Tidball, John C. (John Caldwell), 1825-1906

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Career military officer, noted for his service in the horse artillery in the Union Army cavalry during the Civil War.

From the description of Poor white trash, circa 1870-1889. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 671767276

Army officer.

From the description of Reminiscence of John C. Tidball, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981000

John Caldwell Tidball was a career military officer noted for his service in the horse artillery in the Union Army cavalry during the Civil War.

From the guide to the Poor white trash [manuscript], circa 1870-1889, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)

John C. Tidball graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1848 and served as an artillery officer in Florida and New Mexico Territory, 1848-1853. In 1853-1854, he led a military escort accompanying Amiel Weeks Whipple's transcontinental railroad survey, which explored a route on the 35th parallel later used by the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company. After this expedition, Tidball was appointed to the United States Coast Survey, Washington, D.C., where he was an assistant to Henry Washington Benham, 1854-1859. He served as an artillery officer in the Civil War, and he continued to receive appointments as an officer and military educator until his retirement in 1889. Tidball was the author of the Manual of Heavy Artillery Service (1880).

From the description of Memoir, [ca. 1890?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702161204

From the description of Memoir, [ca. 1890?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81256783

Lieutenant, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; accompanied Lt. A.W. Whipple on the survey for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean in 1853-1854.

From the description of Diary, 1854. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 31896598

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creatorOf Tidball, John C. (John Caldwell), 1825-1906. Reminiscence of John C. Tidball, undated. Library of Congress
referencedIn Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886. Houghton Library
referencedIn Jules Marcou correspondence, 1837-1889. Houghton Library
creatorOf Tidball, John C. (John Caldwell), 1825-1906. Papers. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
referencedIn United States. Navy Dept. Military service of Army and Navy officers in Alaska, 1867-1885, 1919-1920. Alaska State Library
creatorOf Tidball, John C. (John Caldwell), 1825-1906. Memoir, [ca. 1890?]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Tidball, John C. (John Caldwell), 1825-1906. Poor white trash, circa 1870-1889. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Tidball, Eugene C., 1930-. John C. Tidball research collection, ca. 1853-1890, 1950 (bulk 1853-1890). Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn Henry Jackson Hunt Papers, 1841-1978, (bulk 1862-1889) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Photographic Portrait File The Huntington Library
creatorOf Poor white trash [manuscript], circa 1870-1889 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
creatorOf Tidball, John C. (John Caldwell), 1825-1906. Remarks upon the organization, command, and employment of field artillery during war, based on experiences of the Civil War 1861-5 / by John C. Tidball. U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
creatorOf Tidball, John C. (John Caldwell), 1825-1906. Memoir, [ca. 1890?]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Tidball, John C. (John Caldwell), 1825-1906. Diary, 1854. University of Arizona Libraries
creatorOf Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875. [Autographs]. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
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associatedWith Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867. person
associatedWith Barry, William F. (William Farquhar), 1818-1879. person
associatedWith Benham, Henry Washington, 1813-1884. person
associatedWith Bigelow, J. M. person
associatedWith Campbell, A. H. (Albert H.) person
associatedWith Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889. person
associatedWith George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana. corporateBody
associatedWith Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889. person
associatedWith Ives, J. C. person
associatedWith Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803-1862. person
associatedWith Kennerly, Caleb Burwell Rowan, d. 1861. person
associatedWith Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870. person
associatedWith LeRoux, Antoine. person
associatedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. person
associatedWith Lockwood, Philip Case, 1844-1897 person
associatedWith Magruder, John Bankhead, 1807-1871. person
associatedWith Marcou, Jules, 1824-1898. person
associatedWith Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, collector. corporateBody
associatedWith Möllhausen, Balduin, 1825-1905. person
associatedWith Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864. person
associatedWith Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891. person
associatedWith Tidball, Eugene C., 1930- person
associatedWith United States. Army corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army. Field Artillery Board. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army of the Potomac corporateBody
associatedWith United States Coast Survey. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Navy Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith Whipple, Amiel Weeks, 1817?-1863. person
associatedWith Whipple Expedition (1853-1854) corporateBody
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California
Southwest, New
California
Washington (D.C.)
United States
United States
New Mexico
Southwestern States
Washington (D.C.)
Fort Defiance (Ariz.)
Southern States
United States
United States
Arizona
United States
Fort Defiance (Ariz.)
Southwestern States
Washington (D.C.)
Arizona
New Mexico
United States
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Artillery drill and tactics
Artillery, Field and mountain
Copperhead movement
Discoveries in geography
Explorers
Mohave Indians
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Pacific railroads
Poor
Poor
Railroads
Social classes
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Working class whites
Zuni Indians
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Birth 1825-01-25

Death 1906-05-15

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