The John W. Barriger papers, 1864-1867.

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The John W. Barriger papers, 1864-1867.

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Contains the following type of materials: correspondence / letters. Contains information pertaining to the following war and time period: Civil War. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: Department of the Ohio; Department of the Platte; Army of the Ohio. General description of the collection: The John W. Barriger papers include three copybooks of letters sent by Barriger while on duty as commissary during and after the Civil War; at the headquarters Department of the Ohio, mostly stationed at Knoxville (January 28, 1864-January 21, 1865); at Louisville, Kentucky (January 1-July 20, 1866 and November 28, 1866 to February 1, 1867); and at the headquarters, Department of the Platte (February 18-May 28, 1867). During the 1864 operations, he remained at permanent department headquarters, but the following year he apparently accompanied the Army of the Ohio in the field. No letters are available for his service in North Carolina other than a summary statement of January 1, 1866, that he had performed such duty. Also missing, is the volume of his correspondence for the period July 21 - November 27, 1866. The gap in February, 1867, however, results not from a comparable lack, but from the fact that he wrote no letters while transferring from Louisville to Omaha. Most of his wartime corespondence concerns supply operations, but an occasional letter refers to military operations. Among the prominent Union generals to whom he wrote are : Stephen G. Burbridge, Jefferson C. Davis, Amos B. Eaton, Theophilus T. Garrard, Eli P. Long, Montgomery C. Meigs, Edward E. Potter, John M. Schofield, Philip H. Sheridan, Joseph P. Taylor, John W. Turner, and William D. Whipple.

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United States. Army. Department of the Platte

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The Department of the Platte was a military administrative district established by the U.S. Army on March 5, 1866, with boundaries encompassing Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota Territory, Utah Territory and a small portion of Idaho. With headquarters in Omaha, the district commander oversaw the army's role initially along the Overland route (or Oregon Trail) to Salt Lake City, then later the construction route of the Union Pacific Railroad. The district also included the Montana road (or Bozeman Trail) th...

United States. Army. Department of the Ohio (1861-1865)

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Meigs, Montgomery C. (Montgomery Cunningham), 1816-1892

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Montgomery C. Meigs was an army officer and engineer. He was born in Augusta, Ga. on May 3, 1816. Meigs graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1836, where he studied civil and military engineering. Meigs was engaged in several federal engineering and surveying projects from 1836 to 1851. Between 1852 and 1860, he was supervising engineer for the Washington Aqueduct and for the U.S. Capitol dome and wings. Meigs served as a brigadier general during the Civil War and parti...

Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888

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Sheridan claimed he was born in Albany in the State of New York, the third child of six of John and Mary Meenagh Sheridan, Irish Catholic immigrants from the parish of Killinkere in County Cavan, Ireland. He grew up in Somerset, Ohio. Fully grown, he reached only 165 cm (5 feet 5 inches) tall, a stature that led to the nickname, "Little Phil." Abraham Lincoln described his appearance in a famous anecdote: "A brown, chunky little chap, with a long body, short legs, not enough neck to hang him, an...

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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Mary Ann Lamar Cobb (1818-1889), wife of Gen. Howell Cobb (1815-1868). From the description of Letter to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, 1888 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476494 Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was born in Kentucky. He attended Transylvania University for a short time before enrolling at West Point in 1824, at the age of 16. He graduated in 1828 and immediately joined the First Infantry. His regiment was engaged in the Blackhawk War of 1831. In 1833, he became a...

Schofield, John McAllister, 1831-1906

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U.S. Secretary of War. From the description of Letter signed : Washington, D.C., 1869 Jan. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270635150 U.S. secretary of war and army officer. From the description of Papers of John McAllister Schofield, 1837-1906 (bulk 1862-1895). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 74984707 American army officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : West Point, New York, to David A. Wells, [no year] May 27. (Unknown)...

Whipple, William D. (William Denison), 1826-1902

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Turner, John Wesley, 1833-1899

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John W. Turner of Columbus, Indiana enlisted March 7th, 1862 into Company C of the 6th Indiana Infantry Regiment where he served a three year term until his death in Gallatin, Tennessee. From the description of John W. Turner letter, 26 July 1862. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 712577488 ...

Barriger, John W. (John Walker), 1832-1906.

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John W. Barriger was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. He was a lieutenant colonel, Chief Commissary of Subsistence, Department (Dept.) of the Ohio; Chief Commissary of Subsistence, Department of North Carolina; captain, Depot and Purchasing Commissary Officer, Louisville, Kentucky; and Chief Commissary of Subsistence, Department of the Platte. From the description of The John W. Barriger papers, 1864-1867. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 50149930 ...

Eaton, Amos Beebe, 1806-1877

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Long, Eli P.

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Potter, Edward E.

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Burbridge, Stephen Gano, 1831-1894

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Burbridge was born on August 19, 1831 in Georgetown, Kentucky. He attended Georgetown College and the Kentucky Military Institute in Frankfort. Afterward he apprenticed with an established law firm and subsequently became a lawyer. He also had a large plantation. Upon the outbreak of the American Civil War, Burbridge organized the 26th Kentucky Infantry Regiment and joined the Union Army as the regiment`s colonel. After serving as brigade commander in several campaigns, and winning the Bat...

Taylor, Joseph Paul

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Garrard, Theophilus T.

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