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Terrence Mcgivney Pension, Adjutant Generals Office (Washington, D.C.)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

A report on the death of Terrence McGivney on Ossabaw Island and his mother's claim for his pension, Published by the Adjutant Generals Office in 1863.

29. How A Free People Conduct A Long War - Charles J. Stillé (1863), Charles J. Stillé, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Stille, Charles J. How a Free People Conduct a Long War. New York: Loyal Publication Society, 1863.

Retrieved From: https://archive.org/details/howfreepeople00stille

30. My Imprisonment - Rose O’Neal Greenhow (1863), Rose O'Neal Greenhow, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Greenhow, Rose O’Neal. My Imprisonment and The First Year of Abolition Rule in Washington. London: Richard Bentley, 1863, p. 220-222.

Retrieved From: https://archive.org/details/myimprisonmentfi00gree/page/n7/mode/2up

31. Fancy Books - Private Circular. For Gentlemen Only (1863), Anonymous, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Broadside Leaflet: Private Circular, For Gentleman Only, n. d.. n.p. 1870.

34. The Sleeping Sentinel, William Scott - Frances De Haes Janvier (1863), Frances De Haes Janvier, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document Citation:

Janvier, Francies De Haes. The Sleeping Sentinel. Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson & Brothers, 1863.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/20013295/

35. Battle Of Gettysburg - Rachel Carmany (1863), Rachel Carmany, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Mohr, James C. and Robert E. Winslow III, eds. The Cormany Diaries: A Northern Family in the Civil War. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1982, pg. 329-341

36. The Prayer Of One Hundred Thousand - Charles Sumner & The Women’S National League (1863), Charles Sumner, Susan B. Anthony, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Sumner, Charles. The prayer of one hundred thousand. Speech of Hon. Chas. Sumner on the presentation of the first installment of the emancipation petition of the women's national league… New York: 1864.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/95123535/

33. Man Without A Country - Edward Everett Hale (1863), Edward Everett Hale, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Edward Everett Hale. “The Man Without a Country,” Atlantic Monthly (Massachusetts), December 1863, pg. 665-679.

Retrieved From: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1863/12/the-man-without-a-country/308751/

Richard T. Gibson - Annals Of Savannah, Volume 16, Savannah Public Library And Savannah Writers' Project.

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

Savannah Public Library and Savannah Writers' Project, eds., Annals of Savannah, 1850–1937: A Digest and Index of the Newspaper Record of Events and Opinions (Savannah, GA: Savannah Public Library, 1942–1943), vol. 16, pp. 84, 229-230, 261-262 .

Gibbon Artillery Manual, John Gibbon

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

A comprehensive guide to the organization, equipment, tactics, and technical operation of artillery in the United States military, published by John Gibbon in 1863.

Gibbon, John. The Artillerists’ Manual: Compiled from Various Sources, and Adapted to the Service of the United States. 2nd ed., rev. and enl. West Point, NY, 1863.

Troops In The District Of Georgia, Brig. Gen. H. W. Mercer, C. S. Army, Commanding, July 2, 1863, H. W. Mercer, J. F. Gilmer

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

Reports issued from July to December of 1863 of Confederate military units serving in or near Savannah, Georgia.

U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 128 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1880–1901), Series I, Vol. 28, pt. 2, 176, 215-216, 245-247, 468-469, 577-578, 601-604.

M. C. Miller To H. R. Miller (31 December 1862), M. C. Miller, Hugh R. Miller

Correspondence

Reflection on the previous year and description of contemporaneous life in Pontotoc, notably the people leaving the area and fears of provisions being taken by Union troops.

Letter, 1862 December 28, 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 concern for Oscar for all the hardships he has endured that winter, news from home, and advice to offer the men "under" Oscar "courtesy and kindness."

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner December 27, 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 From Brigadier General W. S. Featherston To Major Thomas S. Mills. 27 December 1862 11 December 1862, Winfield Scott Featherston

Correspondence

Handwritten letter from Brigadier General W.S. Featherston to Major Thomas S. Mills, regarding the Battle of Fredericksburg.

The Eastern Mail (Vol. 16, No. 25): December 25, 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

Combined Letters, 1862 December 24, Allie And Mary [Alice And Mary Ladley] To Brother [Oscar D. Ladley], Alice Ladley, Mary Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Two separate letters, written on the same page, to Oscar Ladley from his sisters in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Alice asks Oscar about his recent march from Fredericksburg, gives him news from home, and more. Mary writes about acquaintances at home and missing Oscar on Christmas.

Letter, 1862 December 22, 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, Virginia. Oscar writes about conditions in camp, his thoughts on news about the war, prices the officers pay for their food, and more.

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner December 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.

Company Ordinance Request, 1862 December 19, L O'Brien

Col. Thomas W. Cahill Civil War Letters

No abstract provided.

Company Ordinance Request, 1862 December 19, E M. Curtis

Col. Thomas W. Cahill Civil War Letters

No abstract provided.

Letter To Jennie Guiney, 1862 December 18, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

No abstract provided.

Letter, 1862 December 18, 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, Virginia. Oscar details the conditions and their march from Chantilly to Stafford. He also mentions soldiers being upset with Major General Burnsides' tactics in a recent skirmish.

The Eastern Mail (Vol. 16, No. 24): December 18, 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 To Jennie Guiney, 1862 December 15, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

No abstract provided.

Letter, 1862 December 14, C. L. [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. In her letter, she thanks him for sending a piece of a flag that he had carried, news from the war, and information about demand notes that Oscar has sent her.

Combined Letters, 1862 December 14, Mary And Allie [Mary And Alice Ladley] To Brother [Oscar D. Ladley], Mary Ladley, Alice Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Two separate letters, written on the same page, to Oscar Ladley from his sisters in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Mary writes about wanting to teach next spring, other gentleman that have asked to correspond with her, and other news from home. Alice writes about news from home and weather.

Mount Vernon Democratic Banner December 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.

T. G. Clark To Margery Clark (12 December 1862), Thomas Goode Clark

Correspondence

Thomas discussing rumors of the front at Fredericksburg & the Confederate Army being pushed back to Grenada, the health of various troops, his rejected furlough, weather conditions in Virginia, and advice on home matters & hiding food from the Union troops.

Jeff. College Lectures 1862+3+4+5+6, James C. Stockton

Medical Student and Faculty Lecture Notes

No abstract provided.