, November 10, 1863." Image is of Fort Sumter from across the water. Printed by Haas & Peale.

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to Matthew

One letter addressed to Matthew from John G. Scurry dated Near Goldsboro, N.C., February 13, 1864.

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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Near Goldsboro, N.C., February 24, 1864. Mentions conscription and his father being over the age limit.

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to Father

One letter from John G. Scurry addressed to his father dated Near Smithville, N.C., March 24, 1864. Mentions high food prices.

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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Near Chester, September 4, 1864. Mentions politics from the North.

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to Father

One letter from John G. Scurry addressed to his father dated Chester, September 7, 1864.

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to Sarah

One letter addressed to Sarah from John G. Scurry dated Near Chester, October 23, 1864.

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from John G. Scurry

One unaddressed letter from John G. Scurry dated Chester, October 27, 1864.

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