George S. Leland Papers 1862-1864

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George S. Leland Papers 1862-1864

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Leland collection contains various letters, papers, and correspondence related to the duties of a Civil War quartermaster. Much of the correspondence concerns requisitions, abstracts, provision estimates, telegrams regarding rations, lists of issues, officer's complaints, special military orders, public letters dealing with private citizens and property, and invoices of subsistence stores and commissary property. Collection also includes a canvas ration conversion chart as well as eight leather-bound issue, or "tally" books that inventory commissary railroad cargo.

5 cubic feet

The Filson Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7448292

The Filson Historical Society

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company

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The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) was founded in 1827, and operated from the Great Lakes, Ohio, through the mid-Atlantic. The B&O's successor, CSX Corporation, was created in 1987 from interim holding companies. From the description of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company personnel records, circa 1940-1979. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 760082029 ...

United States. Army. Quartermaster's Dept.

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The Quartermaster's Department controlled the gathering and allocation of supplies for soldiers. The department has existed in the United States since 1775. No biographical information is available on T. Lowler. From the description of T. Lowler certificate and receipt, 1865. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 86108140 ...

Leland, George S.

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Captain George S. Leland was a federal army quartermaster in the Union Department of West Virginia's Office of Commissary Subsistence (C.S.). His command was stationed at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, from 1862 to 1864. From the description of George S. Leland Papers 1862-1864 (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 423361846 ...