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6 March 1885
Gibbon, John (1827-1896)
to Henry Jackson Hunt
Refers to military decisions providing post-war funds to soldiers. Comments on Democrat leadership. Invites Hunt to Chicago to see the Gettysburg painting.
GLC02382.055
29 July 1878
Beale, James (fl. 1878)
to Maj. Geo. Hooker
read an article in which an ex-Confederate claimed a certain battle never happen. all these indiscrepancies will give rise to the claim that the war never happened.
GLC09171.9
circa 1880-1890
Volck, Adalbert John (1828-1912)
Offering of bells to be cast into cannon
Depicts a pastor and members of his congregation presenting church bells to be used to create weapons of war. The officer who accepts the bells removes his hat in recognition of the reverence of the occasion. Slaves perform the work of lifting the...
GLC00493.19
1897
Porter, Horace (1837-1921)
Campaigning with Grant
Published by The Century Co. in New York and printed by The DeVinne Press. The two volumes contain 32 chapters, which cover the period from Grant's move to the eastern theatre in 1864 until Lee's surrender in 1865. Contains tipped-in autographs...
GLC04203
4 June 1897
Atkinson, Edward (1827-1905)
to the committee on the Shaw monument
Atkinson, treasurer of the Robert Gould Shaw monument committee, informs other members of the committee that he intends to depart for London, England, and St. Petersburg, Russia. States that he hopes to finish matters concerning the monument before...
GLC02928.04
26 November 1898
Harper & Brothers (1833-1962)
Harper's weekly: a journal of civilization. [Vol. 42, no. 2188 (November 26, 1898)]
Discusses an opinion printed in a British paper that the United States should "take the Philippines, and all the other Spanish territory of which we can lay our hands." Advocates recruitment of "dark men- negroes, half-castes, Tagals, and...
GLC08725.13
1886
Long, A. L. (Armistead Lindsay) (1827-1891)
Memoirs of Robert E. Lee
Title continues "His Military and Personal History embracing a large amount of information heretofore unpublished...together with incidents relating to his private life subsequent to the war." Published by J. M. Stoddart & Company, New York and B.F...
GLC00267.272
1889/10/05
Johnston, Joseph Eggleston (1807-1891)
to John C. Ropes re: declining to speak in Boston
"Fair minded men on the opposite sides in War, are impressed so differently by the same events that I could not hope your society would accept my statements of occurrences...". Includes collateral note dated 3/11/n.y., manuscript on Johnston's...
GLC07403
25 September 1883
Discusses Hunt's retirement. Expresses hope that Logan (possibly Senator John Logan, chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs) presses the 62 year bill during the upcoming winter. Writes "I shall not mourne when my time comes, tho' I do not...
GLC02382.048
1881 May 13
Black, J.W.
[Isaac Fitzgerald Shepard]
Carte de visite of the organizer of 1st U.S. Colored Infantry, vignette bust. Shepard later served as U.S. Counsel at Hankow, China.
GLC05918.03
1889
Kurz & Allison
Battle of Pea Ridge, Ark.
Published by Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers at 76 and 78 Wabash Avenue in Chicago. Depicts a charging column of mixed Confederate calvary and infantry on the right side of the image. Most of the Confederate calvary are American Indians dressed in...
GLC00317.01
6 October 1897
McLean, Nathaniel Collins (1815-1905)
[To historian John C. Ropes on the topic of the Battle of Second Manassas]
GLC01740.05.01 and .02 were originally bound together. Accompanied by a docketed wrapper. In a letter from 6 October, McLean, who was a Union General during the Civil War, responds to a letter from Ropes requesting reminisces of the August 1862...
GLC01740.05.01
1879/02/13
Brown, Sevellon A. (fl. 1879)
to William J. Warren re: response to a research inquiry about William Thompson
Sevellon A. Brown of the State Department in Washington wrote to respond to Warren's inquiry about William Thompson, who served in the American Revolution. Brown gives information of what brigade he was in, and other details of his term of service....
GLC03107.04820
08 July 1884
Arthur, Chester A. (1829-1886)
[Appointment of Thomas Ward, Assistant Adj. General with rank of Major]
Appointment of Thomas War as Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Major, beginning on June 28, 1884. Signed by Chester A. Arthur as President, countersigned by Robert T. Lincoln as Secretary of War. No reason given for promotion. Docketed at...
GLC00778.09
1892-1897
Items related to the creation of the Robert Gould Shaw Monument by Augustus Saint-Gaudens [Decimalized .01-.06]
GLC02928
15 July 1892
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus (1848-1907)
to Mr. Kennard
Saint-Gaudens, a noted Gilded Age sculptor, discusses an inscription with Kennard (possibly Martin P. Kennard, a Boston abolitionist and political reformer). States that the inscription, designated for a Boston monument honoring Robert Gould Shaw...
GLC02928.01
July 1892
Saint-Gaudens discusses his upcoming visit to Boston, Massachusetts with Kennard (possibly Martin P. Kennard, a Boston abolitionist and political reformer). States that any message Kennard leaves for him at the office of McKim, Mead, and White will...
GLC02928.02
Saint-Gaudens discusses the inscription on a monument honoring Robert Gould Shaw with Kennard (possibly Martin P. Kennard, a Boston abolitionist and political reformer). Encloses a letter (not included) from Edward Atkinson, treasurer of the Shaw...
GLC02928.03
20 September 1892
Keystone Publishing Company (fl. 1892)
Parade of the Grand Army of the Republic
Color drawing of a parade along the national mall in Washington, D.C., with the capitol building visible in the distance. "Sparks from the Camp Fire" is written at the bottom right. The date is that of the parade.
GLC08442.09
12 July 1885
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885)
to John Eaton
General Grant states "I should have liked to have seen you ... about ... utilizing the negroes down about Grand Junction, Tenn. In writing on that subject for my book I had to rely on memory." States that the first volume of his personal memoirs is...
GLC05485.02.01
[1880]
Garfield, James A. (James Abram) (1831-1881)
De Golyer and Credit Mobilier [defending Garfield against corruption charges]
Campaign leaflet relating to the election of 1880, subtitled "Extract from General Beatty's Speech before the Eigth War Republican's Club." As one might expect, he waves the 'bloody flag' in his peroration: "They may fail to see the Confederate army...
GLC04745.02
1878
Newell, J. Perry (fl. 1858-1866)
The Battle of Lake Erie, Commodore O.H. Perry's Victory.
Printed by J.H. Bufford's Sons in Boston, Massachusetts. Lithograph depicting the 10 September 1813 Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. The names of the ships depicted appear along the bottom.
GLC07728
20 October 1899
Galt, Francis L. (1831-1915)
to John McIntosh Kell
Writes to congratulate Kell on his daughter's marriage and to request help in finding his own son a job in business. Mentions "the Charleston Reunion last spring" and a circular he has received from one of the men who attended, who intends to...
GLC00684.20
circa 12 July 1885
Eaton, John (1829-1906)
[Description of a note from General Ulysses S. Grant]
General Eaton describes a note given to him by General Ulysses S. Grant (see GLC05485.02.01). States that Grant's note was written at Mt. McGregor, Wilton, New York. Asserts that General Grant handed him the note after they witnessed a sermon by D...
GLC05485.02.02
1890/02/21
Saint Gaudens, Augustus
to Wm. R. Ware? re: illustrated letter on placement of Shaw 54th Mass. memorial
Letter concerning the placement of the Shaw Memorial for 54th (colored) Massachusetts Regiment near the Boston State House.
GLC07262
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