Soldiers' union papers, 1872-1884.

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Soldiers' union papers, 1872-1884.

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Minutes of meetings, circulars, clippings, and letters of an organization that sponsored reunions and recommended national legislation to obtain pensions for Mexican War veterans. Most of the letters were sent to Willis A. Gorman (president) and Clarence de Montreville (secretary), in response to a newspaper request for the names and records of Mexican War veterans.

1 folder and 1 v.

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Mexican War Soldiers' Union of Minnesota.

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Gorman, Willis Arnold, 1816-1876

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Willis A. Gorman was born January 12, 1816 in Fleming County, Kentucky, the son of David and Elizabeth Gorman. The family moved to Bloomington, Indiana in 1836 where Willis studied law at Indiana University. He was elected to the Indiana legislature when he was 23 and served five terms. He enlisted as a private in the Third Indiana Volunteers when the war with Mexico broke out and was elected a major in June 1846. After the regiment returned home he organized the Fourth Indiana Regi...

De Montreville, Clarence.

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