Desmond Fitzgerald letter, 1877 Apr. 24.

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Desmond Fitzgerald letter, 1877 Apr. 24.

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Letter by Desmond Fitzgerald from New Orleans, La., at the time of the withdrawal of Federal troops, commenting on visits to headquarters of Governor Francis T. Nicholls and his defeated rival, Republican candidate, Stephen B. Packard. Fitzgerald probably was in New Orleans to attend the American Society of Civil Engineers convention.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Packard, Stephen B. (Stephen Bennett), 1839-1922

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Fitzgerald, Desmond, 1846-1926

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Desmond Fitzgerald was Deputy Secretary of State for Rhode Island (1863-1867); engineer, Indianapolis and Vincennes Rail Road (1867-1869); engineer, Boston and Albany Railroad (1871-1873); and superintendent, Western Division, Boston Water Works (1873-1903). From the description of Desmond Fitzgerald letter, 1877 Apr. 24. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 156976691 Art patron, art collector, and engineer; Brookline, Mass. Served on th...

Nicholls, Francis T. (Francis Tillou), 1834-1912

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Francis T. Nicholls graduated in 1855 from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, studied law at the University of Louisiana (subsequently Tulane University) in New Orleans, and practiced law in Napoleonville, La. He joined the Confederate Army in 1861; lost an arm and a foot in the Shenandoah Valley campaign and the Battle of Chancellorsville, respectively; and achieved the rank of brigadier general. He twice served as Governor of Louisiana (1877-1880, 1888-1892) and was a justice of the Loui...