UNITED STATES. ARMY. INFANTRY,
5TH:
An Inventory of Its Order Books at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
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OVERVIEW
| Creator: | United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 5th (1815- ), creator. | |
| Title: | Order books. | |
| Dates: | 1819-1828. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Two original order books, and a microfilm copy of a third in another repository and photostatic copies of portions of it, of the United States Army 5th Infantry Regiment, which was headquartered in Detroit and constructed and garrisoned Fort Snelling in the 1820s. | |
| Quantity: | 0.5 cubic feet (3 folders in 1 partial box, and 1 volume and 3 folders in Reserve) and 1 microfilm reel. | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The books contain regimental and post orders issued by post commanders, particularly Josiah Snelling and Josiah H. Vose, primarily from Fort Snelling and Fort Armstrong, Illinois, pertaining to post administration and regulations, appointments and commissions, courts martial, and supplies for Fort Snelling. Some of the material pertains to Fort Howard, Wisconsin.
The first order book (1819-1824) contains letters and orders from the office of the commissary general of subsistence to Lieutenant Nathan Clark regarding supplies for Fort Snelling. A second order book (1824-1827) records orders and special orders, appointments, and other infantry activities, mainly based out of Fort Snelling. A microfilm copy of a third order book (1824-1828) contains regimental and post orders issued by post commanders, particularly Snelling and Vose, primarily from Fort Snelling and Fort Armstrong, pertaining to post administration and regulations, appointments and commissions, courts martial, and other infantry activities. Included as well are photostatic copies of selected pages from the third order book.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Access to and use of Reserve materials requires the curator's permission. Please consult the reference staff for more information.
Use Restrictions:
Reproduction of the microfilm requires permission of the Detroit Public Library. Please consult the reference staff for more information.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 5th (1815- ). Order books. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Microfilm Production:
Garrison Orderly Book, 1824-1828. Microfilm (M239). Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, 1973. 1 reel ; 35 mm.
Location of Originals:
Original Garrison Orderly Book: Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library, Detroit, Michigan.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 1780B; 4718; 11,575; 17,318
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017364130104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Reserve 171 | Order book, March 1819-June 1824. 2 folders (175 pages). | ||||||||||
| Restricted. Access to and use of reserve material requires the curator's permission. | |||||||||||
| Historical Note: The orders originated in the Office of the Commissary General of Subsistence. There are a few from the Secretary of War and from the Office of the Adjutant and Inspector General. | |||||||||||
| Contents: The volume consists of general and special orders (March 31, 1819-June 24, 1824) addressed to Lieutenant Nathan Clark, who was stationed at Fort Snelling from 1819 to 1827. The orders were later bound into a volume by members of Clark's family. The papers deal with the following topics: the procurement and distribution of food and other subsistence stores to the troops, women dependents, sick persons in the hospital, Indians and the Indian Agency at St. Peter's, the problems of transporting the goods up the Mississippi River from St. Louis, procuring millstones for the post's grist mill, procurement of wheat and other staples, the manufacturing of candles, soap, and vinegar, the raising of cattle and swine, the raising of crops, and contracts with Joseph Rolette, Peter Yarnell, James Pendleton, and Silas Craig. Order writers include James H. Hook, George Gibson, Daniel Parker, Charles J. Nourse, and John C. Calhoun. The Calhoun letters are copies written on August 30, 1819, and March 18, 1823. | |||||||||||
| Processing Information: In 1983 this volume, which was coming apart, was dismantled and its contents placed in 2 file folders. | |||||||||||
March 1819-August 1821
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September 1821-June 1824
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| Reserve 171 | Order book, February 1826-August 1827. 1 volume (238 pages). | ||||||||||
| Restricted. Access to and use of reserve material requires the curator's permission. | |||||||||||
| Contents: Records orders and special orders, appointments, and other infantry activities mainly based out of Fort Snelling. The volume once included orders dating from January 1824, but the first 34 pages spanning January 1824-January 1826 are now missing. Surviving pages begin with February 1826. | |||||||||||
| An index, located in the rear of the book, gives basic information on the orders and appointments found in the volume, including those missing from the front of the volume. | |||||||||||
| Pagination and Physical Condition: Pages 255-262 are mis-numbered as 355-362. The back 50 pages or so and the back cover appear to have been damaged by gunfire, as they have what appear to be holes made by buckshot. | |||||||||||
February 1826-August 1827
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| M239 | 1 | Garrison orderly book, January 1824-December 1828. 1 microfilm reel. | |||||||||
| Restricted. Reproduction of the microfilm requires permission of the Detroit Public Library. | |||||||||||
| Contents: Copies of regimental and post orders issued by post commanders at Fort Snelling; Fort Armstrong; Fort Howard; Louisville, Kentucky; St. Louis, Missouri; and the Adjutant General's Office (AGO), Washington, D.C. They pertain to post administration and regulations, appointments and commissions, and courts martial, and include proceedings of post councils of administration. The cover is blank, but an inscription on the first page reads: Garrison Orderly Book, Company E, 5th Infantry, Fort Armstrong, Illinois, Major Josiah H. Vose, Commanding Post. | |||||||||||
| The pages include reports of court martials, minutes of meetings of the post council of administration, and reports of actions of boards of survey. There is information on the use of and regulation of whiskey, the post band and musicians, regulations to improve health and sanitation conditions, fire protection, auctions of the effects of deceased soldiers, the sutler tax, administration of the post library, and the death of Melancton Snelling, son of Josiah Snelling. | |||||||||||
| Sections of the orderly book cover the following time periods and locations: January 1-May 30, 1826: Fort Snelling. Josiah Snelling and other regimental officers; January 1-February 12, 1828: Fort Snelling and Fort Armstrong. Josiah H. Vose and Joseph Plympton; January 1, 1824: Fort Armstrong; June 6, 1826-April 29, 1828: Fort Armstrong; May 5-June 23, 1828: Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis and AGO. Brigadier General Atkinson, Josiah H. Vose and others; September 11-December 28, 1828: Fort Howard. Josiah H. Vose and Colonel Laurence; September 20, 1825-July 7, 1826: AGO Western Department, Louisville; headquarters Right Wing Western Department, St. Louis; AGO Washington. | |||||||||||
| Pagination and Physical Condition: Original volume consists of 257 unnumbered pages. | |||||||||||
| P695 | Order book (photocopied segments): | ||||||||||
| Photostatic copies of selected pages made in 1938 from the Garrison Orderly Book. The photostats are numbered 1-71 and 133-134. Primarily orders originating at Fort Snelling; a few originated at Fort Armstrong. | |||||||||||
| January 1, 1826-January 7, 1828. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| September-November, 1827. | |||||||||||
RELATED MATERIALS
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Agriculture -- Minnesota.
- Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- United States.
- Flour mills -- Minnesota.
- Food supply.
- Military bases -- United States.
- Music -- Minnesota.
- Transportation -- Mississippi River.
- Persons:
- Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850, author.
- Clark, Nathan, 1789-1836.
- Craig, Silas.
- Gibson, George, 1783-1861, author.
- Hook, James Harvey, -1841, author.
- Pendleton, James.
- Plympton, Joseph, author.
- Rolette, Joseph, 1781-1842.
- Snelling, Josiah, 1782-1828, author.
- Vose, Josiah H., author.
- Yarnell, Peter.
- Organizations:
- United States. Army -- Commissariat.
- United States. Army -- Military life.
- Places:
- Fort Armstrong (Ill.)
- Fort Howard (Wis.)
- Fort Snelling (Minn.)
- Fort Snelling (Minn.) -- Statistics, Vital.
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