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to Mrs.Thomas F. Burpee

He again discusses what kind of clothes she will bring to Baltimore and how she will dress the children.

GLC02744.082

to Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Holt

They wish for them to rip out the lining of her cloak and send it to them so she can use it to make something warm to wear around the house.

GLC02744.088

to Celicia Paul

Paul tells his wife that he has been moved to the Hospital because he became ill while on picket. Paul informs her that his regiment will soon be engaged in a fight, but he doesn't think that he will be part of it. He reminds her that his term of...

GLC03058.13

General Orders No. 2

The 1st regiment will report to Rockville where they will set up camp. Guides from the President's mounted guard will report to their respective Colonels.

GLC02745.035

General Order No. 4

The sentences of the previous document (GLC02745.068) are hereby approved.

GLC02745.069

to Ethan A. Jenks

Attorneys Chipman, Hosmer & Co. state that Jenks is entitled to additional servants' pay from 1 May 1864 to 30 March 1865. Inform Jenks that they will present his case to the Court of Claims.

GLC02750.040

to unknown

Law firm Chipman et al. discuss Captain Ethan A. Jenks' pay for the period subsequent to 4 May 1863. Request other officers' statements regarding Jenks' service to 3 July 1863, if it may be obtained.

GLC02750.066

to unknown

Illegible

GLC02744.344

General Orders, No. 382

Outlines the procedure for enlistment.

GLC02744.355

Exceution of Dr. David Wright

Summary of several newspaper articles on a man who supposedly shot a Yankee Lieutenant

GLC02744.356

Permission granted to Mrs. Adeline Burpee and daughter to come to Fort Monroe

Official permission from the head quarters of the military governor.

GLC02744.363

Budget sheet or scratch paper used for accounting

Shows total expenditures per month including clothing, rations, and servants.

GLC02744.366

Roll of Company C, 5th Regiment

Includes Burpee at top

GLC02744.377

Return of the Members of Company C., 5th Regiment who performed Military Duty...

Lists town, county and the number of days each officer was on duty

GLC02744.378

Diary entry?

He begins with when he first enlisted as a private in 1861. He mentions meeting the president who calls them the best equipped regiment. He talks about joining the Knoxville Expedition. There was a skirmish at Conrad's Ferry lasting two days...

GLC02745.004

to John Madleigh

He reports improvement among the officers at the last school of instruction. But there is one defect in that there is a lack of promptitude in the execution of commands. It is also difficult to get the men to march in lock step. Though he recommends...

GLC02745.005

to Enoch Q. Fellows

Currently on board the ship Pocahontas. He emphasizes his cooperation. Tomorrow he hopes to join Fellows. Written aboard the "Pocahontas"

GLC02745.010

Captain's list of the amount of ammunition

GLC02745.024

General Orders No. 9

On Monday morning, the troops of this command will form for review and inspection.

GLC02745.028

Monthly Return of Quartermaster's Stores

Lists numbers for food, forage,straw and stationary.

GLC02745.031

General Orders No. 3

The discharge of firearms is strictly prohibited except against the enemy and in a few other approved situations.

GLC02745.036

Circular

At present the head quarters will be at the camp of the 3rd battalion.

GLC02745.037

General Orders No. 3

The troops have marching orders to leave at 4 am. They will carry rations and forty rounds of ammunition. The wagon train will move in the rear of the division under the direction of the quartermaster.

GLC02745.046

General Order No. 2

Orders on how the men will spend their leisure time and how they should bathe so that they are ready to march to the city for divine services at city hall. Written in Camp Union

GLC02745.053

Special Order No. 10

Gen. Fellows is ordered to act as officer in charge today. Written in Camp Union

GLC02745.056

General Order unumbered

Gen. Fellows will continue as officer in charge while Capt. Kennedy will be officer of the day. Written in Camp Union

GLC02745.059

General Order No. 10

The field officers are listed, followed by comissioned and non-commissioned officers. The companies are lettered A-K. Then the commissioned officers of each company are listed and their ranking is listed as well, followed by the position of each...

GLC02745.061

General Order unumbered

Gen. Fellows will continue as officer in charge and Capt. Sargent will be officer of the day. All the men are ordered to bathe themselves thoroughly. Written in Camp Union

GLC02745.062

Special Order No. 12

Capt. Bell is required to detail fifteen privates from Company A to [illegible].

GLC02745.067

Summary of Council of Administration meeting at Head Quarters

The budget for camp necessities and luxuries was discussed. Includes a complete list of prices for all camp items.

GLC02745.072

Furlough Approval

George W. Weber is given permission to take furlough from April 24th to May 24th.

GLC02745.074

to Sir

He believes the new infantry regulations (Cooper's Tactics) are more appropriate for today's army because many things have changed including the command for loading.

GLC02745.080

to Colonel (Fellows)

He asks him to give a speech on Memorial Day in Ashland, NH.

GLC02745.083

to Colonel (Fellows)

He gave the Colonel's regards to Major. Boynton and relayed the message that he would like to see his book.

GLC02745.084

to Colonel Fellows

The author says he remembers his family very well, Fellows most of all. He may be able to come up with some stories for Fellow's editor,

GLC02745.087

to Colonel Fellows

The author writes that he was pleased with his discourse and it was everything the boys wanted to hear.

GLC02745.088

to James Pillinghart

Funeral was Sunday...

GLC02745.093

Reminisces of the Snowball Brigade

The author tells a story about how they were given permission to talk to the ladies and hold their umbrellas for them. They got into some kind of battle and couple men were wounded and killed. A soldier called "Carrot Top" passed away and they had a...

GLC02745.106

to his mother

Writes to his mother complaining of not receiving a "letter from home of later date than May 14th" and asks that if his father is well enough, if it would be possible "to have him make an Effort to secure my "Special Exchange" - " Continues by...

GLC02748.04

to unknown

Colonel Bliss requires the recipient (possibly Captain Ethan A. Jenks) to travel to Whitley County, Kentucky. Orders the recipient to seize all the corn he finds without taking corn from families who need it for their own subsistence.

GLC02750.012

to Montgomery C. Meigs

Captain Jenks transmits the monthly clothing, camp, and garrison equipage, and clothing receipt roll for March 1864.

GLC02750.018

to James F. Merrill

Informs Lieutenant Merrill that he issued Private Frederick Wood clothing for the amount of $3.85 Written at Fort Sedgwick

GLC02750.023

to unknown

Sketch of a battle plan, including position of regiments, guns, and wagons. Indicates distance in miles.

GLC02750.029

to Friend Bemis

Relates events that took place during April 1865 in Fort Hell, Virginia (also known as Fort Sedgwick). Refers to the Seventh Regiment (possibly of the Rhode Island Volunteers). States that his Company was traveling to Farmville, Virginia when they...

GLC02750.034

to Thomas M. Vincent

Signed by Vincent and returned to Jenks on 19 August 1863. Captain Jenks asks that Vincent, Assistant Adjutant General, inform him of the decision made concerning his case for reinstatement of command.

GLC02750.060

[statement regarding Captain Jenks' pay between the times of his dismissal and reinstatement from military service]

Walker signs as Justice of the Peace. Contains Jenks' statement that he was dismissed on 4 May 1863, but learned of this dismissal while in the field 3 July 1863. Jenks requests pay for the period between 4 May 1863 and 12 June 1863.

GLC02750.064

[confirms that James A. Briggs was unfit for military service at the time of enlistment]

Rex, a surgeon, confirms that Private James A. Briggs received a bounty though he only served in the military for one month.

GLC02750.070

to Abraham Lincoln

Captain Jenks requests that President Lincoln reconsider the 12 June 1863 order dismissing him from military service.

GLC02750.071

[monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage]

Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage. 31 July 1863.

GLC02750.072

[monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage]

Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage. 31 March 1864 Written at Camp Burnside.

GLC02750.077

[monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage]

Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage. 30 April 1864

GLC02750.078

[monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage]

Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage for June 1864

GLC02750.079

[monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage]

Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage for May 1865.

GLC02750.085

[invoice of equipage issued to Lieutenant Edwin L. Hunt]

invoice of equipage issued to Lieutenant Edwin L. Hunt. 14 October 1863

GLC02750.089

[invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks]

invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. October 1863. docketed November 1863

GLC02750.091

[invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks]

invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. 23 April 1864

GLC02750.096

[hospital record]

A surgeon requests a Descriptive List or Private William H. Daken from the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers

GLC02750.143

[hospital record]

Confirmation that Dennis Scannel is a patient at Lovell General Hospital

GLC02750.155

[Record of a musket and equipment received by Ethan A. Jenks]

GLC02750.225

[Invoice of ordnance and ordnance stores turned over by Colonel Daniels to Captain Ethan A. Jenks]

Writen in the location of the Battle of the Weldon Railroad.

GLC02750.252

[Invoice of ordnance and ordnance stores turned over by Lieutenant Merrill to Captain Ethan A. Jenks]

Written at Fort Sedgwick

GLC02750.254

[hospital record]

A surgeon informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers that Thomas Chafer is discharged from the United States General Hospital in Lexington

GLC02750.156

[invoice of clothing issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks]

invoice of clothing issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. 6 June 1865

GLC02750.107

[hospital record]

A surgeon informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers that James Robinson received pay from the Hammond General Hospital

GLC02750.147

[hospital record]

Confirmation that Cyrril Thornton is a patient at Lovell General Hospital

GLC02750.154

[hospital record]

A surgeon requests Descriptive Lists for Dennis Scannel and James Hoard from the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers

GLC02750.170

[military notification]

Notification that the Office of the Quartermaster furnished transportation for Joseph F. Seymour

GLC02750.185

[Morning Report for Company H, Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers]

GLC02750.191

[List of articles lost in the public service at Camp Nelson, Kentucky]

GLC02750.195

[Ordnance stores turned over to Lieutenant Hunt by Captain Ethan A. Jenks]

GLC02750.227

[Invoice of ordnance and ordnance stores turned over by Hunt to Captain Ethan A. Jenks]

GLC02750.231

[Abstract of expenditures during the 4th quarter, 1863]

GLC02750.242

[Ordnance stores received by Captain Ethan A. Jenks]

Written at Fort Sedgwick

GLC02750.255

to the Commander of Company "I," Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers.

Assistant Quartermaster Russ reports that he paid for the apprehension and delivery of deserter Hugh McNally.

GLC02750.268

[Officers of Company "I," Rhode Island Volunteers, confirm their receipt of Company funds upon being mustered out of United States Service]

Signed by members of Company "J."

GLC02750.271

[Captain Ethan A. Jenks' legal statement regarding the validity of Allen G. Stillwell's pension claim]

GLC02750.278

[envelope]

GLC02750.346

[envelope]

GLC02750.366

[envelope]

GLC02750.367

[envelope]

GLC02750.370

[envelope]

GLC02750.376

[envelope]

GLC02750.377

[clothing receipt roll]

Includes the names of various members of Company "I" Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers and a witness

GLC02750.473

[muster out roll of Private William H. Northrop]

Macaulay signs as Mustering Officer.

GLC02750.475

to Sister

Last night a drunken man from one of the companies was arrested. He was put in the guard tent. He put up such a fuss they had to take his musket away from him.

GLC02751.04

to Mother

They left Middletown and are now in New York. They were on a boat briefly where they received their state bounty. They are camped near the Centreville Race Track.

GLC02751.06

to Mother

The day after Thanksgiving they were given marching orders to get to the South Brooklyn ferry. They are now on board the New Brunswick. He had to sleep on a very narrow berth at first. They have been eating hard bread and coffee. Written aboard the...

GLC02751.10

to Mother

He went to church today for the first time in a while and enjoyed it immensely. He says there is little religious feeling among the troops. They are stationed by an old negro cabin in which 2 crippled men and and one woman live.

GLC02751.17

to Mother and Sister

He heard a good sermon from the chaplain about a soldier who recently died. In other news he is on fatigue duty so he is spared inspection. His tent mate is sick.

GLC02751.20

to Mother and Elmira

Lately they have been living good. The rations are more than enough. The cook house was recently inspected. The Colonel got sick and was taken to the hospital.

GLC02751.22

to Mother and Sister Elmira

He contracts the measles and is taken to the hospital. Some of the men have died from the measles. But he is sure he will get better.

GLC02751.24

to Sister Rosetta

He tells her how he contracted measles. His friend Newell also has the measles so they have been keeping each other company. George came to visit.

GLC02751.25

to Mother and Sister Elmira

He has been taking the medication that Rosetta sent and he thinks they have cured his diarrhea. He mentions Newell's death again. He also talks about the food he has been eating lately.

GLC02751.33

[hospital records]

A surgeon informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers, that Private J. Geary received clothing while at the United States General Hospital

GLC02750.135

[hospital record]

A surgeon informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers, that Private Perry Wills received clothing while at the Carver United States Hospital

GLC02750.136

[hospital record]

A surgeon informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers, that Private John O'Connell received clothing while at the Campbell Hospital

GLC02750.139

[hospital record]

A surgeon informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers that John O'Connell received pay from the Campbell Hospital

GLC02750.146

[military notification]

Notification that the Office of the Quartermaster furnished transportation for Esek Darling

GLC02750.187

[Official Pass authorizing Captain Ethan A. Jenks to travel to Washington, D. C.]

GLC02750.201

[pamphlet of laws and information relating to claims against the government of the United States]

GLC02750.273