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Charles Roberts To Maggie Roberts (24 December 1864), Charles Roberts

Correspondence

Roberts tells of his travels to Columbus and rumor that the Yankees still have Murfreesboro in their possession and that the slaughter was terrible at the battle of Franklin. He says that he also heard a rumor that Sherman's Army had captured Savannah, but did not know if it was true. Roberts tells his wife that he plans to spend Christmas with Capt. Hughes going to church and then having dinner.

Letter From James Harrison To James A. Seddon, December 23, 1864., James Harrison

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Harrison, colonel in the Confederate Army, suggests to the Confederate Secretary of War James Seddon the establishment of an alliance with Comanche Native Americans to disrupt United States trade and government routes in the West.

Special Order # 302. General Hood (21 December 1864), John Bell Hood (1831-1879)

Military Records

Order concerning assignments

The Rebel Defences Of Savannah, Georgia, 1864, Library Of Congress. Map Division.

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

A map showing the Rebel defences of Savannah, Georgia, following the capture of the city by General William Tecumseh Sherman and his army on December 21, 1864.

Evacuation Of Whitemarsh Island, P. P. Brown Jr., T. B. Roy

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

Report of the evacuation of Whitemarsh Island, Georgia on December 11, 1864 by Colonel P. P. Brown, U. S. Forces Headquarters, Fort Pulaski, Georgia and Confederate orders issued to the troops on Whitemarsh Island to evacuate on December 19, 1864 by Assistant Adjutant General T. B. Roy.

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. 44, p. 691, 967.

Letter: W.E. Johnson To Anne Johnson, December 18, 1864, W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.

Letter To William Patterson From A Friend, Barrett Langdon, Dated December 15, 1864, Barrett Langdon

Patterson Family Correspondence

This letter was written to William Patterson from a friend, Barrett Langdon, on December 15, 1864. The friend inquires about a package he expected to receive and asks for news of mutual acquaintances.

Letter, 1864 December 15, 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 Pocotaligo, South Carolina. In his letter Oscar writes about being on the front, hearing heavy firing from General Sherman in Savannah, and other news about the war.

John B. Cornell's Certificate Of Honorable Service, Executive Mansion, Washington D.C., Abraham Lincon

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

A Certificate of Honorable Service from the U.S. Volunteer Service to "Corporal John B. Cornell 133d Regt." of the Ohio National Guard Volunteer Department. Issued in recognition of John B. Cornell's service in the Civil War, the printed form is signed by Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, dated December 15, 1864.

Letter From L. S. Joynes To W. H. S. Taylor, 1864 December 15, L. S. (Levin Smith) Joynes

Sanger Historical Files (1859-1865), Excerpts

Copy of a letter from L.S. Joynes to W.H.S. Taylor, 2nd Auditor of the Confederate States Treasury, concerning the effects of deceased soldiers .

Letter: W.E. Johnson To Anne Johnson, December 11, 1864, W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.

Certification Of Salt Works, 7 December 1864, M. Woolsey

Personal and Business Correspondence, 1861-1870 (Series 1.4)

No abstract provided.

51. Female Students At Medical Colleges (1864), New York Times, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

“Female Students at Medical Colleges.” The New York Times (New York), December 6, 1864, pg. 4.

Retrieved From: https://www.nytimes.com/1864/12/06/archives/female-students-at-medical-colleges.html?searchResultPosition=3

Letter: W.E. Johnson To Anne Johnson, December 4, 1864, W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.

Letter: W.E. Johnson To Anne Johnson, November 27, 1864, W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.

County Tax Receipt, Elias Cornell Heirs, November 25, 1864, Elias Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for the heirs of Elias Cornell from the County Treasury of Franklin County, dated November 25, 1864. The total is twenty seven dollars and thirty seven cents. Signed by John Falkenbach and [Unknown].

County Tax Receipt, Angeline C. Cornell, November 25, 1864, Angeline C. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for Angeline C. Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated November 25, 1864. The total is thirteen dollars and seventeen cents. Signed by Jon Falkenbach and John Stauring

County Tax Receipt, John B. Cornell, November 25, 1864, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for John B. Cornell from the Franklin County Treasury, dated November 25, 1864. The total is twelve dollars and thirty two cents. Signed by Jon Falkenbach and John Stauring.

Letter: W.E. Johnson To Anne Johnson, November 20, 1864., W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.

William C. Nelson To Thomas Nelson (17 November 1864), William Cowper Nelson

Correspondence

Mentions Tom's recent illness; writes of the upcoming session of the Virginia Military Institute; talks about moving into winter quarters and social life in Petersburg; possibility of marriage; Kinloch Falconer

William C. Nelson To Maria C. Nelson (17 November 1864), William Cowper Nelson

Correspondence

Mentions Tom and his illness; possibility of Tom's going to school; Virginia Military Institute; Abraham Lincoln and election; prospects for peace; possibility of Will's marrying; winter quarters and return from the trenches; ladies returning to Petersburg since shelling has ceased; attending a wedding at St. Paul's church in Petersburg; Frank Smith and John H. Nelson

Letter To A Mr. Patterson From Alice Winters, Dated November 15, 1864, Alice Winters

Patterson Family Correspondence

This letter was written from Alice Winters to a Mr. Patterson, dated November 15, 1864, inviting him to be a member of the "Bazique" Club.

1864-11-12, James To Mother, James D. Marshall

James D. Marshall Civil War correspondence

This collection contains two letters written by Cpl. James D. Marshall of the Union Army to his mother and sister during the Civil War.

Letter: W.E. Johnson To Anne Johnson, November 10, 1864, W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.

Headquarters Western Sub-District Of Texas [Civil War Broadside], James Edwin Slaughter, L. G. Aldrich

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

"Headquarters Western Sub-District of Texas,

Brownsville, December 9, 1864.

General Orders, No. 12,

In accordance with orders from District Headquarters, the following instructions to troop [sic] serving in this District, are again promulgated for the information of all concerned.

Eagle Pass, Laredo, Rio Grande City and Edinburg have been ordered open ports for the ex-portation of all cotton by the way of the frontier; and any cotton found crossing the river at any other point, expect by special permission from these Headquarters, or evidently proceeding to any other than the designated ports, will be confiscated and one-half of the proceeds …

Letter From Robert Patterson To His Mother Julia Dated November 8, 1864, Robert Patterson

Patterson Family Correspondence

No abstract provided.

Letter: W.E. Johnson To Anne Johnson, November 6, 1864, W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.

Authorization To Recruit Calvary (5 November 1864), Benjamin D. Lay

Military Records

Document authorizing M.W. Boyd to recruit members to the 20th Regiment, Confederate Cavalry; both Boyd & Lay were surgeons.

County Tax Receipt, Angeline C. Cornell, October 28, 1864, Angeline C. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed personal property tax receipt for Angeline C. Cornell from the County Treasury of Franklin County, dated October 28, 1864. The total is nineteen dollars and thirty cents. Signed by Jon Falkenbach.

Letter, 1864 October 28, 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 St. Augustine, Florida. Oscar writes to encourage his family to use the money he mailed to them, that he must stay with his company until the it has served for three years, and more about horses and the two companies he is commanding.