Organization of the Papers
The collection is arranged in ten series:
- General Correspondence, 1853-1888
- Autograph Letters, 1865-1887
- Letterbooks, 1871-1888
- Field Dispatches and Telegrams, 1862-1883
- Military Papers, 1853-1887
- Subject File, 1863-1891
- Book and Speech File, 1878-circa 1883
- Miscellany, 1853-1896
- Scrapbooks, 1861-1881
- Oversize, 1853-1869