Illinois POW Soldier’s Archive -- Includes 59 Letters -- "…I have seen a good many graves at the roadside of soldiers killed in skirmishes since I've been on the march…" and "…War at the best is a stern and terrible evil…"

Samuel Morse ALS Re the Civil War -- 1862 -- "...North & South are in deepest Sorrow...In a contest where there is so much wrong-doing on both sides...it is no easy task to keep the mind steadfast upon the right, and less easy to rebuke wrong in either party without at once being accused of going wholly over to the views of the other side..."

1853 Robert E. Lee Letter Signed as Commander of West Point

Confederate Agent Nathaniel Beverley Tucker Archive -- Proclaimed a "rebel and traitor" by President Andrew Johnson in 1865 for Conspiring to Assassinate President Lincoln -- Comprises Documents to Form Company in Paris for Direct Trade Between Europe & Southern States

18th New York Infantry Battle ALS With Incredible Content From the Battle of Bull Run Where the Soldier Was Wounded -- "...Zuvase of Elsworth Thay fought like wild beast of the woods. Thay would mount enmys battry and cry out rember Elsworth and fling with charged baynets right through thair ranks and then back again. It was a hard fight..."

1864 86th Illinois Infantry Officer Civil War Letter -- "…Our Div. has been on another chase. First by way of R.R. to Florence, Ala & back, & from there to Rome, Ga. Thence up to Kingston…"

Civil War Letter by Soldier Regarding Bull Run -- "…here are graves all over the ground some of the bodies are not covered up. I saw a pair of pants with the bones of some poor fellow in them… "

2nd Connecticut Heavy Artilleryman Writes From Bloody Cold Harbor Battlefield -- "…the shot & shell fly round quite thick…The enemy a strongly fortified…Our only way to drive them is to lay siege…"

Two Civil War Diaries -- 13th New Hampshire Infantry -- 1864-1865 -- Siege of Petersburg: “...We took 5 guns 500 Prisoners and 2 Stand of Colors. We Lost 40 out of our Regiment killed and wounded...”

35 148th Illinois Infantry Civil War Letters -- Lee's Surrender and Lincoln's Death -- "…there is great rejoicing over the surrender of lee and his army…thirty six rounds fired for…the great victory…"

115th U.S. Colored Troops Document -- List of Quartermaster's Supplies While in Texas -- 1865

Ten 144th New York Infantry Civil War Letters 1862-65 -- "…We just received an official dispatch that Morgan with his murderous band have been captured. think the south will make a proposition for Pease soon…" & "…our Batteries are continually throwing shell out and into Forts Sumpter and Wagner. Neither responded but keep a very wise look out…"

Five Civil War Letters -- 19th Illinois Infantry -- 1861 -- "…the great battle at Murfreesboro which lasted five days we lost five in killed and six severely wounded…our boys fought like tigers…"

Autograph Letter Signed by the Owner of Ford's Theatre Where President Lincoln Was Assassinated

Six Union Civil War Letters -- 1861-63 -- “…I just quit my letter to run over to Col. to see a man that got shot by a pistol accidentally…he died immediately he was shot rite through the left side…”

Massachusetts Soldier on the Battle of Fredericksburg, an Explosion at Yorktown & Confederate Cavalry -- "…uch an explosion…took place was a site to be hold. Shot and shell…were bursting in the air…"

129th Illinois ALS -- Defense Against Rebel Hood Described & Other Exceptional Content -- "…our loss 1000 killed and wounded. Rebs loss 600 hundred killed & wounded. We captured…several battle flags…"

Two 1864 ALsS -- 63rd NY Infantry -- "…sending Ammunition and equipments to Baltimore and Washington to receive the invading rebels…writing to you to ascertain…if Jerry is or has been seriously ill…"

Civil War Three Letter Lot -- KIA Soldier of 65th Ohio Infantry -- “...the boys are about half cracked running around with Uncle Sams money jingling in their pockets. Its been so long since we have seen any money that we don't no a quarter from a five cent piece..."

50th Ohio Infantry Civil War Letter 1864 -- Siege of Atlanta -- "…they are strongly fortifying right close around the city…one shell struck Thomas Sherman, killed him and struck Henry Hall…cut his leg off below the knee…"

Two Confederate Autograph Letters Signed -- 9th Mississippi Infantry -- "…we got behind the yankeys at Okaloma and followed them to Abberdeen. Our regt had one horse killed and one man captured…"

Confederate Autograph Letter Signed -- "...my son...has more war spirit than any...that I have know & wants military fame...we have nothing else talks of but the war..." -- 1861

39th IL Infantry ALS -- "…the 1st Virginia Regt had a little Skirmish this morning with a party of rebels…they lost one man killed and one wounded…we may have a fight here in a few days…we are ready for them…"

Two 14th NH Infantry ALsS -- "…hird that Richmond was evacuated…I think this war is nearly over…this Summer will finish it…" and "…I have got the Jaundice or bilious complaint…I am as yellow as a safron bug…"

1864 Civilian Letter to Soldier of General Benham's Brigade -- "…There has been a great excitement…in getting volunteers…on the last call of 500,000…"

13th Illinois Infantry Autographed Letter Signed -- Capture of Jackson -- "...we have been to Jackson and…drove old Joe out of the country…we returned…with…several hundred prisoners…"

1861 50th Illinois Infantry ALS -- "…I was riding in an old freight car…crowded…we had our stove set up…and kept on a good fire or else we would have nearly froze…the snow is on an average…six inches deep…"

May 1861 -- "…there is a great excitement here in regard to the ware…We are all in for old Abe the Union and the Constitution…"

Two 29th MA Infantry ALS -- 1861 -- "…I think it would be equal to a circus to see a white girl for i have not seen a half dozen…" & "…father wanted to know…how we liked Gen Butler…give the devil his due…"

1862 33rd Massachusetts Infantry ALS -- "…officers of the regiment…all use liquor…the privates only imitate their example…Col Magg told the regt…profanity must cease…But…he is guilty of the same crimes…"

1863 35th MA Infantry ALS -- "…I saw Rollin in Memphis…never was more surprised in my life…looked up and there was Rol but so changed I hardly knew him he had lost a good deal of flesh and looked worn out…"

1863 23rd New York Light Artillery ALS -- "…We expect to go out again soon…our pieces can shoot a good ways with out getting close and the Rebs have not got guns one out of ten that will shoot as far as ours…"

50th NY Engineers ALS -- 1864 -- "…The boys are joval and full of fun and laugh when they here the shels pass over there heads that are thrown by onne over at Petersburgh And call it the Petersburgh express…"

1862 56th NY Infantry ALS -- "…the Rebs i think are too much in need of men up along the Potamic to send any down this way. We have our old Brigadeer General Nagley with us again and General Emory has left…"

118th OH Infantry ALS -- "…We spent the winter…gathering up deserters…brought to justice…hundreds of the rebellious cusses. Those men that were executed on Johnsons Island…were…our boarders I knew them well…"

1864 124th Ohio Infantry in Cairo, IL -- Aboard the Steamship Clara Dolsen -- "…that surgeon…is a very good kind hearted man. The boys bother me so cannot write…"

Two 32nd OH Infantry ALsS -- "…The lieut…will make me sergeant…my salery then will be $35 per month and my labor is no more…what is still more is that I will be with the headquarters of gen sigle…"

44th OH Infantry Band -- "…John Hawkin's wife sent him two nice large cakes and some nice fresh butter…we had a regular feast…We are getting so that we play very well and are highly praised by the officers…"

81st OH Infantry ALS -- "…I was on picket and…3 men tried to…get inside of our lines for the purpose of burning the mills at this place…I immediately fired my gun at them…the way they run was a caution…"

141st PA Infantry ALS -- "…Father you sed that you passed examineation and would have to stand the draft…I think the doctor that pass you had ought to be court mashald, but I shall hope fore the best…"

Two 171st PA Infantry ALsS 1863 -- "…our men shot in one of their big guns and broke her all to splinters and then they stopet firing…our men came back…there was two of our men killed and 7 of them was hurt…"

183rd PA Infantry ALS 1864 -- "…one of our fellows…was cleaning his musket and it went of…the docters took of his arme…the fellows is all the time folling with there piece…a wonder…not more of them shot…"

1865 85th PA Infantry Veteran Searching for Lt. John Black of the 12th PA Cavalry -- "…we are very anxious to know how John is. Whether he is dead or alive yet…"