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1890
Unknown
[Eleazer L. Sarsons]
Post Civil War era photograph of Sarsons standing in a hat and Civil War uniform. He is clearly much older than in the Civil War tintypes of him (see GLC03953.18-.20).
GLC03953.21
1888
Wilson, Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas) (1836-1891)
The black phalanx; a history of the negro soldiers of the United States in the wars of 1775-1812, 1861-1865.
Published by the American Publishing Company. States that Wilson, an African American, served in the 2nd Regiment, Louisiana Native Guard Volunteers, and in the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteers. Includes text and illustrations related to the...
GLC06192
8 December 1879
Richards, W. V. (fl. 1879-1880)
[General orders no. 29 announcing the death of First Lieutenant Fredrik Rosencrantz]
Praises Rosencrantz, who served as an aide-de-camp to one of the commanders of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. Notes that Rosencrantz's brevets obtained during the Civil War were not confirmed by Senate due to an act of Congress....
GLC02382.216
5 December 1881
Sheridan, Philip Henry (1831-1888)
to Colonel Hild
Sheridan sends Colonel Hild the sword he wore in every battle he fought in during the Civil War.
GLC03664.02
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
1898/06/02
McKinley, William (1843-1901)
to Elihu Root re: giving a son's body and arms to his father
Written as President to Root as Secretary of War. The bearer, Nicholas Fish, had lost his son in the Spanish-American War.
GLC02793.052
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
21 October 1865 - 11 July 1910
Noyes, William Wallace (1846-1910)
[Series of documents regarding the genealogy of William Wallace Noyes]
Various documents regarding the Civil War Service, pension, marriages, and death of William Wallace Noyes. All are photocopies of the original documents.
GLC02150.41
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
21 June 1898
Lewis, Calvin (fl. 1865-1898)
To George Tillotson
Lists the items Tillotson will need if their unit is called up for service in the Spanish American War. Calvin Lewis was Captain of the 114th New York National Guard.
GLC04558.188
19 October 1883
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885)
to Chester A. Arthur
Printed copy of Grant's letter of introduction for Thomas A. McParlin sent to President Arthur. Commends McParlin's service in the Civil War. McParlin quoted this letter in full in GLC02649.37, in a request to Arthur for the return of the original.
GLC02649.38
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
circa 1897
[Draft of inscription intended for the Robert Gould Shaw monument]
Includes hand written corrections by an unknown writer. Honors Robert Gould Shaw, who commanded the famous 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry during the Civil War. Features excerpts from a speech delivered by Massachusetts Governor John Albion...
GLC02928.06
1890 ca.
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919)
[Stereoviews of Roosevelt as President and Rough Rider] [Decimalized]
Includes images of Roosevelt giving speeches, campaigning, the Rough Riders, the Spanish American war. Some images are captioned with portions of his political speeches. Mostly published by Underwood & Underwood. [decimalized: .01-.55]
GLC06449
1881
Smith, James L., (fl. 1816)
Autobiography of James L. Smith
One book entitled Autobiography of James L. Smith dated 1881. Smith writes about his life being enslaved as well as his escape, service in the Civil War and life after the war. The book is broken into twelve chapters.
GLC09945
8 August 1878
Hood, John Bell (1831-1879)
to dear General
Replies to correspondence from an unknown recipient. Remarks that the delay in his reply is due to serious illness in his family, and a recent yellow fever outbreak (possibly in New Orleans, where Hood lived after the Civil War). Discusses records...
GLC02063.02
1 June 1880
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891)
to Stilson Hutchins
Sherman writes a combative letter to the editor of the Washington Post justifying the service record of his staff officers against the charges in an article by a "City Editor." States, "There is not an officer on my personal staff, who has not...
GLC01087
November 1891
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. (1841-1935)
Speeches By Oliver Wendell Holmes, Junior.
Inscribed to philanthropist Charles Fairchild and signed with initials "O. W. H." With autograph explanatory notes on Civil War persons mentioned in his speeches, including W. Putnam, W.F. Cabot, James Lowell, General Charles Lowell, Paul Revere...
GLC01001
14 May 1888
Stewart, William Morris (1827-1909)
[Claims of the state of Nevada]
Report submitted by William Stewart, Senator from Nevada and a member of the Committee on Military Affairs, to the Senate as a whole. Requests repayment of money spent during the Civil War by the territorial government of Nevada. Says most of the...
GLC00267.242
7 April 1883
Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (1822-1893)
to C. E. Blair
Former President Hayes thanks Professor Blair for sending an article discussing the Civil War battle at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. Corrects misinformation contained within the article, stating "The firing on Sumter in Charleston Harbor began...
GLC00162.04
11 December 1881
to Edgar A. Hamilton
Sherman writes to Reverend Hamilton to eulogize General Hugh Judson Kirkpatrick shortly after his death, praising Kirkpatrick's merits as a soldier and a officer during both peace time and the Civil War. He writes, in part, "I never knew a more...
GLC00223
1880
Brown, William Wells, (1814-1884)
My Southern Home: Or, The South and Its People
One book entitled "My Southern Home: Or, The South and Its People" written by William Wells Brown and published in 1880. Brown is a noted abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian. This book is broken into twenty nine chapters and...
GLC09932
15 April 1893
Leaming, Mack J. (1842-1893)
[Unpublished manuscript relating events of the Battle of Fort Pillow, Tennessee]
Colonel Leaming, former Adjutant of the 13th Tennessee Cavalry, reports the graphic details of the 12 April 1864 Battle of Fort Pillow. Describes Fort Pillow as "the stormy days, when, added to the ordinary intensity of civil strife, the masters for...
GLC05080.01
13 January 1887
Lyman, Theodore (1833-1897)
to Henry Jackson Hunt
Lyman writes, "I have read with interest your three Gettysburg articles. They are in all ways admirable. Especially I thank you for your judicious justification of Gen. Meade." Asks if there is any chance for Hunt's bill, possibly referring to a...
GLC02382.109
18 May 1883
Lee, John F. (1813-1884)
States "I say you are still fit for the tented field; full pay; and to hold your own with any hero or patriot of them all (even with Cullum- I will tell you, someday, why I put him first)." Scolds Hunt for going to Little Rock, Arkansas because...
GLC02382.098
1892
Kurz & Allison
The Fort Pillow Massacre.
Depicts the April 1864 battle at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, in which witnesses reported that Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest violated the conduct of war by killing unarmed and surrendered soldiers. Underneath the print, text indicates that...
GLC07727
circa 1880-1890
Volck, Adalbert John (1828-1912)
Albert S. Johnston crossing the desert to join the Southern army
Depicts Albert Sidney Johnston in the right foreground, dressed in deerskin garb with a Native American guide and a ragtag group of men following behind. Like many other Confederate leaders, Johnston was serving in the United States army when war...
GLC00493.20
11 January 1887
Long, A. L. (Armistead Lindsay) (1827-1891)
Responds to Hunt's Gettysburg article as the "best" he has read and notes he is writing his own account. Long was a veteran artilleryman promoted from military secretary for Lee to the command of the 2nd Corps artillery. Promoted to 2nd Corps guns...
GLC02382.079
2 February 1880
McClellan, George Brinton (1826-1885)
Thanks Hunt for the manuscript of an article he previously enclosed. Praises Hunt's account, and his skill while serving as Chief of Artillery. Says, "When I remember what positions you held under me & what the relative work done was, I am amazed...
GLC02382.067
no date
Wool, John E. (1784-1869)
[Page from autograph book, with autographs of James E. Wool and J. C. Allen]
Page torn from autograph book, with clipped signature of John E. Wool on one side, and clipped signature of J. C. Allen on the other. Both signatures undated, with no basis for dating. J. C. Allen may be James Cameron Allen, a Democratic...
GLC03476.16
6 December 1880
Clarke, William Penn (fl. 1880)
to Mrs. Lebreton Deschapelles
Clarke, an attorney, discusses the case of Mrs. Deschapelles, who claims that her late husband (possibly Emmanuel Lebreton Deschapelles) suffered property damages from federal forces during the Civil War. Informs Deschapelles that if her husband...
GLC02943.03
10 June 1883
to Stanley Matthews
Discusses his retirement from Chief Commander of the Army. Feels blessed that he is 63 years old and still healthy. Reviews his army services mentioning his interest in the trans-continental railroad and his command of the army west of the...
GLC04492.01
21 June 1899
Schurz, Carl (1829-1906)
to Mrs. Wetmore
Schurz notes the "joy" of growth characteristically American, a movement towards socialism and Theodore Roosevelt's belief that the American people will perish in a "slothfull peace."
GLC02871
28 July 1887
Grant, Lewis A. (1828-1918)
to George Norton Galloway
Disputes Captain Galloway's account of Upton's Brigade at "Bloody Angle" at Spotsylvania during the Civil War, which Galloway has published in June in The Century Magazine. Grant thought more should be said about the other brigades involved...
GLC00840
11 April 1878
Relates that he is leaving Washington to travel to St. Louis, Missouri. Notes that Senator Ambrose Burnside (a Civil War General) is doing well but may need looking after. Mentions Representative Walsh (possibly William Walsh, a Representative from...
GLC02382.096
25 May 1885
Gibbon, John (1827-1896)
Informs Hunt that Century Magazine has offered him (Gibbon) $100 to write an article on the surrender of Appomattox. Wonders if Hunt thinks this an adequate price. States that his article will be a selection from his book Personal Recollections of...
GLC02382.058
17 October 1885
McParlin, Thomas A. (1825-1897)
to unknown
McParlin asks that an original letter of introduction written by Ulysses S. Grant and sent to President Chester A. Arthur be returned to him (the original being deposited in White House files). McParlin transcribes in his own hand the text of the...
GLC02649.37
1898 ca.
Image showing the preparation of cannons
Image showing the preparation of cannons. Related to image GLC07002.16. "Spanish War" written on verso.
GLC07002.18
14 January 1884
Hopkins, James Herron (1832-1904)
Hopkins, a Representative from Pennsylvania, informs a recipient "Having full confidence in your statement in reference to the case of Genl. Hunt, I will cheerfully cooperate with Col Bayne in the proposed relief." Possibly refers to Thomas McKee...
GLC02382.123
25 June 1886
[Comment on his decision to publish his memoirs]
Inscription written by Sherman on the title page and an illustrated plate removed from the book "History of Julius Caesar." Explains that though the book was given to him by Ingram McMillan (see GLC00955.01, Sherman is possibly referring to Charles...
GLC00955.03
1882
Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims
Rules of the court of commissioners of Alabama claims
Printed rules established for the court overseeing the "Alabama Claims," as well as the law that created this court. Also includes the treaty with Britain and subsequent arbitration that preceded this court. During the Civil War, British firms...
GLC00267.222
22 November [1880]
Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889)
to Nahum Capen
Written and signed by Varina Davis, for her husband. Discusses the founding and failure of the "first Confederacy" and the "dispersion of His chosen people." Davis argues that if their example had been followed, perhaps there would not have been a...
GLC05508.083
7 April 1899
Davis, George Breckenridge (1847–1914)
to John G. Walker
Written by Lieutenant Colonel Davis as Deputy Judge Advocate General, Recorder to Walker as a retired Rear Admiral. Says the Court of Inquiry that was convened to investigate the beef supplied to the Army during the Spanish-American War wants to...
GLC03804.34
04 January 1891
Brown, John Jr. (1821-1895)
to F.B. Sanborn
W.P. Garrison has defamed Brown family in "The Prelude of Harper's Ferry 11: John Brown, Guerrilla" by contradicting their claims: "Father early cherished a purpose to make war upon slavery by Force and arms...war as understood by us meant war."
GLC08295
Herker, Elias, fl. 1800-1890
Maj. Gen. Wool
One print of John E. Wool dated approximately 19th century. Print created by Elias [Herker].
GLC08878.1041
8 January 1884
Logan, John Alexander (1826-1886)
to George E. Welles
Year inferred from content. Logan, a United States Senator from Illinois, informs Welles, a lawyer, that he has not had time to review the matter of General Henry Jackson Hunt's retirement. Remarks "I do not doubt the truthfulness of all you say in...
GLC02382.122
19 February 1883
to Mary Audenreid
Writes to the widow of his aide-de-camp during the Civil War, Joseph Crain Audenreid, listing their theater and opera engagements. "I supposed you have in mind ... that on Saturday next you & I are to hear [Adelina] Pattie in the matinee 2PM."...
GLC02692
2 February 1884
Fitzhugh, Robert Hughes (d. 1920)
Name of city is illegible. Possibly created by Robert Hughes Fitzhugh, who served in the First New York Light Artillery during the Civil War. Mentions an enclosed letter transmitted by his brother in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from a Congressional...
GLC02382.116
1877/02/05
Schwatka, Frederick
to his father re: "the Indian question"
The letter notes that Sitting Bull, "is a myth. The[re] are about 75 to 100 chiefs who rank him," and that Crazy Horse is "the only war chief of importance." Also mentions Spotted Tail and Red Cloud.
GLC06913
circa 15 September 1899-14 October 1899
3 clippings from various magazines; 2 about the Dewey Arch, and one about Ward's career as a sculptor.
Articles on the quadriga designed by Ward that was mounted on the Dewey Arch [NY]. Third article, "American Sculptors", features Ward along with Karl Bitter who helped to design some of the sculptures adorning the arch.
GLC06343.230
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