November 15, 1878. A.J. McGonnigle to M.C. Meigs.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of twenty-one individual letters of correspondence between various U.S. Civil War military departments, regarding many different logistical aspects relating to national cemeteries. Some of the letters are requests for materials or the estimated costs of materials required at national cemeteries while other letters are building specifications, requests for maps, and applications or remarks of cemetery superintendents.
Dates
- Creation: 1867 - 1891
Creator
- From the Collection: Unknown (Person)
Access Restriction
This material is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.1 Linear Feet ( (21 letters))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General note
An explanation as to why a superintendent has not been ordered to proceed to his allotted cemetery in New Orleans (because of an outbreak of yellow fever in the area).
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu