Correspondence and orders, 1864-1881.

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Correspondence and orders, 1864-1881.

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Handwritten correspondence, handwritten and printed orders, and a handwritten campaign map. Also included are photocopies of handwritten correspondence apparently taken from a microfilm collection. The bulk of the materials were written in the summer and fall of 1876 during the campaigns against the Dakota and Cheyenne Indians. They document the activitiesand condition of the 5th Cavalry during these campaigns. Some letters also document that unit's activities in campaigning against the Ute Indians of Colorado in 1879. Many of the items are either to or from the 5th's commander, Wesley Merritt (1836-1910).

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Harold B. Lee Library

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United States. Army. Cavalry, 5th

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Cavalry unit in the United States Army that participated in the campaigns against the Indians of the American West. From the description of Correspondence and orders, 1864-1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122699624 From the guide to the United States Army 5th Calvary correspondence and orders, 1864-1881, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Meritt, Wesley, 1836-1910.

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Cavalry unit in the United States Army that participated in the campaigns against the Indians of the American West. From the guide to the United States Army 5th Calvary correspondence and orders, 1864-1881, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

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...