Fry, James B. (James Barnet), 1827-1894

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James B. Fry, a native of Carrollton, IL, was a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy in 1847. After serving as instructor and adjutant at West Point, he was appointed chief of staff to Gen. Irwin McDowell and subsequently to Gen. Don Carlos Buell in 1861. He later served as Provost Marshall General of the U.S., 1863-1866, and promoted to Brigadier Gen. in 1864.

From the description of Fry, James B. (James Barnet), 1827-1894. Letter. 16 November 1861. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 56336363

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referencedIn Photographic Portrait File The Huntington Library
referencedIn Inventory of the Brigadier General William Wallace Burns Papers Ragan MSS 00116., 1848-1910 (bulk: 1861-1889) Cushing Memorial Library,
creatorOf Donelson, Andrew Jackson, 1826-1859. Letter, [18]57 April 27, West Point [to] Lt. James B. Fry. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
creatorOf Fry, James B. (James Barnet), 1827-1894. Fry, James B. (James Barnet), 1827-1894. Letter. 16 November 1861. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Henry Villard additional papers, 1876-1905. Houghton Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part III: The Civil War: The Union, 1804-1915. Houghton Library
referencedIn Thomas A. Jenckes papers, Jenckes (Thomas A.) papers, 1834-1870 John Hay Library, Special Collections
referencedIn Thomas A. Jenckes papers, Jenckes (Thomas A.) papers, 1834-1870 John Hay Library, Special Collections
creatorOf Reynolds, Joseph Jones, 1822-1899. Papers. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
creatorOf Fry, James B. (James Barnet), 1827-1894. Letter, 1865 July 5, Mt. Airy, Pa. [to] General A. Baird. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
creatorOf Fry, James B. (James Barnet), 1827-1894. Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1864-1871. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf United States. Provost Marshal General's Bureau. [A collection of circulars issued by the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General, in New York City, and the Provost Marshal General's Bureau in Washington, D.C. in 1863]. Churchill County Museum
creatorOf Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Fiske" to "Gilder." Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886. Houghton Library
creatorOf Lane, William B. Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1864-1870. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Lee, Mary Randolph Custis, 1807-1873. ALS, 1861 June 10 : to James B. Fry. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915. Houghton Library
referencedIn Inventory of the Brigadier General William Wallace Burns Papers Ragan MSS 00116., 1848-1910 (bulk: 1861-1889) Cushing Memorial Library,
referencedIn Wessells, Henry Walton, 1809-1889. Letter : Washington, D.C., to James B[arnet] Fry, Washington D.C., 1864 Dec. 27. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Bancroft, George, 1800-1891. ALS, 1865 Sept. 30, New York, to James Barnet Fry. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. Letter: In rear of Vicksburg, Miss., to James B. Fry, Washington, D.C., 1863 June 22. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881. Papers, 1864-1887. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
creatorOf United States. Provost Marshal General's Bureau. [A collection of circulars and other materials issued by the Provost Marshal General's Bureau, Washington, D.C., during the American Civil War]. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Papers, 1835-1935 (inclusive), 1853-1872 (bulk). Houghton Library
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associatedWith Baird, Absalom, 1824-1905. person
associatedWith Bancroft, George, 1800-1891. person
associatedWith Buell, Don Carlos, 1818-1898. person
associatedWith Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881. person
correspondedWith Burns, William Wallace person
correspondedWith Century Company corporateBody
associatedWith Cummings, A. person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
correspondedWith Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 person
associatedWith Donelson, Andrew Jackson, 1826-1859. person
associatedWith Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. person
associatedWith Hay, John, 1838-1905. person
associatedWith Jenckes, Thomas A. (Thomas Allen), 1818-1875 person
associatedWith Lane, William B. person
associatedWith Lane, William B. person
associatedWith Lee, Mary Randolph Custis, 1807-1873. person
associatedWith Lewis, William D., 1827-1872. person
associatedWith Lockwood, Philip Case, 1844-1897 person
associatedWith Reynolds, Joseph Jones, 1822-1899. person
correspondedWith Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868 person
associatedWith Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893. person
associatedWith United States. Army. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army. Army of the Ohio. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Provost Marshal General's Bureau. corporateBody
associatedWith Villard, Henry, 1835-1900 person
correspondedWith Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949 person
associatedWith Wessells, Henry Walton, 1809-1889. person
associatedWith Whitney, George. person
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Louisville (Ky.)
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Birth 1827-02-23

Death 1894-07-11

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