Record of accounts between E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. and its employees, pensioners, and other individuals. Includes itemized accounts of pay and other expenses of DuPont employees.
Captain Hugh Stirling, commander of Company D, 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry, asks if one of du Pont's noncommissioned officers would help him figure out how to use some of the military equipment issued to his company.
Cartes de visite; Military officers; Uniforms; Portrait photographs
Carte de visite from an album possibly assembled by Henry Algernon du Pont. Handwritten caption: "H. V. de Hart. Capt. 5 Arty." Captain de Hart was mortally wounded at the battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia, 27 June 1862.
Soldiers; Military training; Military organizations
List of men recommended to become noncommissioned officers and orders for company drill on 1 November 1862. This item regards Company B (Lammot du Pont's company), 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry.
Handbill promoting candidate William Cannon of the Union Party for Governor of Delaware. Cannon won the election and served from 20 January 1863 until 1 March 1865, when he died in office. Many Delaware politicians disliked Cannon because of his...
The B. L. Judson & Company published an almanac promoting Judson's Mountain Herb Pills. Like so many others, the company claimed the pills cured diseases of the chest and lungs, diseases of the bowels and stomach, dyspepsia, fevers and ague, and...
Military rations; Military uniforms; Military organizations
Return for clothing, camp equipment, and paperwork forms issued to Company B (Lammot du Pont's company), 5th Regiment Delaware Volunteer Infantry, during the time of their enlistment as United States Volunteers.
Military rations; Military uniforms; Military organizations
Return for clothing, camp equipment, and paperwork forms issued to Company B (Lammot du Pont's company), 5th Regiment Delaware Volunteer Infantry, during the time of their enlistment as United States Volunteers.
