Guide to the Civil War Papers
Summary Information:
Collection Title:
Civil War Papers
Collection Number: MS 99
Dates of Collection: 1861-1891
Box Numbers: Cage Box 50
Quantity: 1 ft.
Administrative Information:
Provenance:
Gift of Mr. William Jordan.
Access Restrictions: No restrictions
Preferred Citation: Civil War Papers, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine
Copyright: Contact department for copyright information
For Additional Information:Special Collections Department
University of Maine
5729 Fogler Library
Orono, Maine 04469-5729
(207) 581 1686
Historical Information:
Company E of the 8th regiment was organized by Capt. Thomas Hutchins at New Portland, Maine in May of 1861. They were mustered in on Sept. 7, 1861 at Augusta. After short stays in Long Island, NY, Washington, DC, and Annapolis, MD, the regiment embarked on October 18, 1861 aboard the steamer Ariel. They landed at Hilton Head, SC on the 9th of November and from that time until the spring of 1864, were, for the most part, employed there and in Jacksonville, FL. The regiment was mustered out on Jan. 18, 1866, at Fort Monroe, and discharged at Augusta, Jan. 25.
Contents:
Military papers, muster rolls, and account books, relating to the Maine Volunteers. Letters to Mary Greenleaf of New Portland, ME.
Arrangement:
Alphabetical
Finding Aid:
Cage Box 50
| Folder 1 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Abstract of expenditures [quarterly] 2d quarter 1863 - 2d quarter 1964. 9 items. Record of ammunition and expendable materials. |
| Folder 2 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Descriptive list and account of pay and clothing. 19 items. August 2, 1862 - April 30, 1864. Each list is in name of individual in regiment. Folder contains cover sheet of individuals with dates. |
| Folder 3 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Discharge records 1863 - 1865. 8 items. 2 certificates, 2 discharge cards, 2 muster out rolls, discharge list at Annapolis, MD. [no date]. |
| Folder 4 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Furlough papers. 10 items. May 1863 - March 1864. Each item is in name of individual in regiment. Folder contains cover sheet of individuals with dates. |
| Folder 5 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Inventory and inspection reports of unserviceable clothing, camp and garrison equipage. 7 items. Covers various dates in 1863. |
| Folder 6 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Invoice of ordnance and stores. 14 items. Covers various dates from Dec. 28, 1861 - July 6, 1864. |
| Folder 7 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Invoice returns of clothing, camp and garrison equipage. 39 items (with duplicates of 16). Covers various dates from November 30, 1861 - July 6, 1864. |
| Folder 8 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Knapp, Charles B., papers. [Captain of regiment from July 1863 until end of war.] Miscellaneous papers; primarily post-war efforts for pension and official state and federal documents of appointments and promotions. |
| Folder 9 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Knapp, Jerome B., correspondence from paymaster Oct. 1863. 3 items. Concerning discharge pay. |
| Folder 10 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Monthly return of clothing, camp and garrison equipage. 13 items. June 30, 1863 - Jan. 1, 1864. Mar. 31, 1864 - July 6, 1864. |
| Folder 11 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Morning report of captain. 9 items. Daily account of regimental manpower. Sept. 12, 1861; Sept. 17, 1861 - Nov. 30, 1861. |
| Folder 12 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Muster roll. [for 2 month period]. 1 of 2. Sept. 7, 1861, Oct. 31, 1861, Feb. 28, 1862 - Dec. 31, 1862. |
| Folder 13 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Muster roll. [for 2 month period]. 1 of 2. Dec. 31, 1862 - April 30, 1864. |
| Folder 14 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Ordnance, miscellany. 8 items. Requisition - 2 items; returns - 3 items; letters for duplicate invoices - 3 items. |
| Folder 15 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Papers, Co. E, 8th Regt., Me. vol., 15 miscellaneous items. Form letters, miscellaneous lists, pay vouchers. Folder contains a cover sheet of items arranged chronologically. |
| Folder 16 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Quarterly return of deceased soldiers. 7 items. 2d and 3rd quarter, 1862; 2d, 3rd, 4th quarter 1863; 1st quarter 1864. |
| Folder 17 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Receipt for issues to [from ordnance.] 12 items. Covers various dates from Nov. 7, 1862 - July 6, 1864. |
| Folder 18 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Receipt roll [for regiment with each member's allotment of clothing issued quarterly]. 9 items. 2d, 3rd, 4th quarter 1862; 4th quarter 1864. |
| Folder 19 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Return [monthly]. 28 items. Report of captain on regimental manpower. Sept. - Nov. 1861; Feb., June - Dec. 1862; Jan. - Dec. 1863; Feb. - April, 1864. |
| Folder 20 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Return of ordnance and ordnance stores [quarterly]. 16 items. Dec. 1861-June 1864. |
| Folder 21 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Statement exhibiting the allowance of clothing to each soldier... [monthly]. 15 items. May - July 1863; Sept. - Dec. 1863; Jan. - April 1864; June 1864. |
| Folder 22 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Stores lost in action [near Petersburg, Va.] 14 items. Various dates May 3, 1864 - July 6, 1864. There are two lists for almost each date. |
| Folder 23 | Erving, George. Letters, various dates 1863 and 1864 from camps in Va., to Mary Greenleaf, North New Portland, Maine. 10 items. Relates news about himself and his family; primarily his attitudes toward the civil war. |
| Folder 24 | Jacobs estate. Documents signed by 53 women resigned all claim to estate "in favor of Mary." 3 pages (glued together). |
| Folder 25 | School Register, for 1863 - 1864, Lexington, Maine, signed by Mary Greenleaf. 4p. |
| Folder 26 | Vaughn, Augustus. Letter, 1864, July 2, Petersburg, Va., to Mary Greenleaf, North New Portland, Maine. 4p. Relates news of action around Petersburg. |
| Folder 27 | Tomes, Robert. The war with the south: a history of the great American rebellion. N.Y., Virtue and Yorston. (1862) Parts 53-54, 57-58, 61-78, 81-82. Magazine format. |
| Folder 28 | Knight, Albert. Letters received, mostly 1860's in Lewiston, Maine. Correspondents vary. Includes letters received by others. |
| Folio 1 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Descriptive Book, 1861-1863. Descriptions of each man, transforms, discharge, deaths, deserters. |
| Folio 2 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Morning Reports, Sept. 13, 1861 - Aug. 31, 1863. Daily accounts of regimental manpower in a ledger. |
| Folio 3 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Morning Reports, Sept., 1862 - April, 1864. Daily accounts of regimental manpower in a ledger. |
| Folio 4 | Company E, 8th Regiment, Maine Volunteers. Property Book, Sept. 1861 - June 10, 1862. Regimental acknowledgments of receipts of clothing and equipment. |
Finding Aids for selected manuscript collections in the Special Collections Department at Fogler Library are accessible online in URSUS, in a browsable Guide to Manuscript Collections, and in a keyword searchable database. Please contact Special Collections at spc@umit.maine.edu or (207) 581-1686 for further information.
Revised: 01/28/2008
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