Title: Colonel Andrew J. Mackay Papers

Date/Date Range :   1863

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

The Colonel Andrew J. Mackay Papers, 1863, consist of account record pages showing items purchased or not received during February 1863 and a December 15, 1863 letter outlining the opening of a new coal mine near Kelly's Landing and the want of supplies in the area.

Call number: MS-2254

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

This collection was purchased by Special Collections in May 1998.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Colonel Andrew J. Mackay Papers, MS-2254. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

Colonel Andrew J. Mackay, a native of Livingston County, New York, served as the Chief Quartermaster of the Army of the Cumberland. As the Chief Quartermaster, Mackay's primary duty was to provide supplies to the cavalry soldiers in the region.

The two items in the Colonel Andrew J. Mackay Papers, 1863, demonstrate the type of paperwork received through the quartermaster's office. In account record pages from February 1863, officials maintained a list of expenses paid as well as notes on property and vouchers received or not received.

The second item, a letter from Captain C.K. Smith dated December 15, 1863, describes the opening of a new coal mine in the Kelly's Landing area. Additionally, Smith tells Mackay that "none of the articles you promised the Superintendent should be forwarded have yet to come to hand; he complains of the want of Lumber, Oil, Tools &c., a list of which he furnished you some time ago."

• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• United States. Army of the Cumberland.
• United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps.