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Confederate requisition signed by Turner Ashby
Turner Ashby
Requisition receipt for the Confederate States’ Army for twenty bushels of corn, $14. Originally a United States form: in upper left corner “United” is crossed out and replaced with “Confederate.”
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Special requisition for horse shoes, nails and coal, signed by Turner Ashby, 1862.
Turner Ashby, William Miller, and John Q. Winfield
This form "No. 40 Special Requisition" details the requisition of 100 pounds of horse shoes, 100 frost nails, and 2 bushels of stone coal by a Confederate States unit. Turner Ashby signs as commander, a Captain William Miller signs as a Quartermaster. Formerly a U.S. form, altered to read "C.S." in one instance. Dated 3 February 1862, Martinsburg (present-day West Virginia).
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Requsition form signed by States Rights Gist
States Rights Gist and Lawrence M. Keitt
Requisition form signed by States Rights Gist which records the aquisition of muskets, bayonets, and assorted accessories and weapons. Dated February 15th, 1862 in Charleston, S.C.
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Confederate requisition for the purchase of three horses from Peter Alkine, signed by officers Turner Ashby and William Miller. 1862.
Turner Ashby and William Miller
A Confederate State's Army requisition for the purchase of 5 horses for "artillery purposes" at $135 each from Peter Alkine. Signed by Turner Ashby and Captain and Quartermaster William Miller. Dated February 28th,1862.
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Confederate requisition form denoting 130 bushels of corn at 80 cents each procured from John A. Finnell at Winchester, Virginia; signed by Turner Ashby and William Miller. March, 1862.
Turner Ashby, William Miller, and John A. Finnell
A requisition for the Confederate States Army to John A. Finnel certifying the correct amount of $104.00 for 130 bushels of corns at 80 cents each. Received at Winchester on 03 March 1862. Signed by Turner Ashby and Captain and Quartermaster William Miller.
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Letter reporting military engagement, from William J. Hardee to Braxton Bragg, April 4, 1862.
William J. Hardee
Hardee describes an attack on Confederate forces by Union cavalry and infantry, just before the Battle of Shiloh.
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Letter to Samuel Cooper from Robert E. Lee requesting orders for Gen. S.R. Gist, Maj. Gen. J.C. Pemberton, and General Trapier, signed August 8, 1862.
Robert Edward Lee
Robert E. Lee writes to Samuel Cooper to request an order for General States Rights Gist to report to Major General J.C. Pemberton for duty with the troops under his command in South Carolina and Georgia. He also advises General Trapier to report to General Beauregard for duty, signed by Robert E. Lee, 8 April 1862.
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George W. Randolph, Confederate Secretary of War, writes to an unidentifed cotton manufacturer, June 1862.
George Wythe Randolph
Randolph writes to an unidentified cottton manufacturer that he has been informed that "exhorbitant" prices are being charged for certain goods. Randolph also requests that his correspondent reply to him what quantity and what price such goods can be furnished at the time of writing and over the subsequent 30, 60, and 90 days at various points throughout the Southern rail system. Randolph further adds that "cotton manufacturers must not ex[ect to sell their goods at unreasonable prices[....]while other classes are suffering[.]"
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Permission note excusing Lt. Churchill from camp, signed by John Hunt Morgan in Chattanooga Tennessee, 11 June 1862.
John Hunt Morgan
Signed permission by John Hunt Morgan for Lt. Churchill to be absent from camp for 21 days. Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dated June 11th, 1862.
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1862 Confederate requisition for apparel, signed by William Miller, John L. Knott, and Turner Ashby. Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Turner Ashby, William Miller, and John L. Knott
Special Requisition No. 40 form denoting various apparel requisitioned at Camp Ashby on June 25th, 1862. Items include: 5 under shirts, 30 linsey shirts, 10 pair of pants, 13 pair of drawers, 25 pair of socks, 6 cotton shirts. Signed by William Miller, John L. Knott, and Turner Ashby. Ashby's signature appears on this pre-signed form despite his death some weeks earlier, on June 6.
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Letter from E. Kirby Smith to Braxton Bragg
Edmund Kirby-Smith
Confederate Major General E. Kirby Smith writes to General Braxton Bragg regarding the positioning of the units under his command in Lexington, Kentucky, close to Ohio and Indiana and also about the condition, positioning, and movements of the Union opposition forces. Smith also
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Carte-de-visite, full portrait of "Commodore Nutt," George Washington Morrison Nutt.
Silsbee, Case, & Co.
"Commodore Nutt," a character played by little person George Washington Morrison Nutt in P.T. Barnum's productions, is portrayed.
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Carte-de-visite, full portrait of Mr. & Mrs. "General Tom Thumb" in their wedding costume, 1863, by Matthew Brady.
Matthew B. Brady and E. & H.T. Anthony
Charles Sherwood Stratton (whose stage name was "General Tom Thumb" in P.T. Barnum's productions) is pictured with his wife Lavinia Stratton (maiden name: Warren). Stratton and Warren were married on February 10, 1863. Verso of CDV includes mimeographed inscriptions by the couple.
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Letter of recommendation from Sterling Price to General S. Cooper regarding Mr. John W. Polk for a position within his Quarter Master Department. Grenada, Mississippi. January 5, 1863.
Sterling Price
Letter of recommendation from Sterling Price to General S. Cooper regarding Mr. John W. Polk for a position within the Quarter Master Department of his army. Price says Folk is of "high character," "excellent business capacity and habits," "perfect sobriety" and deserves a position where he can be both useful and compensated. Grenada, Mississippi. January 5, 1853.
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S.F. DuPont, aboard U.S.S. Wabash, orders Commander T.H. Patterson, aboard the U.S.S. James Adger, to take the "Montauk" in tow to Ossabaw Sound, Georgia. Port Royal Harbor, S.C., January, 1863.
Samuel Francis Du Pont
Samuel Francis DuPont, Rear Admiral Commanding, South Atlantic Blocking Squadron, aboard U.S.S. Wabash, orders Commander T.H. Patterson, aboard the U.S.S. James Adger, to take the "Montauk" in tow to Ossabaw Sound, Georgia. DuPont also mentions the ships that are already in the sound. Port Royal Harbor, S.C., January, 1863.
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Confederate invoice of subsistence stores ("Form 22") signed by Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, April 1, 1863.
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, W. J. Hawks, and George W.T. Kearsley
Jackson signs as Major General just weeks before his death. "Subsistence stores" or "provisions" in this case consist of bulk amounts of bacon, flour, rice, soap, salt, and vinegar. Countersigned by Major W.J. Hawks and Major George W. T. Kearsley. Dated April 1st, 1863.
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Jeb Stuart letter to commanding general requesting information. Culpeper, Virginia, April 12, 1863.
James Ewell Brown ("Jeb") Stuart
Jeb Stuart's letter to his "General" requesting that the information that requires Stuart's attention, regarding General Trimble's capture of Manassas, be sent back to him. He further mentions that the news of "Old Milroy" makes him "itch to get hold of him." Sent from Culpeper, Virginia. Dated April 12th, 1863.
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Jeb Stuart letter
Jeb Stuart
Confederate cavalry commander J.E.B. (Jeb) Stuart writes to an unspecified general requesting details of a report by another officer regarding Manassas.
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John A. Wharton Letter to Joseph Wheeler regarding pistols
John A. Wharton
Wharton writes Wheeler regarding the equipment of various units with pistols.
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James Harper's claim for damages from New York City draft riots, October 22, 1863.
County of New York and James Harper
James Harper's claim for damages sustained in the New York City draft riots of July, 1863. Includes an itemized list of damaged goods and wares which totals $345. Subsequent documents and annotations indicate Harper was paid $150 for the damages by the County of New York. The address of his establishment is noted as 533 Third Avenue.
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John Hutchinson letter to Joseph Fulford; December 2, 1863, North Carolina
John Hutchinson
Hutchinson encloses a check to Fulford and instructs "please fill up for amt of my note due the Merchants' Bank of Newbern_ Please cancel the Note + send it to me."
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Trail transcript and docket for military trial of Daniel Bright, 1863
Edward Augustus Wild and United States Army
Bright is charged with being a guerrilla and he pleads not guilty. The recto describes Bright's testimony and the testimony of witnesses during the trial. The verso illustrates that Bright was found guilty: Brigadier General Edward Wild of the U.S. Army endorses the execution order: "To be executed tomorrow, Dec. 17, 1863."
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. (1925 - 2010), Spartanburg native, businessman, and philanthropist, collected the manuscripts shown here. These manuscripts are a portion of Mr. Littlejohn's personal collection, which also includes archival collections, ephemera, textiles, and objects. The collection has been housed in the Wofford College library since 2007, and and in 2011 the library accepted the generous donation of the whole of Mr. Littlejohn's collection.
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