Civil War Period: War Department Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Excerpts, 1862-1864

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Civil War Period: War Department Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Excerpts, 1862-1864

Entry/Object ID

AM9999.999.3851

Scope and Content

Civil War Period: War Department Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Excerpts, 1862-1864. Various records during Civil War era of correspondence between government and military officials in the West and military orders. A = Ben Hall, Colorado Chief Justice to U.S. President, Sept. 13, 1861. Describes lack of manpower and artillery to defend Colorado Territory from rebels and Indians. Reports on Confederate activity of Ben McCulloch in the area. Asks for military units recalled from West to East to be diverted to the Territory. Reports rumors that parties associated with Overland Express & Mail are assisting the secessionists. B = 1862-1864 Records. Brig. Gen. James Craig assigned to protect mail, emigrants, and telegraph--April 16, 1862 Craig to Gen. J.G. Blunt, re-routing to route of stages and mail to protect from Indians, Reports on efforts to try to protect mail, trail, and lines with too little manpower, Reports to "bad humor" of Indians and their strength against the strength of U.S. Troops. Asks for troops, provisions for men and stock for winter.--July 11, 1862. Brig. Gen. P.E. Connor to Gen.. H.W. Halleck, request immediate re-enforcements against Indians stirred up by Mormons to break up mail and interrupt emigrant trains.--April 13, 1863. Ben Holliday to E.M. Stanton reporting on frequent attacks on mail coaches and asks Gen. Connor to be assigned to stop depredations.--Oct. 15, 1864 C = October, 1863 Reports on Battle of Baxter Springs, Kansas by Maj. Gen. J.G. Blunt, Lt. Col. Charles W. Blair, Maj. Benjamin S. Henning, Lt. James B. Pond. describing the battle between Quantrill's forces and Union forces. Also Confederate report of Quatrill's to Gen. Price D = 1861. Military Orders sent by Pony Express and Military Escorts ordered for Overland Mail. E = March 25, 1861. Military order sending Robert W. Donnell, Israel Landis, & William Richardson to St. Louis as prisoners, known secessionists. by Ben Loan F = Nov. 30, 1861, Military dispatch alerting Maj. Gen Halleck of attempt by Confederate Col. Chappell to pass Federal lines, pretending to proceed to St. Joseph to escort Jeff Thompson's wife to the South....however, Mrs. Thompson known to be in lunatic asylum in St. Louis. by Leon J. Papin

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Folder, File

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Civil wars, Telegraph

Search Terms

Civil War in Colorado Territory, Overland Mail, Union Army, Confederate Army, Indian Attacks on Mail Service, Mormons, Civil War Battles, Civil War in Kansas, Battle of Baxter Springs, Quantrill, William, Southern Sympathizers in St. Joseph

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Mar 7, 2016

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Charles W. Blair

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J. G. Blunt

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P. E. Connor

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Craig, James

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Robert W. Donnell

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Ben Hall

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H. W. Halleck

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Benjamin S. Henning

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Ben Holliday

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Landis, Israel

Person or Organization

Ben Loan

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Ben McCulloch

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Leon J. Papin

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James B. Pond

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William Quantrill

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William K. Richardson

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E. M. Stanton

Person or Organization

M. Jeff Thompson