January 27, 1864

Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880

Pamphlet

Title: Communication of the Secretary of War..Jan. 27, 1864. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President..Feb. 8, 1864.

GLC06745.267

February 15, 1864

Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880

Pamphlet

Title: Communication of the Secretary of War Feb. 15, 1864. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President..Feb. 16, 1864.

GLC06745.271

28 November 1864

Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880

Pamphlet

Title: Communication of the Secretary of War.Nov. 28, 1864. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President..Nov. 28, 1864.

GLC06745.273

3 December 1864

Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880

Pamphlet

Title: Communication of the Secretary of War... Dec. 3, 1864. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President...Dec. 6, 1864.

GLC06745.274

3 December 1864

Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880

Pamphlet

Title: Communication of the Secretary of War... Dec. 3, 1864. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President...Dec. 6, 1864.

GLC06745.275

7 December 1864

Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880

Pamphlet

Title: Communication of the Secretary of War... Dec. 7, 1864. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President...Dec. 7, 1864.

GLC06745.277

5 January 1865

Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880

Pamphlet

Title: Communication of the Secretary of War... Jan. 5, 1865. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President...Jan. 6, 1865.

GLC06745.278

7 February 1864

Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875

Pamphlet

Title: Communication of the secretary of War... Feb. 7, 1864. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President..Feb. 8, 1864.

GLC06745.280

07 December 1941

Photograph

Title: [Bombardment of Pearl Harbor]

Mounted photograph of Japanese aerial view of attack on Pearl Harbor. Japanese text on verso. From Naval History and Heritage Command's catalog: "Photograph taken from a Japanese plane during the torpedo attack on ships moored on both sides of Ford Island. View looks about east, with the supply depot, submarine base and fuel tank farm in the right center distance. A torpedo has just hit USS West Virginia on the far side of Ford Island (center). Other battleships moored nearby are (from left): Nevada, Arizona, Tennessee (inboard of West Virginia), Oklahoma (torpedoed and listing) alongside…

GLC09547.17

16 December 1870

Chipman, Hosmer, & Gilmore, fl. 1870

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Law firm Chipman et al. discuss Captain Ethan A. Jenks' pay for the period subsequent to 4 May 1863. Request other officers' statements regarding Jenks' service to 3 July 1863, if it may be obtained.

GLC02750.066

1861-1877

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Autograph manuscript

Title: [Jenks relates the chronological details of his military dismissal and reinstatement from memory]

Relates 2 July 1863 Notice of Dismissal charging him for missing a 4 May 1863 appearance before a military commission which he had not been notified of. States that he admitted Private James Briggs into service without knowing that he was physically unfit. Recounts his appearance before a Military Commission in Washington, D.C., which listened to his case and subsequently reinstated him to order.

GLC02750.068

07 December 1941

United States. Navy

Photograph

Title: For release in Sunday A.M.S., Dec. 6th, 1942. Victims of Jap Sneak Attack

Attached label reads: A small boat rescues a seaman from the water near the blazing U.S.S. West Virginia, which rests on the bottom after the warship was hit by Jap bombs and torpedoes during the attack of Pearl Harbor, last Dec. 7th. Smoke rolls out from amidships, showing where the most extensive damage occurred. Note two men still aboard on the bridge, upper center). Beyond the West Virginia, is the battleship, U.S.S. Tennessee. This photo was just released by the Naval Department in Washington. (EDITORS: THE [illegible] STRICT OBSERVANCE OF RELEASE DATE) CREDIT LINE (U.S. NAVY PHOTO FROM…

GLC09547.12

12 September 1865

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Autograph document signed

Title: [statement regarding Captain Jenks' pay between the times of his dismissal and reinstatement from military service]

Walker signs as Justice of the Peace. Contains Jenks' statement that he was dismissed on 4 May 1863, but learned of this dismissal while in the field 3 July 1863. Jenks requests pay for the period between 4 May 1863 and 12 June 1863.

GLC02750.064

27 March 1866

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lorenzo Thomas

Captain Jenks writes to Adjutant General Thomas, requesting a copy of the 12 June 1863 special orders containing his military dismissal.

GLC02750.065

5 June 1871

French, E.B., fl. 1865-1871

Printed letter signed

Title: to Ethan A. Jenks

French, Second Auditor of the United States Treasury, transmits a certificate of payment (not included) to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. Stamped across the page by the Second Auditor's Office and dated June 1871.

GLC02750.067

1861-1877

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Autograph letter signed

Title: to the United States Senate and House of Representatives

Jenks' statement claiming he was unaware of the order dismissing him from military service until he received the order in the field during the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi

GLC02750.069

1861-1877

Rex, George, fl. 1861-1877

Autograph document signed

Title: [confirms that James A. Briggs was unfit for military service at the time of enlistment]

Rex, a surgeon, confirms that Private James A. Briggs received a bounty though he only served in the military for one month.

GLC02750.070

1861-1877

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Abraham Lincoln

Captain Jenks requests that President Lincoln reconsider the 12 June 1863 order dismissing him from military service.

GLC02750.071

31 July 1863

Hunt, Edwin L., fl. 1863

Autograph document signed

Title: [monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage]

Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage. 31 July 1863.

GLC02750.072

30 September 1863

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Autograph document signed

Title: [monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage]

Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage. 30 September 1863

GLC02750.073

November 30, 1863

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Autograph document signed

Title: [monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage]

Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage. 30 November 1863

GLC02750.074

31 December 1863

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Autograph document signed

Title: [monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage]

Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage. 30 December 1863

GLC02750.075

29 February 1864

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Autograph document signed

Title: [monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage]

Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage. 29 February 1864

GLC02750.076

31 March 1864

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Autograph document signed

Title: [monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage]

Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage. 31 March 1864 Written at Camp Burnside.

GLC02750.077

30 April 1864

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Autograph document signed

Title: [monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage]

Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage. 30 April 1864

GLC02750.078