John McAuley Palmer Papers 1863-1977 (bulk 1900-1949)

Palmer, John McAuley, 1870-1955

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U.S. Army officer and author. From the description of John McAuley Palmer papers, 1863-1977 (bulk 1900-1949). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 76017626 Grandson of Illinois governor John Palmer, graduate of West Point and career army officer attaining rank of Brigadier General. His aunt, Jessie Palmer Weber was librarian at the Illinois State Historical Library for many years. From the description of Letter, Sept. 10, 1925. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). W...

Holley, I. B., Jr. (Irving Brinton), 1919-2013

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Luther Holley (1751-1826) is the progenitor of the family. He was a merchant in Salisbury, Connecticut, and across the border in New York State and he sold bar iron. He married Sarah Dakin and together they had children John Milton (1777-1836); Myron (1779-1841) who was member of the New York State Assembly and served on the Canal Commission overseeing the construction of the Erie Canal; Horace (1781-1827), who was a minister and later president of Transylvania University; Edward Oramel (1783-18...

Chandler, John Palmer

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Rockwell, George H.

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Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948

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Career Army officer who served in the Philippines as an adjutant general and engineer officer, collector of customs, and cavalry squadron commander, participating in actions against the Tausug (Moros), 1899-1903; later apppointed governor of Moro Province and commander, Department of Mindanao, 1909-1913. Well-known for his command of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I, 1917-1919. From the description of General John J. Pershing photograph collection [pictu...

Palmer, Maude Laning

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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...

Rockwell, Mary Palmer

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Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959

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George Catlett Marshall (b. December 31, 1880, Uniontown, Pennsylvania-d. October 16, 1959, Washington, D.C.), had a long and auspicious career in the United States (U.S.) Army and to the United States. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1901 and served his country as U.S. Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Envoy to China, Army Chief of Staff, and as President of the American Red Cross. Marshall, America's first five-star general, was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, ...