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Neely, McGinley M. Capt., 16th Kansas Cavalry
Papers, 1863-65. 16 items.
Miscellaneous commissions and orders, official abbreviations
and orders concerning the "Signal Detachment," accounts
for the Department of Kansas, "Rules and Explanations for the
Use of Cipher Discs," and photographs of Neely and Capt. John
R. Wright, 2d Colorado Cavalry.
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Nelson, Thomas Henry
(1823-1896) Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Chile
Papers, 1861-66. ca. 1,000 items.
Transcripts.
Chiefly correspondence, instructions, and dispatches with
enclosures between Secretary of State William H. Seward and
Nelson concerning U.S.-Chilean relations, the outfitting of
privateers in Chile for use by the Confederacy, the offer of a
loan to the Confederacy by a private firm, and the defense of
American institutions.
Microfilm copy (1 reel) available.
663
New Jersey Infantry—7th Regiment USA
Records, 1862-64. 9 items.
Muster rolls for Company K, 7th New Jersey Regiment,
Oct. 1862-Feb. 1864.
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New York—5th Cavalry USA
Orderly book, 1861-62. 1 v.
Contains general, special, and regimental orders; proceedings
for military courts; lists of signals; and guard rosters,
Aug. 16, 1861-May 19, 1862.
665
New York City—Draft Board
Records, 1861-63. 83 items.
Applications, affidavits, and miscellaneous items relating
to exemption from military service due to physical disability.
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New York State Volunteers—16th Regiment
Diary, 1861-62. 1 v.
Probably the diary of the regiment quartermaster, A. P.
Smith, Sept. 1861-Nov. 1862. Describes the enlistment and
organization of the 16th New York, camp life, marches, discipline,
disease, diet, training, morale, the reaction of soldiers to
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