[Inventory and inspection report of Quartermaster's stores] (open access)

[Inventory and inspection report of Quartermaster's stores]

Inventory and inspection report of Quartermaster's stores issued to Capt. Hamilton K. Redway's company. The stores that were listed and inspected were: fifty rope halters, two camp kettles, 10 canteens, and fifteen haversacks. With the listed items, this report also includes the amount of time these items were in use, by whom they where received, as well as the item's condition and disposition. The report is signed by both Capt. Hamilton K. Redway and Capt. Ira W. Claflin while they were stationed at Kelly's Creek in West Virginia.
Date: 186X
Creator: Claflin, Ira W.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[General orders no. 4, February 16, 1865] (open access)

[General orders no. 4, February 16, 1865]

General orders no. 4 specifies the following calls that would be observed by the soldiers on duty in this command. The daily call schedule is detailed and additional specifications to the schedule are noted.
Date: February 16, 1865
Creator: Headquarters 1st Seperate Brigade
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt for issues, May 16, 1865] (open access)

[Receipt for issues, May 16, 1865]

Document received at Gallipolis documenting ordinance stores, including cavalry saddles. Signed by Lt. M. Young.
Date: May 10, 1865
Creator: Young, M.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Tribute of Respect] (open access)

[Tribute of Respect]

Tribute of Respect to the Officers and Soldiers of the First N. Y. Veteran Cavalry written by E. S. Watson, a member of Company "F." The tribute includes an introduction detailing the camaraderie felt between those who serve together during active duty as well as a poem that tells the tale of the First N. Y. Veteran Cavalry.
Date: unknown
Creator: Watson, E. S.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Quarterly Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, December 31, 1864] (open access)

[Quarterly Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, December 31, 1864]

Quarterly return of ordnance and ordnance stores received, issued, and remaining on hand in Company F, 1st Regiment New York Veteran Cavalry, for the fourth quarter of 1864. The return details the amount of serviceable and unserviceable small arms and corresponding accoutrements, equipments, appendages, and ammunition, as well as parts for repair. The document was signed by Captain Hamilton K. Redway on December 31, 1864 at Kelly's Creek in West Virginia.
Date: December 31, 1864
Creator: Redway, Hamilton K.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt of supplies, February 1, 1865] (open access)

[Receipt of supplies, February 1, 1865]

Receipt of supplies shipped to Capt. Hamilton K. Redway at his station in Kelly's Creek, West Virginia. Redway received thirty eight bales of hay, thirty six sacks of oats, and seventy seven sacks of corn for his cavalry's forage. He received this shipment at his station in Kelly's Creek.
Date: February 1, 1865
Creator: Dewey, A. S.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage, March 1865] (open access)

[Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage, March 1865]

Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage that was received and issued at Kelly's Creek in West Virginia. The return is for the month of March in the year 1865. It was written by Capt. Hamilton K. Redway. The document details the number of items received and accounted for prior to distribution, the total number of items issued, and the total number of items accounted for after distribution to the company.
Date: March 1865
Creator: Redway, Capt. Hamilton K.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt for issues, May 1, 1864] (open access)

[Receipt for issues, May 1, 1864]

Invoice created by Lt. Col. J. S. Platner for 15 unserviceable Starr breech-loading carbines. The issues were received by Platner at Martinsburg, West Virginia from Lt. Hamilton K. Redway. The invoice is dated May 1, 1864.
Date: May 1, 1864
Creator: Platner, Lt. Col. J. S.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt for issues, May 1, 1864] (open access)

[Receipt for issues, May 1, 1864]

Invoice created by Lt. Col. J. S. Platner for 15 unserviceable Starr breech-loading carbines. The issues were received by Platner at Martinsburg, West Virginia from Lt. Hamilton K. Redway. The invoice is dated May 1, 1864.
Date: May 1, 1864
Creator: Platner, Lt. Col. J. S.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[General orders no. 2, January 13, 1865] (open access)

[General orders no. 2, January 13, 1865]

General orders no. 2 specifies five orders that will promote uniformity in reports and returns. These orders will also prevent illegal and irregular details in reports or returns.
Date: January 13, 1865
Creator: Headquarters 1st Seperate Brigade
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[General orders no. 2, January 13, 1865] (open access)

[General orders no. 2, January 13, 1865]

General orders no. 2 specifies five orders that will promote uniformity in reports and returns. These orders will also prevent illegal and irregular details in reports or returns.
Date: January 13, 1865
Creator: Headquarters 1st Seperate Brigade
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Hamilton K. Redway to Loriette C. Redway, September 21, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from Hamilton K. Redway to Loriette C. Redway, September 21, 1864]

Letter from Hamilton K. Redway to Loriette C. Redway which discusses the regiment's move to Camp Piatt in West Virginia. Redway describes the terrain and mentions that the camp is close to the Kanawha river as well as to Charleston. He also discusses a possible visit by Loriette to the camp, but he details that he does not know if they will remain there for the winter. Redway notes the he is not sure he will be able to get a leave of absence and that he has not yet been paid. He sends his love to Loriette and his children in the letter's closing. He asks her to write him at Camp Piatt and gives her the address. The letter is dated September 21, 1864.
Date: September 21, 1864
Creator: Redway, Hamilton K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[General court martial order, January 31, 1865] (open access)

[General court martial order, January 31, 1865]

By order of the Secretary of War, E. D. Townsend, this general court martial order No.43 states that Captain Henry W. Scott would be released and returned to duty. Scott's trial was held without authority and the proceedings were considered "null and void." The order is signed by the acting adjutant general, but his signature is illegible. The date and location of Capt. Scott's trial is stated in the order.Scott was part of the 1st Veteran New York Cavalry.
Date: January 31, 1865
Creator: War Department
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Special orders, February 13, 1865] (open access)

[Special orders, February 13, 1865]

Letter from N.B. Squires to Capt. Redway asking for Redway and his commissioned officers to sign a certificate of purchase and forward the signed certificates to him in Camp Piatt.
Date: February 13, 1865
Creator: Squires, N. B.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Muster-in roll, October 31, 1864] (open access)

[Muster-in roll, October 31, 1864]

Muster-in roll for Hamilton K. Redway which certifies Redway as Captain of Company "F," First N. Y. Vet. Cavalry. The muster-in roll details that Redway was made captain when he was stationed at Camp Piatt in West Virginia on October 31, 1864. The document was singed by Benjamin J. Ricker, Jr., the mustering officer for West Virginia, on January 16, 1864.
Date: October 31, 1864
Creator: Seymour, Horatio
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Special orders, December 15, 1864] (open access)

[Special orders, December 15, 1864]

Special orders from A. H. Nash to Captain Redway which detail that these orders should be relayed to all men in Redway's company whose muster and descriptive rolls have not been received. It also states that Redway should wait for a courier from Soup Creek with a similar dispatch.
Date: December 15, 1864
Creator: Nash, Lt. A. H.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Special orders, December 31, 1864] (open access)

[Special orders, December 31, 1864]

Special orders from Lieut. Col. J. S. Platner to Lieut. Redway which order the mustering of Redway's company. It specifies that the muster rolls be sent to headquarters as soon as possible. Nash states that the muster rolls will be read as soon as Tuesday January 3, 1865.
Date: December 31, 1864
Creator: Platner, Lieutenant Colonel J. S.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Capt. H. H. Boggess to Major McPhail, February 15, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from Capt. H. H. Boggess to Major McPhail, February 15, 1865]

Letter from Capt. H. H. Boggess to Major McPhail, in Wheeling, West Virginia, informing him of Corporal Calvin Hull's furlough to Cincinnati, Ohio. The document details that Hull was part of the "F" company, 1st regiment, and was part of the N. Y. Veterans Cavalry. The corporal's furlough to Cincinnati would last 15 days and the cost of his transportation from Portland to Cincinnati was $3.09, an amount which would be docked from his pay upon his return. The letter also states that Corporal Hull would return for duty to Camp Piatt in West Virginia.
Date: February 15, 1865
Creator: Boggess, H. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Quarterly Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, September 30, 1864] (open access)

[Quarterly Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, September 30, 1864]

Quarterly return of ordnance and ordnance stores received, issued, and remaining on hand in Company F of the 1st Regiment New York Veteran Cavalry, for the third quarter of 1864. The return details the amount of serviceable and unserviceable small arms and corresponding accoutrements, equipments, appendages, and ammunition. The return was signed by Captain Hamilton K. Redway on September 30, 1864 at Kelly's Creek in West Virginia.
Date: September 30, 1864
Creator: Redway, Hamilton K.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[General orders no. 10, April 5, 1865] (open access)

[General orders no. 10, April 5, 1865]

General orders no. 10 specifies that this command, 1st Separate Brigade, must ready themselves to be moved at once. It details that all surplus baggage and stores would be disposed of and the soldiers would be fully outfitted with clothing, as well as with camp and garrison equipment for active duty. Each regiment would receive two wagons for use by officers, mess kits, cooking utensils, and hospital supplies.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States Army, Department of West Virginia
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Capt. H. H. Boggess to Major McPhail, February 17, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from Capt. H. H. Boggess to Major McPhail, February 17, 1865]

Letter from Capt. H. H. Boggess to Major McPhail, in Wheeling, West Virginia, informing him of Private B.F. carpenter's furlough to Cincinnati, Ohio. The document details that Carpenter was part of the "F" company, 1st regiment, and was part of the N. Y. Veterans Cavalry. The private's furlough to Cincinnati would last 15 days and the cost of his transportation to Cincinnati was $1.50, an amount which would be docked from his pay upon his return. The letter also states that Private Carpenter would return for duty to Camp Piatt in West Virginia.
Date: February 17, 1865
Creator: Boggess,. H. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt of supplies, February 9, 1865] (open access)

[Receipt of supplies, February 9, 1865]

Receipt of supplies shipped to Capt. Hamilton K. Redway at his station in Kelly's Creek, West Virginia. Redway received thirty five bales of hay, forty sacks of oats, and thirty five sacks of corn for his cavalry's forage. He received this shipment at his station in Kelly's Creek.
Date: February 9, 1865
Creator: Dewey, A. S.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt of supplies, March 1, 1865] (open access)

[Receipt of supplies, March 1, 1865]

Receipt of supplies shipped to Capt. Hamilton K. Redway at his station in Kelly's Creek, West Virginia. Redway received thirty nine bales of hay, thirty five sacks of oats, and forty sacks of corn for his cavalry's forage. He received this shipment at his station in Kelly's Creek.
Date: March 1, 1865
Creator: Dewey, A. S.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[General court martial order, April 12, 1864] (open access)

[General court martial order, April 12, 1864]

General court martial order sent to Lieut. H. K. Redway summoning him to a court session on April 13, 1864 at 10 o'clock. The session was being held in Martinsburg, West Virgina. Lieut. Redway would be part of the defense in the case of U. S. vs. John Whittey, Jr., 1st N. Y. Veteran Cavalry.
Date: April 12, 1864
Creator: Cather, T. A.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library