This collection consists of manuscript and other paper items collected by Rosanna A. Blake. Included are letters, diaries, correspondence, unit rosters, Confederate imprint forms and currency, 1860-1865. Also included are 3D items including firearms, edged weapons, tin soldiers, original Civil War art work, the Volck shield, and Southern periodicals relating to the Civil War. Notably, the collection includes 3 original Robert E. Lee letters, 1 Jefferson Davis letter, and 2 general orders dictated by Lee. The O'Brien sub-collection contains Civil War pamphlets and booklets, over 300 monographs and books, photos, CDV's, original Civil War art work, the Volck shield, ambrotypes and tintypes, one original Robert E. Lee letter, original Civil War sketches and etchings, and other 3D items. Most materials are Confederate related.
The digitized items here do not represent the entirety of the Rosanna Blake Collection, 1818-2000. To view what other materials are in this collection but not yet digitized and available online, search the guide to the Rosanna Blake Collection, 1818-2000.
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Adjutant's record book of Company L, 1st Texas Infantry, CSA, the "Lone Star Rebels." Contains muster roll of soldiers, including lists of those died, wounded, etc.
Adjutant's record book of Company L, 1st Texas Infantry, CSA, the "Lone Star Rebels." Contains muster roll of soldiers, including lists of those died, wounded, etc. Loose pages from a ledger book, apparently kept by adjutant of the company. Records actions and battles through 1864, and partial muster roll showing soldiers killed, died, wounded, in various actions. Pages are laminated between two sheets of rice paper. (This was a common preservation technique in first part of twentieth century.) Capt. Alfred C. Mckeen was their first captain. Note on page one after his name said he was struck by a spent ball. He resigned may 29, 1862
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Autographed photo of Adlai Stevenson
Autographed photo of Adlai Stevenson, b&w. Autographed photo. He was gov. of Illinois and candidate for President in 1952, and ambassador to the UN.
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Blank state warrant or summons form for State of Georgia, ca. 1860's
Blank state warrant or summons form for State of Georgia, ca. 1860's Form giving authority forr any law enforcement officer to apprehend a person and bring him before a court in state of Georgia.
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Cabinet card photo of Mrs. Bettie Whittle of Norfolk, Va.
Cabinet card photo of Mrs. Bettie Whittle of Norfolk, Va., who received the lock of Robert E. Lee's hair from Winfield S. Jones, colorized. Hand colorized. See other items numbered 2006.0703.175.a, b, c and d for associated items. (This is the woman who received the lock of Robert E. Lee's hair from Winfield S. Jones, cousin of Lee's daughter, Mildred.)
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Civil War stamp collection, containing several first day covers, a book on Civil War commemorative stamps, a separate folder with plate blocks and pages of CW commemorative stamps.
Civil War stamp collection, containing several first day covers, a book on Civil War commemorative stamps, a separate folder with plate blocks and pages of CW commemorative stamps. Gift of James Jeffreys of Denver Public Library.
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Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard's Headquarters, Manassas, Va. Lithograph of Battle Near Mill Springs, Ky., and Death of Gen. Zollicoffer, 1862
Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard's Headquarters, Manassas, Va., b&w. The original was probably made in 1862. This was Confederate Gen. Pierre G. T. Beauregard's field headquarters.
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Confederate General Robert E. Lee, from Brady Studio
Confederate General Robert E. Lee, from Brady Studio, b&w Caption on original reads: Brady & Co., entered Act of Congress, Washington
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Confederate Gen. George E. Pickett
Confederate Gen. George E. Pickett, b&w Back reads: best known for his small divisions' charge against the center of an impregenable Union line at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.
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Confederate spy Belle Boyd
Confederate spy Belle Boyd, col. Reproduction of a hand colored copy of a rare photograph made of her while she was a Federal captive in Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC. Born and lived in what is now West Virginia.
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Copy of a photo of Confederate Gen. John Tyler Morgan
Confederate Gen. John Tyler Morgan, (copyprint from a book), b&w Typed note included states: 1861 enlisted as a private in the Cahaba Rifles, 5th Alabama; resigned his commission to raise the 51st Ala Cav (Partisan Rangers); became its colonel, Brig Gen Nov. 1863 Atlanta Campaign.
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copy print of painting of Robert E. Lee in general's uniform
copy print of painting of Robert E. Lee in general's uniform, b&w mounted on cardboard Back is stamped: Lee Perri Associates, 3601 Texas Ave, S.E., Washington, DC 20020
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Gen. Lee on Traveler, from photograph from life, photocopy
Gen. Lee on Traveler, from photograph from life, photocopy , col. Original entered AOC 1876. This copy by Freeman-Victorious, Charlottesville, Va.
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Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, attributed to Jacques Reich, b&w caption reads: Lieu. Gen. N. B. Forrest, from a picture in Memphis, Tenn.
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Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, india ink by Jacques Reich
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, india ink by Jacques Reich, b&w Initials "JR" on front
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Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA
Stereoscopic view of Gen. Robert E. Lee in his general's uniform, b&W, double picture mounted on cardboard This is likely a 20th century reproduction. Back has short bio.
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Gen.Winfield Scott, india ink by Jacques Reich
Gen. Winfield Scott, india ink by Jacques Reich, b&w Initials "JR" on front
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Grave of Little Man, Rosanna's dog,
Grave of Little Man, Rosanna's dog, b&w. Back reads: Little Man's grave
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Handwritten poem entitled: "Air Root Hog or Die", author unknown, written during the Civil War. Patterned after a pre-Civil War poem of the 1850's. Typed transcription included in the folder.
Handwritten poem entitled: "Air Root Hog or Die", author unknown, written during the Civil War. Patterned after a pre-Civil War poem of the 1850's. Typed transcription included in the folder. There were several versions of a poem entitled "Root Hog or Die" published in the 1850's, all by anonymous authors. "Root hog, or die" is a common American catch-phrase dating from well before 1834. Coming from the early colonial practice of turning pigs loose in the woods to fend for themselves, the term is an idiomatic expression for self-reliance.
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Jefferson Davis and his Cabinet with Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis and his Cabinet with Lee, b&w. This is another and rarer version of two other prints of Davis and his Cabinet.
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Kay Greene, lifelong friend of Rosanna Blake
Kay Greene, lifelong friend of Rosanna Blake, b&w. Back reads: Kay Greene
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Kay Greene, lifelong friend of Rosanna Blake
Kay Greene, lifelong friend of Rosanna Blake, b&w. Back reads: Katlain Greene, Kay Greene
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Lee House, Arlington Cemetery
Stereoscopic view of Lee House, Arlington Cemetery, double color picture mounted on cardboard
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Lee Mansion, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Lee Mansion, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., b&w. back reads: Lee Mansion-front view, Arlington National Cemetery
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Lithographic print of ship bolting mechanism, early 1800's
Lithographic print of ship bolting mechanism, early 1800's, b&w This appears to have been a plate from a shipbuilding book. Bottom caption reads "A.Bell Prin. Wal. Sculptur fecit"
