Carlton, Caleb Henry 1836-1923 creator mixed material monographic eng 2,500 5 1 2.5 Correspondence, diaries, articles, military transcripts and papers, biographical and genealogical materials, financial records, maps, charts, and other papers pertaining to Carlton's service in the Union Army and following the Civil War in wars with various American Indians in western United States. Documents his participation during the Peninsular Campaign (1862) including battles at Harrison's Landing, Malvern Hill, Mechanicsville (Battle of Beaver Dam Creek), and Yorktown, Va.; his capture during the Battle of Chickamauga (1863) and his imprisonment at Libby Prison in Richmond, Va.; and his service in the Atlanta Campaign (1864) including battles at Jonesboro, Kennesaw Mountain, and Marietta, Ga. Also documents government relations and war with Apache, Cheyenne, Dakota, Ute, and other American Indians during Carlton's service at Fort Sidney, Neb.; Fort Fetterman, Fort Laramie, and Fort Washakie (Camp Augur), Wyo.; and Fort Sedgwick, Colo. Includes maps and charts of the U.S. Army posts as well as family correspondence and a biography of Carlton written by his daughter, Mabel Carlton Horner. Correspondents include Henry C. Cook, William T. Sherman, Thomas John Wood, and Matthew H. Wright. Open to research. U.S. Army officer. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010241 Cook, Henry C Correspondence Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh) 1820-1891 Correspondence Wood, Thomas John 1823-1906 Correspondence Wright, Matthew H Correspondence Carlton family Correspondence Libby Prison. Apache Indians Atlanta Campaign, 1864 Beaver Dam Creek, Battle of, Va., 1862 Cheyenne Indians Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863 Dakota Indians Fortification Colorado Fortification Nebraska Fortification Wyoming Indians of North America Government relations Indians of North America Wars 1866-1895 Kennesaw Mountain, Battle of, Ga., 1864 Malvern Hill, Battle of, Va., 1862 Military bases United States Peninsular Campaign, 1862 Ute Indians Fort Fetterman (Wyo.) Fort Laramie (Wyo.) Fort Sedgwick (Colo.) Fort Sidney (Neb.) Fort Washakie (Wyo.) Georgia History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns Harrison's Landing, Va History Jonesboro (Ga.) History Marietta (Ga.) History Mechanicsville (Hanover County, Va.) History Virginia History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns Richmond (Va.) History Civil War, 1861-1865 Prisoners and prisons United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Prisoners and prisons West (U.S.) History Yorktown (Va.) History Army officers Horner, Mabel Carlton. mm 79015073 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010241 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010241.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010241 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010241.3 Open to research. DLC 790807 20260227111654.0 mm 79015073