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5 August 1879
Dewey, Squire P., fl. 1859-1879
to Norman R. Dewey
He mentions that their father may have been wounded during the war. He wants details however. In what capacity did he serve and under whose command.
GLC02161.166
21 February 1900
Woodard, Jack, fl. 1938
to Guy Fenton
He has mixed feelings about his job and feels it is impossible to make a service institution based on seniority. War cannot be defined by standard answers.
GLC02766.031
1843/02/27
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
to James W. Breedlove
"....I think St. Anna has too much wisdom not to treat these men as prisoners of war, as any other course would arouse the whole civilised world against such barbarity...."
GLC06789.09
20 July 1804
Meigs, Return J., 1782-1851
to James Winchester
Will forward militia claims that Winchester sends him to the Accountant of the War Department. Thank Winchester for "preventing the contemplated aggression on the Indian lands by the people you mention
GLC06997.010
1834
[Advertisement for A Narrative of the Captivity & Providential Escape of Mrs. Jane Lewis]
Illustrated publication advertisement for a recently published book about Lewis experience as a captive of Chief Black Hawk during the Black Hawk War. Published in the aftermath of the war after Black Hawk was taken as a captive on a tour for the...
GLC07390
17 August 1862
Hanleiter & Adair (publishers), fl. 1861-1865
Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 156 (August 17, 1862)]
Prints various articles regarding events in the war, including "The Battle at Southwest Mountain", "The Battle of Tazewell E.T.", "Is McClellan Evacuating?", "The Killing of General McCook, and "Battle at Cedar Creek". Also prints Chapter 4 of "A...
GLC05959.09.063
13 February 1864
Magnolia weekly. [Vol. 2, no. 20 (February 13, 1864)]
Battle Report by General Robert E. Lee, Linocln's Draft Call for Half a Million Men, The Conduct of Southern People During the War.
GLC05959.61.06
1943-1946
United States. Army Air Forces
[U.S. Army Air Force Cadet Advanced Training Patch]
A military patch from the Army Air Forces in World War II. It signifies that the person with the badge is an U.S. Army Air Force Cadet in Advanced Training.
GLC09620.406.01
GLC09620.406.02
22 December 1863
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
To: Gideon Welles
Directing the temporary suppression of information about a nephew of William Seward, who was involved with the blockade running trade during the Civil War. With FF.
GLC08070
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