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Letter From Thomas S. Armstrong To Jacob G. Armstrong, Thomas S. Armstrong

Harvey Collection Letters

Thomas describes his regiment's recent activities, including march distances, meals, and interactions with citizens in Winchester.

Letter, 1863 January 4, Oscar D. Ladley To Mother And Sisters [Catherine, Mary, And Alice Ladley], Oscar D. Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Letter to Oscar Ladley's mother and sisters from Stafford C.H., Virginia. Oscar writes about sending a "carte de visite" of his "superior," his meal on Christmas, how the regiments march, and more.

Letter, 1863 January 4, C. Ladley [Catherine Ladley] To Son [Oscar D. Ladley], Catherine Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Letter to Oscar Ladley from his mother in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Catherine writes about news of the war, the cost of tuition for both of Oscar's sisters at Antioch, and other news from home.

Letter, 1863 January 4, Mary [Mary Ladley] To My Dear Brother [Oscar D. Ladley], Mary Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Letter to Oscar Ladley from his sister in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Mary writes to thank Oscar for paying her tuition, about Lysander Tulley presiding over court martials, about receiving a certificate to be a "school marm [sic]" and other news from home.

Letter, 1863 January 4, Alley [Alice Ladley] To My Dear Brother [Oscar D. Ladley], Alice Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Letter to Oscar Ladley from his sister in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Alice writes about news of the war, Mary receiving a certificate to be a teacher, and thieves attempting to steal their gate on New Years Eve.

Letter From J.S. Lemont To Frank L. Lemont, January 3, 1863, J. S. Lemont

Paul W. Bean Civil War Papers

Letter from J.S. Lemont to her son Frank L. Lemont, January 3, 1863. In it she imparts rather depressing news from home and about the war especially about death and sickness plaguing their community. She desperately wishes the war would end so her son might come home and be with them but she knows that he has to make those decisions for himself.

Taken from the Paul W. Bean Collection, Box no. 277, f.8

Letter, 1863 January 30, William A. Burns To Brother And Sister [James C. And Mary Burns] , William A. Burns

James F. Overholser Papers (MS-5)

Letter from William A. Burns to his brother and sister, James C. and Mary Burns, from Camp at Corinth, Mississippi.

North-Western Christian University, For The Session Of 1862 - 1863, North-Western Christian University, Ovid Butler

Historic Academic Bulletins

Course catalog 1862 - 1863.

Carte-De-Visite, Full Portrait Of Mr. & Mrs. "General Tom Thumb" In Their Wedding Costume, 1863, By Matthew Brady., Matthew B. Brady, E. & H.T. Anthony

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Charles Sherwood Stratton (whose stage name was "General Tom Thumb" in P.T. Barnum's productions) is pictured with his wife Lavinia Stratton (maiden name: Warren). Stratton and Warren were married on February 10, 1863. Verso of CDV includes mimeographed inscriptions by the couple.

The House That Jeff Built, David Claypoole Johnston (1799-1865)

Manuscripts and Books

No abstract provided.

An Oration Delivered On The Battlefield Of Gettysburg (November 19, 1863), Edward Everett, Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln Book Gallery

This book contains the dedicatory speech for the military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, delivered by the educator, politician, and orator Edward Everett on November 19, 1863. It also contains the much shorter and more famous “Gettysburg Address” (p.40) delivered by President Abraham Lincoln for this same occasion. The book is 9.25 inches tall. It is a cloth-bound copy of a work originally issued in printed wrappers.

Colonization.

African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection – Text

Speech on Colonization, anonymous, ca. 1863. A speech delivered on the efficacy and possibilities of emancipation with colonization, suggesting the expatriation of American slaves to the Caribbean upon emancipation (Figures 9 & 10.) A fascinating speech, not entirely without compassion, but pretty adamant about removing freed slaves from the U.S., possibly to Haiti, so it also falls within our West Indies Collection. String-tied sheets. Handwritten in cursive with some corrections and penciled annotations. Includes several brief newspaper clippings (one clipping lacking). Title at the top of the first page. Date from dealer's catalog. Author anonymous. The transcript for the Speech …

Three Stages In The Life Of A Political Turn-Coat, Anonymous

Paul W. Bean Civil War Papers

Anonymous pamphlet entitled, "Three Stages in the Life of a Political Turn-Coat: Showing how an INTENSIFIED WAR Democrat is gradually transformed into a Malignant Copperhead."

Taken from the Paul W. Bean Collection, Box no. 278, f.28

William W. Heath Diary, William W. Heath

Paul W. Bean Civil War Papers

A transcription of a diary kept by a Civil War soldier, Company H, 4th Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, for the year of 1863.

Digitized from Box 281, folder 38.

Diary Of James F. Overholser, April Through December 1863, James F. Overholser

James F. Overholser Papers (MS-5)

This diary from James F. Overholser contains entries dated April through December of 1863. Many of the entries in this diary are short and relate to various aspects of camp life as well as the weather. This diary includes a "List of clothing drawn the third year of enlisting beginning Sep. 1864," dated September-November 1864.

Colonization

Civil War Text

Speech on Colonization, anonymous, ca. 1863. A speech delivered on the efficacy and possibilities of emancipation with colonization, suggesting the expatriation of American slaves to the Caribbean upon emancipation (Figures 9 & 10.) A fascinating speech, not entirely without compassion, but pretty adamant about removing freed black people from the U.S., possibly to Haiti, so it also falls within our West Indies Collection. String-tied sheets. Handwritten in cursive with some corrections and penciled annotations. Includes several brief newspaper clippings (one clipping lacking). Title at the top of the first page. Date from dealer's catalog. Author anonymous. The transcript for the …

Campaigns Of 1862 And 1863, Illustrating The Principles Of Strategy

Civil War Text

This book reviews the military operations of the campaigns of 1862 and 1863. It contains diagrams and four map plates that fold out and depict the following: Plate I, the geographic zones (left zone, center zone, right zone) of the Southern Confederacy; Plate II, the position of the Union troops and Rebels within the geography of the Southern Confederacy; Plate III, the Union troops in the offensive, Rebels in the defensive, Union troops after the Rebels have taken the offensive, and the Rebels in the offensive within the geography of the Southern Confederacy in the campaign of 1862; Plate IV, …

The War And Slavery, And Their Relations To Each Other : A Discourse, Delivered In The Old South Church, Reading, Mass., December 28, 1862, William Barrows

Civil War Text

This pamphlet is a discourse delivered by Reverend William Barrows about the relations between the War and Slavery. The pamphlet is a second edition and, as noted on the title page, was "published by request."

Ebws 2.11: Correspondence And Documents, 1863 September-October

Correspondence

1863 September-October

Ebws 2.8: Correspondence And Documents, Undated-1863 February

Correspondence

Undated-1863 February

William C. Nelson To J. H. Nelson (July 1863), William Cowper Nelson

Correspondence

Heard that Jackson, MS had been evacuated; uncertain if letters could get through but would try; mentioned that Vicksburg had fallen; describes his march into Maryland and Pennsylvania; mentions battle of Gettysburg and the falling back, although he does not make it seem like a retreat

William C. Nelson To J. H. Nelson (April 1863), William Cowper Nelson

Correspondence

Death in family; prohibition against the granting of furloughs; believes this year will be the pivotal one for the war.

The House That Jeff Built, David Claypoole Johnston

Broadsides

Depicting slavery and conditions for slaves

Ebws 2.10: Correspondence And Documents, 1863 June-August

Correspondence

1863 June-August

Ebws 2.9: Correspondence And Documents, 1863 March-May

Correspondence

1863 March-May

Ebws 2.12: Correspondence And Documents, 1863 November-December

Correspondence

1863 November-December