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Abbott, Asa Townsend, 1841-1923?. Asa Townsend Abbott papers, 1915-1923.

Title: Asa Townsend Abbott papers, 1915-1923.

One volume (70 pages) of memoirs relating mainly to family affairs and to Abbott's service in Company E, lst Minnesota Volunteers (April-August 1861) and in the Signal Corps (August 1861-August 1865) with the Army of the Potomac in Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia. Includes 2 accounts by Abbott of Abraham Lincoln's visit to Fort Stevens, Washington, D.C., (1864 July) when the fort was under attack by Confederate troops commanded by Gen. Jubal Early; Abbott's description of his experiences in a hurricane near Key West, Fla., in 1869, when he was assigned to the 3d U.S. artillery; and a synopsis of Abbott's military career by Col. Benjamin F. Fisher.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71009847 View

Fisher, Benjamin Franklin, 1834-1915. The Benjamin F. Fisher papers, 1848-1984, (bulk 1848-1908)

Title: The Benjamin F. Fisher papers, 1848-1984, (bulk 1848-1908)

Personal correspondence (1848-1875); official correspondence (1861-1865). Biography of Alfred J. Fisher (n.d.) and reprints of Civil War letters from his brothers Calvin, John and Benjamin (1861-1866). Miscellaneous papers from fraternal and veteran's organizations including: United States Veterans Signal Corps Association and Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Pa. Commandery (1866-1907). Signal Corps vouchers and returns (1862). Various insurance policies, deeds and stock certificates (1856-1908). Signal Service "Key notes" used in cryptographs (n.d.). Inventory of Fisher's papers prepared by David S. Kyle (1984).

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22423825 View

Fisher, Benjamin Franklin, ca. 1835-1916. Papers, 1865-1914; (bulk 1865-1866).

Title: Papers, 1865-1914; (bulk 1865-1866).

Personal, business, and military letters. Business letters concern collection and payment of debts. Military correspondence relates to his unsuccessful attempt to keep his position as Chief Signal Officer, and to his efforts to procure promotions and better positions for the men under his command. Personal and political letters discuss the Democratic and Republican parties, the Radical Republicans, the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the agreement between generals Sherman and Johnston, the Wilderness battlefield, and Afro-American suffrage.

ArchivalResource: 19 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19647059 View