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united states. war department

Publications and source records attributed to united states. war department.

At least 181 records · Page 10Linked to original sources

Library of Congress1870

James A. Laizure. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the claim of James A. Laizure. December 7, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1870

Granville [i.e., Grenville] M. Dodge. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to a suit brought against Granville [i.e., Grenville] M. Dodge, in the state courts of Kansas, for acts done by him in the discharge of his duty as an officer of the United States. May 11, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1870

Benjamin F. Reynolds. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting the petition of Benjamin F. Reynolds, late captain Company K Forty-eighth Illinois Volunteers, for relief. May 18, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1870

Thomas W. Fry, Jr. Letter from the Secretary of War in relation to the claim of Thomas W. Fry, Jr., late captain and assistant quartermaster of volunteers. June 1, 1870. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1869

Publication of documents. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting report of the Adjutant General on the publication of documents relative to the rebellion, &c. February 20, 1869. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1869

Claim for salvage against United States steamer Leviathan. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the claim of the officers and crews of the United States gunboat De Soto and transport Crescent for salvage against the United States steamer Leviathan. January 8, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1869

Report on the treatment of prisoners of war by the rebel authorities during the War of the Rebellion, to which are appended the testimony taken by the committee and official documents and statistics, etc

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Library of Congress1869

William A. Howard. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting papers relative to the claim of William H. Howard for pay as colonel of the Regiment of New York Marine, &c. December 15, 1869. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1868

Samuel H. Moore. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of 7th instant, transmitting papers in the case of Samuel H. Moore, late a private in the Fifty-seventh Regiment of Ohio Veteran Volunteers. February 25, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1868

Bounty to Eighty-fourth New York Volunteers. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of 26th ultimo, relative to the 84th New York Volunteers having received only $50 additional bounty. April 13, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1868

Land bounties. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 940.) Letter from the Secretary of War, on the subject of land bounties, and from the Commissioner of the General Land Office on the same subject. July 7, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Lands and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1868

Southern railroads. Letter from the Secretary of War ad interim, transmitting a report, by the officer of the Quartermasters' Department having the same in charge, of certain information relative to southern railroads. January 7, 1868. -- Referred to the Select Committee on Southern Railroads and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1868

Milliken, a returned rebel. Letter from the Secretary of War ad interim, in answer to a resolution of the House of December 5, 1867, transmitting report of General George H. Thomas relative to one Milliken, a returned rebel, arrested for violation of his parole. January 9, 1868. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1868

Militia of Memphis. Letter from the Secretary of War ad interim, transmitting the petition of certain members of the late militia of Memphis, Tennessee, and all information thereto. January 13, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1868

Walter B. [i.e., D.] Plowden. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the petition of Walter B. [i.e., D.] Plowden, asking payment for his services as scout. January 21, 1868. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1868

Territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean; originally prepared to accompany the reports of the explorations for a Pacific railroad route

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows routes and dates of expeditions and surveys. Includes list of "Authorities" and inset "Territory of Alaska." Scale 1:3,000,000. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Designed to show "milt. post underlined in red," LC copy not colored. Vault AACR2

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Library of Congress1868

Territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean; originally prepared to accompany the reports of the explorations for a Pacific railroad route

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Annotated on verso: United States from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean. 1868. Millard Fillmore, Nov. 17, 1869. Shows routes and dates of expeditions and surveys. Includes list of "Authorities" and inset "Territory of Alaska." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy sectioned and mounted on cloth backing. Vault AACR2

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Library of Congress1867

Captured and forfeited cotton

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