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The Eastern Mail (Vol. 16, No. 27): January 8, 1863, 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

Charles Roberts To Maggie Roberts (7 January 1863), Charles Roberts

Correspondence

Roberts describes a battle on Stone River. He tells of the death of Lieutenant Harden along with two men in their company, six horses, and two other men wounded. He then describes taking six to eight thousand prisoners of war and pieces of artillery from Union troops.

Jeremiah Gage To Jere Sanders (6 January 1863), Jeremiah Gage, Jerrie E. Sanders

Correspondence

Details the difficulty of traveling from Mississippi to his regiment in North Carolina, particularly his inability to travel through Knoxville, TN. Met friends in Atlanta, including many ladies.

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.

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, 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, 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 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.

Report Upon The Disabled Rhode Island Soldiers, Charlotte F. Dailey

Library Archive

Dr. Lloyd Morton, (who will associate with him, Mrs. Albert Dailey,) is hereby appointed a Commission to proceed to Washington, on a tour of inspection, having in view the welfare of the sick and wounded soldiers in hospital or otherwise, belonging to Rhode Island regiments.

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.

Catalogue Of The Jefferson Medical College Of Philadelphia: Session Of 1863-64

Jefferson Medical College Catalogs

No abstract provided.

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

Historic Academic Bulletins

Course catalog 1862 - 1863.

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.

Annual Announcement Of The Jefferson Medical College Of Philadelphia: The Session Of 1863-64

Jefferson Medical College Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Index To The Acts & Resolves Of Rhode Island 1850-1862, John Russell Bartlett

Library Archive

Index to the Printed Acts and Resolves of, and of the petitions and reports to the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, from the year 1850-1862.

In January, 1853, the General Assembly passed a resolution directing the Secretary of State to make a complete Index of all the printed Schedules, or Acts and Resolves of the General Assembly which were destitute of such Index. This was, accordingly, after great labor, accomplished. Subsequently this work was completed to the end of the year 1850.

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.

Box 19, Folder 8 Warren County Marriage Records, B-W, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Warren County, Kentucky - Marriage Records

No abstract provided.

The House That Jeff Built, David Claypoole Johnston

Broadsides

Depicting slavery and conditions for slaves

Box 28, Folder 23 Warren County Marriage Records, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Warren County, Kentucky - Marriage Records

No abstract provided.

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 …

Diary From 1863, Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Diaries

The 1863 diary of Lucinda Merriss features largely her life at home with family and with friends. This year also includes either poems or songs at the start along with some recipes and family records for the extended family. It includes several deaths of known people, along with mention of a birth and a marriage. Notable dates include:

March 25: A trip to Westerville where she speaks with a John Cornell on the 27th.

April 21: Joseph Godown, a soldier of the 95th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was brought home from Louisiana and buried on the 22nd.

July 4: Union Church …

To Whom It May Concern, W. Dexter Smith Jr., Carl Lazare, G. D. Russell & Company

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.1225 – “To Whom It May Concern”: W. Dexter Smith, Jr.: Carl Lazare: G. D. Russell & Co: n.d.: SATB.

Boys Keep Your Powder Dry, Fr. C. Mayer, Blackmar & Bro.

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.157 – “Boys Keep Your Powder Dry”: Fr. C. Mayer: Blackmar & Bro.: 1863: SSAA.

Drummer Boys Of Shiloh, E. Clarke Ilsley, Blackmar & Bro.

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.292a – “Drummer Boys of Shiloh”: E. Clarke Ilsley: Blackmar & Bro: 1863: Voice Solo.

Emancipation Hymn, Manuel Fenollosa, R. T. L., Oliver Ditson & Co.

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.302 – “Emancipation Hymn”: Manuel Fenollosa: Words by R. T. L.: Oliver Ditson & Co.: 1863: SATB.

Christmas And New Year: “Fairies Have Broken Their Wands”, “The Lover’S Wish”, “I Know A Maiden Fair To See”, F. W. R., Thomas Hood, F. W. Rosier, Longfellow, Geo. Dunn & Compy.

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.209 – Christmas and New Year: “Fairies Have Broken their Wands”: F. W. R.: Thomas Hood: “The Lover’s Wish”: F. W. R.: F. W. Rosier: “I Know a Maiden Fair to See” F. W. R.: Longfellow: Geo Dunn & Co.: 1863: Solo Voice.

Cuffee’S War Song, L. B. Starkweather, Oliver Ditson & Co.

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.245 – “Cuffee’s War Song” L. B. Starkweather: Oliver Ditson & Co.: 1863: SATB.

Dixie, The Land Of King Cotton, John H. Hewitt, Capt. Hughes, John C. Schreiner And Son

ALLM: Civil War Sheet Music Collection

80.7568.280 – “Dixie, the Land of King Cotton”: John H. Hewitt: Words by Capt. Hughes: John C. Schreiner & Son: 1863: Voice.