Repudiation
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Postal service--United States--History
subject: Covers (Philatety)--United States--History
subject: Patriotic envelopes
description: Caricature of man depicting the South refusing to pay invoices for Northern merchandise. Design in full color on white envelope. Berlin & Jones, 134 William St. N.Y.
source: Civil War patriotic envelopes, (RHC-49)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Uncle Sam saving the South from secession
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Postal service--United States--History
subject: Covers (Philatety)--United States--History
subject: Patriotic envelopes
description: Caricature of man on the end of pier extending the flag to a man who has fallen into the water, and "I say old fellow just hold on to this ere Flag or You are lost." Man on the pier represents the North, the man in the water represents the south, the alligator represents secession.
source: Civil War patriotic envelopes, (RHC-49)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

End of secession
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Postal service--United States--History
subject: Covers (Philatety)--United States--History
subject: Patriotic envelopes
description: Design shows hangman's rope in shape of a skull with "End of Secession." Design in blue on white envelope.
source: Civil War patriotic envelopes, (RHC-49)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

The Washington Grape
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Postal service--United States--History
subject: Covers (Philatety)--United States--History
subject: Patriotic envelopes
description: Design shows the fox (Jefferson Davis) reaching for the grapes (Washington). Design in color with The Washington Grape.
source: Civil War patriotic envelopes, (RHC-49)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Portrait of Salmon P. Chase
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Postal service--United States--History
subject: Covers (Philatety)--United States--History
subject: Patriotic envelopes
subject: Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
description: Portrait of Salmon P. Chase in oval frame with signature. Design in red, yellow, blue and green. Printed by Chas. Magnus, 12 Frankfort St. N.Y.
source: Civil War patriotic envelopes, (RHC-49)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Portrait of Caleb B. Smith
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Postal service--United States--History
subject: Covers (Philatety)--United States--History
subject: Patriotic envelopes
subject: Smith, Caleb B. (Caleb Blood), 1808-1864
description: Portrait of Caleb B. Smith in oval frame with signature. Design in red, yellow, blue and green. Printed by Chas. Magnus, 12 Frankfort St. N.Y.
source: Civil War patriotic envelopes, (RHC-49)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Portrait of Gideon Welles
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Postal service--United States--History
subject: Covers (Philatety)--United States--History
subject: Patriotic envelopes
subject: Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
description: Portrait of Gideon Welles in oval frame with signature. Design in red, yellow, blue and green. Printed by Chas. Magnus, 12 Frankfort St. N.Y.
source: Civil War patriotic envelopes, (RHC-49)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Soldier with sword and flag
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Postal service--United States--History
subject: Covers (Philatety)--United States--History
subject: Patriotic envelopes
description: Design shows soldier with sword and flag in small circle with thirteen stars around border and "VICTORY." Design in purple on white envelope.
source: Civil War patriotic envelopes, (RHC-49)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Lieutenant Frank Brownell Portrait
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Postal service--United States--History
subject: Covers (Philatety)--United States--History
subject: Patriotic envelopes
subject: Brownell, Frank
description: Portrait of Lieutenant Frank Brownell, the Union soldier who shot Stonewall Jackson. Magee, 316 Chestnut St. Philadelphia.
source: Civil War patriotic envelopes, (RHC-49)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Major General McClellan and battlefield scene
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Postal service--United States--History
subject: Covers (Philatety)--United States--History
subject: Patriotic envelopes
subject: McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885
description: Portrait of Major General McClellan over battlefield scene. S. C. Upham, 310 Chestnut St. Philadelphia.
source: Civil War patriotic envelopes, (RHC-49)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Major General McClellan portrait
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Postal service--United States--History
subject: Covers (Philatety)--United States--History
subject: Patriotic envelopes
subject: McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885
description: Portrait of Maj. General McClellan, Commander of the Federal Forces, on the Potomac. Printed by J. G. Wells, Park Row & Beekman St., N.Y.
source: Civil War patriotic envelopes, (RHC-49)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Lincoln and McClellan portraits
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Postal service--United States--History
subject: Covers (Philatety)--United States--History
subject: Patriotic envelopes
subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
subject: McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885
description: Portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Gen. George McClellan framed by wreaths of flowers. Union soldier and Zouave soldier on either side with banner "Review of the Army." Design in red, blue, and yellow on a white envelope. Printed by Chas. Magnus, 12 Frankfort St., N.Y.
source: Civil War patriotic envelopes, (RHC-49)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Colonial soldier with flag and sword
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Postal service--United States--History
subject: Covers (Philatety)--United States--History
subject: Patriotic envelopes
description: Design of Colonial soldier holding flag and sword with "Success to our volunteers" and "Never surrender." Design in red and blue on a white envelope.
source: Civil War patriotic envelopes, (RHC-49)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Zouave soldier with flag and rifle
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Postal service--United States--History
subject: Covers (Philatety)--United States--History
subject: Patriotic envelopes
description: Design of a soldier in Zouave uniform holding flag, and "Remember Ellswoth" (sic), for Elmer Ephriam Ellsworth, the first Union officer to be a casualty of the American Civil War. Design in red and blue on a white envelope.
source: Civil War patriotic envelopes, (RHC-49)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Remember Ellsworth
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Postal service--United States--History
subject: Covers (Philatety)--United States--History
subject: Patriotic envelopes
subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
description: Design shows Elmer Ephriam Ellsworth in uniform. Ellsworth was a friend of Abraham Lincoln and remembered as the first Union casualty of the American Civil War. Design in red, blue, green, and brown on white envelope.
source: Civil War patriotic envelopes, (RHC-49)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Soldier with cannon
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Postal service--United States--History
subject: Covers (Philatety)--United States--History
subject: Patriotic envelopes
description: Design shows a soldier guarding a cannon with the camp in the background. Design in red and blue on a white envelope. Magee Stationer, 2d & Chestnut. (L1952)
source: Civil War patriotic envelopes, (RHC-49)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

John Bennitt Civil War Diary, volume 3
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Diaries
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: African Americans
subject: Cincinnati (Ohio)
subject: Charleston (S.C.)
subject: Raleigh (N.C.)
subject: Richmond (Va.)
subject: Michigan
description: This diary was the last of three kept by physician John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan describing his experience as a Civil War surgeon the 19th Michigan Infantry Regiment. The third volume (Jan. 1, 1865-May 13, 1865) begins with the account of his leave of absence in Cincinnati, Ohio for an examination given by the Army Medical Board; a temporary stay in Charleston, South Carolina; and return to rejoin his Regiment for the Carolina campaigns in Raleigh, North Carolina. This volume focuses on his time spent in Cincinnati, and his daily routine as a surgeon and physician to soldiers and civilians shortly before the end of the war. Bennitt's account ends with his march from Raleigh, N.C. to Arlington, Va. The last pages of the diary include memoranda noting a book purchased in New York, and cash accounts for Jan. 24-Mar. 27. In a pocket in the back cover is a note listing stores and books Bennitt planned to purchase.
creator: Bennitt, John
source: Correspondence and diaries of Civil War surgeon, John Bennitt (RHC-43): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/470
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1865
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: Part of collection with correspondence published by Wayne State University Press, Detroit as I Hope to Do My Country Service; the Civil War letters of John Bennitt, M.D. Surgeon, 19th Michigan Infantry.
language: eng

John Bennitt Civil War Diary, volume 2
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Diaries
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
subject: African Americans
subject: Atlanta (Ga.)
subject: Savannah (Ga.)
subject: Georgia
subject: Michigan
subject: McMinnville (Tenn.)
subject: Tennessee
subject: Cincinnati (Ohio)
subject: Ohio
description: This diary is the second of three kept by physician John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan describing his experience as a Civil War surgeon for the 19th Michigan Infantry Regiment. The second volume (Feb. 9, 1864-Jan. 13, 1865) continues the account of his work as head of the General Hospital in McMinnville, Tennsessee, and of his Regiment's transfer to the front for the Atlanta and Savannah campaigns under Gen. Sherman. Bennitt details life in the encampments at the time of the fighting in Georgia, and his daily routine as a surgeon and physician to soldiers and civilians. The volume ends with Bennitt's trip to Cincinnati for an examination by the Army Medical Board. The last pages of the volume include cash accounts and memoranda of soldiers treated, their condition, and outcome. The volume ends on Dec. 31, 1864, but Bennitt uses the first pages of the diary for his Jan. 1-13, 1865 entries.
creator: Bennitt, John
source: Correspondence and diaries of Civil War surgeon, John Bennitt (RHC-43): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/470
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1864
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: Part of collection with correspondence published by Wayne State University Press, Detroit as I Hope to Do My Country Service: the Civil War letters of John Bennitt, M.D., Surgeon, 19th Michigan Infantry
language: eng

John Bennitt Civil War diary, volume 1
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Diaries
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: Michigan
subject: Murfreesboro (Tenn.)
subject: McMinnville (Tenn.)
subject: Wartrace (Tenn.)
subject: Tennessee
description: This diary is one of three kept by physician John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan describing his experience as a Civil War surgeon for the 19th Michigan Infantry Regiment. The first volume (Sept. 1, 1863-Jan. 26, 1864) details Bennitt's stay at camps in Murfreesboro and as head of the General Hospital in McMinnville, Tennessee. The volume focuses on medical conditions treated, medicines prescribed, surgery performed (including amputations), and the progress of patients. Other entries describe his daily routine, living conditions, weather, correspondence, attendance at bible class, and occasional war news. The last pages of the volume includes an account of letters written and received with names of correspondents and dates.
creator: Bennitt, John
source: Correspondence and diaries of Civil War surgeon, John Bennitt (RHC-43): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/470
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1863
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: Part of collection of papers with correspondence published by Wayne State University Press, Detroit as I Hope to Do My Country Service; the Civil War letters of John Bennitt, M.D., Surgeon, 19th Michigan Infantry.
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 209]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: Michigan
subject: Ohio
subject: South Carolina
subject: Georgia
description: Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, June 13, 1865. During this time, Bennitt takes his medical exams in Cincinnati and visits his family in Centreville. He is sent to Charleston, South Carolina, where his regiment is engaged in the Carolinas campaign. Confederates surrender and the 19th Michigan is transported to Detroit where they are mustered out in June. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 9 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1865-06-13
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: I Hope to Do My Country Service: the Civil War letters of John Bennitt, M.D., Surgeon, 19th Michigan Infantry, part of collection with diaries published by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 2005.
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 208]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: Michigan
subject: Ohio
subject: South Carolina
subject: Georgia
description: Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, May 21, 1865. During this time, Bennitt takes his medical exams in Cincinnati and visits his family in Centreville. He is sent to Charleston, South Carolina, where his regiment is engaged in the Carolinas campaign. Confederates surrender and the 19th Michigan is transported to Detroit where they are mustered out in June. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 9 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1865-05-21
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: I Hope to Do My Country Service: the Civil War letters of John Bennitt, M.D., Surgeon, 19th Michigan Infantry, part of collection with diaries published by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 2005.
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 207]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: Michigan
subject: Ohio
subject: South Carolina
subject: Georgia
description: Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, May 19, 1865. During this time, Bennitt takes his medical exams in Cincinnati and visits his family in Centreville. He is sent to Charleston, South Carolina, where his regiment is engaged in the Carolinas campaign. Confederates surrender and the 19th Michigan is transported to Detroit where they are mustered out in June. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 9 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1865-05-19
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: I Hope to Do My Country Service: the Civil War letters of John Bennitt, M.D., Surgeon, 19th Michigan Infantry, part of collection with diaries published by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 2005.
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 206]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: Michigan
subject: Ohio
subject: South Carolina
subject: Georgia
description: Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, May 6, 1865. During this time, Bennitt takes his medical exams in Cincinnati and visits his family in Centreville. He is sent to Charleston, South Carolina, where his regiment is engaged in the Carolinas campaign. Confederates surrender and the 19th Michigan is transported to Detroit where they are mustered out in June. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 9 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1865-05-06
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: I Hope to Do My Country Service: the Civil War letters of John Bennitt, M.D., Surgeon, 19th Michigan Infantry, part of collection with diaries published by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 2005.
language: eng

John Bennitt to his wife [Letter 205]
subject: Bennitt, John
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1865)
subject: Surgeons
subject: Correspondence
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
subject: United States. Army. Corps, 20th
subject: Michigan
subject: Ohio
subject: South Carolina
subject: Georgia
description: Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, April 28, 1865. During this time, Bennitt takes his medical exams in Cincinnati and visits his family in Centreville. He is sent to Charleston, South Carolina, where his regiment is engaged in the Carolinas campaign. Confederates surrender and the 19th Michigan is transported to Detroit where they are mustered out in June. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 9 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
creator: Bennitt, John
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1865-04-28
rights: No Copyright - United States
relation: I Hope to Do My Country Service: the Civil War letters of John Bennitt, M.D., Surgeon, 19th Michigan Infantry, part of collection with diaries published by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 2005.
language: eng