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17 April 1863
Schenk, Robert, fl. 1863
to Lorenzo Thomas
Schenk, writing from the Middle Department, encloses a Certificate of Disability for Private James A. Briggs (not included). Attention is invited to surgeon George Rex.
GLC02750.046
2 July 1863
Bliss, Zenas Randall, 1835-1900
to John Sullivan
Obeying special orders from the War Department, Colonel Bliss relieves Captain Ethan A. Jenks from duty.
GLC02750.047
Colonel Bliss informs Adjutant General Thomas that Captain Ethan A. Jenks knew nothing of "Fraudulently enlisting a Private in his Company who served but one Month and drew bounty." Bliss attests to Jenks' character and requests reconsideration of...
GLC02750.048
to John Parke
Colonels Arnold and Bliss inform Major General Parke that guards will accompany Captain Ethan A. Jenks to Cairo, Illinois
GLC02750.049
Members of Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers
[members of the seventh regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers express regrest regarding the dismissal of Captain Ethan A. Jenks]
Members of the Seventh Regiment praise Jenks' service and object to his dismissal, stating that "His career has been marked by patient endurance and fair answering devotion to the cause of Our ... Country."
GLC02750.050
3 July 1863
[dates related to Ethan A. Jenks' dismissal]
Written on a small notebook, this sheet lists the chronology of Jenks' dismissal.
GLC02750.051
7 July 1863
Swayne, Wagner, fl. 1863
[certificate granting Jenks permission to ride as a passenger on any steamboat in Cairo, Illinois not exclusivley in governmental service]
Also signed by Deputy [?] Swenney. Wagner Swayne signs as Provost Marshal.
GLC02750.052
16 July 1863
Smith, James, fl. 1863
to Edwin M. Stanton
Smith, Governor of Rhode Island, informs Stanton, Secretary of War, that "the first notice Captain Jenckes [Ethan A. Jenks] received of the commission on the charge made against him was the order dismissing him."
GLC02750.053
to Abraham Lincoln
Smith, Governor of Rhode Island, informs President Lincoln that "the first notice which Captain Ethan A. Jenks received of the commission on the charge made against him was the order dismissing him from Service, while on duty at the Siege of...
GLC02750.054
21 July 1863
Sanford, A., fl. 1863
to John G. Nicholay
Sanford, U. S. Marshal, requests that General Nicholay, Private Secretary of President Lincoln, assist Captain Ethan Jenks in delivering an Executive Communication from Rhode Island Governor James Y. Smith. States that the Communication (not...
GLC02750.055
3 August 1863
to Edward Davis Townsend
Smith, Rhode Island Governor, requests the original or certified copy of the enlistment of Private James A. Briggs to be used in the trial of Captain Ethan A. Jenks from Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General.
GLC02750.057
7 August 1863
Briggs, James A., fl. 1863-1864
[Private Briggs' statement regarding his health and enlistment in the Seventh Regiment of the Rhode Island Volunteers]
Briggs states that several doctors' examinations' found him fit for military service before he was sworn in.
GLC02750.058
19 June 1885
Barrett (photographer)
Grant, Ulysses S. Cabinet Card
White mount with imprint Barrett and printed caption below image: "General U.S. Grant and Family, at Mt. McGregor, Taken June 19th, 1885." Verso contains pencil inscriptions "78" and "43." View of Grant and his family gathered on the front steps of...
GLC07808.045
1941 - 1943
Various
US and Japanese photos of the attack on Pearl Harbor [Decimalized .01- .17]
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12 August 1863
Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893
[Copy of Special Orders restoring Ethan A. Jenks to command]
Restores Jenks to command with pay from the date at which he rejoins his regiment. Signed across the page on 17 September 1863 by Scovel, United States Additional Paymaster. Scovel confirms that Jenks has been paid up to 4 May 1863.
GLC02750.059
13 July 1865
Sawyer, J. A., fl. 1865
to Ethan A. Jenks
Sawyer, United States Paymaster, requests a copy of the 3 May 1863 order discharging Captain Jenks from military service.
GLC02750.063
16 December 1870
Chipman, Hosmer, & Gilmore, fl. 1870
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
[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...
GLC02750.068
17 August 1863
to Thomas M. Vincent
Signed by Vincent and returned to Jenks on 19 August 1863. Captain Jenks asks that Vincent, Assistant Adjutant General, inform him of the decision made concerning his case for reinstatement of command.
GLC02750.060
22 October 1863
Jenks writes to Stanton, Secretary of War, regarding his pay between the date of his dismissal and the time he received notification of dismissal. Colonel Bliss confirms Jenks' claims.
GLC02750.061
6 June 1865
Daniels, Perry, fl. 1865
[confirms the dates of Ethan A. Jenks' service in the Seventh Regiment of the Rhode Island Volunteers]
Colonel Daniels confirms the dates of Ethan A. Jenks' service and that Jenks did not receive his order of dismissal until 3 July 1863.
GLC02750.062
12 September 1865
[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
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
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
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
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