Artillery (Troops); Artillery (Weaponry); Military officers
Roster of the officers who belonged to the 5th U. S. Artillery; lists of officers' promotions, appointments, casualties, and transfers; tabulation of numbers of men in each battery; and a list of where each battery was stationed.
Pensions; Correspondence; Military organizations; Soldiers; Legislators
Published copy of a letter Henry Algernon du Pont wrote to Charles Francis Adams defending the service of the 5th and 6th Regiments of Delaware Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. This letter was part of a larger effort by Henry A. du Pont to...
Published transcript of the speech Henry Algernon du Pont delivered at the unveiling of the monument to Major General Stephen Dodson Ramseur on the Cedar Creek Battlefield in Virginia. Du Pont gave the address on 16 September, 1920. Ramseur, a...
Recruiting & enlistment; Military organizations; Artillery (Troops)
Recruiting poster for Battery B, 5th U.S. Artillery, commanded by Lieutenant Henry Algernon du Pont. The poster was made while Battery B was encamped near Hagerstown, Maryland.
Artillery (Troops); Artillery (Weaponry); Campaigns & battles; Soldiers; Military officers
Narrative of the military campaigns that Light Battery B, 5th U. S. Artillery participated in during 1864, including the campaigns in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. This work also lists the men who served in the battery. This copy is an expanded...
Campaigns & battles; Artillery (Troops); Artillery (Weaponry); Military officers
Henry Algernon du Pont's account of the Battle of New Market, Virginia. Du Pont describes his role in the battle and gives his opinions on the battle's outcome.
Henry Algernon du Pont's narrative of his service during military operations in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley during 1864. Du Pont served as commander of Light Battery B, 5th U.S. Artillery and later as chief of artillery for Major General George...
Pensions; Military organizations; Legislative hearings
Transcript of an address that Senator Henry Algernon du Pont made to the U. S. Congress discussing the service of the 5th and 6th Regiments of Delaware Volunteer Infantry. This address was part of du Pont's attempts to obtain military pensions for...
Business people; Military officers; Ordnance industry; Military education; Gunpowder
Biography of Henry du Pont (1812-1889) by Henry Algernon du Pont. This work covers Henry du Pont's education, military service, his time as head of the DuPont Company, and his service as Major General of Delaware Militia during the Civil War.
From title page: "The History of the great riots. Being a full and authentic account of the strikes and riots on the vaious railroads of the United States and in the mining regions. Embracing brilliant and graphic pen-pictures of the reign of...
Contents: The Real Molly Maguires; Conditions in the Antrhacite Fields; Early Organizations of the Anthracite Miners; The Long Strike of 1875; The Life and Death Struggle in Pennsylvania; The Trials; Peace Once More Reigns; Conclusions.
From title page: "Industrial History of the United States, from the earliest settlements to the present time: a complete survey of American Industries, embracing Agriculture and Horticulture; Including the Cultivation of Cotton, Tobacco, Wheat; The...
