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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 COPYWar DepartmentOff. Com. Gen. Subse. Washington. Nov 4. 1881 [in pencil} To Sec of War Respectfully returned to the Hon. Secretary of War. As indicated in foregoing endorsement, it will be a convenient course for the Bureau, where Commanding Officers are involved in the manner indicated in par: 1007. Revised Army Regulations, 1863, to invite the attention of such officers to the liability incurred by them under that paragraph, for this possible explanation, and if explanation adequate to show non liability is not made, then the Bureau to report the matter to the Secretary of War (par. 1028 Revised Army Regs, 1863) for his action as to stoppage. The only difference between this course and that now pursued is, the discontinuance of the use, in communications addressed to the by the Commissary General on the subject of improper disbursements occasioned by their orders of the terms "suspend" "disallow", "and "charge" (and their derivatives), as referring to the Official acts of the Commissary General in respect to those disbursements. This rule of correspondence will be followed hereafter in this office. I do not desire to recommend a stoppage against General Augur in the present case, the suspension made against him, as per letter to him of Dec. 4, 1880, herewith, is hereby withdrawn, for the reasons given in the last two paragraphs of my within litter of Oct. 22, 1881. [illegible signature] Sgs. R. Macfeely Adjt. Genl. Com. Genl. Sub.[in red] Official Copy:A.G. OfficeNov 8/81. To accompany letter this date to General Augur. [in red]

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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 2163px × 2731px 16.93 MB

Filename 991342508805867_Ayer_MS_3008_box_01_FL_018_00008.tif

Unique Identifier NL11E01D

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