Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Charles H. Upton to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, January 16, 1862 (Abolition of slavery in Washington)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States--Politics and government--1861-1865
- Presidents--United States
- Manuscripts
- Abolition of slavery in Washington
Charles H. Upton
Library of Congress
January 16, 1862
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
he Library of Congress’s digital scans of the papers of Abraham Lincoln are in the public domain.
Advance of General McClellan
Union Army movements in Arlington
A news report from Washington describing General George McClellan and the Union Army's advances unto Munson and Upton hills after the withdrawal of Confederate forces.
The Sunbury Gazette
October 5, 1861
Public Domain
Affairs Along the Line.
Union Army occupying Munson and Upton's Hill
A report from Washington describing the aftermath of the Confederate forces withdrawal from Munson and Upton's Hill and the Union Army advances in the area. Many interesting observations about the remaining Confederate earthworks and fortifications.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Alexandria Gazette January 1, 1861
Journalism during the Civil War
local newspaper from Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria Gazette
Newspapers.com
January 1, 1861
Public Domain
Alexandria, Loudon, & Hampshire Railroad
railroads
photographs associated with the Alexandria, Loudon, & Hampshire Railroad
1861-1865
Public Domain
Alfred Waud
Alfred Waud
Photograph of well known Civil War illustrator Alfred Waud
1861-1865
An act for the release of certain persons held to service or labor in the District of Columbia.
A petition by Hugh W. Throckmorton to release some former slaves due to a new act of Congress approved the 16th of April, 1862 in the District of Columbia
An example of the petition required to release former enslaved persons from servitude
The original document is held in the Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, 1775–1978, National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 217.6.5. Within the National Archives' Archival Description Catalog, see ARC Identifier 4644616 / MLR Number A1 347 (http://arcweb.archives.gov).
May 5, 1862
Public Domain
An Army Meat Market
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--Army--Supplies and stores
United States.--Army--Military life
Butchers--United States
Cookery, Military
Recto: no text.
Verso: "An Army Meat Market // The Butcher // Nov 23rd, [Signed] J.B."
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910,
Becker, Joseph, 1841-1910, “An Army Meat Market,” The Becker Collection, accessed March 1, 2021, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2001.
November 23, 1864
37.4315734, -78.6568942
Another Engagement at Mathias Point
The death of Captain Ward of the Freeborn, Commander of the U.S. Potomac Flotilla
An account of the death of Captain Ward
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91080179/death-of-captain-ward/#
Evening Star
Evening Star
June 28, 1861
No known restrictions
Arlington Mill
19th century architecture in Arlington
Arlington Mill was a major landmark early in the Civil War.
Artilleryman
Carte de visite by A. Pearce of Arlington Heights, Va.
Federal artilleryman
Carte de visite by A. Pearce of Arlington Heights, Va.
Ronald S. Coddington Collection
Augustus Hesse Letter
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Weston, Deborah, b. 1814
Hesse, Augustus, d. 1867
Letter from Augustus Hesse, Fort Ramsay at Upton's hill, Va., to Deborah Weston, December the 19th, 1862
Hesse, Augustus, d. 1867
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/qz20tw35g
Boston Public Library
December 19, 1862
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
English
Letter from Augustus Hesse from Fort Ramsay to Deborah Weston