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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.242 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865-1929 |
| Title | Claims of the state of Nevada for money spent during the Civil War |
| Date | 14 May 1888 |
| Author | Stewart, William Morris (1827-1909) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet; Military document; Government document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Report submitted by William Stewart, Senator from Nevada and a member of the Committee on Military Affairs, to the Senate as a whole. Requests repayment of money spent during the Civil War by the territorial government of Nevada. Says most of the money was spent on troops to protect the route between Salt Lake City and the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Indian raids and the suspect loyalty of the Mormons necessitated the mustering of the militia. Consists of various correspondence pertaining to the claims as well as various charts and tabulations of money spent in the 1860s. Dated from the date the report was ordered to be printed. Pages seems to have been pulled from a larger book. |
| Subjects | Civil War American Indian History Mormon Religion Military History Government and Civics Congress Union Forces Militia Finance Economics |
| People | Stewart, William Morris (1827-1909) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Banking & Economics; Government & Politics; Religion |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Pacific Coast Theater |