1862 CIVIL WAR Provisions Abstract Signed Brig. General John Cochrane & Ellmaker

Description: 1862 Civil War Document Signed by Brigadier General John Cochrane& Captain Nathaniel EllmakerOriginal Abstract of Provisions This is an original Abstract of Provisions made in Downsville Maryland for the Union Army signed by John Cochrane and Nathaniel Ellmaker. It is an original bill of sale for beef, coffee, tea, sugar, sperm candles, onions, and molasses. The total dollar amount came to $287.35 (1882). That value today is equivalent to $8,975.93. Some background on the soldiers who signed the document: John Cochrane. 1813-1898. Attorney General of New York, 1864-1865.John Cochrane was born August 27, 1813, in Palatine, Montgomery County, New York. He studied at Union College and then transferred to Hamilton College, from which he graduated in 1831. Afterwards he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1834, practiced in Oswego and Schenectady, and then moved to New York City. He was elected as a Democratic to the 35th and 36th United States Congresses and served from 1857 to 1861, where he focused on land reform, revenue, and other public questions. After the attack on Fort Sumter, Cochrane became a colonel of the 65th New York Volunteer Infantry (1st United States Chasseurs), which he commanded in the Peninsular Campaign. In July 1862, he was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers. He resigned his commission in 1863. (https://history.nycourts.gov/figure/john-cochrane/) Nathaniel Ellmaker, Jr. 1825-1882. He was a Representative from Lancaster County; born, September 18, 1825 in Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pa.; major, Commissary Department, United States War Department (1861-1865, Civil War: Washington, DC, Kentucky, Illinois); farmer; elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1858 and 1859; not a candidate for reelection to the House (1860); died, June 27, 1882 in Gap, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; interred, Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery, Gap, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. (https://archives.house.state.pa.us/people/member-biography?ID=8067)

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