United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Civil War certificate issued to William Seward, 1870 April 19
William Seward served in the Second Light Battery. Certificate was created by the American Bank Note Company.
Confederate States Bond, 1862 April 12
Confederate States 10 year $500.00 bond, 8% interest, authorized by the Act of Congress C.S. A. of April 12, 1862. Engraving of battlefield front center of note. Annexed coupons signed by H. Starke. Date of bond, May 1, 1862.
Elisha Reese letters, 1861-1864
Helena W. Sprague collection, 1776-1903
Letter from Captain William M. McArthur to Arthur McArthur, Sr., 1863 March 8
Three page autograph letter signed by Capt. William M. McArthur to his father, dated 8th Maine Regiment Infantry, 8 March 1863. The letter refers to Masons who were soldiers in the Civil War and how they were treated, as well as the relationship betwteen Masons from the North and the South.
Letter from General Henry Wager Halleck to General Robert E. Lee, with response, 1863 December 7
Manuscript letter, dated December 7, 1863, to General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) from General Henry Wager Halleck (1815-1872) discussing exchange of prisoners of war. The reverse contains a response from General Lee, dated December 15, 1863.
Letter from Winyah Lodge, No. 40, to Pacific Lodge, No. 45, 1873 June 04
Letter from Winyah Lodge, No. 40, to Pacific Lodge, No. 45. Dated June 04, 1873. In this letter, Winyah Lodge, No. 40, describes how white Union soldiers of the 15th Maine torched their lodge building in response to being “relieved by a Battalion of United States colored Troops” under the command of Colonel A. J. Willard. Concludes by appealing to Masons for relief in rebuilding their “lost Temple.”
Letter to General James Wadsworth from G. Wheelock requesting a pass-through United States Forces during the Civil War, 1862
A letter written to General James Wadsworth, Military Governor, Washington from G. Wheelock, Colonel and Commander of 73rd regiment, dated September 30, 1862. Colonel is requesting a pass for his friends, John Wesley Harway and William S. Hadley, to reach Major G. McClellan's army for business. It includes 2 pages, one written, one blank, and is accompanied by a pass granted on October 2, 1862 and signed by General Wadworth's Aide-de-Camp.
Letter to the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire from the members of the 14th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry, 1862
Manuscript letter addressed to the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire requesting a dispensation for opening a military lodge by members of the 14th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry. Letter signed by Lieutenant Colonel T.A. Barker and others.
Note on back of letter, dated October 20, 1862, written by Charles H. Bell, Grand Master of Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, granting the petition and naming the lodge "Comrades' Lodge, No. 4, of Army Lodges."