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Requisition signed by James Longstreet

Requisition for materials regarding subsistence stores at El Paso signed by Longstreet. Longstreet was one of the major Confederate generals in the Civil War.
Wade Hampton battlefield note

A small (12x8cm) battlefield note, the item reads in full: "Major Barker -- Stony Creek Depot Send all information to Gen‘l Lee. Will be down tomorrow."
Substitute soldier certificate for Siebert, Phillip

This is a substitute soldier certificate, whereby a man (Siebert) has agreed to fight in the civil war for a sum of $300 in the place of another man who was drafted. This demonstrates the policy of the time whereby one could pay $300 or supply a…
Permission signed by John Hunt Morgan

Morgan permits Lt. Churchill to be
absent for 21 days. Morgan was known as “Morgan the Raider”; led northernmost
raid into Union territory.
Confederate requisition signed by Turner Ashby

Requistion receipt signed by Turner Ashby, by which Mrs. Mary M. Cunningham furnishes a company with 20 bushels of corn in consideration of 14 dollars. Formerly a United States form, in the
entitling "United" has been crossed out and replaced with…
Docket for trial of Daniel Bright

Bright is charged with being a guerrilla and he pleads "not guilty."

The recto (front side) describes Bright's testimony and the testimony of witnesses during the trial.

The verso (reverse side) illustrates that Bright was found guilty:…
W.E. Johnson to father, W.E. Johnson, Sr. (May 24, 1864)

[recto, 1:]
Drewys Bluff May 24th 1864
My dear Father
Yours of __ inst and of May 8th were duly received, the first enclosing three letters of credit to persons in the north for which, I am much oblidged , to you and will preserve them carefully…

Recto: W.E. Johnson to Lt. R.J. “Robt” Cunningham (June 18, 1864) Verso: R.J. Cunningham to Ann Johnson (August 1, 1864)

[recto:]
Officers Prison. Point Lookout. Md. June 18th 1864
My dear Robt
You will perceive by the heading of this letter that I am a prisoner and in a most unpleasant predicament at this place [.] I have been here ten days and find it a dreadfully…

W.E. Johnson to Ann Johnson (June 10, 1864)

[recto:]
Officers Prison Point Look Out Md June 10th 1864
My dear Wife
I wrote you the day after I was captured by a [citazen?] informing you that I was a prisoner [.] I hope you received that letter. When our squadron was order to fall back I was…

W.E. Johnson to his father, W.E. Johnson, Sr (May 24, 1864)

[recto, 1:]
Drewys Bluff May 24th 1864
My dear Father
Yours of __ inst and of May 8th were duly received, the first enclosing three letters of credit to persons in the north for which, I am much oblidged , to you and will preserve them carefully…