The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-23
Donations to the Southern Historical
EaciefV.


Since their last acknowledgement the
Southern Historical Society has bad some
most valuable donations to its archives
among which may be noted the following:
From Marshall Lodge. No 80, A., +. and
| 4. Masous, OF Lyncbburg, seeen bound
| UOtumes of Confederate laws, military re
port. messages of the President, department
reports, speeches. &c.-the whole forming a
most valuable collection Of documents now
| very rare. Fhe Socie;y Is anxious to secure
DUPLICATES OF all Confederate reports.]
From General J. A. Early: Three volumes
of Report of the United STA es Congressional
Committee on the Conduct Of the war. A
bound volume of Documents on the War,
embracing various articles of General Early.
| as follows -:
l. Popular errors in regard to the battles
of the war. First battle of Manassas.
2. Report of operations Of Early's division
in the Gettysburg campaign.
3. Campaign in Maryland and the Valley
18G4I65.
a. The advance upon Washington in July,
1864. 4 reply to some statements IN ). +.
Cookies Life of Lee.
5. The defeuces of Washington in July,
1864. An examination Of General j. u. Bar.
DdIu Icpoil'
G. The relative strength of the armies OF
Generals Lee and Grant. A reply TO the let
ter of General Badeau 10 the London Stand.
ard.
7. The Campaigns of General Lee-Au adj
dress before Washington and Lee UniVersi-
ty, January 18th, 1872.
s. Address before the Southern Historical
Society Convention at Montgomery White
S,,l Spripg, anpust 11th 1ST9
TIE Secretary Of the Society says: " TO one
desirOus of knowing the truth these docu-
ments are Invaluable"
Historical .kptch Of the Quitman Guards,
1G'h Mississippi regiment.
Descriptive list OF the burial places of Con-
| federate soldiers who fell in battles and skir-
| msheS in Maryland.
From Hon. 4. q. II. Kcan, late chief clerk
| in the Confederate War Department: Copies
of confidential reports made by heads Of de-
| partments in response to circular of General
Brecklnridge. secretary of War, issued the
early part of February, 1868. on the resources
! at their command for conducting the war.
! These consist Of reports from Brlgader-
| General A. II. Llwton, tluartermaster-Gene-
raj; Colonel l.. Il. Nortnrup. Commssary.
General: Msior.General q. i. Gilmer, Chiet
of Engineer Bureau: LIcutenant-Colone t.
| l.. B.yne, Chief OF Bureau Of Foreign Sup
plies: Brigader-G General }. GOrSaS, Chief OF
Ordnan,c Bureau: and Dr.. S. z. Moore,
Sur9eun.G G. eneral. together with documents
! from some Of Their suoordInates.
Mir. hean accompanies this most valuable
donaLion with Il letter giving the history OIL
these documents and their preservation
| They were puced in his confidential care and
brought home on bis person after the
surrender of General Johnston, together
! with letters, written at the same time
| from Generals Lee and Johnston on
the condition of their armies and thelI
ability to prosecute the war. In June
| 1865, an oruer was issued from beaGqIarter.
| in Washington requiring all Confederate
officers having cfli .al documents in thclI
possession to turn them in, or he liable &c
severe penalry. Before complying With thi:
order (Which he now deeply regrets that he
ever complied with ut ally Col)Del kear
made careful and accurate copies Of each
document. He gave General Lee his own
and Ger eral Jobnston's letter. and now
turns over to the Soui bern Historical Society
the remainder Of this carefully. compiled
official statement OF the resources OF tae Con
feueracy in February, 1865.
From Mr.. Charles Johustou Account o
the attack on Fort Gimer September 29th
| 1864.
from Miss Sidney Harding. of Louisiana
Report OF the conduct OF Federal troop
| in We,;ern Louisiana during the invasion:
Of 1865 "a. Compiled from sworn le>tlmo
nv under direction of Governor Ii. W. Al
| len.
From General \. L. Long: An able pape1
PREPARED hy this di't,ngui>hed ar:l!erist or
the d" Sea coast DcfcnceS Of the CoVeaer
acy."