Box 2
Container
Contains 31 Results:
List of Diaries and Correspondence Purchased by Merlin E. Sumner, includes correspondence re; transcription of OEB diaries
File — Box: 2, Folder: 21
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The Orville E. Babcock collections contain a number of diaries and personal effects of Grant's former aide-de-camp. Babcock’s diaries begin in 1863 and continue into 1869 (though missing are the crucial years when he joined General Grant's staff). Babcock records his experiences in Kentucky, Ohio, Washington, DC, Vicksburg, Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, before be summoned to Virginia by General Grant. They also contain information about his post-war experiences in Washington as...
Dates:
1863 - 1884
Address at the Funeral of the Late Orville E. Babcock, by Rev. T. S. Wynkoop, June 7, 1884
File — Box: 2, Folder: 22
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The Orville E. Babcock collections contain a number of diaries and personal effects of Grant's former aide-de-camp. Babcock’s diaries begin in 1863 and continue into 1869 (though missing are the crucial years when he joined General Grant's staff). Babcock records his experiences in Kentucky, Ohio, Washington, DC, Vicksburg, Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, before be summoned to Virginia by General Grant. They also contain information about his post-war experiences in Washington as...
Dates:
June 7, 1884
General Orders No. 10: Announcement of Orville E. Babcock's Death, June 25, 1884
File — Box: 2, Folder: 23
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The Orville E. Babcock collections contain a number of diaries and personal effects of Grant's former aide-de-camp. Babcock’s diaries begin in 1863 and continue into 1869 (though missing are the crucial years when he joined General Grant's staff). Babcock records his experiences in Kentucky, Ohio, Washington, DC, Vicksburg, Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, before be summoned to Virginia by General Grant. They also contain information about his post-war experiences in Washington as...
Dates:
June 25, 1884
Orville E. Babcock in cadet's uniform, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, [1856-1861]
File — Box: 2, Folder: 24
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The Orville E. Babcock collections contain a number of diaries and personal effects of Grant's former aide-de-camp. Babcock’s diaries begin in 1863 and continue into 1869 (though missing are the crucial years when he joined General Grant's staff). Babcock records his experiences in Kentucky, Ohio, Washington, DC, Vicksburg, Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, before be summoned to Virginia by General Grant. They also contain information about his post-war experiences in Washington as...
Dates:
[1856-1861]
General Orville E. Babcock, in uniform, seated, albumen print, [1865-1875]
File — Box: 2, Folder: 25
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The Orville E. Babcock collections contain a number of diaries and personal effects of Grant's former aide-de-camp. Babcock’s diaries begin in 1863 and continue into 1869 (though missing are the crucial years when he joined General Grant's staff). Babcock records his experiences in Kentucky, Ohio, Washington, DC, Vicksburg, Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, before be summoned to Virginia by General Grant. They also contain information about his post-war experiences in Washington as...
Dates:
[1865-1875]
Reproduction-Account of Orville E. Babcock's Death by B. B. Smith, June 7, 1884
File — Box: 2, Folder: 26
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The Orville E. Babcock collections contain a number of diaries and personal effects of Grant's former aide-de-camp. Babcock’s diaries begin in 1863 and continue into 1869 (though missing are the crucial years when he joined General Grant's staff). Babcock records his experiences in Kentucky, Ohio, Washington, DC, Vicksburg, Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, before be summoned to Virginia by General Grant. They also contain information about his post-war experiences in Washington as...
Dates:
June 7, 1884
Special Orders-No. 25, Issued by J. T. Sprague, Signed by H. J. Farnsworth (ADS), March 16, 1867
File — Box: 2, Folder: 27
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The Orville E. Babcock collections contain a number of diaries and personal effects of Grant's former aide-de-camp. Babcock’s diaries begin in 1863 and continue into 1869 (though missing are the crucial years when he joined General Grant's staff). Babcock records his experiences in Kentucky, Ohio, Washington, DC, Vicksburg, Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, before be summoned to Virginia by General Grant. They also contain information about his post-war experiences in Washington as...
Dates:
March 16, 1867
Letter Book-Loose Pages, Orville E. Babcock in Lexington, Kentucky, May 6, 1863 to June 4, 1863
File — Box: 2, Folder: 28
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The Orville E. Babcock collections contain a number of diaries and personal effects of Grant's former aide-de-camp. Babcock’s diaries begin in 1863 and continue into 1869 (though missing are the crucial years when he joined General Grant's staff). Babcock records his experiences in Kentucky, Ohio, Washington, DC, Vicksburg, Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, before be summoned to Virginia by General Grant. They also contain information about his post-war experiences in Washington as...
Dates:
May 6, 1863 to June 4, 1863
Letter Book-Loose Page, Dimensions of Pontoon Boats built in Knoxville for Bridge at Strawberry Plains, by Robert B. Talfer, [1864]
File — Box: 2, Folder: 29
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The Orville E. Babcock collections contain a number of diaries and personal effects of Grant's former aide-de-camp. Babcock’s diaries begin in 1863 and continue into 1869 (though missing are the crucial years when he joined General Grant's staff). Babcock records his experiences in Kentucky, Ohio, Washington, DC, Vicksburg, Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, before be summoned to Virginia by General Grant. They also contain information about his post-war experiences in Washington as...
Dates:
[1864]
Letter Book-Engineers Department: Lexington, Kentucky; Jackson, Mississippi; Knoxville, Tennessee, March 16, 1863 to March 15, 1864
Item — Box: 2, item: 30
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The Orville E. Babcock collections contain a number of diaries and personal effects of Grant's former aide-de-camp. Babcock’s diaries begin in 1863 and continue into 1869 (though missing are the crucial years when he joined General Grant's staff). Babcock records his experiences in Kentucky, Ohio, Washington, DC, Vicksburg, Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, before be summoned to Virginia by General Grant. They also contain information about his post-war experiences in Washington as...
Dates:
March 16, 1863 to March 15, 1864