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1866/04/24

Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888

Letter signed

Title: to: E[dwin] Stanton.

GLC07059.67

1866/04/24

Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888

Endorsement

Title: [Document related to endorsement for John R. Meigs]

Endorsement recommending that John R. Meigs be brevetted Major dated April 24, 1866.

GLC07059.68

1874/08/22

Powell, D., fl. 1874

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: [Montgomery C.] Meigs.

GLC07059.72

[n.d.]

Meigs, John R., fl. 1850-1864

Photograph

Title: Vignette bust portrait of Meigs in uniform.

With note under the image recounting the circumstances of his death.

GLC07059.73

1865 June

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Military Telegraph Operators in Richmond.

Negative by T.H.O. Sullivan; positive by Alex Gardner, 511 Seventh Street, Washington. 11 men grouped between pine trees in front of two tents. Seven of the men sit on chairs, while four stand behind them. A small dog occupies a director's stool at the left of the picture. The men have been identified as: (left to right) 1. Dennis Doren, Superintendent of construction. 2. L. D. McCandless. 3. Charles Bart. 4. Thomas Morrison. 5. James B. Norris. 6. James Caldwell. 7. A. Harper Caldwell, chief cipher operator. 8. Maynard A. Huyck. 9. Dennis Palmer. 10. J. H. Emerick. 11. James H. Nichols.

GLC06738.07

1858/05/17

Whittingham, William Rollinson, fl. 1858

Document signed

Title: Catholic confirmation certificate of John R. Meigs.

GLC07059.01

1860/01/21

Floyd, John Buchanan, 1806-1863

Document signed

Title: [Appointment belonging to Meigs]

Appointment of Meigs as a cadet.

GLC07059.04

1861/12/15

Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: John R. Meigs.

GLC07059.11

1864 August

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: Military Telegraph Operators at City Point.

Caption: Photographer. 7 men in two rows, 2 standing and 5 seated, grouped between two pine trees in front of two tents. The man furthest right in the picture sits on an upended suitcase and leans against a fence; the man to his right sits in a rocking chair. The other three men in this row sit on a bench. The men have been identified as: (left to right) Dennis Doren, Superintendent of Construction: A. H. Caldwell, Cipher Clerk at the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac; James A. Murray, a wire-tapper of Confederate telegraph lines; J. H. Emerick, who became cipher operator in Richmond…

GLC06738.06

1860/08/13

Meigs, John R., fl. 1850-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: his mother.

Camp Pierce, to his mother.

GLC07059.02

1859/08/20

Photograph

Title: Half length portrait.

GLC07059.03

1861/07/21

Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

Pamphlet

Title: Report of Light Battery M, Second Artillery,…Battle of Bull Run, July 21st 1861.

Inscribed by John R. Meigs.

GLC07059.08

1861/07/25

Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

Manuscript document

Title: "Camp near Fort Albany."

Testament. Meigs's assistance at the Battle of Bull Run. Verso contains copy of J.B. Richardson's recommendation to appoint John R. Meigs lieutenant in the regular army.

GLC07059.09