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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Creator: | United States. Army. Quartermaster’s Dept. |
| Title: | United States Army Quartermaster Records |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1862-1864 |
| Quantity: | 104 items (SC) |
| Abstract: | Inventories, requisitions, invoices, and other documents from the US Quartermaster's Dept. These records were written during the Civil War and primarily consist of materials requested or released by US Army Quartermaster Perley P. Pitkin. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
The United States Army Quartermaster Department (1775-present, reorganized and known from 1912 on as the Quartermaster Corps) is responsible for the transportation of supplies to the Army. During the Civil War, the Quartermaster Dept. supplied the Union Army with ordinance, horses, food, personnel and other necessities by railway, wagon and ironclad river boats. The Battle of Harper's Ferry centered around the capture of the Union supply camp in September 1862 by the Confederate Army (led by Maj. General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson). Harper's Ferry was later retaken by the Union army.
Perley P. Pitkin served as chief depot quartermaster for the Union Army at Harper's Ferry after the battle, and at other supply stations later on such as Belle Plain and Brandy Station.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The United States Army Quartermaster Records consists of requisition forms, lists of stores received, lists of requisitioned private and public property, from various supply posts under the command of P. P. Pitkin and others during the Civil War.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
United States Army Quartermaster Records,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Finding Aid Information
Created by: [Summit record]
Date: 12 Mar 2007
Revision history: 17 Mar 2009 - converted to EAD (AM)