Virginia Historical Society Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Robert Knox Sneden (1832-1918)
Scrapbook, 1861-1865
Mss5:7 Sn237:1

Scrapbook Inventory
Part 1: April 1861 - March 1862 (pp.4-87)

Page	Type	Title or Text	Description
4	plate	Battles In Which The 40th Regt Fought	List of battles and engagements the 40th New York Infantry Regiment took part in during the Civil War.
5	plate	The Line Officers Were	Brief history of the 40th New York. Includes names of the original company officers.
6	print	Mozart Association, 40th N.Y. Volunteers, N.Y. Battalion.	Sketch of the Gettysburg battlefield monument dedicated to the 40th New York.
6	print	H. B. Claflin Post 578.	Photograph of the May 30, 1901 reunion of the 40th New York.
7	print	Mozart Veteran Association, 40th New York Volunteers.	Sketch of the Gettysburg battlefield monument dedicated to the 40th New York
7	print	[Sketch of a rifle and a U.S. Army knapsack]
8	print	[A star]	Printed sketch of a star.
9		blank page
11	print	[American flag]	Printed sketch of an American flag
11	plate	[Crest bearing the U.S. Army corps badges]	Crest, drawn by Sneden, containing seven of the corps badges in the U.S. Army of the Potomac
11	print	Roster	Printed roster of the 40th New York, includes last names from Newell to Walter
11	print	The Boys In Blue	Sketch of 1885 medal worn by Union veterans.
13	plate	Reorganization of The Army of the Potomac. May 1864.	Chart of the U.S. Army of the Potomac as of May 1864 showing the reorganization of the II, V, and VI Corps.
13	print	Adjutant of the 40th N.Y. Regiment U.S. Vols.	Newspaper clipping, December 1900, containing the obituary of William Henry Gilder (1838-1900), who served as adjutant of the 40th New York
15	plate	Badge of the Army of the Cumberland, 1863	Sketch of the 1863 badge worn by members of the U.S. Army of the Cumberland
15	plate	Flags of Corps	Sketch of the corps and division-level flags of the U.S. Army of the Potomac used during the 1862 Peninsular Campaign
15	print	July 4th 1894	Newspaper clipping, 1894, concerning Sneden's celebration of the 4th of July by flying several Union Army flags
15	print	Some of the Pensioners in 1897 of the 40th N.Y. Vols.	Printed list of members of the 40th New York who were receiving army pensions in 1897
15	print	Rankin Post No. 70, Brooklyn, N.Y., AD 1872.	Printed sketch of the 1872 medal of the Rankin Post No. 70 of Union Army veterans.
16	print	A General's Premonition.	Printed article concerning the death of Gen. Hiram Gregory Berry (1824-1863) at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
17	print	The Burning of Norfolk Navy Yard	Printed sketch of the Union evacuation and burning of the Gosport Navy Yard near Norfolk, Va., on 20 April 1861.
17	plate	April 1861.	Brief account of the evacuation, written by Sneden.
19	print	The President of the Southern Confederacy.	Printed sketch of Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), president of the Confederate States of America.
20	print	The President of the United States.	Printed sketch of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), president of the United States.
21	print	Jefferson Davis. President of the Confederacy.	Photograph of Jefferson Davis.
22	print	Lincoln in 1864. Age 55.	Photograph of Abraham Lincoln, taken by Matthew Brady in 1864.
23	plate	The Alabama River. Near Montgomery, Alabama. AD 1861.	Sketch, by Sneden, of vessels on the Alabama River in 1861.
23	print	The Rebel Cabinet.	Printed portraits of the following members of the Confederate cabinet: Stephen Russell Mallory (1813-1873), Leroy Pope Walker (1817-1884), John Henninger Reagan (1818-1905), Judah Philip Benjamin (1811-1884), Christopher Gustavus Memminger (1803-1888), Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (1809-1887), Robert Augustus Toombs (1810-1885).
24	print	Our National Dime Museum.	Printed 1897 cartoon concerning the rising costs of pensions for Union Army veterans.
25	plate	[American flag]	Sketch, by Sneden, of the American flag.
25	plate	List of The Battles and Sieges During The War.	List of the major battles and sieges of the Civil War, compiled by Sneden.
27	print	Sunken Hulks To Prevent Entrance Of Vessels To Southern Harbors.	Printed sketch of sunken vessels used by Confederates as obstructions against approaching Union ships.
27	print	Hawkins' Zouaves.	Photographs of the commanding officers of 9th New York Infantry Regiment (known as "Hawkins' Zouaves): Rush Christopher Hawkins (1831-1920), Edgar A. Kimball (1821-1863), and George F. Betts (b. 1827).
27	print	Battle of Rich Mountain, The Federals Commanded By Gen. W. S. Rosecranz, The Confederates By Gen. John Pegram.	Printed sketch of the fighting at the Battle of Rich Mountain, Va. [now W.Va.] on 11 July 1861.
28	print	J. E. Johnston	Sketched portrait of Joseph Eggleston Johnston (1807-1891), Confederate general.
28	print	Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run.	Printed sketch of the ruins of the Stone Bridge on the Warrenton Turnpike after the 1st Battle of Bull Run.
28	print	Bombardment of Fort Hatteras By Commodore Stringham's Fleet.	Printed sketch of the Union bombardment of Fort Hatteras, N.C., on 29 August 1861.
29	plate	"Union Mills" Virginia on Bull Run. Octr. 15, 1863.	Sketch, by Sneden, of the sawmill known as Union Mills on Bull Run.
29	plate	Plan of First Battle of Bull Run Virginia. July 21st 1861. [map]	1st Battle of Bull Run, Va., 21 July 1861. Includes Sneden's notes concerning Union and Confederate casualties at 1st Bull Run.
30	plate	Map of The Lower Potomac River Va. from Alexandria to below the Occoquan.	Map, drawn by Sneden, showing a portion of Fairfax County, Va., along the Potomac River.
31	print	Aldie Gap in The Blue Ridge Mountains, Va. The Head Quarters of Mosby's Guerillas.	Printed sketch of Aldie, Va.
31	print	Map of 1st and 2nd Bull Run Battles.	Printed map, with annotations by Sneden, of the 1st and 2nd battles of Bull Run, Va.
32	plate	Mill and Hotel. Sudley Springs. Virginia.	Sketch of a site associated with the 1st Battle of Bull Run, 21 July 1861.
32	plate	View of The Matthews House. Bull Run. Virginia.	Sketch of a site associated with the 1st Battle of Bull Run, 21 July 1861.
32	plate	Deserted Rebel Earthworks at Manassas Virginia. August 1862.	Sketch of a site associated with the 1st Battle of Bull Run, 21 July 1861.
33	plate	The Stone Church at Centreville, Virginia.	Sketch of a site associated with the 1st Bull Run Campaign.
33	plate	Cub Run. ruins of Bridge below Centreville, Virginia.	Sketch of a site associated with the 1st Bull Run Campaign.
33	plate	The Sudley Springs Road from slope of The Henry House Hill.	Sketch of a site associated with the 1st Bull Run Campaign.
34	plate	The Stone Bridge across Bull Run Va. July 1861.	Sketch of the Stone Bridge, a prominent feature on the 1st Bull Run battlefield.
34	plate	Thorburn's House.	Sketch of a house on part of the 2nd Bull Run battlefield.
34	plate	Ruins of Stone Bridge over Bull Run, Virginia.	Sketch of the Stone Bridge as it appeared after the 2nd Battle of Bull Run, 29-30 August 1862.
35	print	Rebel Barracks at Centreville, Va. 1862.	Photograph of Confederate log huts near Centreville, Va., in early 1862.
35	print	Rebel log houses and Fortifications. Manassas, Va.	Photograph of Confederate log huts near Centreville, Va., in early 1862.
35	plate	Sudley Springs Ford. Sudley Church and Ruins of Sudley Sulphur Springs House.	Sketch, by Sneden, of the Sudley Springs Ford on the 1st Bull Run battlefield.
35	print	Confederate Barracks at Centreville After Evacuation, March, 1862.	Printed sketch showing Confederate log huts near Centreville, Va., in March 1862.
36	print	The Bull Run.	Photograph of Bull Run.
36	print	Mississippians Passing in Review Before General Beauregard and Staff.	Printed sketch of Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (1818-1893) reviewing Confederate troops.
37	print	Confederate Fortifications at Manassas.	Five printed photographs showing Confederate fortifications at Manassas, Va., in 1862.
38	plate	U.S. Fort Pickens. Pensacola Harbor.	Sketch, by Sneden, of Fort Pickens, a U.S. fort in Pensacola Harbor, Fla. Includes text, written by Sneden, concerning Fort Pickens during the war.
38	print	Brigadier-General A. J. Slemmer.	Printed photograph of Adam J. Slemmer, Union commander of Fort Pickens.
38	print	Fort Pickens. [map]	Printed map of Pensacola Bay, Fla., showing the location of Fort Pickens (annotated by Sneden).
38	print	Colonel "Billy" Wilson.	Printed photograph of William Wilson (1822?-1864), commander of the 6th New York Infantry Regiment.
39	print	Burnside's Expedition Off Fortress Monroe.	Printed sketch of U.S. Naval vessels bearing Union soldiers, under the command of Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824-1881), to the coast of North Carolina to take part in Burnside's Expedition of February-July 1862.
39	print	Battle of Cross Keys, June 8, 1862.	Printed sketch of the Battle of Cross Keys, Va., 8 June 1862. One of the last battles in "Stonewall" Jackson's 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign.
40	print	Battle of Cross Keys -- Opening of the Fight.	Printed sketch of the Battle of Cross Keys, Va., 8 June 1862. One of the last battles in "Stonewall" Jackson's 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign.
41	print	Correct account of The Baltimore Mob Attack.	Newspaper article concerning the Baltimore Riot of 19 April 1861 in which pro-secession citizens attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it marched through town on its way to Washington, D.C.
42	plate	Report of 18 Regiments of Massachusetts Volunteers. U.S. Army.	List of 18 nine-month volunteer regiments from Massachusetts that served from April-June 1861.
43	plate	Edward's Ferry on Upper Potomac near Ball's Bluff Va.	Sketch of Edward's Ferry, Va., where troops under General Charles Pomeroy Stone (1824-1887) crossed during the Battle of Ball's Bluff, 21 October 1861.
43	print	Mob Riot At Baltimore Md.	Printed sketch of the Baltimore Riot of 19 April 1861 in which pro-secession citizens attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it marched through town on its way to Washington, D.C.
44	print	Topographical Map of Washington, D.C. and Vicinity. Showing The Union Forts and Defences built 1861-3.	Printed map of Washington, D.C., and Fairfax County, Va. Bears Sneden's annotations.
45	plate	Blockhouse Aqueduct Bridge near Fort Haggerty on the Virginia side.
45	plate	Falls Church Va.	Sketch of Falls Church in Fairfax County, Va.
45	plate	A Negro Cabin in Virginia.	Sketch of a log cabin in Virginia.
45	plate	Fort Lyon at Alexandria, Virginia.	Sketch of Fort Lyon, one of the Virginia forts that surrounded Washington, D.C.
45	print	Genl. Nathaniel Lyon.	Printed sketched portrait of Nathaniel Lyon (1818-1861), Union general killed at the Battle of Wilson's Creek (or Mill Springs), 10 August 1861.
46	plate	View of Fortress Munroe. Hampton Roads Va.	Sketch of Fort Monroe, Union fort located at Hampton, Va., on the tip of the Virginia Peninsula.
46	plate	The Rebel Ran Merrimac.	Sketch of the ironclad "Merrimac" (redesigned and renamed "Virginia" by the Confederates).
46	print	Fight Between The "Monitor" And The "Merrimack" In Hampton Roads, 1862.	Printed sketch of the Battle of Hampton Roads, Va., 8 March 1862.
46	plate	Plan of Fortress Munroe Virginia March 6th 1862. [map]
46	plate	The Army of the Potomac during April 1862 was Organized into 6 Corps.	Table showing the six corps of the U.S. Army of the Potomac, including names of their commanders.
46	print	Monitor's Hero Is Dead.	Newspaper article concerning the death of John Lorimer Worden (1818-1897), Union naval officer who commanded the U.S.S. "Monitor" at the Battle of Hampton Roads, Va., 8 March 1862.
46	print	Old "Poynt Comfort."	Newspaper article concerning Old Point Comfort, Va., the land upon which Fort Monroe was constructed.
47	print	Burning of Norfolk Navy Yard by the Confederates.	Printed sketch of the destruction of the Gosport Navy Yard at Norfolk, Va., by retreating Federals on 20 April 1861.
47	print	Monitors and Gunboats on James River, Va.	Five printed photographs of Union vessels on the James River in 1862.
48	print	Battle of "Monitor" and "Merrimac," Hampton Roads Va.	Printed sketch of the Battle of Hampton Roads, Va., 8 March 1862.
48	print	Engagement Between The Merrimac (or Virginia) And Monitor in Hampton Roads.	Printed sketch of the Battle of Hampton Roads, Va., 8 March 1862.
49	print	Admiral John L. Worden.	Printed sketched portrait of John Lorimer Worden, commanding officer of the U.S.S. "Monitor" at the Battle of Hampton Roads, 8 March 1862.
51	print	Major-General John E. Wool.	Printed sketched portrait of John Ellis Wool (1789-1869), Union general and wartime commander of Fort Monroe.
51	print	Benj, F. Butler	Printed sketched portrait of Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-1893), Union general and politician.
51	print	Commodore Josiah Tatnall, C.S.N.	Printed sketched portrait of Josiah Tattnall (1795-1871), Confederate naval officer and commander of the C.S.S. "Virginia" after the Battle of Hampton Roads, Va.
51	plate	Plan of Fortress Munroe Va. 1862. [map]	Map of Fort Monroe. Includes notes by Sneden concerning the fort's design and construction.
52	print	Mule Train Crossing Brook.	Printed photograph.
53	print	Pontoon Bridge Between Georgetown and Analosta Island.	Printed photograph of a Union pontoon bridge.
53	print	Great Falls, Potomac River.	Printed photograph.
55	plate	Second Battle Field At Bull Run. [map]	2nd Battle of Bull Run, 29-30 August 1862.
56	plate	Budd's Ferry. Lower Potomac River.	Sketch of the site of a ferry on the Potomac River where Confederates sent and received mail across the river.
56	plate	The Rebel Battery at Evansport. Lower Potomac.	Sketch of Confederate battery evacuated in March 1862.
56	plate	The Shippen Point Battery. Lower Potomac.	Sketch of Confederate battery evacuated in March 1862.
57	plate	The Union Batteries Shelling Rebel Works. [map]	Map of Union batteries on the Maryland side of the lower Potomac shelling Confederate batteries in Virginia.
57	plate	Christ Church. Alexandria Va.	Sketch of Christ Church in Alexandria, Va., built 1767-1773.
57	print	Railroad Battery for the Protection of Workmen on the B. & O. Railroad.	Printed sketch.
58	print	Geo. B. McClellan.	Printed sketched portrait of George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885), Union general and commander of the U.S. Army of the Potomac.
58	print	President Lincoln and Gen. McClellan in McClellan's Tent.	Printed photograph, by Matthew Brady, of Abraham Lincoln's visit to George B. McClellan after the Battle of Antietam.
59		blank page
60	print	Punishment Drill in Camp.	Printed sketch showing different forms of punishment imposed on Union soldiers.
60	print	John Cabin Bridge over the Potomac River.	Printed sketch of one of several bridges spanning the Potomac River.
61	print	Southern Negroes Escaping To The Union Lines.	Printed sketch.
61	plate	Battle of Dranesville Va. Decr. 20th 1861. [map]
61	plate	Map of Mount Vernon, Virginia and Vicinity.	Map the area in Fairfax County, Va., surrounding the Mount Vernon estate.
61	plate	View of Fort Lyon. Alexandria to Fort Ellsworth, Va., from rear of Camp of the 40th N. York Regt. October 1861.	Sketch of Union fortifications near Alexandria, Va.
62	plate	A deserted Picket Post near Pohick Church, Va. Jany. 30th 1862.
62	plate	Maj. Gen. Hooker's Forces Shelling The Rebel Fort At Cockpit Point. Lower Potomac.	Sketch of Union batteries shelling Confederate fortifications along the lower Potomac River in December 1861.
62	print	View of Mount Vernon. Virginia.	Printed sketch of Mount Vernon, former Fairfax County, Va., home of George Washington.
63	plate	View of The Mansion at Mount Vernon, Virginia.
63	plate	The Fort was opposite Mt. Vernon. Lower Potomac.	Sketch of Fort Washington, one of the Union forts in Northern Virginia.
63	print	Room In Which Washington Died.	Printed sketch of George Washington's bedroom in Mount Vernon.
63	plate	Ruins of Old Gate Lodges back of Mt. Vernon Estate. Octr. 1861.
63	print	The Lantern.	Printed sketch of the glass lantern in the front hallway at Mount Vernon.
63	print	Key of the Bastille.	Printed sketch of the key to the Bastille in the front hallway at Mount Vernon.
64	print	Fauquier Sulphur Springs Hotel.	Printed photograph.
64	print	Long Bridge, Washington.	Printed photograph.
64	print	Army Winter Quarters.	Printed photograph.
65	print	Washington's Home, Mount Vernon, Virginia.	Printed sketch of Mount Vernon.
66	print	Battle of Wilson's Creek.	Printed sketch of fighting at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, 10 August 1861.
66	print	The Sutler's Tent.	Printed photograph of a sutler's tent.
66	print	Reconnoitering Between Alexandria, Va., and Fairfax Court House.	Printed sketch of Union soldiers scouting on horseback.
67	plate	Edsall's Hill.	Sketch of a picket post of the 40th New York Infantry in Northern Virginia.
67	plate	Picket Post of the 40th NY Regt. at Stout's Farm, Virginia. Octr. to March 1862.
67	plate	"Olivet Chapel" Old Fairfax Road Va.	Sketch of a picket post of the 40th New York Infantry in Northern Virginia.
68	plate	Fort Ramsey at Upton's Hill, Virginia. March 2nd 1862.
68	plate	The Redoubt built by 40th Regt. and Mount Everon Virginia. Leesburg Turnpike.
68	plate	Plan of the Redoubt and Rifle Pits Enfilading the Leesburg and Fairfax Turnpikes 2 miles from Alexandria, Virginia. [map]
69	print	Pontoon Bridge.	Printed sketch of a pontoon bridge.
69	plate	The Telegraph Road near Encampment of the 40th NY Regt. showing the Redoubt and Mt. Everon.
69	print	Pontoon Boat Ready for the March.	Printed photograph of a pontoon boat.
70	plate	The Village of Accotinck below Alexandria Virginia from the Pohick Road.
70	plate	View of "The Octagon House" on the Leesburg Turnpike Virginia.
70	print	A Federal Gunboat.	Printed sketch of a Union gunboat on the Mississippi River.
71		blank page
72	plate	View of "Fort Lyon" on Eagle Hill above Alexandria Virginia.
73	print	The Capitol. Washington, D.C.	Printed sketch of the U.S. Capitol.
73	plate	Contours of Union Forts on South Shore of Potomac. 1862.	Sketch of Union forts in Northern Virginia.
74	print	Washington, From The Dome Of The Capitol.	Printed sketch of wartime Washington, D.C.
74	plate	Union Forts On Maryland Shore.	Sketch of Union forts on the Maryland portion of the Eastern Shore.
76		blank page
77		blank page
78	print	The Attack On Fort Darling, In The James River, By Commander Rogers Gun-Boat Flotilla, "Galena," and "Monitor," Etc.	Printed sketch of the naval Battle of Drewry's Bluff, Va., 15 May 1862. Includes Sneden's brief description of the battle.
79		blank page
80		blank page
81	print	Questioning the Rebel prisoners.	Printed sketch.
81	plate	Fort Darling, Virginia.	Sketch of Confederate Fort Darling, located on Drewry's Bluff on the James River. Site of a naval battle on 15 May 1862 and a land battle on 12 May 1864.
82		blank page
83	plate	Flour Mill at Yonkers Hudson River N.Y.	Sketch of a flour mill at Yonkers, N.Y., where the 40th New York Infantry was quartered April-May 1861.
83	plate	Conrad's Ferry. Upper Potomac River.	Sketch of the site on the Potomac River where Union troops under Colonel Edward Dickinson Baker (1811-1861) crossed before the Battle of Ball's Bluff, Va., 21 October 1861.
83	print	Troops fording Bull Run, Va.	Printed sketch.
84	plate	Camp of the 40th NY or Mozart Regt. - Leesburg Turnpike Va. - 1862.
84	plate	Residence of Commodore French Forrest CSN.	Sketch of the Alexandria, Va., home of French Forrest (1796-1866), Confederate naval officer. The property was used as a picket post by the 40th New York.
84	plate	Pohick Church Va. below Alexandria.	Sketch of church used as a Union picket post.
87	plate	Main Picket Post of the 40th NY Vols at Mrs. Scott's House near the Leesburg Turnpike Virginia.
87	print	Brig. Genl. Saml. P. Heintzelman USA.	Printed sketched portrait of Samuel Peter Heintzelman (1805-1880), Union general and commander of the III Corps of the U.S. Army of the Potomac.
87	plate	Flags used by the Army of the Potomac to designate Corps Headquarters - Divisions and Brigades as per Order No. 12.