Visual Materials
Joel B. Clough Collection of United States Military Railroad Photographs / (bulk approximately 1863-approximately 1864)
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Joel B. Clough letters
Manuscripts
Letters from Joel B. Clough to his wife written between January 1863 and February 1864. The letters discuss operations of the Construction Corps in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania; Adna Anderson, Herman Haupt, and other staff of the Military Railroads and Construction Corps; Aquia Creek, Potomac Creek, Fredericksburg, and Alexandria camps, battles and skirmishes, including Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Bristoe Campaigns, Joseph Hooker, George G. Meade, and other commanding officers of the Army of the Potomac; political news, especially the Democratic Party. Clough also mentions the visit of Lincoln, Halleck, and Stanton to Aquia Creek on April 18, 1863. Also included is a copy of a photograph of J.B. Clough taken in the 1870s, and ephemera.
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The Members of the Construction Corps, U.S. Miltary R. Rds. of Va., desiring to express the High Appreciation in which they hold their Commanding Officer, not only as regards his efficiency in the Public Service, but also as the possessor of those private virtues, which by their modest worth are the crowing glory of true manhood, unite in presenting this Testimonial with its accompanying gift of Six hundred and Twenty Five Dollars as a Token of their regard and Esteem, to Joel B. Clough, with their kindest wishes for his present and future prosperity, his long continued usefulness in his profession, and the full enjoyment of all the blessings life has to bestow both temporal and eternal
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Testimonial to Joel B. Clough from the members of the Construction Corps, U.S. Military Rail Roads of Virginia. Pen-and-ink on board with hand colored lettering,illustrated with several Civil War scenes drawn by artist William M. Merrick.
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Letters
Manuscripts
Letters from J. B. Clough to his wife written between January 1863 and February 1864. The letters discuss operations of the Construction Corps in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania; Adna Anderson, Herman Haupt, and other staff of the Military Railroads and Construction Corps; Aquia Creek, Potomac Creek, Fredericksburg, and Alexandria camps, battles and skirmishes, including Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Bristoe Campaigns, Joseph Hooker, George G. Meade, and other commanding officers of the Army of the Potomac; political news, especially the Democratic Party, etc. Clough also mentions the visit of Lincoln, Halleck, and Stanton to Aquia Creek on April 18, 1863. Also included is a copy of the photograph of J.B. Clough taken in the 1870s, and ephemera.
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Military map showing the marches of the United States forces under command of Maj. Genl. W. T. Sherman ... during the years 1863, 1864, 1865
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Detailed map of Southeastern United States, showing fortifications, movement on Atlanta, pursuit of Hood, and lines of march of the 4th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th and 20th Army Corps, of the ...
194224 v. 3 no. 13
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1863-1864 February
Manuscripts
A collection of 1,072 items from 1815 to 1939, it consists of letters, manuscripts, documents, and two scrapbooks related to the lives and family of Harriet Williams Russell Strong and Charles Lyman Strong. There is material related to mining in Virginia City, Nevada, from 1860 to 1867 and Galena, Nevada, from 1877 to 1880; Hardyville and La Paz, Arizona; and California. There is some material related to the activities of Harriet Strong's father, Henry Pierrepont Russell, in the militia in Nevada; this material includes some references to Native Americans. Of note is one letter from Orion Clemens (brother of Mark Twain) appointing Samuel Andrew Russell to the Nevada Militia in 1863. The subject of California politics appears in the letters of Harriet's sister, Catherine Hundley, and her husband, Patrick Oglesby Hundley; he was a member of the California state assembly from 1860 to 1861 and elected superior court judge of Butte County, California, in 1879. There is also material related to the education of women on the mining frontier, as reflected in letters by Harriet Strong and her friends written from Miss Atkin's Young Ladies Seminary at Benicia, California. Later material relates to California horticulture, flood control, irrigation, and water conservation during the years that Harriet Strong managed the family's property in Whittier, California. The collection also contains some papers related to George Crockett Strong, Civil War general and brother of Charles Lyman Strong.
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1832. Democracy. 1864
Visual Materials
Image of two scenes contrasting Democratic presidential candidate of 1832, Andrew Jackson, and 1864 candidate George B. McClellan. McClellan is portrayed as weak and conciliatory toward the South, whereas his earlier counterpart's staunch preservation of the Union is applauded. In the left panel Jackson berates John C. Calhoun, leader of the Southern nullification effort of 1832. Three men in the background also bow. On the right McClellan and running mate Pendleton kneel on the "Chicago Platform" before a standing Jefferson Davis. Two soldiers stand behind Davis making disparaging comments about McClellan and Pendleton.
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