Letters, 1863-1885.

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Letters, 1863-1885.

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Copies of letters from George G. Meade to Hancock explaining why he did not engage Robert E. Lee's Confederate forces in the early fall of 1863 and announcing the promotion of Hancock and others, 1864; correspondence regarding the part played by the 56th Pennsylvania Regiment at the battle of the Wilderness; and a series of letters from Hancock to Philippe Albert d'Orleans, Comte de Paris, concerning Civil War materials.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886

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Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a United States Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service in the Mexican–American War and as a Union general in the American Civil War. Known to his Army colleagues as "Hancock the Superb", he was noted in particular for his personal leadership at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. His military service continued afte...

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...

United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 56th (1862-1865)

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Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872

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Meade was a US Army officer, most noted for his route of Gen. Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in July of 1863 during the U.S. Civil War. From the description of [Document and photograph] / Geo. M. Meade. [1863] (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 287187126 ...

Paris, Philipppe Albert d'Orleans, comte de.

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