Letter to Major Gilbert M. Sorrel from Major Raphael J. Moses discussing an issue with the price estimate of beef cattle for Confederate troops. The back side of the letter includes a handwritten note signed by General Robert E. Lee stating he cannot recommend anyone but Major Moses to handle the matter.
Surgeon's note from "F. Olin Dannelly" regarding Isaac W. Hirsch. Dannelly reports Hirsch has applied for discharge from service and has complained of paralysis of his left-leg as a result of a shell explosion, and recommends Hirsch's case to be considered by the Medical Board.
[Page 1] Fortiner opens the letter by expressing how much he misses Emma, to whom he is writing. He then states that he wishes he did not have to fight an abolitionist's war.[Page 2] Fortiner states his love for Emma and laments over his misfortune and the death of friends. [Page 3] Fortiner closes his letter by professing his love for Emma again and suggesting topics to discuss and hoping that his letter will reach her this time.
A letter from H. Tilman to his father Alfred Wardlaw during the first year of the Civil War. The letter discusses directions on what to do with the writer's belongings should something happen to him.
A letter from H. Tilman to his father Alfred Wardlaw written during the first year of the Civil War. Makes notations regarding aspects of the war including the mention of "the Yankees."
Diary kept by Eleanor H. Cohen Seixas including an account of General Sherman's raid in Columbia, S.C. The diary holds descriptions of Eleanor Cohen Seixas' political views and her comments on slavery. It also includes an account of her family's experience following the end of the Civil War, and discusses her marriage to Benjamin M. Seixas.
