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

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Library of Congress1867

Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of February 13, 1867, a report of the Quartermaster General respecting a military commission in Nashville, Tennessee, during the war, for the adjudication of claims of loyal citizens of Tennessee. March 2, 1867. -- Read and ordered to lie on the table and be printed

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Library of Congress1867

Colorado militia. Letter from the Secretary of War ad interim, transmitting a statement of the settlement of the accounts of the Colorado militia for 1864 and 1865. December 3, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1867

Milliken, a returned rebel. Letter from the Secretary of War ad interim, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 5th instant, relating to one Milliken, a returned rebel. December 7, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1867

George St. Leger Grenfel. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 19th December, transmitting papers relative to the case of George St. Leger Grenfel. January 21, 1867. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1867

Captured and forfeited cotton. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of 28th May last, requesting information relative to captured and forfeited cotton. February 20, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1867

Adam Hardt. Letter from the Secretary of War ad interim, transmitting a report of the Quartermaster General relative to the claim of Adam Hardt for money advanced to the crew of the steamer John Raine. December 19, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee of Claims and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1867

Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the 16th instant, information in relation to the means adopted to expedite the payment of bounties provided by the act of July 28, 1866. July 19, 1867. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed

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Library of Congress1867

Trial of Henry Wirz. Letter from the Secretary of War ad interim, in answer to a resolution of the House of April 16, 1866, transmitting a summary of the trial of Henry Wirz. December 7, 1867. -- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1867

Map of the 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

Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows military departments, posts, routes and dates of expeditions and surveys. Includes list of "Authorities." Scale 1:3,000,000. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy annotated in pencil. Vault AACR2

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Library of Congress1866

Letter from the Secretary of War, communicating in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 10th January, information relative to the payment of one hundred dollars to the ten regiments of Missouri State Militia mustered into the United States service. May 22, 1866. -- Read, ordered to lie on the table and be printed

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recruiting and enlistment↗

Library of Congress1866

National cemeteries in Tennessee. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting to the Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs correspondence relative to national cemeteries in Tennessee. July 23, 1866. -- Ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1866

Rebel General Pickett. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 23d of June last, relative to rebel General Pickett. December 11, 1866. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1866

Honors to rebels. Message from the President of the United States, in answer to the resolution of the House of the 4th instant, as to whether any of the civil or military employes [sic] of the government have assisted in the rendition of public honors to the rebel living or dead. June 28, 1866. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1866

Commutation of rations. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 14th of June, relative to commutation of rations to soldiers while prisoners of war. July 6, 1866. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1866

Dorence Atwater. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 11th instant, calling for the papers in the case of Dorence Atwater, late private in the general service United States Army. July 16, 1866. -- Referred to a select committee and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1866

Union and rebel soldiers died while prisoners. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of July 12, relative to the number of Union and rebel soldiers who died while held as prisoners of war. July 28, 1866. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1866

Railroad property. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of June 4, relative to railroad property in the possession of the government. July 27, 1866. -- Laid on the table and ordered to be printed

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Library of Congress1866

Hon. Benjamin G. Harris. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to resolution of the House of December 20, transmitting records and testimony of the court-martial in the trial of the Hon. B.G. Harris. January 5, 1865. -- Referred to the Committee of Elections and ordered to be printed

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