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Benjamin D. Pritchard Account Book, 1865
No full textIn this account book for 1865, Captain Benjamin D. Pritchard recorded the equipment and supplies used and needed by Company L of the 4th Michigan Cavalry. Various lists of items include weaponry, clothing, horses, rations, and camp gear
Benjamin D. Pritchard Account Book, 1862-1863
No full textIn this account book, Captain Benjamin D. Pritchard recorded the equipment and supplies used and needed by Company L of the 4th Michigan Cavalry. The ledgers mainly span from August 1862 to August 1863 (roughly), though a couple outliers from 1866 are included. Various lists of items include weaponry, clothing, horses, and camp gear. Near the end, Pritchard wrote down a resolution of the officers of the 4th Michigan Cavalry to give the flag of the 1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment to the People of the State of Michigan. The 4th Michigan captured the flag at Middleton, Tennessee, on May 22, 1862, when they overran a Confederate camp. (Note: please refer to the item, "Excerpt from Benjamin D. Pritchard Military Account Book, 1862-1863: Resolution on Alabama Flag," for a transcription of these two pages
Excerpt from Benjamin D. Pritchard Military Account Book, 1862-1863 : Resolution on Alabama Flag
No full textNear the end of Benjamin D. Pritchard's 1862-1863 account book, he transcribed a resolution that proposes presenting the flag of the 1st Alabama Cavalry to the people of the State of Michigan. The 4th Michigan captured the flag at Middleton, Tennessee, on May 22, 1862, when they overran a Confederate camp. (Note: The flag remained in the State Archives in Lansing until September 1941, when it was returned to the State of Alabama)
Benjamin D. Townsend to James C. Furman
No full textA one page letter and envelope from Benjamin D. Townsend to James C. Furma
Benjamin D. Pritchard Military Records : Receipt Roll of Clothing
No full textThis receipt roll (undated, circa 1862) lists the quantity of clothing items received by each man in Company L of the Michigan 4th Cavalry. It lists various uniform coats and jackets, shirts, trousers, and bootees, among other items
Letter from Benjamin D. Scott to John Sloan, December 19, 1937
No full text1 leaf (double-sided)Letter from Benjamin D. Scott to John Sloan, December 19, 193
Benjamin D. Pritchard Military Records : Voucher of Articles Lost or Destroyed (1862)
No full textThis voucher lists the quantity and circumstances of items lost, damaged, or stolen, from Company L of the 4th Michigan Cavalry in the "fourth quarter" of 1862 (likely completed in December)
Benjamin D. Pritchard Military Records : Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores (Dec. 31, 1862)
No full textPritchard filled out this form for the quarter ending in December 31, 1862. It accounts for the weapons and military equipment used by Company L of the Michigan 4th Cavalry
Benjamin D. Pritchard Military Records : Invoice Of Clothing Camp & Garrison Equipage
No full textThis invoice lists the quantity and condition of items transferred from the Quarter Master stores to Company L of the Michigan 4th Cavalry on December 31, 1862
Benjamin D. Pritchard Military Records : Invoice of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores (Dec. 26, 1864)
No full textIn this invoice, Pritchard lists the quantity and quality of items such as the Sharps carbine, cavalry sabres, and packing boxes. The backside explains the army's regulations on supply orders and requisitions and offers guidelines for officers invoicing ordnance stores
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