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Confederate States of America Collection, 1861-1865

Title: Confederate States of America Collection 1861-1865

This collection is comprised of records and correspondence relating to the Confederacy and Confederate army.

ArchivalResource: 1.2 Linear feet; (3 boxes)

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/nyhs/confederatearmy/confederatearmy.html View

Twiggs, David Emanuel, 1790-1862. Autograph letter signed : Matamoros, to Lt. H.H. Sibley, 1846 May 23.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Matamoros, to Lt. H.H. Sibley, 1846 May 23.

About the progress of the campaign in Mexico.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

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Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk).

Title: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk).

A collection of images, manuscripts, and printed material, mostly relating to the Massachusetts soldiers and regiments in the American Civil War. Some material relates to other Union regiments and the Confederate States of America.

ArchivalResource: 47 linear feet (143 boxes, 2 volumes)

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Inventory of the Brigadier General William Wallace Burns Papers Ragan MSS 00116., 1848-1910 (bulk: 1861-1889)

Title: Inventory of the Brigadier General William Wallace Burns Papers 1848-1910 (bulk: 1861-1889)

William Wallace Burns (1825-1892) was born at 3 Sept. 1825 in Coshocton, Ohio and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1847. Posted to the United States Army Infantry, Burns served during the Mexican American War (1846-1848) on recruiting duty, then spent several years at various Indian posts in theWest and Southwest. In 1858, he was commissioned Captain in the Commissary of Subsistence. Burns served with the United States Army of the Potomac in the first months of the Civil War as General George B. McClellan's Chief Commissary in the West Virginia Campaign, and was later appointed Brigadier General of Volunteers 28 September 1861. In the Peninsular Campaign (Mar.-Aug. 1862), Burns commanded a Brigade of General John Sedwick's 2nd Divison, 2nd Corps, and, after recovering from wounds, commanded the 1st Divison, 9th Corps at the Battle of Fredericksburg (11-13 Dec. 1862). On 20 March 1863, Burns resigned his Volunteer commission and reverted to his staff rank of Major and Commissary. He served as Chief Commissary in the Department of the Northwest until the close of the Civil War. Breveted Brigadier General 13 March 1865 for gallant and meritorious services in the Civil War, William Wallace Burns retired 3 Sept. 1889 and died 19 April 1892 at Beaufort, South Carolina. Burns was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Papers consist chiefly of correspondence (1858-1888) in which Burns gives detailed accounts of Civil War battles fought during the Peninsular Campaign (Mar.-Aug. 1862), particularly the Seven Days Battles (25 June-1 July, 1862 ), including Peach Orchard, Allen's Farm, Savage Station, Glendale, Nelson's Farm, and Malvern Hill. Burns discusses military strategy, troop movements, military surgeons, weather conditions during battles, building pontoon bridges, building defense works, and and capturing Confederate works. One letter is present from the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). Correspondents include President Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, General Henry W. Halleck, General Winfield Scott Hancock, General George McClellan, General William Starke Rosecrans, and Major General Edwin Vose Sumner, as well as Emil Schalk, who was a war journalist. Topics include slavery, as well as the conduct and outcome of the war. Some correspondence (1888-1904) was written just before and after Burns' death among family members, notably his grandchildren Lloyd Burns Magruder, who was a cadet at the United States Military Academy, and Pauline Magruder, as well as William Wallace Burns' sister Mabelle Burns, usually called A substantial group of letters to Mabelle Burns is from her suitor for marriage, B. L. Prince. A few of the family letters from Pauline Magruder to her Aunt Mabelle Burns are written in French from Paris, France. Also included are copies of military orders and official reports focused on Burns' thwarted ambitions to become Major General and lead a Division in the Army of the Cumberland under the command of General Rosecrans. A few financial records and documents from legal procedings concern disputed rights to the an invention whose patent royalties were eventually shared by Burns with Henry Hastings Sibley are present, as are a few documents concerning Texas real estate transactions.Transcripts of correspondence (1848-1889) cover all of Series 1. Military Correspondence, with a few letters (Box/Folder 1/6/doc.a-c) from Series 2. Personal Correspondence with professional colleagues, and a few (Box/Folder 1/7/doc.a-h, and k) from Series 3. Personal Correspondence with family and friends. Mab. Sibley Tent,

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Pettis, George H. Manuscripts regarding the U.S. Army in the American Southwest, ca. 1877.

Title: Manuscripts regarding the U.S. Army in the American Southwest, ca. 1877.

This group of items consists of four manuscripts written by George H. Pettis regarding his experiences in the 1st Regiment of Infantry, California Volunteers in the American Southwest in the 1860s and 1870s. Two of the manuscripts are about the Civil War in New Mexico, and mention specifically Confederate Captain John Baylor, and the Union General H. H. Sibley, Captain Isaac Lynde, and General Edward Richard Sprigg Canby. The other two manuscripts discuss Pettis' experiences in the Indian Wars in New Mexico and Texas including the Battle of Adobe Walls in 1874. He talks about Kit Carson, Colonel James H. Carleton, Fort Bascom, Fort Craig, and Fort Fillmore. He also talks in detail about the Navajo, Apache, Jicarilla, Kiowa and Ute Indians.

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

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Sibley, Henry Hopkins, 1816-1886. Henry Hopkins Sibley, 1859.

Title: Henry Hopkins Sibley, 1859.

Letter of Henry Hopkins Sibley to E.H. Jones, 24 July 1859, Ft. Laramie. Contains a reference to "the Mountain Meadow Orphans, Wards of the Nation," who were then at Ft. Laramie. Important letter tracing the route of the small children not killed at the Mountain Meadows Massacre, 11 September 1857.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/368054025 View

Sibley, Henry Hopkins, 1816-1886. Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Hon. Wm. Marcy, 1853 Mar. 21.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Hon. Wm. Marcy, 1853 Mar. 21.

Recommending Andrew G. Chatfield for office of Justice of the Supreme Court of Minnesota Territory.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Skinner, Alanson, 1886-1925. Letter from Texas Indian agent, 1853 March 30.

Title: Letter from Texas Indian agent, 1853 March 30.

Letter written from Fort Belkamo, Texas. Describes crimes committed by Wichita, Waco, and Keechi Indians against residents of Texas, including horse theft. Discusses meeting with Chief Kowaaka [sic] and Major H. H. Sibley to discuss theft. It goes on to describe the imprisonment of the Indians and then their escape, in which the Chief lost his life after killing one of the guards. The Chief also killed his wife and child. Mentions talks with a Comanche Chief Gatumsie [sic] and War Chief Aquaquosh [sic]. Letter is incomplete and therefore unsigned. Letter is accompanied by explanatory note by Alanson B. Skinner. The explanatory note attempts to guess at who the writer of the letter was. It cites a report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for 1853 that lists R. S. Neighbors as a special agent to the Indians in Texas. The note rules out Neighbors as the author and instead suggests that one of his subordinates, likely Jesse Stern, wrote the letter.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

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The Raguet family, 1959, November.

Title: The Raguet family, 1959, November.

History of the Raguet family from the time of their arrival in the United States from France in the 1780s until the years of their Civil War service in Texas. Includes a variety of genealogical notes as well as more detailed descriptions of the family's life in Nacogdoches, Texas, including Sam Houston's courtship of Anna Raguet and her marriage to his Secretary of State Robert Anderson Irion, and an account of Henry Raguet's service with the Confederate Army and time with the Sibley Brigade. Also included is a 1960 update with further genealogical information of the Raguets, particularly their French heritage.

ArchivalResource: 1 typewritten manuscript, 27 pages.

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Mills, William Wallace Papers, 1856-1922

Title: Mills, William Wallace Papers 1856-1922

William Wallace Mills (1836–1913) wasa soldier, businessman, customs collector, consul, and El Paso pioneer. Papersinclude correspondence, literary productions, legal and financial documents,newspaper clippings, printed material, and photographs, and relate to the career ofMills.

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Bridger, Jim, 1804-1881. Letter, 1858 April 15 [to] Major Henry H. Sibley.

Title: Letter, 1858 April 15 [to] Major Henry H. Sibley.

Fur trader and scout. Letter praising "Sibley tent."

ArchivalResource: 1 p. ; 20 x 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7901866 View

Burns, William Wallace. Papers, 1848-1910 (bulk 1861-1889).

Title: Papers, 1848-1910 (bulk 1861-1889).

Papers consist chiefly of correspondence (1858-1888) in which Burns gives detailed accounts of Civil War battles fought during the Peninsular Campaign (Mar.-Aug. 1862), particularly the Seven Days Battles (25 June-1 July, 1862). Burns discusses military strategy, troop movements, military surgeons, weather conditions during battles, building pontoon bridges, building defense works, and and capturing Confederate works. Correspondents include Abraham Lincoln, Edwin Stanton, Henry W. Halleck, Winfield Scott Hancock, George McClellan, William Starke Rosecrans, and Edwin Vose Sumner, as well as Emil Schalk, a war journalist. Family correspondents include Burns' grandchildren, Lloyd Burns Magruder, a cadet at the United States Military Academy and Pauline Magruder, as well as Burns' sister Mabelle Burns, usually called "Mab," as well as Mab's suitor for marriage, B.L. Prince. A few financial records and documents from legal procedings concern disputed rights to the "Sibley Tent," an invention whose patent royalties were eventually shared by Burns with Henry Hastings Sibley are present, as are a few documents concerning Texas real estate transactions.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50959242 View

Mills, W. W. (William Wallace), 1836-1913. Mills, William Wallace Papers, 1856-1922

Title: Mills, William Wallace Papers, 1856-1922

The William Wallace Mills Papers, 1856-1922, contain correspondence, narrative, literary productions, letterbooks, memorandum book, account papers, deeds, legal papers, surveys, stock certificate, newspaper clippings, booklets, pamphlets, and photographs, and relate to the political career of William Wallace Mills.

ArchivalResource: 6 ft., 6 in.

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Smith, C. G. Documents relating mainly to Arizona.

Title: Documents relating mainly to Arizona.

Contents: material relating to the attack on the Oatman family by Indians on the Yuma trail, Feb. 1851, including letter from Roys Oatman and reports of interrogation of survivors; two items relating to the Civil War, including copy of proclamation of Confederate General H.H. Sibley, Dec. 16, 1861, declaring martial law in the Southwest, and letter from Dan Showalter to General Wright, Feb. 1862; translation of proclamation of governor of Sonora, Mexico, concerning threatened invasion of the state by William Walker and others, n.d. Included also: letter of transmittal, Feb. 18, 1877, from Smith to Bancroft.

ArchivalResource: Originals : 8 items in folder.Copies : partial microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 518:16) and positive.

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Clendenen, Clarence C. (Clarence Clemens). The Column from California, 1972.

Title: The Column from California, 1972.

Book length manuscript detailing the military campaigns of the California Column regiment in New Mexico during the Civil War. Also includes 21 illustrations in separate folder. Also includes publication submission letter from Clarence C. Clendenen to the Editor of the University of Southern California Press. Also includes letter from Robert A. Clark to Doyce Nunis discussing manuscript.

ArchivalResource: 1 typewritten manuscript, 256 pages.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/464227925 View

Mawson, Donald D. New Mexico - Civil War papers, 1969, undated.

Title: New Mexico - Civil War papers, 1969, undated.

Contains the following type of materials: reports / studies. Contains information pertaining to the following war: Civil War. General description of the collection: The New Mexico - Civil War papers include photocopies of civilian papers; a paper given before the Rock Island Civil War Round Table, March 19, 1969, summarizing the highlights of the Confederate Invasion of New Mexico, by John R. Baylor and Henry H. Siblex, 1861-1862. Paper was prepared by Donald D. Mawson and was entitled "The Civil War in New Mexico.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48009347 View

Confederate officers photograph album, n.d.

Title: Confederate officers photograph album, n.d.

This collection contains one hundred ninety two cartes-de-visite photographs of officers who served in the Confederate army. The majority of the officers served as either major generals or brigadier generals in the Confederate forces. The collection includes the photographs of many lesser known officers, as well as the famous; such as Lee, Beauregard, Morgan, Jackson, and Stuart. The collection also includes photos of past American presidents and European royalty. Acid free photocopies have been placed in the original photograph album and the originals are in a separate container. Both copies have the subject's name on it. The cartes-de-visites were taken by photographers in Mobile, Nashville, and New York; and are roughly two by five inches.

ArchivalResource: .66 cubic ft. (2 archives containers).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122548140 View

Kearny, Stephen Watts, 1794-1848. Stephen Watts Kearny collection of papers, [ca. 1847-1848].

Title: Stephen Watts Kearny collection of papers, [ca. 1847-1848].

Contents: Letters, Jan. - May, 1847 (4) to W.L. Marcy, Secretary of War (describing the military situation in California and his plans), to W.A. Richardson (instructions as Collector and Harbor Master, San Francisco), to J.M. Bonilla (to continue as Alcalde, San Luis Obispo), to Theodorus Bailey (informing the latter of his departure for the East); Instructions from Captain James Biddle to W.A. Richardon, Mar. 29, 1847, endorsed and forwarded by Kearny; receipt for commutation of rations, July 14, 1848, by John Huntress, corporal, 2nd Dragoons, while on detached service from Vera Cruz by order of Brigadier General Kearny, certified by Captain H.H. Sibley and Brigadier General Persifor F. Smith.

ArchivalResource: 6 folders in portfolio.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26284259 View