George Crook papers 1863-1890

Crawford, Emmett, 1844-1886

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Emmet Crawford was the second of four sons of William and Jemima Crawford of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (according to the 1850 U.S. Census). Charles was the eldest of the four brothers, followed by Emmet, Zachariah, and Henry, the youngest. By 1860, the family had been split, with Emmet, Zachariah, and Jemima showing up in the 1860 census living separately but still in Philadelphia. William Crawford does not show up in the 1860 census in Philadelphia. While Emmet continued to have contact with C...

Kennon, Lyman Walter Vere, 1858-1918.

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Army officer. From the description of Papers, 1863-1917. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19933412 Lieutenant and aide-de-camp to Major General George Crook; the author of Duties of Guards and Sentinels (1888), also called Manual of Guard Duty. From the description of Letter and other materials, 1888-1900. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 24273554 ...

Mackenzie, Ranald Slidell, 1840-1889

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American army officer. From the description of Document signed : Fort Richardson, Texas, 1872 Nov. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609167 From the description of Letter signed : Fort Richardson, Texas, 1872 Nov. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609291 Ranald S. Mackenzie was a colonel in the 4th United States (U.S.) Cavalry Regiment. From the description of The Randald S. Mackenzie papers, 1867-1874. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat reco...

Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876

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Custer's paternal ancestors, Paulus and Gertrude Küster, came to the North American English colonies around 1693 from the Rhineland in Germany, probably among thousands of Palatines whose passage was arranged by the English government to gain settlers in New York and Pennsylvania. According to family letters, Custer was named after George Armstrong, a minister, in his devout mother's hope that her son might join the clergy. Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, to Emanuel Henry Custer (1806...

Strahorn, Robert E. (Robert Edmund), 1852-1944

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Western pioneer, soldier, and businessman. From the description of Ninety years of boyhood / by Robert E. Strahorn, 1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42064474 ...

United States. Sioux Commission (1889)

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Crook, George, 1829-1890

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Crook was born to Thomas and Elizabeth Matthews Crook on a farm near Taylorsville, Montgomery County, Ohio (near Dayton). Nominated to the United States Military Academy by Congressman Robert Schenck, he graduated in 1852, ranking near the bottom of his class. He was assigned to the 4th U.S. infantry as brevet second lieutenant, serving in California, 1852–61. He served in Oregon and northern California, alternately protecting or fighting against several Native American tribes. He commanded t...

Maus, Marion P. (Marion Perry), 1850-1930

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Marion Perry Maus was born in Maryland on August 25, 1850. He attended West Point Military Academy and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the First Infantry in 1874. He served at various posts in Nebraska and Dakota Territory, including Fort Randall and Fort Sully. He later was posted to Texas and Arizona in the 1880s and California in the 1890s. He served in the Spanish-American War in Cuba and after the war in the Philippines. He retired in 1913 as a Brigadier General. From th...

Merritt, Wesley, 1834-1910

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American army officer. From the description of Documents signed (2) : Fort Clark, Texas, to the acting asst. inspector general in San Antonio, 1872 Aug. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270639219 From the description of Document signed : Fort Clark, Texas, to the acting asst. inspector general in San Antonio, 1872 Nov. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270639154 Son of a St. Clair County, Illinois farmer, West Point graduate, Civil War Brigadier General who conti...