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1885
Unknown
Portraits of North American Indians
Photographs of Native Americans: Indian delegation photographs of War chiefs, war dance groups, married couples, children, etc. Images from 1858-1884.
GLC04490
1880-1890 circa
Volck, Adalbert John (1828-1912)
Confederate war etchings [Decimalized .01-.29]
This portfolio is a reprint of the original 1863 publication. The twenty-nine etchings by Volck were originally published under the name "V. Blada." Made during the Civil War, the etchings show sympathy for the Confederate cause, and distaste for...
GLC00493
1894/06
Article: "The Monumental News. American Sculptors.--J.Q.A. Ward and his Work . . . No. 6, Vol. 6"
GLC06343.276
1892
Ward, J.Q.A.
To: Olins Warner. Re: receipt for Ward's expenses and travel, written on a US War Department reimbursement form.
GLC06343.307
4 July 1895
American Bank Note Company (fl. 1895)
[Membership certificate of John B. Bachelder as director of the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association]
Steel engraved certificate, published by the American Bank Note Company, apparently prepared for Bachelder's heirs the year after his death in 1894. With gold seal. States that Bachelder was director from 22 June 1881 through 26 June 1882. Decorated...
GLC02131.05
7 June 1895
Root, George F. (George Frederick) (1820-1895)
[Letter and lyrics of Root's song "Tramp, tramp, tramp the boys are marching"]
Root, an American songwriter, thanks Mr. Massett for poems, and transmits the lyrics of "Tramp," a song that became popular during the Civil War.
GLC02467.22
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
circa 1880-1890
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
19 February 1883
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891)
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
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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