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Letter: W.E. Johnson To W.E. Johnson, Sr., October 16, 1864, W. E. Johnson Oct 1864

Letter: W.E. Johnson To W.E. Johnson, Sr., October 16, 1864, W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.


Letter: W.E. Johnson To Anne Johnson, October 9, 1864., W. E. Johnson Oct 1864

Letter: W.E. Johnson To Anne Johnson, October 9, 1864., W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.


Letter: W.E. Johnson To H.W. Conner & Co., September 28, 1864, W. E. Johnson Sep 1864

Letter: W.E. Johnson To H.W. Conner & Co., September 28, 1864, W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

This item contains on one leaf: a letter from W.E. Johnson to H.W. Conner & Co., September 28, 1864 and the reply, from H.W. Conner (Co.) to W.E. Johnson, November 2, 1864.


Letter: W.E. Johnson To Anne Johnson, September 27, 1864, W. E. Johnson Sep 1864

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

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.


Letter: W.E. Johnson To Anne Johnson, September 18, 1864, W. E. Johnson Sep 1864

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

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.


Letter: W.E. Johnson To W.E. Johnson, Sr., September 11, 1864, W. E. Johnson Sep 1864

Letter: W.E. Johnson To W.E. Johnson, Sr., September 11, 1864, W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.


Letter: W.E. Johnson To Anne Johnson, August 29, 1864, W. E. Johnson Aug 1864

Letter: W.E. Johnson To Anne Johnson, August 29, 1864, W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.


Letter: W.E. Johnson To Anne Johnson, July 24, 1864., W. E. Johnson Jul 1864

Letter: W.E. Johnson To Anne Johnson, July 24, 1864., W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.


Francis Pickens Letter To Col. Manigault Allowing Lieut. Col. Glover To Acquire To 160 Rifled Muskets For Defense. Summerville, South Carolina. July 23, 1864., Francis Wilkinson Pickens Jul 1864

Francis Pickens Letter To Col. Manigault Allowing Lieut. Col. Glover To Acquire To 160 Rifled Muskets For Defense. Summerville, South Carolina. July 23, 1864., Francis Wilkinson Pickens

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

F.W. Pickens orders that Colonel Manigault at Charleston allow Lieutenant Colonel Glover to have 160 rifled muskets for his reserve 1st Regiment in Summerville, South Carolina. Signed by F.W. Pickens, July 23, 1864.


Letter: W.E. Johnson To Anne Johnson, July 17, 1864, W. E. Johnson Jul 1864

Letter: W.E. Johnson To Anne Johnson, July 17, 1864, W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.


Letter: W.E. Johnson To Lt. R.J. "Robt" Cunningham, June 18, 1864, W. E. Johnson Jun 1864

Letter: W.E. Johnson To Lt. R.J. "Robt" Cunningham, June 18, 1864, W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.


Letter: W.E. Johnson To W.E. Johnson, Sr., May 29, 1864, W. E. Johnson May 1864

Letter: W.E. Johnson To W.E. Johnson, Sr., May 29, 1864, W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.


Letter: W.E. Johnson To Anne Johnson, March 29, 1864, W. E. Johnson Mar 1864

Letter: W.E. Johnson To Anne Johnson, March 29, 1864, W. E. Johnson

W.E. Johnson Papers

No abstract provided.


Substitute Soldier Certificate For Phillip Siebert, New York County (N.Y.), Phillip Siebert Mar 1864

Substitute Soldier Certificate For Phillip Siebert, New York County (N.Y.), Phillip Siebert

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Phillip Siebert is mustered as a substitute soldier in the United States Army in return for $300.


Receipt To C. Sareon For Loss Of His Slave, Hooker, To Employment In The Confederate Army, South Carolina. Columbia, February, 1864., South Carolina Feb 1864

Receipt To C. Sareon For Loss Of His Slave, Hooker, To Employment In The Confederate Army, South Carolina. Columbia, February, 1864., South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Instrument indicating Sareon received $1250 from S.C. for having Hooker, his slave, build military fortifications in the state.


Harriet Newell Thompson (Mcvay) Portrait, Unknown Dec 1863

Harriet Newell Thompson (Mcvay) Portrait, Unknown

Homer McVay Civil War correspondence

Digital scans of the letters and photographs of Homer McVay during the Civil War. Homer McVay was a Presbyterian minister who volunteered for the U.S. Christian Commission and served at the hospitals during the Civil War.


Homer Mcvay Portrait, Unknown Dec 1863

Homer Mcvay Portrait, Unknown

Homer McVay Civil War correspondence

Digital scans of the letters and photographs of Homer McVay during the Civil War. Homer McVay was a Presbyterian minister who volunteered for the U.S. Christian Commission and served at the hospitals during the Civil War.


Trail Transcript And Docket For Military Trial Of Daniel Bright, 1863, Edward Augustus Wild, United States Army Dec 1863

Trail Transcript And Docket For Military Trial Of Daniel Bright, 1863, Edward Augustus Wild, United States Army

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Bright is charged with being a guerrilla and he pleads not guilty. The recto describes Bright's testimony and the testimony of witnesses during the trial. The verso illustrates that Bright was found guilty: Brigadier General Edward Wild of the U.S. Army endorses the execution order: "To be executed tomorrow, Dec. 17, 1863."


Broadside: "Bush-Whackers, Beware!", John Mcneil, Joseph T. Tatum Nov 1863

Broadside: "Bush-Whackers, Beware!", John Mcneil, Joseph T. Tatum

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

No abstract provided.


Confederate Invoice Of Subsistence Stores ("Form 22") Signed By Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, April 1, 1863., Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, W. J. Hawks, George W.T. Kearsley Mar 1863

Confederate Invoice Of Subsistence Stores ("Form 22") Signed By Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, April 1, 1863., Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, W. J. Hawks, George W.T. Kearsley

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Jackson signs as Major General just weeks before his death. "Subsistence stores" or "provisions" in this case consist of bulk amounts of bacon, flour, rice, soap, salt, and vinegar. Countersigned by Major W.J. Hawks and Major George W. T. Kearsley. Dated April 1st, 1863.


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 Jan 1863

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 From E. Kirby Smith To Braxton Bragg, Edmund Kirby-Smith Sep 1862

Letter From E. Kirby Smith To Braxton Bragg, Edmund Kirby-Smith

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Confederate Major General E. Kirby Smith writes to General Braxton Bragg regarding the positioning of the units under his command in Lexington, Kentucky, close to Ohio and Indiana and also about the condition, positioning, and movements of the Union opposition forces. Smith also


1862 Confederate Requisition For Apparel, Signed By William Miller, John L. Knott, And Turner Ashby. Harrisonburg, Virginia., Turner Ashby, William Miller, John L. Knott Jun 1862

1862 Confederate Requisition For Apparel, Signed By William Miller, John L. Knott, And Turner Ashby. Harrisonburg, Virginia., Turner Ashby, William Miller, John L. Knott

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Special Requisition No. 40 form denoting various apparel requisitioned at Camp Ashby on June 25th, 1862. Items include: 5 under shirts, 30 linsey shirts, 10 pair of pants, 13 pair of drawers, 25 pair of socks, 6 cotton shirts. Signed by William Miller, John L. Knott, and Turner Ashby. Ashby's signature appears on this pre-signed form despite his death some weeks earlier, on June 6.


Confederate Requisition For The Purchase Of Three Horses From Peter Alkine, Signed By Officers Turner Ashby And William Miller. 1862., Turner Ashby, William Miller Mar 1862

Confederate Requisition For The Purchase Of Three Horses From Peter Alkine, Signed By Officers Turner Ashby And William Miller. 1862., Turner Ashby, William Miller

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

A Confederate State's Army requisition for the purchase of 5 horses for "artillery purposes" at $135 each from Peter Alkine. Signed by Turner Ashby and Captain and Quartermaster William Miller. Dated February 28th,1862.


Confederate Requisition Form Denoting 130 Bushels Of Corn At 80 Cents Each Procured From John A. Finnell At Winchester, Virginia; Signed By Turner Ashby And William Miller. March, 1862., Turner Ashby, William Miller, John A. Finnell Mar 1862

Confederate Requisition Form Denoting 130 Bushels Of Corn At 80 Cents Each Procured From John A. Finnell At Winchester, Virginia; Signed By Turner Ashby And William Miller. March, 1862., Turner Ashby, William Miller, John A. Finnell

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

A requisition for the Confederate States Army to John A. Finnel certifying the correct amount of $104.00 for 130 bushels of corns at 80 cents each. Received at Winchester on 03 March 1862. Signed by Turner Ashby and Captain and Quartermaster William Miller.


Requsition Form Signed By States Rights Gist, States Rights Gist, Lawrence M. Keitt Feb 1862

Requsition Form Signed By States Rights Gist, States Rights Gist, Lawrence M. Keitt

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Requisition form signed by States Rights Gist which records the aquisition of muskets, bayonets, and assorted accessories and weapons. Dated February 15th, 1862 in Charleston, S.C.


Special Requisition For Horse Shoes, Nails And Coal, Signed By Turner Ashby, 1862., Turner Ashby, William Miller, John Q. Winfield Feb 1862

Special Requisition For Horse Shoes, Nails And Coal, Signed By Turner Ashby, 1862., Turner Ashby, William Miller, John Q. Winfield

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This form "No. 40 Special Requisition" details the requisition of 100 pounds of horse shoes, 100 frost nails, and 2 bushels of stone coal by a Confederate States unit. Turner Ashby signs as commander, a Captain William Miller signs as a Quartermaster. Formerly a U.S. form, altered to read "C.S." in one instance. Dated 3 February 1862, Martinsburg (present-day West Virginia).


Confederate Requisition Signed By Turner Ashby, Turner Ashby Jan 1862

Confederate Requisition Signed By Turner Ashby, Turner Ashby

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Requisition receipt for the Confederate States’ Army for twenty bushels of corn, $14. Originally a United States form: in upper left corner “United” is crossed out and replaced with “Confederate.”


1861-10-07, Nathaniel To Mariah, Nathaniel E. Douglas Oct 1861

1861-10-07, Nathaniel To Mariah, Nathaniel E. Douglas

Nathaniel E. Douglas Civil War correspondence

No abstract provided.


John B. Magruder Orders The Purchase Of Wagons, Saddles, Saddle Blankets, And Bridles. Virginia, July 15, 1861., John Bankhead Magruder Jul 1861

John B. Magruder Orders The Purchase Of Wagons, Saddles, Saddle Blankets, And Bridles. Virginia, July 15, 1861., John Bankhead Magruder

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Brigadier General Magruder orders Assistant Quarter Master Captain Morrison to purchase 20 "good strong wagons" and 20 saddles, saddle blankets, and bridles. July 15, 1861.