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to John T. Sprague
12 December 1863
Hays, William, 1819-1875
Requests that Sprague provide a copy of a muster roll for a New York Artillery regiment to William Turner.
GLC03474.04
7 August 1864
Chapman, George Henry, 1832-1882
Recommending Major Caleb Moore of the Eighth New York Cavalry for promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. Mounted on paper 29 x 20 cm.
GLC03475.02
7 April 1863
Bartlett, Joseph Jackson, 1834-1893
Brigadier General Bartlett recommends Engineering Corps officer Alfred F. Manning for commission in a New York Regiment. Addressed to Sprague as major general and adjutant general of New York. Autograph note signed on verso by Colonel Charles B...
GLC03476.01
23 April 1863
Davis, William Watts Hart, 1820-1910
Recommending Lieutenant Colonel William C. Raulston of the Eighty First New York Infantry for promotion. Autograph endorsement signed on verso by Henry M. Naglee, dated 23 April 1863.
GLC03476.03
to John Titcomb Sprague
5 March 1863
Bidwell, Daniel D., 1816-1864
Written from Camp White Oak Church. Colonel Bidwell of the 49th New York Volunteers writes to Sprague, Adjutant General of the State of New York. Attests that John C. White is "a worthy and efficient man and one who has distinguished himself in...
GLC05024
to the Assistant Adjutant General of New York
2 May 1861
Brooks, William Thomas Harbaugh, 1821-1870
Captain Brooks encloses a certificate issued by Surgeon McLaren (certificate not included) and asks for a leave of absence for medical purposes, so that he may be placed "in the hands of the highest medical skill that may be found in the Eastern...
GLC02463.01
to John T. Sprague, Adjutant General of New York.
6 July 1864
Wilson, James Harrison, 1837-1925
General Wilson, commander of the 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, writes to Sprague, Adjutant General for the State of New York. Appears to have been directed to "Wm. T. Sprague," which is possibly a mistake, since John Titcomb Sprague was Adjutant...
GLC02463.27
16 June 1863
Roberts, Benjamin Stone, 1810-1875
Brigadier General Roberts writes to Sprague, Adjutant General for the State of New York. Remarks that he recently passed through Ilion, New York, where he experimented with improved shot for rifle guns. Asks Sprague to "send a commission of...
GLC02464.15
9 April 1863
Smith, William Farrar, 1824-1903
Major General Smith recommends Lieutenant Martin of the 5th New York Artillery, who seeks promotion. Remarks that Martin served under him for eighteen months.
GLC02464.17
to the Adjutant General for the State of New York
19 July 1862
Couch, Darius Nash, 1822-1897
Brigadier General Couch writes to New York's Adjutant General (possibly John Titcomb Sprague or Thomas Hillhouse). Recommends Captain James Walsh of the 36th Regiment New York Volunteers for the position of Colonel or Lieutenant Colonel to Sprague...
GLC02465.07
[To the Adjutant General of the State of New York]
6 October 1862
Wheeler, William A., 1819-1887
Possibly to John Titcomb Sprague, who served as Adjutant General for the State of New York during the Civil War. Wheeler recommends Lieutenant Henry Clark of the 106th Regiment, New York Volunteers, to the position of Adjutant. Writes, "He is a...
GLC02512.14
10 April 1863
Trobriand, Régis de, 1816-1897
Colonel Regis de Trobriand, Commanding 38th New York Volunteers, writes from his camp near Belleplaine, Virginia, to New York Adjutant General John Titcomb Sprague (1810-1878). He requests that New York Governor Horatio Seymour confirm his...
GLC02458.06
11 June 1864
Howe, Albion Parris, 1818-1897
Recommending Lieutenant Marcus P. Miller for command of New York Regiment.
GLC03474.05
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