5. United States Civil War Materials. 1862-1865, undated.
A collection of newspapers, poems, pictures and other materials primarily related to the United States Civil War, donated by Lucy M. Lewis.
16 items(Page: 1 - 14)
5.1.
Newspaper: Camp Life. October 13, 1862.
5.2.
Autographed Letter Signed: Edwin McMasters Stanton to Mrs. Caroline Patterson. May 13, 1863.
Edwin McMasters Stanton (1814-1869), Secretary of War, declines Mrs. Patterson's request that she be allowed to attend to the patients of the Army of the Potomac.
5.3.
Newspaper: Natchitoches Union. April 4, 1864.
This newspaper is printed on wallpaper.
This newspaper is printed on wallpaper.
5.4.
Newspapers: Savannah Republican. January 21, 1865, February 14, 1865, May 11, 1865.
5.5.
Newspaper: The Soldier's Friend. January 1865.
5.6.
Newspaper: Herald of the Union. March 6, 1865.
5.7.
Newspaper: The Child's Index. March 1865.
5.8.
The New York Herald. April 15, 1865.
The collection includes a facsimile of the April 15, 1865 issue, published in 1892.
The collection includes a facsimile of the April 15, 1865 issue, published in 1892.
5.9.
Written copy of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman's Special field orders, no. 54. ca. April 1965.
5.10.
Poem: "Fifty Cents A Day". undated.
5.11.
Poem: "Who Will Care for Mother Now?". undated.
5.12.
Poem: "We are Coming," by T. L. Smith. undated.
5.13.
Picture: Clipped from a Civil War-era newspaper. undated.
5.14.
Drawing: Depicts the transport of cotton bales to market. undated.