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Union & Confederate Correspondence, Orders, 1861-1863Entry/Object ID
AM2014.1.174Scope and Content
Union & Confederate Correspondence, Orders, 1961-1862. Excerpts from Primary Sources compiled by Jackie Lewin.
Included:
O.R.--Series I--Volume L/1 [S# 105)
Union & Confederate Correspondence, Orders & Returns Relating to Operations on the Pacific Coast, January 1 to June 30, 1862 (*) --#2, #6, #8
O.R.--Series I--Volume LI/2 [S# 108)
Confederate Correspondence, Orders & Returns, Relating to Operations in Maryland, Eastern North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia (except Southwestern), and West Virginia. ---#4, May 10, 1861.
O.R.--Series II,-Volume 1 [S# 114]
Union Methods of Dealing with Guerillas and the Lawless Elements of Missouri--#3. Headquarters District of Northwest Missouri, Saint Joseph, Mo. March 25, 1862. (Brig. Gen. Ben Loan sending Robt. W. Donnell, Israel Landis, & Wm K. Richardson to St. Louis under guard as refusing to give bond.) "The War of Rebellion. A compilation of the Official Records of the Union & Confederate Armies."
Negotiations for Exchange of Prisoners between Generals Grant & Polk and their subordinates. Union Correspondence. Saint Louis, November 30, 1861.
Leon Papin to Gen. Halleck, responding to request for leave from Confederate Col. to go to St. Joseph & escort the wife of Jeff Thompson to South. Leave denied and Papin relates that Ms. Thompson a resident of lunatic asylum in City.
O.R. --Series III--Volume I [S# 122]
Correspondence, Orders, Reports, and Returns of the Union Authorities from November 1, 1860, to March 31, *) --#21, Denver, Colo, Sept. 13, 1861. From Colo. Chief Justice Ben Hall to Abraham Lincoln concerning the weak position of Union in Colorado and the collaboration of the Overland Mail in transporting arms to the South.
O.R. Series I--Vol. 13, [S# 19]
Correspondence, etc. Relating to Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, The Indian Territory and the Dept. of the Northwest from April 10 to Nov. 20, 1862. Union Correspondence--#1.
Leavenworth, April 16, 1862, related to importance of keeping Overland Mail to Pacific uninterrupted.
#4--Fort Laramie correspondence concerning protecting the telegraph line and emigrants from hostile Indians who have been raiding trains and cutting lines.
O.R. Series I--Volumen 22/2 [S# 33]
Correspondence, etc. Union.... #9: Concern from Utah requesting reinforcements due to Indians, urged on by Mormons, trying to break up overland mail. April 13, 1863.
O.R. Series I-Volume 41 [S3 85]
Correspondence, etc....Relating to Operations in Louisiana and the Trans-Mississippi States & Territories, Sept. 1, 1864-Oct. 15, 1863 (*) --#36
From Ben Holliday, Overland Mail to E. M. Stanton regarding Indians attacking mail coaches regularly.
O.R.--Series 1--Volume 22/1 [S# 32[
October 6, 1863--Action at Baxter Spring, Kans. Reportsof Maj Gen. Blunt, U.S. Army.; Lt. Col. Charles Blair, and Maj. Ben Henning regarding related to ambush by Quantrill's troops.Lexicon
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Civil warsSearch Terms
St. Joseph in the Civil War, Civil War in St. Joseph, Union Army, Confederate Army, Overland Mail, Thompson, M. Jeff, Quantrill's Raiders, Battle of Baxter Springs, KansasRelationships
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Landis, IsraelPerson or Organization
Robert W. DonnellPerson or Organization
Ben LoanPerson or Organization
William K. RichardsonPerson or Organization
M. Jeff ThompsonPerson or Organization
William QuantillRelated Publications
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