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22 June 1911
Lanier, Robert (fl. 1911-)
to Horatio L. Wait
A publisher thanks him for his contributions to war history and is sending him a contributor's copy of the Photographic History of the Civil War.
GLC08284.049
05 November 1863
Hutson, Sarah McLeod (fl. 1863)
to Charles J. Hutson (missing pages)
Discusses health, weather, and family news. A note on the letter's envelope identifies the author, who was a refugee during the Civil War. She was the wife of Richard Woodward Hutson and mother of her correspondent, who was a Corporal, 1st South...
GLC08165.12
31 June 1900
Hopkins, William Palmer
to Ethan A. Jenks
Hopkins, who previously served in the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers, transmits blank paper and stamps to Jenks, requesting Jenks to record the details of his service during the Civil War. Based upon his research, Hopkins wrote The...
GLC02750.043
circa 14 October 1885-1886
Mosby, John S. (1833-1916)
to Marcus Joseph Wright
Mosby, who led partisan ranger bands during the Civil War, writes to Wright, a Civil War General and author/biographer. Mentions that while reading Hall's International Law, he found a reference to "Instructions issued during the war to the Army in...
GLC02461.22
25 January 1870
Worth, Margaret (b. 1828)
to Henry Jackson Hunt
By the daughter of General William Jenkins Worth. Had previously collected information regarding her father's military service, especially pertaining to the Mexican American War. Notes that she received a statement from Joseph E. Johnston....
GLC02382.101
May 1836
American Anti-Slavery Society
The Anti-Slavery Record. Vol 2, no. 17.
Includes an article on Phillis Wheatley.
GLC09084
1918
Renesch, E. G. (fl. 1917-1918)
Colored man is no slacker
Depicts an African American World War I infantryman parting with a woman in a blue dress. In the background, African American soldiers march; one soldier carries a United States flag. The couple stands on a walkway surrounded by flowers.
GLC06134
8 June 1898
Bickerdyke, Mary Ann (fl. 1898)
to E. F. Strickland
American Civil War nurse Bickerdyke responds to a request for a quotation from "Dr. E. F. Strickland" in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Encloses a quotation (not included) with the comment: "let the ladies of your church be ever loyal and true to the...
GLC04729
30 November 1863
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885)
to J. J. Speed
General Grant praises Speed, President of a Louisville, Kentucky Fair organized to benefit widows and orphans of deceased Civil War soldiers. Expresses gratitude, through Speed, to the ladies of Louisville for "the patriotic steps taken by them to...
GLC00639.08
1880 ca.
Bell, C. M. (Charles Milton), (c. 1849-1893)
[Mary E. Walker, M.D.]
Photograph of the Civil War surgeon Mary Walker wearing her army Medal of Honor. Walker's medal was revoked in 1917 when conditions for the medal were changed to warrant only battle conditions. Her Medal of Honor was reinstated in 1977. An...
GLC05152
no date
Unknown
[Extract of a letter]
Undated, unsigned letter with a later note in pencil at top declaring, "Extract from Rodman's letter to Nancy Maxwell-." The writer gives her memory of a Friends Meeting where Rachel Howland rose and asked the congregation to pray for those in...
GLC03228.12
13 April 1861
Raymond, Henry Jarvis (1820-1869)
New York times. [Vol. X, no. 2983 (April 13, 1861)]
The front page of this issue is a drawing of the commanding officers at Fort Sumter, less than a month before an attack on the fort would begin the hostilities of the Civil War. The news focuses on the Union forts that have already been turned over...
GLC08429.22
1865-1890 ca.
[Photograph of Etta Sarsons]
Oval portrait of the wife of Eleazer L. Sarsons, Etta (as reported by the Civil War pensions index).
GLC03953.24
November 30, 1888
Schley, Winfield S.
to Mrs. Hausch [?] re: answering a letter
Written on Navy Department stationery. [Civil War generals from border states] One bust engraving of Schley incldued as collateral.
GLC02456.25
22 June 1863
Everett, Edward (1794-1865)
to Lady Belper of Derby, England
Thanks her for "sending me your likeness" and remembers a visit from twenty years ago fondly. Discusses his son, who went abroad for four years, and his happiness that he has returned. Closes his letter with a long comment on the Civil War: "The...
GLC00463
1862/08
Pywell, William R.
Marshall house, King and Pitt Streets, Alexandria, Virginia. August 1862.
Negative by William R. Pywell, positive by Alexander Gardner. Notice the ghosted image of a woman looking in the window of the dry goods store and the woman entering the store. Gardner's "Photo. Sketchbook of the Civil War," plate "No. 1"....
GLC05111.01.0281
23 March 1861
Harper, Fletcher (1806-1877)
Harper's weekly. [Vol. 5 no. 221 (March 23, 1851)]
GLC04661.05
6 September 1861
Hutson, Charles J. (1842-1902)
to William F. Colcock
Telegraph asking about the health of his fiancee Emmeline Colcock, who was William F. Colcock's daughter. She died of typhoid fever two days later. Hutson was a Corporal in the 1st South Carolina Infantry during the Civil War.
GLC08165.76
8 September 1865
Colcock, William F. (1804-1889)
to Charles J. C. Hutson
Telegraph stating that his daughter, Emmeline Colcock died today. See GLC 8165.77-.81. Emmeline and Hutson were engaged. She died of typhoid fever. Hutson was a Corporal in the 1st South Carolina Infantry during the Civil War.
GLC08165.78
9 December 1862
Lumsden, F. A. & Kendall, G. W.
Daily picayune. [Vol. 26, no. 272 (December 9, 1862)]
Articles about the Confederate Blockade Runner, Appointment of James Seddon as Secretary of War, Message of President Lincoln Concerning the Acts of General Butler at New Orleans, Fitting Out the Alabama in England. Speculation around foreign...
GLC05959.16.02
27 December 1869
Bride, D. W. (b. 1800)
to David Strother
Details the life of John Brown. Describes his interactions with Brown as a business partner, their conversations about slavery, and actions of Brown's that he did not witness but only read about. Says Brown discussed his plan for Harper's Ferry...
GLC00496.113
February 26, 1865
Dow, Neal (1804-1897)
to C. C. Leigh
Writes to Leigh in New York: "It occurs to me, that occasionally there may be colored servant girls- refugees- to be obtained, and that through the National Society, you may have something to do with finding places for them. I should like a good...
GLC05029
1892/04/25
Gibbes, William H. (fl. 1892)
to Isaac N. Roland re: an article on Fort Sumter, no bloodshed there, perception
Written on stationery of W. H. Gibbs, Jr. & Company. Gibbes writes about Fort Sumter, how the first battle of the Civil War saw no bloodshed and mentions the fear common among Charleston women and children "that all the 'mans' would be killed."
GLC04461.04
09 September 1861
Hutson, Hettie E. (b. 1833)
to Charles J. Hutson
A letter of condolence upon the death of Emmeline Colcock, Charles' fiance, with religious overtones throughout. Mentions Emmeline's siblings visiting from Grahamville, South Carolina. Hopes their is no sickness in Charles' camp and that the war...
GLC08165.37
7 September 1861
Telegraph stating that his daughter, Emmeline Colcock, is critically ill. See GLC 8165.77-.81. Emmeline and Hutson were engaged. She died of typhoid fever the next day. Hutson was a Corporal in the 1st South Carolina Infantry during the Civil War.
GLC08165.77
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