Josiah Gorgas letter book, 1847 May-Dec.

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Josiah Gorgas letter book, 1847 May-Dec.

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Mexican War record of letters received and copies of letters sent by Lieutenant Josiah Gorgas, U.S. Army, who was in charge of the ordnance depot in Veracruz, Mexico. The letters relate to business at the depot immediately following the surrender of Veracruz. Entries include copies of letters forwarded to Captain R.H.K. Whiteley, commander of the Baton Rouge Arsenal.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Whiteley, Robert Henry Kirkwood

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Gorgas, Josiah, 1818-1883

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General and Chief of Ordnance for the Confederate States Army; later, president of the University of Alabama. From the description of Extracts from my notes written chiefly soon after the close of the war, [ca. 1865]. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29452282 Born in Dauphin County, Pa., Josiah Gorgas graduated from West Point in 1841 and was assigned to the ordnance corps. He served in the Mexican-American War and was promoted to captain in 1855. In 1853, he mar...

Baton Rouge Arsenal (La.)

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