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Allgemeine Encyclopädie Der Wissenschaften Und Künste, Luise Adelgunde Victorie Gottsched

Prose Nonfiction

No abstract provided.

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 …

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."

Record Of The Adjutant Generals Office, Adjutant Generals Office (Washington, D.C.)

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

The post return of Ossabaw Island, Georgia, published by the Adjutant Generals office in 1863.

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.

37. Be My Mother Till I Die - Elmer Ruan Coates (1863), Elmer Ruan Coates, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document Citation:

Be My Mother Till I Die By Elmer Ruan Coates. Philadelphia: Johnson, 18??.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/amss-cw100570/

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/

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

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/

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

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

Rowan County Veterans, Rowan County Historical Society.

Rowan County Histories Collection

Miscellaneous information on Rowan County Veterans dating back to 1863. The collection includes cemetery records and a list of Korean War vets from Rowan County, Kentucky.

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.

Ebws 2.8: Correspondence And Documents, Undated-1863 February

Correspondence

Undated-1863 February

Ebws 2.10: Correspondence And Documents, 1863 June-August

Correspondence

1863 June-August

Ebws 2.12: Correspondence And Documents, 1863 November-December

Correspondence

1863 November-December

Ebws 2.11: Correspondence And Documents, 1863 September-October

Correspondence

1863 September-October

George Douglas Papers Folder 6 - Correspondence, Douglas

George Douglas Papers

No abstract provided.

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, …

Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, December 7, 1863 - February 22, 1864, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

No abstract provided.

Ebws 2.9: Correspondence And Documents, 1863 March-May

Correspondence

1863 March-May

Carl's Visit To The Child Island, Aunt Laura Breed, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Miniature Books

Box 1 : Book 6. Part of The Stearns, Beede, Jencks Collection of Miniature Books. 2 boxes. miniature books; slipcases, boxes and metal cases; miniature magnifying lenses; miniature bookcases; book collecting bibliographies and periodicals; research materials; correspondence; card file. SUMMARY Emma Owens Stearns began collecting miniature books in the late 19th century and passed her passion for these treasures on to her daughter Virginia Stearns Beede. Virginia continued to add to this collection and passed it on to her daughter Anne Beede Jencks. In 2011 Anne Jencks donated this collection of miniature books, now numbering approximately 382 volumes, to the …

Champagne Charlie Is My Name / Music By Alfred Lee; Words By Georg Cooper, Alfred Lee, Georg Cooper, Wm. Hall And Son (New York)

Sheet Music, 1834-1899

Cover: sung by the San Francisco Minstrels; Publisher: Wm. Hall and Son (New York)

Richard T. Gibson - Annals Of Savannah, Volume 14, Savannah Public Library And Savannah Writers' Project.

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

Richard T. Gibson mentioned in the Annals of Savannah, 1850–1937: A Digest and Index of the Newspaper Record of Events and Opinions in Volume 14.

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. 14, pp. 61, 63, 83-84.

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.

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.

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.

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 .