Papers, 1863-1917.

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Papers, 1863-1917.

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Letters from Kennon to his wife, Anna Beecher Rice Kennon, letters from his superior officers, draft of a speech narrating Gen. George Crook's Chiricahua campaign, scrapbook of correspondence, articles, and newpaper clippings, and some papers of Gen. Crook, to whom Kennon was aide-de-camp. Subjects include the Indian wars and the surrender of Geronimo, Kennon's work in South America in 1891-1892, the Spanish American War, and his service in 1899 as Military Governor of the Philippines.

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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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