26 September 1863

Stuart, W., fl. 1863

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to Michael Cassidy

Writes that the Secretary of State referred the matter of the cases of Cassidy, Patrick Fox, and James Bradley to the Judge Advocate to start an investigation. Written from the British Legation in Washington, D.C. to Cassidy at Camp Chase, Ohio. Author's signature is unclear but possibly W. Stuart.

GLC02414.170

4 August 1864

Manuscript document

Title: [Clause to be added to a report] [Incomplete]

Unknown author penned a clause to be added to a report about a case involving Morrill Stickney and an accounting bill. Only the top half of the page is present. On light blue lined paper.

GLC02414.176

9 August 1861

A.F. Crutchfield & Co., fl. 1861

Newspaper

Title: Daily express. [Vol. 11, no. 189, whole no. 3730 (August 9, 1861)]

Accounts of the Yankee Army in Washington - Their Outrages - The Manassas Panic, Unprecedented Barbarism - Burning of Hampton by the Vandals, The Battle of Manassas Plains - General Scott Insane on Flank Movements.

GLC05959.74.08

1861

United States War Department

Book

Title: General Orders

Printed by George W. Bowman, public printer. Divided into various sections, each with its own unique pagination. Inscribed to "T.J. Haines Capt. A.C.S." Hand written table of contents of the 111 General Orders issued over the course of 1861. Several fold-out charts contained within. Hand written notes throughout. Several of the orders are signed by future brevet brigadier generals William Whipple, Edward D. Townsend and George D. Ruggles.

GLC08646.01

1862

United States War Department

Book

Title: General Orders

Handwritten table of contents at front. Inside front cover has a pasted piece of paper that says: "Col. Alex. J. Perry, Division C.C. and G. Equipage Quatermaster's Department, Washington, D.C." Contains 217 printed orders for the War Department in 1862. Cloth cover. Front and back covers are detached. One of the orders is signed by General Lorenzo Thomas.

GLC08646.02

January-June1863

United States War Department

Book

Title: General Orders

Inscribed by "Rudolph Frey. Clerk at Hd Qrs. Dep't of the Mo. July 3d. 1863." Inside back cover has a faded signature of "Rudolph Frey." Pasted paper on inside front cover says "R.P. Studley & Co. Bookbinders, Printers and Lithographers S.W. Cor. Main & Olive Sts St. Louis." Contains order No. 1-175 from the War Department for the first half of 1863. The book is divided into sections with unique pagination for each section. Order No. 94 has signature: "Official W.H. Stark Actg Capt, Adjt Genl." Spine is fraying and binding is damaged.

GLC08646.03

July-December 1863

United States War Department

Book

Title: General Orders

Cover has plate that says "Max Woodhull. Capt & A.D.C." Contains orders no. 202-400, plus several circular letters at the back of the book, for the last half of 1863. Several notations in various parts of the text. The book is divided into sections with unique pagination for each section. Blanks sheets at the front of the book for notes, although nothing is written on those sheets. Blank sheets are tabbed A-Z. The front cover is almost detached from the spine.

GLC08646.04

January-April 1864

United States War Department

Book

Title: General Orders

Printed by Government Printing Office. General Orders for 1864, but published in 1865. Book plate on inside front cover: "Library Army War College." Purple stamp says "War Department, Received Apr 9 1913 Library." Printed orders no. 1-150 for January-April 1864. Divided into sections with its own unique pagination for each section. Covers very fragile.

GLC08646.05

April-December 1864

United States War Department

Book

Title: General Orders

Printed by Government Printing Office. General Orders for 1864, but published in 1865. Spine has name "J.W. Barriger U.S.A." Book plate on inside front cover: "Library Army War College." Purple stamp says "War Department, Received Apr 9 1913 Library." Printed orders no. 151-308 for April-December 1864. Divided into sections with its own unique pagination for each section. Covers very fragile.

GLC08646.06

1866

United States War Department

Book

Title: General Orders

Published by the War Department and printed by the Government Printing Office. Orders are for 1866, but the book was published in 1867. Name on spine: "Col. E. C. Mason." Contains 75 page Index of General Orders at the front of the book. Orders No. 1-100 for the year are printed; several are very long. Shelf ware at edges of cover and spine.

GLC08646.08

1867

United States War Department

Book

Title: General Orders

Published by the War Department and printed by the Government Printing Office. Orders are for 1867, but the book was published in 1868. Name on spine: "C.E. Morse." Contains 84 page Index of General Orders at the front of the book. Orders No. 1-104 for the year are printed; several are very long. Some handwritten notes and corrections throughout. First 6 orders signed by "A.S.M. Sayers." Order No. 103 has note in pencil: "Only copy on hand. G.O. Clark." Contains a foldout chart at the back of the book. Shelf ware at edges of cover and spine.

GLC08646.09

1869

United States War Department

Book

Title: General Orders

Published by the War Department and printed by the Government Printing Office. Orders are for 1869, the same year it was published. Contains 35 page index of names and subjects at the front of the book. Spine says "C.Q.M.O. Dept. Platte. Alex J. Perry." Orders No. 1-86 for the year are printed; several are very long. Shelf ware at edges of cover and spine; corners are slightly damaged. A few of the documents are signed but the signatures are illegible. Shelf ware at edges of cover and spine.

GLC08646.10

1876

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

Print

Title: The Outer Picket Line, Winter

Marked "Plate 33." A stunning landscape with several tents and men in the foreground. The mountains dominate the background. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.4 x 40.2 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.

GLC02199.33

1876

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

Print

Title: A Lull in the Fight

Marked "Plate 34." A scene behind the breastworks. Officers and men are grouped about the guns, while some of the latter are playing cards, cooking, and amusing themselves generally. In the center of the picture a squad of prisoners is seen coming in from the front under guard. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.7 x 40.3 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.

GLC02199.34

1876

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

Print

Title: Traffic Between the Lines

Marked "Plate 35." Depicts pickets trading for coffee and tobacco between the fortified lines during a truce. The enemy's works, protected by abattis and cheveaux-de-frise, are seen in the background, with groups of soldiers on the parapet. The landscape is dominated by left over tree stumps. The forest was probably decimated to make the fortifications in the background. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.7 x 40.3 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.

GLC02199.35

1876

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

Print

Title: Going into Action

Marked "Plate 36." A battery of artillery, under the enemy's fire, are shown dashing up a hill and taking a position. Smoke can be seen rising from beyond the crest of the hill. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.7 x 40.3 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.

GLC02199.36

1876

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

Print

Title: An Advance of the Cavalry Skirmish Line

Marked "Plate 37." A small party of cavalrymen are clearing the way while the main body is moving forward in support. A forest with a house in front of it can be seen in the distance. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.7 x 40.3 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.

GLC02199.37

1876

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

Print

Title: Fording a River

Marked "Plate 38." Divided into 2 images. Top image is titled "Fording a River," and shows infantry wading into a stream at a ford, with a line of cavalry posted below to catch any unlucky soldier who may be carried away by the force of the current. Bottom image is titled "Twenty Minutes Halt," and shows a column of troops resting during a march and lying under trees and on the road. Wagons are lined up down the road as well. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.4 x 40.3 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.

GLC02199.38

1876

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895

Print

Title: Bummers

Marked "Plate 39." A group of cavalrymen huddles on a road, watching a body of men who have just appeared at the turn in a road. One says, "They're 'Johnnies,' boys, as sure as you're born." Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.3 x 40.3 cm. Outline from matting is faintly visible. Title and image information taken from the table of contents.

GLC02199.39

22 October 1863

Kelley, Benjamin Franklin, 1807-1891

Manuscript letter

Title: to Eliakim P. Scammon

Marked cypher at top. Brigadier General Kelley writes to Brigadier General Scammon discussing the journey of General William Woods Averell from Beverly to Lewisburg, West Virginia. States he is taking 10 days of rations. Advises that Scammon give General Alfred Napoleon Alexander Duffie the same orders as Averell so they may reach Lewisburg with their troops at the same time. Mentions Confederate deserters, "Quite a number of Jacksons men after being so severely whipped at Bulltown have deserted and come inside our lines."

GLC02414.171

circa 1862-1865

Manuscript letter

Title: to Colonel

Asks if an arrangement he handled was satisfactory to the Colonel (possibly Eliakim P. Scammon?) because he has not heard anything yet. Addressed to "Col".

GLC02414.172

circa 1863-1864

Hutchins, W.S., fl. 1863

Manuscript letter

Title: to Eliakim P. Scammon

Hutchins, the Deputy Aid of Revenue, writes to General Scammon of the 23rd Ohio asking if he will give a William Lowry permission to "peddle beyond our lines" near Hawks Nest. States that he has detained this man and asks if Scammon feels he is worthy.

GLC02414.173

circa 1863-1864

Kellogg, Dr., fl. 1863-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Eliakim P. Scammon

Writes to Brigadier General Scammon of the 23rd Ohio telling him to start out tomorrow and advises him to stop at Camp Piatt, West Virginia, on the way. Signature is somewhat illegible but possibly Dr. Kellogg.

GLC02414.174

circa 1863-1864

Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893

Manuscript telegram

Title: to Eliakim P. Scammon

First telegram is written from Gauley, West Virginia by Hayes advising that they will try to keep ready but that three companies are at Tompkins Farm. The second telegram is written by Reuben L. Nye, Captain and Judge Advocate to Scammon asking if there is further testimony available in the case of a man named Powers, who stole a horse. Asks who arrested him.

GLC02414.175

circa 1862

Manuscript document

Title: Inventory of furniture

List of furniture in the General's Office, the Quarter Master's Office, the dining room, and the kitchen. Lists items like tables, sofa, plates, soup tureen, salt cellars, etc. and also three beds with bedding. No date. List is the same as GLC 2414.178 but is not identified as belonging to Mrs. Manson, as .178 is.

GLC02414.177