A Fine Selection of Manuscripts and Documents - Session 2

JAMES A. MULLIGAN: (1830 - 1864) Union officer who raised the Irish Brigade, he was mortally wounded at Winchester and begged his men to "Lay m...

RICHARD J. OGLESBY: (1824 - 1899) Union major general who commanded a brigade at Forts Henry and Donelson, later wounded in the battle of Corinth. Sig

FITZ JOHN PORTER: (1822 - 1901) Union major general who fought at Antietam and Second Bull Run. He was later accused by Pope for "disobedience ...

WILLIAM PRESTON: (1816 - 1887) Confederate brigadier general who led a brigade at Corinth, Vicksburg and Chicamauga. Scarce subscription and signature

MATHEW W. RANSOM: (1826 - 1904) Confederate brigadier general who fought in the Seven days, Sharpsburg and Petersburg, wounded three times in the proc

MATHEW W. RANSOM: (1826 - 1904) Confederate brigadier general who fought in the Seven days, Sharpsburg and Petersburg, wounded three times in the proc

MATHEW W. RANSOM: (1826 - 1904) Confederate brigadier general who fought in the Seven days, Sharpsburg and Petersburg, wounded three times in the proc

ROBERT BARNWELL RHETT: (1800 - 1876) The Confederacy's "Father of Secession", it was "fire-eater" Rhett's newspaper the ...

JOHN C. ROBINSON: (1817 -1897) Union brigadier general, received Medal of Honor for Laurel Hill, severely wounded at Spottsylvania. War-date A.L.S. ...

WILLIAM S. ROSECRANS: (1819 - 1898) Union major general who headed the Army of the Cumberland to gain a hard-won victory at Murfreesboro, only to be r