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10 December 1862
Heintzelman, Samuel P., 1805-1880
to John C. Kelton
Has received an order requesting reports from all commanders under General Pope in the Army of Virginia, and states he will send his report soon.
GLC02462.11
25 March 1864
Morgan, George Washington, 1820-1893
[Certificate of service for Edwin Saunders]
Certifying that Captain Edwin Dean Saunders served on his staff.
GLC02462.14
11 August 1862
Sherman, Thomas W. (Thomas West), 1813-1879
to Adam Badeau
Orders Badeau, an attache on Sherman's staff, to New Orleans.
GLC02462.20
18 November 1874
Cushing, William Barker, 1842-1874
[Naval pass]
Issued from the Navy Yard. Pass for one ton of coal, private property of R. T. Hieston. Cushing signs as commander, one month before his death. Two names appear on verso (possibly signatures): John P. Cahill, watchman, and John O'Neill.
GLC02463.04
24 June 1864
McCook, Edward M., 1833-1909
to Washington Lafayette Elliott
General McCook, commander of 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, transmits a communication from a surgeon in charge of an unspecified Confederate hospital. Indicates he intends "to send it through by a bye road in rear of their pickets so as...
GLC02463.12
1853-1885
Confederate States of America. Generals
Confederate generals born in Virginia: 34 letters & docs [decimalized]
[decimalized 02461.01-02461.34]
GLC02461
7 November 1861
Ashby, Turner, 1828-1862
to unknown
State inferred from content. General Ashby reports, "Mr. Duke who has been arrested as a spy and upon his own evidence has done acts that will establish beyond doubt his felony... He is a dangerous person..." A pencil note at the bottom of the page...
GLC02461.01
14 May 1861
Beale, Richard Lee Tuberville, 1819-1893
to John Letcher
Requests that Letcher, Governor of Virginia, authorize the ordnance department to purchase guns for use in Captain T.S. Garnett's company. Mentions Colonel Ruggles (possibly Daniel Ruggles). Also signed on verso is a note signed by secretary P.F...
GLC02461.02
29 May 1861
Chilton, Robert Hall, 1816-1879
to Robert Seldon Garnett
Chilton writes to Colonel Garnett, Adjutant General of Virginia forces in Richmond, Virginia. Relates, "I have the honour, in consequence of appointment in Army of the Confederate States, to resign my commission as Colonel of Cavalry in the...
GLC02461.03
7 August 1861
Colston, Raleigh Edward, 1825-1896
to Henry Toole Clark
Written near Tanners Creek. Colston, Colonel of the 16th Regiment, Virginia Volunteers. Mentions that he previously sent his Quartermaster Lieutenant A. T. Culpeper (possibly Alexander T. Culpepper) to request a grant of muskets from Clark....
GLC02461.04
22 January 1862
Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894
to Lieutenant Colonel Cummings
Orders Cummings' regiment to focus all their work "on the breast work in front of my quarters." The works have been taking too long to finish, and Early demands that "the whole of your regiment fit for duty except the guard...get all the axes spades...
GLC02461.05
22 March 1853
Floyd, John Buchanan, 1806-1863
to Robert McClelland
Floyd, a member of the Virginia state legislature, writes to McClelland, United States Secretary of the Interior. Recommends the appointment of General Douglas B. Layne for the post of Marshall of the Western District of Virginia. Writes, "He is at...
GLC02461.06
13 March 1865
Fry, Birkett Davenport, 1822-1891
to J. M. Otey
General Fry, in command of the Augusta District, writes to Lieutenant Colonel J. M. Otey (possibly John M. Otey), Assistant Adjutant General. Has just received a dispatch directing the extension of a courier line from Columbia to Winnsboro, South...
GLC02461.07
29 April 1861
Heth, Henry, 1825-1899
Randolph Harrison applies to Virginia Governor John Letcher for the position of Captain in the Quartermaster's Department of the State of Virginia. Lieutenant Colonel Heth endorses Harrison's request, from the Quartermaster General's Office in...
GLC02461.08
8 June 1862
Hill, Ambrose P., 1825-1865
to Robert Hall Chilton
General Hill writes to Colonel Chilton, Assistant Adjutant General serving under Robert E. Lee, to discuss an endorsement on an enclosed application [not present]. Hill desires a detail for the applicant as a clerk in the adjutant general's office of...
GLC02461.09
8 May 1861
Hunton, Eppa, 1822-1908
to Daniel Ruggles
Hunton informs General Ruggles: "I resigned my position of Brig Genl of Ma. and obtained the place of Col of active volunteers." Notes that General Robert E. Lee ordered him to report to General Cocke (possibly Philip St. George Cocke). Remarks, "I...
GLC02461.10
10 March 1864
Imboden, John D., 1823-1895
to William Smith
General Imboden writes from Headquarters of the Valley District. Imboden's friend, [Aylette?] B. Coleman of Nelson County, Virginia, was a volunteer aid on his staff, "but the promulgation of an order prohibiting men liable under the Conscript Act...
GLC02461.11
28 April 1863
Jenkins, Albert Gallatin, 1830-1864
General Jenkins requests arms from Letcher, Governor of Virginia. Reports that many of his men are not armed. Writes, "My command being made up of a lot of Refugees who have lost everything- We stand but little chance in the... competition for arms...
GLC02461.12
27 February 1862
Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891
to Jubal Early
Discusses "preparing your division for action," removal of officers wives, enemy at Harper's Ferry, and makeup of the Confederate Cabinet. Wishes to have "the necessary instructions now" for preparing the troops for battle, and if he should go...
GLC02461.13
May 25, 1863
Jordan, Thomas, 1819-1895
to Zebulon Baird Vance
General Jordan thanks Vance, Governor of North Carolina, for a letter intercepted from a clerk on the U.S.S. Huron, off of the Charleston Harbor. Thanks Vance in the absence of General P.G.T. Beauregard. Written on Headquarters, Department of South...
GLC02461.15
22 April 1861
Kemper, James Lawson, 1823-1895
Colonel Kemper, General in the Provisional army of Virginia, informs Letcher, Governor of Virginia: "Ambrose P. Hill of this state, late a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and of long experience in the service, is now on his way to Virginia from the West...
GLC02461.16
18 August 1862
Lee, Fitzhugh, 1835-1905
to Robert Ould
Brigadier General Lee writes to Colonel Robert Ould, Eastern Confederate agent for the exchange of prisoners. Requests that Ould examine the case of William Meade, a Bugler, Co. L, 1st Virginia, and to evaluate the case for the possibility Meade's...
GLC02461.17
11 December 1862
Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh, 1837-1891
Discusses troop movements in preparation for the Battle of Fredericksburg. Discusses Confederate plans if they are attacked and relates enemy troop movements. Written at 9:25 p.m., less than two days before the battle began. Written to an unknown...
GLC02461.18
30 September 1861
Magrunder, John Bankhead, 1807-1871
General Magruder requests that Captain Jeff Phillips (possibly Jefferson C. Phillips), of the 'Old Dominion Dragoons,' be promoted to the position of Lieutenant Colonel of a cavalry regiment. Relates that Phillips has been recommended by Colonels...
GLC02461.19
28 May 1861
Mahone, William, 1826-1895
Possibly created in Norfolk, Virginia. Mahone notes that Colonel Butt (possibly Alexander Bruce Butt), who bears this letter, will visit Richmond seeking a commission in the Provisional Army of Virginia. Notes that Butt is Commandant of the 7th...
GLC02461.20
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