Martha Vandever papers, 1864; 1901 [manuscript].

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Martha Vandever papers, 1864; 1901 [manuscript].

The collection contains miscellaneous items, including two handwritten United States Army documents: General Order No. 51, 25 October 1864, and a circular, 6 December 1864, both by Major General Gouverneur Kemble Warren (1830-1882), Commander of the Fifth Army Corps. Also included is a section from the "Washington Post," 5 March 1901, briefly describing the inauguration of each United States president up to that time.

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Warren, G. K. (Gouverneur Kemble), 1830-1882

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Warren was born in Cold Spring, Putnam County, New York, and named for Gouverneur Kemble, a prominent local Congressman, diplomat, industrialist, and owner of the West Point Foundry. His sister, Emily Warren Roebling, would later play a significant role in the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. He entered the United States Military Academy across the Hudson River from his hometown at age 16 and graduated second in his class of 44 cadets in 1850. He was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in th...

Vandever, Martha,

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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...