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	Search results for New    Refine your search Subject United States History ... (36) Military Life (27) United States History ... (24) United States -- Histo... (12) Generals -- United Sta... (8) Show more... Creator Forbes, Edwin (27) Brady's National Photo... (5) Nast, Thomas (4) Colton, j.h (Joseph Hu... (2) Bennett, J P (1) Show more... Format of Original Etching (27) Carte de Visite (9) Manuscript (6) Sheet Music (5) Broadside (4) Show more... Date 1876 (21) [1876?] (6) 1861 (3) 1862 (2) ca 1880 (2) Show more... Notes This Item was Part of ... (7) 0000.0542 (6) This Item is Part of t... (4) Composed for Piano (1) James Chamberlain Taug... (1) Show more... results 1-20 of 76 item(s)  page 1 of 4 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Letter from James H. Meteer to Caleb Mills, August 8, 1864 Mills, Caleb, 1806-1879; United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 14th; Military life; Soldiers--African-Americans; Soldiers--Correspondence; Railroads Meteer writes that some of the colored troops are being taught to read and write by a doctor's wife. They are camped near a railroad station and attract large crowds when the soldiers parade. There are... 2. Edward P. Stanfield Letter, 1863 Soldiers--Correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 48th (1861-1865); The letter describes the surrender of Vicksburg and how the rebel soldiers mingled with the Yankees. 3. Beem Letter, December 1861 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 14th (1861-1864); Soldiers; Love letters; Christmas Love letter from David Beem to his fiancee Hala (Mahala Joslin) on Christmas Eve while he is serving with Company H of the 14th Indiana Volunteer Regiment in Virginia. Beem talks about the current hardships... 4. Letter from Mary Elizabeth Clark of Henry County, Kentucky to Her Sister Emily Ross of Howard County, Indiana Kephart family--Correspondence; Slavery--Kentucky--Public opinion; Slavery--Indiana--Public opinion; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Public opinion; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Moral and ethical aspects; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women; Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Public opinion; Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Public opinion The letter reveals the tensions between pro-slavery and anti-slavery family members. Although the letters written to Mary Elizabeth from Emily are not in the collection, they apparently expressed pro-abolition... 5. Letter from E.L. Pollitt (Erastus Pollett) to His Sister, Laura Pollitt, July 3, 1865 Sharks; Prisoners; Military deserters; Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives; Prisoners of war; Soldiers--Correspondence; United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Pollitt mentions the number of sharks in the water around the island. There were about 150 prisoners there, some for committing robbery or murder. Some men in his group deserted and would loose their citizenship... 6. Letter from 1st Lt. Will W. Daugherty to His Father, Joseph F. Daugherty, April 27, 1864 Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 27th (1861-1864); Soldiers--Correspondence Daugherty states that they march for Bridgeport the next day where they will remain for a short time before they move on to the front. 7. Park of Captured Guns at Rocketts, Richmond, Virginia Arms & armament; Cannons; United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865 8. First Battle of Bull Run Campaigns & battles; Battlefields; Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Explosions are coming from artillery guns. Soldiers are firing from the supply wagons. 9. James N. Chamberlain Letter, July 25, 1863 Chamberlain, James N.--Correspondence; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 152nd (1865) --Correspondence; Soldiers --Indiana --DeKalb County --Correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence; Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence Chamberlain describes the various shelters being built in their new camp. 10. Christmas 1863 Christmas; Christmas decorations; Christmas presents; Christmas trees; Christmas stockings; Santa Claus; Children playing with toys; Fireplaces The illustration has six components. The large illustrations show a soldier arriving home on furlough along with Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. The smaller illustrations are traditional Christmas... 11. Santa Claus in Camp Christmas; Christmas presents; Santa Claus; United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Military life; Winter; Patriotism; Newspapers Santa is wearing a patriotic outfit. He is showing the soldiers the fate of Jefferson Davis as he holds a doll with a cord around its' neck. 12. Christmas Eve 1862 Christmas; Santa Claus; United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Military life; Families; Newspapers Nast shows the wife and husband thinking of each other on Christmas Eve. The illustrations in the top corners show Santa visiting homes and military camps. In the bottom corners are illustrations of the... 13. Lawrence N. Cox Letter Cox, Lawrence N.; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 21st (1861-1863); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence Lawrence N. Cox writes from New Orleans, Louisiana while with the 21st Indiana Regiment to his cousin, B.T.W. Bennson in Bridgeton, Parke County, 11 April 1863. In the letter he writes of his good health... 14. Brigadier General Philip Kearney Generals--United States--Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits Born into a wealthy New York family, Kearny fought with the Chasseur’s d’ Afrique and earned the Legion of Honor from France. He lost an arm fighting Mexico at Churubusco, yet fought with Napoleon’s... 15. Benjamin Franklin Butler Generals--United States--Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits; Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1818-1893 Born in Deerfield, New Hampshire, Butler served in both houses of the Massachusetts state legislature before being assigned to the Massachusetts Volunteers as a brigadier general in April 1861. Later as... 16. Joseph Hooker Generals--United States--Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits; Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879 Born in Hadley, Massachusetts, “Fighting Joe Hooker” graduated from West Point in 1837. He witnessed the first Battle of Bull Run as a civilian, and became a colonel in the California State Militia... 17. George Brinton McClellan Generals--United States--Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits; McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885 Instrumental in creating the Army of the Potomac, this Philadelphia native graduated from West Point in 1846. He was chief engineer and vice-president of the Illinois Central Railway before the war, and... 18. Major General George Brinton McClellan Generals--United States--Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits; McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885 Instrumental in creating the Army of the Potomac, the Philadelphia native graduated from West Point in 1846. He was chief engineer and vice-president of the Illinois Central Railway before the war, and... 19. John Hunt Morgan Generals--United States--Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits; Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864 Born in Huntsville, Alabama Morgan moved to Kentucky with his family when he was six. He married Rebecca Bruce ca. 1848. She died in 1861 and he married Martha Ready in 1862. He served during the Mexican... 20. Daniel Edgar Sickles Generals--United States--Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits; Sickles, Daniel Edgar, 1819-1914 A native of New York City, Sickles was a member of Congress when he shot and killed Philip Barton Key, the son of Francis Scott Key the composer of The Star Spangled Banner. The younger Key had been having... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 76 item(s)  page 1 of 4 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  >> ) :: previous : next
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