The Civil War in America
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April 1861–April 1862

Contraband of War (027.00.00)

Contraband of War
Simon Cameron (1799–1889) to Benjamin F. Butler (1818–1893), May 30, 1861. Benjamin F. Butler Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (027.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0027, cw0027p1]

Brother Against Brother (034.00.00)

Brother against Brother
Henry P. Moore, photographer (1833–1911). Slaves of the Rebel Genl. Thomas F. Drayton, Hilton Head, S.C., [May 1862]. Albumen silver photograph. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (034.00.00)
[Digital ID# LC-DIG-ppmsca-04324]

War Changes Everything (033.00.00)

War Changes Everything
Mr. Gregory (?), Beaufort County, Prince William Parrish, South Carolina. Diary entry, November 22, 1861. Greenwood Plantation Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (033.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0033]

Postal Patriotism (030.00.00)

Postal Patriotism
Civil War illustrated envelopes. [Baltimore: 1861]. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (029.00.00, 030.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0029, cw0030]

Battle of Springfield (035.00.00)

Battle of Springfield
Die Schlacht bei Springfield in Nord-Amerika. Neuruppin: Oehmigke & Riemschneider, [ca. 1861]. Lithograph. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (035.00.00)
[Digital ID# LC-DIG-ppmsca-33124]

"A People's Contest" (031.00.00)

"A People's Contest"
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). July 4, 1861, Message to Congress [drafted May–June 1861]. Abraham Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (031.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0031]

George B. McClellan (060.00.00)

George B. McClellan
Frederick Gutekunst (1831–1917), photographer. George Brinton McClellan, ca. 1862. Hand-colored salted paper print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (060.00.00)
[Digital ID# LC-DIG-ppmsca-33064]

First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) (032.00.00)

First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas)
John G. Nicolay (1832–1901) to Therena Bates, July 21–22, 1861. John G. Nicolay Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (032.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0032]

Fort Donelson (038.00.00)

Fort Donelson
“The Fort Donelson Fortifications.” Newspaper map, n.d. George Brinton McClellan Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (038.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0038]

Cause and Comrade (037.00.00)

Cause and Comrade
Alonzo Ameli (1838–1912) to brother Peter Ameli, September 18, 1861. Alonzo Ameli Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (037.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0037p1]

Grant's Grand March (039.00.00)

Grant's Grand March
Edward Mack (1826–1882). “General Grant’s Grand March.” Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, deposited for copyright December 1862. Music Division, Library of Congress (039.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0039]

Arresting Women (036.00.00)

Arresting Women
Eugenia Levy Phillips (1819–1902). Prison diary, August 28–30, 1861. Philip Phillips Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (036.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0036]

Merrimack &; Monitor

Merrimack & Monitor
Henry Bill. The First Battle between “Iron” Ships of War, 1862. Lithograph with hand-coloring. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (043.00.00)
[Digital ID# LC-DIG-ppmsca-33125]

"The Time Has Now Come" (042.00.00)

"The Time Has Now Come"
James Billingslea Mitchell (1844–1891) to his father, February 23, 1862. James B. Mitchell Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (042.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0042]

Battlefield at Shiloh (044.00.00)

Battlefield at Shiloh
Captain Léon J. Frémaux. “Map of the Battle Field of Shiloh, April 6 & 7, 1862.” Manuscript map. Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress (044.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0435300]

Charles Grobe. “The Battle of Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing.” Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co., deposited for copyright 1862. Music Division, Library of Congress (045.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0045]

Women at War (046.00.00)

Women at War
Samuel Masury, photographer. [Frances Louisa Clayton and as “Jack Williams” 4th Missouri Artillery, wounded in the battles of Fort Donelson and Stones River], ca. 1865. Albumen silver prints. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (046.00.00, 047.00.00)
[Digital ID# LC-DIG-ppmsca-30980, LC-DIG-ppmsca-30978]

"Extra Session of Congress Map" (024.01.00)

"Extra Session of Congress Map"
Charles Magnus. Magnus’s County Map of the United States, Showing the Forts, Railroads, Canals, and Navigable Waters. Published to Trace the Progress of Operations by the Government, As They Occur, during the War of the Rebellion. New York: [ca. 1862]. Color printed map. Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress (024.01.00)
[Digital ID# cw0030200]

April 1862–November 1862

Contraband Relief (050.00.00)

Contraband Relief
Elizabeth Keckley (1818–1907). Behind the Scenes or Forty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House. New York: G. W. Carlton, 1868. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (050.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0050p2]

Spreading the News (052.00.00)

Spreading the News
Philadelphia Inquirer, April 30, 1862. Newspaper Section, Serial and Government Publications Division, Library of Congress (052.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0052]

The Mississippi River (051.00.00)

The Mississippi River
David Dixon Porter (1813–1891), in the hand of a clerk, to Montgomery C. Meigs (1816–1892), May 14, 1862. Montgomery C. Meigs Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (051.00.00)
[Digital ID# cw0051, cw0051p001]

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