Browse Items (595 total)

  • Collection: Civil War and Slavery Collection
Go to D.S. Howard to father item page

Letter from laborer and carpenter working in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to his father. He describes the Carp River area, its natural resources in comparison to Wisconsin, his daily routine, and his prospects for work.
Go to David S. Gooding from William H. Seward item page

Cover letter to U.S. Marshal from the Dept. of State accompanying the warrant for President Andrew Johnson's pardon of James Evans. Warrant is not included.
Go to Delaware. Loyal to the Union item page

Design shows female with state coat of arms and "Loyal to the Union. State of Delaware." Design in red and blue on a white envelope. For sale by Wm. Ridenburgh, 132 & 134 Nassau St., N.Y.
Go to Discharge papers of Jessie Robinson item page

Discharge papers of Jessie (Jesse) Robinson from Company C of the 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Volunteers, June 6, 1865.
Go to Eagle and shield item page

Design of eagle and shield in red, black and blue on white envelope.
Go to Eagle and shield item page

Design of eagle and shield in full color on white envelope.
Go to Eagle with shield item page

Design shows eagle with shield and "The Union, The Constitution and the Enforcement of the Laws.". Design in red and blue on white envelope. Envelope is addressed to Miss Caroline Tillotson, stamped and cancelled.
Go to Edwin M. Stanton from Simon Cameron item page

Letter from former Secretary of War Simon Cameron requesting Stanton's assistance in helping to prove his innocence against charges of fraud via mutilation of treasury bills, in relation to the purchasing of arms.
Go to End of secession item page

Design shows hangman's rope in shape of a skull with "End of Secession." Design in blue on white envelope.
Go to Engraving of the funeral procession of Abraham Lincoln item page

Engraving of the funeral procession of Abraham Lincoln entitled "The 25th of April 1865 in New York," published by Charles Magnus 12 Frankfort St. N.Y.
Go to Essay on Abraham Lincoln by Norman D. Sampson item page

Essay on the legacy of Abraham Lincoln written by an admirer.
Go to Faust family correspondence item page

Correspondence between Pvt. Daniel Faust, his mother, and his sister of Schuylkill County Pennsylvania. Faust was an infantryman in Pennsylvania's 95th and 96th Infantry regiments during the Civil War. Correspondence covers the routine details of…
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