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28 January 1864
Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880
[Communication of the Secretary of War]…January 28, 1864. Transmitted with Message of the President…February 8,1864.
stamp of record division
GLC06745.269
4 February 1864
Communication of the Secretary of War…Feb. 4, 1864. Transmitted with Message of the President…February 12, 1864.
GLC06745.270
14 November 1864
Communication of the Secretary of War…November 14, 1864. Transmitted with Message of the President…November 15, 1864.
GLC06745.272
6 December 1864
Communication from Secretary of War…Dec. 6, 1864. Transmitted with Message of the President…Dec. 7, 1864.
GLC06745.276
6 January 1865
Communication of Secretary of War…January 6, 1865. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President…Jan. 6, 1865.
GLC06745.279
15 February 1865
Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875
Communication from the Secretary of War…Feb. 15th, 1865. Transmitted with Message of the President…Feb. 20, 1865.
GLC06745.282
18 February 1865
Communication from Secretary of War…Feb. 18th, 1865. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President…Feb. 20, 1865
GLC06745.283
13 December 1864
Letter of Secretary of War…Dec. 13, 1864. [Transmitted with:] Message of the President…Dec. 15, 1864.
GLC06745.286
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
07 December 1941
United States. Navy
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...
GLC09547.12
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
Bliss, Zenas Randall, 1835-1900
to Edwin M. Stanton
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
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
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
Rex, George, fl. 1861-1877
[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
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
[monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage]
Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage. 31 July 1863.
GLC02750.072
30 September 1863
Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage. 30 September 1863
GLC02750.073
November 30, 1863
Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage. 30 November 1863
GLC02750.074
31 December 1863
Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage. 30 December 1863
GLC02750.075
29 February 1864
Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage. 29 February 1864
GLC02750.076
31 March 1864
Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage. 31 March 1864 Written at Camp Burnside.
GLC02750.077
30 April 1864
Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage. 30 April 1864
GLC02750.078
9 September 1864
Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage for June 1864
GLC02750.079
Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage for August 1864
GLC02750.080
Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage for October 1864
GLC02750.081
21 March 1865
Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage for February 1865. Written at Fort Sedgwick
GLC02750.082
April 1865
Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage for April 1865.
GLC02750.083
10 May 1865
Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage for March 1865. Written at Fort Sedgwick
GLC02750.084
4 June 1865
Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage for May 1865.
GLC02750.085
12 June 1865
Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage for December 1865.
GLC02750.086
26 June 1865
Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage. 26 June 1865
GLC02750.087
September 1863
Merrill, James F., fl. 1863-1865
[invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks]
Invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. September 1863
GLC02750.088
14 October 1863
[invoice of equipage issued to Lieutenant Edwin L. Hunt]
invoice of equipage issued to Lieutenant Edwin L. Hunt. 14 October 1863
GLC02750.089
October 1863
invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. October 1863
GLC02750.090
invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. October 1863. docketed November 1863
GLC02750.091
December 1863
invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. December 1863
GLC02750.092
February 1864
Bates, Gustavus D., fl. 1863-1864
invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. February 1864
GLC02750.093
March 1864
Fessenden, Samuel, fl. 1863-1864
invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. March 1864 Written at Camp Burnside.
GLC02750.094
April 1864
invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. April 1864
GLC02750.095
23 April 1864
invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. 23 April 1864
GLC02750.096
May 1864
invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. May 1864
GLC02750.097
June 1864
invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. June 1864
GLC02750.098
September 1864
invoice of equipage issued to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. September 1864
GLC02750.099
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