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Extracts from the Queries laid before a Board of General Officers by General S Clair for His Excellency Genl Washington.

Discusses the case of Captain Gerlach, deputy quartermaster of the Brunswick troops. Suggests that [Heinrich] Gerlach be required to provide an inventory for stores that were supposed to be shipped to the Convention Troops, and that he complete the...

GLC02437.01283

1863 Diary of Thomas Rogers Booth

Autograph manuscript; no signature. Written partially in pencil. Mostly written in Georgetown, in Washington, D.C. Comments on the weather and his work as a clerk in the Adjutant General's office. Also keeps financial ledger pages at the back of...

GLC03347.03

1864 Diary of Thomas Rogers Booth

Autograph manuscript; no signature. Written partially in pencil. Mostly written in Georgetown, in Washington, D.C. Comments on the weather and his work as a clerk in the Adjutant General's office. Also keeps financial ledger pages at the back of...

GLC03347.04

1865 Diary of Thomas Rogers Booth

Autograph manuscript; no signature. Written partially in pencil. Mostly written in Georgetown and the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., though some entries are written in Delaware. Comments on the weather and his work as a clerk in the Adjutant...

GLC03347.05

[Diary of John S. Tucker, D company, 5th regiment, Alabama, infantry]

Tucker's 1864-1865 autograph manuscript diary signed includes his account of the famous mine explosion at the Siege of Petersburg as well as other daily events. Also mentions the death of General William E. Jones at the Battle of Piedmont.

GLC00653.19.02

[Diary 1862]

Autograph manuscript signed. Beach writes the first half of the diary as a civilian. The second half contains a large amount of information about training, camp life, guard duty, and some battle content. Dated November 18. 1861 to March 19, 1862.

GLC00919.23.02

[Diary 1865]

Autograph manuscript signed. Filled with news of military activity. Excerpt from entry for 3 April 1865: "Richmond fell at 8 oclock this morning. Genl Benham was the first Genl in the city... Rebels evacuated. The President and Genl Grant & Meade...

GLC00919.23.06

[Collection of materials related to Gideon Savage, a soldier in the Continentental Army] [Decimalized .01-.20]

GLC01450.013

[Civil War pocket diary of W.S. Thompson]

Approximately 70 written pages of entries, followed by blank pages. Describes picket duty and the army's moves in the Peninsula campaign (May-July). Breaks off in mid-July, as Thompson notes joining the crew of the steamship "Suwanee" as chief...

GLC01838.01

[Civil War pocket diary of W.S. Thompson]

Signed "W.S. Thompson / Engr. U.S.N. / on board / U.S. Ironclad "Atlanta" / Jany 1, 1865." Short daily entries, mostly on the weather, as well as the condition and whereabouts of his ship. Entries end on April 6 (the date of Thompson's accidental...

GLC01838.04

to J. Pryor

Responds to Captain Pryor's 12 October 1781 letter (see GLC02437.01223) and insists that the ordnance from Richmond be unloaded at Trebell's Landing. Writes, "The General desires you will immediately send him" a return of the number of shot and...

GLC02437.01225

Report of What ordnance Stores Expended, and On hand at the Batteries during my Command from the 12 to the 13 of Oct. Inst.

Lists quantities of stores used and on hand at the Grand Battery, Mortar Battery, and Left Battery under Major Bauman during the siege of Yorktown. Bauman commanded an artillery corps that was a part of Colonel John Lamb's Second Regiment of...

GLC02437.01226

Return of Stores expended on the 15th & 16th Oct, by Lt. Col. Stevens.

Lists quantities of stores used at various locations and under the command of various officers during the siege of Yorktown. Also enumerates soldiers who were wounded, killed, and taken prisoner. Explains that a British attack at day break resulted...

GLC02437.01229

to Lucy Knox

Responds to his wife's letter chastising him for not writing (see GLC02437.01230). Reports that he is well and comments on the siege of Yorktown. Mentions that they stormed the British works with little loss the night before. Hopes to end the...

GLC02437.01231

Return of Stores expended, in the different Batteries, the 17th October 1781.

Lists quantities of ordnance used at the Grand Battery, Left Battery, Left Redoubt, Right Redoubt, and in the trenches during the siege of Yorktown. Colonel Lamb commanded the Second Regiment of Continental Artillery.

GLC02437.01234

to unknown

Requests that vessels with military stores disembark at Trebell's Landing and have the listed quantities of ordnance boarded onto the sloop Flora. Also lists items to be taken from the Flora and loaded onto another vessel, which will sail toward...

GLC02437.01237

Invoice of Stores on the lines.

Lists quantities of ordnance on the lines at the siege of Yorktown. Frothingham was a Deputy and Principal Field Commissary of Military Stores in Henry Knox's artillery train.

GLC02437.01242

Artillerie [in French]

French return of ordnance expended during the siege of Yorktown from the Armee de Rochambeau.

GLC02437.01276

[Diary of James Hannegan of the 5th Ohio Cavalry]

Diary is an autograph manuscript signed, neatly written in pencil, covering 1 January 1862-31 December 1862. Writes about the battle being raged at Fort Donelson in his entry of 15 February, reporting that the "citizens are in a terrible state of...

GLC04129.01

[Diary of James Hannegan of the 5th Ohio Cavalry]

Diary is an autograph manuscript signed, neatly written in pencil, covering 1 January 1863-15 March 1863. At the end of the book Hannegan includes some accounting pages. Enclosed within the diary is a bookmark depicting an eagle and a shield, with...

GLC04129.02

Journal of the Southern campaign

The manuscript consists of 2 volumes (total 414 p.) Battle content on Antietam, Fredericksburg and Vicksburg. Also mentions contrabands and General Ambrose Burnside. Pope belonged to Co. I, 35th Massachusetts Volunteers.

GLC06266.01

to Hannibal Hamlin

Requesting name of Maine man to appoint Brigadier General. With Hamlin's note on bottom that Hiram Berry was appointed, served ably, but was killed at the battle of Chancellorsville on 3 May 1863.

GLC08157

List of continental officers killed, captured, wounded, and missing in the actions of the 16 &18 August 1780

Entirely in Shaw's hand, including the signatures of O. H. Williams and Horatio Gates. Lists names of Continental officers who have been killed, captured, wounded and missing.

GLC02437.00836

to Mary Epperly

Describes a skirmish near Dalton.

GLC02715.084

to Mary Epperly

Writes that he thinks there will an upcoming battle. Also mentions General Longstreet and rations.

GLC02715.090