Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Clark, Myron Holley, 1806-1892.

Description

1. .1 linear foot (1 folder)

Summary

1. These papers of Brigadier General John Henry Hobart Ward of New York include various commissions to him as Commissary General of the New York Militia (1854-1857) and Colonel of the 38th Regiment, New York Volunteers (1861). Also included are letters from Governor Myron H. Clark; testimonial letters recommending General Ward for appointments; muster rolls of the field and staff officers of the 38th Regiment, New York Volunteers (1861); a report on the conduct of the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division at Bull Run on July 21, 1861; a report of the 1st Division, 3rd Corps in action at Manassas Gap on July 22-25, 1863; official army correspondence; miscellaneous personal papers; fire insurance policies; and newspaper clippings.

Subject

1. United States > Army > Officers > Correspondence
2. Military commissions
3. Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861
4. Military records
5. United States > Army > New York Infantry Regiment, 38th (1861-1863)
6. Muster rolls
7. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
8. Manassas (Va.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
9. New York (State) > Militia

Genre/Form

1. Military commissions.
2. Military records.
3. Muster rolls.

Call number

1. MssCol 4671

Access (note)

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Author

1. Ward, J. H. Hobart (John Henry Hobart), 1823-1903.

Title

1. John Henry Hobart Ward papers, 1854-1891.

Restricted access

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Added author

1. Clark, Myron Holley, 1806-1892.

Research call number

1. MssCol 4671