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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...
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All Aboard, Off for the Front
United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Military life
In 1861 Edwin Forbes was hired as a staff artist by "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." He covered the Army of the Potomac from 1862-1864, and was known for his ability to draw quickly. His primary...
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Union Position Near the Centre—Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863; Gettysburg Campaign, 1863; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Pennsylvania--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Gettysburg, (Pa.); Battlefields; War casualties; Cannons; Military officers; Soldiers
Officers mounted on horses watch the battle taking place in the field in front of them. A group of soldiers marches towards the battle. Artillerymen are loading and firing cannons. A crop is in the field...
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Reconnaissance in Force
United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Military life
In 1861 Edwin Forbes was hired as a staff artist by "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." He covered the Army of the Potomac from 1862-1864, and was known for his ability to draw quickly. His primary...
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Stuck in the Mud and A Flank March Across Country During a Thunder Shower
United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Military life; Rain; Storms
In 1861 Edwin Forbes was hired as a staff artist by "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." He covered the Army of the Potomac from 1862-1864, and was known for his ability to draw quickly. His primary...
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Fording a River and A Halt for Twenty Minutes
United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Military life
In 1861 Edwin Forbes was hired as a staff artist by "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." He covered the Army of the Potomac from 1862-1864, and was known for his ability to draw quickly. His primary...
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James Leeper Letter, 1863
Leeper, James, fl. 1840-1910; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 49th (1861-1865); Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863
The letter describes the siege of Vicksburg.
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The Pontoon Bridges
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Military life
In 1861 Edwin Forbes was hired as a staff artist by "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." He covered the Army of the Potomac from 1862-1864, and was known for his ability to draw quickly. His primary...
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The Field of Bull Run Showing the Positions of the Armies at 4:30 p.m. on August 29, 1862
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps; Maps; Military headquarters; Military intelligence; Military maneuvers; Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps; Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va. 1862--Maps;
The map is annotated in red and blue showing the positions of the Union and Confederate armies.
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William D. Kirkpatrick Letter, 8 February 1863
United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 17th (1861-1865) --Correspondence; United States --History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Correspondence; Indiana --History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Correspondence
Kirkpatrick writes to his sister while serving with the 17th Indiana in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 8 February 1863. His letter details his activities including marching and going to Nashville for supplies...
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James C. Alden Letter
Alden, James C.; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 52nd (1862-1865)--Correspondence; Soldiers--Indiana--Ripley County--Correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence
James C. Alden resided in Milan, Indiana when he was mustered in as a sergeant in Company B, 52nd Indiana Infantry in February, 1862. He was promoted to 1st lieutenant in September, 1862, and transferred...
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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...
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Oliver Morton to Abraham Lincoln
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Morton, Oliver P. (Oliver Perry), 1823-1877; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Correspondence
In August 1861 Governor Morton wrote President Abraham Lincoln that Indiana was ready to put 37,000 men into the field. Morton proposed to organize the last 10,000 into "a complete army corps, and command...
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Report of the Indiana Sanitary Commission, Made to the Governor, January 2, 1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care; Indiana Sanitary Commission; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Civilian relief; Military supplies
Governor Morton demonstrated his concern for Indiana soldiers through the Indiana Sanitary Commission, which sent clothing, food, and other items to the troops in the field.
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Old City Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Hospitals
Although Morton sent surgeons and nurses to treat wounded troops at field hospitals, the governor preferred that Indiana's wounded be returned to hospitals in the state, such as the Old City Hospital in...
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Plate 7
United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Cattle; Military life; Military; Cattle herding
In 1861 Edwin Forbes was hired as a staff artist by "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." He covered the Army of the Potomac from 1862-1864, and was known for his ability to draw quickly. His primary...
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Newspapers for the Army
United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Military life; Newspapers; Newspaper carriers; Newspaper industry; Campfires; Huts
In 1861 Edwin Forbes was hired as a staff artist by "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." He covered the Army of the Potomac from 1862-1864, and was known for his ability to draw quickly. His primary...
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Plate 4
United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Military life; Huts; Barrels; Snow; Laundry; Clotheslines; Axes
In 1861 Edwin Forbes was hired as a staff artist by "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." He covered the Army of the Potomac from 1862-1864, and was known for his ability to draw quickly. His primary...
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Through the Wilderness
United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Military life; Mud; Artillery (Weaponry); Artillery (Troops); Horse artillery
In 1861 Edwin Forbes was hired as a staff artist by "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." He covered the Army of the Potomac from 1862-1864, and was known for his ability to draw quickly. His primary...
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Trading for Coffee and Tobacco Between the Fortified Lines During a Truce
United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Military life; Battlefields; Barter
In 1861 Edwin Forbes was hired as a staff artist by "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." He covered the Army of the Potomac from 1862-1864, and was known for his ability to draw quickly. His primary...
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