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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.
Francis Pickens Letter To Col. Manigault Allowing Lieut. Col. Glover To Acquire To 160 Rifled Muskets For Defense. Summerville, South Carolina. July 23, 1864., Francis Wilkinson Pickens
Francis Pickens Letter To Col. Manigault Allowing Lieut. Col. Glover To Acquire To 160 Rifled Muskets For Defense. Summerville, South Carolina. July 23, 1864., Francis Wilkinson Pickens
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
F.W. Pickens orders that Colonel Manigault at Charleston allow Lieutenant Colonel Glover to have 160 rifled muskets for his reserve 1st Regiment in Summerville, South Carolina. Signed by F.W. Pickens, July 23, 1864.
Wade Hampton Battlefield Note, Wade Hampton
Wade Hampton Battlefield Note, Wade Hampton
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
A small (12x8cm) battlefield note. Wade Hampton was a Confederate General from South Carolina. In 1876 he became governor of that state.
Harper's Weekly
Civil War Text
Saturday, April 30, 1864 issue of the Harpers Weekly. Featuring poem "April 20, 1864" with illustration on cover page. Include many lithographs. Centerfold lithograph: The Press on the field. Other lithographic illustrations: In the fair, Admiral porter’s flotilla, The steam-ram “Switzerland,” The massacre at Fort Pillow, The advance signal-station near Ringgold, Georgia, and Ringgold, Georgia. Also includes “Map of Fort De Russy.”
Substitute Soldier Certificate For Phillip Siebert, New York County (N.Y.), Phillip Siebert
Substitute Soldier Certificate For Phillip Siebert, New York County (N.Y.), Phillip Siebert
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Phillip Siebert is mustered as a substitute soldier in the United States Army in return for $300.
General A.H. Terry Assumes Command And Names His Staff, Folly Island, Sc, 1864, Alfred H. Terry
General A.H. Terry Assumes Command And Names His Staff, Folly Island, Sc, 1864, Alfred H. Terry
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Terry, U.S Army, assumes command of the north district of the Department of the South at Folly Island, S.C., near Charleston and names his headquarters staff.
Harper's Weekly
Civil War Text
Saturday, January 16, 1864 issue of the Harper's Weekly. Featuring "Averill’s Raid" in the American Civil War. With many lithographs. Cover: Averill's Raid. Centerfold lithograph: "An Advance of the Army of the Potomac - Sketched by Alfred R. Waud. Other lithographic illustrations include: Major-General Andrew A. Humphreys; General William W. Averill; the "suck" in the Tennessee River; the wreck of the "Aquila" at San Francisco; the ironclad screw frigate "Re d'Italia;" rebel screw steamer Rappahannock; The late most reverend John Hughes, D.C., Archbishop of New York – Photographed by Brady; The rebel screw steamer "Rappahannock" lying at Calais, France; Daboll's …