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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Military railroads, 1861-1867 : general orders, instructions and reports Complete File 25 copies for Office
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Rare Books
The work covers military signaling and the weather service. The latter brand was transferred in 1890, to the Weather Bureau, organized under the Dept. of Agriculture
119422
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Manuscripts
The collection primarily contains letters and documents relating to Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun; his son, John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun; other Campbell family members; and various political and military associates. John Campbells military activities during the 1745 to 1746 Jacobite uprising in Scotland and the Seven Years War in North America in 1756 and 1757 are especially documented. Materials in the collection include correspondence, memorials, and petitions; muster rolls, returns, orders, and other military records; appointments; estate records including accounts, bills, receipts, and inventories; and land and government documents.
LO 10206
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Manuscripts
A collection of 3,070 items from 1850 to 1885, which consists of Fort Dalles official records that document the activities of the U.S. Army in the Pacific Northwest, primarily in Oregon from 1850 to 1885. The collection contains official correspondence, orders, post returns, quartermaster reports, and two letter books largely for Fort Dalles, Oregon. Subject matter in the collection includes the operation of Forts Dalles, Simcoe, Vancouver, and Yamhill and also various Native American wars and campaigns, including the Yakima expeditions from 1855 and 1858, the Snake/Shoshone campaigns from 1855 to 1864, the Modoc War in 1873, the Nez Percé War, and the Bannock War in 1878. Significant persons represented in the collection include John T. Apperson, Edward R.S. Canby, Chief Joseph, George B. Currey, Oliver Otis Howard, Winfield Scott, and George Wright.
FD 1898
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Manuscripts
A collection of approximately 6,000 items from 1861 to 1904, it consists of documents, ledger books, receipts, muster rolls, payrolls, correspondence and other military records. The material details the workings of the paymaster's office of the U.S. Army Department of the Northwest primarily for the period 1861 to 1865. Although there is material for virtually all Union states, the documents are fullest for regiments from Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin. The collection also contains a few papers concerning the life and business affairs of John Oscar Culver after the Civil War, particularly the period 1880 to 1900 while he was living in California.
mssUSDept
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Manuscripts
A collection of approximately 6,000 items from 1861 to 1904, it consists of documents, ledger books, receipts, muster rolls, payrolls, correspondence and other military records. The material details the workings of the paymaster's office of the U.S. Army Department of the Northwest primarily for the period 1861 to 1865. Although there is material for virtually all Union states, the documents are fullest for regiments from Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin. The collection also contains a few papers concerning the life and business affairs of John Oscar Culver after the Civil War, particularly the period 1880 to 1900 while he was living in California.
mssUSDept
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Manuscripts
A collection of approximately 6,000 items from 1861 to 1904, it consists of documents, ledger books, receipts, muster rolls, payrolls, correspondence and other military records. The material details the workings of the paymaster's office of the U.S. Army Department of the Northwest primarily for the period 1861 to 1865. Although there is material for virtually all Union states, the documents are fullest for regiments from Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin. The collection also contains a few papers concerning the life and business affairs of John Oscar Culver after the Civil War, particularly the period 1880 to 1900 while he was living in California.
mssUSDept