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G. H. Blakeslee Civil War maps

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Description: A group of Civil War maps and sketches by George H. Blakeslee (1838-1902), a topographical engineer with the Union Army. Also two sketches along with the backings.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1863-1864.
Call number: mssGHB
Creator: Blakeslee, G.H(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Alfred John Grantham, September 2015.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

William Hale Long Civil War maps

Manuscripts

A collection of 15 manuscript maps and sketches drawn by William Hale Long which detail various areas and battles during the American Civil War; the maps and sketches focus on Northern Virginia and cover the years from 1862 to 1865. The material is a historical resource for the history of the campaigns and illustrate the progress of the war in this area as well as its conclusion. Long led various reconnaissances and these maps were used by him for this work. The material also serves as documentation for the reconstruction of the action for these battles and campaigns. The maps were originally folded and stored in a morocco case but are now flattened and placed in 15 individual folders.

mssHM 44668-44682

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Civil War photograph capturing soldiers' private moment

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One half of a stereograph depicting five Civil War soldiers in a staged scene, squatting as if to defecate, including three men whose bare backsides are visible in the photograph. The men are on a dirt bluff with a wide river in the background. The back of the mount has a crossed out imprint for photographers Boehl & Koenig of St. Louis, Missouri, along with a pencil inscription reading "Operations of the / Army of the Tennessee."

photPF 26005

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War Telegram Marking Map

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"Explanations : The extraordinary scale on which this map is drawn has been adopted to make it just what we had designed it to be, namely 1st the most distinct Map ever published of the entire Virginia territory, where the decisive battles for the Union will be fought. 2nd, A Marking Map, that is a map to mark the change of position of the Union Forces in red pencil and the Rebel forces in blue, on the receipt of every Telegram from the seat of the War; for this latter purpose we want plenty of space and a distinctness combined with enough detail, not to crowd but to enable us to follow the march of the Army as advised by the Telegrams. The pencils which we also furnish should be used with a light hand to enable obliterating the marks with the aid of a little soft bread, if found necessary. These peculiarities combined with extreme cheapness will make this map a welcome companion to every person interested in the pending struggle of our nation." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.

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Portrait of Civil War drummer boy and his mother

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Portrait of a Union Army drummer boy with his mother. The boy's coat buttons are hand-colored gold. Enclosed in case was a handwritten drilling schedule titled "Drummers Calls for Daily Duty" from "Head Quarters, U.S. Forces, Port Hudson, Aug. 17, 1863. General Order No. 16" and is signed "By command of Brig. General George L. Andrews / George B. Halsteed [sic], Capt. & A.A.G." This manuscript is cataloged separately, see mssHM 54994. Correct name is: George B. Halsted (1820-1911).

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Civil War material

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Research papers and correspondence of Allan Nevins, chiefly those pertaining to his work at the Huntington Library. Included are research papers on the Civil War, drafts to the third and fourth volumes of the Ordeal of the Union, lectures, and shorthand books kept by his secretary at the Huntington, Lillian K. Bean. The correspondence deals chiefly with the publication of the last two volumes in the Ordeal of the Union and was conducted by Lillian Bean. Also included is correspondence between Allan Nevins and his wife Mary, and Lillian Bean. Significant correspondents represented in this collection are: James Truslow Adams; John Edwin Bakeless; Grayson Louis Kirk; Alfred A. Knopf; Archibald MacLeish; Fred Delbert Schwengel; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Charles Scribner's Sons; Adlai Ewing Stevenson; Irving Stone; and Arnold Toynbee.

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