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[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

[Request for information from Captain Ethan A. Jenks regarding James A Nicholas' pension claim]

GLC02750.276

[Captain Ethan A. Jenks' affidavit regarding the validity of William W. Webb's pension claim]

GLC02750.280

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

invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. 1 February 1865 Written at Fort Sedgwick

GLC02750.102

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

invoice of clothing issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. April 1865

GLC02750.105

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

invoice of clothing issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. 22 June 1865

GLC02750.108

to P. Sullivan

Colonel Bliss informs Second Lieutenant Sullivan that Private James Card is assigned on daily duty as a clerk.

GLC02750.112

[general orders]

Major and Assistant Adjutant General McLean announces the appointment of surgeon William S. King as Medical Director of the Army in Cincinnati, Ohio.

GLC02750.118

[special orders no. 3]

Also signed by Lieutenant Benjamin G. Perkins. Colonel Bliss authorizes orders detailing Captain Ethan A. Jenks and other members of the 7th Regiment of Rhode Island Volunteers for detached service.

GLC02750.119

[special orders no. 19]

Copied. Also signed by [F. J. Spencer?], [general orders]. Colonel Daniels revokes a fine imposed on Private Henry Winseman. Written at Fort Sedgwick

GLC02750.125

[special orders no. 2121]

Copied. Captain and Assistant Adjutant General Keyser transfers Private Saul McCann to the Army of the Potomac.

GLC02750.126

[special orders no. 36]

Assistant Adjutant General Bertolette reports the transfers of enlisted men based on the orders of Major General Jno. G. Parke.

GLC02750.130

[special orders no. 6]

Colonel Daniels requires commanders to turn over all public property in possession of enlisted men. Marked as an extract.

GLC02750.131

[hospital record]

Request for Private Daniel Eddy's Descriptive List

GLC02750.145

[hospital record]

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

GLC02750.150

[hospital record]

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

GLC02750.152

[hospital record]

A surgeon informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers that P. J. Wells received clothing from the Hammond General Hospital

GLC02750.153

[hospital record]

A surgeon informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers that William Daken drew pay from the Hammond General Hospital

GLC02750.157

[hospital record]

A surgeon informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers that John Branigan was sent to convalescent barracks

GLC02750.160

[hospital record]

A surgeon informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers that Dennis Scannel is a patient at Lovell General Hospital

GLC02750.162

[List of articles of camp and garrison equipage lost in action]

GLC02750.196

[official statement]

Also contains a statement signed by First Sergeant Arthur W. Dean and Providence Justice of the Peace and Notary Public Joseph Pitman. Includes Jenks' statement regarding clothing, camp, and garrison equipage, clothing returns, and other issues...

GLC02750.210

[note stating that one deserter "came in last night"]

GLC02750.212

[blank printed form for volunteer enlistment]

GLC02750.215

[List of ordnance stores received]

GLC02750.226

[Ordnance stores received by Captain Ethan A. Jenks]

GLC02750.229

[Ordnance stores issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks]

GLC02750.230

[Invoice of ordnance and ordnance stores turned over by Captain James N. Potter to Captain Jenks]

GLC02750.247

[Ordnance stores received by Captain James N. Potter]

GLC02750.249

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

Written at Fort Sedgwick

GLC02750.253

[ Abstract of materials expended or consumed in Company "I," Rhode Island Volunteers.]

GLC02750.257

[Robinson's Descriptive List attached to a payment record from Hammond General Hospital]

GLC02750.262

[Report that Lieutenant Edwin L. Hunt received pay from Wilson, United States Paymaster]

GLC02750.266

[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."

GLC02750.272

[Captain Ethan A. Jenks' legal statement regarding the validity of Samuel McElroys' pension claim]

GLC02750.275

[photograph of Major Jacob Babbitt]

GLC02750.331

[special orders no. 225]

Also signed by William P. Anderson, Assistant Adjutant General in Cincinnati, Ohio. Secretary of War and Assistant Adjutant General Townsend authorizes an order assigning Second Lieutenant John T. S. Cheever to duty with Major General Casey. Marked...

GLC02750.114

[hospital record]

A military assistant informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers that Edwin Taylor is a patient at Lincoln General Hospital. Attached to a 17 April 1865 report that Edwin Taylor died at Lincoln General Hospital.

GLC02750.172

[hospital record]

A surgeon requests the Descriptive List for Edwin Taylor from the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers

GLC02750.173

[military notification]

Assistant Adjutant General grants Private Israel Arnold a leave of absence

GLC02750.177

[military notification]

Notification that the Office of the Quartermaster furnished transportation for Owen Kelly

GLC02750.188

[Statement of clothing drawn by William P. Hopkins at the Lincoln General Hospital]

Descriptive List, signed by Captain Alfred N. Channell.

GLC02750.198

to Ethan A. Jenks

Stanton, Secretary of War, reports that President Abraham Lincoln appoints Jenks "for gallant and meritorious conduct before Petersburg, Virginia, a Major of Volunteers, by brevet."

GLC02750.202

[Report of examination of a return of ordnance stores submitted by Captain Ethan A. Jenks]

GLC02750.234

[War Department acknowledges receipt of Captain Ethan A. Jenks' affidavit concerning his accountability for ordnance and ordnance stores]]

GLC02750.258

[Printed form from the Bureau of Pensions requesting Jenks' name, service, and address]

GLC02750.279

[photograph of Edward Gardiner]

Edward Gardiner. Son of George Washington Gardiner. Relative of Joseph Webb,

GLC02750.332

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

invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. June 1864

GLC02750.098

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

invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. December 1864 Written at Fort Sedgwick

GLC02750.101

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

invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. 10 February 1865 Written at Fort Sedgwick

GLC02750.103

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

invoice of clothing issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. 8 May 1865

GLC02750.106

[special orders no. 87]

Assistant Adjutant General Wright authorizes the relief of officers on Court Martial duty.

GLC02750.120

[special orders no. 138]

On orders from Brigadier General John Curtin, Captain Aimes authorizes Captain Ethan A. Jenks to serve as Brigade Officer of the day for 13 November 1864. Marked as an extract.

GLC02750.121

[general orders no. 16]

Lieutenant Colonel Daniels authorizes the discipline of Private Henry Winseman for insolence. Marked as an extract. Written at Poplar Grove Church

GLC02750.122

[general orders no. 22]

Reflecting on the end of the Civil War, Colonel Daniels states that "The day to which you have all looked forward so anxiously, -when, with a reunited country, you could return to homes and families, -has finally arrived."

GLC02750.132

[hospital records]

report that a patient without a descriptive list has received clothing

GLC02750.134

[hospital record]

A surgeon informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers, that Corporal O. A. Whitman died at the United States Army General Hospital 27 March 1863

GLC02750.142

[hospital record]

A surgeon informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers that Samuel A. Card received no pay from De Camp General Hospital. Included with 12 June 1863 statement from George Rex, surgeon at the United States Army General...

GLC02750.148

[hospital record]

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

GLC02750.151

[hospital record]

A surgeon informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers that James Heard is a patient at McKim's Mansion General Hospital

GLC02750.159

[hospital record]

A surgeon informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers that Cyrril P. Thornton is a patient at Lovell General Hospital

GLC02750.163

[hospital record]

A surgeon requests the Descriptive List for Henry Winseman from the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers

GLC02750.165

[hospital record]

A surgeon informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers that John Meigs received pay from the United States General Hospital in Alexandria. Attached to a 13 October 1864 Military Pass for Meigs from the Provost Marshal...

GLC02750.166

[special orders no. 31]

Assistant Adjutant General Lovell informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers, that Corporal Israel P. Arnold is assigned to duty as hospital steward at Foundry General Hospital

GLC02750.169

[hospital record]

A surgeon requests the Descriptive List for Dennis Scannel from Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers

GLC02750.174

[hospital record]

A surgeon informs the Commander of the Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers that Cyrril Thornton is a patient at Augur General Hospital

GLC02750.175

[military notification]

Notification that Commander Schuy furnished transportation for Edward Beard

GLC02750.180

[military notification]

Notification that Paymaster McKim furnished transportation for Charles E. Hill

GLC02750.183

[military notification]

Notification that Assistant Quartermaster Swigart furnished transportation for Daniel McLeary

GLC02750.184

[military notification]

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

GLC02750.186

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

GLC02750.190

[Military journal documenting travel and battles between 10 September 1862 and 24 June 1863]

GLC02750.192

[Certificate of discharge for Alvin S. Corey]

Signed by Smith as surgeon in charge of the Fairfax United States General Hospital. Contains a handwritten supplies report signed by Captain Edward L. Hart. Written across both sides by Edward Mauran, Assistant Adjutant General.

GLC02750.193

[List of Company Books turned over to mustering officials by Captain Ethan A. Jenks]

GLC02750.203

[Noyes, Notary Public, confirms the validity of Ethan A. Jenks' annexed account]

GLC02750.206

[pass for Ethan A. Jenks on special duty to unspecified city]

GLC02750.211