Henry C. Guerin papers, 1843-1905.

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Henry C. Guerin papers, 1843-1905.

Chiefly consisting of correspondence as chief of the Subsistence Bureau, Confederate States Army of South Carolina, re officer inefficiency, impressment, investigation into misappropriations, and difficulties in procuring supplies. Including list of personel, 1862-1863; letter, 11 Jan. 1863, Gen. Roswell Sabine Ripley to Brig. Gen. Thomas Jordan, re supplying deficiency in troops, protesting against relieving Capt. John S. Ryan of his command, and his endorsement of Guerin; report, Mar. 1863, re investigation of goods and produce bought by government agents and sold by Keating Simons. Three letters, 7 Dec., 14 Dec., and 28 Dec. 1863, Richmond, Va., Lucius Bellinger Northrop, to Gen. Samuel Cooper, and Guerin, re Gen. P[ierre] G[ustav] T[outant] Beauregard's charges and complaints against the Commissary Department and Guerin, advising Guerin on his defense, and a resolution introduced to Congress by James Lawrence Orr. Letter, 11 Jan. 1864, Richmond, Va., from J.L. Orr, re his views towards the Guerin investigation; letter, 8 Aug. 1864, Spartanburg, S.C., Means, to Guerin, re enforcement of the Impressment Act, and the incompetence of Congress; letter, 26 July 1864, Richmond, Va., Thomas Underwood Dudley, Jr., to H.C. Guerin, re rising price of rice, and requesting a supply be shipped to him from Charleston, S.C. Affidavit, 24 May 1865, Winnsboro, S.C., E.W. Oliver, re Guerin's deposition, and three boxes of materials re Guerin's official returns as Commissary in Confederate States of America, July 1861-Apr. 1865; letter, 9 Jan. 1871, Orangeburg, S.C., John F. Riley to Guerin, re lawsuit against Riley for lumber used by the Confederate States of America.

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Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893

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P.G.T. Beauregard was a Confederate States Army general from New Orleans, Louisiana. The Aztec Club was organized in 1847 as a fraternal society for officers serving under General Winfield Scott's command in Mexico City. Several officers later became major Civil War leaders. From the description of Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard letter, 1892 Dec. 29. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70294149 Former Confederate general and resident of New Orleans. At the t...

Orr, James Lawrence, 1822-1873

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James Lawrence Orr (May 12, 1822 – May 5, 1873) was an American diplomat and politician who served as the 22nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1859. He also served as the 73rd Governor of South Carolina from 1865 to 1868 after a term in the Confederate States Senate. Orr was born at Craytonville, South Carolina located in Anderson County, South Carolina. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1841 and became an attorney. He served as a Democratic Co...

Ryan, John, 1894-

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Riley, John F., 1859-1920.

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Charleston, South Carolina manufacturer. The owner of the John F. Riley Foundry and Machine Works, Riley was a member of the Hibernian Society, the South Carolina State Democratic Executive Committee (1902-1904), and a Charleston city councilman. From the description of John F. Riley papers, 1884-1921 (bulk 1884-1895). (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144618 ...

Confederate States of America. Army. Commissary Dept.

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876

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Army officer. From the description of Orders of Samuel Cooper, 1860. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449910 Native of New Jersey, adjutant general in the U.S. Army, and adjutant general and inspector general in the Confederate Army. From the description of Samuel Cooper papers, 1775-1893 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24201832 Samuel Cooper was a native of New Jersey, adjutant general in the United States Army, and adjutant general and inspector gene...

Dudley, T. U. (Thomas Underwood), 1837-1904

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Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Kentucky. From the description of Thomas Underwood Dudley papers, 1867-1882. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 656802996 Episcopal Bishop of Kentucky. From the description of Thomas Underwood Dudley : miscellaneous papers, 1883-1899. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49217782 ...

Jordan, Thomas, 1819-1895

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Confederate general, chief of staff to G.T. Beauregard. From the description of Memorandum, [1874?]. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122541762 Confederate general. From the description of ALS, 1882 Sept. 23, New York, N.Y., to G.T. Beauregard. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122475273 From the description of ALS : Memphis, to G.T. Beauregard, 1866 Oct. 26. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 1...

Ripley, R. S. (Roswell Sabine), 1823-1887

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Brigadier general in the South Carolina State Militia, based in Charleston, S.C. From the description of Papers, 1862. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20115889 General Roswell S. Ripley, a native of Ohio, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1843 and served in the Mexican and Seminole Wars. Subsequent to leaving army service, he settled in South Carolina, where he was a businessman and also active in the state militia. He was named Major of South Caroli...

Simons, Keating Simons, 1827-1900.

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Oliver, E. W. H. M.

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Northrop, Lucius Bellinger, 1811-1894

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Commissary-general of the Confederate Army. From the description of Correspondence : of Lucius Bellinger Northrop, 1841- 1863. (Alexandria Library). WorldCat record id: 29991604 ...

Guerin, Henry C.

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Chief of Subsistence Bureau, Confederate States Army, South Carolina. From the description of Henry C. Guerin papers, 1843-1905. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 41069929 ...