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1864
Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874)
Speeches and letters of Gerrit Smith (from January, 1863, to January, 1864) on the rebellion.
Published by John A. Gray & Green, printers. Includes various letters and speeches by Smith.
GLC04717.09
24 August 1865
Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)
[Presidential pardon of I. H. Payne of Fauquier County, Virginia, for taking part in the rebellion].
Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. Payne is pardoned by Andrew Johnson conditional on his taking the oath of 29 May 1865, that he no longer make use of slave labor, and that he pay all costs up to the date of acceptance of this...
GLC00044.07
1880
Johnston, Joseph Eggleston (1807-1891)
The war of the rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies
Inscribed: "Lewis E. Harvie Esqe. from his friend Joseph Eggleston Johnston." The book was compiled by Robert N. Scott under the direction of the Secretary of War, with authorship attributed to the United States War Department. Published by the...
GLC00628
1865
Speeches and letters of Gerrit Smith (from January, 1864, to January, 1865), on the rebellion. Volume II.
Published by the American News Company. Contains Smith's opinion on the Constitution of the United States in relation to the Civil War, the Democratic Party, and other topics.
GLC04717.10
1862
Whiting, William (1813-1873)
The war powers of the President and the legislative powers of Congress in relation to rebellion, treason, and slavery.
Printed by John L. Shorey. Signed on front cover by Francis W. Goddard. In conclusion, Whiting states "Rising above the political platforms, the claims and disclaimers of Federalists, Democrats, Whigs, Republicans, and all other parties, and...
GLC06215
27 January 1866
Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham) (1816-1892)
Roll of Honor. Names of soliders, victims of the rebellion, buried in the National Cemetery at Alexandria, Virginia
Marked "General Order No. 10" by the Quartermaster General's Office. Submitted by the Quartermaster Brevet Major General Meigs. Says it "is published, by authority of the Secretary of War, for the information of their comrades and friends."...
GLC00267.318
6 April 1892
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
Massachusetts officers who died while in ther service of the United States during the War of the Rebellion
States "Every officer killed while in service, or who has died since the war, is entitled to representation in the Order by his lineal or collateral descendant." Includes the name of Captain James Ingersoll Grafton of the 2nd Massachusetts...
GLC08895.05
03 August 1865
[Presidential pardon and authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of John Alsop of Spotsylvania for rebellion].
Alsop, took part of a rebellion against the government. He was granted full pardon and amnesty by President Andrew Johnson to all the offences he committed. Countersigned by the Secretary of State William H. Seward.
GLC01111
Blair, Montgomery (1813-1883)
Speech of the Hon. Montgomery Blair, on the causes of the rebellion and in the support of the president's plan of pacification
Published by Sherwood & Co. Address delivered before the Maryland State Legislature at Annapolis 22 January 1864. States that the duty of the country is to suppress the rebellion and eliminate slavery. Encourages the unification of all parties to...
GLC01265.27
1888
Coffin, Charles Carleton (1823-1896)
Drum-beat of the nation : the first period of the war of the rebellion from its outbreak to the close of 1862
First edition, published by Harpers & Brothers. Focuses on campaigns in the first half of the Civil War.
GLC00267.243
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