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Library of Congress1866

A list of the Union soldiers buried at Andersonville.

Title within mourning border. "Report of an expedition to Andersonville, Georgia, July, 1865, for the purpose of identifying the graves and enclosing the grounds of a cemetery created there during the occupation of that place as a prison for Union soldiers in rebel hands", signed Clara Barton: p. [v]-viii. Also available in digital form.

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Library of Congress1866

The camp, the battle field, and the hospital; or, Lights and shadows of the great rebellion. Including adventures of spies and scouts, thrilling incidents, daring exploits, heroic deeds, wonderful escapes, sanitary and hospital scenes, prison scenes,

Published later, 1892, without change of text, by the Star pub. co. of Jersey City, under title: Scouts, spies, and heroes of the great civil war, by Captain Joseph Powers Hazelton [pseud.?] A digital reproduction made from a copy held by the University of Michigan is available from the University of Michigan's Making of America Web site. Also available in digital form.

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Library of Congress1863

Position of Union and Rebel forces, Oct. 14, 1863

Map shows Union troops on the road running parallel to the Orange and Alexandria railroad. Just past Bristoe Station, as Union troops crossed Broad Run, a Confederate battery emerged from woods north of the railroad. Next, Confederate skirmishers appeared on a hill overlooking the Union column. Finally, there were several Confederate charges. Union forces were able to return fire and, after several hours of fierce fighting, to capture Confederate artillery and approximately 450 prisoners.

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Library of Congress1911

With fire and sword,

The writer served as private, sergeant and adjutant in his regiment, the 5th Iowa, till captured at Chattanooga November 1863. Released by Gen. Sherman at Columbia February 1865, he served on that general's staff the rest of the campaign. Also available in digital form.

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Library of Congress1856

Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the third session of the Thirty-fourth Congress. December 2, 1856. -- Read. December 11, 1856. -- Ordered, that the message and accompanying documents be printed, and that 15,000 additional copies thereof be printed for the use of the Senate

Accompanying documents follow p. 27. Annual reports of the Surveyors General, p. 238. Report of Coast Survey Office relative to progress of survey of keys and islands on the coast of Florida, p. 549. Report of Superintendent of the Government Hospital for the Insane, p. 880. Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, p. 554. Report of the Commissioner of Pensions, p. 833. Report of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, p. 849. Report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, p. 189. Report of the Secretary of the Interior, p. 174. Report of the Warden of the Penitentiary, p. 865. SERIALSETDELIVERY1

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Library of Congress1861

Letter Written in Cipher on Mourning Paper by Rose Greenhow.

Rose O'Neal Greenhow was a spy for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. As a young woman in Washington, she befriended many influential politicians, including President James Buchanan and South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun, who played a role in shaping her dedication to the South. During the Civil War, Greenhow wrote ciphered (secret code) messages to the Confederates, providing information about Union military plans. Confederate President Jefferson Davis credited her with helping the South win the First Battle of Bull Run. Greenhow sent a message about Union troop movements in time for Brigadier Generals Pierre Beauregard and Joseph E. Johnston to meet at Manassas, Virginia. A young woman working with Greenhow named Betty Duvall carried the message wrapped in a tiny black silk purse and hidden in a hair bun. Head of U.S. Intelligence Service Allan Pinkerton observed Rose Greenhow as part of his counterintelligence activities and found sufficient evidence to place her under house arrest. She later was transferred to prison and then deported to Richmond, Virginia. Shown here is one of her encoded letters.

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