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Joel B. Clough letters

Description: Letters from Joel B. Clough to his wife written between January 1863 and February 1864. The letters discuss operations of the Construction Corps in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania; Adna Anderson, Herman Haupt, and other staff of the Military Railroads and Construction Corps; Aquia Creek, Potomac Creek, Fredericksburg, and Alexandria camps, battles and skirmishes, including Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Bristoe Campaigns, Joseph Hooker, George G. Meade, and other commanding officers of the Army of the Potomac; political news, especially the Democratic Party. Clough also mentions the visit of Lincoln, Halleck, and Stanton to Aquia Creek on April 18, 1863. Also included is a copy of a photograph of J.B. Clough taken in the 1870s, and ephemera.
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Date: 1863-1864
Call number: mssClough
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Letters from J. B. Clough to his wife written between January 1863 and February 1864. The letters discuss operations of the Construction Corps in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania; Adna Anderson, Herman Haupt, and other staff of the Military Railroads and Construction Corps; Aquia Creek, Potomac Creek, Fredericksburg, and Alexandria camps, battles and skirmishes, including Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Bristoe Campaigns, Joseph Hooker, George G. Meade, and other commanding officers of the Army of the Potomac; political news, especially the Democratic Party, etc. Clough also mentions the visit of Lincoln, Halleck, and Stanton to Aquia Creek on April 18, 1863. Also included is a copy of the photograph of J.B. Clough taken in the 1870s, and ephemera.

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Joel B. Clough Collection of United States Military Railroad Photographs / (bulk approximately 1863-approximately 1864)

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Collection of photographs depicting Union railroad engineering projects in Virginia during the Civil War from 1863-1864, given to Captain J. B. Clough on his retirement from the construction corps of the United States Union Army. The photographs were taken by Andrew J. Russell. Of particular note are views of bridge and railroad constructions in Alexandria, Fort Davis, Manassas, Culpeper, Potomac Creek, Bull Run, Fredericksburg, as well as images of wharfs, town views, military convalescent camps, soldiers, and the deck and sailors of the Russian frigate "Osliaba." The collection also includes a pen-and-ink drawing on board, with hand-colored lettering, entitled: "A Testimonial to Joel B. Clough from the Members of the Construction Corps, U.S. Military R. Rds of VA., dated December, 1864." The "Testimonial" is illustrated with several Civil War scenes drawn by artist William M. Merrick. The collection also includes a brass-handled walking stick inscribed to Joel B. Clough on the occasion of his birthday from the City Eng[inee]r Corps, 1874.

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Potomac Creek Bridge

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Potomac Creek Bridge, Aquia Creek & Fredericksburgh [sic] Railroad, April 18,1863. Photograph showing several men at the construction site of the Potomac Creek Bridge.

photCL 301 (94)

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Richard Clough Anderson papers

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Correspondence of the various members of the Anderson family, particularly Richard Clough Anderson, Jr. and his wife Elizabeth, as well as Richard Clough Anderson, Sr. and his sons Charles, Robert (1805-1871) (of Ft. Sumter fame), and Larz (1803-1878), a capitalist and a prominent citizen of Cincinnati, Ohio. Also included correspondence of the Clark and Gwathmey families. Subject matter includes real estate transactions, legislation, and land speculation in Kentucky; Louisville and Kentucky politics; Ohio politics and government, especially during the Civil War; relations between Colombia and the U.S.; antislavery sentiment; the Civil War Correspondents include Richards Clough Anderson, Sr., Robert Anderson, Charles Anderson, Larz Anderson, John Jordan Crittenden and John Sherman.Correspondents include: Richard Clough Anderson Sr. (1750-1826) - 59 pieces Richard Clough Anderson Jr. (1788-1826) - 63 pieces Robert Anderson - 26 pieces Charles Anderson - 85 pieces Larz Anderson - 56 pieces John Jordan Crittenden -16 pieces John Sherman - 10 pieces John Quincy Adams letters to Richard Clough Anderson and documents - 1823 February 1 (AND 5); 1823 June 4 (AND 6); 1823 June 4 (AND 7); 1824 March 31 (AND 8); 1825 September 16 (AND 9); 1823 May 29 (AND 10) James Monroe letters to Richard Clough Anderson - 1820 March? (AND 1369); 1820 September 26 (AND 1370); 1822 December 18 (AND 1371); 1823 May 22 (AND 1372) James Monroe letter to the president of Colombia (contemporary copy), approximately 1823 (AND 1373) William Henry Harrison letter to Richard Clough Anderson, 1825 September 12 (AND 1081) Rutherford B. Hayes letters to Charles Anderson - 1863 November 6 (AND 1088); 1865 March 25 (AND 1089); 1865 July 12 (AND 1090); 1870 January 20 (AND 1091); 1870 April 14 (AND 1092)

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The Members of the Construction Corps, U.S. Miltary R. Rds. of Va., desiring to express the High Appreciation in which they hold their Commanding Officer, not only as regards his efficiency in the Public Service, but also as the possessor of those private virtues, which by their modest worth are the crowing glory of true manhood, unite in presenting this Testimonial with its accompanying gift of Six hundred and Twenty Five Dollars as a Token of their regard and Esteem, to Joel B. Clough, with their kindest wishes for his present and future prosperity, his long continued usefulness in his profession, and the full enjoyment of all the blessings life has to bestow both temporal and eternal

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Testimonial to Joel B. Clough from the members of the Construction Corps, U.S. Military Rail Roads of Virginia. Pen-and-ink on board with hand colored lettering,illustrated with several Civil War scenes drawn by artist William M. Merrick.

photCL 301 (100)

Haupt Truss, Bull Run

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Part of construction corps building new military Haupt truss bridge across Bull Run River in Virginia. Several men are working on bridge. There is a log cabin in background on left-hand side and remnants of a wooden structure stands in stream on right-hand side of photo. Title on mount: Haupt Truss, Bull Run. Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 14.

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