John W. Dodd papers 1845-1862

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John W. Dodd papers 1845-1862

The papers contain correspondence and other papers documenting John W. Dodd's service in the Mexican War and the effect the conflict had on his wife Eliza in Marion, Indiana.

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Dodd, John W.

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John W. Dodd, lieutenant and later captain of Company A, 4th Regiment of Indiana volunteers, 1847-1848. From the description of John W. Dodd papers, 1845-1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702126750 ...

Wallace, John, 1777-1847

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Dodd, John W.

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In the spring of 1847 John W. Dodd of Marion, Indiana, enlisted for service in the Mexican War, joining Company A, Fourth Regiment of the Indiana Volunteers. He left at home his wife Eliza (b. 1822) and two small children, Kate and Willie (b. spring 1847). Mustered as a lieutenant on May 31, 1847, he traveled with his regiment from Jeffersonville, Indiana, to New Orleans between May 25 and June 3, 1847. The regiment sailed to Brazos Santiago, an island off the coast of southern Texa...

Lane, Henry Smith, 1811-1881

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Governor of Indiana, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. senator. From the description of Papers, 1828-1909. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 700522747 Mexican War soldier. From the description of Letter, 1846 Nov. 5. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46613665 ...

United States. Army. Indiana Regiment, 4th.

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Carey, Oliver.

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Gorman, Willis Arnold, 1816-1876

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Willis A. Gorman was born January 12, 1816 in Fleming County, Kentucky, the son of David and Elizabeth Gorman. The family moved to Bloomington, Indiana in 1836 where Willis studied law at Indiana University. He was elected to the Indiana legislature when he was 23 and served five terms. He enlisted as a private in the Third Indiana Volunteers when the war with Mexico broke out and was elected a major in June 1846. After the regiment returned home he organized the Fourth Indiana Regi...

Wallace, John, fl. 1847

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Dodd, Eliza, 1822-

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