Correspondence, 1830-1866.

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Correspondence, 1830-1866.

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Letters of Major-General John E. Wool to Major-General Alexander Macomb, Benson J. Lossing, John W. Eaton, and others discussing the erection of fortifications on the northern frontiers, his part in the Battle of Plattsburgh, the Mexican War, the Civil War, and his removal from the New York command; and three letters to Wool from Elisha H. Allen, James B. Murray, and J.M. Washington commenting on Wool's part in the Mexican War.

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Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891

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Historian, author. From the description of Transcriptions of documents, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122583022 Wood engraver, author, editor. From the description of Benson J. Lossing papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576931 From the description of Papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519295 Benson John Lossing, editor, illustrator, and historian born in New York. Edited the Poughkeepsie Telegraph, Poughk...

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...

Allen, Elisha Hunt, 1804-1883

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U.S. Congressman form Maine, 1841-8143. Appointed U.S. Consul to Honolulu in 1850 and connected with the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii until his death. From the guide to the Elisha Hunt Allen letter, 1842, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Lawyer, jurist, diplomat, and U.S. Representative from Maine. From the description of Papers, 1849-1934 [microform]. (University of Hawaii at Manoa). WorldCat record id: 12427277 D...

Murray, James, 1814-

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Macomb, Alexander, 1782-1841

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Army officer. From the description of Letter of Alexander Macomb, 1831. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454178 Alexander Macomb was the commanding general of the U.S. Army from 1828 to 1841. He was the son of merchant Alexander Macomb (1748-1831) of Detroit and New York City. From the description of Alexander Macomb letters, 1813. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 713567317 American soldier. From the description of A...

Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869

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Wool, a New York native, was a career U. S. army officer who began his service during the War of 1812, led victorious troops at the Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican War, and commanded several departments in the eastern United States until he retired on August 1, 1863. From the description of Orders No. 302, May 28, 1847. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 301369825 John Ellis Wool (1784-1869) was an American military officer who fought in the...

Washington, J. M.

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Eaton, John W. (John Wesley), 1963-

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