Volume 6 of Sneden's diary covers the period of the Civil War from Sneden's departure from Andersonville Prison in September 1864 to the grand reviews of the U.S. armies in Washington, D.C., in late May 1865.
The period 1864 September 1–November 23 (pp. 1–163) concerns Sneden's departure from Andersonville Prison, his journey to Savannah, Ga., and his descriptions of the prison pen at Savannah and of Camp Lawton Prison at Millen, Ga.
The period 1864 November 24–1865 January 30 (pp. 164–309) concerns description of Savannah, the battle of Honey Hill, S.C., descriptions of Charleston, S.C., Sneden's prisoner exchange at Charleston, his journey by sea from Charleston to Annapolis, Md., and subsequent return to New York City. Also, includes a record of the Confederate prisons that Sneden inhabited during the war.
The period 1864 July–1865 April (pp. 310–439) concerns the capture of Fort Fisher, Wilmington, N.C., the Petersburg Campaign, the battle of Five Forks, the fall of Richmond and Petersburg, Va., and the Appomattox Campaign (including the battle of Cumberland Church). Also, includes statistical analysis by Sneden of Union prisoners of war, deserters, and battle casualties.
The period 1864 May–1865 April (pp. 440–561) concerns the surrender of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House, Va., William T. Sherman's March to the Sea in December 1864, the battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Va., and the 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign (including the battles of Third Winchester, Fisher's Hill, and Cedar Creek).
Pages 562–660 concern the battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Confederate raids in Kentucky and Ohio in 1862 and 1863 led by John Hunt Morgan, the capture of Mobile, Ala., in July 1864, and the grand reviews of the Union armies in Washington in May 1865. Also, includes Civil War casualty statistics compiled by Sneden.
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Vol. 6. Army Diary of the War of the Rebellion. By R.
K. Sneden 40th N.Y. Vols. (Mozart Regt.) and
Topographical Engineer of 3rd Army Corps A.P. |
Title page. |
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1864.5. Contents of the Volume. |
Table of contents. |
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Escaping from Prison |
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Residence of Jefferson Davis, Montgomery, Ala., 1861 |
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Surrender of Fort Macon. Lowering the Confederate
flag. |
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8 |
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Mozart Regiment Veteran Association Monument ...
Battlefield of Gettysburg. |
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9 |
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Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, S.C., from U.S.
transport "Varuna," Decr. 11th, 1864. |
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10 |
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Andersonville. 12,946 Dead! |
Chapter title page. Illustrated with figures of
two classically-dressed women on a pedestal.
Refers to Andersonville Prison, Ga., where
Sneden was imprisoned in 1864. |
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11 |
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"Yeaman's Hall," Goose Creek near Charleston, S.C.
Built by Sir John Yeamans A.D. 1670. |
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12 |
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Residence of Landgrave Thomas Smith on Buck River
Plantation. 15 miles from Charleston .... 1678. |
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13 |
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Tombstone at St. Jame's Church, Goose Creek, near
Charleston. |
Thomas Smith, Esq. d. 1694. |
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14 |
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[Plan of Andersonville Prison, Georgia, 1864] |
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15 |
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John W. January, Corporal, Co. B. Fourth Illinois.
Returned prisoner of war at the U.S. Marine Hospital,
Annapolis, Md., 1864 |
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17 |
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Mud Hovel in the Swamp, Andersonville Prison |
Andersonville Prison, Ga. |
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18 |
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Rebel Prison at Savannah, Georgia.... Sketched Octr.
1864 |
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IFS, p. 220 |
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19 |
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Rebel Mode of Capturing Escaped Prisoners |
Shows guards on horseback and hunting dogs
chasing escapees. |
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20 |
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The South Gate of Andersonville Prison. From the
outside. |
Andersonville Prison, Ga. |
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21 |
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[Map of South Carolina, Georiga, Alabama, and
Tennessee] |
Shows southern border of South Carolina,
norther border of Georgia, and eastern borders of
Alabama and Tennessee, with railroads, towns,
forts and land forms indicated. |
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22 |
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Demon of Andersonville, Capt. Wirz, C.S.A. |
Henry Wirz (d. 1865), Confederate officer,
Commandant of "Camp Sumter," or
Andersonville Prison, Ga. |
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23 |
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Rebels with Bloodhounds Recapturing a Union Prisoner
of War |
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24 |
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Andersonville Prison. Georgia. September 1st - 1864. |
Chapter title page. |
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25 |
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Maj.- Gen. Wm T. Sherman in 1889 [1899?] |
William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891),
Union general. |
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63 |
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The key to Andersonville Prison |
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88 |
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Gunboats at the Entrance of the Savannah River |
Savannah Campaign, 15 November-21
December 1864. Also known as Sherman's
March to the Sea. |
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89 |
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Plan of The Rebel Prison Pen at Savannah, Georgia,
September 1864 |
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IFS, p. 222 |
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102 |
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Map of the Siege and Investment of Savannah, Georgia,
5th to 20th Decr. 1864 |
Savannah Campaign, 15 November-21
December 1864. |
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106 |
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The Rebel Defences [sic] of Savannah, Georgia, Novr.
1864. |
Savannah Campaign, 15 November-21
December 1864. |
IFS, p. 229 |
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107 |
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[Map of Georgia] |
Shows railroad lines from Atlanta to Macon and
Atlanta to Columbus, Ga., with notation "125
miles from Atlanta to Andersonville." |
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124 |
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Liberty! |
Illustration of a prisoner escaping through a
tunnel. |
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126 |
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The Rebel Prison and Stockade at Millen, Georgia, from
inside the Gate. November 1864. |
The prison at Millen, Ga., was known as "Camp
Lawton." |
IFS, p. 224 |
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127 |
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Interior View on Main St., Millen Prison, Georgia.
Showing brick Ovens and Deadline. |
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IFS, p. 227 |
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133 |
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View of "Camp Lawton" or Rebel Prison at Millen,
Georgia.... Octr. 10, 1864. |
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EOS, p. 262; IFS, p. 225 |
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136 |
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Capitol at Milledgeville, Georgia. |
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138 |
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The Rebel Prison near Florence, S.C. ... Decr. 8th, 1864. |
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IFS, p. 236 |
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139 |
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"Camp Lawton" at Millen, Georgia.... Octr. 10th, 1864. |
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EOS, p. 269 |
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142 |
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View of the Rebel Prison at Millen, Georgia, from the
Head Qurs of Genl. Winder, C.S.A. September 1864. |
John Henry Winder (1800-1865), Confederate
provost marshal general, at this time in charge of
all prisons in Alabama and Georgia. |
IFS, p. 226 |
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143 |
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Brick Ovens, built by Rebels, Millen Prison, Georgia. |
Shows R. K. Sneden's shanty, Rebel guard and
deadline, Brick oven, and stockade. |
IFS, p. 227 |
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170 |
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Rebel Pass, used by R.K. Sneden while a Prisoner of
War at Savannah, Geo. |
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171 |
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Broad-Street, Savannah, Georgia |
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172 |
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Pulaski House [Savannah, Ga.] |
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173 |
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Rebel Fort McAllister, Ogeechee River near Savannah,
Geo. Captured .... 13th Decr. 1864. |
Savannah Campaign, 15 November-21
December 1864. |
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174 |
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Fort Pulaski, Savannah River, Georgia. Captured ....
April 11th 1862. |
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175 |
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Gen. Hooker and Staff in Camp at the Foot of Lookout
Mountain |
Joseph Hooker (1814-1879), Union general.
Chattanooga Campaign, October-November
1863. |
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194 |
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Plan of The Battle at Honey Hill, South Carolina,
November 30, 1864. |
Thwarted attempt by Union forces to secure a
foothold at Grahamville, S.C., for Sherman's
forces on approach to Savannah, Ga. |
IFS, p. 230 |
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196 |
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Map of Devaux Neck on Broad River, South Carolina. |
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197 |
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Plan of Action at Devaux Neck, South Carolina,
December 9, 1864. |
Savannah Campaign, 15 November-21
December 1864. |
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198 |
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Map of Morris, Folly, Coles and James Island and
Charleston Harbor, S.C., showing Union and Rebel forts
and Batteries, 1863. |
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199 |
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Charleston in 1861. |
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202 |
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St. Michael's Church, Decr. 1864, Charleston, S.C.,
Shewing [sic] Rebel lookout on spire, and effect of
Union shot. |
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206 |
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"Castle Pinckney," Charleston Harbor, S.C. |
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207 |
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Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, S.C., December 11th,
1864.... Sketched on board U.S. Steamer "Varuna." |
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208 |
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The West Point Mills, Ashley River, Charleston S.C.,
from Wappo Creek. November 30th 1864. |
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IFS, p. 231 |
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209 |
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Genl. Braxton Bragg and Genl. Jno. B. Hood. |
Braxton Bragg (1819-1876), Confederate
general; John Bell Hood (1831-1879),
Confederate general. |
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211 |
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Charleston, S.C. |
Chapter title page. |
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214 |
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Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor, S.C. |
1862. |
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215 |
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City of Charleston, S.C., from top of Mills House. |
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216 |
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Com. David D. Porter, Commanding Iron Clad Fleet in
Charleston Harbor. |
David Dixon Porter (1813-1891), Union
admiral. |
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217 |
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The Battery, Charleston, S.C. |
Charleston water front residential area. |
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218 |
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Rebel Defences [sic] of Charleston Harbor, S.C.
December 11th 18[64]. |
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IFS, p. 233 |
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219 |
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Ruins of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, S.C. ... Decr.
11th, 1864. |
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IFS, p. 232 |
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221 |
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Sketches made under fire from the roof of Roper
Hospital, Charleston, S.C., while a prisoner of War,
Decr. 1864 |
Shows rebel defenses of Charleston Harbor. |
IFS, p. 237 |
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222 |
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St. Michael's, Charleston, S.C. |
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224 |
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Charleston Jail and Workhouse, S.C., sketched from
rear of Roper Hospital 10th Decr 1864. |
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IFS, p. 234 |
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225 |
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Spar Torpedo Launch used by the Rebels at Charleston
Harbor. |
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227 |
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Old Post Office at Charleston, S.C. |
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228 |
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The Roper Hospital, Charleston, S.C. ... Decr. 1864. |
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229 |
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City of Charleston, S.C., from the top of Orphan
Asylum. |
Photograph. |
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230 |
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View of St. Michael's Church, Charleston, S.C., Decr.
1st, 1864, showing effect of shelling by Union forces on
Morris Island. |
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IFS, p. 234 |
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231 |
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Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, S.C., rear and towards
the City. Sketched on board Rebel Steamer while being
Exchanged as a Prisoner of War, Decr. 11th, 1864. |
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233 |
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Broad Street, looking East towards the Post-Office,
Charleston, S.C. Bombardment of Charleston, S.C., ...
by the Swamp Angel Gun. |
The "Swamp Angel" was a 200-pounder Parrott
Gun used by the Union forces to shell
Charleston from Morris Island in August 1863.
It had a range of 7,900 yards and shot incendiary
shells. It did little damage to its intended target
and blew up on the 36th round. |
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234 |
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General E.O.C. Ord U.S.A. |
Edward Otho Cresap Ord (1818-1883), Union
general. |
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235 |
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Guns left by the Rebels at Fort Johnson, Charleston
Harbor, S.C. |
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250 |
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Head Quarters of Genl. John H. Winder C.S.A. in the
woods of Florence, South Carolina, Decr. 4th, 1864. |
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IFS, p. 235 |
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251 |
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View of the Gate of the Rebel Prison at Florence, South
Carolina ... December 8th, 1864. |
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IFS, p. 235 |
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274 |
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Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar
[Charleston, S.C.] |
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275 |
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The Circular Church and the South Carolina Institute,
Charleston, S.C. |
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276 |
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The Harbor, Charleston, S.C. |
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277 |
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River Front Residences, Charleston, S.C. |
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278 |
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Rear AD. S.F. Dupont, Commanding U.S. Ship
"Ironsides," Charleston Harbor |
Samuel Frances Du Pont (1803-1865), Union
admiral. |
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279 |
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[Fort Sumter?] 1861 |
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280 |
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Exchange of 10,000 Union Prisoners of War, Charleston
Harbor, S.C., 11th & 12th Decr. 1864 |
Sneden was among those exchanged. |
EOS, p. 291; IFS, p. 238 |
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281 |
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U.S. Monitor fleet at anchor on Charleston Bar during a
gale, December 14th, 1864. |
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IFS, p. 239 |
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283 |
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Blockade Runner ashore on Sullivans Island,
Charleston, S.C. |
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325 |
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Union Losses in the Civil War. |
Newspaper article listing deaths in battle, from
disease, and from other causes, by state. |
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336 |
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Benj. F. Butler U.S.A. |
Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-1893), Union
general. |
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337 |
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Dead Confederate Soldier who was killed during the
storming of Petersburg on April 2, 1865. |
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344 |
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Fort Fisher near Wilmington, N.C., after its Capture. |
After the failure of Benjamin Butler's efforts to
take Fort Fisher in December 1864, General
Alfred Howe Terry ( 1827-1890) was ordered to
take the fort by assualt or siege. Under his
command, troops bombarded the fort on three
sides, then assaulted the fort from two. The
expedition left Virginia on 6 January and
succeeded in taking the fort on 15 January 1865. |
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345 |
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Benjamin H. Porter, U.S.N., Killed at Fort Fisher |
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346 |
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The Powder Boat "Louisiana" used at Fort Fisher, N.C.,
24th Decr. 1864. |
Butler used a powder ship near the fort in the
hope that the explosion would destroy either the
fort or its defenders. |
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347 |
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St. Philip's Church at Brunswick Cape Fear, NC, built about AD 1701 |
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348 |
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Ft. Fisher shewing [sic] Union Attack, Jany. 15th, 1865. |
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350 |
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Siege of Petersburg, Va., March, 1865 [map]. |
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352 |
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U.S. Grant |
Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885). |
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353 |
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Logan's Division, M'Pherson's Corps storming Fort
Hill after the Explosion of the Mine. |
30 July 1864. The Union forces dug a tunnel
under the Confederate line outside Petersburg
and exploded it with black powder. While many
Confederate soldiers were killed or wounded,
Union troops who ventured into the crater were
fired upon by Confederate artillery. |
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358 |
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Old Blandford Church, Petersburg, Virginia. |
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359 |
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Ruins of Genl. Lee's Head Quarter's outside Petersburg,
Virginia. |
Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870), Confederate
general. |
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360 |
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Position of Union and Rebel forces before Petersburg,
Va. [map]. |
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369 |
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Investment of Petersburg, Virginia, by Genl. Grant,
1865 [map] |
2 April 1865. |
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374 |
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In the trenches, Petersburg [Va.] |
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375 |
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Watching at the Bedside of the Dying President on the
night of April 15 and 15, 18[65] |
Death of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) |
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376 |
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U.S. Monitors below Howlett's House near Dutch Gap,
James River, Va., with boom across River and Torpedo
Grappler. |
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377 |
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A scene behind the defenses at Petersburg. A
Confederate Soldier, as he fell in the final Struggle
{photo by Gardiner). |
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378 |
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Plan of the Battle of Five Forks, Va., March 31st, 1865
and 1st April [map] |
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382 |
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Genl. Godfrey Weitzel, who commanded the Union
forces in Richmond after its evacuation. |
Godfrey Weitzel (1835-1884), Union general. |
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384 |
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Battle of Five Forks, Va., 31st March and April 1st, 1865
[map] |
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385 |
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Lt. Genl. U. S. Grant |
Photograph. |
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387 |
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Ruins of Railroad Bridge at Richmond, burned by the
Confederates. |
Burned during the evacuation of Richmond, 2
April 1865. |
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394 |
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Richmond, Virginia, at the close of the war, after it had
been burned by the Confederates. View from the
Potomac [sic] [James] River. |
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396 |
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Battlefield of Dinwiddie Courthouse, Va. [map] |
Battle of Five Forks, Va., 30 March-1 April
1865. |
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397 |
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Maj. Genl. Judson Kilpatrick, U.S.C. |
Photograph of Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (1836-1881), Union general and cavalry officer. |
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399 |
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Plan showing positions of Union and Rebel Armies, 8th
and 9th April 1865. To the surrender of Lee [map]. |
Appomattox Campaign, 29 March-9 April 1865. |
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400 |
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[Battle of Cumberland Church, April 1865] [map] |
Appomattox Campaign, 29 March-9 April 1865. |
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401 |
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[Battle near Farmville, April 1865] [map] |
Appomattox Campaign, 29 March-9 April 1865. |
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402 |
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The Retreat of the Rebel Army and Battle of
Cumberland Church, Virginia / Genl. William Mahone,
C.S.A. |
Chapter title page with illustration of William
Mahone (1826-1895), Confederate general. |
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423 |
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Plan of the Battle of Cumberland Church, Va. [map] |
Appomattox Campaign, 29 March-9 April 1865. |
|
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432 |
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Maj. Gen. Robert McAllister, U.S.A. |
Robert McAllister (d. 1891), Union general. |
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433 |
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A. A. Humphreys |
Andrew Atkinson Humphreys (1810-1883),
Union general. |
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434 |
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General John A. Rawlins |
John Aaron Rawlins (1831-1869) Union general. |
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436 |
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U.S. Grant. April 1865. |
Photograph. |
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437 |
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Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 1865 |
Appomattox Campaign, 29 March-9 April 1865. |
EOS, p. 303 |
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438 |
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Ruins of the Petersburg and Richmond R.R. Bridge
across the James River, Richmond, Virginia. |
Burned by the Confederate Army during the
evacuation of Richmond, 2 April 1865. |
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439 |
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H.W. Halleck, General-in-Chief of the United States
Army |
Henry Wagner Halleck (1815-1872). |
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440 |
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The Surrender of Genl. Lee at Appomattox Court Hous,
Va. / The Apple Tree at Appomattox Virginia. April 9th
1865. |
Chapter title page with photograph of R. E. Lee
dated 1862. |
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460 |
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Fac-simile of Gen'l Grant's Dispatch announcing the
Surrender of Genl. Lee. |
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462 |
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R. E. Lee |
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464 |
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Pursuit of the Rebel Army, April 6-8, 1865, and the
Battle of Sailor's Creek, Va. [map] |
Fought 6 April 1865, as part of the Appomattox
Campaign, 29 March-9 April 1865. |
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465A |
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Genl. James Harrison Wilson |
James Harrison Wilson (1837-1925), Union
general. |
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465B |
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Battle of Cumberland
Church, Va. |
Appomattox Campaign, 29 March-9
April 1865. |
|
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466 |
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General Robert E. Lee, C.S.A. |
Photograph, plus newspaper clipping, "The Last
Act," describing the Confederate surrender of
arms at Appomattox. |
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468 |
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Maj. Wilmer McLean's house, Appomattox Court
House, Virginia |
Scene of Lee's surrender to Grant, 9 April 1865. |
|
| 6 |
469 |
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Sherman's March from Atlanta to the Sea [map] |
Sherman's March to the Sea (15 November-21
December 1864) was an effort to destroy the
South's resources and break the Confederacy in
two. |
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| 6 |
472 |
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Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman / Confederate Soldiers
Surrendered at End of War / Gen. Braxton Bragg. |
Newspaper clippings. |
|
| 6 |
474 |
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John Wilkes Booth, Actor |
John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865), pro-Southern
actor who assassinated President Abraham
Lincoln. |
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| 6 |
476 |
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Gideon Welles Secty. Navy |
Gideon Welles (1802-1878), Union Secretary of
the Navy. |
|
| 6 |
477 |
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General Lewis B. Parsons, Manager of Railroad and
River Army Transportation. |
Lewis Baldwin Parsons (1818-1907), Union
general. |
|
| 6 |
478 |
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Abraham Lincoln and family, 1863 |
Photograph. |
|
| 6 |
480 |
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A. Lincoln |
Decorative framing with black border signifying
mourning. |
|
| 6 |
481 |
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Jefferson Davis |
Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), Confederate
president. |
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| 6 |
482 |
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Carroll Hall, Fortress Monroe, Virginia, where Jefferson
Davis was confined most of the time while he was a
prisoner. |
Hampton, Va. |
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| 6 |
483 |
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St. Paul's Church, where Jefferson Davis received the
news of the evacuation of Richmond [Va.]. |
April 2, 1865. |
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| 6 |
484 |
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Last Portrait of President Lincoln, taken April 9, 1865. |
From a photograph by Alexander Gardiner. |
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| 6 |
485 |
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Putting Jefferson Davis in chains at Fortress Monroe,
May 23, 1865. |
Following the fall of Richmond, Davis and his
cabinet fled south and were captured at
Irwinsville, Ga. Davis was imprisoned for two
years at Fort Monroe, Hampton, Va. |
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| 6 |
486 |
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Shackling Jefferson Davis |
Newspaper clipping. Article by Jerome Titlow. |
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| 6 |
487 |
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[unidentified monument to Union and Confederate
soldiers lost in the war] |
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| 6 |
488 |
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Confederate Soldiers Monument, Hollywood Cemetery,
Richmond, Va. |
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| 6 |
489 |
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Playbill ["Our American Cousin"] on the night Lincoln
was shot. |
Newspaper clipping that recreates the broadside
playbill for the night Abraham Lincoln was shot. |
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| 6 |
490 |
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Laura Keene, the Actress who played in "Our American
Cousin" at Ford's Theatre, Washington, when President
Lincoln was shot. |
Photograph. |
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| 6 |
491 |
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Army Badges-1864 |
Newspaper clipping concerning , Grant's order
to Genl. Sheridan to destroy and lay waste the
Shenandoah Valley, Va., August 16th 1864; and
illustrations of Army badges, 1864, for the VI,
XIV, XVI, Cavalry, Artillery, Engineers,
Sharpshooters, III Corps, and Signal Corps. |
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| 6 |
492 |
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Genl. Sheridan, 1864 |
Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-1888), Union
general. |
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493 |
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Andrew Johnson, President of U.S., 1865 |
Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) |
|
| 6 |
503 |
 |
[Map of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864] |
Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 7 August 1864-2
March 1865. |
|
| 6 |
508 |
 |
Union Position and Plan of Battle [Cedar Creek, Va.]
[map] |
Battle of Cedar Creek, Va., 19 October 1864,
part of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 7
August 1864-2 March 1865. |
|
| 6 |
520 |
 |
How The Monitor Went Down (1866) |
Newspaper clipping. The Monitor was lost in a
gale off Cape Hattteras, N.C., 31 December
1862. |
|
| 6 |
522 |
 |
Sprout's Spring Mill, Oppequan [sic] [Opequon] River,
Virginia, Hospital of 6th Army Corps, during the Battle
of Winchester, September 19th, 1864 |
3rd Battle of Winchester, part of the Shenandoah
Valley Campaign, 7 August 1864-2 March 1865. |
|
| 6 |
523 |
 |
Macomber's Ford, Opequan [sic] [Opequon] River near
Martinsburg, Virginia, Octr. 1863 |
|
|
| 6 |
525 |
 |
The City Hall, New Orleans [La.] |
|
|
| 6 |
527 |
 |
St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans {La,] |
|
|
| 6 |
528 |
 |
Map showing the Defenses of the Mississippi Below
New Orleans, 26 April 1862 |
New Orleans, La., Campaign, 25 April 1862. |
|
| 6 |
530 |
 |
Entrance to Fort St. Philip, Mississippi River, below
New Orleans. Sketched 1880. |
|
|
| 6 |
531 |
 |
Fort Jackson, Mississippi River, below New Orleans, in
1880. |
|
|
| 6 |
533 |
 |
Farragut U.S.N. |
David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870), Union
admiral. |
|
| 6 |
534 |
 |
The Rebel Works in front of Atlanta, Georgia. |
|
|
| 6 |
535 |
 |
Genl. McPherson, U.S.A. |
James Birdseye McPherson (1828-1864). |
|
| 6 |
536 |
 |
The "McCool House" within "the bloody angle,"
Battlefield of Spottsylvania [sic], Virginia, May, 1864, |
|
|
| 6 |
537 |
 |
Epitaph on Base of Monument of Genl. John Sedgwick,
U.S.A., erected at West Point, N.Y., 1875. |
|
|
| 6 |
554 |
 |
Battle of Spottsylvania [ sic] Court House, Virginia,
showing attack on the Salient Angle, May 12th [map] |
|
|
| 6 |
555 |
 |
Geo. G. Meade, Maj. Genl., U.S.A. |
George Gordon Meade (1815-1872), Union
general. |
|
| 6 |
564 |
 |
Rebel Entrenchments, Battlefield of Spottsylvania [sic]
C.H., 1865 |
|
|
| 6 |
565 |
 |
Spottsylvania [sic] Tavern near the Courthouse, Va. |
|
|
| 6 |
566 |
 |
Spottsylvania Court House, Virginia, 1864 |
|
|
| 6 |
567 |
 |
Plan of Battle of Spottsylvania [sic] C.H., Va. [map] |
|
|
| 6 |
578 |
 |
Raids of the Rebel Chief John Morgan, C.S.A. |
Chapter title page with illustration of John Hunt
Morgan (1825-1864), Confederate general and
raider |
|
| 6 |
583 |
 |
Authentic Tabular Statement of the Losses in Union and
Rebel Armies. |
Chapter title page. |
|
| 6 |
602 |
 |
The Capture of Mobile, Alabama, August 1864. |
Chapter title page. |
|
| 6 |
604 |
 |
Fort Morgan, Entrance to Mobile Bay, Alabama, Genl.
Page, C.S.A. Commander. |
Richard Lucian Page (1807-1901), Confederate
general in command of the outer defenses of
Mobile Bay. |
|
| 6 |
605 |
 |
View of Fort Gaines, Dauphin Island, Mobile Bay,
Alabama, 1864. |
|
|
| 6 |
606 |
 |
The Capture of Mobile, Alabama / Lighthouse, Mobile
Point, after the Battle. |
Chapter title page with illustration of the
lighthouse on Mobile Point. |
|
| 6 |
611 |
 |
Map Showing Entrance to Mobile Bay and course taken
by Union fleet. |
|
|
| 6 |
618 |
 |
Gen. Lew Wallace (1899) |
Lewis Wallace (1827-1905), Union general,
president of the court-martial that convicted
Henry Wirz, the commandant of Andersonville
Prison, Ga. |
|
| 6 |
620 |
 |
Rebel Defences [sic] of Mobile shewing [sic] Union
attack April 2rd-9th 1865 on Spanish Fort [map]. |
|
|
| 6 |
632 |
 |
Last March of Army of U.S., The Grand Review at
Washington, 1865 |
|
|
| 6 |
633 |
 |
J.W. Lennox, 88th N.Y. Vols. |
Photograph of a returned prisoner of war, Camp
Parole, Annapolis, Md., December 1864. |
|
| 6 |
636 |
 |
Richmond at the Close of the War |
|
|
| 6 |
638 |
 |
Finis. Compiled at Greenwich, Conn. A.D. 1881-3 and
at Monsey, Rockland Co., N. York, 1890-91-3-8 to
1903. |
|
|
| 6 |
639 |
 |
Calvin Bates (Union Prisoner of War), Corporal Co. E,
Twentieth Maine. |
These and other "returned prisoner"pictures are
based on photographs taken at the U.S. Marine
Hospital located at the Naval Academy,
Annapolis, Md., December 1864 and January
1865. |
|
| 6 |
640 |
 |
Gen'l Grant in 1880 |
|
|
| 6 |
641 |
 |
The Political Andersonville |
Anti-Radical Republican political cartoon. |
|
| 6 |
642 |
 |
Survivors of The Civil War |
Newspaper clipping, May 1897, containing
statistical analysis of the rate of death among
Union army veterans. |
|
| 6 |
643 |
 |
One of the Defenders at Fort Hancock (New York
Harbor, 1897) |
|
|
| 6 |
644 |
 |
[Obituary of Elias M. Greene, a veteran of two wars, 8
December 1899]. |
|
|
| 6 |
645 |
 |
Fort Hill, Johnson's Island, Sandusky, 1865 (Lake Erie)
... Used as a depot for rebel prisoners during the Civil
War. |
|
|
| 6 |
648 |
 |
John H. Matthews (Returned Prisoner of War) |
Corporal, Company F, 4th Pennsylvania. |
|
| 6 |
649 |
 |
Calvin Bates (Returned Prisoner of War) |
|
|
| 6 |
650 |
 |
Benjamin T. Daugherty (Prisoner of War)
|
|
|
| 6 |
651 |
 |
Annapolis, Maryland, 1864, "Camp Parole" |
Includes State House, U.S. Naval Academy,
Battery, and Naval Wharf. |
EOS, p. 294; IFS, p. 240 |
| 6 |
652 |
 |
Officer's Quarters, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis,
Maryland, 1865 |
Photography. |
|
| 6 |
653 |
 |
Barracks, U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland,
1865 |
Used for Hospital for Union officers and for the
returned prisoners of war at Camp Parole, 1865. |
|
| 6 |
654 |
 |
Confederate Prisoners at Fort Douglas, Chicago, 1864.
"Camp Douglas" |
|
|
| 6 |
655 |
 |
Badge of the Union Prisoners of War Association of
New York City, 1866 |
Motto: "We forgive buy never forget."
Illustration of Eagle perched between crossed
rifles with interior emblem of man being
attacked by dog and "Death before Dishonor." |
|
| 6 |
656 |
 |
Tomb of General Grant, New York City. |
|
|
| 6 |
657 |
 |
The White House, Washington [D.C.] |
|
|
| 6 |
658 |
 |
Statue of John A. Logan in Chicago [ Ill.] |
|
|
| 6 |
660 |
 |
U.S. Steamer "Varuna" with 600 Exchanged Prisoners
of War off Cape Hatteras homeward bound. 12th
December 1864. |
|
EOS, p. 293; IFS, p. 239 |