Papers of Thomas R. Cornelius, 1831-1925 (bulk 1864).

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Papers of Thomas R. Cornelius, 1831-1925 (bulk 1864).

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The collection consists of letters (including two volumes of letter books) and documents (including account books) related to the military protection of the Oregon area during the Civil War period. There are also materials related to the development of the Oregon Central Railroad (1867-1870). John T. Apperson, Oregon pioneer, is representeed in the collection by 76 pieces.

445 pieces.5 boxes.3 volumes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Apperson, John T., 1834-1873.

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Cornelius, Thomas R.

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Thomas R. Cornelius (1827-1890), emigrated to Oregon from Mississippi with his family in 1845 as a member of the Meek party. He participated in the Cayuse War of 1847-48 and the Yakima War of 1855-56 and served in the Oregon State Legislature for twenty years. In 1861 he was made a colonel by the U.S. War Department and ordered to raise a volunteer regiment, the Oregon First Cavalry, which he commanded at Ft. Walla Walla until his resignation the next year. From the description of Pa...

Oregon Central Railroad Company (Salem, Or.)

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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...