Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862

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General in Civil War.

From the description of Letter : Harrison's Landing, to Gov. Olden, Trenton, N.J., 1862 July 21. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28886059

American soldier and general for the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861-1865).

From the description of Letter, 1845. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435278

Nephew of Stephen Kearny, Philip was educated at Columbia Law School. He entered the military in 1836 and served in the French army in 1859 in Italy and in the Italian army in 1861. During the Civil War he was appointed Brigadier General in command of the 1st New Jersey Brigade and in May 1862 he gained command of the 1st Division, 3rd Corps of the Army of the Potomac. He was killed Sept. 1, 1862 on a reconnoitering patrol in Chantilly, Arizona.

From the description of Letter, 1862 July 7. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 46645824

From the guide to the Philip Kearny Letter, 1862 July 7, (University of New Mexico. Center for Southwest Research.)

Army officer.

From the description of Papers of Philip Kearny, 1861-1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068899

Union General.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cumberland Landing, to "Dear George", 1862 May 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270487027

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creatorOf Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862. Letter : to John Walker / by Philip Kearny, 1849 Sep 4. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862. Letter : to T. S. Jesup / by Philip Kearny, 1848 Sep 12. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Photograph album collection, 1860-1930. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Samuel Peter Heintzelman Papers, 1822-1913, (bulk 1850-1865) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Boker, George H. (George Henry), 1823-1890. Papers of George Henry Boker [manuscript] 1851-89. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Philip Kearny letter to "Fellow citizens", 1851 June 19 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
creatorOf Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862. Land warrant books [manuscript], 1849-1850. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Satterlee, R. S. (Richard Sherwood), 1798-1880. Letter, 1847, July 30 : Pueblo Mexico, to Maj. Gen. W.J. Worth. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
referencedIn Kirby, Edmund, 1794-1849. Letters : to General Joseph W. Brown, 1847. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Fort Vancouver records [manuscript], 1850-1867. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862. Letters, 1846. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862. Letter, 1845. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Gen. Joseph Hooker letter, Gen'l, 3rd Army Corps, n.p, 1862 May 10 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn S. Griswold Flagg collection, 1825-1938 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862. Letter : to General Mason, 1st dragoons / by Philip Kearny, 1849 Nov 1. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862. Civil War papers of Philip Kearny, 1861-1902 (bulk 1861-1863). Princeton University Library
referencedIn Kearny, Thomas, 1878-1942. Letters of Thomas Kearny, 1932-1938. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Flagg, S. Griswold. S. Griswold Flagg collection, 1825-1938 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn New Jersey people: individuals, families, and groups [photographs], 18th-20th centuries New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Latham, Harold S. This was, indeed, a man : a talk / given by Harold S. Latham before the Kearny Centennial Patriots Luncheon honoring Major General Philip Kearny, Lyle's Restaurant, June 2, 1967. New Jersey State Library
referencedIn Edward Maynard Papers, 1836-1867 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Wagstaff, David, 1882-1951,. David Wagstaff collection, 1810-1935 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf George William Taylor papers William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Miner Kilbourne Kellogg papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918. Position of 3rd Army Corps at Harrison's Landing, Va., July 9th 1862. : From actual survey made for Genl. Heintzelman / by R.K. Sneden, Topog. Engr., 3rd Corps. Virginia Historical Society Library
referencedIn Kearny, Thomas, 1878-1942. Papers, 1939-1940. Denver Public Library, Central Library
creatorOf Philip Kearny Letter, 1862 July 7 The University of New Mexico, University Libraries, Center for SouthwestResearch
referencedIn Woodward, Ashbel, 1804-1885. Ashbel Woodward biography collection, undated. Connecticut Historical Society
creatorOf Kearny, Philip, 1814-1862. Autograph letter signed : Cumberland Landing, to "Dear George", 1862 May 16. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862. Letter : Harrison's Landing, to Gov. Olden, Trenton, N.J., 1862 July 21. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
referencedIn Abraham Lincoln collection 1856-1902 1856-1865 Lincoln, Abraham collection William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Thompson, Philip R., 1812-1857. Narrative, 1847. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Brent, Daniel, 1774-1841. Letter book, 1833-1836. University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Library
referencedIn Cooper, Oliver C., fl. 1859-1911. Notes and recollections of Army life experiences as a soldier during the two years of the Rebellion [manuscript], 1859-1911. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Kearny family. Business papers, 1768-1851. Rutgers University
referencedIn George William Taylor papers William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886. Houghton Library
referencedIn Brooks, William H. Brooks family papers, 1861-1865. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Doughty, Saml. S. (Samuel S.). [Map of the area later bounded by 22nd and 26th Streets, Park and 5th Avenues, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)] / drawn by Saml. S. Doughty. Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
creatorOf Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862. Letter, 1862 July 7. University of New Mexico-Main Campus
creatorOf Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862. Papers of Philip Kearny, 1861-1862. Library of Congress
referencedIn Nicholson, Francis. Map of property belonging to John Watts De Peyster in the 18th Ward of the City of New York / figures in red ... taken from a partition map of part of the estate of John Watts ; the residue are taken from the original map of the estate of John Watts ; compiled by Francis Nicholson. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Ward, John Henry Hobart, 1823-1903. Military officer correspondence, 1855-1889. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862. Philip Kearny letter to "Fellow citizens" [manuscript], 1851 June 19. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf William L. Clements Library. Abraham Lincoln collection, 1856-1902, bulk 1856-1865. William L. Clements Library
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associatedWith Boker, George H. (George Henry), 1823-1890. person
associatedWith Boone, Nathan, 1782-1857? person
associatedWith Brent, Daniel, 1774-1841. person
associatedWith Brooks, William H. person
associatedWith Cooper, Oliver C., fl. 1859-1911. person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Doughty, Saml. S. (Samuel S.) person
associatedWith Elwell, Richard S. person
associatedWith Fisher & Cheney. corporateBody
associatedWith Flagg, S. Griswold. person
associatedWith Flagg, S. Griswold. person
associatedWith Gibbs, Alfred. person
associatedWith Graham, Lorimer. person
associatedWith Harney, William Selby, 1800-1889. person
correspondedWith Heintzelman, Samuel Peter, 1805-1880. person
associatedWith Hooker, Joseph person
associatedWith Jesup, Thomas Sidney, 1788-1860. person
associatedWith Kearny family. family
correspondedWith Kearny, Philip, family
associatedWith Kearny, Stephen Watts, 1794-1848. person
associatedWith Kearny, Thomas, 1878-1942. person
associatedWith Kellogg, Miner K. (Miner Kilbourne), 1814-1889. person
associatedWith Kirby, Edmund, 1794-1849. person
associatedWith Latham, Harold S. person
associatedWith Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870. person
associatedWith Lockwood, Philip Case, 1844-1897 person
associatedWith Mason, Richard Barnes, 1797-1850. person
associatedWith Maynard, Edward, 1813-1891. person
associatedWith Nicholson, Francis. person
associatedWith Olden, Charles S. (Charles Smith), 1799-1876. person
associatedWith Parker, Cortlandt, 1818-1907. person
associatedWith Satterlee, R. S. (Richard Sherwood), 1798-1880. person
associatedWith Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866. person
associatedWith Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918. person
associatedWith Taylor family family
associatedWith Taylor family. family
associatedWith Thompson, Philip R., 1812-1857. person
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associatedWith United States. Army. Cavalry, 2nd. corporateBody
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associatedWith United States. Army. New Jersey Brigade, 7th. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army of the Potomac corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps. corporateBody
associatedWith Wagstaff, David, 1882-1951, person
associatedWith Walker, John. person
associatedWith William L. Clements Library person
associatedWith William L. Clements Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Woodward, Ashbel, 1804-1885. person
associatedWith Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869. person
associatedWith Worth, William Jenkins, 1794-1849. person
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Fair Oaks, Battle of, Va., 1862
Fair Oaks (Henrico County, Va.), Battle of, 1862
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Oregon
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Birth 1815-06-02

Death 1862-09-01

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