Letter, 1862 Jan. 15, Valparaiso, Ind [to] Schuyler Colfax, Washington D.C.
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Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885
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Schuyler Colfax Jr. (March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th Vice President of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Indiana's 9th congressional district as a member of the anti-slavery Indiana People's Party in 1854, Colfax joined the Republican Party during his first term. He served as ...
United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)
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Joseph A. Cody of Kansas served as a private in the Frontier Guard and as U.S. Indian agent at the Upper Platte Agency in Nebraska Territory, May 14, 1861 - Apr. 14, 1862. As a member of the Frontier Guard, a volunteer company commanded by Gen. James H. Lane and composed of men from Kansas and Illinois, Cody, in the spring of 1861, protected Lincoln at the White House in the absence of regular troops. It is likely that Cody obtained his Indian agent appointment as a resu...
Pierce, Gilbert A. (Gilbert Ashville), 1841-1901
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Born in New York, Pierce moved to Porter County, Ind. in 1856 and attended law school in Chicago 1859-1860. After working in law, he became a newspaperman, and edited papers in Chicago and Minneapolis. He also served as governor of the North Dakota territory, senator from North Dakota, and as minister to Portugal. From the description of Letter, 1862 Jan. 15, Valparaiso, Ind [to] Schuyler Colfax, Washington D.C. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 21126129 ...
