Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914

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Wilson, James Grant

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Wilson, James Grant, 1831-1914

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Wilson, James Grant, General, 1832-1914,

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Grant, Allan (1832-1914).

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Wilson, J. Grant

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Wilson, J. G.

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Wilson, James G.

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Grant Wilson, James 1832-1914

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1832-04-28

1832-04-28

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1914-02-01

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Founder of Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography.

From the description of Letters, 1853 Nov.-1908 Feb. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 172709192

American author and editor.

From the description of Letters received, 1878 Feb. 25-1902 Mar. 31. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33937785

Scottish-born newspaperman, author, and editor, who served in the Union army during the Civil War, and then settled in New York City.

From the description of Letter, June 20, 1889. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 477282720

Author James Grant Wilson was born in Scotland but brought to the United States as an infant. He worked as a journalist in Chicago and served as a General in the Union Army during the Civil War, settling in New York afterward. He helped John Fiske edit Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, edited collections of poetry, and wrote biographies of U.S. Grant and other military figures.

From the description of James Grant Wilson letter to My dear Commodore, 1877 May 11. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 57659888

Editor, biographer, and Civil War soldier.

From the description of Letters, 1868-1907. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233117588

James Grant Wilson was an American author and editor. He served in the Union army in the Civil War, and was brevetted brigadier general in 1865.

From the description of James Grant Wilson letter to Ben W. Austin, 1892 February 17. (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 746524282

American historian.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : West Point, to Worthington C. Ford, 1893 Jul. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588610 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, 1885 Nov. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588090

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From the description of James Grant Wilson correspondence, 1887-1904. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981390

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