11 November 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [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 ammunition.

GLC02382.162

13 November 1864

Mayo, Ezekiel R., 1834-?

Document signed

Title: [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 ammunition. Mayo served in the Maine Third Light Artillery.

GLC02382.163

20 November 1864

Mayo, Ezekiel R., 1834-?

Document signed

Title: [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 ammunition.

GLC02382.164

December 1, 1864

Mayo, Ezekiel R., 1834-?

Document signed

Title: [Roster of captains, commanders, batteries, and companies, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near City Point, Virginia. Captain Mayo lists six captains, including Calvin Shaffer of the Fifteenth New York Light Artillery.

GLC02382.165

3 December 1864

Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Report of ammunition in reserve artillery train, Army of the Potomac]

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

GLC02382.166

7 December 1864

Mayo, Ezekiel R., 1834-?

Document signed

Title: [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 ammunition.

GLC02382.167

December 11, 1864

Mayo, Ezekiel R., 1834-?

Document signed

Title: [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 ammunition.

GLC02382.168

28 December 1864

Craig, John N., fl. 1864-1865

Printed document

Title: [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, exercised daily, and harnessed at least twice per week. Includes instructions for grooming, cleaning, feeding, harnessing and equipping horses.

GLC02382.169

December 31, 1864

Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: Report of ammunition in reserve artillery train

Signed by Lieutenant Alfred Newbatt, ordinance officer. Lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition. Written on lined paper in blue ink with red graph lines.

GLC02382.170

circa 1864

Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Copy of memorandum received from General Henry Jackson Hunt]

Signed by Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer. General Hunt, Chief of Artillery for the Army of the Potomac, specifies the amount of ammunition to be kept on hand in the reserve artillery train. Possibly written in Virginia.

GLC02382.171

circa 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [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

8 January 1865

Mayo, Ezekiel R., 1834-?

Document signed

Title: [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

January 15, 1865

Mayo, Ezekiel R., 1834-?

Document signed

Title: [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 amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.174

January 21, 1865

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Report of ammunition in reserve, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Possibly created in Virginia. Captain Shaffer lists reserve amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.

GLC02382.175

January 22, 1865

Mayo, Ezekiel R., 1834-?

Document signed

Title: [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

7 April 1862

Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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 that General Jacob Dolson Cox said they could have rubber blankets from Gauley. Year inferred from Scammon's rank as Colonel.

GLC02414.068

2 November 1863

Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lile Miller

Written from camp near Warrenton Junction, Virginia. Notes that they will likely move toward the Rappahannock River. Reports that [General Samuel] Crawford took command of their division. Complains that his rations consist of wormy crackers, pork, and beef. Comments on Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin and the draft: "Now Dear Lile they have elected Old Andy Curtin, and the President has again called for three hundred thousand troops, and I judge the [Qota] [sic] of Penna will be between thirty and forty thousand, we will see whether they will be so anxious to come and fight they say the…

GLC02155.113

11 September 1794

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to John Bryant

Notes he received the cannon, carriages, and port fires and believes them a good acquisition. Requests Bryant send the 495 pistols that were absent in this return. Probably related to supplies for the army raised to suppress the Wiskey Rebellion.

GLC03432.058

18 June 1795

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to John Bryant

Writes Bryant that he has spoken with the Secretary of War (Timothy Pickering) regarding howitzers and that they believe it is "necessary." Instructs Bryant to complete the carriages and to suspend all other operations until he receives further orders. Discusses Bryant's accounts, tells him he needs to account for everything if he wants credit and to balance his accounts.

GLC03432.061

3 May 1798

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Bryant

Instructs Bryant to send weapons and supplies to Melancton Smith in New York. Includes cannon, howitzers, carriages, and various other items.

GLC03432.071

26 June 1798

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to John Bryant

Requests Captain Bryant sends 500 stand of arms to Archibald Crary in Springfield, Massachusetts and discusses possible transportation routes.

GLC03432.073

12 October 1798

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Bryant

Acknowledges that he has received Bryant's letters. Instructs Bryant that if he has not already done so, to send a receipt to Colonel Williams for a six pounder and a carriage that was shipped. Discusses Bryant's continuance at the post, says he wishes Bryant well and will act accordingly. Notes that "the fever still rages and many fall dayly."

GLC03432.076

1816/05/25

Silver, Isaiah, fl. 1816

Document signed

Title: [Receipt for apprehending and holding deserters]

Also signed by Justice of the Peace Dan Humphreys and a lieutenant colonel of the commissary, possibly T.B. Dalbach (partially illegible). Lists expenses owed to Silver pertaining to the apprehension of Richard Galusha and Robert Jackson, who deserted Captain A.W. Thorton's company in the regiment of light artillery. A statement of the returns accuracy appears on the bottom of the first page (signed by Humphreys). An order to pay Silver and acknowledgment of payment appears on the verso.

GLC01450.718.06

1814/11/01

Tithon, James J., fl. 1814

Autograph document signed

Title: [Resolution authorizing the purchase of guns]

Resolution made by the House of Assembly (unnamed state) requesting that the governor purchase two hundred rifles and two artillery pieces for the state militia during the War of 1812. Appropriates funds for the purchase. The order was made by someone named James (last name illegible). Tithon (possibly not the correct spelling of his name) was the clerk.

GLC01450.718.10

1842/03/23

Green, Thomas J., 1802-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas W. Ward re: early stages of the Mier expedition

Damaged, missing part of p. 1/2. Written as commander of artillery. Written at San Antonio De Brexar.

GLC02145.01