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Fleming, Francis P. (Francis Philip), 1841-1908. Francis P. Fleming letter, 1904 May 13 [manuscript].

Title: Francis P. Fleming letter, 1904 May 13 [manuscript].

Letter from Samuel Gibbs French (1818-1910), U.S. army officer and later Confederate major general, to F. P. Fleming, disagreeing with Raphael Semmes's "Service Afloat and Ashore During the Mexican War," his memoirs of the Mexican War.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24773940 View

Hart, John,. Collection of Confederate letters and receipts, 1860-1868.

Title: Collection of Confederate letters and receipts, 1860-1868.

The bulk of the collection contains letters, petitions, and affidavits concerning the desertion of Timothy T. White from the Confederate Army, his subsequent arrest for selling free blacks as slaves and possession of counterfeit money, the claim by C.Y. Savage for the return of his money paid to White for the slaves, and the judge's ruling for White's heirs after his death in 1864 (9 items). Correspondents in this case include V.A. Haynes, James A. Cross, F.H. Cobb, Alexander Donnan, Samuel Gibbs French, William Robertson, Judge W.T. Joynes, E.B. Branch, John H. Gayle, and David May. A second group of papers in this collection consist of receipts to Dr. J.C. Bragg, Amelia County, for coal, hogs, and bacon supplied to the Confederate Army; receipts for payment of his taxes with corn, wheat, molasses, potatoes, peas and beans; and a receipt from J.R. Anderson and Co. for delivery of iron to Dr. J.C. Bragg. There are two receipts to the estate of W.A. Bragg for payment of taxes with corn. A third group contains a certificate for bonds issued to Green Hill and receipts to his estate paid by David May for land taxes in Dinwiddie County. Three warrants on the treasury of the Confederate States were issued to M.E. Price by James G. Paxton, Lynchburg. John P. May received a letter in 1860 from the Ames Manufacturing Company concerning the price and availability of swords. John Gibson wrote to David May in 1861 about a runaway slave, Susan. David May wrote to John J. Blackstone enclosing a memorandum from Richard Henry Baker, Jr. about the estate of General T.H. Bayly at Mt. Custis. May was chosen in 1866 to represent Petersburg for the Freedman's Bureau. Three certificates for bonds, plus subsequent assignments, were issued to B.B. Arnold, Baughman and Richards, and A.W. Daley in 1864. In 1868, William Moore wrote to General Henry A. Wise requesting information about collecting a bill from Mrs. Perkins' agents.

ArchivalResource: 32 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122538398 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

Wright, Marcus J. (Marcus Joseph), 1831-1922. Papers, 1864-1951.

Title: Papers, 1864-1951.

Personal, family, and Civil War papers, including correspondence relating to Wright's request for Civil War military records and documents and photographs on the careers of John W. Frazer, Samuel G. French, and James I. Waddell, memoirs, and other biographical material. Correspondents include Lafayette McLaws and William Henry Wallace.

ArchivalResource: 192 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20188598 View

Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915.

Title: Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915.

Autograph letters and documents of officers and statesmen associated with the Confederacy in the Civil War, collected by Frederick Myers Dearborn.

ArchivalResource: 10 boxes (5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01500/catalog View

French, Samuel Gibbs, 1818-1910. Letter : to Dear Ord / by Samuel Gibbs French, 1846 Apr 21.

Title: Letter : to Dear Ord / by Samuel Gibbs French, 1846 Apr 21.

The letter describes Gen. Taylor's advance to the Rio Grande and events there by a member of the 3rd regiment of artillery, which formed a part of Gen. Taylor's force.

ArchivalResource: 8 p. ; 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702126754 View

Biography -- French, S. G.

Title: Biography -- French, S. G.

ArchivalResource: 1 file folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/310376178 View

French, Samuel Gibbs, 1818-1910. Samuel G. French and John Corse Civil War Correspondence, 1864 October

Title: Samuel G. French and John Corse Civil War Correspondence, 1864 October

This collection contains two letters dated October 5, 1864 that pertain to the Battle of Allatoona Pass. One letter is from Major General S. G. French of the Confederate States of America demanding the commanding Union officer to surrender his troops. The other letter is a reply to Major General S.G. French from Brigadier General John M. Corse in which he refuses to surrender.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (1 folder)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/213886572 View

French, Samuel Gibbs, 1818-1910. Samuel G. French papers, undated.

Title: Samuel G. French papers, undated.

Contains the following type of materials: report. Contains information pertaining to the following war and time period: Mexican War. Contains information pertaining to the following military unit and organization: 3rd US Infantry Regiment. General description of the collection: The Samuel G. French papers include general officer's paper: holograph copy of French's report to Brevet Major General Thomas S. Jesup, the Quartermaster General, October 7, 1850, of his operations in the Eighth Department (Texas), February-September, 1849, primarily while accompanying Brevet Major Jefferson Van Horne's detachment of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment from San Antonio to El Paso, June 1-September 8. This report recounts the hardships of the march, points out the difficulty of subsisting a large force at El Paso, and occasionally contrasts the supply problems encountered with those faced during the Mexican War.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47351206 View

War Department Collection of Confederate Records. 1825 - 1927. General Samuel G. French's Papers

Title: War Department Collection of Confederate Records. 1825 - 1927. General Samuel G. French's Papers

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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/598798 View

French, Samuel Gibbs, 1818-1910. Papers, 1848-1904.

Title: Papers, 1848-1904.

Requisitions for army supplies during the Mexican War; pay accounts, 1848; and orders to and for French, an officer during the Mexican War and afterward, and in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Two letters of 1894 indicate that French was then living in Woodbury (Gloucester Co.), N.J.

ArchivalResource: 18 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20770175 View

Autograph File, F, 1447-1994.

Title: Autograph File, F, 1447-1994.

The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01429/catalog View

Storrs, George S. George S. Storrs papers [microform] 1862-1864.

Title: George S. Storrs papers [microform] 1862-1864.

The collection consists of papers of Major George S. Storrs from 1862-1864. The papers include correspondence, morning reports, military orders, field returns, and rosters documenting Storrs' duties and activities as an artillery commander with the Confederate States of America Army primarily with General Samuel G. French's Division during the Civil War. The materials contain information on the soldiers under Storrs' command, as well as information on engagements, armament, and casualties within his unit.

ArchivalResource: .5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476136 View