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What follows is a list of Civil War related military records from the manuscript holdings in the Department of Special Collections, University Libraries of Notre Dame. Linked record groups may be accessed online, as images and textual transcriptions.
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EDWARD BLOODGOOD BATTLE REPORT. 1864. 1 item (6 pp.). A report in clerical hand signed by Lt. Colonel Edward Bloodgood as commanding officer of the 22nd Wisconsin Infantry, recounting the regiment's operations from 16 May to 6 July 1864. The report is dated 10 July 1864, and is addressed to brigade headquarters (2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 20th Army Corps). The regiment was at the time attached to George Thomas's Army of the Cumberland, moving on Atlanta. The report tracks the 22nd from Resaca, Georgia (about 75 miles from Atlanta) to the Chattahoochie River (about ten miles distant). This copy is marked "Orig;" an endorsement indicates that it was received and forwarded by brigade headquarters. MSN/CW 2000-1.
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CO. C, 4TH TEXAS CAVALRY ORDERLY BOOK. 1863-1865. 1 vol., 30 cm., 48 leaves, with 27 pages of war-date entries in several hands. An orderly book kept by officers of Co. C, 4th Texas Cavalry (CSA), during the regiment's Civil War service in the Trans-Mississippi. Formed in Victoria County, Texas, in the summer of 1861, the regiment—also called the 4th Texas Mounted Volunteers—participated in Sibley's New Mexico campaign (1862) and thereafter served mostly in Louisiana and Texas. Though the actual entries in the book probably do not predate 1863, the contents pertain to the regiment's full history of service, to May 1865. These contents include: lists of men killed, wounded, transferred, and discharged, as well as non-battle casualties and a list of deserters (these lists were probably entered into the book from another source in August 1863, and were not updated with any frequency); a list of arms and accoutrements issued, from 29 June 1863 to the end of the war; a list of arms held by company members on 28 October 1864; lists of clothing issued, on specific dates (1864-65); a list of horses killed (mostly at the battle of Val Verde, New Mexico) and their values; records relating to a company relief fund (1863-64); and manuscript copies of four General Orders, together with two printed General Orders, tipped in. Though only one of these entries bears a signature—that of Lt. Ludwig von Roeder—the book is more obviously associated with Charles C. Linn of Victoria (b. 1837/8), captain of Co. C in 1864-65. Linn's name appears several times on the endpapers, and it was apparently he who retained the volume after the war. Sixteen pages of the book were filled with writing exercises around 1870, probably by Charles Linn's younger brother, William. Acquired through the generosity of Robert and Beverly O'Grady, 2006. MSN/CW 2011-1-B.
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CAMP MEIGS, MASSACHUSETTS, LOGBOOK. 1863-65. 1 vol., 23 cm. 136 leaves, titled in manuscript "Countersigns and Paroles of Camp Meigs." The volume contains dated daily entries from 14 November 1863 to 11 May 1865, each recording the countersign and parole passwords in effect for that day at the Union army's Camp Meigs in Readville, Massachusetts. MSN/CW 2004-1-B.
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JOHN DEITRICK / 7TH PENNSYLVANIA RESERVE RECORDS. 1861-1872 (bulk 1863-1864). 98 manuscripts, most partly printed; 8 circulars and other printed items. This group consists largely of military records retained by Lieutenant John Deitrick from his service in Company B of the 7th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry (1861-64) and from his post-war service in the National Guard of Pennsylvania. Deitrick (1842-?) was a blacksmith from Liverpool, Perry County, Pennsylvania. Seventy-five of the records relate to Company B of the 7th PRVI, which fought with the Army of the Potomac in the major campaigns of 1862 before spending much of 1863-64 in camp near Alexandria, Virginia. The greater number of the PRVI records date from March 1863 to April 1864, when 1st Lieutenant Deitrick was ranking officer with the company. Records include: a company muster-in roll (July 1861); five company muster rolls (July-August 1862 to September-October 1863); twenty monthly returns (August 1861 to March 1864); monthly returns of clothing and other Quartermaster's Department records; quarterly returns of ordnance and other Ordnance Department records. An additional group of 30 items dates from Deitrick's service as captain of the "Ellsworth Zouaves" in the 15th Division of the National Guard of Pennsylvania (c1869-72). MSN/CW 2006-1 to MSN/CW 2006-52; MSN/CW 2006-53-F1 to MSN/CW 2006-61-F1; MSN/CW 2006-62-F2 to MSN/CW 2006-64-F2; MSN/CW 2006-65-F3 to MSN/CW 2006-71-F3.
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JOHN S. MITCHELL / 27TH BATTALION VIRGINIA CAVALRY RECORDS. 1864. 3 documents. A group of records relating to the activities of 1st Lt. John S. Mitchell, as commanding officer of a detachment of the 27th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, assigned to guard disabled horses in Carroll County, Virginia. Two of the documents, copies in Mitchell's hand, record obligations of the Confederate government, left unpaid "for lack of funds". The first of these, dated 21 June 1864, acknowledges a debt of $5.25 to Wilkerson and Hail for 50 lbs. of flour; the second, dated 27 June, acknowledges a debt of $160.00 to John Wilkerson, for pasture for 160 horses. The third document (4 July 1864) is a letter of complaint filed by H. W. Gunter, a Carroll County farmer, asserting that Lt. Mitchell allowed his horses to forage on Gunter's property, destroying a crop of hay. Acquired through the generosity of Robert and Beverly O'Grady, 2004. MSN/CW 2010-1 to MSN/CW 2010-3.
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DEPARTMENT OF NORFOLK MORNING REPORTS. 1862. 8 items, 1 partly printed. A group of eight tabular morning reports, pertaining to elements of the 1st Brigade, 1st Division of the Confederate Department of Norfolk. The reports range in date from 22 April to 15 May 1862. One of the reports, covering 8 to 10 May, is for the entire brigade, then commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Fletcher H. Archer. Other reports are for: the eight infantry companies of Major John P. Wilson's regiment (15 May); the five infantry companies of Archer's Battalion (11-12 May); Captain J. W. M. Hopkins' company of Wilson's regiment (two reports, 22-23 April and 6-7 May); Captain James J. Phillips' company of the 9th Virginia Infantry (two reports, 4-5 and 11-12 May); and Captain Charles R. McAlpine's company of the 41st Virginia Infantry (12 May). The tables record the units' strength for the days indicated. Totals are entered, rank by rank, for soldiers who are present (whether "for duty", "sick", "in arrest", etc.) or absent ("with leave", "without leave", "on special service", etc.). MSN/CW 2007-1-F2 to MSN/CW 2007-3-F2.
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ULYSSES S. GRANT ORDER. 1863. 1 item (1 p.). An autograph document signed of Major General Ulysses S. Grant, as commander of the Department and Army of the Tennessee. The order was issued at Vicksburg on 25 July 1863, to the chief quartermaster of the department, Lieutenant Colonel Judson D. Bingham. It regards the reassignment of river craft to move General Nathan Kimball's Provisional Division from the environs of Vicksburg to Helena, Arkansas. On the reverse are notes on the disposition of the craft by Bingham's superintendent of river transportation. MSN/CW 2001-1.
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WADE HAMPTON DISPATCH. 1865. 1 item, partly printed. A recipient's copy, on a Southern Express Company form, of a telegraphic dispatch sent by Confederate Lt. Gen. Wade Hampton to Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard on 26 February 1865. The dispatch, sent from Fort Mills, South Carolina during the Carolinas campaign, describes cavalry skirmishing in the vicinity of Lancaster, South Carolina, and supposed Union intentions. Hampton then commanded all the cavalry opposing Sherman in the Carolinas. The day before the dispatch was sent, Beauregard had been superseded by Joseph Johnston as commander in this theater; Beauregard was now "second in command." Acquired through the generosity of Robert and Beverly O'Grady, 2005. MSN/CW 2009-1.
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DANIEL RUGGLES REPORT. 1862. 1 item (3 pp.). A report in clerical hand with the proxy signature of Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles (1810-1897), commander of District One of the Confederate army's Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. The report is dated 22 October 1862, and was written from district headquarters in Jackson, Mississippi to General Samuel Cooper, adjutant and inspector general of the Confederate army. It concerns the regulation of trade along the Gulf coast, with particular attention to the exportation of cotton. MSN/CW 2002-1.
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WHEELER'S CAVALRY CORPS RECORDS. 1863-65. 10 documents, 5 partly printed. A group of miscellaneous records relating to elements of Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler's Cavalry Corps of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. Most notable is an inspection report for William W. Allen's and William Y. C. Humes' divisions, filled out by the inspecting officer, Maj. Henry Bryan, from 27 October to 7 November 1864. The report is marked "Partial;" seven pages of the twelve-page circular have been completed, and three pages have been appended (identifying more than 125 absent officers). Also included in the group are three tabular morning reports: one for Charles C. Crews' brigade of William W. Allen's division, for 28 January 1865; one for Robert H. Anderson's brigade of Allen's division, for 24 March 1865, and one for James Hagan's brigade of Allen's division, also for 24 March 1865. Other documents include: a leave of absence granted Maj. John T. Wright, 8th Confederate Cavalry (28 June 1863); a Special Order No. 97, from Corps headquarters, regarding the collection and storage of corn and the procurement of ordnance and ordnance stores (13 November 1863); a Special Orders No. 327, transferring Pvt. John Daniels out of the 53rd Alabama Cavalry (21 December 1863); an authorization from Corps headquarters allowing Brig. Gen. John H. Kelly to grant dismounted troops 5 day furloughs to seek new horses (9 February 1864); a report regarding the number of horses and mules foraged in William Y. C. Humes' brigade (9 March 1864); an ordnance invoice from George G. Dibrell's brigade (10 June 1864); and a list of dismounted men being transferred from the 4th Georgia Cavalry to the 4th Georgia Infantry (13 February 1865). Acquired through the generosity of Robert and Beverly O'Grady, 2004-05. MSN/CW 2008-1 to MSN/CW 2008-5; MSN/CW 2008-6-F1; MSN/CW 2008-7 to MSN/CW 2008-8; MSN/CW 2008-9-F2; MSN/CW 2008-10 to MSN/CW 2008-11
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FITZHUGH LEE CIRCULAR. 1864. 1 document (2 pp.) A manuscript circular dated 3 May 1864, directed to the brigade commanders of Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee's Division of the Cavalry Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, specifying protocol for a military review to be conducted by Robert E. Lee the following day (4 May). The circular was issued from division headquarters, and was written and signed by Lt. Charles Minnigerode, Jr. (1845-1888), of Fitz Lee's staff. This copy bears the endorsement of Brig. Gen. L. L. Lomax, a brigade commander under Lee, who forwarded it with additional instructions to Col. Henry Clay Pate, commanding the 5th Virginia Cavalry. The review was never held, as in the early morning of 4 May Grant began crossing the Rapidan, initiating the Overland campaign. Acquired through the generosity of Robert and Beverly O'Grady, 2006. MSN/CW 2012-1.
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MICHAEL QUIN DOCUMENTS. 1863. 1 letter and 4 documents. Clerical copies of a group of four documents forwarded to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles by Secretary of State William H. Seward, together with a cover letter (13 August 1863) signed by Seward, relating to the forcible recruiting into the U. S. Navy of a 19-year-old Irish immigrant named Michael Quin. The documents include: a letter from the British ambassador, Lord Lyons, to Seward; a letter from the British consul in New York, Edward M. Archibald, to Lyons, giving an opinion on the case; and an eight-page affidavit of Quin's, witnessed by Archibald. Quin describes meeting a recruiting "runner" in Manhattan, who promised him passage to California but took him instead to a naval receiving ship, where he was "shanghaied." He was ultimately put on a train to Cairo, Illinois, to join the Navy's Mississippi Flotilla. He escaped from the train, returned to New York, and told his tale to the British consul. In his letter to Seward, Lyons requests reparations from the U.S. government. Seward refers the matter to Welles. MSN/CW 2013-1 to MSN/CW 2013-5.
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