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to unknown

Appears to be a retained draft. Written by North as Adjutant General of the Provisional Army with the rank of brigadier general (a position he held 1798-1800) to an unknown recipient. Says if "you are too full, ask Mrs. Duane for a pail of butter."...

GLC02341

to Henry Jackson Hunt

United States Military Telegram. He reports procuring artillery horses (preparation for Fredericksburg) and questions when the next lot of horses will arrive from Washington. Wainwright, Chief of Artillery for the 13th Corps, was later breveted...

GLC02382.006

[Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written in camp near Petersburg. Lists officers and soldiers present for duty. Lists casualties: 2 enlisted men killed & 4 wounded, all from the 14th Battery Mass. Artillery. Cites guns, artillery, and other supplies. Lists numbers of horses...

GLC02382.141

[Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Captain Shaffer indicates officers and other enlisted men present for duty in several companies and batteries. Cites no casualties. Notes numbers of guns, horses, mules, wagons, etc. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.144

[Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.147

[1000 dollar Selma, Marion, and Memphis Railroad Company first mortgage eight percent bond]

Bond was "No. 465." Signed twice by Nathan Bedford Forrest as president of the railroad company; co-signed by company secretary, Alpheus Monroe Fowlkes. On verso, includes endorsement of the State of Alabama, signed 25 May 1870 by Governor William...

GLC02347

[Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve...

GLC02382.151

[Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve...

GLC02382.152

[Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near City Point, Virginia. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve...

GLC02382.163

[Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near City Point, Virginia. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve...

GLC02382.167

[Wagons required for the transportation of Brigade Head Quarters, Artillery Park, Army of the Potomac]

Signed by Captain Shaffer, commander of Artillery Park. Possibly created in Virginia.

GLC02382.172

[Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]

Created near City Point. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.173

[Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]

State inferred from contents. Possibly created near City Point. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies. At the bottom of the page, lists...

GLC02382.174

[Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]

Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.181

[Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]

Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition. Docket notes that this...

GLC02382.192

Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac

General Hays lists officers and other men present for duty, as well as serviceable and unserviceable horses for nineteen batteries under his command.

GLC02382.204

to Rutherford B. Hayes

Instructs Lieutenant Colonel Hayes of the 23rd Ohio regiment to send out scouts to ascertain "whether the rebels are cutting a road through the timber from Anaconia Court House eastward." States that General [Jacob Dolson] Cox reports that nothing...

GLC02414.045

to Jacob Dolson Cox

Scammon writes as Colonel of the 23rd Ohio to General Cox, the division commander at Charleston, West Virginia. Informs that Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes reports that there are 1000 Confederate troops at Flat Top Mountain and that they have captured...

GLC02414.063

to Jacob Dolson Cox

Colonel Scammon of the 23rd Ohio writes to General Cox commanding the division at Charleston to ask when the artillery horses would be coming. States they can move with the four Mountain Howitzers as far as Princeton without the horses. Asks where...

GLC02414.077

[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from J.C. Paxton]

Telegram from Colonel J. C. Paxton to Brigadier General Scammon from Buffalo, West Virginia informing that 400-600 Confederate troops mounted on stolen horses are six miles to the west. Requests a steamer from Charleston, West Virginia with three...

GLC02414.125

[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from Henry H. Boggess]

Telegram from Captain Boggess, assistant quarter master to Brigadier General Scammon informing that the ships the Meigs and the Victor have been fired on four miles above Buffalo, West Virginia. Reports that one man was killed, a couple wounded, and...

GLC02414.128

to Eliakim P. Scammon

Partially printed. Telegram to Brigadier General Scammon from Botsford, Captain and Assistant Adjutant General of the 23rd Ohio Infantry. He writes, "Steamers Meigs Silver Lake Cottage & Victor No two 2." On stationary of Western Union Telegraph...

GLC02414.197

[Report of ammunition on hand in reserve artillery train, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Lieutenant and ordnance officer Newbatt lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.

GLC02382.146

[Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near City Point, Virginia. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve...

GLC02382.164

[Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]

Created near City Point. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.176

[Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]

Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.189

[Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]

Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.195

to Jacob Dolson Cox

Colonel Scammon of the 23rd Ohio regiment writes to General Cox, the division commander at Charleston. Discusses an impending movement of the troops. Informs that the roads are bad but passable. Writes what horses and supplies they have for the...

GLC02414.051

[Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve...

GLC02382.156

[Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near City Point, Virginia. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve...

GLC02382.160

[Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near City Point, Virginia. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve...

GLC02382.162

[Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near City Point, Virginia. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve...

GLC02382.168

[Instructions regarding proper care of horses in preparation for winter]

Craig, an assistant adjutant general (possibly of artillery reserves, Army of the Potomac), issues General Orders No. 7. Instructs troops on securing shelter and protection for battery horses. Notes that horses should be rough shod for winter...

GLC02382.169

[Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]

Created near City Point. Captain Mayo lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.177

[Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]

Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.184

to William Edwin Baldwin

Hamilton, aide-de-camp to General Baldwin, relates information pertaining to "roads leading from this point, Resaca, to the Etowah river, also to examine the conditions and crossing of different kinds over that stream." Lists distances between...

GLC02395

to Captain Levering

Scammon, as Colonel of the 23rd Ohio writes to the Assistant Quarter Master at Gualey Bridge, West Virginia asking how many horses and wagons he can give for artillery. States they want 36 horses for artillery and 24 animals for wagons. Mentions...

GLC02414.068

[Scammon endorsement on a telegram from William R. Brown]

Telegram from Colonel Brown of the 13th Virginia (West Virginia) stating that he believes the troops are in trouble at Hurricane [Bridge]. Asks if he can send two companies to their aid, leaving one left at Point Pleasant. With autograph...

GLC02414.127

[Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve...

GLC02382.158

to Jacob Dolson Cox

Colonel Scammon of the 23rd Ohio regiment writes General Cox, division commander, to ask if 24 horses can be sent.

GLC02414.050

to Captain Levernig

Colonel Scammon of the 23rd Ohio writes to ask "Can you not let some of the Animals sent to McMillin bring Commissary & other supplies?" Only dated the 7th, year inferred from Scammon's rank as Colonel.

GLC02414.101

to Major W. Hayes

Two Survey Board members, Taylor, 1st Lieutenant, 30th Regiment Ohio and Russell Hastings, 2nd Lieutenant, Co. I, 23rd Regiment, write to Hayes, the Brigade Surgeon. States that they examined one two-wheeled ambulance and found one unfit for service...

GLC02414.149

[Scammon endorsement on a manuscript document containing a report of the Board of Survey]

The Board of Survey, consisting of Captain Edward M. Carey, 12th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry; Captain Thomas Hayes, 30th Ohio; and 1st Lieutenant Russell Hasting, 23rd Ohio, convened due to Special Orders No. 37, gives the results of their...

GLC02414.154.02

to Eliakim P. Scammon

Telegram to General Scammon from Brigadier General White. Thanks Scammon and says he will relieve the 91st regiment shortly and transport them to wherever Scammon directs.

GLC02414.164

[Bill of sundries for Mrs. Tyre]

"List of property taken from Mrs. E.A. Tyre --- at different times, since the 15th of November 1861 by the 3rd Provl Brigade." Lists includes one horse, 20 sheep, 6 hogs, wagons, wheat, flax and other sundries. Eliakim P. Scammon was Colonel of the...

GLC02414.180

to James L. Botsford

Telegram from Dove, Captain in the 2nd [West] Virginia Cavalry to Captain and Assistant Adjutant General Botsford of the 23rd Ohio Infantry. States they will be at the mouth of the Coal river by 9:30 AM and asks him to have a boat waiting so they...

GLC02414.219

to Eliakim P. Scammon

Telegram to Brigadier General Scammon of the 23rd Ohio. States there will be no boat until tomorrow and asks if there is anything he can do for Scammon. Signs from "138 Burnet House."

GLC02414.228

to James L. Botsford

"My scouts have returned they were at Peytona no enemy that they could hear of I destroyed & broke up all the ferry boats for five miles each way . . . . " Dated Mch 29 186 Written in Camp Piatt

GLC02414.292

to Brother

Letter also includes a small $1 pink ticket for the steamboat A.G. Brown. Left Newport News yesterday for Fort Monroe. Will go to Norfolk to get some coal. Has a "very bad" cold, but is recovering. Written at Fort Monroe.

GLC08914.008

to sister

Received her letter today. Cold is getting better; will be fine in a few days. Many on board the ship are still sick. A man in his company took sick, "got crazy," jumped overboard, and drowned last night. Gun boats have gone ahead, and "we expect to...

GLC08914.009

to brother

Is well; hopes these lines find him healthy too. Left Fort Monroe on December 1 by ship. "Out on the ocean eight days out [of] sight of land." Sailed to New Orleans. Could not dock because many were sick with the measles. Heard (falsely) that...

GLC08914.010

to Sister

Marched to Port Hudson on May 20th. Boarded the steamer Bard and sailed until sundown, when they arrived at Baton Rouge. Sailed 10 more miles the next day, and landed on shore. Got 100 rounds worth of cartridges, and then marched the rest of the way...

GLC08914.027

to George S. Boutwell

Writes to Secretary of the Treasury Boutwell seeking to reverse consolidation of tax districts in Alabama: "The consolidation of the 2d & 3d districts of Ala. if approved by me, was approved without reflection." Explains that there is no means of...

GLC08924

Memorial of the Pennsylvania State Equal Rights' League, to the Legislature of Pennsylvania

Asks that the government force companies operating public trolleys to allow black passengers. Public trolleys run by private companies had been routinely barring black passengers from their cars. Signed in text by a number of citizens, including...

GLC08957

to wife

Envelope has free frank signature of Reuben Eaton Fenton. Writes from Camp Wool. Hopes the war will be brought to a speedy close so he can see Old Virginia. The general impression at Camp Wool and at Camp Caldwell is that secession will be over...

GLC09006.07

View of Albany, N.Y. from Greenbush

One can see the train and sailboats along the water.

GLC09118.13

Panorama of the Embarkation of the Fire Zouaves on Board the Baltic Apr. 29th, 1861 Taken Foot of Spring and Canal St.

GLC09118.16

Rail-Road Depot in 4th Ave. Cor. 27st.

GLC09118.27

Junction of Canal & Walker St. Near Centre St.

Mainly shows horse drawn carts and wagons at the junction of Canal and Walker.

GLC09118.29

Panorama of the Embarkation of the Fire Zouaves on Board the Baltic, Apr. 29th, 1861. Taken Foot of Spring and Canal St.

Larger version of GLC09118.16.

GLC09118.43

to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that they had "lost" two more men that week due to the high expectations of the program. He then describes his morning - a two-hour long film on motor transportation followed by a one-hour test on the material contained in...

GLC09120.121

to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that he has just been made motor officer of the company, and explains what this position entails

GLC09120.148

to Samuel D. Ingham

Maswell updates Ingham on the status of a disputed sale. Clintock "obtained a rule of court upon our Sheriff to bring the money arising from the sale of the Hazelton Co's locomotives 'into court for distribution.'"

GLC02233.03

to James S. Wortham

Writes his father saying his regiment is leaving for Virginia, his application for a furlough was denied, and he is temporarily in command of the regiment. Informed by a General that he "cannot be spared from the field," but he expects to be granted...

GLC02233.22

to unknown

Williams outlines a confrontation between Alfred Davenport, who refused to work "under any such d-d government," and a supervisor. Williams accuses Davenport of trading with the enemy and giving them information. Sent to an unnamed Colonel. Cross...

GLC02233.35

[Draft of Special Orders No. 15]

By order of Major General Sherman, clerically signed by L. M. Dayton, Assistant Adjutant General. Announces the cessation of hostilities and the final surrender agreement with Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston. Gives instructions on carrying...

GLC02220.03

to his sister

Writes from the line of battle before Chattanooga. Reports that he has survived the Battle of Chickahominy with just a slight wound to the chest. He spent two days in the hospital and rejoined his command on 22 September. Ward writes that the...

GLC02232.23

To the Inhabitants of North Bridgewater

The railroad company disputes the laying out of a new road and has gone to the supreme court to challenge the validity of the action.

GLC02198.48

The Pontoon Bridges

Marked "Plate 5." Depicts an army crossing two pontoon bridges over a river and closing up into column on a hill. The advance is pushing through the woods, which have caught fire. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.7 x 40.4 cm...

GLC02199.05

Stuck in the Mud

Marked "Plate 19." Contains 2 images. Top half titled "Stuck in the Mud," depicts a pontoon wagon with a boat stuck fast in the mud. A regiment of infantry is pulling on a rope attached to the head of the team, trying to drag them to firmer ground...

GLC02199.19

to his sister

Apologizes for his last letter and the impact it had on his sister (referring to a letter regarding Miss Ettie). He writes that he wrote it on an impulse and wants to forget about the whole situation. He is on the eve of battle and he is willing to...

GLC02232.22

The Rear of the Column

Marked "Plate 18." Depicts stragglers and wagon guards bringing up the rear while the wagon train is seen coming down the distant hill, with flankers thrown out to protect it from the enemy's horsemen. Depicts a Black man, possibly a freed enslaved...

GLC02199.18

to Ford, Heath & Company

Anthony discusses the payment of interest on bonds and business ventures with Ford, Heath, & Company, a British firm. Explaining the economic situation in Arkansas, Anthony states "Liberal loans were made upon long times payable in installments with...

GLC02210.01

[Return of plank wanted for carriages]

Clerically signed for Henry Knox by Patten. Lists planks by number of carriages with estimates by plank length.

GLC02437.02015

[Receipt for keeping horses]

This receipt notes that Major General Knox paid 20 dollars through Robert Symonds for keeping his horses for the winter. It is not stated who Knox was paying for these services.

GLC02437.02121

[Henry Knox's account balances]

List of Knox's account balances for items such as horses, rye and hay. Bottom portion written by Shaw, with the top portion possibly written by Henry Knox. Balance paid General Knox on 1 June 1783.

GLC02437.02142

to Henry Knox

Written from "Head Quarters." Writes, "The Commander in Chief wishes to see you at Head Quarters, as soon as may be; he has directed me to Send his Barge, to give you this information, & to wait your Orders."

GLC02437.01727

[Certificate to Bartholomew Fisher]

Written and signed for Knox in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp. "This is to certify that Mr. Bartholemew Fisher has served the United States, as waggon-conductor to the Park of Artillery, from the year 1778 to the present time and that...

GLC02437.01791

Provision Return for a party of Men in Genl Huntington's Bardge [sic] from the Connt. Brigade Commencing 1st & ending the 12th Jany 1783

Lists men by regiment and company with rations issued. Signed by Rogers; countersigned by Samuel Shaw and endorsed by Curtis Crane.

GLC02437.01829

to Henry Knox

Written by Quartermaster General Colonel Pickering to Major General Knox. References Knox's letter of 29 January, which was about collecting wood for firewood and bomb proofs at West Point. Says it appears to be impracticable. Knox said that 48 yoke...

GLC02437.01875

[Army Rations issued to Detachment and Bargemen]

Lists rations per day and total number of rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw. Includes an endorsement on the verso signed by Charles [Foyer?]

GLC02437.01961

to Henry Knox

Discusses the rations and clothing given to bargemen in the Army and requests better conditions for them. Pickering explains that the men of the Newburgh packet feel that they should have the same benefits as that of the crew on the commander-in...

GLC02437.02112

to Timothy Pickering

In response to an earlier letter from Pickering (see GLC02437.02112), Knox suggests they jointly apply for extra pay for the barge crew rather than extra clothing.

GLC02437.02114

[Army rations issued to the Water Guard]

Return for the provisions provided for nine men belonging to the Water Guard for two days under the command of Captain Pray(?). Signed by "Comd John Mitchel." Countersigned by John Lillie, aide de camp, that the rations were issued. Mitchel (or...

GLC02437.02079

[Receipt for rum]

Request for one quart of rum for General Henry Knox's boatmen.

GLC02437.02128

[Two part document relating to Alexander Stewart's account regarding horses]

First part written by Alexander Stewart to John Lillie discussing how some horses are to be picked up later than expected and how Stewart is unable to care for them until that time due to a lack of proper feed.
Second part lists the expenses for...

GLC02437.02132

to Henry Knox

Informs Knox of the movement of a group of boats from West Point headed for Newburgh, New York, that stopped in New Windsor along the way. Also writes to Knox about the weather in regards to a departure time and exposing the men to the heat.

GLC02437.02169

[Captain Lieutenant Johnson's permission to take military stores]

Major General Henry Knox says that Captain Lieutenant Johnson will apply to the commissary for two 6 pounders and the harnesses to transport them. Also, he is to be given 75 rounds of shot and "25 Case fixed with Flannel." Wants the quartermaster to...

GLC02437.02187

[Provision return]

A provision return for four men belonging to Baron Steuben's barge. Three of the men were from the 2nd Massachusetts and one from the 1st Massachusetts regiment. Noted and signed by Samuel Shaw, Henry Knox's aide-de-camp, on page one: "-sixteen...

GLC02437.02214

to Mr. Forsyth

Countersigned by Samuel Shaw, aide-de-camp to General Henry Knox. Orders provisions for one sergeant and seven men belonging to General von Steuben's barge. A docket note regarding rations is signed by John Prescott.

GLC02437.02255

[Passage to Albany]

Asks for transport to Albany. Noted as written at head quarters.

GLC02437.02399

Disposal of Sixty three hogshead of clothing received for the Corps of Artillery in 1778

Signed for Knox by Samuel Shaw, Knox aide-de-camp. Large chart describing amounts of clothing (hats, coats, vests, woolen breeches, linen breeches, leather breeches, shirts, socks, overalls, stockings, shoes, and blankets) distributed to various...

GLC02437.02446

Abstract of extra rations of provisions issued at the garrison of West Point in the month of August 1783 by William Bell Issg Commy on account of Daniel Parker & Co Contractrs

List of extra rations issued at West Point. A total of 1,021 and 1/2 extra rations were provided in August 1783. The groups that received rations included: army prisoners, men on garrison fatigue duty, the engineering department, police officers of...

GLC02437.02449

[A provision return for barge men]

Return signed by W. Woodstock and countersigned "By order of the Comdt", S. [Samuel] Shaw, Aide-de-Camp. Note on verso signed by Thomas Coghall.

GLC02437.01794

A Provision Return for the Commdt. Barge Men Commencing the 5th and Ending the 8th jany 1783

Lists companies and men and the number rations issued. Signed by W. Woodstock; countersigned by Samuel Shaw. Endorsed by W. Woodstock on verso.

GLC02437.01811

[Provision return for Bargemen]

Printed form with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw, and with an endorsement on verso signed by [Marghit Keyes].

GLC02437.01962

to Benjamin Lincoln

Discusses the conditions of the artillery, carriages and wagons. States they need to be cleaned, repaired and repainted before being stored in a proposed arsenal.

GLC02437.01973

[Request for extra rations]

Request for three days' worth of provisions for two watermen. Creator signature illegible. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note from Robert Matthews. Place writ from note.

GLC02437.02038

[Issue of rum to boat men]

Shaw requests that a quart of rum be issued to eight boatmen on fatigue duty. Two other illegible signatures appear on the document. Noted "Genl Ordr No. 5" on verso.

GLC02437.02194

to Henry Knox

Forwards a list of items ordered from Philadelphia and informs Knox that the wagon carrying the items should arrive at any day.

GLC02437.02088