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December 1862–October 1863
The Sacking of Fredericksburg
Arthur Lumley (ca. 1837–1912), artist. Night. The Sacking of Fredericksburg—& Biovace [sic] of Union Troops, [December 12, 1862]. Pencil on paper. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (081.00.00)
[Digital ID# LC-DIG-ppmsca-20787]
From Parlor Table to Operating Table
Betty Herndon Maury (1835–1903). Diary entry, December 28, 1862. Betty Herndon Maury Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (082.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0082p1]
Clara Barton
Unattributed. Clara Barton, ca. 1862. Albumen silver print in carte-de-visite album. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (083.00.00)
[Digital ID# cph-3g06307]
Keeping Track of Soldiers
Clara Barton (1821–1912). Diary, January–February 1863. Clara Barton Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (084.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0084, cw0084p1]
Draft of the Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln. Initial draft of the Emancipation Proclamation, July 22, 1862. Abraham Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (153.00.00)
[Digital ID# al0153p1, al0153p2]
Field Hospital at Work
A Manual of Military Surgery Prepared for the Use of the C. S. A. Army. Richmond, Virginia: Ayreson & Wade, 1863. Confederate States of America Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (085.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0085, cw0085p1]
Presidential Fundraiser
By the President. . . . Emancipation Proclamation. Philadelphia: Leypoldt, 1864. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (087.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0087]
H. H. Brownell. All Slaves Were Made Freemen by Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, January 1, 1863. Recruitment and "John Brown Song" broadside. Alfred Whital Stern Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (089.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0089, cw0089p1]
A Satanic Emancipator
Southern Illustrated News, November 2, 1862. Confederate States of America Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (088.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0088]
Hooker Appointed Commander
Abraham Lincoln to General Joseph Hooker, January 26, 1863. Alfred Whital Stern Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (094.00.00)
[Digital ID# al0166]
The Loss of Jackson
Jedediah Hotchkiss (1828–1899) to Sara Hotchkiss, May 10, 1863. Jedediah Hotchkiss Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (097.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0097, cw0097p1]
Fields of Chancellorsville
Alfred R. Waud (1828–1891). Couch’s Corps Forming Line of Battle in the Fields at Chancellorsville to Cover the Retreat of the Eleventh Corps Disgracefully Running Away, May 1–3, 1863. Pencil, Chinese white, and black ink wash on brown paper. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (096.00.00)
[Digital ID# LC-DIG-ppmsca-22527]
Battlefield of Chancellorsville
Map of the Battlefield of Chancellorsville, Virginia, 1863. Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress (095.00.00)
[Digital ID# g3884c-cw0528000]
"Disloyal Sentiments"
Petition of Former Representative Clement L. Vallandigham (1820–1871), to the Supreme Court of the United States, October term, 1863. Transcript of testimony before the Military Commission held at Cincinnati on May 6 and 7, 1863. Law Library, Library of Congress (098.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0098, cw0098p1, cw0098p2]
Suspension of Habeas Corpus
Jefferson Davis (1808–1889). “To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Confederate States of America,” February 3, 1864. Burton Norvell Harrison Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (099.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0099]
Battleground of Gettysburg
Charles Wellington Reed (1841–1926). Plan of Gettysburg Battle Ground, 1863. Chas. W. Reed, 9th Mass. Battery, deposited for copyright 1864. Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress (105.00.00)
[Digital ID# g3824g-cw0347000]
The Devil's Den
Timothy O'Sullivan (1840–1882). Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter, 1863. Albumen silver print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (102.00.00)
[Digital ID# LC-DIG-ppmsca-33066]
"Make Our Effort Pretty Certain"
James Longstreet (1821–1904) to Edward Porter Alexander (1835–1910), July 3, 1863, with annotation of Alexander’s reply. Edward Porter Alexander Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (104.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0104, cw0104p1]
Following the News
Anna Johnson Sanders (ca. 1815–1890). Diary entries for July 1863. George Nicholas Sanders Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (106.00.00)
[Digital ID# cs0106]
View of Vicksburg
L. A. Wrotnowski. View of Vicksburg and Plan of the Canal, Fortifications, and Vicinity, 1863. Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress (107.00.00)
[Digital ID# g3984v-cw0294000]
Memoir of a Siege
Mary Ann Webster Loughborough (1836–1887). My Cave Life in Vicksburg. With Letters of Trial and Travel. By a Lady. New York: D. Appleton, 1864. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (110.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0110p4, cw0110, cw0110p1, cw0110p2]
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