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25 April 1861
McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885
General order, no. 1
Assuming command of the Ohio Volunteer Militia, with a statement preparing his troops for battle.
GLC06235.01
General order, no. 2
Assigns General Bates and General Cox to command of Regiments, and names John McCleary and William Neil Dennison his aides-de-camp.
GLC06235.02
9 May 1861
Marcy, Randolph B., 1812-1887
Special orders, no. 3
Ordering officers to pick up necessary report books and order books from the Chief Quartermaster. Order issued by McClellan, signed by Marcy, and signed in print by Granger.
GLC06235.03
7 May 1861
General orders, no. 6
Order calling "the attention of the Regimental and Company Officers, to those portions of the Army Regulations defining their duties in regard to providing for the health and comfort of their men, and maintaining a close inspection over the messing...
GLC06235.05
14 May 1861
General orders, no. 7
Assigning Randolph Marcy as Assistant Adjutant General.
GLC06235.07
General orders, no. 8
Assigning Henry W. Benham as "Chief Engineer of this Department." Order given by McClellan but singed by Marcy.
GLC06235.08
16 May 1861
General orders, no. 10
Ordering all officers to submit daily morning reports. Order issued by McClellan, but signed by Marcy.
GLC06235.09
December 1861
[United States Army Volunteer enlistment form]
Blank enlistment form
GLC03619.02.05
GLC03619.02.06
15 March 1860
Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889
to Robert G. White
Discusses the upcoming Republican Presidential Convention in Chicago. Doubts he will be nominated, but is attempting to control the votes of delegates from his home state of Pennsylvania, in hopes of increasing both his chances of nomination and his...
GLC05891.10
15 October 1861
Britton, Edward H., fl. 1861-1862
Weekly Catawba journal. [Vol. 3, no. 114 (October 15, 1861)]
Accounts of battles and some minor engagements, including Naval Engagement at New Orleans, Confederates Victorious; Battle at Santa Rosa Island, A Confederate Victory; Battle Imminent at Pensacola; engagement at Columbus. Telegraph items from...
GLC05959.28.01
circa 1865
Radical Union Ticket.
For William G. Brownlow for Governor of Tennessee. Lists John Eaton Jr. for Superintendent of Public Instruction, R.R. Butler for Congress and for State Senate, PPC Nelson. Also has blank space for Representative, and Floater.
GLC01919.02
27 August 1864
Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865
[Report of ammunition in artillery reserves, ammunition train]
Written in camp near Petersburg. Lists shot, shrapnel, shell, and canister, among other reserves. Newbatt served in the Fifteenth New York Heavy Artillery.
GLC02382.139
28 August 1864
Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865
[Field return, artillery park]
Lists officers, soldiers, and horses present and absent. Captain Shaffer lists no casualties. Captain Shaffer served in the Fifteenth New York Heavy Artillery, part of the Army of the Potomac, which was active in Virginia near Petersburg in August...
GLC02382.140
4 September 1864
[Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]
Written in camp near Petersburg. Lists officers and soldiers present for duty. Lists casualties: 2 enlisted men killed & 4 wounded, all from the 14th Battery Mass. Artillery. Cites guns, artillery, and other supplies. Lists numbers of horses...
GLC02382.141
9 September 1864
Harn, William A., 1834-1889
[Field return of the Third New York Light Artillery, Sixth Corps, Army of the Potomac]
Partially printed. Written near Petersburg. Captain Harn lists numbers of officers, guns, and horses, among other items pertinent to his brigade. Page two includes a return of horses killed and wounded, and ammunition and material lost and...
GLC02382.142
10 September 1864
[Report of ammunition in reserve artillery train, Army of the Potomac]
Newbatt, a first lieutenant in reserve artillery, lists numbers of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition. GLC02382.139 from 27 August 1864, indicates that Newbatt served in the Fifteenth New York Heavy Artillery.
GLC02382.143
11 September 1864
Captain Shaffer indicates officers and other enlisted men present for duty in several companies and batteries. Cites no casualties. Notes numbers of guns, horses, mules, wagons, etc. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.
GLC02382.144
15 September 1864
Barker, Nathan, 1792-1866
[Report of horses and mules in reserve artillery, ammunition train, Army of the Potomac]
Barker signs as Captain and Assistant Quartermaster. Captain Calvin Shaffer, commanding artillery reserves, signs the docket.
GLC02382.145
16 September 1864
[Report of ammunition on hand in reserve artillery train, Army of the Potomac]
Written near Petersburg. Lieutenant and ordnance officer Newbatt lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.
GLC02382.146
18 September 1864
Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists 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.
GLC02382.147
24 September 1864
[Report of ammunition in reserve artillery, Army of the Potomac]
Written near Petersburg. Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, cites amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.
GLC02382.148
25 September 1864
Written near Petersburg. 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...
GLC02382.149
30 September 1864
Location inferred from previous items in the collection. Possibly written near Petersburg. Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.
GLC02382.150
2 October 1864
GLC02382.151
9 October 1864
GLC02382.152
[Report of ammunition in reserve artillery park, Army of the Potomac]
Written near Petersburg. Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.
GLC02382.153
12 October 1864
GLC02382.154
15 October 1864
GLC02382.155
16 October 1864
GLC02382.156
22 October 1864
GLC02382.157
23 October 1864
GLC02382.158
30 October 1864
Written near City Point, Virginia. Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.
GLC02382.159
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...
GLC02382.160
5 November 1864
Location inferred based on other documents in the collection. Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.
GLC02382.161
11 November 1864
GLC02382.162
13 November 1864
Mayo, Ezekiel R., 1834-?
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...
GLC02382.163
20 November 1864
GLC02382.164
1 December 1864
[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
GLC02382.166
7 December 1864
GLC02382.167
11 December 1864
GLC02382.168
28 December 1864
Craig, John N., fl. 1864-1865
[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...
GLC02382.169
31 December 1864
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
[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
[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
[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
15 January 1865
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...
GLC02382.174
11 January 1861
Hill & Dorion, fl. 1861
[Bill of sale for seventeen bales of cotton]
Partially printed bill for cotton sold to Taber & Kimball for the account of Major John H. Bills. Bills was a founder of Bolivar, Tennessee. Taber & Kimball, a cotton brokerage in Memphis, was owned by northerners.
GLC03619.02.01
1861-1865
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
[Message from Confederate President Jefferson Davis]
Asks the Confederate Congress for an appropriation of one million dollars, "to be expended for floating defence on the Western Rivers" and the authority to appoint steamboat men for the necessary service.
GLC03619.02.02
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