Correspondence, writings, and clippings by, to, and about James William Denver and his wife Louisa. Seven letters, dated 1855-1863, are written to Louisa by her cousins, August, Alfred, and Sophia Kautz. Each of these cousins describes their daily lif...
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Denver fought in the Mexican War and was elected to Congress from California in 1855, and was made Secretary of the Territory of Kansas in 1857 to keep peace there. He was made governor of the Territory the next year, at which time the city of Denver ...
Subject (Geographic):
California., United States., United States, Fort Orford (Or.), Fort Steilacoom (Wash.), and Sacramento (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Denver, James William, 1817-1892., Denver, Louisa C., Kautz, Alfred, b. 1839., Kautz, August V. 1826-1896. (August Valentine),, Kautz, Sophia., and United States Naval Academy.
Subject (Topic):
Politics, Practical, History, and Politics and government
Correspondence, documents, writings, printed material, photographs and financial papers relating to the Cowdery, Gillum, and Starling families. The correspondence, which consists primarily of family news, includes letters written during the Civil War,...
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The Cowdery family of Columbus, Mississippi and Lakeland, Florida included the siblings Mattie J., Sally, Dolly, Lewis, Lester, Walter, and Almarine Cowdery Slade. Lester and Lewis Cowdery worked in the business started by their father, the L.L. Cowde...
Subject (Geographic):
United States, Columbus (Miss.), Hopkinsville (Ky.), Lakeland (Fla.), and Pensacola (Fla.)
Subject (Name):
Alexander, G., Captain., Barlow, Kate Light., Cowdery family., Cowdery, Lewis., Gillum family., Gillum, Henry, 1832-1907., Gillum, Virginia A. (Virginia Anne), Goodwin, Joseph B., Starling family., Starling, Lewis., Confederate States of America. Army, Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 16th., L.L. Cowdery & Co. (Columbus, Ga.), and Seth Thomas Clock Company.
Group of letters, photographs, and clippings chiefly related to Read's poem "Sheridan's Ride," and its composition on the morning of James E. Murdoch's recitation at Pike's Opera House in Cincinnati, October 31, 1864. It includes four letters written ...
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Thomas Buchanan Read, American poet.
Subject (Geographic):
United States
Subject (Name):
Literary Club of Cincinnati., Grafton, E. D., James, Davis L., Murdoch, James Edward, 1811-1893., Read, Harriet Denison Butler., Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872., Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888, and Vanloo, Leon.
United States, History, Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861, Transport of sick and wounded, Military hospitals, Hospitals, Soldiers, Ambulances, Churches, and Sick persons
Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861, United States, History, War wounds, Transport of sick and wounded, Soldiers, Ambulances, Battlefields, Dead persons, Explosions, and Horses
The papers describe the march of Lambert Martin's regiment from Iowa City to Fort Randall, Dakota in November and December 1861, garrison life, a scouting expedition and other details of military life. A photograph and genealogical chart of George Col...
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Lambert A. Martin, of Salem, New York, who had been working as a farm hand in Iowa, enlisted in the Union Army in the fall of 1861, serving first in the 14th and later the 41st Iowa infantry.
Subject (Geographic):
United States., Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.), Fort Donelson (Tenn.), Fort LaFromboise (S.D.), Fort Pierre (S.D.), Fort Randall (S.D.), Ponca Creek (S.D.), and United States
Subject (Name):
Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876., Buell, Carlos, 1818-1898., Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881., Cherry, Amos R., Clapp, Leonides., Cleveland, David, active 1861-1863., Davis, Jefferson Columbus, 1828-1879., Douglas, Stephen A. 1813-1861. (Stephen Arnold),, Germain, George., Harney, William S. 1800-1889. (William Selby),, Hempstead, George Collier, 1839-, Kirkwood, Samuel Jordan, 1813-1894., LaFromboise, Frank., Lee, Robert E. 1807-1870. (Robert Edward),, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865., McClellan, George B. 1826-1885. (George Brinton),, Mahanna, B., Martin, Lambert A., -1863., Martin, Mary, active 1861-1863., Martin, William, active 1861-1863., Mitchel, O. M. 1809-1862. (Ormsby MacKnight),, Pattee, Wallace P., Pollock, Samuel M., Pope, John, 1822-1892., Seymour, Horatio, 1810-1886., Sibley, Henry Hastings, 1811-1891., Sully, Alfred, 1821-1879., Trask, Eugene F., -1863., Belle Peoria (Ship), United States. Army. Iowa Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1863-1865), United States. Army. Iowa Cavalry Regiment, 7th (1863-1866), and United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 14th (1862-1865)
Subject (Topic):
Brulé Indians, Corinth, Battle of, 1862, Indians of North America, Wars, Santee Indians, Siksika Indians, Slavery, Winnebago Indians, Yankton Indians, Description and travel, Views, and History
Woodcut illustration showing Fort Washita in mid-ground; two wagons in lower left; two riders and horses in lower right; with caption below image: Fort Wachita
Description:
BEIN BrSide4o Zc41 861fo: On sheet 6.5 x 24.5 cm that has been cut from the top of a larger sheet.
Published by Charles Magnus 12 Frankfort St., N.Y. and Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1862 by Chas. Magnus in the Clerks Office of the Southern District Court of New York
Subject (Geographic):
United States
Subject (Topic):
Military hospitals, Soldiers, Military camps, Tents, Covered wagons, Flags, Fences, History, and Hospitals
Bontecou, Reed B. 1824-1907, (Reed Brockway), and Fort Monroe (Va.).
Subject (Topic):
Medicine, Military, Military hospitals, Death, Hospital wards, Nurses, Physicians, War casualties, Ambulances, Tombs & sepulchral monuments, and History
Publ. b. E. Inger and Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1863 by E. Inger in the Clerks Office of the Dist. Court of the Eastern District of Penna
Subject (Geographic):
United States
Subject (Name):
Mower Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.).
Subject (Topic):
History, Hospitals, Military hospitals, Guardhouses, and Hospital wards
History, Health aspects, Public toilets, Military hygiene, Diarrhea, Sanitation, Public health, Soldiers, Sick persons, Privies, Defecation, Forts & fortifications, Tents, Cannons, Flagpoles, and Flags
Print shows Farragut's fleet bombarding and fighting at the battle of Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip near New Orleans, April 1862. Ships shown include for the Confederate States Navy, three ironclads: CSS Manassas, Louisiana, and Mississippi; for th...
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Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Virtue, Yorston & Co.?
Subject (Geographic):
United States, Mississippi River, Fort Jackson (La.), Fort Saint Philip (La.), and New Orleans (La.)
Subject (Name):
United States. Navy. Western Gulf Blockading Squadron, Manassas (Ship), Mississippi (Ironclad), Louisiana (Ironclad), Hartford (Ship), Pensacola (Screw steamer), Brooklyn (Ship), and Varuna (Ship)
Printed diary, completed in manuscript and signed, kept by John Hayes, Jr., 1863 January 1-1864 January 1. Hayes describes his service recruiting and scouting for Kansas military units during the Civil War at Fort Leavenworth and Fort Scott, including...
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John Hayes, Jr. (1826- ) of Freeport, Ohio, was a lawyer in Corydon, Iowa, when he joined the Union Army. By 1861 September, he was a private in the 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. By 1863 June, he was assigned to the 2nd Kansas (Colored) Volunteers as ...
Subject (Geographic):
Kansas., Fort Leavenworth (Kan.), Fort Scott (Kan.), Kansas, and United States
Subject (Name):
Hayes, John, Jr., 1826-, United States. Army, United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 11th (1863-1866), United States. Army. Kansas Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865), and United States. Army. Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1863-1864)
Subject (Topic):
African American troops, Officers, African American soldiers, African Americans, Soldiers, and History
Charles Magnus' New York Printing Establishment. Offices: 12 Frankfort St., New York, and 520 7th St., Washington., D.C. and Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1864 by Charles Magnus in the Clerks Office of the Southern District of New York
Subject (Geographic):
United States and Alexandria (Va.).
Subject (Topic):
Military hospitals, Barracks, Soldiers, Military camps, Flags, Armies, Railroad trains, Tents, Horses, History, and Hospitals
Published by Chas. Magnus 12 Frankfort St. New York & 520 Seventh St. Washington, D.C. and Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1864 by Chas. Magnus in the Clerks Office of the Southern District of N.Y.
Subject (Geographic):
United States
Subject (Topic):
Military hospitals, Hospitals, Bird's-eye views, and History
Published by Chas. Magnus 12 Frankfort St. New York & 520 Seventh St. Washington, D.C. and Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1864 by Chas. Magnus in the Clerks Office of the Southern District of N.Y.
Subject (Geographic):
United States
Subject (Topic):
Military hospitals, Hospitals, Bird's-eye views, and History
Published by Chas. Magnus 12 Frankfort St. New York & 520, Seventh St. Washington, D.C. and Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1864 by Chas. Magnus in the Clerks Office of the Southern District of N.Y.
Subject (Geographic):
United States
Subject (Topic):
Military hospitals, Hospitals, Bird's-eye views, and History
Published by Chas. Magnus 12 Frankfort St. New York & 520, Seventh St. Washington, D.C. and Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1864 by Chas. Magnus in the Clerks Office of the Southern District of N.Y.
Subject (Geographic):
United States
Subject (Topic):
Military hospitals, Hospitals, Bird's-eye views, and History
Published by Chas. Magnus 12 Frankfort St. New York & 520, Seventh St. Washington, D.C. and Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1864 by Chas. Magnus in the Clerks Office of the Southern District of N.Y.
Subject (Geographic):
United States
Subject (Topic):
Military hospitals, Hospitals, Bird's-eye views, and History
History, Health aspects, Nurses, United States Sanitary Commission, Nuns as nurses, Military medicine, Soldiers, Battlefields, Hospital wards, Sick persons, Families, Fairs, Parlors, and Sewing
