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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.


John H. Kelly Letter To Major E.S. Barford, Dated July 28, 1864., John Herbert Kelly Jul 1864

John H. Kelly Letter To Major E.S. Barford, Dated July 28, 1864., John Herbert Kelly

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Confederate brigadier general John H. Kelly writes a letter at 1 a.m., describing his slow progress and intentions to "strike the Flat Shoals and Jonesboro war." Dated July 28, 1864, at "McDonega & Atlanta Road."


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.


Wade Hampton Battlefield Note, Wade Hampton May 1864

Wade Hampton Battlefield Note, Wade Hampton

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

A small (12x8cm) battlefield note. Wade Hampton was a Confederate General from South Carolina. In 1876 he became governor of that state.


Copy Of A Letter From John Hunt Morgan To Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston Regarding The Former's Arrival In Richmond And Interview With Confederate President Jefferson Davis., John Hunt Morgan Apr 1864

Copy Of A Letter From John Hunt Morgan To Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston Regarding The Former's Arrival In Richmond And Interview With Confederate President Jefferson Davis., John Hunt Morgan

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Confederate General John H. Morgan writes to General Joseph E. Johnston to relate Morgan's conversation with Jefferson Davis, in which he requested restoration of his command. Morgan also mentions the possible expedition intended against Nashville. He informs Johnson of information, from an officer who had escaped from the Nashville Penitentiary, that claimed there would be no difficulty in accomplishing all intended in Nashville as there were no more than three hundred troops, "most of whom were negroes," dated April 3, 1864.


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.


General A.H. Terry Assumes Command And Names His Staff, Folly Island, Sc, 1864, Alfred H. Terry Jan 1864

General A.H. Terry Assumes Command And Names His Staff, Folly Island, Sc, 1864, Alfred H. Terry

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Terry, U.S Army, assumes command of the north district of the Department of the South at Folly Island, S.C., near Charleston and names his headquarters staff.


Military Order, Issued And Signed By Thomas Hindman. January 14, 1864, Thomas Carmichael Hindman Jan 1864

Military Order, Issued And Signed By Thomas Hindman. January 14, 1864, Thomas Carmichael Hindman

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Military order issuing Sargent T.J. McKie to report to Brig. Genl. Anderson to be assigned a position within Hindman's divison. Issued and signed by Thomas Hindman. Endorsements on docket, recto, by Manigault and Barth. January 14,1864.


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.


John A. Wharton Letter To Joseph Wheeler Regarding Pistols, John A. Wharton Aug 1863

John A. Wharton Letter To Joseph Wheeler Regarding Pistols, John A. Wharton

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Wharton writes Wheeler regarding the equipment of various units with pistols.


Jeb Stuart Letter, Jeb Stuart Apr 1863

Jeb Stuart Letter, Jeb Stuart

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Confederate cavalry commander J.E.B. (Jeb) Stuart writes to an unspecified general requesting details of a report by another officer regarding Manassas.


Jeb Stuart Letter To Commanding General Requesting Information. Culpeper, Virginia, April 12, 1863., James Ewell Brown ("Jeb") Stuart Apr 1863

Jeb Stuart Letter To Commanding General Requesting Information. Culpeper, Virginia, April 12, 1863., James Ewell Brown ("Jeb") Stuart

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Jeb Stuart's letter to his "General" requesting that the information that requires Stuart's attention, regarding General Trimble's capture of Manassas, be sent back to him. He further mentions that the news of "Old Milroy" makes him "itch to get hold of him." Sent from Culpeper, Virginia. Dated April 12th, 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 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.


S.F. Dupont, Aboard U.S.S. Wabash, Orders Commander T.H. Patterson, Aboard The U.S.S. James Adger, To Take The "Montauk" In Tow To Ossabaw Sound, Georgia. Port Royal Harbor, S.C., January, 1863., Samuel Francis Du Pont Jan 1863

S.F. Dupont, Aboard U.S.S. Wabash, Orders Commander T.H. Patterson, Aboard The U.S.S. James Adger, To Take The "Montauk" In Tow To Ossabaw Sound, Georgia. Port Royal Harbor, S.C., January, 1863., Samuel Francis Du Pont

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Samuel Francis DuPont, Rear Admiral Commanding, South Atlantic Blocking Squadron, aboard U.S.S. Wabash, orders Commander T.H. Patterson, aboard the U.S.S. James Adger, to take the "Montauk" in tow to Ossabaw Sound, Georgia. DuPont also mentions the ships that are already in the sound. Port Royal Harbor, S.C., January, 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.


Permission Note Excusing Lt. Churchill From Camp, Signed By John Hunt Morgan In Chattanooga Tennessee, 11 June 1862., John Hunt Morgan Jun 1862

Permission Note Excusing Lt. Churchill From Camp, Signed By John Hunt Morgan In Chattanooga Tennessee, 11 June 1862., John Hunt Morgan

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Signed permission by John Hunt Morgan for Lt. Churchill to be absent from camp for 21 days. Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dated June 11th, 1862.


Letter To Samuel Cooper From Robert E. Lee Requesting Orders For Gen. S.R. Gist, Maj. Gen. J.C. Pemberton, And General Trapier, Signed August 8, 1862., Robert Edward Lee Apr 1862

Letter To Samuel Cooper From Robert E. Lee Requesting Orders For Gen. S.R. Gist, Maj. Gen. J.C. Pemberton, And General Trapier, Signed August 8, 1862., Robert Edward Lee

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Robert E. Lee writes to Samuel Cooper to request an order for General States Rights Gist to report to Major General J.C. Pemberton for duty with the troops under his command in South Carolina and Georgia. He also advises General Trapier to report to General Beauregard for duty, signed by Robert E. Lee, 8 April 1862.


Letter Reporting Military Engagement, From William J. Hardee To Braxton Bragg, April 4, 1862., William J. Hardee Apr 1862

Letter Reporting Military Engagement, From William J. Hardee To Braxton Bragg, April 4, 1862., William J. Hardee

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Hardee describes an attack on Confederate forces by Union cavalry and infantry, just before the Battle of Shiloh.


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.