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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Matthew F. Maury Carte de visite
Carte de visite of Confederate Naval Commander Matthew F. Maury. No backplate.
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Milledge L. Bonham Carte de visite
Carte de visite of Confederate General Milledge L. Bonham. No backplate.
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Nathan Bedford Forrest Carte de visite
Carte de visite of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Backplate reads: "C.D. Fredricks & Co., 587 Broadway New York, 108 Calle deHabana, Habana, 31 Passagedu Havre, Paris."
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Page of four blank soldier's furlough forms. All dated 1864 and intended for use by Confederate hospitals in Virginia.
Page of four blank soldier's furlough forms. All dated 1864 and intended for use by Confederate hospitals in Virginia. These forms are intended for use in Confederate hospitals to furlough in injured soldier. A note on the bottom of each states the soldier is to report back to his regiment when his furlough expires.
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Raphael Semmes Carte de visite
Carte de visite of Confederate Naval Admiral Raphael Semmes. No backplate. Captain and Commander of the CSS Alabama.
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Richard Brooke Garnett Carte de visite
Carte de visite of Confederate General Richard Brooke Garnett. No backplate.
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Richard S. Ewell Carte de visite
Carte de visite of Confederate General Richard Stoddert Ewell. Backplate reads: "C.D. Fredricks & Co., 587 Broadway New York, 108 Calle deHabana, Habana, 31 Passagedu Havre, Paris."
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Robert Seldon Garnett Carte de visite
Carte de visite of Confederate General Robert Seldon Garnett. This image may be misidentified.??
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Samuel Cooper Carte de visite
Carte de visite of Confederate General Samuel Cooper. He was Adjutant and Inspector General of Confederate States Army. No backplate.
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Special Order No.?, issued by Col. Dud W. Jones, commanding 9th Texas Cavalry, CSA, Aug. 1, 1864.
Special Order No.?, issued by Col. Dud W. Jones, commanding 9th Texas Cavalry, CSA, Aug. 1, 1864. Special order reg. Pvt. J. f. Moreland of Company K, 9th Texas Cavalry, ordered to go on duty as quartermaster sergeant. Order by Col. Dud W. Jones, commanding, by G. L. Griscom, adjutant.
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Thomas Carmichael Hindman Carte de visite
Carte de visite of Confederate General Thomas Carmichael Hindman.
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Varina Howell Davis Carte de visite
Carte de visite of Varina Howell Davis, wife of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
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Fort Sumter From the Sea, 1864
William Aiken Walker
"Fort Sumter from the Sea," by William Aiken Walker, 1864, Watercolor on paper, col. Walker (1839-1921) was a well-known Civil War artist.
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Broadside of Charleston, W.Va., Morning Bulletin of Oct. 20, 1863, containing Civil War news items, digital copy only
Broadside of Charleston, W.Va., Morning Bulletin of Oct. 20, 1863, containing Civil War news items, digital copy only Digital image only.
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Confederate Army muster roll of Company G, 4th Regiment Texas State Troops, 1863.
Confederate Army muster roll of Company G, 4th Regiment Texas State Troops, 1863. Name of officer appears to be M.P Munyan, he was the Captain of Co. G..
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Confederate States warrant for cotton, to sell cotton to British Government, Feb. 1863
Confederate States warrant for cotton, to sell cotton to British Government, Feb. 1863 This cotton warrant was signed by James M. Mason, and was for 3,750,000 pounds of cotton. Mason was commissioner for the Confederacy to the United Kingdom during the Civil War.
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Envelope with 3 cent us stamp, postmark for Point Lookout, Md. prisoner of war camp, ca. 1861-65.
Envelope with 3 cent us stamp, postmark for Point Lookout, Md. prisoner of war camp, ca. 1861-65. Addressed to: Mrs. Susan L. Nye Hallowell, Maine
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"Florida, Confederate War-steamer" "Florida, Confederate War-Steamer"
Print of the Confederate ship, CSS Florida. Mate to 2001.0703.71 (CSS Alabama)
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Front page of the Richmond "Daily Enquirer" of Aug. 25, 1863 featuring an article on Robert E. Lee.
Front page of the Richmond "Daily Enquirer" of Aug. 25, 1863 featuring an article on Robert E. Lee. This may be the second page and not the front page. There is no headline.
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James Lawrence Orr Carte de visite
Carte de visite of Confederate Senator James Lawrence Orr. From a negative by Matthew Brady. Orr was from South Carolina.
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Letter from Confederate Maj. Richard Morton of the CSA Nitre and Mining Bureau to A. T. Imes, Pres of Shelby iron Works, 1863.
Letter from Confederate Maj. Richard Morton of the CSA Nitre and Mining Bureau to A. T. Imes, Pres of Shelby iron Works, 1863. Impressed watermark upper left corner, of seal of State of Virginia. The Nitre and Mining Bureau was formed in 1862 as part of the Confederate Ordnance Dept. The Col. St.John mentioned was Isaac M. St.John, the Civil Engineer who was the head of the bureau. Maj. Richard Morton, author of the letter, was his second in command, and succeeded to the head of the bureau when St. John was promoted to brig. gen. This bureau was in charge of the saltpetre manufacturing facilities in all the Confederate states, as well as the testing lab in Augusta, Ga., and the copper mining facilities necessary for making percussion caps. Also the facilities for making Sulphur and sulphuric acid. This letter talks about testing pig iron for density.
