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Babcock, John C. (b. 1836) Secret Service, USA
Papers, 1855-1913. ca. 60 items.
Letters from Babcock to relatives in Illinois, 1861-64, concern
his work as a confidential agent in the provost marshal's
office in Washington, D.C., the incarceration of female prisoners
at "Prison Greenhough" in Washington, reaction to the
Trent affair, secessionist sentiment in Alexandria, Va., the
gathering of intelligence and mapmaking in the service of E. J.
Allen during the Peninsular and Antietam campaigns, and
Babcock's personal ideas on blacks and slavery. Letters from
Gens. George G. Meade, Andrew A. Humphreys, and Winfield
S. Hancock concern intelligence gathered from prisoners and
deserters and mapping of enemy positions during the Petersburg
Campaign. Also includes a record of Babcock's service in
the Sturges Rifles (McClellan's bodyguard) and as a confidential
agent for Gens. Daniel Butterfield, George G. Meade, and
Ulysses S. Grant, and an outline of the organization of the
Army of Northern Virginia.
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Bache, Alexander Dallas (1806-1867) Superintendent,
U.S. Coast Survey
Papers, 1828-63. ca. 2,000 items.
Contains letters to Bache from Adms. John A. Dahlgren
and Charles H. Davis concerning the southern blockade, from
Gen. Isaac I. Stevens concerning military affairs in South Carolina
and Georgia, and official policy toward blacks, and from
Maj. W. R. Palmer concerning the Peninsular Campaign. Additional
correspondents are Lt. Comdr. Henry Preble and Col.
George E. Waring. Miscellaneous items include a list of regiments
in the Missouri Cavalry, a plan for the defense of
Philadelphia, Pa. (1863), and proposals for the conduct of the
war by Gen. I. I. Stevens.
Finding aid, partial index, and microfilm copy (5 reels)
available.
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Badger, Alfred Mason (1808-1868) Merchant-Contractor,
Rochester, N.Y.
Papers, 1830-68. 3 v.
In part, transcripts.
Includes copies of letters from Badger's son, Frank Appleton
Badger (1842-1864), 140th New York Volunteers, and
nephew, Hamlet F. Richardson (1842-1911), 108th New York
Volunteers, Dec. 1862-Feb. 1863, concerning campaigns in
Maryland and Virginia.
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