Civil War Letters of Adam Badeau 1862-1909

Summary

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Overview

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Abstract

Consists of 79 autograph letters from Adam Badeau to Union general James Harrison Wilson, dated 1862 to 1865, most of which were written while Badeau was General Ulysses S. Grant's military secretary in the Civil War.

Description

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Description

The collection consists of 79 autograph letters from Adam Badeau to Union general James Harrison Wilson, dated 1862 to 1865, most of which were written while Badeau was General Ulysses S. Grant's military secretary in the Civil War. One letter describes the Confederate surrender at Appomattox and the meeting between Generals Lee and Grant. Also included is a letter (1909) by Wilson and a few newspaper clippings about him.

Collection Creator Biography

A volunteer in the U.S. military service at the outset of the Civil War, Adam Badeau worked as an aide on the staff of General Thomas W. Sherman until he was wounded in May 1863. In March 1864, Badeau was appointed military secretary to General Ulysses S. Grant, with the rank, first of lieutenant-colonel and afterward of colonel. On this duty he accompanied the general in the Wilderness and Appomattox campaigns, and remained on his staff until March 1869, when he was retired from the army with the full rank of captain. In later years, Badeau held various diplomatic service posts.

Collection History

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Custodial History

The collection was formed as a result of a departmental practice of combining into one collection manuscript material of various accessions relating to a particular author.

Processing Information

Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.

Access and Use

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Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

Civil War Letters of Adam Badeau; 1862-1909, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

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Topics

• American history/Civil War and Reconstruction

Subject Terms

• History
• History, Military
• Military leadership
• Sources
• United States

Genre Terms

• Letters

Contents and Arrangement

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	Title	Date	Container
	Letters from Adam Badeau I	undated	Box 1, Folder 1
	Letters from Adam Badeau II	1863	Box 1, Folder 2
	Letters from Adam Badeau III	1864	Box 1, Folder 3
	Letters from Adam Badeau IV	1865	Box 1, Folder 4
	The Ulysses S. Grant Association Newsletter	1886	Box 1, Folder 5
	Letter from General James Wilson to Captain Lowell Palmer	1909	Box 1, Folder 6
	Descriptive Material	1863-1902	Box 1, Folder 7