circa December 1862

Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893

Manuscript telegram

Title: to Eliakim P. Scammon

Clerical telegram to General Scammon expressing his ironic sympathies over Scammon's loss of a cook. "We deeply sympathize with you one of our few good cooks is at Col Ewing's Head Quarters - Shall we send for him?" On U. S. Military Telegraph stationary. Month inferred from Scammon's rank as Brigadier General, which he was promoted to October 1862.

GLC02414.012

January 18, 1863

Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893

Manuscript letter

Title: to Eliakim P. Scammon

Clerical copy. George W. Edgar, Lieutenant Colonel commanding the outpost in West Virginia writes to Brigadier General Scammon of the 23rd Ohio to report that he is sending a Mrs. Dr. Lucker with a flag of truce to Scammon's lines. She is to pass by order of Major General Jones. With clerical note by Colonel Hayes stating that the lady arrived at the outpost and will leave in the morning.

GLC02414.013

January 31, 1863

Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893

Manuscript letter

Title: to Eliakim P. Scammon

Clerical copy. Reports that Lieutenant De Laney returned from a scouting trip of the road near Tazewell and did not learn of any enemy movements.

GLC02414.014

February 3, 1863

Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893

Manuscript telegram

Title: to Eliakim P. Scammon

Colonel Hayes replies to General Scammon that he knows nothing of a Mr. Taylor and his reports but he will check into it. Year is inferred as 1863 because of the locations and the correspondents's military rank. Telegram on stationary of the U.S. Military Telegraph.

GLC02414.015

February 3, 1863

Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893

Manuscript telegram

Title: to Eliakim P. Scammon

Colonel Hayes writes that an escort will be sent as ordered. Telegram on stationary of the U.S. Military Telegraph.

GLC02414.016

20 March 1862

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jacob D. Cox

Writes to Brigadier General Cox in Charleston, [West] Virginia. Reports on Lieutentant Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes's scouting information about the movements of the Confederates. ""Lt. Col. Hays has information from Newburn ... Cavy 600 or 700 hundred ... at Princeton. Two Regts of Infy at or near there ... Heath [Henry Heth] & Marshall [Humphrey Marshall] in command of Rebels and S.W.V.a There is, doubtless, a gathering of the whole about the mouth of Blue Stone [River]." Year inferred from Scammon rank as Colonel. Heth was a Confederate Major General noted mostly for his actions at…

GLC02414.017

7 March 1863

Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893

Manuscript letter

Title: to Eliakim P. Scammon

Copy. Writes that he does not know much about a man named John Packhard "but after a rigid cross examination I believe him to be a german deserter who may be trusted ..."

GLC02414.018

9 March 1863

Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893

Manuscript telegram

Title: to Eliakim P. Scammon

Copy marked telegram at top. Reports to Brigadier General Scammon that a Mr. McConihay passed a bundle of family letters to friends over the Confederate line but that this is all he knows about him holding communication with the rebels. Thinks he probably served as postmaster.

GLC02414.019

13 March 1863

Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893

Manuscript telegram

Title: to Eliakim P. Scammon

Telegram to General Scammon confirming receipt of a dispatch and reporting that the line has not been working for two days. Also states that they are fine.

GLC02414.020

13 March 1863

Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893

Manuscript telegram

Title: to Eliakim P. Scammon

Telegram to General Scammon reporting that two companies of the 23rd Ohio are doing guard duty at Gauley bridge. It would take six to eight hours to call them in. On stationary of the U.S. Military Telegraph. Year inferred from similar documents from Hayes in this collection and Scammon and Hayes's rank.

GLC02414.021

circa March 1863

Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893

Manuscript telegram

Title: to Eliakim P. Scammon

Undated telegram reporting to General Scammon that a "Prisoner came into our pickets above Tompkins farm." On stationery of the U.S. Military Telegraph. Undated but possibly March 1863 based on similar documents in this collection.

GLC02414.022

28 March 1862

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

Autograph note signed

Title: to Rutherford B. Hayes

Scammon writes as Colonel of the 23rd Ohio Infantry to Lieutenant Colonel Hayes that he has been ordered to send all prisoners to Wheeling. Asks if Hayes has anything from the last expedition. Year inferred from location and correspondents' military ranks.

GLC02414.023

1 April 1862

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to Rutherford B. Hayes

Colonel Scammon writes to Hayes, Lieutenant Colonel of the 23rd Ohio regiment asking when he can expect help from Confederate General Alfred Beckley on compiling maps. Stresses the importance of good maps and mentions that "General F." (Confederate General John B. Floyd) "believes in good maps." Year inferred from content and military ranks. Beckley (1892-1888) served the Confederacy as a brigadier general in the Virginia militia. On 16 March 1862, General Alfred Beckley wrote a letter of surrender to Hayes, after his regiment had been disbanded and he had given up his commission. He was…

GLC02414.024

4 April 1863 or 1864

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

Autograph note signed

Title: to Rutherford B. Hayes

Writes to Colonel Hayes that the Major is anxious to get to Raleigh and will leave tomorrow. Hayes is to get him. Document written on a small scrap of paper, signed with initials E.P.S. Year inferred as 1863 or 1864 from Hayes's rank as Colonel, which he was promoted to from Lieutenant Colonel in October 1862.

GLC02414.025

circa 1863-1864

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

Autograph note signed

Title: to Rutherford B. Hayes

Small scrap to Colonel Hayes, signed with initials E.P.S., states "Harper in order to Raleigh. Will send the ord. & servants." Dated only the 8th, no year or month. Year could be either 1863 or 1864 based on location and Hayes rank as Colonel, which he was promoted to in October 1862. Month could be April based on similar documents (see GLC 2414.25).

GLC02414.026

circa 1863-1864

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Rutherford B. Hayes

Advises that General Jacob Dolson Cox urges Colonel Hayes to increase scouting to obtain information. Undated except for the 8th, year inferred from location and Hayes rank as Colonel, which he was promoted to in October 1862. Possibly April based on similar documents in the collection.

GLC02414.027

6 April 1862

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

Manuscript letter

Title: to Rutherford B. Hayes

Marked "send in cypher" at bottom. Writes to Colonel Hayes of the 23rd Ohio to give instructions on their next move. Tells him to be ready to move by Wednesday. "Ammunition, Tents & 10 days rations for men & horses will be ready. Make no unusual bustle. The order was sent in Cypher. So mum." Reports that the brigade will move to Flat Top and Princeton, Virginia and will scout Logan, Monroe and Mercer Counties. Asks him if he can learn something about a road opening to Logan Court House. Year inferred from Scammon's rank as Colonel.

GLC02414.028

3 April 1862

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Rutherford B. Hayes

Colonel Scammon reports on an informant, "John H. Patterson, Little Meadows-Fayette Co. Says that 130 Secesh troops Inf & Cav were at Knapp's Mill on Lick Creek on Tuesday." Asks him to find out more about this information. States that these men might be captured if they are surprised when going by Richmond's Ferry. Year inferred from Scammon's rank as Colonel.

GLC02414.029

circa 1862

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

Autograph note signed

Title: to Rutherford B. Hayes

Writes to Colonel Hayes of the 23rd Ohio regiment to ask if a certain boy is employed by the regiment. On a scrap of paper. Dated only the 7th, no month or year. Year inferred from Scammon's rank as Colonel.

GLC02414.030

circa 1863-1864

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

Autograph note signed

Title: to Rutherford B. Hayes

States that he will write to Colonel Hayes tomorrow. Mentions an order from Major General [John Charles] Fremont. Dated only the 30th, no month or year.

GLC02414.031

1862/09-1864/11/08

Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864

Header Record

Title: [Collection of James H. Kellogg, I company, 21st regiment, Michigan, infantry] [Decimalized .001- .113]

Letters to his wife and family, written as a member of the 21st Michigan Infantry, Army of the Cumberland. The letters begin with his recruitment camp (Camp Siegel) in September 1862, and end with the election, just after the fall of Atlanta at Kingston, Georgia, on 8 November 1864. Includes the Battle of Murfreesboro (Stones River) (see letter 12, long and graphic), Knoxville, Chattanooga and the fall of Atlanta. Other letters describe suffering in the South, abolitionists (12 September 1864) and voting for Lincoln ("we expect to give the Old Rail splitter four years more"), 8 November…

GLC02415

1864-1865

Hamilton, William C., fl. 1864-1865

Diary

Title: [Diary of William C. Hamilton]

Autograph manuscript. Only thirteen pages are war-date; bulk is post-war. Covers part of Sherman's March to the Sea, mostly keeping track of movements, weather; little personal insights or opinions. Diary begins on 10 November 1864 at Rome, Georgia, stating that his regiment had received orders to be ready to march. Writes on 27 January 1865, "This morning we left Savannah and marched eight miles, along the railroad that Sherman had torn up in his advance on Savannah, every rail and nearly every [tie] torn up." Mentions battles with Confederate soldiers and destruction of the towns as…

GLC02417

1865

Payne, Samuel J., fl. 1865

Diary

Title: [Diary of Samuel Payne]

Autograph manuscript signed. The diary continues up to his return and includes a list of letters received for the year. Includes content on the siege and Battle of Mobile, Alabama, and closing at Shreveport, Louisiana, where General E. Kirby Smith surrendered. Also includes western theatre content throughout.

GLC02419

circa 1861

Broadside

Title: Gen. M'Clellan Says this is an Artillery War!

Artillery recruitment broadside for the 7th Rhode Island Artillery. Dominated by a striking, crisp image of an eagle with a banner in its beak. The banner says "The Constitution Must Be Maintained." Says the artillery is the "Right Arm of the Government." Pandering to the laziness in human nature, the broadside says "In marches, the private soldier may usually ride or walk, according to his choice, and is not cumbered with heavy arms and accoutrements. Far less drilling is required to secure efficiency in action, than in some other branches of the service." Claims state gives non-…

GLC02420

circa May 22, 1862

Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893

Autograph note signed

Title: to Mansfield Lovell

Two autograph notes signed, on bottom and on verso of received copy of telegram from Mansfield Lovell to Pierre G.T. Beauregard, transmitted from Vicksburg, Mississippi, on May 22, 1862. On South-Western Telegraph Company stationery. General Lovell informs General Beauregard, commander of Confederate Department No. 2, that he does not understand "Genl [Daniel] Ruggles assignment - this state up to Jackson, has always been considered as my department - five regiments of my troops are here under Genl. Smith, Composing the Garrison - please alter your order to exclude the southern half of…

GLC02425