Letter signed Charles H. Abbott, headquarters, 30th Iowa Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, Briggs House, Louisiana, to Brigadier General Steele. Reports “great commotion among the enemy...and other indications of a movement.” (Includes note of General Sherman to Porter regarding these movements.) (2 pages), 1863 Feb 13
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02129
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection consists primarily of correspondence to Admiral Porter from several high-ranking Union officers--including Generals Nathaniel P. Banks, Ulysses S. Grant, John A. McClernand, and William T. Sherman--regarding operations in the lower Mississippi River Valley. Collection contains accounts of the Yazoo River Expedition, the Arkansas Post Expedition, the Vicksburg Campaign, the siege of Jackson, Mississippi, and the Red River Campaign. Also contains information on gunboats and the operations of the Mississippi Squadron.
Dates
- 1863 Feb 13
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.75 Cubic Feet ( (2 boxes))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Abbott, Charles H. (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Bache, George M. (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Breese, K.R. (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Burdick, J.H. (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Hammond, J.H. (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Hurlbut, Stephen Augustus, 1815-1882 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: McClernand, John A. (John Alexander), 1812-1900 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Selfridge, Thomas Oliver, 1804-1902 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository