Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882.

Collection Number: 02351

Collection Title: Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882.

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Size	0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 300 items)
Abstract	Herman Biggs (1832-1887) was a United States Army officer and native of New Jersey. The collection includes Civil War military papers of Biggs as chief quartermaster of the Department of North Carolina and Virginia, including telegrams received, many from Ambrose Everett Burnside, and two letterpress copy books of outgoing official messages. Also included are some personal letters and an album with photographs of more than 100 federal officers.
Creator	Biggs, Herman, 1832-1887.
Curatorial Unit	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language	English

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Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the Herman Biggs Papers, #2351, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information: Received from H. M. Biggs of Rutherfordton, N.C., 1941 and 1946.

Additional Descriptive Resources: A copy of the original finding aid for this collection is filed in folder 1A.

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Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2010; Nancy Kaiser, January 2021

This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.

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Herman Biggs (1832-1887) was United States Army officer during the Civil War. Biggs was a native of New Jersey and was educated at West Point Military Academy, graduating in 1856. During the Civil War he served as lieutenant colonel and chief quartermaster, United States Army, Department of North Carolina and Virginia, under General Ambrose Everett Burnside's command.

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The collection includes Civil War military papers of Herman Biggs as chief quartermaster, United States Army, Department of North Carolina and Virginia, including telegrams received, many from Ambrose Everett Burnside, and two letterpress copy books of outgoing official messages. Also included are some personal letters and photographs of more than 100 federal officers.

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Folder 1A	Original finding aid
Folder 1	1857-1858
Folder 2-4 Folder 2 Folder 3 Folder 4	1860-1862
Folder 5	1863-1864
Folder 6	1940, Undated
Folder 7-8 Folder 7 Folder 8	Newspaper clippings, 1865-1867
Folder 9	Volume 1: Letterpress book, Herman Biggs, 1862
Folder 10	Volume 2: Letterpress book, Herman Biggs, 1862-1865
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/1	Biggs, Herman and other Union soldiers, circa 1861-1865
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/2	Biggs, Herman, with three younger men, circa 1872-1882 Photographer: Cadwallader and Tappan, Marietta, Ohio
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/3	Horse and buggy in front of a house, circa 1870-1880
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/4	Steamer Adelaide in harbor, circa 1861-1865
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/5	Supply wagons, circa 1862
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/6	View from hilltop toward harbor, probably at New Bern, N.C., circa 1862
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/7	Wooden houses near Neuse River, New Bern, N.C., circa 1862
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/8	Sketches of canal boat, by Herman Biggs, circa 1860-1865
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/9	Grant, Ulysses S. and fourteen officers posing in front of tent, circa 1861-1863 Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/10	Grant, Ulysses S. and eight of his staff, circa 1861-1863 Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/11	Union soldiers on steps of Kilburn-Guion home, New Bern, N.C., circa 1863
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/12	Union soldiers on steps and fence of Hughes-Jones home, New Bern, N.C., circa 1863
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/13	Union soldiers in front of Slover home, New Bern, N.C., 1863 Verso reads "Genl. Foster [probably John Gray Foster] and staff New Bern, N.C., Apl. 1863."
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/14	Union soldiers in front of Slover home, New Bern, N.C., 1863 Herman Biggs is third from right.
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/15	Union soldiers grouped around the Benjamin Ellis home, New Bern, N.C., circa 1863
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/16	Union soldiers looking out of windows and standing in front of Ellis home, New Bern, N.C., circa 1863
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/17	Union soldiers posing under flag flying from balcony of Rhem home, New Bern, N.C., circa 1863
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/18	Blacksmiths posing in front of livery stable, circa 1863
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/19	Men in uniform and in civilian dress, relaxing at camp near New Bern, N.C., circa 1863
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/20	Union officer posing in front of blockhouse, circa 1863
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/21	Union troops with rifles, posing in front of blockhouse, circa 1863
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/22	Outpost of Union soldiers, on bluff overlooking water, probably near New Bern, N.C., circa 1863
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/23	Union soldiers in front of cabin; man, little girl, and horse behind them, circa 1863
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/24	Photograph of map entitled "Plan of the Town of New Bern," circa 1810, photograph circa 1855-1865
Photograph Album PA-2351/1	Photograph album Photograph album consisting of 133 cartes-de-visite has been disassembled, for contents see Images P-2531/1a-36d. These photographs have been kept in the exact order in which they were placed in the album and are mostly portraits of Union officers, circa 1860-1875.
Image P-2351/1a	Photograph of painting of George Washington Photographer: McAllister and Brother, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/1b	McClellan, George B. Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/1c	Grant, Ulysses S.
Image P-2351/1d	Unidentified man in civilian dress; probably Herman Biggs
Image P-2351/2a	Foster, John Gray Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/2b	Fitz Gerald, S. Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/2c	Potter, Edward Elmer (?) Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/2d	Anderson, John Framen
Image P-2351/3a-3b	Strong Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/3c	Hoffman, Southard Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/3d	Darr, Francis
Image P-2351/4a	Three Union officers, seated Man with beard is identified as Herman Biggs. Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/4b	Burnside, Ambrose Photographer: J. Gurney and Son, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/4c	Augur, Christopher C. Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/4d	Porter, Fitz J Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/5a	Thomas, George Henry
Image P-2351/5b	Reno, Jesse Lee Photographer: R. W. Addis, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/5c	Sherman, William Tecumseh
Image P-2351/5d	Hancock, Winfield Scott
Image P-2351/6a	Bowman Photographer: Charles D. Fredricks and Company, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/6b	Poe, Orlando Metcalfe Photographer: Charles D. Fredricks and Company, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/6c	Bayard, George Dashiell Photographer: Charles D. Fredricks and Company, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/6d	Hascall, Herbert Austin (?)
Image P-2351/7a	Owen (?)
Image P-2351/7b	Gaston (?) Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/7c	McMillan Photographer: Rintoul and Rockwood, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/7d	Lee, Fitzhugh
Image P-2351/8a	Colburn, Albert V. Photographer: R. W. Addis, Washington, D.C. Image is inscribed "Your friend & commander - A. V. Colburn"
Image P-2351/8b	Thomas, Charles William (?) Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/8c	Union colonel Autograph illegible. Photographer: R. W. Addis, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/8d	Taylor, John McLean Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/9a	Messinger, Daniel (?) Photographer: J. W. Black, Boston, Mass.
Image P-2351/9b	Farquhar, Francis Ulrich (?) Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/9c	Howard, Robert V. W. Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/9d	Webster, Amos (?) Photographer: Horton, Boston, Mass.
Image P-2351/10a	Kingsbury
Image P-2351/10b	McClellan, Ely (?) Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/10c	Gillmore, Quincy Adams Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/10d	Culting Photographer: Rintoul and Rockwood, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/11a	Baylor, Thomas Gregory and John Herr Frantz Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/11b	Unidentified Union officer Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/11c	Loring Photographer: Whipple, Boston, Mass.
Image P-2351/11d	Snelling, Frederick Greenwood (?) Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/12a	Southerland, Charles (?)
Image P-2351/12b	Sawtelle, Charles Green (?) Photographer: J. H. Walzl, Baltimore, Md.
Image P-2351/12c	Mitchell, O. M. Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/12d	Mansfield, Joseph King Fenno
Image P-2351/13a	Taylor, George William (?) Published by E. & H. T. Anthony, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/13b	Negley, James Scott Photographer: Charles D. Fredricks and Company, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/13c	Rosecrans, William Starke Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/13d	Butler, Benjamin Franklin Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/14a	Howard, Oliver Otis Photographer: Wenderoth and Taylor, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/14b	Wool, John Ellis Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/14c	Edson, John Henry Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/14d	Union officers in front of a tent Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/15a	Vogdes, Israel Photographer: Wenderoth and Taylor, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/15b	De Russy, Gustavus Adolphus Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/15c	Cullum Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/15d	Graham, Charles Kinnaird Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/16a	Ricketts, James Brewerton Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/16b	Fry, James Barnett Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/16c	Hartranft, John Frederick Photographer: McAllister and Brother, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/16d	Palmer, Innis Newton Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/17a	Union officers Probably George B. McClellan and staff. Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C., and New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/17b	Smith, William Farrar Photographer: C. D. Fredericks and Company, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/17c	Custer, George Armstrong Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/17d	Brooks, William Thomas Harbaugh Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/18a	Ingalls, Rufus Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/18b	Slocum, Henry Warner Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/18c	Shields, James Photographer: McAllister and Brother, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/18d	Casey, Silas Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/19a	Robinson, John Cleveland Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/19b	Stanley, David Sloane Published by E. & H. T. Anthony, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/19c	Buell, Don Carlos Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/19d	Milroy, Robert Huston Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/20a	Saxton, Rufus Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/20b	Hatch, Edward Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/20c	Wyman Published by E. & H. T. Anthony, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/20d	Crittenden, Thomas Turpin Published by E. & H. T. Anthony, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/21a	Butterfield, Daniel Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/21b	Curtis, Samuel Ryan Published by E. & H. T. Anthony, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/21c	Schenk, Robert Cumming Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/21d	McCook, Alexander McDowell Published by E. & H. T. Anthony, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/22a	Wadsworth, James Samuel Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/22b	Shepley, George Foster Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/22c	Stevens, Isaac Ingalls Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/22d	Viele, Egbert Ludovicus Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/23a	Clay, Cassius Marcellus Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/23b	Crossman Photographer: Broadbent and Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/23c	Harney, William Selby Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/23d	Buford, John Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/24a	Worth, William Scott (?) Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/24b	Heckman, Charles Adams
Image P-2351/24c	Miles, Dixon Stansbury (?) Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/24d	Anderson, Robert Photographer: J. Gurney and Son, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/25a	Prince, Henry Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/25b	Nelson, William Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/25c	Hunt, Louis Cass Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/25d	Couch, Darius Nash Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/26a	Sewell, William Joyce (?) Photographer: McAllister and Brother, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/26b	Stackpole, Joseph Lewis (?) Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/26c	Soldiers on steps of building Photographer: McAllister and Brother, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/26d	The vessel New York Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/27a	Reynolds, John Fulton Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/27b	Thomas Photographer: Disderi & Cie, Paris, France
Image P-2351/27c	Berit Photographer: J. Gurney and Son, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/27d	Webster, W. H. Photographer: A. J. Simpson, Lowell, Mass.
Image P-2351/28a	Unidentified officer Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/28b	Webster, Charles Dix Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/28c	Kilpatrick, Hugh Judson (?) Photographer: C. D. Fredericks and Company, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/28d	Unidentified officer Photographer: Bogardus, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/29a	Duc de Chartres Photographer: McAllister and Brother, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/29b	Count de Paris Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/29c	Ludlow, Edwin Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/29d	Cutting, Walter (?)
Image P-2351/30a	Averell, William Woods Photographer: William Rutherford, Hammondton, N.J.
Image P-2351/30b-31d	Image numbers not used
Image P-2351/32a	Farragut, David G.
Image P-2351/32b	Rowan
Image P-2351/32c	Foote, Andrew Howe (?) Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/32d	Goldsborough Photographer: J. E. Tilton and Company, Boston, Mass.
Image P-2351/33a	Lee Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/33b	Upshaw Photographer: Wenderoth and Taylor, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/33c	Wood, Robert Crooke (?) Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/33d	Boggs Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/34a	Vanderbilt Photographer: McAllister and Brother, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/34b	Upham Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/34c	Quire (?) Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/34d-35d	Image numbers not used
Image P-2351/36a	Unidentified young man Photographer: Charles D. Fredricks and Company, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/36b	Unidentified Union officer Photographer: Charles D. Fredricks and Company, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/36c	Shubrick, William Branford Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/36d	Man, identified only as "Alexander."

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Collection Number: 02351

Collection Title: Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882.