1861-1864 - Collection of Union Civil War Documents

Various, 1864. Unbound. Very good. This collection of 14 Union Civil War documents has been neatly maintained in a three-ring binder. All are in nice shape. It was a companion to the collection of letters listed as item #15, and based on information in that collection, this one was assembled in the 1970s.

A nice variety of documents from various units.

1. 5 Oct 1861 - Record of clothing issued to George W. Smith, 147th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

2. 28 Oct 1861 - Record of clothing issued to George W. Bowan, 58th Infantry Pennsylvania Volunteers

3. 29 Oct 1861 - Record of clothing issued to William (truncated) Miller, 58th Infantry Pennsylvania Volunteers

4. 5 Dec 1861 - Manuscript receipt voucher for the purchase of postage stamps by P. H. Y. Newell, Recruiting Officer at Hillsborough [New Hampshire?]

5. 23 Dec 1861 - Record of clothing issued to Cyrus Baldwin Jr., 58th Infantry Pennsylvania Volunteers

6. 4 Jun 1862 - Travel voucher for attending a "military commission" in Nashville, Tennessee issued to Lt. Col. Archibald Blakely, 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

7. 12 May 1862 - Commutation voucher for James F. Grimms and his servant while on recruiting duty at Hillsborough, New Hampshire

8. 30 Jun 1862 - Receipt to a civilian contractor, Albert Norton, for providing rations to recruits under the command of Captain James F. Grimes at Ogdensburg, New York

9. 14 Aug 1862 - Record of clothing issued to George A. Fall, 143rd Pennsylvania Volunteers
10. 31 Dec 1862 - Report - Quarterly Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Store Received, Issued and Remaining on Hand for Company P, 24th Regiment, Maine Infantry

11. 1 Jan 1863 - Large 17" x 14" Commission Certificate appointing John H. Meyer to be the Captain of Company G of the Eleventh Regiment of New Jersey Volunteers

12. 11 May 1863 - Pay and Ration voucher for 2nd Lieutenant Edward Murphy of the 5th U. S. Cavalry

13. 25 Dec 1863 - Discharge Certificate for Jacop Parent of Company B, Fourth Regiment of the New Jersey Volunteers

14. 28 Sep 1864 - Muster report for Company I, Twenty-First Regiment of Connecticut Volunteer Infantry showing "Present / Absent / Present Absent / Alterations Since Last Monthly Return" and identifying Enlisted Men on Extra Duty, Absent Enlisted Men, and Absent Officers by name . A nice mix of Union Civil War documents. (Inventory #: 010331)