Photograph of Atlanta and environs during occupation by Federal Troops, ca. 1864. (GLC 4610) Photograph of 7th N.Y. State Militia, ca. 1861-1865. (GLC 5137.222) his searchable database of rare and important American historical documents contains nearly 400 annotated transcripts from the Gilder Lehrman Collection. Authors include George Washington, John Quincy Adams, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass, and Abraham Lincoln, among other notable Americans. The documents span the years from Columbus's arrival to the end of the Civil War and represent topics as varied as colonial frontier life, the Boston Massacre, the "Amistad" affair, and the role of African American troops in the Civil War. This database represents only a sampling from the holdings of the Gilder Lehrman Collection. If you do not find what you are looking for here, please contact the curatorial staff to inquire about other materials. Keyword: Author: Year: Display all documents ordered by era. Photograph of young Union solder, ca. 1861-62. (GLC 5131.05)