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1861-1865 ca.
Caskie family (fl. 1861-1865)
Collection of Civil War carte de visite photographs [decimalized]
Mostly post-war reprints and imprints. Various sizes. From the Caskie Family.
GLC01442
circa 1861-1865
Stemple, David, Jr.
Lydia A. Bishoff collection of Civil War correspondence [decimalized]
The collection consists of letters written to Lydia Bishoff by various friends and relatives from District four, Preston County, West Virginia. The four primary authors of the collection are John C. Fogelsong, David H. Shafer, Daniel Swisher, and...
GLC03523.40
June 1862
Stone & Huse
Grand Historic Mirror of the American War
Civil War broadside advertising a three day exhibition (June 26-28, 1862) in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, of Robert Pearson's artistic rendition of the "Progress of the War illustrated with startling dioramic accompaniments!" Also, to be accompanied...
GLC08442.01
1845-1892
Civil war broadsides, posters and prints [Decimalized .01-.12]
GLC08442
1834 - 1881
Civil War - Union Generals, foreign-born collection [Decimalized .01-.07]
7 documents from Union Civil War General born outside the United States.
GLC03477
1863-1864
Herring, C. M. (fl. 1863-1864)
[Civil War diary of United States Christian Commission minister]
Contains ten printed pages outlining duties of Christian Commission delegates, listing local Commission agencies, and listing members and executive committee members of the Commission. Includes 70 handwritten pages of Herring's journal. Pages 71...
GLC06210
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
12 February 1959
Brown, Kingsley (fl. 1959-)
A Canadian Visits Civil War Shrines and Lincoln and Lancashire
GLC08880.063
1912
Tyler, Mason W. (1884-1923)
Recollections of the Civil War [Mass. 37th regiment]
I Nevins 171, Coulter 456, Dornbusch (Mass.) 330, Union Bookshelf 241
GLC00267.342
[1904?]
Record. Twenty-second Michigan infantry, Civil War 1861-1865
Volume 22 of the Michigan Adjutant General Reports. Illustrated.
GLC00267.287
1859 - 1886
Civil War - Union Generals, Eastern Theater [Decimalized .01-.16]
Sixteen documents from Union Generals who served in the Eastern Theater.
GLC03476
1949
Williams, Kenneth P. (1887-1958)
Lincoln finds a general: A Military Study of the Civil War
GLC00267.347
1862-1879
Civil War Union Generals, artillery collection [Decimalized .01-.08]
Eight documents signed by Union Artillery Generals.
GLC03474
1862-1865
Civil War - Union Generals, Cavalry collection [Decimalized .01-.04]
Four documents from Union Generals who served in the Cavalry.
GLC03475
circa 1863-1865
Calkins, Oscar, fl. 1864-1888;
[Two Civil War-era pins belonging to Oscar Calkins]
Two steel pins belonging to Oscar Calkins. One pin is a Masonic badge attached to a note. Note states that the pin was taken from a soldier once they were taken to Libby Prison. The second is a corps badge with Oscar Calkins's name.
GLC03766.46
circa 1880 - 1889
Sherman, 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
no date
Unknown
[Wood engraving of Civil War battle in arch form]
signed "T.W." in left margin. Possibly a printer's proof
GLC02673.34
1861 ca.
Three Civil War patriotic covers: Lincoln & cabinet, Scott & McClellan
GLC08484
12 May 1865
Ford, John S. (1815-1897)
[Last Confederate printing of the Civil War in Texas]
Printed general orders stating that every officer and soldier must be ready to meet the enemy at a moment's notice. States that the Brigadier General Commanding is determined to fight and if possible, ". . .drive back the insolent foe who advances...
GLC05987.07
1861/01/13
Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889)
to Francis W. Pickens re: prophesy of a Civil War; secession
Prophesizes that the South is "probably soon to be involved in that fiercest of human strifes, a Civil War," and discusses secession and withdrawal of southerners from the U.S. Congress.
GLC04624
circa May 1863
Baum, A. Clark (b. 1832)
[Manuscript Civil War map of the Battle of Chancellorsville]
Shows the U.S. Mine Ford. Also shows three pontoon bridges over the Rappahannock River, various Confederate batteries and rifle pits, hospital locations, and the location of Fitzhugh House. References to a skirmish on a Sunday night and a shelling...
GLC06013.01
circa December 1862
[Manuscript Civil War map of the Battle of Fredericksburg]
Shows bridges, batteries, hospitals, positions of Confederate sharpshooters, the railroad and Falmouth Station, and various buildings, including Lacy House. Also shows the movement across a bridge of Captain Wesley Brainerd. There are photographs...
GLC06013.02
circa 7 December 1862
Brooks, Alfred F. (fl. 1862-1863)
[Manuscript Civil War map of the Battle of Murfreesboro]
Hand-colored map depicting Confederate and Union troop and artillery positions, and the location of a hospital. Brooks was the Acting Topographical Engineer, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, 14 Army Corps.
GLC06162
circa 5 May 1862
Smith, Henry W. (1836-1869)
[Manuscript Civil War map of the Battle of Williamsburg]
Shows the troop positions of forces under Union generals Philip Kearney and Joseph Hooker, as well as the Confederate line. Also shows the open field where the combatants met, Fort Magruder, and other structures. Smith is identified on the docket...
GLC06161
circa 1864
Stephens, Asbury L. (b. 1843)
[Manuscript Civil War map of General Sherman's Atlanta campaign]
Shows the route of Sherman's march from Chattanooga, Tennessee starting on 4 May 1864 and culminating with the siege of Atlanta on 8 September 1864. Drawn in black, red, yellow, and green ink on linen.
GLC04498.01
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