Volume 16
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Meigs, Montgomery C., 1816-1892
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content: Russell, Andrew J., 1829-1902
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content: Montgomery C. Meigs Papers
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content: Montgomery C. Meigs Papers / Series 1: Scrapbooks
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content: 1883 June 8 to 1884 February 20
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content: Box 8
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: Text
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content: Volume 16 is a bound scrapbook featuring numbered pages and an index with some handwritten entries. The contents of the volume consist of newspaper clippings, illustrations, and handwritten notes.

Some of the largest collections of articles in this volume relate to the health of Queen Victoria, the Indian Wars and Indian Policy, and foreign diplomatic news (including German politics, war in the Sudan, and general foreign news). There are also several obituaries of notable public figures, especially Civil War and military veterans. Some articles relate to the change of command over the U.S. Army with the retirement of General Sherman and appointment of General Sheridan. There are also articles about Civil War battles, leaders, and campaigns.

Some of the publications represented in Volume 16 include the Army and Navy Journal, The Evening Star, the The New-York Daily Tribune, and The Daily Graphic.