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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Lithograph of Stonewall Jackson at First Battle of Winchester Lithograph of Battle Near Mill Springs, Ky., and Death of Gen. Zollicoffer, 1862
Lithograph of Stonewall Jackson at First Battle of Winchester,Va., May 1862, b&w Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson at first Battle of Winchester, May. 25, 1862.
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Lithograph print of Gen. Robert E. Lee in uniform, by Currier & Ives General Robert E. Lee
Lithograph print of Gen. Robert E. Lee in uniform, by Currier & Ives, v&w.
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Merrill Clifford Blake, Rosanna Blake's father
Merrill Clifford Blake, Rosanna Blake's father, b&w. Back reads: M.C. Blake, Rosanna Blake's father was circuit clerk of Cabell County.
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Minute Book of Camp Garnett, United Confederate Veterans, Huntington, W.Va., 1904-1926 (photocopy), 300 pages. Folder 1: Loose papers found in Minute Book, 13 pp, photocopy. Folder 2: Misc. papers and correspondence, 36 pp, photocopy
Minute Book of Camp Garnett, United Confederate Veterans, Huntington, W.Va., 1904-1926 (photocopy), 300 pages. Folder 1: Loose papers found in Minute Book, 13 pp, photocopy. Folder 2: Misc. papers and correspondence, 36 pp, photocopy Originals were loaned for copying by Joel Fox, Oct. 2009.
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Monument to Confederate dead, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
Monument to Confederate dead, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond,Va., col. no postmark, no addressee
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Monument to Unknown Soldiers, Arlington, Va.
Stereoscopic view of Monument to unknown soldiers, Arlington Cemetery, double color picture mounted on cardboard
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Our Heroes and Our Flags, from original pub. in 1900
Our Heroes and Our Flags, from original pub. in 1900, col. The original was printed to raise money for one of the Confederate monument associations.
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Photo of Adlai Stevenson
Photo of Adlai Stevenson, b&w. He was gov. of Illinois and candidate for President in 1952, and ambassador to the UN.
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Photo of Jefferson Davis from National Archives
Jefferson Davis, from photo in National Archives, col. Back reads: Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) , President of CSA 1861-1865, Photograph courtesy National Archives.
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Photo of portrait of Winnie Davis, daughter of CSA Pres. Jefferson Davis
Portrait of Winnie Davis, youngest child of CSA President Jefferson Davis, by John P. Walker, col. Back reads: Winnie Davis-as the Daughter of the Confederacy, Varina Ann Jefferson Davis (1864-1898) the youngest child of Jefferson Davis, became a symbol of the Lost Cause. This posthumous portrait is by John P. Walker.
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President Jefferson Davis arriving in the field of battle at Bull's Run Lithograph of Battle Near Mill Springs, Ky., and Death of Gen. Zollicoffer, 1862
President Jefferson Davis arriving in the field of battle at Bull's Run, b&w This battle is also known as the First Battle of Manassas. It was fought on July 21, 1861.
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President John Tyler, by Jacques Reich,
President John Tyler, by Jacques Reich, b&w Vice President of the United States, 1841; defeated, 1836; President of the United States, 1841-45; delegate to Virginia secession convention, 1861; Initials "JR" on front
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Print of "Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant," Print of "Kearsarge sinking the Alabama, June 19, 1864."
Print of "Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant," col., framed Sub caption reads "General in chief of Armies of the United States."
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Robert J. Largent, Marshall College professor
Robert J. Largent, Marshall College professor, b&w. Backprint: T. L. Darnell, photo. artist, Cumberland, Md. and R. J. Largent (Largent was Rosanna Blake's mentor and faculty advisor. He was a professor in the History Dept from 1903 to 1942)
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Rosanna Blake and her dog "Little Man."
Rosanna Blake and one of her dogs. Back reads: Rosanna A. Blake with Little Man?
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Rosanna Blake at White House of the Confederacy, Richmond
Rosanna Blake on the steps of the White House of the Confederacy, Richmond.
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Rosanna Blake in front of Jefferson Davis statue, Richmond
Rosanna Blake in front of Jefferson Davis statue, Richmond.
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Rosanna Blake's home, Silver Spring, Md
Rosanna Blake's home, Silver Spring, Md, col. Stamp on back of FaX Laboraties, Inc., Silver Spring, Md.
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Rosanna Blake with two of her Samoyeds, Fram and Krym
Rosanna Blake with two of her Samoyeds, Fram and Krym of Blakewood. Back reads: Fram and Krym of Blakewood. 5 weeks old
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Sketch of Raphael Semmes, attributed to Leo Dink SIEGEL.
Sketch of Raphael Semmes, attributed to Leo Dink SIEGEL. There is confusing dates on the origin of this sketch. If done by Leo Dink Siegel who was the Playboy artist, it was probably ca. 1940.
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Stonewall Jackson & Family Lithograph of Battle Near Mill Springs, Ky., and Death of Gen. Zollicoffer, 1862
Stonewall Jackson & Family, col. Probably hand colorized. Referred to as "Stonewall's Greatest Joy"
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Studio portrait of Merrill Clifford Blake, Rosanna Blake's father
Studio portrait of Merrill Clifford Blake, Rosanna Blake's father, b&w. Back reads: M.C. "Cliff" Blake, circuit clerk Rosanna Blake's father was circuit clerk of Cabell County.
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Studio portrait of Rosanna Blake
Studio portrait of Rosanna Blake, b&w. Back reads: Rosanna A. Blake
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Studio portrait of Rosanna Blake and dog
Studio portrait of Rosanna Blake, and her dog, , b&w. Copy of same photo reads Silver Spring, Md.
