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Christopher C. Augur papers, 1780-1911

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Title Christopher C. Augur papers, 1780-1911

Creator Augur, Christopher Columbus, 1821-1898

Date 1846-1885

Place Louisiana, Mississippi, Great Plains, Texas

Language English

Subjects United States, Cedar Mountain, Battle of, Va., 1862, Indians of North America, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Red River War, 1874-1875, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)

Summary Correspondence (1848-1896); printed and manuscript military orders and reports (1838-1882); some accounts and receipts; newspaper clippings; a small notebook/scrapbook kept in Oregon (1852-1854); three large official administrative letter-books of the Departments of Texas and the Gulf; two maps (Kansas 1866 and U.S. 1877); two speeches and Augur's thoughts on Indian wars; a few historical manuscript documents; a collection of memorabilia, some poems, and photograph proofs of Augur's son, Col. Jacob A. Augur. Correspondents include military figures Nathaniel P. Banks, Winfield Scott Hancock, John P. Hatch, Guy V. Henry, Ranald Mackenzie, Alexander McD. McCook, Innis N. Palmer, Henry AV Post, and Joseph H. Potter. There is also a letter written by Battle of Cedar Mountain Confederate captive Henry W. Prince. Augur's correspondence consists of drafts of his letters written between 1870 and 1885. Among subjects covered are railroad surveys of the West (1853), the Battle of Cedar Mountain (1862), Civil War spy Pardon Worsley, Sioux and Cheyenne campaigns, published reports on conditions in the West by P.H. Sheridan and William T. Sherman (1878 and 1882) plus a report of an official meeting with Sitting Bull in 1877, departmental administrative matters and endorsements, troop morale and deportment, court-martials, Texas-Mexico border depredations and unrest in Louisiana and Mississippi. Among miscellaneous manuscript documents is one relevant to the calling out of circulation Maryland bills of credit (1780), a copy of an 1863 treaty between the U.S. and mixed bands of Bannock and Shoshonee Indians, and a hand-written roster of the troops moved to join the Army of the Potomac to defend Washington, May-June, 1863.

Biographical/Historical Note United States Army officer, 1821-1898.

Extent 1.5 linear feet (6 boxes)

Format Correspondence, Records, Sources, Manuscripts, Autographs

User-Contributed Transcription Regt. of Penn. ?, commanded by Col. Stainrook & the 102 Regt. ?, commanded by Maj. Lane composed the left wing. These battalions were placed by me personally so as to be sheltered as much as possible during the furious cannonade of two or three hours with with the battle opened & so fortunately were they posted that though in the very midst of the most furious storm of these missiles throughout the cannonade they were but very slightly touched. I have heard of a few slight wounds happening here. But the cannonade ceased & I then immediately moved forward with the right wing, deeming the left had better remain where it was because we were so much out flanked by the enemy that I expected a charge on the flank, while thus advancing with the right wing, I received by Capt. Cutting A.D.C. an order from Gen. Augur to "go forward" accompanied by a message from the Gen. that he would send "some artillery to sustain the left." I advanced with the right wing till in short range of the enemy and had opened when a second Aid de Camp from Gen. Augur communicated the General's order for me to advance my "whole" force. Whereupon, considering it too delicate a trust to transfer to another, to bring up the left wing the right wing was hidden by a corn field, I galloped to the left wing & led its colors, & placed it in

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Call Number VAULT Ayer MS 3008

BibID 991342508805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2246px × 2785px 17.93 MB

Filename 991342508805867_Ayer_MS_3008_box_01_FL_040_00003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11E048

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