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.
Language	English

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Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the Herman Biggs Papers, #2351, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson 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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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 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." Folder 1A
Folder 1	1857-1858 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." Folder 1
Folder 2-4 Folder 2 Folder 3 Folder 4	1860-1862 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." Folder 2-4
Folder 5	1863-1864 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." Folder 5
Folder 6	1940, Undated #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." Folder 6
Folder 7-8 Folder 7 Folder 8	Newspaper clippings, 1865-1867 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." Folder 7-8
Folder 9	Volume 1: Letterpress book, Herman Biggs, 1862 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." Folder 9
Folder 10	Volume 2: Letterpress book, Herman Biggs, 1862-1865 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." Folder 10
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/1	Biggs, Herman and other Union soldiers, circa 1861-1865 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/1
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/2	Biggs, Herman, with three younger men, circa 1872-1882 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/2 Photographer: Cadwallader and Tappan, Marietta, Ohio
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/3	Horse and buggy in front of a house, circa 1870-1880 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/3
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/4	Steamer Adelaide in harbor, circa 1861-1865 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/4
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/5	Supply wagons, circa 1862 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/5
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/6	View from hilltop toward harbor, probably at New Bern, N.C., circa 1862 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/6
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/7	Wooden houses near Neuse River, New Bern, N.C., circa 1862 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/7
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/8	Sketches of canal boat, by Herman Biggs, circa 1860-1865 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/8
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/9	Grant, Ulysses S. and fourteen officers posing in front of tent, circa 1861-1863 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/9 Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/10	Grant, Ulysses S. and eight of his staff, circa 1861-1863 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/10 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 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/11
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/12	Union soldiers on steps and fence of Hughes-Jones home, New Bern, N.C., circa 1863 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/12
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/13	Union soldiers in front of Slover home, New Bern, N.C., 1863 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/13 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 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/14 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 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/15
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 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/16
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/17	Union soldiers posing under flag flying from balcony of Rhem home, New Bern, N.C., circa 1863 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/17
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/18	Blacksmiths posing in front of livery stable, circa 1863 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/18
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/19	Men in uniform and in civilian dress, relaxing at camp near New Bern, N.C., circa 1863 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/19
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/20	Union officer posing in front of blockhouse, circa 1863 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/20
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/21	Union troops with rifles, posing in front of blockhouse, circa 1863 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/21
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/22	Outpost of Union soldiers, on bluff overlooking water, probably near New Bern, N.C., circa 1863 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/22
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/23	Union soldiers in front of cabin; man, little girl, and horse behind them, circa 1863 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/23
Oversize Image OP-P-2351/24	Photograph of map entitled "Plan of the Town of New Bern," circa 1810, photograph circa 1855-1865 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." OP-P-2351/24
Photograph Album PA-2351/1	Photograph album #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." PA-2351/1 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 #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/1a Photographer: McAllister and Brother, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/1b	McClellan, George B. #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/1b Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/1c	Grant, Ulysses S. #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/1c
Image P-2351/1d	Unidentified man in civilian dress; probably Herman Biggs #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/1d
Image P-2351/2a	Foster, John Gray #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/2a Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/2b	Fitz Gerald, S. #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/2b Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/2c	Potter, Edward Elmer (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/2c Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/2d	Anderson, John Framen #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/2d
Image P-2351/3a-3b	Strong #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/3a-3b Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/3c	Hoffman, Southard #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/3c Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/3d	Darr, Francis #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/3d
Image P-2351/4a	Three Union officers, seated #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/4a Man with beard is identified as Herman Biggs. Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/4b	Burnside, Ambrose #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/4b Photographer: J. Gurney and Son, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/4c	Augur, Christopher C. #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/4c Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/4d	Porter, Fitz J #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/4d Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/5a	Thomas, George Henry #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/5a
Image P-2351/5b	Reno, Jesse Lee #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/5b Photographer: R. W. Addis, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/5c	Sherman, William Tecumseh #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/5c
Image P-2351/5d	Hancock, Winfield Scott #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/5d
Image P-2351/6a	Bowman #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/6a Photographer: Charles D. Fredricks and Company, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/6b	Poe, Orlando Metcalfe #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/6b Photographer: Charles D. Fredricks and Company, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/6c	Bayard, George Dashiell #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/6c Photographer: Charles D. Fredricks and Company, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/6d	Hascall, Herbert Austin (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/6d
Image P-2351/7a	Owen (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/7a
Image P-2351/7b	Gaston (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/7b Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/7c	McMillan #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/7c Photographer: Rintoul and Rockwood, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/7d	Lee, Fitzhugh #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/7d
Image P-2351/8a	Colburn, Albert V. #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/8a Photographer: R. W. Addis, Washington, D.C. Image is inscribed "Your friend & commander - A. V. Colburn"
Image P-2351/8b	Thomas, Charles William (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/8b Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/8c	Union colonel #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/8c Autograph illegible. Photographer: R. W. Addis, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/8d	Taylor, John McLean #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/8d Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/9a	Messinger, Daniel (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/9a Photographer: J. W. Black, Boston, Mass.
Image P-2351/9b	Farquhar, Francis Ulrich (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/9b Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/9c	Howard, Robert V. W. #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/9c Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/9d	Webster, Amos (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/9d Photographer: Horton, Boston, Mass.
Image P-2351/10a	Kingsbury #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/10a
Image P-2351/10b	McClellan, Ely (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/10b Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/10c	Gillmore, Quincy Adams #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/10c Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/10d	Culting #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/10d Photographer: Rintoul and Rockwood, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/11a	Baylor, Thomas Gregory and John Herr Frantz #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/11a Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/11b	Unidentified Union officer #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/11b Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/11c	Loring #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/11c Photographer: Whipple, Boston, Mass.
Image P-2351/11d	Snelling, Frederick Greenwood (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/11d Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/12a	Southerland, Charles (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/12a
Image P-2351/12b	Sawtelle, Charles Green (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/12b Photographer: J. H. Walzl, Baltimore, Md.
Image P-2351/12c	Mitchell, O. M. #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/12c Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/12d	Mansfield, Joseph King Fenno #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/12d
Image P-2351/13a	Taylor, George William (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/13a Published by E. & H. T. Anthony, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/13b	Negley, James Scott #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/13b Photographer: Charles D. Fredricks and Company, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/13c	Rosecrans, William Starke #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/13c Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/13d	Butler, Benjamin Franklin #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/13d Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/14a	Howard, Oliver Otis #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/14a Photographer: Wenderoth and Taylor, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/14b	Wool, John Ellis #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/14b Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/14c	Edson, John Henry #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/14c Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/14d	Union officers in front of a tent #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/14d Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/15a	Vogdes, Israel #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/15a Photographer: Wenderoth and Taylor, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/15b	De Russy, Gustavus Adolphus #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/15b Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/15c	Cullum #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/15c Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/15d	Graham, Charles Kinnaird #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/15d Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/16a	Ricketts, James Brewerton #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/16a Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/16b	Fry, James Barnett #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/16b Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/16c	Hartranft, John Frederick #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/16c Photographer: McAllister and Brother, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/16d	Palmer, Innis Newton #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/16d Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/17a	Union officers #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/17a Probably George B. McClellan and staff. Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C., and New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/17b	Smith, William Farrar #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/17b Photographer: C. D. Fredericks and Company, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/17c	Custer, George Armstrong #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/17c Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/17d	Brooks, William Thomas Harbaugh #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/17d Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/18a	Ingalls, Rufus #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/18a Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/18b	Slocum, Henry Warner #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/18b Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/18c	Shields, James #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/18c Photographer: McAllister and Brother, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/18d	Casey, Silas #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/18d Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/19a	Robinson, John Cleveland #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/19a Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/19b	Stanley, David Sloane #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/19b Published by E. & H. T. Anthony, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/19c	Buell, Don Carlos #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/19c Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/19d	Milroy, Robert Huston #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/19d Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/20a	Saxton, Rufus #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/20a Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/20b	Hatch, Edward #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/20b Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/20c	Wyman #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/20c Published by E. & H. T. Anthony, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/20d	Crittenden, Thomas Turpin #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/20d Published by E. & H. T. Anthony, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/21a	Butterfield, Daniel #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/21a Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/21b	Curtis, Samuel Ryan #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/21b Published by E. & H. T. Anthony, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/21c	Schenk, Robert Cumming #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/21c Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/21d	McCook, Alexander McDowell #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/21d Published by E. & H. T. Anthony, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/22a	Wadsworth, James Samuel #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/22a Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/22b	Shepley, George Foster #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/22b Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/22c	Stevens, Isaac Ingalls #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/22c Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/22d	Viele, Egbert Ludovicus #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/22d Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/23a	Clay, Cassius Marcellus #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/23a Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/23b	Crossman #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/23b Photographer: Broadbent and Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/23c	Harney, William Selby #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/23c Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/23d	Buford, John #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/23d Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/24a	Worth, William Scott (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/24a Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/24b	Heckman, Charles Adams #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/24b
Image P-2351/24c	Miles, Dixon Stansbury (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/24c Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/24d	Anderson, Robert #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/24d Photographer: J. Gurney and Son, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/25a	Prince, Henry #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/25a Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/25b	Nelson, William #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/25b Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/25c	Hunt, Louis Cass #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/25c Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/25d	Couch, Darius Nash #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/25d Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/26a	Sewell, William Joyce (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/26a Photographer: McAllister and Brother, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/26b	Stackpole, Joseph Lewis (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/26b Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/26c	Soldiers on steps of building #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/26c Photographer: McAllister and Brother, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/26d	The vessel New York #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/26d Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/27a	Reynolds, John Fulton #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/27a Photographer: J. E. McClees, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/27b	Thomas #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/27b Photographer: Disderi & Cie, Paris, France
Image P-2351/27c	Berit #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/27c Photographer: J. Gurney and Son, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/27d	Webster, W. H. #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/27d Photographer: A. J. Simpson, Lowell, Mass.
Image P-2351/28a	Unidentified officer #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/28a Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/28b	Webster, Charles Dix #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/28b Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/28c	Kilpatrick, Hugh Judson (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/28c Photographer: C. D. Fredericks and Company, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/28d	Unidentified officer #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/28d Photographer: Bogardus, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/29a	Duc de Chartres #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/29a Photographer: McAllister and Brother, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/29b	Count de Paris #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/29b Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/29c	Ludlow, Edwin #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/29c Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/29d	Cutting, Walter (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/29d
Image P-2351/30a	Averell, William Woods #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/30a Photographer: William Rutherford, Hammondton, N.J.
Image P-2351/30b-31d	Image numbers not used #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/30b-31d
Image P-2351/32a	Farragut, David G. #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/32a
Image P-2351/32b	Rowan #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/32b
Image P-2351/32c	Foote, Andrew Howe (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/32c Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/32d	Goldsborough #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/32d Photographer: J. E. Tilton and Company, Boston, Mass.
Image P-2351/33a	Lee #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/33a Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/33b	Upshaw #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/33b Photographer: Wenderoth and Taylor, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/33c	Wood, Robert Crooke (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/33c Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/33d	Boggs #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/33d Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/34a	Vanderbilt #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/34a Photographer: McAllister and Brother, Philadelphia, Pa.
Image P-2351/34b	Upham #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/34b Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/34c	Quire (?) #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/34c Photographer: Kimberly Brothers, Fort Monroe, Va.
Image P-2351/34d-35d	Image numbers not used #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/34d-35d
Image P-2351/36a	Unidentified young man #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/36a Photographer: Charles D. Fredricks and Company, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/36b	Unidentified Union officer #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/36b Photographer: Charles D. Fredricks and Company, New York, N.Y.
Image P-2351/36c	Shubrick, William Branford #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/36c Photographer: Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C.
Image P-2351/36d	Man, identified only as "Alexander." #02351, Series: "Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882." P-2351/36d

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Collection Number: 02351

Collection Title: Herman Biggs Papers, 1857-1882.