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  • Federal and State Military Organizations: Mr. du Pont Presented the Following History of Certain Federal Troops Which, by Reason of Short or Disputed Service, Have no Pensionable Status, and State Militias Which Were Actively Engaged in the Civil...
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    Pensions; Military organizations; Legislative hearings
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    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...
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  • Official Register of the Fifth U. S. Artillery, for the Year 1864
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    Artillery (Troops); Artillery (Weaponry); Military officers
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    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.
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  • Petit Ledger, 1863
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  • DuPont Company Collection
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  • U.S. Ordnance Department Survey on Artillery, 1863-09-30
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    Arms & armament; Artillery (Weaponry); Cannons
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    Ordnance department survey on artillery sent to various battery commanders in the field. Its intention was to evaluate the effectiveness of cannons, projectiles, and horse related equipment in field service. This survey was filled out by First...
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  • U.S. Ordnance Department Survey on Artillery, 1863-12-10
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    Arms & armament; Artillery (Weaponry); Cannons
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    Ordnance department survey on artillery sent to various battery commanders in the field. Its intention was to evaluate the effectiveness of cannons, projectiles, and horse related equipment in field service. This survey was filled out by First...
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  • The Historical Society of Pennsylvania Purposes and Activities of the Society, List of Officers and Councillors, List of Members
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    Historical Society of Pennsylvania
  • John J. Raskob Collection
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  • Explosions at E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Powder Yards [transcription]
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    Explosions;
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  • DuPont Company Collection
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  • Samuel Francis Du Pont papers, collection guide
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    Collection guide; du Pont Family
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    A guide to primary material at the Hagley Museum and Library. For access to the contents of this collection contact Hagley at research@hagley.org or 302-654-2800.
  • Hagley Collection Guides and Finding Aids
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  • Invoice of Clothing, Camp & Garrison Equipage Turned Over by Lieut. Wm. Preston, R.Q.M., 5th Regt. DV Infantry to Captain Lammot du Pont Comdg. Co. B, 5th Regt. DV Infantry
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    Military rations; Military uniforms; Equipment & supplies
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    List of clothing and equipment issued to Company B (Lammot du Pont's company), 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry by Lieutenant William Preston, the Regimental Quartermaster. The items were issued at Fort Delaware on 26 June 1863.
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  • List of Prices of Clothing, Campaign and Garrison Equipage for the Year 1863
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    Military uniforms; Military rations; Cookery; Paperwork
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    List of the specific cost of items issued to U. S. volunteers in 1863. Items include clothing, rank insignia, mess equipment, and blank paperwork forms.
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  • Testimony of Lammot du Pont Who Lived in Fort Delaware from 20th June to 20th July 1863
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    Forts & fortifications; Military officers; Prisoners of war
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    Description of conditions at Fort Delaware by Lammot du Pont. The fort was used to house Confederate prisoners of war. Lammot du Pont served as Captain of Company B of the 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry, which was assigned to the fort in June...
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  • Sketch Showing the Position of the Rebel Iron Clad "Atlanta" and the Monitors Weehawken & Nahant at the Time of the Engagement in Wassaw Sound
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    Armored vessels; Navies; Paintings
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    Painting by Xanthus Russell Smith depicting the capture of the Confederate ironclad "C.S.S. Atlanta" on 17 June 1863. The U.S. Navy monitor "U.S.S. Weehawken," assisted by the monitor "U.S.S. Nahant," captured the "Atlanta" after a brief...
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  • History of the Great Riots
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    Homicides; Terrorists;
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    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...
  • Trade Catalogs and Pamphlets
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  • Correspondence, Brig. General H. Lockwood to Henry du Pont, 1861-10-21
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    Correspondence;
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    MD has collected all arms belonging to the General Government, (in hands of "suspected" companies) and reminding du Pont that he (lockwood) has the authority had will do so in Delaware as well.
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  • Address of the Brandywine Laborers and Mechanics, to their Fellow-Workmen Throughout Delaware, 1862
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    Political elections; Handbills
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    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...
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  • Correspondence, Mrs. Samuel Francis (Sophie) Du Pont to her husband, Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont
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    Correspondence; Explosions;
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    Mrs. Du Pont relaying the news of an explosion at the Hagley packing house, where twelve men were killed and Hagley house nearly destroyed
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  • Correspondence, Mrs. Samuel Francis (Sophie) Du Pont to her husband, Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, 1863-03-01
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    Correspondence;
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    Mrs. Du Pont is relaying more news of the explosion of 11,000 pounds of finished powder, workers and family were sure that Irenee had been killed, but he was safe
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  • Correspondence, Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont to William Wheeten, 1863-07-03
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    Correspondence;
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    Admiral Du Pont discussing with Mr. Wheeten the relief of his command and how unfortunate it was how his name was being tarnished, notes that the biggest upset was not being relieved of his post, but the way in which it was handled
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  • Correspondence, Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont to Henry Winter Davis, 1863-07-11
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    Correspondence;
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    Admiral still upset by his removal from command, mentions to Davis he is still receiving insolent letters
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  • Muster-Out Roll of Captain Lammot du Pont's Company B, in the Fifth Regiment of Delaware Foot Volunteers, 1863-07
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    Soldiers; Military demobilizations; Military discharges; Military organizations
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    Muster-out roll for Company B, 5th Delaware Volunteer infantry, on their release from active service in July 1863. Lammot du Pont commanded the company which consisted primarily of workers from the DuPont powder yards and other nearby mills. The...
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