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	Search results for Achieved    Refine your search Subject Generals -- United Sta... (5) United States -- Histo... (5) Mcclellan, George Brin... (2) Gettysburg, Battle of,... (1) Pennsylvania -- Histor... (1) Show more... Format of Original Carte de Visite (5) Manuscript (1) Notes 0000.0542 (3) 0000.0542 C4468 (1) 1999.0680 (1) Creator Beem, David Enoch, 183... (1) Brady's National Photo... (1) Brady's National Photo... (1) c.d Fredricks & co New... (1) Date 1863-07-05 (1) results 1-7 of 7 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Franz Sigel Generals--United States--Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits; Sigel, Franz, 1824-1902 A native of the Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, and educated at the military academy in Karlsruhe, Sigel fled Germany to Switzerland in 1848, then he moved to St. Louis. His Civil War assignments began... 2. William Starke Rosencrans Generals--United States--Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits; Rosencrans, William Starke, 1819-1898 Born in Kingston Township, Delaware County, Ohio, Rosencrans graduated from West Point in 1842. Assigned to the staff of George B. McClellan shortly after Fort Sumter, he took part in early campaigns in... 3. 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... 4. John Buford Generals--United States--Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits; Buford, John, 1826-1863 Born in Woodford County, Kentucky, John Buford graduated from West Point in 1847. In 1861, at the beginning of the war he was a captain with the Second Cavalry; he was promoted several times and by 1863... 5. 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... 6. 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... 7. Beem Letter, July 1863 Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863; Gettysburg Campaign, 1863; Pennsylvania--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army of the Potomac. Corps, 2nd; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives; Military maneuvers; Military standards; Soldiers--Correspondence; Troop movements Letter from Captain David Beem to his wife relating details of the battle at Gettysburg. Beem says that the First Army Corps along with a portion of the 11th Corps was badly defeated by the rebels in the... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-7 of 7 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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