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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 in the midst of bullets from the beginning to the end of the battle, I can account for only by supposing that it was necessary to my destiny that I should endure what I am now suffering, in order that my entire country may see how great my power of endurance which I have never before boasted of, is for it. In the battle I had the extreme left of our position, & every man of my Brigade went into action & as far as I saw, did his utmost, The 6th Maine Battery, Capt. Robertson, was the only Artillery I had & was the first part of my brigade to open, & well he played his part. I am mistaken, it was second. The first was Capt. Pitcher's battalion of 8th & 12th regular infantry (6 companies) which was thrown forward in front of the brigade as skirmishers. Their part I have occasion to know excited the admiration of the enemy, who inquired if they were not regulars, as they had "never seen such skirmishing." They were out during the whole battle & penetrated even to the enemy's position, & annoyed them so as to turn the alteration of his guns away from more distant firing, with shot & shell & cause them to waste canisters upon the ground of the skirmishers. In addition to those named my brigade consisted of four battalions of infantry, The 111th Regt of Penn ? comm. by Maj. Walker & 3rd regt. of Maryland ? comm. by Col. De Witt, composed my right wing. The 109th

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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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Size 2248px × 2785px 17.94 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11E044

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