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Jenks, Ethan A. Return of ordnance and ordnance stores received, issued, and remaining on hand in Company "I," Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.466 Author/Creator: Jenks, Ethan A. Place Written: Alexandria, Virginia Type: Printed document signed Date: 3 May 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 27.1 x 49.1 cm. Order a Copy

This document is an ordinance inventory account for Company "I", 7th Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry. It accounts for Enfield .577 caliber rifled muskets, bayonet scabbards, ammunition for the muskets, cartridge boxes, gun slings, waist-belts, and other tools. This account is for the first quarter ending 31 March 1865. The supplies were received from Lieutenant Colonel Percy Daniels. It is signed by Captain Ethan A. Jenks as Commanding Officer of the Company and is docketed as "Triplicate to be retained by the Officer signing the return. [With one set of vouchers.]".

Jenks served as Captain of Company "I," seventh regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers between 1862 and 1865. During the Civil War, Jenks' Regiment spent time in Rhode Island, Kentucky, and Virginia, participating in battles at Fredericksburg and Fort Sedgwick. Following the Civil War, Jenks returned to Rhode Island, becoming President of the Seventh Rhode Island Veterans Association and later serving as a deputy tax collector. Jenks was married to Sanondess Jenks (1835-1923) during and after the War. This collection contains various letters, military documents, deeds, and other items related to Jenks' life during and after the War. See location notes field for information on various locations.

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1828-1901

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