Sedgwick, John, 1813-1864

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Union Army general in the U.S. Civil War, killed at Spotsylvania.

From the description of Letter, 186[4] January 14, (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145407072

American army officer.

From the description of Telegram, not autograph : 6th A. C., to Lt. Col. J. G. Taylor, 1863 Jan. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270665049

From the description of Telegraph, not autograph : Head-Quarters, Army of the Potomac, to Major L. Hunt, 1863 June 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270665058

Civil War Union general.

From the description of Correspondence 1860. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 50633053

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referencedIn Bradley, Charles Ellery, 1842-1915. Correspondence : of Charles Ellery Bradley, 1861-1864, 1915 (bulk 1861-1864). University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Lyman, Theodore, 1833-1897. Massachusetts Civil War dead picture album, ca. 1870-1880. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Sedgwick, John, 1813-1864. Telegraph, not autograph : Head-Quarters, Army of the Potomac, to Major L. Hunt, 1863 June 3. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Sedgwick, John, 1813-1864. Letter, 1853 Nov. 14 Fort McHenry [to] Col. Samuel Cooper. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
referencedIn Edwards, Clark S. (Clark Swett), 1824-1903. Papers, 1861-1903. Navarro College
referencedIn Burns, William Wallace. Papers, 1848-1910 (bulk 1861-1889). Texas A&M University, Evans Library & Annex; Main campus library complex
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part III: The Civil War: The Union, 1804-1915. Houghton Library
creatorOf Sedgwick, John, 1813-1864. Correspondence 1860. Denver Public Library, Central Library
referencedIn [Miscellaneous pamphlets, etc. on monument in honor of Major General John Sedgwick]. Chicago History Museum
referencedIn Byrnes, William. Diary, 1863. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Burns, William Wallace, 1883-1964. Papers. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
referencedIn Davis, Charles Edward, Captain, 1832-1885. Letters, 1862-1864, to his father, (Marine) Capt. Hezekiah Davis. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Sedgwick, John, 1813-1864. Letter : Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to the Assistant Adjutant General, New York, 1855 July 31. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). The President of the United States of America, to all who shall see these presents greeting : know ye, that reposing special trust and confidence in ... John Sedgwick, I ... appoint him Colonel in the first regiment of cavalry in the service of the United States. Connecticut State Library, CSL
referencedIn Long, Eli P. Eli P. Long papers, 1855-1892. U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
referencedIn Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915 Houghton Library
creatorOf Sedgwick, John, 1813-1864. John Sedgwick Papers, 1863. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
referencedIn Stoeckel, Carl, 1858-1925. Carl Stoeckel incoming correspondence, 1900-1904. Connecticut Historical Society
referencedIn Civil War collection, 1861-1868. American Antiquarian Society
creatorOf Sedgwick, John, 1813-1864. Letter, 186[4] January 14, American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Kelly, Edward. Gen. John Segwick collection, 1913-1963 [microform]. Litchfield Historical Society
referencedIn Byrnes, William. Diary, 1863. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Butterfield, Daniel, 1831-1901. Autograph despatch signed : H.Q., Army of the Potomac, to General Sedgwick, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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 Memorials. Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Meade, Sedgewick, Buford, McNeil. Minnesota Historical Society Library
creatorOf Dodge, Edwin H. Military papers of Edwin H. Dodge, 1863-1865. Vermont Historical Society
referencedIn United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). The President of the United States of America, to all who shall see these presents greeting : know ye, that reposing special trust and confidence in ... John Sedgwick, I ... appoint him Major in the First Regiment of Cavalry in the service of the United States. Connecticut State Library, CSL
referencedIn Black, James Wallace, 1825-1896,. 20th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment carte de visiet album, 1862-ca. 1865. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn United States. President (1845-1849 : Polk). The President of the United States of America, to all who shall see these presents greeting : know ye, that reposing special trust and confidence in ... John Sedgwick, I appoint him Captain in the Second Regiment of Artillery in the service of the United States. Connecticut State Library, CSL
referencedIn United States. President (1845-1849 : Polk). The President of the United States of America, to all who shall see these presents greeting : know ye, that I hereby confer on First Lieutenant John Sedgwick, of the Army of the United States ... the rank of Captain. Connecticut State Library, CSL
referencedIn Inventory of the Brigadier General William Wallace Burns Papers Ragan MSS 00116., 1848-1910 (bulk: 1861-1889) Cushing Memorial Library,
referencedIn Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918. Plan of the redoubt and rifle pits ensilading [sic] the Leesburg and Fairfax turnpikes 2 miles from Alexandria, Virginia. : Built by the 38th, 40th N.Y. and 3rd Maine regiments during October and November 1861. / Planned and laid out by R.K. Sneden and Lt. Woodward and others of the 40th Mozart Regiment. Virginia Historical Society Library
creatorOf Sedgwick, John, 1813-1864. Letter : Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to the Assistant Adjutant General, New York, 1855 July 31. Texas Christian University
referencedIn United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). The President of the United States of America, to all who shall see these presents greeting : know ye, that reposing special trust and confidence in ... John Sedgwick, I ... appoint him Brigadier General of Volunteers in the service of the United States. Connecticut State Library, CSL
creatorOf Sedgwick, John, 1813-1864. Letters : to Asst. Adj. Gen., Dept. of the West / by John Sedgwick, 1860. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886. Houghton Library
creatorOf Sedgwick, John, 1813-1864. Telegram, not autograph : 6th A. C., to Lt. Col. J. G. Taylor, 1863 Jan. 3. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864. Journal of the march of Companies F, G, H, & K,1st Cavalry...on an expedition against the hostile Kiawas and Comanches /by James Ewell Brown, 1860 Apr 3. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). The President of the United States of America, to all who shall see these presents greeting : know ye, that reposing special trust and confidence in ... John Sedgwick, I ... appoint him Lieutenant Colonel of the Second Regiment of Cavalry in the service of the United States. Connecticut State Library, CSL
referencedIn Fuller, B. A. G., 1879-1956. Autograph collection, 1620-1920 Houghton Library
referencedIn United States. President (1845-1849 : Polk). The President of the United States of America, to all who shall see these presents greeting : know ye, that I hereby confer on Brevet Captain John Sedgwick of the Army of the United States ... the rank of Major. Connecticut State Library, CSL
referencedIn Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864. Journal of the march [microform] : of Companies F, G, H, & K,1st Cavalry...on an expedition against the hostile Kiawas and Comanches / /by James Ewell Brown, 1860 Apr 3. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Pennsylvania. Grand Army of the Republic collection, 1887-1916. York County Historical Trust
referencedIn Newman family. Newman family : miscellaneous papers, 1861-1864. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918. Plan of the battle of Salem Church or Salem Heights, Va. : Attack and repulse of the 6th Army Corps, Maj. Genl. John Sedgwick, U.S.A., afternoon of 3rd May 1863. Virginia Historical Society Library
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 Lockwood, Abram L. Report of Abram L. Lockwood and photograph of John Sedgwick, 1865. Library of Congress
referencedIn Greene, F. V. (Francis Vinton), 1850-1921. Diary of Francis Vinton Greene [manuscript], 1863 June 13-August 18. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn United States Military Academy. Be it known that Cadet John Sedgwick of the State of Connecticut ... / United States Military Academy. Connecticut State Library, CSL
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associatedWith Barton, William Eleazar, 1861-1930, person
associatedWith Bradley, Charles Ellery, 1842-1915. person
associatedWith Burns, William Wallace person
associatedWith Burns, William Wallace. person
associatedWith Burns, William Wallace, 1883-1964. person
associatedWith Butterfield, Daniel, 1831-1901. person
associatedWith Byrnes, William. person
associatedWith Cooper, Samuel, 1795-1876. person
associatedWith Davis, Charles Edward, Captain, 1832-1885. person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Dodge, Edwin H. person
associatedWith Edwards, Clark S. (Clark Swett), 1824-1903. person
associatedWith Fuller, B. A. G. (Benjamin Apthorp Gould), 1879-1956 person
associatedWith Greene, F. V. (Francis Vinton), 1850-1921. person
associatedWith Harney, William S. (William Selby), 1800-1889. person
associatedWith Hunt, L., Major, person
associatedWith Kelly, Edward. person
associatedWith Lockwood, Abram L. person
associatedWith Lockwood, Philip Case, 1844-1897 person
correspondedWith Long, Eli P. person
associatedWith Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, collector. corporateBody
associatedWith Newman family. family
correspondedWith Palfrey family. family
associatedWith Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918. person
associatedWith Stoeckel, Carl, 1858-1925 person
associatedWith Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864. person
associatedWith Taylor, J. G., Lt. Col., person
associatedWith Taylor, William, fl. 1853. person
associatedWith United States. Army corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army of the Potomac. Corps, 6th. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army. Western Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith United States Military Academy. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. President (1845-1849 : Polk) corporateBody
associatedWith United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln) corporateBody
associatedWith William E. Barton Collection of Lincolniana (University of Chicago) corporateBody
associatedWith Williams, Seth, 1822-1866. person
associatedWith Worth, Margaret S. person
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United States
West (U.S.)
United States
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Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863
Dakota Indians
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Indians of North America
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Birth 1813-09-13

Death 1864-05-09

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