John White Johnston papers, 1767-1943, 1900-1943 (bulk).

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John White Johnston papers, 1767-1943, 1900-1943 (bulk).

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Correspondence, notes, sketch maps, and photographs of and about Andersonville Prison and the Battle of Gettysburg; biographical data on Col. Patrick O'Rorke of the 10th New York Cavalry, John L. Burns, and Jennie Wade, important figures at the Battle of Gettysburg; lecture notes by Johnston; photos of Gettysburg Battlefield monuments and the 50th Anniversary Encampment there, 1913. Material on Gen. George Armstrong Custer; manumission certificate for blacks in Virginia, 1847; and photographic copies of journal of James Craft, 1767-79, listing marriages and deaths, probably in Burlington, New Jersey.

6.0 cubic ft.

Rochester Museum & Science Center

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Rochester Museum & Science Center

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Johnston, J. W. (John White)

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Lecturer. From the description of John White Johnston papers, 1767-1943, 1900-1943 (bulk). (Rochester Museum & Science Center). WorldCat record id: 176887879 ...

O'Rorke, Patrick Henry, 1836-1863

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Wade, Mary Virginia, -1863

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United States. Army. New York Cavalry Regiment, 10th (1861-1865)

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Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876

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Custer's paternal ancestors, Paulus and Gertrude Küster, came to the North American English colonies around 1693 from the Rhineland in Germany, probably among thousands of Palatines whose passage was arranged by the English government to gain settlers in New York and Pennsylvania. According to family letters, Custer was named after George Armstrong, a minister, in his devout mother's hope that her son might join the clergy. Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, to Emanuel Henry Custer (1806...

Andersonville Prison

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Burns, John L., 1794-1872

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