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Runaway Slave Advertisement, Frederick Examiner, May 30, 1855   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Broadside from mayor of Charlestown, dated November 30, 1859, urging residents to stay indoors on the nights immediately before John Brown’s hanging (Gettysburg National Military Park)

Broadside from mayor of Charlestown, dated November 30, 1859, urging residents to stay indoors on the nights immediately before John Brown’s hanging (Gettysburg National Military Park)  (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Notice announcing a meeting of the Constitutional Union Party in Frederick, Maryland,, September 6, 1860 (Perkins Library, Duke University)

Notice announcing a meeting of the Constitutional Union Party in Frederick, Maryland,, September 6, 1860 (Perkins Library, Duke University)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Sheet music for “Maryland My Maryland” (Levy Collection of Sheet Music, Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University)

Sheet music for “Maryland My Maryland” (Levy Collection of Sheet Music, Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Broadside calling for a public meeting in Frederick, Maryland in response to secession. Printed March 19, 1861. (Perkins Library, Duke University)

Broadside calling for a public meeting in Frederick, Maryland in response to secession. Printed March 19, 1861. (Perkins Library, Duke University)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Union Army Recruitment Poster (Library of Congress)

Union Army Recruitment Poster (Library of Congress)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

General Lee’s Letter to the People of Maryland, September 8, 1862 (National Park Service)

General Lee’s Letter to the People of Maryland, September 8, 1862 (National Park Service)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Confederate Colonel Bradley T. Johnson’s message “To the People of Maryland,” September 8, 1862 (Perkins Library, Duke University)

Confederate Colonel Bradley T. Johnson’s message “To the People of Maryland,” September 8, 1862 (Perkins Library, Duke University)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

A note from Henry Kyd Douglas to his parents across the river from Shepherdstown regarding the surrender of Harpers Ferry in September 1862 (Antietam National Battlefield)

A note from Henry Kyd Douglas to his parents across the river from Shepherdstown regarding the surrender of Harpers Ferry in September 1862 (Antietam National Battlefield)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Emancipation Proclamation, page 1 (National Archives)

Emancipation Proclamation, page 1 (National Archives)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Emancipation Proclamation, page 2 (National Archives)

Emancipation Proclamation, page 2 (National Archives)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Emancipation Proclamation, page 3 (National Archives)

Emancipation Proclamation, page 3 (National Archives)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Emancipation Proclamation, page 4 (National Archives)

Emancipation Proclamation, page 4 (National Archives)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Emancipation Proclamation, page 5 (National Archives)

Emancipation Proclamation, page 5 (National Archives)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Emancipation Proclamation print, L. Lipman, Milwaukee, Wis., February 1864 (Library of Congress)

Emancipation Proclamation print, L. Lipman, Milwaukee, Wis., February 1864 (Library of Congress)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Volunteer Enlistment Paper for Frederick Fowler, December 19, 1863 (National Archives)

Volunteer Enlistment Paper for Frederick Fowler, December 19, 1863 (National Archives)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Program for military concert, January 13, 1862, Frederick, Maryland (Perkins Library, Duke University)

Program for military concert, January 13, 1862, Frederick, Maryland (Perkins Library, Duke University)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Notice for a Military Ball for the Officers of the 34th Massachusetts Infantry, November 26, 1863, Harpers Ferry, Virginia (Harpers Ferry National Historical Park)

Notice for a Military Ball for the Officers of the 34th Massachusetts Infantry, November 26, 1863, Harpers Ferry, Virginia (Harpers Ferry National Historical Park)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Travel pass from Provost Marshal, Harpers Ferry, November 23, 1863 (Harpers Ferry National Historical Park)

Travel pass from Provost Marshal, Harpers Ferry, November 23, 1863 (Harpers Ferry National Historical Park)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Front page of sheet music titled “Jenny Wade, the Heroine of Gettysburg” (Levy Collection of Sheet Music, Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University.

Front page of sheet music titled “Jenny Wade, the Heroine of Gettysburg” (Levy Collection of Sheet Music, Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University.   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Front page of sheet music titled “Major General Geo. E. Pickett’s Celebrated Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg” (Levy Collection of Sheet Music, Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University)

Front page of sheet music titled “Major General Geo. E. Pickett’s Celebrated Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg” (Levy Collection of Sheet Music, Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Front page of sheet music titled “The Children of the Battle Field” (Levy Collection of Sheet Music, Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University)

Front page of sheet music titled “The Children of the Battle Field” (Levy Collection of Sheet Music, Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Broadside to the Citizens of Hagerstown, July 14, 1863 (Historical Society of Washington County)

Broadside to the Citizens of Hagerstown, July 14, 1863 (Historical Society of Washington County)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Gettysburg Address, page 1 (Cornell University)

Gettysburg Address, page 1 (Cornell University)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Gettysburg Address, page 2 (Cornell University)

Gettysburg Address, page 2 (Cornell University)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Notice of military draft to take place in Chambersburg, March 1864 (Gettysburg National Military Park)

Notice of military draft to take place in Chambersburg, March 1864 (Gettysburg National Military Park)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Receipt for payment of $200,000 by City of Frederick to Confederate Army, July 9, 1864 ( Monocacy National Battlefield)

Receipt for payment of $200,000 by City of Frederick to Confederate Army, July 9, 1864 ( Monocacy National Battlefield)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Letter from Confederate Army to Mayor of Frederick demanding supplies for Confederate Army, July 9, 1864 (Monocacy National Battlefield)

Letter from Confederate Army to Mayor of Frederick demanding supplies for Confederate Army, July 9, 1864 (Monocacy National Battlefield)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Ransom of City of Frederick, July 9, 1964 (Monocacy National Battlefield)

Ransom of City of Frederick, July 9, 1964 (Monocacy National Battlefield)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Request by Mayor and Alderman of City of Frederick to Confederate Army to reconsider the ransom amount, July 9, 1864 (Monocacy National Battlefield.)

Request by Mayor and Alderman of City of Frederick to Confederate Army to reconsider the ransom amount, July 9, 1864 (Monocacy National Battlefield.)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Notice by Provost Marshal, Frederick, Maryland, announcing policy to deport those who gave aid to the Confederate Army, July 22, 1864 (Perkins Library, Duke University)

Notice by Provost Marshal, Frederick, Maryland, announcing policy to deport those who gave aid to the Confederate Army, July 22, 1864 (Perkins Library, Duke University)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Parole of Henry Kyd Douglas, April 10, 1865, Appomattox Court House (Antietam National Battlefield)

Parole of Henry Kyd Douglas, April 10, 1865, Appomattox Court House (Antietam National Battlefield)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Oath of Allegiance, to be administered to every voter, and Questions for the use of Judges of Election in Maryland (Courtesy of Chris Haugh)

Oath of Allegiance, to be administered to every voter, and Questions for the use of Judges of Election in Maryland (Courtesy of Chris Haugh)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

The Oath of Allegiance signed by former Confederate soldier J. W. Downey on June 19, 1865 (ancestry.com)

The Oath of Allegiance signed by former Confederate soldier J. W. Downey on June 19, 1865 (ancestry.com)   (Click here for PDF)

 

 

Freedmen’s Bureau “Teacher’s Monthly School Report,” Tolson’s Chapel, Sharpsburg, Maryland (National Archives)

Freedmen’s Bureau “Teacher’s Monthly School Report,” Tolson’s Chapel, Sharpsburg, Maryland (National Archives)   (Click here for PDF)

 

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