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

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

17 April 1862

Crocker, John Simpson, 1825-1890

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Harriette Crocker "Camp at Workwick [Warwick] Court House"

Partial letter to his wife discussing camp life and military operations during the Peninsula campaign Describes Union and Confederate entrenchments and troop numbers during the siege of Yorktown. In fact the Rebels had far fewer troops than Crocker cites here, but McClellan, as he often did, vastly overestimated his opponent's strength. Written at Warwick Courthouse.

GLC02426.01

18 April 1862 - 21 April 1862

Crocker, John Simpson, 1825-1890

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Harriette Crocker "Camp at Workwick [Warwick] Court House,"

Letter to his wife discussing camp life and military operations during the Peninsula campaign. Weather very hot, so he let the men break from drilling to rest. One thousand men constructing a military road. Relates a story of a rifle accidentally being fired in camp, but no one being injured. The two armies entrenched on opposite sides of Warwick Creek, occasionally skirmishing, with "tremendous cannonading" all around. "The siege progresses slowly but as fast as possible." Written at Warwick Courthouse. Crocker was taken prisoner two days later at Yorktown.

GLC02426.02

1864

Kimmel, & Forster, fl. 1864-1865

Print

Title: The Defenders of Our Union.

Lithograph print with touches of white gouache added by hand. Five ovals in which there are portraits of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Andrew Johnson, Naval officers David Porter, David G. Farragut (spelled Faragut), John A. B. Dahlgren (spelled Dahlgreen), and Union Generals William T. Sherman, Ulysses S. Grant, and Philip Sheridan.

GLC02434

January 25, 1864

Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893

Printed document signed

Title: [General orders no. 30 regarding food rations for contrabands]

Signed by Townsend, United States Assistant Adjutant General. By order of the Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton, establishes food rations "for issue by the Subsistence Department to adult refugees and to adult colored persons, commonly called 'Contrabands,' when they are not employed at labor by the Government and who may have no means of subsisting themselves ... " Lists rations of pork, corn meal, potatoes, bread, candles, coffee, and tea, among other items. Provides instructions for frequency of allotment and distribution according to age and sex. Issued from the office of the United…

GLC02225

30 October 1883

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John C. Tidball

Writes a friendly letter to Tidball about how their military circle is breaking up since Tidball is leaving to head the Artillery School at Fort Monroe, and Sherman has left for St . Louis. Praises Tidball's reputation over the years he has known him and wishes him the best of luck in his new position. Hopes Tidball will remember their years working together fondly. Written on stationery of the Headquarters, Army of the United States.

GLC02246