Daily Times [Leavenworth, Ks], September 14, 1861 All good citizens having arms of any description needing repairs, are earnestly requested to bring such arms to the State Armory in the Times building, to be repaired under the supervision and at the expense of the Committee of Safety. The armory will be open for this purpose [...]

Daily Times [Leavenworth, Ks], September 14, 1861 The whole army of the U. S. is to be uniformed in blue. There is to be no more fantastic toggery. Some of the men in the army on the Potomac who were uniformed in grey, are getting ragged, but the Government will not permit any more grey [...]

Daily Times [Leavenworth, Ks], September 13, 1861 That we have in our midst, Secessionists, and those who sympathize with the Southern rebels, in their war upon the Government, is a well-known fact. How to deal with these men, has long been a perplexing, and is fast becoming a practical question. Among them, we have neighbors [...]

Arkansas True Democrat [Little Rock], September 12, 1861 From the Van Buren Press. Camp Frank Rector, Aug. 28, 1861. Friend Dunham: We arrived at this place, about seven miles below Bentonville, on Sunday, and are here awaiting the arrival of Paymaster Duval and our discharges to be off for “Home, Sweet Home.” . . . [...]

Daily Times [Leavenworth, Ks], September 10, 1861 Camp Lyon, near Rolla, Mo.,} September 1, 1860.} Editor Times: — A few days ago, while on picket guard, I was informed by a reliable farmer’s wife, that the Secession women residing in the vicinity of camp, have put their heads together, and devised a plan to assist [...]

Daily Times [Leavenworth, Ks], September 8, 1861 We received a call on Saturday last from a man named Orr, a refugee from Missouri, and formerly a resident of Vernon, a small place in that State. He left to avoid being impressed in the rebel service, he preferring to fight for the Constitution and the Union. [...]

Dallas Herald, September 4, 1861 A Tennessee lady, who has been passing some time at Ashland, was, while promenading the beautiful grounds which adorn the place, accosted by a gentleman who seemed to be arranging a bouquet; with the inquiry if there were any laurels, either in the grounds or the woods near by. Noting [...]

Title: [Soldiers from Richmond Grays at execution of abolitionist John Brown in Charles Town, West Virginia] Other Title: Young Confederates off to war. Young Southerners at Richmond making light of war. Creator(s): Dinkle, Lewis Graham, 1829-1906, photographer Date Created/Published: [New York] : [The Review of Reviews Co.], [photographed 1859, printed 1911] Medium: 1 photograph : [...]

From Service Afloat: Or, The Remarkable Career of the Confederate Cruisers Sumter and Alabama, During the War Between the States, by Rafael Semmes

From Service Afloat: Or, The Remarkable Career of the Confederate Cruisers Sumter and Alabama, During the War Between the States, by Rafael Semmes, beginning on page 116. Here the conversation dropped, for an officer now came to report to me that a boat had just shoved off from the pilots’ station, evidently with a pilot [...]

The Great Comet of 1861 formally designated C/1861 J1 and 1861 II, is a long-period comet that was visible to the naked eye for approximately 3 months. It was categorized as a Great Comet, one of the eight greatest comets of the 19th century, according to Donald Yeomans. On June 30, 1861, the comet made [...]

(from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1895)

The Fight at Philippi, Va., June 3d, 1861—The United States Troops under Command of Colonel Dumont, Supported by Colonels Kelley and Lander, and the Confederates under Colonel Porterfield (from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1895) _______ Special handed-tinted off-prints were [...]

The Fight at Philippi, Va., June 3d, 1861—The United States Troops under Command of Colonel Dumont, Supported by Colonels Kelley and Lander, and the Confederates under Colonel Porterfield (from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1895) “Acting under instructions from Brigadier [...]

National Gallery of Art, Washinton, D.C. Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions overall: 59 x 91.2 cm (23 1/4 x 35 7/8 in.) framed: 69.9 x 101.6 x 7 cm (27 1/2 x 40 x 2 3/4 in.) Credit Line: Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch Accession Number: 1967.20.2 Artists/Makers: Fritz Müller (painter) American, [...]

(from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1895) “On May 31st Captain Ward, in command on board of the Thomas Freeborn, and assisted by two more of his gunboats, the Resolute and the Anacosta, began the attack on the Confederate batteries, [...]

(from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie,New York, 1895) “On June 1st, 1861, there was a smart skirmish between B Company, U. S. Dragoons, under Lieutenant Tompkins, and a body of 1,500 Confederates, at Fairfax Courthouse, Va. The Federal cavalry charged into the [...]

30th May 1861 It never occurred to me Gen’l Sanford that I could be forced to sue for permission to enter my own house and that such an outrage as its military occupation to the exclusion of me and my children could ever have been perpetrated by anyone in the whole extent of this country. [...]

New York Public Library Digital Collections Sketches for Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper: 138 original drawings of the Civil War by staff artists, 1861-1864. Extent: 1 drawing : pencil and ink wash ; 15.8 x 24.2 cm. Note – This image has been digitally adjusted for one or more of the following: – fade correction, – [...]

(from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1895) The Seventh (Steuben) Regiment, commanded by Colonel Bendix, sailed for Fortress Monroe on May 25th, 1861. Previous to their departure they received a beautiful banner, the gift of some patriotic German ladies, and [...]

Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War by Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry W. Alden; copyrighted 1866 by Harper and Brothers; 1894 by Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry W. Alden; 1894 by McDonnell Bros; pub. The Puritan Press Co.; Chicago, Illinois

(from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1895) “Colonel Ellsworth was passing the Marshall House in Alexandria, Va., when he saw a Confederate flag waving above it. On the spur of the moment he entered the hotel, and ascending to the [...]

Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War by Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry W. Alden; copyrighted 1866 by Harper and Brothers; 1894 by Alfred H. Guernsey and Henry W. Alden; 1894 by McDonnell Bros; pub. The Puritan Press Co.; Chicago, Illinois

Title: North Carolina Secession Ordinance, May 20, 1861 Creator: North Carolina. General Assembly Date: 1861-05-20 Description: The North Carolina delegates of a special convention, called to address the secession question, passed this ordinance to dissolve the ties of North Carolina to the United States. This document is part of the records for the state constitutional [...]