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 9: Miscellaneous American Revolution and Civil War (pp. 462-488)

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Page	Type	Title or Text	Description
462	print	"Star of the West" entering Charleston Harbor.	Printed sketch of the U.S.S. Star of the West. This steamer was fired upon by Confederate batteries while attempting to take reinforcements and supplies to the U.S. Army garrison at Fort Sumter on 9 January 1861.
463	print	Washington's Quarters At Rocky Hill.	Printed sketch of the house near Rocky Hill, N.J., that served as George Washington's headquarters. Includes an article concerning the restoration of the house.
465	print	Spottsylvania. May 10-12, 1864. Position of Troops. [map]	Printed map of the Spotsylvania Campaign, 7-20 May 1864.
466	print	Siege Of Petersburg. June 16, 1864 to April 2, 1865. [map]	Printed map of the Petersburg Campaign, June 1864-April 1865. Includes casualty figures for the Union Army during the campaign, compiled by Sneden.
467	print	General Jubal A. Early, C.S.A.	Printed sketched portrait, from a photograph, of Confederate General Jubal Anderson Early.
469	plate	Strength of Union and Rebel Armies and losses at The Battle of Fredericksburg Va.	Text, by Sneden, concerning casualties suffered by the opposing armies in the Battle of Fredericksburg, 13 December 1862.
471	print	General Henry Kyd Douglas.	Newspaper article reporting the comments of former Confederate Henry Kyd Douglas (1838-1903) concerning "Stonewall" Jackson's visit to Frederick, Md., during the 1862 Maryland Campaign.
471	print	John Brown's Capture at Harper's Ferry, Va.	Newspaper article concerning John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry, W.Va., in October 1859.
473	print	The "Orange Blossoms." Thirty-First Annual Re-Union of the 124th Regiment Association.	Printed banner announcing the 31st reunion of the 124th New York Infantry at Highland Falls, N.Y., in August 1896.
473	print	124th N.Y. Vol.	Printed sketch of the ribbon worn by veterans of the 124th New York Infantry Regiment, U.S.A.
473	print	Tablet At Gettysburg, Erected by the State of New York.	Printed sketch of a monument on the Gettysburg battlefield dedicated to the 124th New York Infantry.
473	print	A. Van Horne Ellis.	Printed photographic portrait of Augustus Van Horne Ellis (1827-1863), Union officer who commanded the 124th New York Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg. He was killed during the battle.
473	print	124th's Monument At Gettysburg.	Printed sketch of the monument at Gettysburg dedicated to the 124th New York Infantry.
473	print	Corporal Thomas W. Bradley - Aged 18 years.	Printed wartime photographic portrait of Thomas Wilson Bradley (1844-1920), member of the 124th New York Infantry who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his conduct at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
473	print	Battle Record Of The 124th Regiment, N.Y.S. Volunteers.	Printed table and text concerning the wartime service of the 124th New York Infantry.
473	print	H. R. Mayette, The Efficient Secretary of the 124th Regiment Association.	Printed sketched portrait of Henry R. Mayette (ca. 1843-1913), a former private in Company K of the 124th New York Infantry.
474	print	Colonel Charles H. Weygant.	Printed photographic portrait of Charles H. Weygant (b. 1839?), former officer in the 124th New York Infantry.
474	print	The First Battle Flag Of The 124th.	Printed sketch of the first battle flag of the 124th New York Infantry.
474	print	The New Flag.	Printed sketch of a later battle flag of the 124th New York Infantry, with names of engagements sewn on the stripes.
474	print	Major Thomas W. Bradley.	Printed postwar photographic portrait of Thomas Wilson Bradley, formerly of the 124th New York Infantry.
475	plate	Plan of the Battle and Capture of Stony Point on the Hudson River N.Y. July 15th 1779. [map]	Battle of Stony Point, N.Y., 16 July 1779. Sketched map of battle that ended as an American victory.
475	plate	Map of Stony Point and Verplank's Point on the Hudson River N.Y. Showing the British Works and Camp. July 1779.	Battle of Stony Point, N.Y., 16 July 1779.
476	print	Fighting Jim's Fight.	Newspaper article concerning James Edward Jouett (1826-1902), Union navy officer who, along with others, captured the Confederate armed schooner Royal Yacht at Galveston, Texas, in November 1861.
476	print	Our Chivalry In Blue.	Newspaper article concerning an escape of Union prisoners of war from Danville, Va., in June 1864.
476	print	The Boy Who Killed For Keyser.	Printed poem.
477	print	Escaping From Prison.	Newspaper article concerning an escape from Andersonville Prison by three Union soldiers in October 1864.
477	print	A Monument To Soldiers.	Newspaper article concerning a monument in Blooming Grove, N.J., dedicated to men in the town who served in the War of 1812 and the Civil War. Includes a sketch of the monument.
478	print	The Interment of Jefferson Davis at Richmond, Va., May 31, 1890.	Printed sketch of the burial of Jefferson Davis at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
479	print	Statue of Jefferson Davis.	Printed photograph of the statue of Jefferson Davis erected at his tomb in Hollywood Cemetery.
479	print	For Confederate Dead.	Newspaper article concerning the first memorial service for Confederate dead at Arlington Cemetery on 8 June 1903.
481	print	Gen. James McLeer, Commanding the Second Brigade, N. G. S. N. Y.	Printed sketched portrait of James McLeer.
481	print	The Gallant Thirteenth!	Newspaper article concerning the 13th New York Infantry Regiment, U.S.A. Includes sketched portraits of eleven members of the unit.
481	print	Col. John N. Partridge, Commanding the Twenty-third Regiment, N. G. S. N. Y.	Printed sketched portrait of John Nelson Partridge (b. 1838?), Union officer.
481	print	Colonel Emmons Clark.	Printed sketched portrait of Emmons Clark (b. 1828?), formerly of the 7th New York Infantry Regiment, U.S.A.
482	print	The Original Flag Of Fort M'Henry.	Printed sketch of the U.S. National Flag that flew at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md., during the War of 1812.
482	print	The Stars And Stripes.	Newspaper article concerning Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
483	print	Statue of General Sherman.	Printed sketch of the equestrian monument in Washington, D.C., of William Tecumseh Sherman.
483	print	Tammany's Heroic Dead.	Newspaper article concerning the monument at Gettysburg, Pa., dedicated to the 42nd New York Infantry Regiment, U.S.A.
483	print	Gen. H. G. Wright Dead.	Newspaper obituary of Horatio Gouverneur Wright (1820-1899), Union general who commanded the VI Corps of the Army of the Potomac, 1864-1865.
484	print	[Naval scene]	Printed sketch of unidentified naval vessels on rough seas.
484	print	The Confederate States Flags. 1861-1865.	Newspaper article concerning the evolution of the design of the Confederate national flag.
484	print	The Star Spangled Banner.	Printed facsimile of Francis Scott Key's Star Spangled Banner, written after the attack of the British fleet on Fort McHenry, Md., 13 September 1812.
484	print	The Old Paul Jones Flag.	Printed sketch of the flag adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777.
485	print	Southern Generals.	Newspaper article concerning the postwar lives of former Confederate generals.
485	print	The Stand of Seven Well-armed Troopers Against and Indian Charge.	Newspaper article concerning U.S. Army operations against Indians in Colorado in July 1865.
485	print	Confederate Monument.	Printed sketch of a monument to the Confederate soldier at Dallas, Texas. Dedicated 20 April 1897.
486	print	Changes in the Flag from 1775 to 1896.	Printed sketch of the changing design of the U.S. National Flag from 1775 to 1896.
486	print	Our Perennial Pauper.	Printed cartoon concerning a bill in Congress to place Ulysses Simpson Grant on the retired army list.
487	print	Charleston. S.C. [map]	Printed map of Charleston, S.C., ca. 1864.
488	print	The Ralph Izard Hatchment, St. James's, Goose Creek.	Printed sketch of family crest.
488	plate	In old graveyard at "Goose Creek," on the Ashley River above Charleston, S.C.	Sketch of the tombstone of Thomas Smith (ca. 1648-1694).
488	print	Booth's Last Days.	Newspaper article concerning John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865) after his assassination of Abraham Lincoln.