Gibson-Getty-McClure Families Papers 1777-1926 (bulk 1880-1901)

Getty family.

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McClure, George F.

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Private (PVT) George McClure enlisted on 28 August 1861 and went to train at Camp Wilkins, PA and joined the 100th Pannsylvania Volunteers, being sworn into federal service on 30 Aug 1861. He was assigned to Company G. He fought in South Carolina, and Virginia. He was discharged on 30 May 1864. From the description of George McClure papers, 1975. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 58528461 ...

Gibson family.

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McClure family.

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Getty, George W.

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McClure, William S.

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Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885

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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio-died July 23, 1885, Wilton, New York) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. As president, Grant was an effective civil rights executive who worked with the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction to protect African Americans, created the Justice Department, and reestablish the public credit. Promoted lieutenant-general, in 1864, Grant led the Union Army in winning the American Civ...

Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888

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Sheridan claimed he was born in Albany in the State of New York, the third child of six of John and Mary Meenagh Sheridan, Irish Catholic immigrants from the parish of Killinkere in County Cavan, Ireland. He grew up in Somerset, Ohio. Fully grown, he reached only 165 cm (5 feet 5 inches) tall, a stature that led to the nickname, "Little Phil." Abraham Lincoln described his appearance in a famous anecdote: "A brown, chunky little chap, with a long body, short legs, not enough neck to hang him, an...

Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881

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Burnside was born in Liberty, Indiana and was the fourth of nine children of Edghill and Pamela (or Pamilia) Brown Burnside, a family of Scottish origin. His great-great-grandfather Robert Burnside (1725–1775) was born in Scotland and settled in the Province of South Carolina. His father was a native of South Carolina; he was a slave owner who freed his slaves when he relocated to Indiana. Ambrose attended Liberty Seminary as a young boy, but his education was interrupted when his mother died in...

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

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Sherman was born in 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio, near the banks of the Hocking River. His father, Charles Robert Sherman, a successful lawyer who sat on the Ohio Supreme Court, died unexpectedly in 1829. He left his widow, Mary Hoyt Sherman, with eleven children and no inheritance. After his father's death, the nine-year-old Sherman was raised by a Lancaster neighbor and family friend, attorney Thomas Ewing, Sr., a prominent member of the Whig Party who served as senator from Ohio and as the first S...

Stevens, Hazard, 1842-1918

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Lawyer, army officer, and public official from Massachusetts. From the description of Hazard Stevens family papers, 1835-1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77939719 Attorney and military officer. From the description of Hazard Stevens papers, circa 1861-circa 1930. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 61660950 From the description of Hazard Stevens manuscript map depicting Battle of James Island, circa 1890-1900. (Washington State Univers...

Pope, John, 1822-1892

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Pope, son of Illinois politician and judge Nathaniel Pope, was a West Point graduate and had an army career. After the Union army loss at 2nd Manassas (Bull Run) in August 1862, Pope was sent to Minnesota to put down the Sioux Indian uprising. He retired from the army in 1886. From the description of Letters, June 1861. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 310760857 American army officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Fo...

Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901

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U.S. Army officer during the Civil War and public official, New York and New Jersey. From the description of Letters, 1894-1895. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70975832 American army officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Morristown, to an unidentified Senator, [1876?] Feb. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618668 From the description of Autograph telegram signed : [n.p.], to General Morell, Miner...

Schofield, John McAllister, 1831-1906

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U.S. Secretary of War. From the description of Letter signed : Washington, D.C., 1869 Jan. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270635150 U.S. secretary of war and army officer. From the description of Papers of John McAllister Schofield, 1837-1906 (bulk 1862-1895). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 74984707 American army officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : West Point, New York, to David A. Wells, [no year] May 27. (Unknown)...

Gibson, George, 1783-1861

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American general. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Office of Com'y Gen'l of Subsistence, Washington, to Col. J.B. Walbach, 1836 Apr. 6. (Morgan Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 82654319 Army officer. From the description of Letter of George Gibson, 1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450456 ...

Jones, Francis B.

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Getty family

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Biographical Note John Bannister Gibson 1780, Nov. 8 Born, Westover, Pa. 1795 Entered preparatory school, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa. 1797 Entered Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.; afterwards studied ...

Lamson, Roswell Hawks

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Gibson family

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Biographical Note John Bannister Gibson 1780, Nov. 8 Born, Westover, Pa. 1795 Entered preparatory school, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa. 1797 Entered Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.; afterwards studied ...

Eaton, Amos Beebe, 1806-1877

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Amos Beebe Eaton (1806-1877) graduated from the US Military Academy in 1826, took part in the Seminole War in Florida and was with General Taylor's army of occupation in the Mexican War. He was in Benicia and San Francisco, CA, between 1853-55. During the Civil War he was purchasing commissary in New York City (1861-64) and commisary-general of subsistence in Washington, D.C. (1864-65). He retired in 1874. Eaton married Elizabeth Selden in 1831, and their son, Daniel Cady Eaton (1834-1895), late...

Gibson, John Bannister, 1780-1853

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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...

Gibson, Fannie M.

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Rochester, William Beatty, 1826-1909

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Brooke, John Rutter, 1838-1926

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Brooke was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and was educated in nearby Collegeville and West Chester. Brooke's military career began when he joined the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry with the rank of captain in April 1861. In August, he became colonel of the newly raised 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry and served in the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. He temporarily commanded a brigade during the Battle of Antietam in September of that year. In May 1863, he was given permanent command of a brigade of the 1...

McClure, Margaretta Gibson, 1814-

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Gibson, George, 1826-1888

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Gibson, Annie Barbara, 1817-1857

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Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898

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General during the Civil War; congressman from California (1881-1885); U.S. Register of the Treasury (1885-1893). From the description of Papers, 1864-1895. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 24039377 William Starke Rosecrans was an inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and United States Army officer during the Civil War. He was the victor at prominent Western Theater battles such as Second Corinth, Stones River, and the Tullahoma Campaign,...

McClure family

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Biographical Note John Bannister Gibson 1780, Nov. 8 Born, Westover, Pa. 1795 Entered preparatory school, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa. 1797 Entered Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.; afterwards studied ...

United States. Army of the Potomac

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The Army of the Potomac was created after the defeat of Union forces at the First Battle of Bull Run. Its objective was to defend Washington, D.C. by protecting the Potomac River entry into the city. The Army of the Potomac participated in the Peninsula Campaign, the Seven Days' Battles, Antietam, Gettysburg and Appomatox. Its commanders (in order of service) were McClellan, Halleck, Burnside, Hooker, Meade, and Grant. From the description of General orders, ...

McClure, William

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Epithet: Moderator of the Ulster Synod British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000220.0x0000eb ...

Getty, George W. George W. Getty papers. 1847-1913

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McClure, Charles, 1875-1901

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McClure, Charles, 1838-1902

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Gibson, George, 1747-1791

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McClure, George

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