Joseph Parry, a commander of a company in the 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry, explains the negative effects that extended service at Fort Delaware is having on soldiers' morale and political inclinations. Parry also states that a visit from...
Artillery (Troops); Forts & fortifications; Military officers
Reichard, a Captain in Battery M, 3rd Pennsylvania Artillery, asks Lammot du Pont's help in getting his unit transferred out of Fort Delaware, which he calls a "horrid Post!" Reichard also mentions a visit with Henry du Pont.
Artillery (Troops); Forts & fortifications; Military officers
Copy of du Pont's reply to a letter from Reichard, asking for du Pont's help in having his unit (Battery M, 3rd Pennsylvania Artillery) transferred out of Fort Delaware. Du Pont offers his help and advises Reichard of ways he can apply for a...
Military rations; Military uniforms; Equipment & supplies
List of clothing and equipment issued to Company B (Lammot du Pont's company), 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry by Lieutenant William Preston, the Regimental Quartermaster. The items were issued at Fort Delaware on 26 June 1863.
Parades & processions; Soldiers; Military organizations; Military officers
Letter from R. Emmet Robinson informing du Pont of a torch light procession that was being organized to welcome home the 4th Regiment of Delaware Volunteer Infantry. According to Robinson, the procession was also intended to affect an upcoming...
Letter from L. Bush, M.D. stating that John Peoples was unfit for military service. Peoples was a member of Company B (Lammot du Pont's company), 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry.
Letter from Benjamin Bond, of Wabash Mills, asking for two workers to be excused from drill. The workers were members of Company B, (Lammot du Pont's company) Delaware Volunteer Infantry.
Military officers; Parades & processions; Telegrams; Military organizations
Copy of a telegram from Hugh Stirling to W. N. Chandler regarding a torchlight procession that Stirling's Independent Company of Delaware Infantry would be participating in.
Military officers; Military organizations; Military rations
Copy of telegram from James M. Peoples to Major Henry B. Judd. Peoples, Captain of Company A, 7th Regiment Delaware Volunteer Infantry, requests information on rations. Henry B. Judd was the U.S. Army liaison officer in Wilmington, Delaware.
Includes a breakdown of the "proceeds and profits" of woolen manufactory; End of letter: "Extract of a letter from John Wilson to Joshua Stroud, dated...December 6, 1805
Correspondence regarding a dispute between du Pont and Caleb Kirk over water rights and recently purchased property. du Pont wrote to Brobson for advice on the situation, and this letter is Brobson's response.