02413cpcaa2200433 4500 mm 73051870 DLC 20260227111615.0 740118|||||||||||| | eng mm 73051870 DLC DLC dacs DLC W lcmd Abbott, Asa Townsend, 1841-1923? Asa Townsend Abbott papers, 1915-1923. 1 item. 1 microfilm reel. Open to research. One volume (70 pages) of memoirs relating mainly to family affairs and to Abbott's service in Company E, lst Minnesota Volunteers (April-August 1861) and in the Signal Corps (August 1861-August 1865) with the Army of the Potomac in Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia. Includes 2 accounts by Abbott of Abraham Lincoln's visit to Fort Stevens, Washington, D.C., (1864 July) when the fort was under attack by Confederate troops commanded by Gen. Jubal Early; Abbott's description of his experiences in a hurricane near Key West, Fla., in 1869, when he was assigned to the 3d U.S. artillery; and a synopsis of Abbott's military career by Col. Benjamin F. Fisher. Microfilm edition available, no. 11,146. Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1956. Photocopies of the original in private hands. [S.l.]. Army officer. Collection material in English. Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894. Fisher, Benjamin Franklin, 1834-1915. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864) United States. Army. Regiment of Artillery, 3rd. United States. Army. Signal Corps. United States. Army of the Potomac. Hurricanes Florida Key West. Fort Stevens (Washington, D.C.) United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns. Virginia History Civil War, 1861-1865. Washington (D.C.) History Civil War, 1861-1865. Army officers. itoamc 39295 39295