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Document is an Honorable Discharge given to Robert F. Johnson on behalf of the United States Military.
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12/30/1862 9/22/1859
Letter headed Bath Alum [Springs] Dec. 30th 1862 from Gilmer Breckinridge to his wife Julia telling of receiving Northern papers from some of the troops retreating from West Virginia, gives his thoughts on ways the war might be stopped, news of the great battle at Fredericksburg where the papers claim the losses were greater then the South had heard, proposes a boundary that would separate the Cotton States from Virginia and other border states, ...
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Autographed Hotel Roanoke Menu - June 16, 1942
A special printing of Hotel Roanoke's menu with a picture of J. Ed. Brown, to congratulate him on 60 years of service. Mr. Brown personally dated and autographed this copy. At the bottom are two photographs of the hotel - one dated 1882 and one dated 1942. Mr. Brown was a member of the staff at the opening of the hotel in 1882. On the back cover there is an encouragement to buy war bonds, featuring a line-drawing of a minuteman from the Revolut...
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Beauregard at Drewry's Bluff & Petersburg - April 12, 1893
Johnson Hagood was born in South Carolina, educated at the South Carolina Military Academy (The Citadel), practiced law, and was a member of the state militia. He entered the Confederate service at the start of the Civil War and in 1862 was ranked as a Brigadier General. In early 1864 he was in charge of the Seventh Military District of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, commanded by Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard. When Beauregard wa...
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Bolo knife and scabbard - Bolo knife and scabbard used in the Spanish American War. The knife is 26 inches long and has an elaborate, handcarved, wooden handle. It is said to be the weapon that killed Captain George H. Bentley, USA, in the Spanish American War.
1960.06.01
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Closing Days of the Army of Northern Virginia by William Mahone - July 25, 1895
Bernard has cut and pasted the first two pages of Mahone's transcribed letter, and has inserted a biography of Mahone, along with a third page (inserted by Bernard) to finish the biography. The letter then continues for 29 pages, where at the bottom of the page an addendum is inserted. The last two pages are by Bernard. Mahone was born in Southhampton County on December 1, 1826; he was educated at VMI, graduating in 1847. He taught school for ...
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Congratulatory Menu - June 1945
A special printing of Hotel Roanoke's menu with a picture of J. Ed Brown, to congratulate him on 63 years of service. At the bottom are two photographs of the hotel - one dated 1882 and one dated 1945. Mr. Brown was a member of the staff at the opening of the hotel in 1882. On the back cover there is an encouragement to buy war bonds, featuring a line-drawing of a minuteman from the Revolutionary War.
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Flowers for Dead Heroes by Rev. William H. Platt - June 10, 1894
The twenty-eighth observance of Memorial Day is the basis of this newspaper article. The paper is badly damaged and split at the folds where it was folded and stored. The first part of the article pertains to the ceremony itself and is followed by the oration of the Reverend Platt. Petersburg was attacked thirty years ago by the Union cavalry of General Kautz, held at bay by 125 citizen soldiers under the command of Colonel Archer until reinfo...
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Fragment - April 18, 1806
Fragment of a circular of an act of the U. S. Congress authorizing the President of the United States to accept the services of volunteer companies dated April 18, 1806. Thomas Jefferson, President; Nathaniel Macon, Speaker of the House; S. (Samuel) Smith, President of the Senate.
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Fragment - February 24, 1807
Fragment of an Act of Congress dated February 24, 1807 regarding the volunteer soldiers from each state and the conditions under which they must agree to serve. President Thomas Jefferson; Nathaniel Macon, Speaker of the House; and George Clinton, VP of the US and President of the Senate.
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Fragment of a Letter from an Unknown Correspondent to Louisa Morris (Saunders) Davis - circa 1855
Fragment of a letter from an unknown correspondent to Louisa Morris (Saunders) Davis, concerning some packages that have arrived, but have not been picked up because of rain. Transcription by English Showalter accompanies the document.
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Henry Romeike Letter to Bernard of February 15, 1893 - February 15, 1893
Correspondence from Henry Romeike, of New York, to George Bernard. Romeike was the founder of the Romeike newspaper clipping business, which searched for newspaper items, clipped them, and provided the articles to the person requesting them. In the letter Romeike states that Bernard's book is attracting a lot of attention, and would Bernard allow him to send every notice referring to it that might appear in U. S. and European papers.
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Letter from George N. Bliss to George S. Bernard pasted onto page [566] intended for book. - January 28, 1895 (letter) , 1895-1912 (page for book)
George S. Bernard, a lawyer from Petersburg, Virginia, who had served in the Civil War, collected reminiscences of veterans after the war. Some were published in the book "War Talks of Confederate Veterans." Other material was collected for a planned second volume that was not published at the time. However, some of the material intended for Volume Two was published in newspaper articles and used for speeches. The extant document appears to be i...
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Letter from George N. Bliss to George S. Bernard pasted onto page [566] intended for book. - January 28, 1895 (letter) , 1895-1912 (page for book)
George S. Bernard, a lawyer from Petersburg, Virginia, who had served in the Civil War, collected reminiscences of veterans after the war. Some were published in the book "War Talks of Confederate Veterans." Other material was collected for a planned second volume that was not published at the time. However, some of the material intended for Volume Two was published in newspaper articles and used for speeches. The extant document appears to be i...
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Library of Congress Copyright #37943 - September 17, 1892
A one-page document from the Library of Congress, Copyright Office. The document number is in the top left of the page. The document states that George Bernard deposited the title of a book, with advance sheets, "War Talks of Confederate Veterans" which he edited and compiled. This entry is then followed by "The Maryland Campaign of 1862" by George S. Bernard and "The Battle for Chancellorsville" by William E. Cameron. Bernard then claims he is ...
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Library of Congress Copyright #37944 - September 17, 1892
A one page document from the Library of Congress, Copyright Office. The document number is in the top left of the page. The contents state that George Bernard deposited the title of a book, with advance sheets, "War Talks of Confederate Veterans" which he edited and compiled. This entry is then followed by "The Battle of the Crater" after which it appears that he claims to be the author. It is then signed by the Librarian of Congress.
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Two American flags, each with 48 Stars - Two American flags on sticks; each flag has 48 stars. 20th century, American. The 48 stars were in use for 47 years from July 4, 1912 to July 3, 1959.
1988.005.007
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