William Ward Orme papers, 1810-1865.

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William Ward Orme papers, 1810-1865.

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Contains correspondence, particularly with fellow officers and the administration of occupied Tennessee (the U.S. Army Dept. of the Tennessee); papers relating to Orme's law firm with Leonard Swett (Swett & Orme), and the contents of Orme's field desk, consisting of books and copies of general orders.

1 linear ft.

Mclean County Historical Society Library

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Mclean County Historical Society Library

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Orme, William Ward, 1832-1866

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A native of Washington, D.C., Orme settled in Bloomington, Illinois where he became a lawyer and friend of Abraham Lincoln. Colonel of the 94th Illinois Infantry organized August 20, 1862, he was promoted to brigadier general March 13, 1863. He developed tuberculosis and resigned because of his health April 20, 1864. He died September 13, 1866. From the description of Correspondence, 1862-1864. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 706817368 Lawyer and ...

United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 94th (1862-1865)

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The Ninety-Fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered into service in the summer of 1862 entirely from McLean County, Ill. Its first commander was Col. William W. Orme, later succeeded by John McNulta. Next in rank was Lt. Col. Rankin Laughlin. The unit saw active service in Arkansas, the siege of Vicksburg, Miss., Louisiana, Texas, and the campaign leading to the capture of Mobile, Ala. From the description of The Ninety-Fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment coll...

United States. Army. Dept. of the Tennessee

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Swett & Orme (Bloomington, Ill.)

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Swett, Leonard, 1825-1889

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Leonard Herbert Swett, son of Leonard Swett and Laura Quigg, was born in 1858 in Bloomington, Illinois and traveled extensively in the American West as a surveyor with the United States Geological Survey. He married Rose Maria Skillings (1864-1914) in 1889 and they had at least one child, Laura Rose Swett, born in 1897. From the guide to the Leonard H. Swett papers, 1867-1934, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library) Leonard Swett (1825-1889), active in Illinois politics ...