OCLWHi2075 Finding aid for the United States Army, 1st Maryland Light Artillery Regiment Reports Finding aid prepared by Margaret Burzynski-Bays Western Reserve Historical Society
10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
2014 Finding aid encoded by Margaret Burzynski-Bays using the OhioLINK EAD Application in 2013 Finding aid written in English Finding aid prepared using the Western Reserve Historical Society processing manual Overview of the Collection Western Reserve Historical Society United States Army, 1st Maryland Light Artillery Regiment United States Army, 1st Maryland Light Artillery Regiment Reports 0.10 linear feet (1 container) The collection consists of post-guard reports from various Confederate prison camps in Maryland and Virginia which were under the jurisdiction of the Baltimore Battery of Light Artillery during the American Civil War. These daily reports consist of names of guards and lists of prisoners, their charges, sentences, and other remarks. MS 3501 The records are in English closed stacks1862-1863 Scope and Content

The United States Army, 1st Maryland Light Artillery Regiment Reports, 1862-1863, consist of post-guard reports from various Confederate prison camps in Maryland and Virginia which were under the jurisdiction of the Baltimore Battery of Light Artillery. These daily reports consist of names of guards and lists of prisoners, their charges, sentences, and other remarks.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the American Civil War and Confederate prison camps in Virginia and Maryland. Genealogists might find the guard and prisoner lists useful.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and consists of one volume.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3501 United States Army, 1st Maryland Light Artillery Regiment Reports, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:United States. Army. Maryland Light Artillery Regiment, 1st. Baltimore Battery.Soldiers -- United States -- Miscellanea.United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.