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Wheeling [W. Va.], concerning the arrest of Confederate volunteers
upon their return home.
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Pike, James Shepherd (1811 -1882) U.S. Minister to
the Netherlands
Collection, 1849-69. 56 items.
Includes 16 letters from Pike to William P. Fessenden written
chiefly from The Hague, June 1861-Feb. 1865, concerning
the effects of the war on the European economy and public
sentiment in Europe.
723
Pillow, Gideon Johnson (1806-1878) Gen., CSA
Letters, 1847-61. 3 items.
Letter from Pillow to Gov. Beriah Magoffin, May 13,1861,
Memphis, Tenn., on the defense of Kentucky; and letter from
Pillow to Gov. Isham Harris, July 3,1861, concerning fortifications
on the Mississippi River and subsistence for Pillow's
troops.
724
Pinkerton's National Detective Agency
Papers, 1861-83. ca. 2,000 items.
Includes letterbooks, Aug. 21-Nov. 26,1861 (2 v.), of E. J.
Allen, alias Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884), as head of the secret
service for the Army of the Potomac. Contains summaries of
field investigations by Pinkerton agents, reports and recommendations
on soldiers and civilians accused of various crimes,
estimates of Confederate troop strength in Virginia, and
detailed reports from agents inside Confederate lines on the
strength, disposition, and movement of troops, travel conditions,
public support for the war, and inflation.
Finding aid and microfilm copy (3 reels) available.
725
Pinkney, Ninian (1811-1877) Surg., USN
Papers, 1830-78. ca. 900 items.
Includes personal and official correspondence of Pinkney
as fleet surgeon and medical adviser, Mississippi Squadron,
1863—64, concerning the outfitting of hospital ships, the Vicksburg
Campaign, including the Yazoo Pass and Port Hudson
expeditions, black life, the establishment and management of
military hospitals at Memphis, Tenn., the use and performance
of black troops, abolition, the generalship of Ulysses S. Grant,
Samuel P. Lee, George B. McClellan, John A. McClernand, and
William T. Sherman, and routine affairs in the Medical Department.
Also contains letters from Pinkney to his wife writ-
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