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Black and white print depicting Union defenses at Bird's Point, MO, Cairo, IL, and Fort Holt, KY. Clipping from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, p. 411.

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General Order No. 7 from 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Armies of Kentucky under Colonel Samuel A. Gilbert. Orders involve prohibiting fires and loud noises in camp at night, extinguishing lights in sutlers' tents, and excluding peddlers from camp unless they have permission to visit. Song lyrics are included in the document. [Two documents in one]

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Black and white print illustrates the Battle of Munfordville, 14 Sep 1862. An explosion knocks two rebels backward as the Confederates charge the Union lines. Page from The Soldier In Our Civil War, p. 406.

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Black and white print depicting the 77th Pennsylvania, 78th Pennsylvania, and 79th Pennsylvania Infantry under the command of Gen. James S. Negley as they steamed down the Ohio River. Clipping from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, p. 412.

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General Order No. 8 from 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Armies of Kentucky under Colonel Samuel A. Gilbert. Orders involve the drilling and labor of prisoners and their enforcement by the Officers of the Day. Song lyrics are included in the document. [Two documents in one]

Scope and Contents Company return forms documenting the return of Capt. John Wilson's Co. A, 8th KY Infantry. Contains detailed descriptions of the commissioned officers and enlisted men that were present, and/or absent since previous monthly return. Provides documentation of "Extra or Daily Duty" accounts of enlisted men and detailed descriptions, by name, that account for absent or relocated soldiers. Back provides space for other alterations since last return not listed on front of document. [Nine...

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Inspection report of absent and present soldiers for John Wilson's Co. A, 8th KY Infantry.

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Series of three black and white prints showing Waud and his black manservant ("his contraband") on the move. In the first, they straddle a board down a snowbank to get to a steamboat; in the second, they arrive at Cromwell, Ohio County, KY in deep snow; in the third, they ride into the woods with an escort, "changing their base of operations." Clipping from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, p. 332