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1862-05-22 Rome Weekly Courier, Rome Weekly Courier (Rome, Ga)

Defending Savannah: History and Archaeology of the Gibson's Point Battery

An excerpt from the Rome Weekly Courier detailing correspondence from Causton's Bluff about an election that occurred to elect new field officers and 15 captured Federal prisoners, published on May 22, 1862.

“Our Savannah Correspondence.” Rome Weekly Courier. MAy 22, 1862.

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner May 20, 1862

Mount Vernon Banner Historic Newspaper 1862

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner was a newspaper published weekly in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Until 1853, it was published as the Democratic Banner.

Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1862 May 20, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

No abstract provided.

An Act To Secure Homesteads To Actual Settlers On The Public Domain, United States Congess

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This Act, dated May 20, 1862 also known as United States (US) Public Law 37-64 and popularly known as the Homestead Act, the Homestead Act of 1862, and the Homestead Act of May 20, 1862, provides for adults who fulfill certain requirements to acquire title of up to a quarter section (160 acres) land from the public domain by registering and making certain "improvements" to the land.

Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1862 May 18, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

No abstract provided.

The Eastern Mail (Vol. 15, No. 45): May 15, 1862, Ephraim Maxham, Daniel Ripley Wing

The Eastern Mail (Waterville, Maine)

Continues The Waterville Union (April-July 1847).
Published weekly, July 19, 1847-Aug. 28, 1863.
Publishers: E. Maxham, 1847-1849; Maxham & Wing, 1849-1863.
"Independent," 1847-1856; "Republican," 1856-1863.
Editors: E. Maxham & D.R. Wing, 1849-1863.
Continued by The Waterville Mail (September 1863-May 1906).
See Gerould, W.G.: American newspapers, 1821-1836; Whittemore, E.C.: Centennial history of Waterville.
Colby Libraries catalog record (CBBcat): http://cbbcat.net/record=b1228542~S19
WorldCat record (OCLC): http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10486915

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner May 13, 1862

Mount Vernon Banner Historic Newspaper 1862

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner was a newspaper published weekly in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Until 1853, it was published as the Democratic Banner.

Letter, 1862 May 13, C. Ladley To My Dear Boy [Oscar D. Ladley], Catherine Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Letter to Oscar Ladley from his mother in Yellow Springs, Ohio. She writes about feeling apprehensive about Oscar's safety after reading an account of a recent battle, rumors about the war, and more.

Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1862 May 12, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

No abstract provided.

Letter, 1862 May 12, Oscar Ladley To [No Salutation], Oscar D. Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Letter from Oscar Ladley from camp at Franklin. Oscar writes about how many men were wounded in the last fight, and how the "Yellow Springs boys are safe".

1862-05-12 Savannah Daily News, Savannah Daily News (Savannah, Ga)

Defending Savannah: History and Archaeology of the Gibson's Point Battery

An excerpt from the Savannah Daily News detailing a group of captured Federal forces who were escorted through Savannah, Georgia and their capture, published on April 5, 1862.

“Yankees Captured- Gallant Exploit of the Picket of the Georgia 13th.” Savannah Daily News. May 12, 1862.

S. G. Walker To H. R. Miller (10 May 1862), S. G. Walker, Hugh R. Miller

Correspondence

Application for a position in Miller's company

The Eastern Mail (Vol. 15, No. 44): May 8, 1862, Ephraim Maxham, Daniel Ripley Wing

The Eastern Mail (Waterville, Maine)

Continues The Waterville Union (April-July 1847).
Published weekly, July 19, 1847-Aug. 28, 1863.
Publishers: E. Maxham, 1847-1849; Maxham & Wing, 1849-1863.
"Independent," 1847-1856; "Republican," 1856-1863.
Editors: E. Maxham & D.R. Wing, 1849-1863.
Continued by The Waterville Mail (September 1863-May 1906).
See Gerould, W.G.: American newspapers, 1821-1836; Whittemore, E.C.: Centennial history of Waterville.
Colby Libraries catalog record (CBBcat): http://cbbcat.net/record=b1228542~S19
WorldCat record (OCLC): http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10486915

18. Senator Samuel C. Pomeroy And Union Economic Growth (1862), Samuel C. Pomeroy, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Pomeroy, Samuel C. “Untitled. May 7, 1862” In The Congressional Globe: The 37th Congress - The Second Session, edited by John C. Rives, 1938-1940. Washington: Congressional Globe Office, 1862.

Retrieved From: https://www.congress.gov/browse/37th-congress

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner May 6, 1862

Mount Vernon Banner Historic Newspaper 1862

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner was a newspaper published weekly in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Until 1853, it was published as the Democratic Banner.

Letter, 1862 May 6, Oscar Ladley To [No Salutation], Oscar D. Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Letter from Oscar Ladley from camp at the foot of the Shenandoah Mountains. Oscar writes about breaking camp, describes General Milroy, and more.

Letter, 1862 May 5, 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 Camp Reily. Oscar writes about conditions in the camp, the health of his regiment, and he asks about friends and family at home.

Forrest Little Letter Of May 2, 1862, Forrest Little

Civil War Letters of Forrest Little

From Camp Winfield Scott: "Papers seem to think that this war will be over in a couple of months"

Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1862 May 1, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

No abstract provided.

The Eastern Mail (Vol. 15, No. 43): May 1, 1862, Ephraim Maxham, Daniel Ripley Wing

The Eastern Mail (Waterville, Maine)

Continues The Waterville Union (April-July 1847).
Published weekly, July 19, 1847-Aug. 28, 1863.
Publishers: E. Maxham, 1847-1849; Maxham & Wing, 1849-1863.
"Independent," 1847-1856; "Republican," 1856-1863.
Editors: E. Maxham & D.R. Wing, 1849-1863.
Continued by The Waterville Mail (September 1863-May 1906).
See Gerould, W.G.: American newspapers, 1821-1836; Whittemore, E.C.: Centennial history of Waterville.
Colby Libraries catalog record (CBBcat): http://cbbcat.net/record=b1228542~S19
WorldCat record (OCLC): http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10486915

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner April 29, 1862

Mount Vernon Banner Historic Newspaper 1862

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner was a newspaper published weekly in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Until 1853, it was published as the Democratic Banner.

A. N. Lofton To His Family (29 April 1862), Andrew Neil Lofton

Correspondence

Regarding not being able to return home until the war's end because of a conscript law passed by the Confederate Congress and the close location of opposing armies on the Yorktown peninsula.

Albert H. Clark To William H. Mcdonald (27 April 1862), Albert H. Clark

Correspondence

Albert, from home, writing to his friend detailing his social life and longing for youthful happiness. Also discusses State's Right, Southern identity and concern over the possibility of the North pushing the troops back to Grenada.

Jeremiah Gage To Patience W. S. Gage (26 April 1862), Jeremiah Gage, Patience W. S. Gage

Correspondence

Jeremiah describing conditions, particularly their lack of cooks, clean clothing and tents; requests his mother send a 'boy' to do his cooking. Shows concern over not seeing a list of the dead or wounded in the Corinth fight [Siege of Corinth?] and worries his cousin is listed. Mentions losing most of his gear while surveying Manassas, Virginia; wishes to switch companies and has disdain for war.

1862-04-26 Rome Tri-Weekly Courier, Rome Tri-Wekly Courier (Rome, Ga)

Defending Savannah: History and Archaeology of the Gibson's Point Battery

An excerpt from the Rome Tri-Weekly Courier detailing military correspondences and dispatches from the Savannah, Georgia area, published on April 26, 1862.

Rome Tri-Weekly Courier. April 26, 1862.

Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1862 April 25, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

No abstract provided.

Gen. Joseph E. Johnston To Kinloch Falconer (25 April 1868), Joseph E. Johnston, Kinloch Falconer

Correspondence

Letter asking for information on Confederate troop losses and POW's

Letter From Augustin Hibbard To [William Hibbard] 1862 Apr. 24, Augustin Hibbard

Gold Rush Life

Victoria April 24^th 1862

Dear Brother

According to your request, I will write all business matters upon a separate sheet hereafter. I have not much to write at the present, and the little that I have to write I fear you will find very unsatisfactory, for it most assuredly is so to me. I have so woefully slipped up in all my calculations and come so far short of realizing what I expected, that I fear that you will have lost all confidence in my ability and judgment, and have come to the, perhaps, very reasonable conclusion, that I …

The Eastern Mail (Vol. 15, No. 42): April 24, 1862, Ephraim Maxham, Daniel Ripley Wing

The Eastern Mail (Waterville, Maine)

Continues The Waterville Union (April-July 1847).
Published weekly, July 19, 1847-Aug. 28, 1863.
Publishers: E. Maxham, 1847-1849; Maxham & Wing, 1849-1863.
"Independent," 1847-1856; "Republican," 1856-1863.
Editors: E. Maxham & D.R. Wing, 1849-1863.
Continued by The Waterville Mail (September 1863-May 1906).
See Gerould, W.G.: American newspapers, 1821-1836; Whittemore, E.C.: Centennial history of Waterville.
Colby Libraries catalog record (CBBcat): http://cbbcat.net/record=b1228542~S19
WorldCat record (OCLC): http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10486915

Letter From Augustin Hibbard To [William Hibbard] 1862 Apr. 24, Augustin Hibbard

Gold Rush Life

Victoria April 24^th 1862

Dear Brother

Yours of Feby [February] 14^th came to hand last mail, but the Steamer remained here so short a time that I had not time to answer it then. The receipt of of it gave me much pleasure for I had not heard from any of you at home for a long time. The last letter that I received was from Ashley under date of Jany [January] 1^st which I answered on Mch [March] 5^th I shall expect to hear from him again in May. Our mail facilities for the past …