G. T. Beauregard
A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Edwin A. Thompson and Aurelia Wolsey Revised by Patrick Kerwin and Lia Apodaca
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2005
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Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2005
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006004
Title: Papers of G. T. Beauregard
Span Dates: 1844-1883
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1861-1865)
ID No.: MSS12203 Creator:
Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893
Extent:
6,500 items;
54 containers;
5.6 linear feet;
9 microfilm reels
Language: Collection material in English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: U.S. and Confederate Army officer, engineer, railroad executive, and public official. Correspondence, scrapbooks, and military
papers, including letterbooks, headquarters records, telegrams and dispatches, orders, endorsements, and rosters. The bulk
of the papers, 1861-1865, relate primarily to Beauregard's career as a general in the Confederate Army, especially at Fort
Sumter and Charleston, South Carolina; Manassas and Petersburg, Virginia; Shiloh, Tennessee; Corinth, Mississippi; and Atlanta,
Georgia. Other topics include Beauregard's work as an engineer, public official, and railroad executive in New Orleans and
his service under General Winfield Scott in the Mexican War.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped
by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.
Names: Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893
Bonham, Milledge L. (Milledge Luke), 1813-1890--Correspondence Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876--Correspondence Cobb, Howell, 1815-1868--Correspondence Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876--Correspondence Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889--Correspondence Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane), 1835-1909--Correspondence Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902--Correspondence Hardee, William Joseph, 1815-1873--Correspondence Hill, D. H. (Daniel Harvey), 1821-1889--Correspondence Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879--Correspondence Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891--Correspondence Jordan, Thomas, 1819-1895--Correspondence Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870--Correspondence Longstreet, James, 1821-1904--Correspondence Pickens, F. W. (Francis Wilkinson), 1805-1869--Correspondence Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864--Correspondence Ripley, R. S. (Roswell Sabine), 1823-1887--Correspondence Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 Totten, Joseph Gilbert, 1788-1864--Correspondence Van Dorn, Earl, 1820-1863--Correspondence Walker, Leroy Pope, 1817-1884--Correspondence Confederate States of America. Army United States. Army
Subjects: Atlanta Campaign, 1864 Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861 Engineering--Louisiana--New Orleans Lotteries--Louisiana Mexican War, 1846-1848 Railroads--Louisiana--New Orleans Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862 Charleston (S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Charleston (S.C.)--History--Siege, 1863 Corinth (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1862 Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.)--Siege, 1861 Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Mississippi--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 New Orleans (La.)--Officials and employees Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Occupations: Army officers, Confederate Engineers Public officials--Louisiana
Provenance:The greater part of the papers of G. T. Beauregard, United States and Confederate Army officer, engineer, railroad executive,
and public official, was purchased by the Library of Congress in 1915. Other items were donated or purchased from 1909 to
1972.
Processing History: The Beauregard Papers were processed in 1963. An addition was made in 1978, and the collection was prepared for microfilming
in 1984. The finding aid was revised in 2003.
Copyright Status: The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of G. T. Beauregard is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States
(Title 17, U.S.C.).
Microfilm: A microfilm edition of these papers is available on nine reels. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division
concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan.
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, G. T. Beauregard
Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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1818, May 28 |
Born near New Orleans, La. |
1838 |
Graduated, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. |
1841 |
Married Laure Villere |
1846 |
Served as an engineer on staff of General Winfield Scott in Mexico |
1847 |
Took part in Mexican War battles of Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Contreras, and Mexico City |
1853 |
Promoted to captain, United States Army |
1858-1861 |
Chief engineer in charge of draining the site of New Orleans, La. |
1860 |
Married Caroline Deslonde |
1861 |
Superintendent of United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., for five days Resigned from United States Army Appointed brigadier general, Confederate Army, in command of forces at Charleston, S.C. Commanding officer, Department of Alexandria Commanding officer, 1st Corps, Army of the Potomac Promoted to general, Confederate Army
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1862 |
Assistant to General Albert Sidney Johnston, Confederate Army Commander, Army of the Mississippi Commanding officer, Western Department Commander, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, with headquarters at Charleston, S.C.
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1864 |
Commander, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, Confederate Army Commander, Military Division of the West
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1865 |
Named second in command to General Joseph E. Johnston Chief engineer and general superintendent, New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad
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1866-1870 |
President, New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad |
1866-1876 |
President, New Orleans & Carrollton Railroad Co. |
1877-1893 |
Supervisor, Louisiana lottery |
1879 |
Adjutant general of Louisiana |
1888 |
Commissioner of public works, New Orleans, La. |
1893, Feb. 20 |
Died, New Orleans, La. |
The papers of Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (1818-1893) consist of a diary, personal letterbooks, military records, the manuscript of "Reminiscences" which served as the basis for Alfred Roman's The Military Operation of General Beauregard (1884), scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material spanning the years 1844-1883. All but a few items are dated during or concern the Civil War.
The few early items in the collection relate to Beauregard's career as an engineer in New Orleans and on the staff of General
Winfield Scott in Mexico, where Beauregard took part in the siege of Vera Cruz and the battles of Cerro Gordo, Contreras,
and Mexico City. The bulk of the correspondence, the military papers, and the "Reminiscences" relate to Beauregard's service
as an officer of the Confederate Army. He was in command of the troops at Charleston, South Carolina, when the Civil War
began with the siege of Fort Sumter. The papers also document his role in the battles of First Manassas and Shiloh, in the
sieges of Corinth, Charleston, and Petersburg, and in the consolidation of Southern forces after the battle of Atlanta.
Material on Beauregard's career as a railroad executive and public official in New Orleans and supervisor of the Louisiana
lottery can be found in his letterbooks. Three volumes of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings are devoted almost exclusively to the Civil War.
Principal correspondents include Milledge L. Bonham, Braxton Bragg, Howell Cobb, Samuel Cooper, Jefferson Davis, Augusta J.
Evans, Wade Hampton, William Joseph Hardee, Daniel Harvey Hill, John Bell Hood, Joseph E. Johnston, Thomas Jordan, Robert
E. Lee, James Longstreet, F.W. Pickens, Leonidas Polk, R. S. Ripley, Joseph Gilbert Totten, Earl Van Dorn, and Leroy Pope
Walker.
The collection is arranged in six series:
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BOX 1 REEL 1
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Beauregard's diary. |
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BOX 2-12 REEL 1-2
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Copies of correspondence. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX 13-46 REEL 2-7
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Letterbooks, telegrams, dispatches, endorsement books, order books, transfer books, registers, and rosters. |
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Arranged alphabetically by military department or division and therein by type of material. |
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BOX 47-49 REEL 7-8
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A register containing entries for various Confederate military units, two volumes containing copies of letters, and notes
and genealogical and biographical material.
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BOX 50-52 REEL 8
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Scrapbooks. |
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Arranged in approximate chronological order. |
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BOX 53-54 REEL 8-9
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Correspondence, notes, reports, and calling cards. |
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Arranged by type of material. |
Available on microfilm. Shelf no. 19,007
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BOX 1 REEL 1
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Diary, 1847
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Beauregard's diary. |
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BOX 1 REEL 1
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1847, Jan. 14-Sept. 12 |
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BOX 2-12 REEL 1-2
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Personal letterbooks, 1844-1880
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Copies of correspondence. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX 2 REEL 1
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1844, June 19-1846, Dec. 26 |
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BOX 3 REEL 1
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1846, Nov. 26-1847, Mar. 1 |
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BOX 4 REEL 1
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1861, Mar. 4-May 25, also includes "Record of Fort Sumter" |
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BOX 5 REEL 1
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1861, Mar. 1-1863, Dec. 8 |
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BOX 6 REEL 1
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1861, June 30-1863, Feb. 9 |
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BOX 7 REEL 1
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1865, Dec. 16-1867, Apr. 18 |
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BOX 8 REEL 1
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1867, Apr. 19-1869, Feb. 4 |
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BOX 9 REEL 1
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1869, Feb. 6-1872, Feb. 5 |
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BOX 10 REEL 2
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1872, Feb. 28-1875, Dec. 1 |
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BOX 11 REEL 2
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1875, Dec. 4-1880, Mar. 24 |
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BOX 12 REEL 2
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1880, Mar. 9-1883, Dec. 5 |
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BOX 13-46 REEL 2-7
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Headquarters Records, 1861-1865
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Letterbooks, telegrams, dispatches, endorsement books, order books, transfer books, registers, and rosters. |
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Arranged alphabetically by military department or division and therein by type of material. |
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BOX 13 REEL 2
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Department of Alexandria, Army of the Potomac, Army of the Mississippi, Western Department, and Department No. 2 |
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Letterbook "A," 1861 |
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Department of Alexandria, June 1-20 |
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Army of the Potomac, June 21-Dec. 31 |
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BOX 14 REEL 3
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Letterbook "B," 1862 |
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Army of the Potomac, Jan. 2-29 |
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Army of the Mississippi, Jan. 29-May 6 |
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Western Department, May 7-June 25 |
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Department No. 2, June 26-Sept. 9 |
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BOX 15 REEL 3
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Letterbook "C," 1862 |
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Army of the Mississippi, Apr. 1-May 26 |
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Western Department, May 7-June 25 |
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Department No. 2, June 26-Aug. 27 |
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BOX 16 REEL 3
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Summary of letters received, 1861, Dec 29-1862, Aug. 29 |
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BOX 17 REEL 4
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Telegram book "A," Army of the Mississippi, 1862, Feb. 17-Apr. 24 |
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BOX 18 REEL 4
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Telegram book "B," Army of the Mississippi, 1862, Apr. 25-June 18 |
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BOX 19 REEL 4
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Telegram book (transcripts), Army of the Mississippi (Thomas Jordan and Braxton Bragg), 1862, June 19-Aug. 11 |
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BOX 20 REEL 4
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Endorsement book, 1862 |
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Army of the Potomac, Jan. 3-30 |
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Army of the Mississippi, Mar. 7-May 6 |
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Western Department, May 7-July 13 (kept by Braxton Bragg June 18-July 13) |
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BOX 21 REEL 4
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Order book, 1861 |
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General orders, June 2-Dec. 24 |
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Special orders, June 4-Dec. 31 (Department of Alexandria and Army of the Potomac) |
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BOX 22 REEL 5
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Special order book, 1862, Jan. 2-Aug. 27 |
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Army of the Potomac |
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Army of the Mississippi |
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Western Department No. 2 (Thomas Jordan for Beauregard and Braxton Bragg) |
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BOX 23 REEL 5
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Transfer book, 1861, June 7-1862, Nov. 27 |
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BOX 24 REEL 5
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Register, 1861, June 9-1862, July 31 |
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BOX 25 REEL 5
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Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida |
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Letterbooks, 1862 |
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Aug. 21-Sept. 30 |
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BOX 26 REEL 5
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Oct. 1-31 |
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BOX 27 REEL 5
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Nov. 1-30 |
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BOX 28 REEL 6
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Dec. 1-31 |
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BOX 29 REEL 6
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Field telegram and dispatches, 1862, Oct. 21-1863, Feb. 2; 1864, Jan 24-Nov. 15. Includes Department of the West, |
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1864, Oct. 3-Nov. 15 |
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BOX 30 REEL 6
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Letterbook and telegram book (transcripts), 1864 |
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Letters, Apr. 22-Sept. 22; Nov. 15 |
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Telegrams, Jan. 17-Feb. 2; Apr. 25-June 3. Includes Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Jan. 17-Feb. 2 |
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BOX 31 REEL 6
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Letterbook, 1864, Apr. 22-May 30 |
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BOX 32 REEL 6
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Letterbook "B," kept by John M. Ortez, assistant inspector general, 1864, May 30-July 9 |
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BOX 33 REEL 6
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Letterbook, kept by Thomas Jordan, assistant inspector general, 1864, July 10-Oct. 2 |
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BOX 34 REEL 6
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Telegram book, 1864, Apr. 22-June 9 |
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BOX 35 REEL 7
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Endorsement book "A," 1864, Apr. 23-Sept. 27 |
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BOX 36 REEL 7
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Roster of officers, 1864 |
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BOX 37 REEL 7
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Military Division of the West |
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Letterbook "A" |
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1864, Oct. 11-Dec. 31 |
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BOX 38 REEL 7
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1865, Jan. 4-Mar. 16 |
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BOX 39 REEL 7
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1865, Feb. 11-Apr. 10 |
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BOX 40 REEL 7
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Letterbook of Henry Bryan, assistant inspector general, 1864, Nov. 30-1865, Mar. 9 |
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BOX 41 REEL 7
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Telegram book "C," 1864, Dec. 3-1865, Mar. 18 |
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BOX 42 REEL 7
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Special orders, 1864, Oct. 18-Dec. 30 |
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BOX 43 REEL 7
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Special field orders, 1864, Oct. 23-1865, Mar. 6 |
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BOX 44 REEL 7
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Endorsement books |
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1864, Oct. 3-Dec. 31 |
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BOX 45 REEL 7
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1865, Jan. 1-Mar. 17 |
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BOX 46 REEL 7
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Organization of Military Division of the West, 1864-1865 |
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BOX 47-49 REEL 7-8
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Miscellaneous Record Books, 1862-1869
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A register containing entries for various Confederate military units, two volumes containing copies of letters, and notes
and genealogical and biographical material.
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BOX 47 REEL 7
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Register |
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First Corps, Army of the Potomac, pp. 5-115, 1862, Jan. |
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List of generals and lieutenant generals, p. 116, 1863, Jan. 1 |
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General officers, Army of the Mississippi, p. 118, n.d. |
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Army of the Potomac, pp. 124-126, 1862, Jan. 31 |
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General officers, Department of Northern Virginia, p. 127, 1862 |
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Return of the First Corps, Army of the Potomac, p. 128, 1862, July 21 |
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"Yankee" Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Manassas, pp. 129-130, n.d. |
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Force at Battle of Shiloh, pp. 131-133, 1862, Apr. 6-7 |
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Confederate forces that retreated from Corinth, Miss., pp. 155-160, 1862, May 27 |
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Army of the Mississippi (Braxton Bragg), pp. 161-163, n.d. |
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Officers of the different military courts, pp. 166-167, 1862 |
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Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, pp. 168-244, [1862?] |
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BOX 48 REEL 8
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Miscellaneous Book, 1861-1865 |
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Copies of letters, 1861, Jan. 23-1865, Apr. 27 |
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Miscellaneous Book, 1865-1869 |
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BOX 49 REEL 8
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Notes on Edward Albert Pollard's The Lost Cause: A New Southern History of the War of the Confederates, 1867
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Notes on Horace Greeley's The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-64, 1865
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Genealogical and biographical notes on Beauregard, 1869 |
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Cash accounts, 1865, Jan.-Mar. |
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BOX 50-52 REEL 8
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Scrapbooks, 1861-1870
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Scrapbooks. |
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Arranged in approximate chronological order. |
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BOX 50 REEL 8
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Vol. 1, 1861-1862 |
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BOX 51 REEL 8
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Vol. 2, 1861-1864 |
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BOX 52 REEL 8
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Vol. 3, 1861-1870 |
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BOX 53-54 REEL 8-9
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Miscellaneous Unbound Material, 1860-1879, n.d.
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Correspondence, notes, reports, and calling cards. |
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Arranged by type of material. |
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BOX 53 REEL 8-9
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General correspondence, 1860-1879, n.d. |
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Book file, "Reminiscences," notes, n.d. |
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Narrative |
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(8 folders)
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BOX 54 REEL 9
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(2 folders)
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Charleston, S.C. |
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(4 folders)
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Petersburg, Va. |
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(2 folders)
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Military papers, reports, 1861-1865 |
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Miscellany, calling cards, n.d. |
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