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This collection includes historic documents related to the Civil War era. Navigate to different document categories by clicking on the category menu options below. To view a PDF of a document, click on the “View PDF” link for the document of interest.

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

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General Lee's Letter to the People of Maryland

September 8, 1862 (National Park Service)

Confederate Colonel Bradley T. Johnson Message

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Confederate Colonel Bradley T. Johnson Message

September 6, 1860 (Perkins Library, Duke University)

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Henry Kyd Douglas Note to Parents

September, 1860 (National Archives)

Emancipation Proclamation, page 1 (National Archives)

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Emancipation Proclamation Page One

January 1, 1863 (National Archives)

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Emancipation Proclamation Page Two

January 1, 1863 (National Archives)

Emancipation Proclamation, page 3

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Emancipation Proclamation Page Three

January 1, 1863 (National Archives)

Emancipation Proclamation, page 4

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Emancipation Proclamation Page Four

January 1, 1863 (National Archives)

Emancipation Proclamation, page 5

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Emancipation Proclamation Page Five

January 1, 1863 (National Archives)

Emancipation Proclamation print, L. Lipman, Milwaukee, Wis., February 1864

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Emancipation Proclamation Print

February, 1864 (Library of Congress)

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

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Volunteer Enlistment Paper for Frederick Fowler

December 19, 1863 (National Archive)

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

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Program for Military Concert

December 19, 1863 (National Archive)

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

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Notice for a Military Ball

November 26, 1863 (Harpers Ferry National Historical Park)

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

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Travel Pass from Provost Marshal

November 23, 1863 (Harpers Ferry National Historical Park)

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

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"Jenny Wade, the Heroine of Gettysburg" Sheet Music

November 23, 1863 (Harpers Ferry National Historical Park)

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)

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"Major General Geo. E. Pickett's Celebrated Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg" Sheet Music

(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)

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"The Children of the Battle Field" Music Sheet

(Levy Collection of Sheet Music, Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University)

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

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Broadside to the Citizens of Hagerstown

July 14, 1863 (Historical Society of Washington County)

Gettysburg Address, page 1 (Cornell University)

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Gettysburg Address, Page One

(Cornell University)

Gettysburg Address, page 2 (Cornell University)

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Gettysburg Address, Page Two

(Cornell University)

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

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Notice of Chambersburg Military Draft

March, 1864 (Gettysburg National Military Park)

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

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Receipt for Payment of $200,000 by City of Frederick to 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)

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Letter from Confederate Army to Mayor of Frederick

July 9, 1864 (Monocacy National Battlefield)

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

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Ransom of City of Frederick

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.)

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Request by Mayor and Alderman of City of Frederick to Confederate Army

July 9, 1864 (Monocacy National Battlefield)

20 MEN WANTED IMMEDIATELY TO COMPLETE COL. GEARY'S REGIMENT, NOW AT HARPER'S FERRY. TO BE MUSTARD IN AT ONCE, AT CAMP COLEMAN. Rifles, Clothing, Rations, all provided. RECRUITING OFFICER, Lieut. A. E. Hand. APPLY IMMEDIATELY WITHIN.

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Union Army Recruitment Poster

Frederick Examiner, May 30, 1855

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)

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Notice by Provost Marshal, Frederick, Maryland

July 22, 1864 (Perkins Library, Duke University)

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