O.M. Poe papers, 1852-1922

Collection Summary

Title	O.M. Poe papers, 1852-1922
Span Dates	1852-1922
Bulk Dates	(bulk 1863-1885)
ID No.	MSS36459
Creator	Poe, O. M. (Orlando Metcalfe), 1832-1895
Extent	8,500 items
Extent	19 containers plus 4 oversize and 1 vault container
Extent	7.6 linear feet
Language	Collection material in English
Location	Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008037
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78036459
Summary	United States army officer and civil engineer. Diaries, correspondence, maps, blueprints, newspaper clippings, biographical material, subject files, printed matter, and miscellaneous material relating to his military service during the Civil War, his personal and professional relationship with General William T. Sherman, and his career as a civil engineer in the Great Lakes region.