Various documents signed by Civil War Generals who played a role at Gettysburg [Decimalized .01-.08]

Collection Summary

Collection of eight documents, each related to Union or Confederate Generals that played a role at the battle of Gettysburg.

Collection Details

GLC#: GLC03469
Type: Header Record
Date: 1858 - 1886
Title: Various documents signed by Civil War Generals who played a role at Gettysburg [Decimalized .01-.08]
Place Written: Various Places
Pagination: 8 items

Time Period

Primary time period: National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860

Sub-Era: Age of Jackson

Subjects

Battle of Gettysburg

Confederate General or Leader

Union General

Civil War

Military History

Showing 8 of 8 records

Collection Item

Autograph letter signed

to James G. Wilson

18 September 1867

Butterfield, Daniel, 1831-1901

Thanks Wilson for an invitation, and hopes to attend, if his health permits him. Mounted on paper 25.5 x 16.5 cm.

GLC03469.01

Collection Item

Autograph letter signed

to James B. Swain

January 24, 1868

Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914

Approves of the idea to "establish a campaign paper in the city of New York." Written on State of Maine Executive Department Stationary.

GLC03469.02

Collection Item

Autograph letter signed

to Marcus J. Wright

5 April 1886

Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904

Thanks Wright for sending him certain statistics, and sends him a copy of one of his speeches.

GLC03469.03

Collection Item

Autograph letter signed

to Campbell D. Emory

11 August 1867

Humphreys, Andrew Atkinson, 1810-1883

States that he visited Emory's house, but Emory was not there. Recipient inferred, based on letter being addressed to "Campbell." Emory was a Union Lieutenant Colonel who served alongside Humphrey's on General Meade's staff, and lived in Washington...

GLC03469.04

Collection Item

Autograph endorsement signed

[Recommendation for the muster of Lieutenant Carl Ludwig Berlin]

2 November 1863

Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

Two of Hunt's autograph endorsements are found on verso of a letter written 2 November by Joseph M. Kennedy, a commissary of musters. Kennedy informs Lieutenant Berlin (possibly Carl Ludwig Berlin) that he cannot be mustered as second lieutenant in...

GLC03469.05

Collection Item

Autograph endorsement signed

[Endorsements of Hofmann, Doubleday, and Reynolds]

8 October 1862

Doubleday, Abner, 1819-1893

Leaf with autograph endorsements signed by Abner Doubleday, John W. Hofmann and John F. Reynolds. Mounted on paper 31 x 20 cm.

GLC03469.06

Collection Item

Autograph letter signed

to Jacob E. Newman

23 November 1858