Box 1
Container
Contains 99 Results:
Letter signed John A. McClernand, headquarters, Army of the Mississippi, Post of Arkansas, to Porter. “A transport bearing a detail sent up the river today...was fired upon and some of the men wounded. I propose to send a regiment up in the morning to punish the aggression....” (1 page), 1863 Jan 14
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02120
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...
Dates:
1863 Jan 14
Letter signed L.M. Dayton, headquarters, Forest Queen, 15th Army Corps, to Porter. Regarding provisions. (1 page), 1863 Jan 14
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02121
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...
Dates:
1863 Jan 14
Letter signed John A. McClernand, Napoleon, [Arkansas], to Porter. Regarding departure of fleet for Milliken’s Bend. (1 page), 1863 Jan 17-18
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02122
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...
Dates:
1863 Jan 17-18
Note signed Linus[?] Ramsey (by order of General J.A. McClernand), headquarters, Army of the Mississippi, Steamer Tigress, to Porter. “...We will rendezvous at Napoleon.” (1 page), 1863 Jan 17
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02123
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...
Dates:
1863 Jan 17
Letter signed P. Davidson, headquarters, chief of artillery, D[istrict] E[ast], to Captain J.W. Gorman. Request recalling a detail of artillerymen from the 16th Ohio Battery. (Includes notes of W.A. Gorman, General McClernand, and General Grant.) (2 pages), 1863 Jan 19
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02124
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...
Dates:
1863 Jan 19
Letter signed John A. McClernand, headquarters, Army of the Mississippi, near Vicksburg, to Porter. “...transports were lately fired upon by persons at Greenville. This practice must be stopped.....I request that you take such measures...to protect unarmed transports passing up and down the Mississippi River.” (1 page), 1863 Jan 25
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02125
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...
Dates:
1863 Jan 25
Letter signed John A. McClernand, headquarters, Army of the Mississippi, near Vicksburg, to Porter. Requests convoy and protection for foraging expedition up the river. (1 page), 1863 Jan 26
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02126
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...
Dates:
1863 Jan 26
Note signed John A. McClernand, headquarters, Army of the Mississippi, near Vicksburg, to Porter. “It would be desirable that you should send one of your tugs under orders to increase the action of the water in the upper end of the canal by the use of its screw if you think it may be safely done.” (1 page), 1863 Jan 28
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02127
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...
Dates:
1863 Jan 28
Letter signed J.H. Hammond, headquarters, 15th Army Corps, to Porter. “The general is before the court today....I mentioned the cavalry of the Marine Brigade to him. He has it under consideration....I had a decent cow to send you....” (2 pages), 1863 Feb 10
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02128
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...
Dates:
1863 Feb 10
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...
Dates:
1863 Feb 13