Finding Aid to the Edward Otho Cresap Ord Papers, 1850-1883

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Finding Aid to the Edward Otho Cresap Ord Papers, 1850-1883

Collection number: BANC MSS C-B 479

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Collection Summary

Collection Title: Edward Otho Cresap Ord papers

Date: 1850-1883

Collection Number: BANC MSS C-B 479

Creator: Ord, Edward Otho Cresap, 1818-1883

Extent: 9 boxes Number of microfilm reels: 2 3.6 linear feet 6 digital objects (16 images)

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Biography

Edward Otho Cresap Ord, born in Cumberland, Maryland in 1818, descended from a family of military forebears. His mathematical ability early won for him an appointment to West Point, from which he graduated in 1839. For his first assignment, with the third artillery, he fought the Seminole Indians in Florida in 1840. In 1847 he was sent around the Horn to California, where he aided in maintaining order in Monterey, was made a captain in 1850, and in 1854 married Mary Mercer Thompson. From 1850 he participated in the coast survey, working mainly in the vicinity of San Pedro, California. He led a successful campaign against the Rogue River Indians of Oregon in 1856, and later against the Spokane Indians of Washington.

At the beginning of the Civil War, Ord was stationed at the San Francisco Presidio, He was soon ordered east, defended Washington, D. C. from November 1861 to May 1862, and then headed the Army of Tennessee, taking part in the battle at Iuka, Mississippi. He was wounded while driving back Confederate troops at Hatchie. From June to October 1863, he led the Army of Western Louisiana. In March 1864 he campaigned against Staunton, Virginia and later led operations against Richmond. He was again wounded at the capture of Fort Harrison. He commanded the Army of the James and the Department of North Carolina from January 8, 1865, and actively assisted in the battle of Petersburg, Virginia.

After the war, Ord was sent to various posts - Ohio, Arkansas, California, and Texas. He was retired with the rank of major general in 1880, and while on his way from New York to accept a position as engineer for the construction of a railroad in Mexico, fell ill with yellow fever, dying at Havana, Cuba, when taken ashore, on July 22, 1883.

Scope and Content

This collection of papers was given to the Bancroft Library by Miss Ellen Ord, the diaries in 1922, and the remainder of the material in 1956. The papers contain correspondence, primarily of a military nature; accounts relating to the Coast Survey and to the Army; Army orders and circulars; 3 diaries, 1850-1856; and a few miscellaneous papers. The collection deals to a large extent with the Civil War period, but also touches upon other phases of the General's career, particularly post-Civil War Arkansas and Texas during disturbances in the Rio Grande area. Also included is a small portion of papers of his son, Edward Otho Cresap Ord, Jr., who followed a military career.

Partial List of Correspondents

A Miscellany

Abel, William H.: Telegram reporting on General Ames' activities, Aug. 25, 1864.
Alexander, Barton Stone, 1819-1878: Letter, Sept. 20, 1869, concerning limits of the reservation at Peninsula Island and other reservations in the Bay of San Francisco.
Ammen, Daniel, 1819-1898: Letter, Apr. 19, 1877
Andrews, George Lippitt, 1828-1920: Telegram, Aug. 4, 1865
Arkansas. Governor: Telegram, Apr. 26, 1867, by Isaac Murphy.
Arnold, Richard, 1828-1882: Copy of letter, Oct. 13, 1863
Associated Pioneers of the Territorial Days of California: Letter, Jan. 12, 1881, by Francis D. Clark, Secretary.

Abbott, Henry L.: 3 telegrams, 1864
Abell, C. C.: 2 letters, 1864-1865. 1864 letter forwards statement re strength of 18th army corps.
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-: 4 letters, 1864. Letter of Aug. 2, is copy, containing report of operations of July 30, 1864.
Atchison, Charles B., d. 1876: 7 telegrams, 1865-1866

B Miscellany

Bacon, Cyrus, d. 1868: Telegram, July 12, 1864
Baird, Absolom, 1824-1905: Letter, July 23, 1867
Barnes, Joseph K., 1817-1883: Telegram, Feb. 27, 1866
Barry, William Farquhar, 1818-1879: Telegram, June 8, 1866
Barthowomew, William H., d. 1874: Telegram, Nov. 25, 1867
Belcher, John Hill, d. 1901: Letter, Mar. 12, 1875, enclosing copy of letter from U.S. Quartermaster's Dept. by M. C. Meigs.
Belknap, William Worth, 1829-1890: Telegram, July 29, 1865.

See also U.S. War Dept.
Bell, Louis, 1836-1865: Copy of report of action of July 30 before Petersburg, Va., Aug. 3, 1864.
Binney, Amos, d. 1880: Telegram, May 19, 1865
Birney, William, 1819-1907: Letter, Apr. 4, 1865
Brice, Benjamin William, 1809-1892: Telegram, May 18, 1865

See also Curtis, Newton Martin
Brooks, Horace, 1814-1894: Letter, May 21, 1866, to L. Thomas.
Burnham, Hiram, d. 1864: Copy of letter addressed to Major William Russell, containing report on operations of July 29-30, July 31, 1864.
Burwell, Armistead, 1839-1913: Telegram, Nov. 20, 1867

Babcock, Orville Elias, 1835-1884: 5 letters, 1865-1867
Bache, Alexander Dallas, 1806-1867 see U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Badeau, Adam, 1831-1895: 2 letters, 1867
Baker, La Fayette Curry, 1826-1868 see U.S. War Dept.
Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894: 2 letters, 1863-1864

See also Irwin, Richard Biddle.

See also Army orders in Box 8.
Belcher, A. F.: 2 letters, 1865, concerning enemy' s movements at Dutch Flat.
Bernard, Reuben Frank: 2 letters, 1869-1870, to Lt. Col. Thomas Dunn, including reports from Arizona Territory. 1870 letter is copy.
Biddle, Henry Jonathan, d. 1862: 2 letters, 1862
Birney, David Bell, 1825-1864: 22 telegrams, 1864.

See also Davis, Robert S.; Kensel, George Amos.
Bowers, Theodore Shelton, 1832-1866: 36 telegrams, 1864-1865. Aug. 1, 1864 contains copy of dispatch from Sherman; Aug. 9, 1864, copy of dispatch from Sherman; Aug. 24, from Sheridan; Sept. 3, from H. H. Slocum; Feb. 16, 1865, from A. Lincoln; Feb. 22, from E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War; Mar. 8, 1865, from Sheridan. Many sent by order of General Grant.

See also U.S. War Dept.

See also Army orders in Box 8.
Bradley, George W., d. 1882: 4 telegrams, 1865
Breck, Samuel, 1834- see U.S. Adjudant General's Office. See also Army orders in Box 8.
Brown, Hugh Gibson, d. 1901: 5 letters, 1864-1881
Brown, Orlando: 2 telegrams, 1865
Burbridge, Stephen Gano, 1831-1894: 4 letters, 1863
Burnett, Henry Lawrence, 1838-1916: 4 telegrams, 1865
Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881: 10 letters, 1864
Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1818-1893: 22 letters, 1864-1865

See also Kensel, George Amos.

See also any orders in Box 8.

C Miscellany

Caldwell, Henry Clay, 1832-1915: Letter, Aug. 2, 1867.

See also Emerick, J. H.
California State Telegraph Company: Letter, July 30, 1869, by James Gamble.
Canales, Servando: Letter, Mar. 17, 1880, from Matamoros, re frontier relations and railroad construction.
Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg, 1817-1873: Letter, Dec. 2, 1849
Catlin, Lynde, d. 1901: Letter, July 11, 1864. Copy of letter written for E. O. C. Ord.
Claiborne, John Francis Hamtramck, 1809-1884: Letter, Dec. 4, 1867, to Judge Hill.
Coan, William B.: Copy of report to Capt. J. R. Sealy re activity of July 29-30 in vicinity of Petersburg, Va., Aug. 5, 1864.
Cole, George W., d. 1875: Telegram, Mar. 5, 1865
Comstock, Alden H., d. 1891: Telegram, Jan. 28, 1865
Cullen, Edgar Montgomery, 1843-1922: Copy of letter addressed to Capt. Read, July 31, 1864.
Cullum, George Washington, 1809-1892: Telegram, Sept. 27, 1863

Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889 see U.S. War Dept.
Carney, George James: 3 letters, 1865

See also Porter, Horace
Carr, Joseph Bradford, 1828-1895: 2 letters, 1864-1865. 1864 letter is copy of report to Major W. Russel re activity of his command on July 30, 1864.

See also Turner, John Wesley.
Chambers, Alexander, ca. 1832-1888: 2 telegrams, 1862
Chandler, John Gorham: 6 letters, 1856-1863
Clark, Francis D. see Associated Pioneers of the Territorial Days of California
Cochrane, William Henry Dearborn: 2 letters, 1865
Coffin, Edward Winslow: 4 telegrams, 1865
Coke, Richard, 1829-1897 see Texas. Governor
Comstock, Cyrus Ballou, 1831-1910: 8 telegrams, 1864-1865. Jan. 17, 1865 includes copy of dispatch by J. A. Rawlins. Some sent by order of Gen. Grant.

See also Michie, Peter Smith.
Conner, Phineas Sanborn, 1839-1909: 2 letters, 1864, containing reports on medical conditions of troops in Texas.
Constable, Nathaniel S., d. 1880: 3 telegrams, 1863
Cook, John 1825-1910: 2 telegrams, 1865
Cooper, Samuel, 1793-1876 see U.S. Adjudant General's Office
Couch, Darius Nash, 1822-1897: 6 telegrams, 1864
Coughlin, John: 8 letters, 1865
Cox, Jacob Dolson, 1828-1900: 20 letters, 1865-1866. Some written as Governor of Ohio. Letter of Mar. 2, 1866 re Erdman case is copy.
Crocker, Marcellus Monroe, 1830-1865: 4 telegrams, 1862
Crosby, John Schuyler, 1839-1914: 2 letters, 1863. Both letters include copies of dispatches from Maj. Gen. W. B. Franklin.

See also Army orders in Box 8.
Curry, James, d. 1889: 2 letters, 1865
Curtis, Newton Martin, 1835-1910: 3 letters, 1864-1865. Letter of Aug. 3, 1864, re action of his brigade in battle before Petersburg, Va., is copy. Telegram of June 6, 1865 includes copy of dispatch from Brice.

D Miscellany

Davis, Reuben, 1813-1890: Copy of letter re condition of freedmen, Dec. 27, 1867.
De Leon, David Camden, 1822-1872: Copy of letter, Aug. 2, 1852
Devin, Thomas Casimer, 1822-1878: Letter, Nov. 8, 1869. For enclosure, see Winter folder.
Dull, A. J.: Letter, Oct. 14, 1878, re constructing railroad from Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande.
Duryée, Abram, 1815-1890: Letter, June 4, 1862

Dana, Charles Anderson, 1819-1897 see U.S. War Dept.
Dana, James Jackson, d. 1898 see U.S. Quartermaster's Dept.
Dana, Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh, 1822-1905: 7 letters, 1864. From Matagorda, re U.S. troops' activities in Texas. Letter of Jan. 22 is copy. Some addressed to Lt. Col. W. B. Scates. Feb. 15 letter is incomplete.
Davies, Thomas Alfred, 1809-1899: 2 letters, 1862
Davis, Edmund Jackson, 1827-1883: 2 letters, 1864-1875. 1864 letter contains report on cavalry forces at Brownsville, Texas. 1875 letter re situation along the Rio Grande, is addressed to W. Belknap, Secretary of War.
Davis, George Whitefield, 1839-1918: 2 letters, 1865
Davis, Robert S: 20 letters, 1864. Aug. 29 telegram includes copy of dispatch from D. B. Birney. Some sent for Birney.
Delano, Colombus, 1809-1896 see U.S. Treasury Dept.
Dent, Frederick Tracy, 1822-1892: 2 letters, 1865
Devens, Charles, 1820-1891: 11 letters, 1865-1877
Dillingham, Lucius A.: 3 letters, 1865
Dix, John Adams, 1798-1879 see Army orders in Box 8
Drum, Richard Coulter, 1825-1909 see U.S. Adjudant General's Office. See also Army orders in Box 8.
Duane, James Chatham, 1824-1897: 2 letters, 1865
Dull, James J.: 2 letters, 1878-1880, re construction of railroad in Texas.

E Miscellany

Evans, Andrew Wallace: Letter, Jan. 24, 1865
Evans, George Washington, d. 1896: Telegram, July 11, 1864, to Gen. Wallace.

Eaton, Amos Beebe, 1806-1877: 3 telegrams, 1865
Eckert, Thomas Thompson, 1825-1910 see U.S. War Dept. and U.S. Adjudant General's Office
Emerick, J. H.: 4 telegrams, 1865. Apr. 29 contains copy of dispatch by A. H. Caldwell.
Este, William Milder, d. 1900: 9 letters, 1864
Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818- see U.S. Dept. of State

F Miscellany

Forsyth, Lewis Cass, d. 1902: Telegram, Aug. 6, 1866
Foster, Robert Sandford, 1834-1903: Telegram, Dec. 24, 1867
Freudenberg, Charles Godfrey, d. 1885: Telegram, Dec. 8, 1865, sent by order of Maj. General Pleasanton.

Ferrero, Edward, 1831-1899: 26 telegrams, 1865
Foster, John Watson, 1836-1917: 5 letters, 1877-1880, written while U.S. Minister to Mexico.
Franklin, William Buel, 1823-1903: 2 letters, 1863

See also Crosby, John Schuyler.
French, William Henry, 1815-1881: 3 letters, 1864
Fry, James Barnet, 1827-1894: 2 letters, 1865-1872

G Miscellany

Galvan, Jeremiah: Letter, Aug. 21, 1878, from Brownsville, Texas.
Garrard, Jeptha, 1858-1915: Telegram, Mar. 8, 1865
Gentry, William D.: Telegram, July 11, 1864, describing Civil War skirmish.
Goldsborough, Jacob Loockerman.: Copy of letter written for Ord, July 12, 1864
Gordon, James, 1833-1912: Letter, Sept. 19, 1862, to Col. Leggett.
Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904: Letter, Apr. 9, 1865
Green, John, 1825-1908: Report from Arizona Territory, Dec. 4, 1869
Grier, William Nicholson, 1812-1885: Letter, Aug. 18, 1870

Gamble, James see California State Telegraph Company
Gibbon, John, 1827-1896: 41 letters, 1865
Gilchrist, A.: 5 telegrams, 1865, mainly re prisoners.
Gillem, Alvan Cullom, 1830-1875: 2 telegrams, 1867

See also Army orders in Box 8.
Gordon, George Henry, 1825-1886: 38 telegrams, 1865. Apr. 6 includes copy of dispatch from E. V. Sumner. June 9 is incomplete.

See also Ludlow, Benjamin Chambers.
Graham, Charles Kinnaird, 1824-1889: 15 telegrams, 1865. Feb. 14 incomplete.
Grant Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885: 154 letters, 1862-1867. Telegram of Sept. 21, 1864 includes copy of telegram from E. M. Stanton, Sec. of War, enclosing dispatch from John D. Stevenson; Feb. 21, 1865 includes copy of telegram from O. A. Gilmore re fall of Charleston, S.C.; Mar. 3, telegram from E. M. Stanton; Mar. 14, from J. M. Schofield; Apr. 5, 1865 includes copy of dispatch from P. H. Sheridan; letter of Dec. 6, 1866 is copy; Dec. 10, 1867, is copy of extract from telegram.

See also Bowers, Theodore Shelton; Comstock, Cyrus Ballou; Humphreys, Andrew Atkinson; Parker, Ely Samuel; Riggin, John; U.S. War Dept.; Wallace, Lewis.

See also 1863 v. in Box 7, and Army orders in Box 8.
Greene, Oliver Duff, 1833-: 3 telegrams, 1867

See also Army orders in Box 8.
Gregg, John Irvin, 1826-1892: 9 letters, 1865
Guthrie, James, 1792-1869 see U.S. Treasury Dept.

H Miscellany

Hains, Peter Conover, 1840-1921: Letter, July 2, 1863, to Walter B. Scates.
Harrison, Pixey R.: Letter, Oct. 10, 1870. Also signed by L. D. Latimer, U.S. attorney, re litigation concerning Presidio boundaries.
Haynie, Isham Nicholas, 1824-1868: Letter, [Sept. 24?], 1862
Henry, Guy Vernor, 1839-1899: Copy of letter addressed to Capt. T. Read, reporting on operations of July 29-30, around Petersburg, Va., July 31, 1864.
Hill, Bennett Hoskin, d. 1886: Letter, July 1, 1865, to Lt. Col. O. H. Hart.
Hillyer, William Silliman, 1831-1874: Letter, [Sept.] 23, 1862
Holabird, Samuel Beckley, 1890-1907: Copy of letter to Capt. N. S. Constable, containing orders for Constable to go to Matagorda Bay, and concerning activities of ships and troops there, Dec. 8, 1863.
Hough, Alfred Lacey, 1826-1908: Letter, Apr. 20, 1870

Halleck, Henry Wager, 1816-1872: 12 letters, 1863-1865. Mainly telegrams.

See also Wager, David Collin.

See also Army orders in Box 8.
Halsey, Thomas Helmes, d. 1877 see U.S. Pay Dept.
Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886: 3 telegrams, 1864
Hardie, James Allen, 1823-1876: 10 telegrams, 1864-1865. Some by order of the Secretary of War, E. M. Stanton.
Harris, William Hamilton, d. 1895: 3 letters, 1864
Hart, Orson H., d. 1874: 2 telegrams, 1865
Hartsuff, George Lucas, 1830-1874: 27 telegrams, 1865
Heckman, Charles Adam, 1822-1896: 13 telegrams, 1864-1865
Henry, William Wirt: 6 telegrams, 1864
Herron, Francis Jay, 1837-1902: 3 letters, 1863-1864. Letter of Feb. 11, 1864, contains report on the Rio Grande frontier, written at Brownsville, Texas.

See also 1863 v. in Box 7.
Hicks, J. C.: 2 telegrams, 1865
Hill, Robert Andrews, 1811-1900: 8 letters, 1867. Letter of Aug. 8 is copy.
Hoffman, William, 1807-1884: 3 telegrams, 1865
Holt, Joseph, 1807-1894: 3 telegrams, 1865-1866. As Judge Advocate General. Some by order of the Secretary of War.
Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879: 3 telegrams, 1858-1865
Hovey, Alvin Peterson, 1821-1891: 6 letters, 1863-1865. July 5, 1863 is report on operations at Vicksburg, addressed to Lt. Col. Walter B. Scates.
Howard, Oliver Otis, 1830-1908: 4 letters, 1867, as commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau.
Howard, Robert V. W., d. 1875: 3 telegrams, 1865
Hoyt, Charles Henry, d. 1897: 5 letters, 1865-1866. Letter of May 18, 1866 is copy of report re arms for Fenians, addressed to P. Ord.
Hubbard, Richard Bennett, 1836-1901 see Texas. Governor
Humphreys, Andrew Atkinson, 1810-1883: 46 letters, 1864-1873. Aug. 24, 1864 telegram includes telegram from U. S. Grant.
Humphreys, Benjamin Grubb, 1808-1882 see Mississippi. Governor
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889: 7 telegrams, 1864-1865
Hurlbut, Stephen Augustus, 1815-1882: 2 telegrams, 1862
Hutchings, William Vincent, d. 1888: 2 telegrams, 1865

I Miscellany

Irwin, Richard Biddle, d. 1892: Letter, Aug. 19, 1863, communicating orders from General Banks.

See also Army orders in Box 8.

Ingalls, Rufus, 1820-1893: 26 telegrams, 1864-1865
International and Great Northern Railroad Co.: 4 letters, 1878-1881, by H. M. Hoxie and R. S. Hayes, re Texas railroads.

J Miscellany

Jackson, Richard Henry, d. 1892: Telegram, May 20, 1865
Jefferds, M. R.: Letter, Feb. 9, 1878, re U.S. consul Wilson at Matamoras.

James, William Levis: 9 telegrams, 1865
Johnston, Joseph Eggleston, 1850-1878 see U.S. Quartermaster's Dept.
Jones, James E.: 2 telegrams, 1865
Jones, Roger, 1789-1852 see U.S. Adjudant General's Office

K Miscellany

Kargé, Joseph, d. 1892: Letter, Nov. 5, 1868
Knight, John Henry: Letter, Jan. 20, 1866

Kautz, August Valentine, 1828-1895: 14 letters, 1865

See also Turner, John Wesley
Kensel, George Amos, d. 1881: 9 letters, 1864. Sept. 4, includes copy of dispatch from D. B.Birney. Some sent for General Butler.
Ketchum, William Scott, d. 1871 see U.S. War Dept.
Keyes, Erasmus Darwin, 1810-1895 see Army orders in Box 8.

L Miscellany

Lamon, Ward Hill, 1828-1893: Letter, Feb. 21, 1878
Lawrence, Abram Burtt: Telegram, Feb. 10, 1864
Lee, Albert Lindley, 1834-1907: Telegram, Sept. 24, 1863
Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832-1913: Letter, Jan. 10, 1865
Leet, George Keller, d. 1881: Telegram, Sept. 29, 1864
Lockwood, Henry Hall, 1814-1899: Telegram, Feb. 13, 1865
Longstreet, James, 1821-1904: Letter, May 9, 1865

Lathrop, Solon H., d. 1867: 7 telegrams, 1865
Lawler, Michael K., ca. 1820-1882: 2 letters, 1862-1863. 1863 letter contains report of operations during expedition to Jackson, Miss. (July 1863).
Lawrence, Samuel Betts: 27 letters, 1864. Mainly written for E. O. C. Ord. Copies.
Lee, Samuel Perry, d. 1890: 2 letters, 1865
Leggett, Mortimer Dormer, 1831-1896: 7 letters, 1862-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, Pres. U.S., 1809-1865: 4 telegrams, 1865

See also Bowers, Theodore Shelton.
Ludlow, Benjamin Chambers, d. 1898: 10 telegrams, 1865. May 22, 1865, includes copy of dispatch from G. H. Gordon.

M Miscellany

McClure, Daniel, d. 1900: Telegram, July 11, 1866
Macfeely, Robert, ca. 1828-1901: Telegram, May 31, 1866
McKim, W. J.: Letter, July 12, 1863, containing report of casualties near Jackson, Miss.
Marston, Gilman, 1811-1890: Letter, Aug. 29, 1864
Mexico. Consulado San Francisco: Letter, Nov. 9, 1869, by Isaac de Rivas.
Mississippi. Governor: Letter, Nov. 26, 1867, by B. G. Humphreys.
Moffitt, R. E.: Letter, Nov. 16-19, 1878, containing report from Santa Rosa, Mexico to Lt. Bullis.
Montgomery, Alexander, d. 1893: Telegram, Aug. 10, 1865
Moorman, George: Letter, Nov. 29, 1867, re troubles in Mississippi judicial system.
Morrison, William Rails, 1825-1909: Telegram, Sept. 26, 1862
Morse, Augustus, d. 1888: Telegram, Oct. 2, 1863

McClellan, Ely, d. 1893: 4 telegrams, 1864-1865
McDonald, Alexander, 1832-: 3 letters, 1867-1870
McCrary, George Washington, 1835-1890 see U.S. War Dept.
McCulloch, Hugh, 1808-1895 see U.S. Treasury Dept.
McDowell, Irvin, 1818-1885: 2 letters, 1862

See also Schriver, Edmund.

See also Army orders in Box 8.
McKee, George Colin, 1836-1890: 2 letters, 1867
Mackenzie, Ranald Slidell, 1840-1889: 2 telegrams to Theo. Read, 1865
McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864: 3 letters, 1862-1863

See also 1863 v. in Box 7.
Manning, Stephen Hart: 4 letters, 1865
Maxey, Samuel Bell, 1825-1895: 9 letters, 1875-1880. Dec. 20, 1880 letter is copy. With it is file, including letter from Sherman, re bill for relief of E. O. C. Ord.

See also U.S. Dept. of State.
Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872: 23 telegrams, 1864-1865

See also Weitzel, Godfrey.
Meigs, Montgomery Cunningham, 1816-1892 see U.S. Quartermaster's Dept. See also Belcher, John Hill, d. 1901.
Michie, Peter Smith, 1839-1901: 5 telegrams, 1864-1865. Aug. 30, 1864 contains copy of dispatch from C. B. Comstock.
Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925: 2 telegrams, 1863
Montgomery, David L., d. 1868: 4 telegrams, 1866
Morgan, Michael Ryan, 1833-1911: 3 letters, 1864-1865
Morris, William Walton, 1801-1865: 5 telegrams, 1864
Mulcahy, Thomas, d. 1893: 3 telegrams, 1865
Murphy, Isaac, 1802-1882 see Arkansas. Governor

Norton, Lemuel B., d. 1871: 10 letters, 1864-1865

O Miscellany

Ohio. Governor: Telegram, Aug. 31, 1865, from Charles Anderson.

See also Cox, Jacob Dolson.
Ord, James L.: Letter, Apr. 2, 1861

Oakes, James, 1826-1910: 15 telegrams, 1865-1866
Ogden, William Butler, 1805-1877: 21 telegrams, 1865

P Miscellany

Palmer, John McAuley, 1817-1900: Telegram, Jan. 18, 1866
Parker, William A.: Telegram, Jan. 23, 1865
Patterson, Theodore Frelinghuysen: Telegram, Sept. 1, [1864]
Pickett, George Edward, 1825-1875: Letter, n.d.
Pierce, Henry Hubbard, d. 1883: Letter, Jan. 23, 1865
Pike, Albert, 1809-1891: Letter, Jan. 15, 1867
Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878: Telegram, Nov. 12, 1867
Prentice, Samuel Oscar, 1850-1924: Letter, May 2, 1878
Price, George Frederic, d. 1888: Letter, Mar. 18, 1876
Price, Robert: Telegram, July 11, 1864

Page, Henry: 4 letters, 1867
Paine, Charles Jackson, 1833-1916: 3 telegrams, 1864
Parke, John Grubb, 1827-1900: 10 letters, 1864-1865. Telegram of Jan. 29, 1865 includes copy of dispatch from General Wilcox.
Parker, Ely Samuel, 1828-1895: 3 telegrams, 1864-1865. Some sent by order of General Grant.

See also Army orders in Box 8.
Partridge, Sylvester Bacon: 7 letters, 1864
Patrick, Marsena Rudolph, 1811-1888: 3 telegrams, 1865
Peirce, Luther Hills: 2 telegrams, 1865-1866
Pierce, Henry Clay, d. 1927 see Waters Pierce Oil Co.
Piper, Alexander, d. 1902: 3 telegrams, 1864
Pitcher, Thomas Gamble, 1824-1895: 15 telegrams, 1865-1866
Platon, Nelson: 9 telegrams, 1865
Pleasonton, Alfred, 1824-1897: 9 telegrams, 1865

See also Freudenberg, Charles Godfrey
Pope, John, 1822-1892: 2 telegrams, 1865-1866
Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891: 2 letters, 1867
Porter, Horace, 1837-1921: 4 letters, 1864-1865. Letter of Feb. 13, 1865 encloses application for an issue of rations to teachers of colored schools, and comments on freedmen. With endorsements of Porter and G. J. Carney.
Potter, Joseph Haydn, 1822-1892: 2 letters, 1865-1875. 1875 letter from Fort Brown, Texas, re situation in Matamoros.

R Miscellany

Ransom, Thomas Edward Greenfield, 1834-1864: Letter, Aug. 6, 1863, to S. S. Seward.
Reynolds, John Fulton, 1820-1863: Letter, [1862?]
Rice, Charles S.: Copy of letter to R. Vance containing report on artillery action in engagement near Grand Coteau, La., Nov. 4, 1863
Riggin, John, d. 1886: Letter, by order of General Grant, n.d.
Robinson, Harra: Copy of report to Major Morgan on conversations with enemy officers, Nov. 5, 1863
Rocha, Sóstenes, 1851-1897: Letter, May 12, 1882
Root, Adrian Rowe, d. 1899: Telegram, July 12, 1864
Ross, James Ritchie: Copy of letter to Capt. R. M. Newport, written for E. O. C. Ord, July 14, 1864
Russell, John C.: Copy of letter to R. B. Hubbard re surrender of criminals and activities of General Canales, as well as news from Matamoros, Sept. 26, 1877
Ryan, P. H.: Complaint re handling of Indian affairs in California, Dec. 1, 1868

Radford, William, 1808-1890: 2 telegrams, 1864-1865
Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903 see U.S. War Dept.
Rawlins, John Aaron, 1831-1869: 17 letters, 1862-1865

See also Comstock, Cyrus Ballou; U.S. War Dept.

See also 1863 v. in Box 7, and Army orders in Box 8.
Read, Theodore, 1836-1865: 4 letters, 1865
Ricketts, James Brewerton, 1817-1887: 3 letters, 1862-1864
Robe, Charles Franklin, 1841-1910: 2 telegrams, 1866
Roberts, Joseph, 1814-1898: 2 letters, 1865
Rosecrans, William Starke, 1819-1898: 6 letters, 1862
Ross, Leonard Fulton, 1823-1901: 11 letters, 1862
Rutherford, George Valentine, d. 1876 see U.S. Quartermaster's Dept.

S Miscellany

Scates, Walter Bennett, 1808-1887: Telegram, July 6, 1865
Schofield, John McAllister, 1831-1906: Letter, May 20, 1865.

See also Grant, Ulysses Simpson, and Army orders in Box 8.
Sealy, Israel R., d. 1871: Telegram, Sept. 28, 1864
Sears, William H.: Letter, Jan. 11, 1869, re Presidio boundaries.
Sharpe, Alexander Brady, d. 1891: Telegram, June 8, 1862
Sherman, John, 1823-1900: Letter, Jan. 1, 1861
Shields, James, 1810-1879: Letter, May 30, 1862
Shunk, Francis John, d. 1867: Telegram, May 20, 1865
Sinclair, William: Letter, Feb. 11, 1864, from Brownsville, Texas.

See also Army orders in Box 8.
Slack, James Richard, 1818-1881: Report of activities in the siege of Vicksburg, addressed to Capt. J. E. Phillips, July 24, 1863
Small, Michael Peter, 1831-1892: Telegram, Feb. 27, 1865
Smith, Andrew Jackson, 1815-1897: Letter, Jan. 12, 1857
Spencer, George Eliphaz, 1836-1893: Letter, Dec. 10, 1877
Stanton, David, d. 1871: Telegram, Nov. 21, 1865
Stevens, Aaron Fletcher, 1819-1887: Copy of letter addressed to Capt. Tho. Reed, July 31, 1864.
Strang, Edward Jenner, d. 1891: Telegram, May 10, 1865
Stratton, Franklin Asa, d. 1879: Telegram, May 15, 1865
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874: Letter, July 30, 1867

Sawyer, Roswell Miner, d. 1866: 6 telegrams, 1865-1866
Schleicher, Gustave, 1823-1879: 4 letters, 1877-1878. Re Texas-Mexico relations. Also included is report of Schleicher re Díaz regime.
Schriver, Edmund, 1812-1899: 17 letters, 1862-1864. Some written for General McDowell.

See also Army orders in Box 8.
Schuchard, William: 4 letters, 1874-1878. From Piedras Negras, reporting on Indian situation and on political affairs along the Mexican-Texan border. 1874 letter is copy.
Scott, Thomas Alexander, 1823-1881 see U.S. War Dept.
Seward, Samuel Swayze, 1838-: 30 letters, 1864-1876. Some written for Gen. Ord. Some are copies. 2 memoranda included.

See also Army orders in Box 8.
Shaffer, John Wilson, d. 1870: 16 telegrams, 1864. Aug. 7 includes copy of dispatch from E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War; Aug. 25, from G. E. Pickett; Aug. 25-26, from Beauregard.
Sharpe, George Henry, 1828-1900: 2 letters, 1865
Shepley, George Forster, d. 1878: 5 letters, 1865
Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888: 6 letters, 1864-1874

See also Bowers, Theodore Shelton; Grant, Ulysses Simpson.
Sherman, William Tecumseh, 1820-1891: 35 letters, 1864-1880. Letter of Mar. 10, 1866 is copy.

See also Bowers, Theodore Shelton; Maxey, Samuel Bell.

See also army orders in Box 8.
Shurly, Edmund Richard Pitman: 2 telegrams, 1865
Sigel, Franz, 1824-1902: 2 letters, 1864

See also army orders in Box 8.
Smith, Charles Henry, d. 1902: 10 letters, 1867. Letter of June 28 is copy. Relate to registration in Arkansas.
Smith, Edward Worthington, d. 1883: 4 letters, 1864-1865

See also army orders in Box 8.
Spinner, Francis Elias, 1802-1890 see U.S. Treasury Dept.
Stanton, Edwin McMaster, 1814-1869 see U.S. War Dept. See also Bowers, Theodore Shelton; Grant, Ulysses Simpson; Hardie, James Allen; Holt, Joseph; Shaffer, John Wilson.
Stone, Charles Pomeroy, 1824-1887: 26 letters, 1863-1864. Also included is copy of undated memorandum.
Suckley, George, 1830-1869: 4 letters, 1864-1865
Sumner, Edwin Vose, 1835-1912: 9 letters, 1865
Sweet, Benjamin Jeffrey, 1832-1874: 4 telegrams, 1865

T Miscellany

Tarbell, Jonathan, d. 1888: Letter, July 20, 1867
Tibbetts, J. M.: Letter, Apr. 12, 1862, re registration in Arkansas.
Tredegar Iron Works: Letter, Dec. 15, 1860, offering services of the foundry to the Governor of Arkansas.
Treviño, Gerónimo D., 1836-1913: Letter, June 16, 1880

See also U.S. Consulate, Monterrey, Mexico.
Tyler, John, d. 1899: Copy of letter to Col. G. W. Lee, Sept. 1, 1865

Telford, John Gilmer, d. 1873: 3 letters
Terry, Alfred Howe, 1827-1890: 3 letters, 1864
Texas. Governor: 2 letters, 1875-1877, by Richard Coke and R. B. Hubbard.
Thomas, Charles William, d. 1882 see U.S. Quartermaster's Dept.
Townsend, Edward Davis, 1817-1893 see U.S. Adjudant General's Office. See also army orders in Box 8.
Turner, John Wesley, 1833-1899: 17 letters, 1864-1865. Letter of Aug. 3, 1864 is copy of report of action before Petersburg. Telegrams of Dec. 10 (2) include copies of dispatches from Kautz. Telegram of Mar. 2, 1865 includes copy of dispatch from J. B. Carr.

See also Army orders in Box 8.
Tyler, Erastus Barnard, 1822-1891: 2 telegrams, 1864

U Miscellany

U.S. Dept. of State: Letter, May 3, 1880, by Willima M. Evarts Copy, addressed to S. B. Maxey and endorsed by Maxey.

See also U.S. Consulate, Monterrey, Mexico.
U S. Navy Dept.: Telegram, Feb. 9, 1865, by G. Welles
U.S. Pay Dept.: Letter, Feb. 10, 1871, by Thos. H. Halsey

U.S. Adjudant General's Office: 101 letters, 1850-1884. By R. Jones, S. Cooper, S. Thomas, Samuel Breck, T. T. Eckert, E. D. Townsend, T. M. Vincent, R. C. Drum, and others.
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey: 3 letters, 1855-1858, by A. D. Bache and Samuel Hein. 1855 letter is copy.
U.S. Consulate. Monterrey, Mexico: 32 letters, 1864-1880, by M. M. Kimney, John Weber and Rudolph Dresil. 1864 letter is copy. Letters of Dec. 4, 1878, Oct. 29 and Dec. 22, 1879 include copy of letters from G. Treviño. Letter of May 26, 1879 is copy. Letter of Apr. 7, 1880 contains copy of letter from U.S. Consulate at Matamoros and from the U.S. Dept. of State.
U.S. Quartermaster's Dept.: 9 letters, 1860-1875. By J. E. Johnston, M. C. Meigs, Charles Thomas, J. J. Dana, G. V. Rutherford. Letter of June 29, 1865 is copy.
U.S. Treasury Dept.: 13 letters, 1850-1878, by James Guthrie, H. McCulloch, F. E. Spinner, C. Delano, and others. Letters of Jan. 4, 1855 and of Sept. 9, 1867 are copies.
U.S. War Dept.: 33 letters, 1861-1886. Letters by Simon Cameron, E. M. Stanton, C. A. Dana, T. A. Scott, W. Scott Ketchum, L. C. Baker, Thos. T. Eckert, John A. Rawlins, W. W. Belknap, G. W. McCrary, A. Ramsey. Some are form letters. Letter of Feb. 24, 1880 is copy. Included is dossier of copies of telegrams on file in the War Record Office (from Grant and Bowers).

See also U.S. Adjudant General's Office.

V Miscellany

Van Vliet, Frederick, d. 1891: Telegram, Sept. 27, 186[4]
Virginia, Governor: Letter, June 5, 1865, by F. H. Peirpont.
Vogdes, Israel, 1816-1881: Telegram, Feb. 4, 1865.

See also Army orders in Box 8.

Van Buren, Daniel Tompkins, d. 1890 see Army orders in Box 8.
Vincent, Thomas McCurdy, 1832-1909 see U.S. Adjudant General's Office
Voris, Alvin Coe: 2 letters, 1865, addressed to General N. M. Curtis.

W Miscellany

Wager, David Collin: Telegram, May 21, 1865, by order of General Halleck.
Warner, Andoniram Judson, 1834-1910: Telegram to Col. O. H. Hart, Aug. 22, 1865
Waters Pierce Oil Company: Letter, July 6, 1881, by H. C. Pierce.
Wheaton, Frank, 1833-1903: Telegram, May 17, 1865
Wheeler, George Montague, 1842-1905: Letter, Feb. 24, 1876
Whipple, Henry Carlomen, d. 1883: Telegram, Mar. 17, 1865
Wilder, Charles B., d. 1882: Telegram, Feb. 24, 1865
Wiley, Daniel Day, d. 1893: Telegram, Feb. 2, 1865
Willans, John: Letter, June 22, 1865
Winship, Oscar Fingal, d. 1855: Copy of letter to F. O. Wyse, with endorsement by Ord, Feb. 10, 1852
Woodward, George Abisha, 1835-1916: Telegram, Jan. 8, 1866
Woolley, John, d. 1873: Letter, July 14, 1864

Walbridge, Charles Eliphalet: 5 telegrams, 1865
Walker, David: 3 letters, 1867
Wallace, Lewis, 1827-1905: 3 telegrams, 1864-1865. Apr. 20, 1865, includes copy of dispatch from General Grant.
Wardwell, Edward Herbert: 2 letters, 1865
Washburn, Cadwallader Colden, 1818-1882: 19 letters, 1863
Webb, Alexander Stewart, 1835-1911: 4 letters, 1865
Weber, John see U.S. Consulate. Monterrey, Mexico
Webster, Ralph Cushing: 3 telegrams, 1865
Weitzel, Godfrey, 1835-1884: 34 letters, 1864-1865. Telegram of April 13, 1865, includes copy of dispatch from General Meade.
Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878 see U.S. Navy Dept.
West, Robert Mayhew, d. 1869: 2 telegrams, 1865
White, Frank J., d. 1875: 5 telegrams, 1865
Wilcox, James Andrew, d. 1891: 7 telegrams, 1865-1866

See also Parke, John Grubb.
Williams, Seth, 1822-1866: 9 telegrams, 1864
Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875: 3 letters, 1867
Winters, William Henry, d. 1880: 2 letters, 1869-1870. From Camp Bowie, Arizona Territory, containing reports on combat with Indians.
Wisewell, Moses N., d. 1888: 3 telegrams, 1865
Woodhull, Maxwell Van Zandt, 1843-1921: 8 letters, 1864. Mainly copies of letters written for Ord.
Wright, Horatio Gouverneur, 1820-1899: 14 letters, 1865

box 1

Ord, Edward Otho Cresap: Outgoing letters, 1852-1881. Arranged chronologically.

box 1, folder Outgoing letters, Jan-Mar 1865

Draft of letter from Edward Ord to Abraham Lincoln. 1865 BANC MSS C-B 479

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Scope and Content Note

Letter is: Relative to a man in arrest for desertion by the name of Stanby, orders his execution suspended.

box 2-6

Incoming letters, A-Z

box 2, folder Bowers, Theodore Shelton

Telegram from T.S. Bowers and Abraham Lincoln to General Ord. February 16, 1864 BANC MSS C-B 479

Scope and Content Note

Order from Lincoln to suspend the death sentence of Charles Loda.