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]]>Bill Hayes and the History Harvest graduate student assistant Leslie Working discuss the imagery of the "John A. Logan in 1859" lithograph. Lacking important data, they do not interpret the lithograph, but speculate on its possible meanings.
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You can watch this and other stories on the History Harvest YouTube Channel.
]]>Bill Hays shared Samuel L. Roberts's letter from the Civil War battlefield with UNL History Harvest graduate student assistant Leslie Working. The letter is from the collection of Roberts' granddaughters, Grace Emmet and Mary Ann Hessenflow.
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John A. Logan, portrayed in center of the lithograph holding a paper that says "No Interference with Slave-Hunters!" was a Democratic representative from Illinois in 1859, defending Douglas's position on slavery against the burgeoning Republicans Lincoln, Seward, and Sumner portrayed on the left of the lithograph. In a speech that gave him his nickname, Logan claimed that arresting fugitive slaves was the "dirty work" for Democrats to do in the "Western states." Behind Logan are the African American people persecuted by the slave-hunters, portrayed with exaggerated features, dressed as bandits. Serving as a Union Army general in the Civil War all but obliterated Logan's anti-Republican record. Yet when Logan became the Republican vice-presidential candidate in the 1884 election, the pro-Cleveland Puck printed this lithograph to remind its audience of the Logan's past. Logan and his co-runner James G. Blaine lost the election.
The lithograph comes from a family of a Civil War veteran and could have had two uses. For one, the original owner Samuel L. Roberts probably served under Logan, could have shared Logan's views both before and after the war, and kept this lithograph for the sake of having Logan's likeness. Another possibility is that the lithograph symbolized the beginning of the war in which Roberts fought and the symbol of his fighting. Since the lithograph was framed in 1938, it is also possible that the owners saw it as a representation of the horrors of slavery and a symbol of their ancestor's service to the country in the Civil War.
The lithograph's framing obscured its title and purpose and it would have been impossible to interpret its meaning without addressing the Library of Congress collection, where it can be viewed in greater detail at http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2012645248/.
For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the History Harvest YouTube Channel.
Sources:
James P. Jones, "Black Jack:" John A. Logan and Southern Illinois in the Civil War Era (Tallahassee, Fl.: The Florida State University Press, 1967).
James P. Jones, John A. Logan, Stalwart Republican from Illinois (Tallahassee, Fl.: The Florida State University Press, 1982).
Prints and Photographs Online Catalogue, "John A. Logan in 1859" in Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2012645248/ (accessed on May 5, 2012).
]]>This lithograph comes from Grace Emmett and Mary Ann Hessenflow's collection. Originally printed by the Puck magazine in 1884 and framed in Roberts's family in 1938, it alludes to the pre-Civil war debates on whether the North should continue to acknowledge the slavery in the South and not prevent its spread into the Western territories or support the rights of the free labor.
John A. Logan, portrayed in center of the lithograph holding a paper that says "No Interference with Slave-Hunters!" was a Democratic representative from Illinois in 1859, defending Douglas's position on slavery against the burgeoning Republicans Lincoln, Seward, and Sumner portrayed on the left of the lithograph. In a speech that gave him his nickname, Logan claimed that arresting fugitive slaves was the "dirty work" for Democrats to do in the "Western states." Behind Logan are the African American people persecuted by the slave-hunters, portrayed with exaggerated features, dressed as bandits. Serving as a Union Army general in the Civil War all but obliterated Logan's anti-Republican record. Yet when Logan became the Republican vice-presidential candidate in the 1884 election, the pro-Cleveland Puck printed this lithograph to remind its audience of the Logan's past. Logan and his co-runner James G. Blaine lost the election.
The lithograph comes from a family of a Civil War veteran and could have had two uses. For one, the original owner Samuel L. Roberts probably served under Logan, could have shared Logan's views both before and after the war, and kept this lithograph for the sake of having Logan's likeness. Another possibility is that the lithograph symbolized the beginning of the war in which Roberts fought and the symbol of his fighting. Since the lithograph was framed in 1938, it is also possible that the owners saw it as a representation of the horrors of slavery and a symbol of their ancestor's service to the country in the Civil War.
The lithograph's framing obscured its title and purpose and it would have been impossible to interpret its meaning without addressing the Library of Congress collection, where it can be viewed in greater detail at http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2012645248/.
For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the History Harvest YouTube Channel.
Sources:
James P. Jones, "Black Jack:" John A. Logan and Southern Illinois in the Civil War Era (Tallahassee, Fl.: The Florida State University Press, 1967).
James P. Jones, John A. Logan, Stalwart Republican from Illinois (Tallahassee, Fl.: The Florida State University Press, 1982).
Prints and Photographs Online Catalogue, "John A. Logan in 1859" in Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2012645248/ (accessed on May 5, 2012).
Born in Ohio, but living in Indianola, Iowa in 1861, Roberts was only 18 when he enlisted. The 15th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment where he served was mustered in 1862, and was engaged in the Battle of Shiloh, and the Second Battle of Corinth, where the Confederate army captured Roberts and later exchanged him in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Despite the pledge upon parole "not to take arms again" he probably never quit the service and in 1864 participated in the Atlanta Campaign with the 15th Iowa. The document now belongs to Roberts' granddaughters Grace Emmett and Mary Ann Hessenflow.
For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the History Harvest YouTube Channel.
]]>The Civil War discharge records reveal a treasure of personal information about age, birthplace, appearance, and conduct of the soldier. Samuel L. Roberts was discharged twice, first in 1964 in Vicksburg, Mississippi to reenlist into the 15th Iowa Infantry Veteran Regiment, and then fully discharged in July 1865.
Born in Ohio, but living in Indianola, Iowa in 1861, Roberts was only 18 when he enlisted. The 15th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment where he served was mustered in 1862, and was engaged in the Battle of Shiloh, and the Second Battle of Corinth, where the Confederate army captured Roberts and later exchanged him in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Despite the pledge upon parole "not to take arms again" he probably never quit the service and in 1864 participated in the Atlanta Campaign with the 15th Iowa. The document now belongs to Roberts' granddaughters Grace Emmett and Mary Ann Hessenflow.
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Paid in full 30 aug 1865
[signed]
Paymaster (?)
To All Whom it May Concern
Know ye, That Samuel L Roberts a Sergeant of Captain Edward P. Bye
Company, (G,) 15th Regiment of Iowa Infantry Vet
VOLUNTEERS who was [-enrolled-](crossed) reenlisted on the first day of February
one thousand eight hundred and Sixty four to serve three years or
during the war, is hereby Discharged from the service of the United States,
this twenty fourth day of July, 1865, at Louisville
Kentucky by reason of G O No 2421 d Grs. Army of Tenn, Series 1865
Gen orders no. 191t(?) 305 Series of 1863 War Department
(No objection to his being reenlisted is known to exist.*)
Said Samuel L. Roberts was born in Clark County
in the State of Ohio, is twenty years of age,
five feet eight inches high, dark complexion, dark eyes,
dark hair, and by occupation when enrolled, a Farmer
Given at Louisville, Ky this Twenty fourth day of
July 1865.
[signed]
E.P. Bye Capt Co G
15th Regt Iowa (?) vol Inft
[signed] 1st Leut 64th Ill (?)
Commanding the Reg't
A, C, M 4th Div 17th A C
The form belongs to the collection of Roberts' granddaughters Grace Emmett and Mary Ann Hessenflow.
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]]>Samuel L. Roberts or his wife kept this spare Oath of Identity blank form with other documents attesting to Roberts's record in the Civil War to have it on hand in the process for applying for pension. When filled the document would testify that the person appearing before the notary is the same person whose war record would be provided.
The form belongs to the collection of Roberts' granddaughters Grace Emmett and Mary Ann Hessenflow.
For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the History Harvest YouTube Channel.
Born in Ohio, but living in Indianola, Iowa in 1861, Roberts was only 18 when he enlisted. The 15th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment where he served was mustered in 1862, and was engaged in the Battle of Shiloh, and the Second Battle of Corinth, where the Confederate army captured Roberts and later exchanged him in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Despite the pledge upon parole "not to take arms again" he probably never quit the service and in 1864 participated in the Atlanta Campaign with the 15th Iowa. Samuel L. Robert's proof of service helps us find out he was wounded twice, first in the Second Battle of Corinth, in October 1862, and than in the Battle of Atlanta, on July 28, 1864.
The document now belongs to Roberts' granddaughters Grace Emmett and Mary Ann Hessenflow.
For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the History Harvest YouTube Channel.
]]>Obtained from a state adjutant-general's office, proof of service record was a major document that gave a soldier a right to claim pension. If preserved, the document gives information about the soldiers name, age, place of birth, and his history in the army.
Born in Ohio, but living in Indianola, Iowa in 1861, Roberts was only 18 when he enlisted. The 15th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment where he served was mustered in 1862, and was engaged in the Battle of Shiloh, and the Second Battle of Corinth, where the Confederate army captured Roberts and later exchanged him in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Despite the pledge upon parole "not to take arms again" he probably never quit the service and in 1864 participated in the Atlanta Campaign with the 15th Iowa. Samuel L. Robert's proof of service helps us find out he was wounded twice, first in the Second Battle of Corinth, in October 1862, and than in the Battle of Atlanta, on July 28, 1864.
The document now belongs to Roberts' granddaughters Grace Emmett and Mary Ann Hessenflow.
For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the History Harvest YouTube Channel.
Samuel L. Roberts from 15th Iowa Infantry kept this address, as a memory of the five years in the army. Born in Ohio, but living in Indianola, Iowa in 1861, Roberts was only 18 when he enlisted. The 15th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment where he served was mustered in 1862, and was engaged in the Battle of Shiloh, and the Second Battle of Corinth, where the Confederate army captured Roberts and later exchanged him in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Despite the pledge upon parole "not to take arms again" he probably never quit the service and in 1864 participated in the Atlanta Campaign with the 15th Iowa. The document now belongs to Roberts' granddaughters Grace Emmett and Mary Ann Hessenflow.
For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the History Harvest YouTube Channel.
]]>Printed on May 30, 1865 in Washington D. C. General Sherman gave out Special Field Orders, No 76 to all the men in his army as a commemoration of their wartime record. The document bears the badges of the Union Army Corps XII, XIV, XV, XVII, and XX. Sherman recalled all the great battles of the war, the courage of his army and urged the men not to yield to the temptation to "seek new adventures abroad … for it will lead only to death and disappointments."
Samuel L. Roberts from 15th Iowa Infantry kept this address, as a memory of the five years in the army. Born in Ohio, but living in Indianola, Iowa in 1861, Roberts was only 18 when he enlisted. The 15th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment where he served was mustered in 1862, and was engaged in the Battle of Shiloh, and the Second Battle of Corinth, where the Confederate army captured Roberts and later exchanged him in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Despite the pledge upon parole "not to take arms again" he probably never quit the service and in 1864 participated in the Atlanta Campaign with the 15th Iowa. The document now belongs to Roberts' granddaughters Grace Emmett and Mary Ann Hessenflow.
For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the History Harvest YouTube Channel.
Born in Ohio, but living in Indianola, Iowa in 1861, Roberts was only 18 when he enlisted. The 15th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment where he served was mustered in 1862, and was engaged in the Battle of Shiloh, and the Second Battle of Corinth, where the Confederate army captured Roberts and later exchanged him in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Despite the pledge upon parole "not to take arms again" he probably never quit the service and in 1864 participated in the Atlanta Campaign with the 15th Iowa.
The document now belongs to Roberts' granddaughters Grace Emmett and Mary Ann Hessenflow.
For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the History Harvest YouTube Channel.
]]>The Civil War discharge records reveal a treasure of personal information about age, birthplace, appearance, and conduct of the soldier. Samuel L. Roberts was discharged twice, first in 1964 in Vicksburg, Mississippi to reenlist into the 15th Iowa Infantry Veteran Regiment, and then fully discharged in July 1865.
Born in Ohio, but living in Indianola, Iowa in 1861, Roberts was only 18 when he enlisted. The 15th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment where he served was mustered in 1862, and was engaged in the Battle of Shiloh, and the Second Battle of Corinth, where the Confederate army captured Roberts and later exchanged him in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Despite the pledge upon parole "not to take arms again" he probably never quit the service and in 1864 participated in the Atlanta Campaign with the 15th Iowa.
The document now belongs to Roberts' granddaughters Grace Emmett and Mary Ann Hessenflow.
For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the History Harvest YouTube Channel.
The collection includes a POW parole and exchange certificate, an application for pension, two certificates of discharge, a letter from a Civil War battlefield, and Major General W.T. Sherman's Farewell Address to His Army. You can watch this and other stories on the History Harvest YouTube Channel.
]]>Bill Hays shared Samuel L. Roberts's Civil War documents with UNL History Harvest graduate student assistant Leslie Working. The documents are from the collection of Roberts' granddaughters, Grace Emmet and Mary Ann Hessenflow.
The collection includes a POW parole and exchange certificate, an application for pension, two certificates of discharge, a letter from a Civil War battlefield, and Major General W.T. Sherman's Farewell Address to His Army. You can watch this and other stories on the History Harvest YouTube Channel.
For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the History Harvest YouTube Channel.
]]>Anna Roberts, the widow of the Civil War veteran Samuel L. Roberts filled out this questionnaire to be able to receive pension after his death. She hired D. P. Blish, a pension claim agent to do the paperwork. Such documents are invaluable to the family, social, and economic history for the accurate record of names, birthdates, places of residence, information on the application procedure, and amount of pensions.
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Question Blank for the Widow or Children of a Deceased Soldier, to be filled up
and returned to
D.P. Blish, Pension Claim Agent
Omaha, Nebraska
Full name of widow Anna Malona Roberts age 63 years
Post Office address, Town Alma County Harlan State Neb
Full Name of Soldier Samuel Leonidas Roberts
Rank Sergeant, Co. G Reg't Iowa 15 Vol
Date of Enlistment Nov 24 1861; Date of discharge July 24 1865
Re-enlisted Mar 1, 1864
Where did he enlist, Town Keakuk State Iowa
Date of his death July 23 1916 Place of his death Alma Neb
How much did he draw per month 25 Give numbers of pension certificate 174732
Name of widow before her marriage to soldier Anna Malona McHathery
Date of Marriage Febr 1 1872; By whom married R. S. Symington
Where married, Town Pleasant Hill State Mo
Had widow been previously married, No Had soldier been previously married No
Has the widow remarried since the soldier's death No Give name and date
of Birth of each child of the soldier under sixteen years of age at the date of his death:
None