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Rowan County - Courthouse Burned, Louisville Journal

County Histories of Kentucky

An article published in the Louisville Journal on March 3, 1864 describing the destruction of the Rowan County courthouse on February 21, 1864.

Letter, 1864 February 26, Ally [Alice Ladley] To Brother [Oscar D. Ladley], Alice Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Letter to Oscar Ladley's sister in Yellow Springs, Ohio. In her letter Alice mentions that his recent letter was incorrectly sent to Sandusky and that Mary is attending a concert.

The Waterville Mail (Vol. 17, No. 34): February 26, 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

43. Vassar College: Women’S Own - Milo P. Jewett (1864), Milo P. Jewett, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Jewett, Milo P. "Vassar College: Women's Own," Speech Delivered Before the Trustees at Their Meeting, February 23, 1864.

Letter, 1864 February 22, Oscar D. Ladley To Sister [Mary Ladley], Oscar D. Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Letter to Oscar Ladley's sister from Folly Island, South Carolina. Oscar writes about his thoughts and feelings about a young woman in Yellow Springs who was recently engaged.

The Waterville Mail (Vol. 17, No. 33): February 19, 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

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

Correspondence

Describes buying new clothes and equipment; describes his tent accommodations; describes attending the President's last grand reception and speaking in detail with Mrs. Davis about the condition of the people in Mississippi; describes a lot of visiting also

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.

Charles Roberts To Maggie Roberts(13 February 1864), Charles Roberts

Correspondence

Roberts writes that he has been transferred to Cheatham's Division. States that while passing Jackson's Brigade, men in his Brigade thought their forms of punishment were cruel and decided to break into the guard house; four were captured. He says that more men may go over to stir up mischief simply out of boredom. He also writes of fear that the Union has captured Jackson permanently.

Special Order (12 February 1864), Norman W. Smith

Military Records

Report on Major O.P. Chaffie's assignment as Inspector of Field Transportation for the Army of Tennessee and his chain of command.

The Waterville Mail (Vol. 17, No. 32): February 12, 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

William C. Nelson To Maria C. Nelson (9 February 1864), William Cowper Nelson

Correspondence

Safe arrival in Richmond; had three photographs taken; sending six photographic cards; saw L. Q. C. Lamar briefly

Letter, 1864 February 6, 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 Folly Island, South Carolina. In his letter Oscar details leading a detail of men to build a causeway between Coles Isle and Horseshoe Isle.

The Waterville Mail (Vol. 17, No. 31): February 5, 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 And Letter Fragment, 1864 February, Oscar D. Ladley To Mother And Sisters [Catherine, Mary, And Alice Ladley], Oscar D. Ladley

Oscar D. Ladley Papers (MS-138)

Letter to Oscars Ladley's mother an sisters from Folly Island, South Carolina. Oscar writes about marching to St. James island and a skirmish that happened at a plantation there. This also includes a fragment of a letter where Oscar details his thoughts on drafting men for the war, asking his sister, Mary, who she is planning to marry in July, and other news from camp.

The Waterville Mail (Vol. 17, No. 30): January 29, 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

Special Order No. 23 (28 January 1864), Author Unknown

Military Records

Major O.P. Chaffie's release of duty and order to report

Charles Roberts To Maggie Roberts (26 January 1864), Charles Roberts

Correspondence

Thanks Maggie for writing often and tells of his fear that the Confederate troops are losing enthusiasm and therefore giving the Union an advantage. Roberts also asks his wife to entertain the Major if he visits Oxford.

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

Correspondence

Tells Maggie of a visit from Major [Driver] and of the preparations for an active Spring Campaign but predicts that it will be the last year of the war.

The Waterville Mail (Vol. 17, No. 29): January 22, 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 Jennie Guiney, 1864 January 21, Patrick Guiney

Col. Patrick Guiney Letters

No abstract provided.

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.

Harper's Weekly

Civil War Text

Saturday, January 16, 1864 issue of the Harper's Weekly. Featuring "Averill’s Raid" in the American Civil War. With many lithographs. Cover: Averill's Raid. Centerfold lithograph: "An Advance of the Army of the Potomac - Sketched by Alfred R. Waud. Other lithographic illustrations include: Major-General Andrew A. Humphreys; General William W. Averill; the "suck" in the Tennessee River; the wreck of the "Aquila" at San Francisco; the ironclad screw frigate "Re d'Italia;" rebel screw steamer Rappahannock; The late most reverend John Hughes, D.C., Archbishop of New York – Photographed by Brady; The rebel screw steamer "Rappahannock" lying at Calais, France; Daboll's …

Harper's Weekly.

African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection – Text

Saturday, January 16, 1864 issue of the Harper's Weekly. Featuring "Averill’s Raid" in the American Civil War. With many lithographs. Cover: Averill's Raid. Centerfold lithograph: "An Advance of the Army of the Potomac - Sketched by Alfred R. Waud. Other lithographic illustrations include: Major-General Andrew A. Humphreys; General William W. Averill; the "suck" in the Tennessee River; the wreck of the "Aquila" at San Francisco; the ironclad screw frigate "Re d'Italia;" rebel screw steamer Rappahannock; The late most reverend John Hughes, D.C., Archbishop of New York – Photographed by Brady; The rebel screw steamer "Rappahannock" lying at Calais, France; Daboll's …

Harper's Weekly.

African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection – Text

Saturday, May 21, 1864 issue of the Harper's Weekly. Featuring General Sherman's Advance in the American Civil War. With many lithographs. Cover lithograph: General Sherman's Advance- Buzzard's Roost Pass, Georgia. Centerfold lithograph: Grand musical festival in Philadelphia in aid of the Sanitary Commission; Departure of the Union Fleet from Newport News, Virginia, on May 4, 1864- From a sketch by a naval officer; Arrival of General Butler's advance at City Point, Virginia, on May 5, 1864- From a sketch by a naval office. Other lithographic illustrations include: The late General Wadsworth; Destruction of the East Tennessee and Virginia railroad; Destruction …

Harper's Weekly

Civil War Text

Saturday, May 21, 1864 issue of the Harper's Weekly. Featuring General Sherman's Advance in the American Civil War. With many lithographs. Cover lithograph: General Sherman's Advance- Buzzard's Roost Pass, Georgia. Centerfold lithograph: Grand musical festival in Philadelphia in aid of the Sanitary Commission; Departure of the Union Fleet from Newport News, Virginia, on May 4, 1864- From a sketch by a naval officer; Arrival of General Butler's advance at City Point, Virginia, on May 5, 1864- From a sketch by a naval office. Other lithographic illustrations include: The late General Wadsworth; Destruction of the East Tennessee and Virginia railroad; Destruction …

The Waterville Mail (Vol. 17, No. 28): January 15, 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

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.

42. The Mission Of War - Frederick Douglass (1864), Frederick Douglass, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Douglass, Frederick. “The Mission of the War: A Lecture,” New-York Daily Tribune (New York), January 14, 1864, pg. 1-2.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/sn83030213/1864-01-14/ed-1/

Cotton Receipt, 11 January 1864, Mississippi Central Railroad Company (1897-1967)

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

No abstract provided.