The Civil War spawned an outpouring of music of all kinds, from sentimental parlor songs, to stirring patriotic tunes, to soldier’s campfire ditties. Hopkins’ 5 Cent Song-book, probably published in 1861, was one of the three most popular “songsters” carried by Confederate troops.
Citation: Hopkins’ New Orleans 5 cent song-book. [New Orleans, John Hopkins, 1861?] A 861h
John Henry Brown was a painter of portrait miniatures, living and working in Philadelphia. He had met Lincoln in August of 1860 when he was commissioned to paint Lincoln’s portrait for a supporter, but although Brown liked Lincoln personally, he did not agree with Republican policies.
Transcript:
At Mrs Reeds picture.
The War news is so unreliable that I have concluded not to notice it regularly in this journal. The newspapers on both sides are now engaged at a game of brag.
Citation: John Henry Brown, autograph journal/account book. Philadelphia, 1844-1890. AMs 574/14.1
The Civil War spawned an outpouring of music of all kinds, from sentimental parlor songs, to stirring patriotic tunes, to soldier’s campfire ditties. Hopkins’ 5 Cent Song-book, probably published in 1861, was one of the three most popular “songsters” carried by Confederate troops.
Citation: Hopkins’ New Orleans 5 cent song-book. [New Orleans, John Hopkins, 1861?] A 861h
The Civil War spawned an outpouring of music of all kinds, from sentimental parlor songs, to stirring patriotic tunes, to soldier’s campfire ditties. Hopkins’ 5 Cent Song-book, probably published in 1861, was one of the three most popular “songsters” carried by Confederate troops.
Citation: Hopkins’ New Orleans 5 cent song-book. [New Orleans, John Hopkins, 1861?] A 861h
Jennie Craig Warner was the grandmother of the poet Marianne Moore and during the Civil War, she lived in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Anne Warner Armstrong was his sister-in-law; at the beginning of the war she was living in Tennessee with her husband. These letters are preserved as part of Marianne Moore’s family papers.
Tuesday June 25
Dear Sister
I received John’s letter of the 18th for which I am very grateful to you both I am glad you are both well, and I hope you are also contented and happy. Contentment is one of the greatest blessings which we can enjoy in this changing world it sometimes pleases our Heavenly father to withhold this from some of His children either on account of their unworthiness or that they may fix their affections upon things above where disappointments do not come. I received a letter from Mr A. on last Saturday morning by Adams Express as the mails between this and S. are stopped he does not say any thing about how times are there as I suppose he is afraid lest his letters may be opened there is great danger there of the people fighting among themselves there [illeg.] some Secessionists in Tennessee altho the Tenn men have been greatly in the majority until lately. After my return to Shelbyville a great many ladies came to see me, their conversation was of course on the state of the country and how badly the North had treated the South always, in never returning fugitive slaves but helping them off I never was spoken to on the subject of slavery since we went to the South before, and I was very much afraid that my silence might lead some to understand that I was an Abolitionist so Mr A thought it would be better for us to leave. We felt sadly indeed to part so soon again and break up our little home but we thought it was better, as there was also great danger of an insurrection among the negros.
I am much obliged for your and John’s kind invitation to go to see you I would like very much to visit you in your comfortable little home Mother wishes me to ask you if you and John could not come and spend the 4th of July with us and as much longer as you could afford to stay. We expect Henry home about that time and it would be so pleasant if we could all meet.
I have intended visiting you since I came back but I felt so much depressed on account of the troubles the war has brought upon us that I put it off from time to time until I feared you would think I had forgotten my promise to you of writing. My health is about as when you were here though I think I do not feel so strong as then. I am oppressed more for want of breath at times more than I was then
Mr Armstrong is better and a newspaper cost 60 cents by Adams Ex—so much for secession every letter he sends costs him 30 cents besides the package stamp John mentioned that he would send us the World of Friday the Kid but it did not come
Father and Mother send their love to both of you Hoping to hear from you soon as I am ever
Your affectionate sister
Anne
Citation: Anne Warner Armstrong, autograph letter signed to Jennie Craig Warner. 25 June 1861. Moore VI:04:19
Transcript (excerpt):
Page 1, Upper Half
How Jeff. Gets His Letters
Jefferson Davis has a regular postal arrangement between Washington and Richmond. Every night a messenger collects private letters, and letters conveying useful information to Davis and Letcher, and between ten and eleven o’clock leaves Washington for a point on the bank of the Potomac, where he finds water carriage and conveniences for a speedy transit to the next messenger, who helps on the sacred parcel to Richmond. Complete files of the Philadelphia and New York papers are also sent him. From these he sifts out truth as near as he can, and from our full reports of the movements of troops, he moves his men about on his board so as to keep thoroughly posted; but it is a poor rule that will not work both ways, and so Gen. Scott is probably as well posted as he is about some of those little arrangements he is making. The insatiable thirsting for news and information all over the North, where the whole community read, keep, a full corps of Reporters in the field, and consequently our position and strength are more generally known in the North than theirs are in the South.
Citation: Philadelphia Inquirer. 24 June 1861. Gift of Steven and Susan Raab. AN .P5546
The Civil War spawned an outpouring of music of all kinds, from sentimental parlor songs, to stirring patriotic tunes, to soldier’s campfire ditties. Hopkins’ 5 Cent Song-book, probably published in 1861, was one of the three most popular “songsters” carried by Confederate troops.
Citation: Hopkins’ New Orleans 5 cent song-book. [New Orleans, John Hopkins, 1861?]. A 861h
Transcript (excerpt):
Saturday, June 22, 1861
The Great Insurrection
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Important News from Fortress Monroe.”
“Intelligence Communicated by deserters from the Rebel Camp.
Twelve Guns and a Force of Five Hundred Men at Sewell’s Point
Two Batteries Between Sewell’s Point and Norfolk.
Fifteen Thousand Rebel Troops as Norfolk
Plans of Rebel leaders, as divulged by IIewell Cobb.
The entire North to be subdued in Three Months
The reported Advance of Rebels from Yorktown
All quiet at the capital
Thousands of troops pouring in daily.”
“Important News from Fort Monroe
The Rebels Advancing from Yorktown
Fortress Monroe, Thursday June 20.
Within a few hours there has been a rumor of a large secession force advancing upon Fortress Monroe from the direction of Yorktown. An important reconnaissance toward Great Bethel was therefore, made this morning under the direction of Capt. Smith U.S.A.
Max Webber’s regiment of German Turners, with a company of regulars in charge of two pieces of artillery, left Hamptons six hours ago, and have not yet been heard from. Col. Townshead’s regiment remains at Hampton as a reserve
Our Picket Guard, near Little Bethel, was yesterday driven in by the rebels. Tetes du pout are being formed on Hampton Creek preparatory to rebuilding the bridge.
Two persons came in this morning, representing themselves to be deserters from Sewell’s Point, but I learn from Gen Butler that their statements were so contradictory that he was obliged to send them to the guardhouse as spies.
Citation: New York Times. New York, 22 June 1861. Gift of Steven and Susan Raab. AN .N5682
This unusual full-front page map shows the situation in northern Virginia as of late June. The map clearly shows the defenses assembled at Fredericksburg, Richmond, and along the major rivers, as well as batteries posted along the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, near the town of Manassas Junction, where the first pitched battle of the war would be fought. In an interesting allusion to Virginia’s role in the Revolutionary War, the map also noted where British troops landed on the York River, presumably indicating the upper reaches of the river’s navigability for large ships.
Citation: Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, 22 June 1861. Gift of Steven and Susan Raab. AN .P5546
John Henry Brown was a painter of portrait miniatures, living and working in Philadelphia. He had met Lincoln in August of 1860 when he was commissioned to paint Lincoln’s portrait for a supporter, but although Brown liked Lincoln personally, he did not agree with Republican policies.
Transcript:
At Mrs Reads picture.
It is impossible to keep up with all the news connected with the war. Newspaper reports are never certain & often times entirely false.
Citation: John Henry Brown, autograph journal/account book. Philadelphia, 1844-1890. AMs 574/14.1