Civil War collection, 1806-1882 (bulk 1861-1865).

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Civil War collection, 1806-1882 (bulk 1861-1865).

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A collection of miscellaneous papers, 1806-1882 (bulk 1861-1865), mostly related to the Civil War, but including bills of exchange dated 1833 and 1882; a paper listing receipts of taxes in Erie County (Pa.), 1798-1806; a manuscript prospectus, with names of a few subscribers, for John Torrey and Asa Gray, A Flora of North America; undated notes, ca. 1880, on the legality of excluding a colored child from white schools in the District of Columbia; and other miscellaneous items. The Civil War material includes certificates of enlistment, honorable discharge, etc. in both Confederate and Union armies; blank forms; military reports; invoices and lists of ordnance; military passes; paroles and receipts for prisoners; receipts, some made out to Levi C. Ball; telegrams; records of courts-martial; correspondence (one letter in an envelope printed with Union propaganda); orders; typescripts of poems, and of narratives related to pension or spoliation claims; and some miscellaneous clippings and printed ephemera. Correspondence includes letters relating to claims of Mexican and French citizens resident in the Confederate States for damage to their property caused by the Union Army; some, mostly in French, relate to the claim of Louis Chauvet, a resident of Kennerville (La.). There is also a letter addressed to General E.D. Keyes, dated May 23, 1862, containing a sketch map and instructions to cross the Chickahominy River; these troop movements led up to the battle of Fair Oaks. A group of letters dated 1864 relates to the administration of the Frontier District and the Cherokee Nation; many of the letters are concerned with the protection of the Indians' rights to their livestock. One certificate records freeing a slave and his family as a reward for his service in the Confederate army.

0.8 linear feet (2 boxes)

New-York Historical Society

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Torrey, John, 1796-1873

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John Torrey (1796-1873) was one of the greatest figures in American botanical history. He led botanists in the adoption of the natural system of classification. His extensive herbarium became the foundation of the New York Botanical Garden Herbarium. Appointed botanist for the Geological Survey of the State of New York in 1836, he published the first compete flora of the state in addition to preparing descriptions of plants collected during surveys for the Pacific railroad routes, the...

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...

Cherokee nation

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Although the Treaty of Hopewell (1785) defined the boundaries of the Cherokee Nation and the U.S., Congress during the Confederation period was unable to keep white squatters off Cherokee lands. With violence escalating between Cherokees and settlers, particularly those of the "State of Franklin" (now Tennessee), Congress in Sept. of 1788 issued a proclamation forbidding white intrustion on Cherokee land. From the description of A talk from the head men warriers of the Cherokey Natio...

Gray, Asa, 1810-1888

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Botanist, ardent supporter of Charles Darwin, first professor appointed to the faculty of the University of Michigan, and Professor of Botany at Harvard University. From the description of Asa Gray collection, 1871-1885. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 68802268 Asa Gray is an American botanist. He was made Professor of Natural History at Harvard University in 1842 and held that position until 1873. He was the author of several works including Manual of the bota...

Ball, L. Chandler (Levi Chandler), 1809-1875

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Levi Chandler Ball was for many years a prominent Federalist of Hoosick Falls. Born in Vermont in 1809, at the age of 14 came to Hoosick Falls and remained in the family of Seth Parsons. From 1833, Ball was closely identified with the affairs of the town of Hoosick Falls as well as those of Rensselaer County. He held many local official positions, and at one time represented the county in the Legislature. In 1861 Ball was Quarter Master of the 125th Reg't N.Y.S. Volunteers and was for several ye...

Keyes, Erasmus D. (Erasmus Darwin), 1810-1895

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Brigadier General commanding the 4th Corps of the Army of the Potomac located, on the date of the letter, at Harrison's Bar, Virginia. From the description of Letter, July 10, 1862. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52112401 ...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Chauvet, Louis, b. 1820.

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