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Letter From Joseph E. Johnston To Winnie, Joseph Eggleston Johnston
Letter From Joseph E. Johnston To Winnie, Joseph Eggleston Johnston
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Letter from Joseph E. Johnston to Winnie, written at Charlotte, N.C. on April 23, 1865, less than two weeks after General Lee's surrender at Appomattox and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnston discusses the state of his forces and the Confederacy.
Letter From James Harrison To James A. Seddon, December 23, 1864., James Harrison
Letter From James Harrison To James A. Seddon, December 23, 1864., James Harrison
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Harrison, colonel in the Confederate Army, suggests to the Confederate Secretary of War James Seddon the establishment of an alliance with Comanche Native Americans to disrupt United States trade and government routes in the West.
Confederate Invoice Of Subsistence Stores ("Form 22") Signed By Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, April 1, 1863., Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, W. J. Hawks, George W.T. Kearsley
Confederate Invoice Of Subsistence Stores ("Form 22") Signed By Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, April 1, 1863., Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, W. J. Hawks, George W.T. Kearsley
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Jackson signs as Major General just weeks before his death. "Subsistence stores" or "provisions" in this case consist of bulk amounts of bacon, flour, rice, soap, salt, and vinegar. Countersigned by Major W.J. Hawks and Major George W. T. Kearsley. Dated April 1st, 1863.
Letter Of Recommendation From Sterling Price To General S. Cooper Regarding Mr. John W. Polk For A Position Within His Quarter Master Department. Grenada, Mississippi. January 5, 1863., Sterling Price
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Letter of recommendation from Sterling Price to General S. Cooper regarding Mr. John W. Polk for a position within the Quarter Master Department of his army. Price says Folk is of "high character," "excellent business capacity and habits," "perfect sobriety" and deserves a position where he can be both useful and compensated. Grenada, Mississippi. January 5, 1853.
1862 Confederate Requisition For Apparel, Signed By William Miller, John L. Knott, And Turner Ashby. Harrisonburg, Virginia., Turner Ashby, William Miller, John L. Knott
1862 Confederate Requisition For Apparel, Signed By William Miller, John L. Knott, And Turner Ashby. Harrisonburg, Virginia., Turner Ashby, William Miller, John L. Knott
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Special Requisition No. 40 form denoting various apparel requisitioned at Camp Ashby on June 25th, 1862. Items include: 5 under shirts, 30 linsey shirts, 10 pair of pants, 13 pair of drawers, 25 pair of socks, 6 cotton shirts. Signed by William Miller, John L. Knott, and Turner Ashby. Ashby's signature appears on this pre-signed form despite his death some weeks earlier, on June 6.
Confederate Requisition For The Purchase Of Three Horses From Peter Alkine, Signed By Officers Turner Ashby And William Miller. 1862., Turner Ashby, William Miller
Confederate Requisition For The Purchase Of Three Horses From Peter Alkine, Signed By Officers Turner Ashby And William Miller. 1862., Turner Ashby, William Miller
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
A Confederate State's Army requisition for the purchase of 5 horses for "artillery purposes" at $135 each from Peter Alkine. Signed by Turner Ashby and Captain and Quartermaster William Miller. Dated February 28th,1862.