Simonson, John S., Papers 1850-1860

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Simonson, John S., Papers 1850-1860

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Comprising correspondence and journals, the John S. Simonson Papers, 1850-1860, document Simonson’s career as an Army Officer throughout New Mexico and the West.

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Simonson, Elizabeth E.

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United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 3rd

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Simonson, John S., 1796-1881

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Born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, John S. Simonson (1796-1881) served with the United States Army during the War of 1812. Honorably discharged in 1814, he moved to Charlestown, Indiana, where he married Elizabeth Watson. After serving in the state Senate from 1828 to 1830, Simonson farmed and manufactured flour. In 1841, he was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives and became its speaker in 1845. The following year, President James K. Polk appointed Simonson captain of...