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1. Field journal of United States Army activities in Utah and New Mexico, [1859] July 27-1886 January 4 (bulk 1860-1862).
- Creator:
- Clements, Bennett A. (Bennett Augustine), -1886
- Published / Created:
- [1859] July 27-1886 January 4 (bulk 1860-1862)
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2899
- Image Count:
- 113
- Abstract:
- Manuscript field journal that documents the military career of Bennett A. Clements, July 27, 1859, to January 4, 1886. The volume principally discusses the daily activities of Clements and the United States Army troops commanded by Colonel Edward Richard Sprigg Canby in Utah and New Mexico Territories from 1860 to 1862 . Activities included protecting settlers against American Indians and negotiating with Navajo, Ute, and Zuni Indians, and fighting with Confederate States Army troops. Later journal entries include details of Clements' subsequent service with the Army of the Potomac and at hospitals in New York City, and as a medical doctor with United States Army troops commanded by General George Crook in the Dakota Territory in 1876. The journal also documents events and trips taken by his immediate family.
- Description:
- Bennett Augustine Clements (1831-1886) was a surgeon in the United States Army. In 1856, he earned a commission as an assistant surgeon in the Regular Army Medical Staff Infantry Regiment. From 1856 to 1863, he served in Florida, Texas, Utah, and New Mexico. In 1863, he became a full surgeon with the rank of major and administered hospitals during the American Civil War. In 1876, Clements served in the Indian Wars in the Dakota Territory. In 1871, he married Mary Isabella Rutherford Clements (born 1844), and they had two daughters, Lucille Rutherford Clements Arnold (1872-1952) and Maude Hamilton Clements (1874-1944). He died at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas., In English., and Purchased from William Reese Company on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2010.
- Subject (Geographic):
- New Mexico--Discovery and exploration, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, and Utah--Discovery and exploration
- Subject (Name):
- Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg,--1817-1873, Clements, Bennett A.--(Bennett Augustine),---1886, Confederate States of America.--Army, Copley, James S.--(James Strohn)--Bookplate, Crook, George,--1829-1890, and United States.--Army of the Potomac--Medical care
- Subject (Topic):
- Dakota Indians--Wars, 1876, Frontier and pioneer life--New Mexico, Frontier and pioneer life--Utah, Navajo Indians, Navajo Indians--Wars, Ute Indians, and Zuni Indians
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Field journal of United States Army activities in Utah and New Mexico, [1859] July 27-1886 January 4 (bulk 1860-1862).
2. Letter : Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory, to Brantz Mayer, Baltimore, Maryland
- Creator:
- Donaldson, James Lowry, 1814-1885
- Published / Created:
- 1860 May
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1792
- Image Count:
- 10
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- ALS relating news of the Navajo attack on Fort Defiance, Arizona Territory, April 30, 1860, and discussing Donaldson's views on relations between the United States and the Navajos. The letter is bound with a typed transcript.
- Description:
- Gift of Frederick W. Beinecke, 1960. and James Lowry Donaldson was an officer in the United States Army, 1836-1869, who served in the Second Seminole War, military occupation of Texas, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. He was chief quartermaster of the Department of New Mexico from 1858 to 1862.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Fort Defiance (Ariz.)
- Subject (Name):
- Donaldson, James Lowry, 1814-1885 and Mayer, Brantz, 1809-1879
- Subject (Topic):
- Indians of North America--Arizona--Government relations, Indians of North America--New Mexico--Government relations, Indians of North America--Wars--Arizona, Navajo Indians--Government relations, and Navajo Indians--Wars
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letter : Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory, to Brantz Mayer, Baltimore, Maryland
3. [Letter to Annie Pettis dated 1864 Feb 26]
- Creator:
- Pettis, George H.
- Published / Created:
- 1864 Feb 26
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-711 P453
- Collection Title:
- George Henry Pettis papers
- Image Count:
- 4
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Pettis's letters to his wife Annie describe the army posts, towns, and the difficulties of frontier duty in a time of limited communication and erratic pay. Included are the descriptive rolls of the men recruited by Pettis, giving rank, age, size, description, place of birth, occupation, and enlistment date, with, in some cases, notation as to cause of death.
- Description:
- George Henry Pettis, lieutenant in the California Volunteers during the Civil War, recruited and commanded company K, 1st California Volunteer Infantry, under colonel James H. Carleton, in its campaigns in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--History--Civil War, 1861-1865., Fort Craig (N.M.), Fort Sumner (N.M.), and United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
- Subject (Name):
- Carleton, James Henry,--1814-1873.
- Subject (Topic):
- Navajo Indians--Wars
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Letter to Annie Pettis dated 1864 Feb 26]
