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Collection of items pertaining to John C. Tidball [Decimalized .01-.03]
circa 1870-1906
Tidball, John C. (John Caldwell), 1825-1906
Date inferred based in Tidball's service as Commander of the District of Alaska.
GLC04041
Memoranda of oddities.
Contains various notes, such as "The man wife so ugly that the neighbors called them Adam and Eve. As they rode together sheep and other animals in the fields took fright and ran away..." Many of these notes appear to pertain to the manuscript of...
GLC04041.02
[Journal containing notes on Ivan Ivanoff's manuscript]
Contains notes, most of which appear to pertain to the manuscript of Ivan Ivanoff (refer to GLC4041.01). Possibly a continuation of GLC04041.02.
GLC04041.03
The Story of American Liberty as told by Ivan Ivanoff.
1861-1865
Contained in two parts. Part one, 68 pages in length, contains a preface by Tidball, in which he discusses Ivanoff's manuscript, which he claims was found after the United States purchased Alaska from Russia. Writes that the manuscript, originally...
GLC04041.01
Positions of Batteries along Ninth Corps line
26 March 1865
Tidball signs as Brevet Brigadier General commanding artillery brigade, 9th corps, Army of the Potomac. Lists positions, number of guns, and commanding officers of several batteries and corps.
GLC02382.202
Positions of Batteries on Ninth Corps line
9 March 1865
Possibly created in Virginia. Tidball signs as Brevet Brigadier General commanding artillery brigade, 9th corps, Army of the Potomac. Lists positions, number of guns, and commanding officers of several batteries and corps. Accompanied by a fragmented...
GLC02382.185
February 26, 1865
Possibly created in Virginia. Tidball signs as Brevet Brigadier General commanding artillery brigade, 9th corps, Army of the Potomac. Lists positions, number of guns, and commanding officers of several batteries and corps.
GLC02382.179
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