Abbott, Asa Townsend 1841-1923? creator mixed material monographic eng 1 1 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. Open to research. 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 mm 73051870 Open to research. DLC 740118 20260227111615.0 mm 73051870