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Thomas Turner journal 1813-1814 Turner, Thomas journal

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Thomas Turner, Jr., kept this 21-page journal while serving in the United States Army's 29th Infantry Regiment in New York, Vermont, and Québec during the War of 1812. He described battles, his regiment's movements, and other aspects of military life.

1 volume

eng,

William L. Clements Library

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William L. Clements Library

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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 29th, 1813-1815

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Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825

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James Wilkinson was born in Maryland and served as an officer in the American Revolution. In 1783 he settled in Kentucky, where he engaged in politics, land speculation, and trade. In 1805 he was appointed governor of Upper Louisiana. Wilkinson's activities in the West implicated him in the Spanish Conspiracy and the Burr Conspiracy; he was acquitted by a court of inquiry during the Burr investigation and by a court martial in 1811. He served as a military commander in the West during the War of...

Turner, Thomas, Jr., 1795-1842

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Thomas Turner, Jr., was born in Lansingburgh, New York, in November 1795, the son of Thomas Turner and Sarah Ketchum. On April 27, 1813, he was commissioned an ensign in the United States Army's 29th Infantry Regiment, and he served in northern New York, Vermont, and Québec throughout the war. Turner was a lieutenant in the New York Militia's 155th Regiment from 1817-1821, and was later promoted to major. He married Mary Ruggles Weld (1795-1862) on August 27, 1816, and they had eigh...