Letterbooks of J.C. Duane, 1864-1865.

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Letterbooks of J.C. Duane, 1864-1865.

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A ledger letterbook contains copies of letters sent and received by Duane in his official capacity, 1864 July 3-1865 June 15. Of interest are a letter from General Meade 1864 July 3 requesting Duane's opinion on whether an attack is feasible; Meade's orders of July 9 concerning a siege of Petersburg; Duane's plan of operation July 10; Duane's opinion that a mine assault would fail due to flanking artillery fire, July 24; Duane's deposition on the failure of the attack, July 30; and Duane's opinion on the feasibility of proposed night attacks on the Petersburg defenses, 1865 March. Pontoon bridges are also a fequent topic. A small pocket letterbook contains carbon copies of Duane's dispatches sent on the letter head of the Army of the Potomac headquarters 1864 March 11-July 29. A small pocket in the back of the volume contains loose dispatches received March and April 1865 together with carbon sheets, an ivory pencil, and a mss map of Hatcher's Run, 1865 April 1. Correspondents included J.G. Barnard, Richard Delafield, Winfield Scott Hancock, A.A. Humphreys, Rufus Ingalls, George G. Meade, Ira Spaulding, Gouveneur Kemble Warren, Horatio G. Wright.

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University of Virginia. Library

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