Samuel G. French and John Corse Civil War Correspondence, 1864 October

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Samuel G. French and John Corse Civil War Correspondence, 1864 October

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This collection contains two letters dated October 5, 1864 that pertain to the Battle of Allatoona Pass. One letter is from Major General S. G. French of the Confederate States of America demanding the commanding Union officer to surrender his troops. The other letter is a reply to Major General S.G. French from Brigadier General John M. Corse in which he refuses to surrender.

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Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7010872

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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Corse, John Murray, 1835-1893

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Corse was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but moved at the age of seven with his family to Burlington in the Iowa Territory. His father, John Lockwood Corse, served six terms as the mayor of that town and established a prosperous book and stationery business. Young Corse became a partner in the family business. He was appointed to the United States Military Academy and studied there for two years. Leaving West Point in 1855, Corse chose not to stay in the military, but instead attended a la...

French, Samuel Gibbs, 1818-1910

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Samuel G. French was a captain in the United States Army Quartermaster Corps. From the description of Samuel G. French papers, undated. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 47351206 Samuel Gibbs French (1818-1893) was born on November 22, 1818 in New Jersey to Samuel and Rebecca Clark French. He graduated from the U. S. Military Academy in 1843. He married twice, first to E. Matilda Roberts in 1853 and then to Mary Fontaine Abercrombie in 1865. He ...