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J. Howard Carlisle to RoBeRT C. SCHENCK, July 25, 1861
July 25, 1861. ; Fort Corcoran, July 25, 1861. DEAR GENERAL: I intended to have visited you this morning, but in consequence of conflicting authority was unable to cross the…
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Letters to RoBeRT C. SCHENCK
B. 1809 · D. 1890
Robert Cumming Schenck was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, and American diplomatic representative to Brazil and the United Kingdom. He was at both the First and Second Battle of Bull Run and took part in Jackson's Valley Campaign of 1862, and the Battle of Cross Keys. He served two separate multi-term stints in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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H. W. Halleok to Robert C. Schenck, March 7, 1863
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, March 7, 1863. Major-General SCHENCK, Baltimore: GENERAL: The substance of your dispatch* in regard to Winchester was telegraphed to General Hooker, who replied that no…
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Joseph Hooker to Robert C. Schenck, March 16, 1863
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, March 16, 1863. Major-General SCHENCK, Baltimore, Md. : All troops in Western Virginia will be added to yourcommand. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company represent that their…
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Henry W. Halleck to Robert C. Schenck, March 24, 1863
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, D. C., March 24, 1863. Major-General SCHENCK, Baltimore, Md.: We have no information of Stuart except General Roberts’ telegram. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief.
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Danl. Butterfield to Robert C. Schenck, April 26, 1863
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, April 26, 1863. Major-General SCHENCK, Baltimore, Md.: You have abundant forces and the use of the railroad. If you have any apprehension for New Creek, concentrate troops…
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Robert C. Schenck to Robert C. Schenck, April 28, 1863
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, April 28, 1863. Major-General SCHENCK, Baltimore, Mad.: Have you no troops in Pennsylvania and Maryland which can be promptly thrown into Wheeling by the Pennsylvania Railroad? The…
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Benjamin F. Kelley to Robert C. Schenck, April 29, 1863
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, April 29, 1863. Major-General SCHENCK, Baltimore, Md. : Two companies have gone from Sandusky to Wheeling, and Governor Tod has also sent, it is said, some others…
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W. M. H. Chesebrough to Robert C. Schenck, June 9, 1863
HEADQUARTERS, Baltimore, Md., June 9, 1863. Major-General SCHENCK, Wilmington, Del. : The information given you by [Maxwell V.] Woodhull has been confirmed by Milroy. Scammon says that, from definite knowledge…
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Alfred Pleasonton to Robert C. Schenck, June 17, 1863
SanpDy Hook, Mp. SanpDy Hook, Mp., June 17, 1863. (Copy received, War Department, 11 a. m.) General SCHENCK : Our scouts report the country clear of any masses of rebel…
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Robert C. Schenck to Robert C. Schenck, October 21, 1863
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, October 21, 1863. Major-General SCHENCK, Baltimore, Md. : A delegation is here saying that our armed colored troops are at many, if not all, the landings on…
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George H. Johnston to Robert C. Schenck, October 22, 1863
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, October 22, 1863. Major-General ScHENCK, Baltimore, Md. : Please come over here. The fact of one of our officers being killed on the Patuxent is aspecimen of…
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Unknown to Robert C. Schenck, June 15, 1868
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MONONGAHELA, June 15, 1868. June 15, 1868. Major-General SCHENCK, Commanding, Baltimore : Will you not be good enough to inform me of the location of the…
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James W. Ripley to Robert C. Schenck, June 21, 1868
HEADQUARTERS INSPECTOR OF ARTILLERY, Washington, June 21, 1868. Maj. Gen. R. C. SCHENCK, Baltimore, Ma. : There are no field batteries here now which can be sent to you, nor…
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Hamilton Fish to Robert C. Schenck, May 25, 1871
No. 206. Mr. Fish to General Schenck No. 4.] Department of State, Washington, May 25, 1871. Sir: The Senate having advised and consented thereto, the President has ratified the treaty…
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Hamilton Fish to Robert C. Schenck, June 20, 1871
No. 210. Mr. Fish to General Schenck No. 9.] Department of State, Washington, June 20, 1871. Sir: Referring to my No. 3 of the 19th ultimo, in relation to the…
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The Right Honorable the Earl Granville to Robert C. Schenck, June 28, 1871
Earl Granville to General Schenck Foreign Office, June 28, 1871. My Dear General: A telegram, dated Shanghai, this morning, informs me that your forces gained a victory over the Coreans…
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Hamilton Fish to Robert C. Schenck, August 9, 1871
[Telegram.] Mr. Fish to General Schenck Washington, August 9. Inform Lord Granville by note that the President has named Judge James S. Frazer, late of the supreme court of Indiana,…
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Hamilton Fish to Robert C. Schenck, August 11, 1871
No. 215. [Extract.] Mr. Fish to General Schenck No. 44.] Department of State, Washington, August 11, 1871. Sir: Shortly before Sir Edward Thornton sailed for Europe, he suggested the name…
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Jefferson Davis to Robert C. Schenck, August 12, 1871
[Telegram.] Mr. Davis to General Schenck Washington, August 12, 1871. Schenck, Minister, London: Has British arbitrator been named? DAVIS.
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The Right Honorable the Earl Granville to Robert C. Schenck, August 14, 1871
Earl Granville to General Schenck Foreign Office, August 14, 1871. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 10th instant, informing me of the…
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Hamilton Fish to Robert C. Schenck, February 3, 1872
No. 2. Mr. Fish to General Schenck. [Telegram.] Department of State, Washington, February 3, 1872. There must be no withdrawal of any part of the claim presented. Counsel will argue…
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Hamilton Fish to Robert C. Schenck, February 27, 1872
No. 9. Mr. Fish to General Schenck. Department of State, Washington, February 27, 1872. No. 145.] I have to acknowledge your No. 139, of date of February 6, inclosing copy…
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Hamilton Fish to Robert C. Schenck, February 29, 1872
No. 11. Mr. Fish to General Schenck. [Telegram.] Department of State, Washington, February 29, 1872. Cannot agree to Granville’s proposal as made. Desire to meet the British Government in any…
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Granville to Robert C. Schenck, March 15, 1872
[Inclosure 1 in No. 472.] Lord Granville to General Schenck. Foreign Office, March 15, 1872. (Received March 19, 1872.) Sir: With reference to my note of the 16th ultimo, I…