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Military telegrams to William Edgar Prince
Title
Military telegrams to William Edgar Prince, 1861-1862.
Physical Description
0.42 linear feet (1 box)
Language
English
Notes
Accompanied by partial typed transcripts made by dealer.
Accompanied by an alphabetical list of names present in the telegrams made by dealer.
In English.
Provenance
From the Collection of William Edgar Prince. Purchased from Michael Vinson on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2019.
Organization
Arranged chronologically.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
William Edgar Prince (1815-1892) of Boston, Massachusetts, enlisted with the United States Army 1st Infantry Regiment in 1838. During the American Civil War, Prince was a major with United States Army 3rd Infantry Regiment in Kansas. He retired in 1864.
Summary
Circa 290 military telegrams sent via the Missouri and Western Telegraph Company and addressed chiefly to Major William Edgar Prince at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1861 February 21-1862 April 14. Telegrams document military operations in Kansas, Missouri, and along the Santa Fe Trail during the American Civil War. They report the movement of troops and captured prisoners, requests for supplies and rations, conditions of regiments, details of military administration, and descriptions of deserters.
Individuals mentioned in the collection include General George B. McClellan, General Lucius Fairchild, Major General John Charles Frémont, Major General Samuel Ryan Curtis, E. D. Townsend, Colonel Everett Peabody, Captain George Caleb Bingham, Brigadier General Samuel Davis Sturgis, William W. Dennison, and General H. W. Halleck.
Events referenced in the collection include the Battle of Cole Camp, Battle of Boonville, Battle of Harrisonville, Battle of Wilson’s Creek, and the Siege of Lexington.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
September 11, 2020
References
Military Telegrams to William Edgar Prince. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Military Telegrams to William Edgar Prince. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Telegrams.
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