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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.

December 20, 1864: To John B. Cornell, Archives, Lucinda Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Letter to John B. Cornell from Lucinda Lenore Merriss; asking about John's travel plans

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.

Circular Number 15: Headquarters, Military Division Of West Mississippi, December 16, 1864

Rhode Island 11th United States Heavy Artillery Circulars Collection

This official circular provides instructions on the proper care and traffic of mail on Mississippi steamboats.

By order of Major General E.R.S. Canby via Lieutenant Colonel C.T. Christensen, Assistant Adjutant General.

20 x 13 cm. Single page.

The Waterville Mail (Vol. 18, No. 24): December 16, 1864, Maxham & Wing

The Waterville Mail (Waterville, Maine)

Continues The Eastern Mail (July 1847-August 1863).
Published weekly, September 4, 1863 - May 9, 1906.
Publishers: Maxham & Wing (1863 - December 2,1885); Ephraim Maxham (December 1885); Wing & Wing (January 1886 - March 21, 1891); Charles G. Wing (March 21, 1891 - April 17, 1891); Prince & Wyman (April 17, 1891 - February 26, 1896); The Mail Publishing Company (February 26, 1896 - May 9, 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=b1209701~S19
WorldCat record (OCLC): http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10486964

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 To E.D. Townsend, 1864, December 12, Thomas W. Cahill

Col. Thomas W. Cahill Civil War Letters

Letter to Edward Davis Townsend, Adjutant General of U.S. Army

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

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.

The Waterville Mail (Vol. 18, No. 23): December 9, 1864, Maxham & Wing

The Waterville Mail (Waterville, Maine)

Continues The Eastern Mail (July 1847-August 1863).
Published weekly, September 4, 1863 - May 9, 1906.
Publishers: Maxham & Wing (1863 - December 2,1885); Ephraim Maxham (December 1885); Wing & Wing (January 1886 - March 21, 1891); Charles G. Wing (March 21, 1891 - April 17, 1891); Prince & Wyman (April 17, 1891 - February 26, 1896); The Mail Publishing Company (February 26, 1896 - May 9, 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=b1209701~S19
WorldCat record (OCLC): http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10486964

Circular Number 13: Headquarters, Military Division Of West Mississippi, December 8, 1864

Rhode Island 11th United States Heavy Artillery Circulars Collection

This official circular provides specific instructions for carrying out the third clause of the General Order Number 270, War Department, October 11, 1864.

By order of Major General E.R.S. Canby via Lieutenant Colonel C.T. Christensen, Assistant Adjutant General.

20 x 13 cm. Single page.

Circular Number 12: Headquarters, Military Division Of West Mississippi, December 8, 1864

Rhode Island 11th United States Heavy Artillery Circulars Collection

This official circular clarifies and modifies Circular Number 10, Headquarters, Military Division of West Mississippi of November 3, 1864.

By order of Major General E.R.S. Canby via Lieutenant Colonel C.T. Christensen, Assistant Adjutant General.

20 x 13 cm. Single page.

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

December 5, 1864: To John B. Cornell, Archives, Lucinda Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Letter to John B. Cornell from Lucinda Lenore Merriss; discussing the lack of a Thanksgiving invitation

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

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.

Letter From The Young Ladies Of The Family To Mr. Green

John Plimpton Green Letters

No abstract provided.

The Waterville Mail (Vol. 18, No. 22): December 2, 1864, Maxham & Wing

The Waterville Mail (Waterville, Maine)

Continues The Eastern Mail (July 1847-August 1863).
Published weekly, September 4, 1863 - May 9, 1906.
Publishers: Maxham & Wing (1863 - December 2,1885); Ephraim Maxham (December 1885); Wing & Wing (January 1886 - March 21, 1891); Charles G. Wing (March 21, 1891 - April 17, 1891); Prince & Wyman (April 17, 1891 - February 26, 1896); The Mail Publishing Company (February 26, 1896 - May 9, 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=b1209701~S19
WorldCat record (OCLC): http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10486964

December, 1864: To John B. Cornell, Archives, Lucinda Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection – Letters

Letter to John B. Cornell from Lucinda Lenore Merriss; discussing her activities while visiting friends and family.

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.

The Waterville Mail (Vol. 18, No. 21): November 25, 1864, Maxham & Wing

The Waterville Mail (Waterville, Maine)

Continues The Eastern Mail (July 1847-August 1863).
Published weekly, September 4, 1863 - May 9, 1906.
Publishers: Maxham & Wing (1863 - December 2,1885); Ephraim Maxham (December 1885); Wing & Wing (January 1886 - March 21, 1891); Charles G. Wing (March 21, 1891 - April 17, 1891); Prince & Wyman (April 17, 1891 - February 26, 1896); The Mail Publishing Company (February 26, 1896 - May 9, 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=b1209701~S19
WorldCat record (OCLC): http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10486964

General Orders No. 69, Criminal Charges In Jacksonville, Florida, Thomas J. Robinson

Print Materials from the Richard Mette Collection

General Orders No. 69, Criminal Charges in Jacksonville, Florida; June 30, 1865

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

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.