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Nathaniel P. Banks Letter
title
Nathaniel P. Banks Letter
Subject
Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894, Correspondence, Meigs, Montgomery, 1847-1931, Correspondence, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Equipment & supplies, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Technology, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation
Date created ms
1863-05-05
Abstract
In this letter to Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs, General Banks explains the necessity for both land and water transportation in the invasion of Louisiana's interior. Describing the materials he has acquired, Banks asks permission to build steam-powered vessels for his expedition. He also complains of the misrepresentations by Colonel [John Wilson?] Shaffer of the state of affairs in Bank's command.
Federal Soldier's Letter from Port Hudson, La.
title
Federal Soldier's Letter from Port Hudson, La.
Subject
Massachusetts Cavalry. 3d Regiment. 1862-1865, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Participation, African American, [Indian, etc.], African American soldiers, Port Hudson (La.), History, Siege, 1863, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Personal narratives, Union, Soldiers, Massachusetts, Correspondence, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles
Date created ms
1863-12-02
Abstract
Identified only as Townsend, the writer of this letter appears, from internal evidence, to have served in the 3rd Massachusetts Cavalry, in which blacks were enlisted. Townsend's letter offers evidence of his strong dissatisfaction with the policy of Negroes serving in the Federal army. Writing to his brother in Roxbury, Townsend tells of the mutiny of black troops at Fort Jackson. He complains about the use of taxes to pay these "nigger soldiers" and hopes Governor Andrew will address this question in his next message to the legislature. Having learned that some young New Englanders have accepted commissions in the Corps D'Afrique, Townsend ponders how any white man can serve in a black regiment without feeling degraded. The writer also describes the shelling of a steamboat and destruction of the telegraph line by Confederate guerrillas. On a personal note, he gossips about a friend from Roxbury who drinks too much. This seems to remind Townsend to ask his brother to send some bourbon or gin since it is next to impossible to get it in New Orleans. See also another letter by Townsend.
Letter, Gilbert Shaw, Bayou St. John, Louisiana, to "Beloved Mother"
title
Letter, Gilbert Shaw, Bayou St. John, Louisiana, to "Beloved Mother"
Subject
United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 42nd (1862-1865), United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Personal narratives, Union, Soldiers, Massachusetts, Correspondence, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles
Date created ms
1863-04-25
Abstract
Gilbert Shaw, 42nd Massachusetts Volunteers, describes his adventures in the occupation of Louisiana. His voyage on the "Quincy" was perilous; a storm off Cape Hatteras nearly wrecked the vessel. Stationed first at Camp Carrollton and then on Bayou St. John, Shaw tells with humor and bravado tales of camp life. He writes about capturing smugglers on Lake Pontchartrain and about the departure of "registered enemies," civilians shipped from New Orleans across the lake. He also meditates on the laziness of the South and the inadequate housing there. In spite of the "bully" time he is having, he admits that he never wants to repeat his experiences of the past nine months.
Federal Soldier's Letter from Port Hudson, La.
title
Federal Soldier's Letter from Port Hudson, La.
Subject
Massachusetts Cavalry. 3d Regiment. 1862-1865, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Participation, African American, [Indian, etc.], African American soldiers, Port Hudson (La.), History, Siege, 1863, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Personal narratives, Union, Soldiers, Massachusetts, Correspondence, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles
Date created ms
1863-12-15
Abstract
Identified only as Townsend, the writer of this letter appears, from internal evidence, to have served in the 3rd Massachusetts Cavalry, in which blacks were enlisted. Townsend's letter offers evidence of his strong dissatisfaction with the policy of Negroes serving in the Federal army. Writing to his brother in Roxbury, Townsend tells of the mutiny of black troops at Fort Jackson. He complains about the use of taxes to pay these "nigger soldiers" and hopes Governor Andrew will address this question in his next message to the legislature. Having learned that some young New Englanders have accepted commissions in the Corps D'Afrique, Townsend ponders how any white man can serve in a black regiment without feeling degraded. The writer also describes the shelling of a steamboat and destruction of the telegraph line by Confederate guerrillas. On a personal note, he gossips about a friend from Roxbury who drinks too much. This seems to remind Townsend to ask his brother to send some bourbon or gin since it is next to impossible to get it in New Orleans. See also another letter by Townsend.
Letter, Gilbert Shaw, Bayou St. John, Louisiana, to "Dear Parents"
title
Letter, Gilbert Shaw, Bayou St. John, Louisiana, to "Dear Parents"
Subject
United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 42nd (1862-1865), United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Personal narratives, Union, Soldiers, Massachusetts, Correspondence, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles
Date created ms
1863-05-12
Abstract
Gilbert Shaw, 42nd Massachusetts Volunteers, describes his adventures in the occupation of Louisiana. His voyage on the "Quincy" was perilous; a storm off Cape Hatteras nearly wrecked the vessel. Stationed first at Camp Carrollton and then on Bayou St. John, Shaw tells with humor and bravado tales of camp life. He writes about capturing smugglers on Lake Pontchartrain and about the departure of "registered enemies," civilians shipped from New Orleans across the lake. He also meditates on the laziness of the South and the inadequate housing there. In spite of the "bully" time he is having, he admits that he never wants to repeat his experiences of the past nine months.
Letter, Gilbert Shaw, Bayou St. John, Louisiana, to "Dear Parents"
title
Letter, Gilbert Shaw, Bayou St. John, Louisiana, to "Dear Parents"
Subject
United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 42nd (1862-1865), United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Personal narratives, Union, Soldiers, Massachusetts, Correspondence, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles
Date created ms
1863-06-18
Abstract
Gilbert Shaw, 42nd Massachusetts Volunteers, describes his adventures in the occupation of Louisiana. His voyage on the "Quincy" was perilous; a storm off Cape Hatteras nearly wrecked the vessel. Stationed first at Camp Carrollton and then on Bayou St. John, Shaw tells with humor and bravado tales of camp life. He writes about capturing smugglers on Lake Pontchartrain and about the departure of "registered enemies," civilians shipped from New Orleans across the lake. He also meditates on the laziness of the South and the inadequate housing there. In spite of the "bully" time he is having, he admits that he never wants to repeat his experiences of the past nine months.
Letter from John Merritt to Thomas Merritt and Family, 1863 August 11
title
Letter from John Merritt to Thomas Merritt and Family, 1863 August 11
Subject
Soldiers, Family relationships, New York (State), Draft, United States, Military education, United States, Temperance, United States
Date created ms
1863-08-11
Name
Merritt, John
Abstract
Merritt discusses his Father's problems with drafting new soldiers, but says it must continue to ensure Union victory. He says that they have received new clothes for a new campaign in the fall and reassures his family that he has not been drinking to excess.
United States Navy crew of the gunboat 'Choctaw' off Baton Rouge, about 1863.
title
United States Navy crew of the gunboat 'Choctaw' off Baton Rouge, about 1863.
Subject
Baton Rouge (La.), History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Photographs, Choctaw (Man-of-war), Photographs, United States. Navy. West Gulf Squadron, Photographs, Sailors, United States, Photographs, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Naval operations, Photographs
Date created ms
1863
Name
Lytle, Andrew David, 1834-1917
047 - Jackson Street depot, New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Rail Road
title
047 - Jackson Street depot, New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Rail Road
Subject
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Photographs, New Orleans (La.), Photographs, Railroad stations, United States, New Orleans (La.), Photographs, L.I. Prince (Studio : New Orleans, La.), Prince, Louis Isaac, 1832-1867, photographer
Date created ms
1864
Abstract
In 1875 the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Rail Road went into receivership, came under the control of the Illinios Central Railroad, and was renamed the Chicago, St. Louis, and New Orleans Railroad. "Hardee's New Map of New Orleans Including Street Railway Guide, 1878," when describing the street railroad Jackson Railroad Depot Line, states, "The cars of this line start at a station on Magnolia Street near the Passenger Depot of the New, Orleans, St. Louis, and Chicago Railroad (formerly Jackson Railroad) . . .."[p. 19] Hardee's later states the Chicago, Saint Louis, and New Orleans Passenger Depot and Repair Shops "occupy a large tract of ground on the suburbs of the city, in the vicinity of the Passenger Depot building, at the corner of Calliope and Magnolia streets." [p. 25] The inscription verso may be a common error conflating the railroad name with a nearby street name.
162 - Men of the Hartford
title
162 - Men of the Hartford
Subject
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Photographs, Sailors, United States, Photographs, Hartford (Sloop), Photographs, McPherson, William D., photographer, McPherson & Oliver (Studio : New Orleans, La.)
Date created ms
1864
Abstract
The camera stands at eye level looking along the open deck of the Hartford. The ship's men sit and stand on deck, some looking at the camera, others not. The verso inscribed, "Hartford."
Quartermaster's Reports: Federal Income Taxes Collected; Rebel Property Confiscated, 1862-1863.
title
Quartermaster's Reports: Federal Income Taxes Collected; Rebel Property Confiscated, 1862-1863.
Subject
Sherman, Thomas W. (Thomas West), 1813-1879, Slidell, John, 1793-1871, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Economic aspects, Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884, Twiggs, Daniel, Mercer, W. Newton, Flanders, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1816-1896, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Confiscations and contributions, Withholding tax, Income tax, Payroll deductions, Tax collection
Date created ms
1862, 1863
Abstract
Capt. John W. McClure, USA, assistant quartermaster, New Orleans, issued these reports. The first 1 July 1862, lists income taxes withheld under the new federal law from salaries of forty-four military and civil officials in the service of the United States in occupied New Orleans, including General Thomas West Sherman. The second report, 5 September 1863, lists rebels whose property was confiscated by the United States. Included are such figures as John Slidell, Judah P. Benjamin, and General Daniel Twiggs. The largest individual confiscation was Dr. W. Newton Mercer's property, $292,700. The total value of property seized from more than a hundred New Orleanians was $3,262,368.92. Supervising the confiscation was Benjamin Flanders, a treasury agent in 1863, but eventually to be military governor of Louisiana and mayor of New Orleans.
Fragment of U. S. flag
title
Fragment of U. S. flag
Subject
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Flags, United States
Date created ms
1864
Abstract
Fragment purportedly from the flag that William Mumford tore down from the New Orleans Mint after Union troops captured the city. 
Night Passage of Union Boats at Vicksburg on the Mississippi (4/16/1863)
title
Night Passage of Union Boats at Vicksburg on the Mississippi (4/16/1863)
Subject
Vicksburg (Miss.), History, Siege, 1863, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Naval operations, Ships, Fires, Mississippi River, Pictorial works
Date created ms
1863
Abstract
Scene painted by the Confederate engineer in charge of fortifications at Vicksburg. Shows bonfires lit on the Louisiana side of the river to illuminate Union boats as targets. 
General Nathan P. Banks
title
General Nathan P. Banks
Subject
Military uniforms, United States, 1860-1870, Generals, American, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, Cartes de visite, 1860-1870, Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894, Portraits
Date created ms
1863
Abstract
Formal portrait of General Banks in uniform.
Assault of the Second Louisiana (Colored) regiment on the Confederate works at Port Hudson, May 27, 1863
title
Assault of the Second Louisiana (Colored) regiment on the Confederate works at Port Hudson, May 27, 1863
Subject
Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870, Military service, Campaigns & battles, Louisiana, Port Hudson, 1860-1870, Bombardment, Louisiana, Port Hudson, 1860-1870, African Americans, Military service, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Naval operations, Union, Port Hudson (La.), History, Siege, 1863, Wood engravings, 1860-1870
Date created ms
1863-07-27
Abstract
Print shows (top) Union ships under the command of Admiral Farragut bombarding Port Hudson, Louisiana, and (bottom) African American troops of the 2nd Louisiana Regiment attacking the Confederate defensive works at Port Hudson. From "The Soldier in Our Civil War."
Major General Franklin Gardner
title
Major General Franklin Gardner
Subject
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Generals, American, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Confederate, Confederate States of America, Officers, Port Hudson (La.), History, Siege, 1863, Cartes de visite, 1860-1870, Military uniforms, Confederate, 1860-1870
Date created ms
1863
Abstract
Carte-de-visite of Gardner in uniform. Gardner was commander of the Confederate troops at Port Hudson. Portrait was made in New Orleans after the battle. 
Letter, Clark S. Willy to "Dear Sister"
title
Letter, Clark S. Willy to "Dear Sister"
Subject
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Finance, commerce, confiscations, etc, Louisiana, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Personal narratives
Date created ms
1863-02-05
Abstract
In an experiment which quickly proved unsuccessful, General Nathaniel Banks in January 1863 established several large camps of contraband in the vicinity of Camp Parapet, where Willy writes a colorful description of the arrival by steamboat of all the paraphernalia Union soldiers carried away from Louisiana plantations. He also describes in detail the abandoned Confederate fortifications around Camp Parapet and the even more formidable weaponry with which the Federals guarded the upper river approaches to New Orleans.
Deaf, Dumb, Blind Asylum Baton Rouge La Now used as a General Hospital. U.S.A.
title
Deaf, Dumb, Blind Asylum Baton Rouge La Now used as a General Hospital. U.S.A.
Subject
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Photographs, Architecture, Gothic, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Photographs, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Photographs, Baton Rouge (La.), Photographs
Date created ms
1863
Abstract
In 1863, it served as a military hospital crowded with the sick and wounded. [East, "Civil War Album," text, p. 94; image, p. 95.]
001 - View of New Orleans from Algiers
title
001 - View of New Orleans from Algiers
Subject
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Photographs, Waterfronts, Louisiana, New Orleans, Photographs, Steamboats, United States, Photographs, New Orleans (La.), Photographs, S.T. Blessing (Studio : New Orleans, La.), Blessing, Samuel T., 1832-1897, photographer
Date created ms
1864
Abstract
none
184 - Water Battery
title
184 - Water Battery
Subject
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Photographs, Ordnance, Photographs, Coastal defenses, United States, Alabama, Photographs, McPherson, William D., photographer, McPherson & Oliver (Studio : New Orleans, La.)
Date created ms
1864
Abstract
The camera stands on a dune running parallel to the shore looking down on a number of gun emplacements looking out to sea. The verso inscribed, "Water Battery."

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