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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 "why you belong to my brigade". But they still clamered "Surrender" & the sickening truth flashed upon me. Before I had said anything but the repeated "why you belong to my brigade" a mounted officer rushed up & brushed away their guns, and said "who are you Sir" I replied "Gen. Prince". He looked into my holsters & said "Gen. I will take your pistols & your glass." I then held away my coat from the handles of my sword when he asked me for it & I said "there it is you can take it". He drew it out & we rode a quarter of a mile or more when he presented me to Gen. Hill who asked him who he was; he said Major of regt. The Gen. replied Major return to your regiment, & directed one of his aids Major to go with me to the rear. As I was riding along Don, who seemed as proud as ever we were met by Gen. Beverly Robinson who took me in his charge to his quarters. He said he would take my horse & keep him for me (during the war), so I was glad I knew who was to ride him & told over his virtues. Gen. Robinson loaned me a horse & sent a guide with me to Orange Court House where I took the Rail Road to Richmond. My staff was all that I could expect them to be. Cast. Green who had acted as

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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 2240px × 2788px 17.90 MB

Filename 991342508805867_Ayer_MS_3008_box_01_FL_040_00005.tif

Unique Identifier NL11E04B

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