[Group of 21 Civil War letters, documents, and envelopes] [Decimalized]

[Bill of sale for seventeen bales of cotton]

Partially printed bill for cotton sold to Taber & Kimball for the account of Major John H. Bills. Bills was a founder of Bolivar, Tennessee. Taber & Kimball, a cotton brokerage in Memphis, was owned by northerners.

GLC03619.02.01

[Message from Confederate President Jefferson Davis]

Asks the Confederate Congress for an appropriation of one million dollars, "to be expended for floating defence on the Western Rivers" and the authority to appoint steamboat men for the necessary service.

GLC03619.02.02

[Print of Major General Henry W. Halleck]

Engraving of Halleck standing in uniform. Done by J. Magee, 3126 Chesnut St, Philadelphia, 1861. Same image as GLC03619.02.04.

GLC03619.02.03

[Print of Major General Henry W. Halleck]

Engraving of Halleck standing in uniform. Done by J. Magee, 3126 Chesnut St, Philadelphia, 1861. Same image as GLC03619.02.03.

GLC03619.02.04

[United States Army Volunteer enlistment form]

Blank enlistment form

GLC03619.02.05

[United States Army Volunteer enlistment form]

Blank enlistment form

GLC03619.02.06

[United States surgeon's affidavit]

Blank Civil War affidavit used to certify injuries sustained by incapacitated U.S. soldiers.

GLC03619.02.07

[Receipt of horse]

Indicates he received "One brown mare branded U.S. saddle & bridle" from Major John H. Bills on 24 December 1862. Stephani signs as "Provost Marshal." Docketed twice. Bills was a founder of Bolivar, Tennessee.

GLC03619.02.08

to Lawrence Dooly

Sends $71.34 (not included) and Dooly's military discharge to him in Athens, Ohio. Sent on stationery of the "General Military Collecting Agency." Dooly was a sergeant in the 63rd Ohio Infantry.

GLC03619.02.09

[Receipt of ordnance stores]

Partially printed receipt for ordnance issued to Lieutenant Adolphus B. Frame from Captain Alex Cochran of the 116th Ohio Infantry Regiment. Among the items listed are 46 Springfield rifle muskets. Received at Sleepy Creek, West Virginia. Envelope...

GLC03619.02.10

[Army of the Potomac military pass]

Partially printed pass of the Provost Marshal General's Office that gives C.C. Bray, citizen clerk, permission to pass from "Headquarters to within the lines" for the Quarter Masters Department. Expires at the end of the month. Issued by command of...

GLC03619.02.11

List of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage, transferred

Partially printed document listing items transferred by "Lieut. E.L. Walker Regt Quartermaster United States Army to, Lieut AB Frame," both of the 186th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

GLC03619.02.12

Quarterly Return of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage received and issued at Cleveland Town

Account for the month of April for items received and issued by Adjutant Frame of the 186th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment.

GLC03619.02.13

Great Sale of Government Clothing

Advertises a public auction of army-issue clothing on 3 September 1867 by order of Quartermaster General Rogers. With some calculations on the verso.

GLC03619.02.14

to Ambrose Thompson

Admiral Porter sends Thompson some letters (introductions) and indicates he will send fifty more the next day. Written on Navy Department stationery. Thompson, a wealthy shipping magnate, was noted for his Civil War backing of a plan to colonize...

GLC03619.02.15

to Ambrose Thompson

Admiral Porter indicates that he has written to B.S. Oslon, the editor of the "Nautical Gazette," to introduce Thompson in hopes that Thompson's articles, which should be of interest to "members of Congress," will be published there. Year is...

GLC03619.02.16

[Card depicting the 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment's bald eagle, "Old Abe"]

With the story of "Old Abe" on the verso. The live eagle reportedly was brought on all the regiment's marches during its first three years. Gibson gives the "true history": Abe was captured by an Indian in 1861 and presented to an officer. In 1864...

GLC03619.02.17

[Card of E.C. Cook]

Identifies Cook as Commander of the Phil Sheridan Post in Oak Park Illinois, which existed from 1887-1898. The card has a color medal insignia, with a flag and eagle.

GLC03619.02.18

Quarterly Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores Received, Issued, and Remaining on Hand

Partially printed return for Company I, 116th Infantry Regiment of Ohio for the first quarter of 1864. Among the items listed are 46 Springfield rifle muskets. Frame was then a 1st Lieutenant in the regiment. Tri-folded.

GLC03619.02.19

[Civil War Patriotic Postal Cover]

Depicts a woman sitting by the shore beside a shield with the American flag, a bushel of wheat, a sack of coins and a quiver with an ax in it. There is a ship visible in the ocean. In color. Envelope is not used.

GLC03619.02.20