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Death of General Lyon, August 10, 1861

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10-page report on town's preparations, enlistments, and procurement of...

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H.T. Loomis, W.K. Neal, W.G.M. [i.e. W.J.M.] Thompson, [W.T.] Coombs, ...

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Letter from James Miller M'Kim, Phil[adelphi]a, [Pa.], to William Lloy...

James Miller M'Kim writes Richard D. Webb at the bequest of Samuel May concerning an order placed for copies of Webb's "John Brown", requesting that the number of copies ordered be modified based upon informati... More

Bills and Receipts for Services, 1861-1862

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Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to Caroline Weston,...

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Circular from American Anti-Slavery Society, Boston, [Mass.], Sept[emb...

On behalf of the American Anti-Slavery Society, William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips, and Samuel May, Jr. address the recipient of this circular concerning the financial health of the society during the eco... More

View of the Long Bridge over the Potomac; Alexandria Road On Virginia ...

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The struggle for the guidon -

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The remains of Col. Vosburg at headquarters Navy Yard, lying in state....

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General N. P. Bank's headquarters near Edward's Ferry.

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Letter from Henry Grafton Chapman, New York, to Deborah Weston, May 18...

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Howard ambulance, rear and side view, tailgate up, on city street.

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U.S. Sanitary Commission : Lodge 4, 389 H Street, Washington, D.C.

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Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to Caroline Weston,...

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Letter from Capt. William P. Blackmer, Harper’s Ferry, 10/4/1861

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William D. Coose enlistment record and request for aid

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Corrspondence - Civil War enlistment paper. American Civil War

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Frank Leslie's war maps and companion to the newspaper

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Birds eye view of North and South Carolina and part of Georgia

Torn in Two: Three separately published bird's-eye views provide a continuous panoramic perspective of the southeastern United States coast, extending from the Chesapeake Bay to Florida. Together they highlight... More

The kitchen of Fremont Dragoons, fairgrounds, Tipton, Md. Oct. 13, 186...

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Northern portion of Gettysburg, with General Hospital in the Distance,...

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Regiments drilling on the grounds in front of the Naval Academy at Ann...

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Letter from Hamilton Willis, Detroit, [Michigan], to William Lloyd Gar...

Hamilton Willis writes to William Lloyd Garrison telling him that from Garrison's account of James "he is the man I want" and he can "have such employment as his age will enable him to perform." Willis then ide... More

Corrspondence - Support order / payment order. American Civil War

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Don't want it now. We want to be let alone.

Comments on the defense of Washington. A lion with the head of Union General Winfield Scott defends Washington, while a goat with the head of Jefferson Davis declares "Don't want it now, we want to be let alone... More

Corrspondence - Civil War enlistment paper. American Civil War

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Corrspondence - Civil War enlistment paper. American Civil War

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Letter from John Jubb, Camp Hamilton, to Thomas and Harriet Jubb, [186...

Includes lithograph of Fortress Monroe, Old Point Comfort, and Hygeia Hotel, Va. and military map of Maryland and Virginia. Courtesy of J

Corrspondence - Support order / payment order. American Civil War

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View from the top of Pilot Knob. The advance of the army. . .

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Building bridges over the Georgetown and Alexandria Canal for the use ...

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Letter from William Robson, Warrington, [England], to William Lloyd Ga...

William Robson informs William Lloyd Garrison that the sum of £15 sterling has been sent to him as a contribution from the members of the Warrington Anti Slavery Society. The author asserts that they "have not ... More

Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to Caroline Weston,...

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Letter from Joseph Ricketson, New Bedford, [Mass.], to Deborah Weston,...

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Corrspondence - Civil War enlistment paper. American Civil War

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Corrspondence - Civil War enlistment paper. American Civil War

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Map of the seat of war, positions of the rebel forces, batteries, entr...

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Letter from Rowland Johnson, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garris...

Rowland Johnson writes William Lloyd Garrison stating that while he does not know what the decision of the Executive Committee will be concerning the May meeting in New York City, it is his hope that the meetin... More

Round Top, : Noted for the desperate struggle which took place near it...

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10-page report on town's preparations, enlistments, and procurement of...

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Letter from John Jubb, Camp Hamilton, to Thomas Jubb, West Chelmsford,...

10-page report on town's preparations, enlistments, and procurement of...

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Funeral of Col. Ellsworth, East Room, White House, Washigton, D.C., 10...

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Accounts of Expenses, 1861-1863, n.d.

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Castle Picnkey, Charleston Harbor, in possession of the South Carolina...

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Why don't you take it? - A drawing of a dog and a man in a hat

A bulldog (Gen. Winfield Scott) wearing a collar inscribed "Old General" guarding kegs of beans, messpork, bags of money, a cannon barrel, and a flag while a greyhound (Jefferson Davis) wearing a collar inscrib... More

Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to Caroline Weston,...

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Corrspondence - Civil War enlistment paper. American Civil War

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Letter from Henry Clarke Wright, Boston, [Massachusetts], to William L...

Henry Clarke Wright writes to William Lloyd Garrison, quoting a passage about the abandonment of Fort Sumter from the latest issue of the New York Tribune, saying "it will cheer the heart of every friend of fre... More

Partial letter from Joseph Ricketson, [New Bedford, Mass.], to Deborah...

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Letters to Capt. Edward Wild from James Dupre, treasurer of Brookline ...

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Office of Sanitary Commission, Louisville, Ky.

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Entrance to office of Sanitary Commission. No. 8 Cherry Street, Nashvi...

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Gen. Smith's Brigade--from Fort Marcy. Chain Bridge, Va.

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President-elect passing through Baltimore.

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The fox without a tail. - An old political cartoon of a fox without a ...

A satire on South Carolina's role as instigator of secessionism in the South. The artist may be lampooning the convention of seceded states which assembled at Montgomery, Alabama, on February 4, 1861. The promi... More

Letter from Maria Weston Chapman, Bedford, [Mass.], to Anne Greene Cha...

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Birds eye view of the Mississippi Valley from Cairo to the Gulf of Mex...

Seat of war, birds eye view of the Mississippi Valley from Cairo to the Gulf of Mexico Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Corrspondence - Civil War enlistment paper. American Civil War

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Men and Supplies from Southborough and Upton, 1861

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Corrspondence - Support order / payment order. American Civil War

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Why don't you take it? - A drawing of a dog and a dog wearing a hat

A bull dog and a greyhound representing Winfield Scott and Jefferson Davis respectively. Scott is guarding kegs of corn, flour, bags of money, and a cannon barrel. Davis is guarding bales of cotton. Between the... More

Culp's Hill, occupied by the right wing of the Union Army, and the sce...

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The body of Col. Baker at Anthony Buchly--the undertaker's store--Penn...

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Letter from Hamilton Willis, Detroit, [Michigan], to William Lloyd Gar...

Hamilton Willis writes to William Lloyd Garrison telling him that from Garrison's account of James "he is the man I want" and he can "have such employment as his age will enable him to perform." Willis then ide... More

Men and Supplies from Southborough and Upton, 1861

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Men and Supplies from Southborough and Upton, 1861

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Sketch of Charleston Harbor - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collect...

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U.S. Christian Commission, at the General Hospital, Gettysburg, Pa.

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Corrspondence - Support order / payment order. American Civil War

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Letter from John Jubb, Camp Hamilton, to Thomas Jubb, West Chelmsford,...

Letter from John Jubb, Camp Hamilton, to Thomas Jubb, West Chelmsford,...

Union pickets foreground. Rebel in hay stack. Munson Hill Fort

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Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Printing Office, 177, Great Brunswick-...

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Letter from Theodore Tilton, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd Ga...

Theodore Tilton writes to William Lloyd Garrison, sending him an editorial from the New York Daily News (not included) which he thinks Garrison could use to show "the difference between the spirit & aims of Sec... More

Letter from Joseph Ricketson, New Bedford, [Mass.], to Deborah Weston,...

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Letter from Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, N.Y., to William Lloyd Garrison, ...

Gerrit Smith asks that William Lloyd Garrison print "six or eight" extra copies of the Liberator should he think that Smith's letter to Mr. Gurley warrants publication. Smith informs Garrison that he has additi... More

Corrspondence - Civil War enlistment paper. American Civil War

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Letter from James Miller M'Kim, Phil[adelphi]a, [Pa.], to William Lloy...

James Miller M'Kim writes Richard D. Webb at the bequest of Samuel May concerning an order placed for copies of Webb's "John Brown", requesting that the number of copies ordered be modified based upon informati... More

Wounds, Discharges, Pensions, and Aid to Families, 1861-1870

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Joseph E. Hamblin, Brevet Major General Civil War, seated left

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Men and Supplies from Southborough and Upton, 1861

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10-page report on town's preparations, enlistments, and procurement of...

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[?]eury G. Mears (on of Samuel Mears Jr.) enlistment record

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Corrspondence - Civil War enlistment paper. American Civil War

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Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to Caroline Weston,...

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Letter from Henry Clarke Wright, St. Mary's Lake, [Battle Creek, Michi...

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Letter from L. P. Ashmead, Philad[elphi]a, Penn, to Deborah Weston, Ju...

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Enlistment and Letters of Consent, 1861-1862

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Letter from Henry Clarke Wright, Boston, [Massachusetts], to William L...

Henry Clarke Wright writes to William Lloyd Garrison, quoting a passage about the abandonment of Fort Sumter from the latest issue of the New York Tribune, saying "it will cheer the heart of every friend of fre... More

Frank Leslie's war maps and companion to the newspaper

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Battery commanding the approach to Washington on the height of -------...

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Frank Leslie's war maps and companion to the newspaper

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Partial letter from Richard Davis Webb, [Dublin, Ireland], to Anne War...

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Corrspondence - Civil War enlistment paper. American Civil War

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Records of the Westborough rifle company - Payrolls, 1861-1864. Americ...

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Men and Supplies from Southborough and Upton, 1861

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General Hospital, near Gettysburg, Pa. This hospital was established ...

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