Envelope in which letters were contained, labeled “Efforts to obtain Active Service. [Broillons?] Asking Active Service.”

Autograph letter signed, from Thomas L. Kane to “General,” draft, since being made Brigadier General, Thomas L. Kane has been given different regiments to drill and train, but he would like some active service, 2 pp., 1 folded and written on 2 sides, 1 blank, n.d.

Autograph letter, from Thomas L. Kane to E.M. Stanton, Sec. of War, draft, desire for active service, “Organizing and drilling raw troops is uphill work,” 1 p., 26 December 1862.

Autograph letter signed, from Thomas L. Kane to George W. Cullum, draft, “Have you no Potomac Fort again to take . . . for which you need a foolish patriot leading on a party of picked men?,” 1 p., 30 December 1862.

Autograph letter signed, from Thomas L. Kane to “Dear Sir,” asking that he uses his “Senatorial influence” to get TLK some active service, 1 p., 31 December 1862.

Letter, from Thomas L. Kane to Edward M. Stanton, asking Stanton if he’s forgotten him, he needs something to do, “Have you got no Potomac fort again to take?,” similar to Item 4, 1 p., 5 January 1863.

Letter, from Thomas L. Kane to “Dear Sir,” asking him to take letter to Stanton and “support it with your influence,” will return resign his commission and return home “if winter quarters are to be the order of the day for me,” there are “officers who would too gladly exchange places with me,” 1 p., 5 January 1863.

Letter, from Thomas L. Kane to Mr. Watson, he is “disheartened” by the way things are going, “I cannot perceive that we have gained a single adherent by our terrorizing,” 1 p., 5 January 1863.

ALS, from TLK to Gen. Collum, labeled “Unofficial,” same letter as Item 2, 1 p., folded, written on 2 sides, 5 January 1863.

Letter, from Thomas L. Kane to “Dear Sir” [Stanton?], same as Item 3, copy, on drilling new troops, he has been given new troops, he would like to exchange the 20th Conn. Volunteers for the Bucktails, “I am very unhappy under the present condition of the country,” 1 p., folded, written on 2 sides, 5 January 1863.