Gregg, David McMurtrie, 1833-1916

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David McMurtrie Gregg, farmer, diplomat, and Union cavalry general during the Civil War. Born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania on April 10, 1833. Graduated from West Point in 1855, and was assigned frontier duty for six years before the start of the Civil War. Led cavalry troops during the Battle of Antietam and the Peninsular and Gettysburg Campaigns. Married Ellen F. Sheaff in October 1862 during a furlough. Resigned from service in February 1865 and settled with his wife in Reading, Pennsylvania. Applied for reinstatement to the Army in 1868 but did not receive the commission he requested. Appointed U.S. Consul to Prague in 1874. Gregg died in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1916.

From the description of David McMurtrie Gregg papers, [ca. 1862]-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702173141

Army officer, U.S. consul at Prague, and public official in Pennsylvania.

From the description of Papers of David McMurtrie Gregg, 1716-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455227

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referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part III: The Civil War: The Union, 1804-1915. Houghton Library
creatorOf Gregg, David McMurtrie, 1833-1919. David McMurtrie Gregg papers, [ca. 1862]-1962. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Gregg, David McMurtrie, 1833-1916. Papers [microform]. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Riggs, David F. East of Gettysburg, 1968. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Gregg, David McMurtrie, 1833-1916. Papers of David McMurtrie Gregg, 1716-1916. Library of Congress
referencedIn Harvard University. Autograph File, G. 1641-2009. Houghton Library
referencedIn Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872. Letter : Headquarters, [Army of the Potomac], to Ulysses S. Grant, n.p., 1864 Nov. 30. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Gregg, David M. Three Pennsylvania statesmen of the olden times, 1932. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872. Letter : Headquarters, [Army of the Potomac], to Ulysses S. Grant, n.p., 1864 Nov. 30. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Rogers Memorial Collection: Photographs, prints, and drawings, ca. 1600-1936 (bulk: 1861-1936) Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Three Pennsylvania statesmen of the olden times, 1932, 1932 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Buford, John, 1826-1863. Letter, 1863 Sept. 16. Navarro College
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part III: The Civil War: The Union, 1804-1915. Houghton Library
referencedIn Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886. Houghton Library
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associatedWith Buford, John, 1826-1863. person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Gable, Kenneth Jack. person
associatedWith Gregg, Andrew person
associatedWith Gregg, Andrew. person
associatedWith Gregg, Andrew, 1755-1835. person
associatedWith Gregg, Ellen Sheaff F. person
associatedWith Hiester, Joseph, 1752-1832. person
associatedWith Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. corporateBody
correspondedWith Lockwood, Philip Case, 1844-1897 person
associatedWith Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872. person
associatedWith Muhlenberg, Frederich Augustus Conrad, 1750-1801. person
associatedWith Muhlenberg, Frederick Augustus Conrad, 1750-1801. person
associatedWith Muhlenberg, Henry Melchior, 1711-1787. person
associatedWith Riggs, David F. person
associatedWith Rogers, Henry Munroe, 1839-1937 person
associatedWith Sellers, John R. person
associatedWith Weiser, Conrad, 1696-1760. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
United States
Reading (Pa.)
Subject
Farmers
Farm life
Generals
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Statesmen
Statesmen
Occupation
Army officers
Farmers
Generals
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Birth 1833-04-10

Death 1916-08-07

English,

German

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