Research Source Recommendation? Where to find the info???

[JohnDLittlefield]

I need some advice and possible direction for a source.
On March 4 1865, members of Potter's troops made an arrest of a man named David C. Ebaugh, a Maryland transplant, in Monck's Corner, SC (near Charleston). They immediately paroled Ebaugh- he was not a Confederate officer or soldier, but had been operating a nitre shed and navy yard on the Cooper River. The arrest was made by Henry Orlando Marcy (35th U.S. Colored Troops) on behalf of Col. Beecher. In the course of capturing Ebaugh, his personal papers, relating to the boats and navy yard, were taken.

Ebaugh was later involved in a claim against the U.S. government for confiscating a paddle wheel steam boat in Feb 1865. In the course of the claim (filed in 1871 and again in 1872), he testified to continued Union support- a false claim, obviously. Although there was evidence presented to show his involvement with the nitre shed (and the Confederate Nitre Bureau), there was no evidence that I have found about his involvement with the navy yard. It seems the confiscated papers would have been great evidence to refute his claim of Union support, but these seem to have disappeared.

I am very interested in locating these missing papers.

Thus far I have checked:
South Carolina Historic Society
National Archives (via Fold3)
Library of Congress
American Civil War Museum
Maryland Historic Society

Now I need to brainstorm with you all and see if anyone may have recommendations for other archives, libraries, etc. to check. Ideas?????

 

[huskerblitz]

Have you tried any old newspapers for write-ups?

 

[JohnDLittlefield]

Have you tried any old newspapers for write-ups?

Thanks for the suggestion huskerblitz. I have in fact looked through thousands of newspapers over the last three years, but I expect these papers, assuming they still exist, are in a more formal archive. The search continues.

 

[johan_steele]

The library in Columbia and in Charleston SC had a tremendous collection of ACW era newspapers on microfiche. At the time I found the staff more helpful and records more accessible than those of the SC State Historical Society. This was more than 20 years ago and staff and collections change. Might still be worth a look.

Good luck

 

[cash]

I need some advice and possible direction for a source.
On March 4 1865, members of Potter's troops made an arrest of a man named David C. Ebaugh, a Maryland transplant, in Monck's Corner, SC (near Charleston). They immediately paroled Ebaugh- he was not a Confederate officer or soldier, but had been operating a nitre shed and navy yard on the Cooper River. The arrest was made by Henry Orlando Marcy (35th U.S. Colored Troops) on behalf of Col. Beecher. In the course of capturing Ebaugh, his personal papers, relating to the boats and navy yard, were taken.

Ebaugh was later involved in a claim against the U.S. government for confiscating a paddle wheel steam boat in Feb 1865. In the course of the claim (filed in 1871 and again in 1872), he testified to continued Union support- a false claim, obviously. Although there was evidence presented to show his involvement with the nitre shed (and the Confederate Nitre Bureau), there was no evidence that I have found about his involvement with the navy yard. It seems the confiscated papers would have been great evidence to refute his claim of Union support, but these seem to have disappeared.

I am very interested in locating these missing papers.

Thus far I have checked:
South Carolina Historic Society
National Archives (via Fold3)
Library of Congress
American Civil War Museum
Maryland Historic Society

Now I need to brainstorm with you all and see if anyone may have recommendations for other archives, libraries, etc. to check. Ideas?????

Go to the National Archives and check the Provost Marshal records. They might have all the information you're looking for, or they may lead you to what happened to the evidence.

 

[JohnDLittlefield]

Go to the National Archives and check the Provost Marshal records. They might have all the information you're looking for, or they may lead you to what happened to the evidence.

Great. I will check them out. Thanks.

 

[Tom Elmore]

I need some advice and possible direction for a source.
On March 4 1865, members of Potter's troops made an arrest of a man named David C. Ebaugh, a Maryland transplant, in Monck's Corner, SC (near Charleston). They immediately paroled Ebaugh- he was not a Confederate officer or soldier, but had been operating a nitre shed and navy yard on the Cooper River. The arrest was made by Henry Orlando Marcy (35th U.S. Colored Troops) on behalf of Col. Beecher. In the course of capturing Ebaugh, his personal papers, relating to the boats and navy yard, were taken.

Ebaugh was later involved in a claim against the U.S. government for confiscating a paddle wheel steam boat in Feb 1865. In the course of the claim (filed in 1871 and again in 1872), he testified to continued Union support- a false claim, obviously. Although there was evidence presented to show his involvement with the nitre shed (and the Confederate Nitre Bureau), there was no evidence that I have found about his involvement with the navy yard. It seems the confiscated papers would have been great evidence to refute his claim of Union support, but these seem to have disappeared.

I am very interested in locating these missing papers.

Thus far I have checked:
South Carolina Historic Society
National Archives (via Fold3)
Library of Congress
American Civil War Museum
Maryland Historic Society

Now I need to brainstorm with you all and see if anyone may have recommendations for other archives, libraries, etc. to check. Ideas?????

 

[Tom Elmore]

The South Caroliniana Library in Columbia is an excellent resource.

 

[5fish]

It looks like he supervised the building of the David torpedo boats....

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/08/david-vs-goliath/

http://www.charlestonillustrated.com/hunley/david.htm

A plant....

https://books.google.com/books?id=X...w. ebaugh vs united states government&f=false

 

[TerryB]

You didn't mention the OR. If you haven't checked that out, you might be surprised what you find.

 

[JohnDLittlefield]

The South Caroliniana Library in Columbia is an excellent resource.

You didn't mention the OR. If you haven't checked that out, you might be surprised what you find.

Thanks for the suggestions. My list of archived checked was not a complete list. I have been through several Uni libraries and other archives as well. The ORA and ORN have been heavily scrutinized with no luck. I keep thinking there is some obvious place that I have overlooked or some obscure archive or collection I have not heard about. The search continues with every new lead.

 

[captainrlm]

Maybe take a shot at ancestry.com. I've found some information there that wasn't on fold3, though nothing like what you seek. It might be a long shot, but who knows?

 

[JohnDLittlefield]

Maybe take a shot at ancestry.com. I've found some information there that wasn't on fold3, though nothing like what you seek. It might be a long shot, but who knows?

Long-shots are definitely worth exploring... and I have. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[DixieRifles]

Go to the National Archives and check the Provost Marshal records.

I was searching for info on the trail of a Confederate guerrilla who was executed. I submitted a question to Carlisle Barracks using their on-line contact link. I was surprised and pleased with their response but alas they found nothing.
The only account that I found was from the unit history of the regiment that captured the guerrilla. Their Colonel acted as the judge for the court martial. It was good info but I hoped to find more such as his failed escape attempt.

So check unit histories.