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Letter From Turner Ashby In Which He Accepts The Resignation Of Lt. A.W. Mcdonald, Jr. As Adjutant Of The Regiment. Camp Evans, 1861., Turner Ashby Nov 1861

Letter From Turner Ashby In Which He Accepts The Resignation Of Lt. A.W. Mcdonald, Jr. As Adjutant Of The Regiment. Camp Evans, 1861., Turner Ashby

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Turner Ashby accepts the resignation of McDonald as adjutant of the regiment and notes the high regard in which he holds McDonald personally and professionally. Camp Evans (present-day Halltown, West Virginia). 1861.


General Orders, No. 14, Issued By (C.S.A.) Major General Leonidas Polk And Signed By George Williamson. Columbus, Kentucky, October 26, 1861., Leonidas Polk, George Williamson Oct 1861

General Orders, No. 14, Issued By (C.S.A.) Major General Leonidas Polk And Signed By George Williamson. Columbus, Kentucky, October 26, 1861., Leonidas Polk, George Williamson

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

General Orders, No. 14, issued by (C.S.A.) Major General Leonidas Polk and signed by George Williamson, detail the arrangements to be made regarding pickets and guard duty at the Headquarters First Division (C.S.A.), Columbus, Kentucky, October 26, 1861.


Leonidas Polk Letter To An Unidentified Confederate General, Addressing Various Issues Of Command And Supply. Fort Pillow, Tennessee, August 23, 1861., Leonidas Polk Aug 1861

Leonidas Polk Letter To An Unidentified Confederate General, Addressing Various Issues Of Command And Supply. Fort Pillow, Tennessee, August 23, 1861., Leonidas Polk

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Confederate Major General Leonidas Polk writes to a general from Fort Pillow, discussing the latter's disposition in regard to Col. Neely's regiment. Polk also transmits further details regarding operations and supplies. Dated August 23, 1861.


Orders Endorsed By Henry Heth, 1861, Henry Heth Aug 1861

Orders Endorsed By Henry Heth, 1861, Henry Heth

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Orders endorsed by Henry Heth detailing direction of march and provision of materials to troops by quartermaster and commissary.


John B. Magruder Orders The Purchase Of Wagons, Saddles, Saddle Blankets, And Bridles. Virginia, July 15, 1861., John Bankhead Magruder Jul 1861

John B. Magruder Orders The Purchase Of Wagons, Saddles, Saddle Blankets, And Bridles. Virginia, July 15, 1861., John Bankhead Magruder

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Brigadier General Magruder orders Assistant Quarter Master Captain Morrison to purchase 20 "good strong wagons" and 20 saddles, saddle blankets, and bridles. July 15, 1861.


Last Letter Barnard E. Bee Wrote To His Brother H.P. Bee, June 20, 1861, Barnard E. Bee Jun 1861

Last Letter Barnard E. Bee Wrote To His Brother H.P. Bee, June 20, 1861, Barnard E. Bee

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Bee sends his love to his brother's family and asks that his son be taken care of "should I fall in this war."


Robert Anderson From Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, March 22, 1861., Robert Anderson Mar 1861

Robert Anderson From Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, March 22, 1861., Robert Anderson

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Major Robert Anderson, commanding Fort Sumter just prior to the start of the American Civil War, reports to Colonel L. Thomas on several matters.


Letter From Matthew Fontaine Maury To M.G.L. Charles, January 15, 1861., Matthew Fontaine Maury Jan 1861

Letter From Matthew Fontaine Maury To M.G.L. Charles, January 15, 1861., Matthew Fontaine Maury

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

The letter makes reference to potential actions of the Tennessee legislature and adds "I shall also try Virginia in the same way, for time is precious."


Diary: W.E. Johnson, W. E. Johnson Jan 1861

Diary: W.E. Johnson, W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

This file contains the scanned images of W.E. Johnson's diary that he kept as prisoner-of-war through 1864. Two versions of the scans are posted here: the main version a reduced-size PDF (13.5MB). An optimized PDF version (45.6MB) of the diary is also available for download on this page.

An automatically-updating draft transcription of the diary is available.


James Randall Poetry Manuscript, James Ryder Randall Jan 1861

James Randall Poetry Manuscript, James Ryder Randall

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

A fair copy of "My Maryland," a poem by James Ryder Randall later utilized in a Civil War battle hymn and as the lyrics for the state anthem of Maryland, "Maryland, My Maryland." It is unknown if this is a fair copy by Randall himself or by another creator.