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1875
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Memoranda During the War [presentation copy to J.Q.A. Ward]
Inscribed on a printed "Remembrance Copy" notice. To Ward from "his friend the Author."
GLC03737
1864
National Union Free Convention
President Lincoln and General Grant on Peace and War.
Promotes the Union cause. Reprints an interview with Lincoln titled Mr. Lincoln's view of Democratic strategy, and a letter of General Grant dated 16 August 1864 to E.B. Washburne. Grant's letter informs that the Confederacy is very weak and losing...
GLC05556
1836/11/20
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Copy of Santa Anna's release as prisoner of war
Granting Santa Anna safe passage to Washington D.C.
GLC06284.01
27 July 1864
Snell, J.P., fl. 1864
[Manuscript Civil War map of the Battle of Atlanta]
Presented by Snell to Asbury Stephens, "one of the participants this 23d. day of Sept. 1864, at Eastpoint, Ga." Shows where the 2nd Brigade crossed the railroad, moved into battle, position at the works, and its efforts to repulse the Confederates...
GLC04498.03
Promotes the Union cause. Reprints an interview with Lincoln titled "Mr. Lincoln's view of Democratic strategy," and a letter of General Grant dated 16 August 1864 to E.B. Washburne. Grant's letter informs that the Confederacy is very weak and...
GLC00702
1936-1949
Umbach, Florence, 1926-2004
Soldiers' letters from World War II [Decimalized .001-.072]
A collection of letters primarily between sisters Florence Umbach and Catherine Umbach Griffin. There are also letter sent to either sister form other authors. This collection also includes sixteen empty envelopes that do not seem connected to either...
GLC09952
1864-1899
Two letters relating to Civil War promotions [Decimalized .01-.02]
A Civil War letter regarding promotions for officers, and a later letter which makes reference to the first.
GLC02462.09
1812/06/11
At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants [War of 1812 broadside]
Discusses the alarming state of public affairs & measures necessary, including resolutions against the War with Britain.
GLC02880
National Union Executive Committee
How the war commenced, and how near it is ended.
Campaign broadside that includes a map showing the expansion of Union military control in the South. Includes paragraphs headed "Who commenced the War?" and "Have we made any Progress in Crushing the Rebellion?" The text underneath the map attacks...
GLC06100
circa 1880 - 1889
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
[Fragment of speech on the Civil War and its aftermath]
Fragment of a speech at a Civil War commemorative event, probably given in the 1880s with pages numbered 2-10, and 12-13. Sherman discusses the Civil War, national debt, race relations, and General Ulysses S. Grant. "Some of the Witnesses of a...
GLC03546
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