Image Still Image 61 Items John Jacob Omenhausser's Rebel prison scenes, Point Lookout, Maryland, 1864 The forty-two color ink drawings presented here were made in 1864 by a Confederate prisoner of war at Point Lookout, Maryland, the Union's largest Civil War prison camp. The drawings highlight the concerns and experiences of prisoners of war; most scenes show prisoners playing cards, buying food, or engaging in barter with food vendors. All of the prison guards depicted are African American, and encounters are recorded between these guards and the Confederate prisoners. View Item
Image Text 316 Items Selected papers of William Alexander, Lord Stirling, 1767-1782 (bulk 1776-1782). Volume 1, 1767-1779. View Item
Image Text 310 Items Selected papers of William Alexander, Lord Stirling, 1767-1782 (bulk 1776-1782). Volume 2, 1779-1782. View Item
Text State of the troops, British and German, under the command of Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton, at New-York, and posts depending, October 1, 1777. At head of title: No. 8. Signed: J. Patterson- adjutant-general- North-America. Followed on the same sheet by "Return of the Royal Irish Regiment of Artillery- commanded by the Earl of Drogheda- master-general- for the month of November- 1777"- dated and signed: Chapel Izod- Dec. 1- 1777. Luc. Barber- Adjutant Royal Artillery. A true copy. New-York Historical copy inscribed on verso: "Return of the Enemy's strengh at New York 1st October 1777". References: Bristol B4481; Shipton & Mooney 43261. View Item
Text State of the troops, British and German, under the command of General Sir William Howe, encamped at Philadelphia, Dec. 14, 1777. Enumerating (not by name) Howe's troops. At head of title: No. 7. Signed: J. Paterson- adjutant-general- North America. References: Bristol B4480; Shipton & Mooney 43260. View Item
Image Collection 9 Items Richard Varick papers, 1743-1871 (bulk 1775-1830). Series II: Military Documents, 1775-1783. This series contains documents that pertain to Varick's position as deputy muster master general and his service on courts-martial trials. Also included are various military orders and memoranda and several inventories that detail Captain Varick's clothing and possessions during his military service. View Collection
Image Collection 7 Items Richard Varick papers, 1743-1871 (bulk 1775-1830) Richard Varick, born in New Jersey, 1753, served as Captain, deputy muster-master-general, and George Washington's secretary during the Revolutionary war. He was appointed one of the first mayors of New York and served from 1789-1801. He died in 1831. His papers pertain to a variety of subjects, including Varick's command of a company in Alexander McDougall's battalion at Ticonderoga and in Canada during 1775; his service on courts-martial in 1775; problems of the bateau service in northern New York State in 1776; his position as secretary to Gen. View Collection
Image Collection 7 Items Ebenezer Stevens papers, 1739-1860 Ebenezer Stevens (1751-1823) served as a soldier and officer in the Continental Army and the New York State Artillery Corps during the Revolutionary War. Post-war, he was an agent for the United States War Department as well as a successful merchant in New York City. This collection documents his activities as a merchant and as a commanding officer, focusing particularly on daily functions and the fortification of New York Harbor in the years 1802-1814. The papers do not contain much information about Stevens' Revolutionary War efforts, aside from two military orders. View Collection
Image Collection 2 Items Selected Papers of William Alexander, Lord Stirling, 1767-1782 Known as the "Republican Earl", William Alexander, "Lord Stirling", was born in 1726 in New York City. He served on the Provincial Councils of New York and New Jersey, and in 1775, joined the Whigs in rebellion against the Crown. In March 1776 Alexander was appointed brigadier general and took chief command of the defense of New York City. In 1777, he was promoted to major-general. He died in January 1783 of fever and gout. View Collection
Image Collection 1 Items Witness to the Early American Experience This collection contains digital images of historical documents from the New-York Historical Society's Library that preserve the words of hundreds of eyewitnesses to the American Revolution in and around New York City. The digital archive includes the collection of maps by George Washington's cartographers, Robert Erskine and Simeon DeWitt, the William Alexander Papers, and all broadsides published from 1765 to 1783 in the Library's collections. View Collection
Image Collection 304 Items Civil War posters, 1861-1865 The 304 Civil War Posters in this collection consist predominantly of recruiting posters, as well as advertisements for public meetings, auctions and social functions pertaining to the Civil War. This collection includes posters from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Maine. Within the collection are posters for artillery, cavalry and infantry divisions of the United States Army, as well as state National Guard regiments and local regiments such as the Camden Zouaves, West Jersey Rifles and the Mozart Regiment. View Collection