White, Hiram, Lt. John Waring, Michl. T. Simpson, Saml. Angus, Gen. Wm. Eustis, Gen. Alexander Smyth, Col. C. G. Baerstler, John Chrystie, Armistead, 1812 December 12-29

The collection contains military papers and correspondence of General William H. Winder relating to administrative and military activities during the War of 1812. Included are Winder’s commission as Brigadier General (signed by President Madison and Secretary of State James Monroe), and communications from Monroe in his role as Secretary of War. Later papers consist of Winder’s obituary and correspondence of William H. Winder, Jr. regarding his father. Correspondence with J. Thomas Scharf, 1849-1850s, concerns Scharf’s research on General Winder, and includes notes and related documents compiled by Scharf.