Stager, Anson, 1825-1885

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Brevet brigadier-general of volunteers for his duty during the Civil War managing the telegraph lines in Ohio along the Virginia line, preparing a cipher for telegraph use, and then being appointed general superintendent of government telegraphs in all departments. Moved to Chicago after leaving government service in 1868.

From the description of Letter, Nov. 4, 1864. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55620955

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referencedIn Eckert, Thomas Thompson, 1825-1910. Papers of Thomas T. Eckert, 1862-1877, (1862-1867 ) Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Photographic Portrait File The Huntington Library
creatorOf Stager, Anson, 1825-1885. Letter, Nov. 4, 1864. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
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Birth 1825-04-20

Death 1885-03-26

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