Richard Skinner letters, 1862-1864 [manuscript].

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Richard Skinner letters, 1862-1864 [manuscript].

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Civil War letters from Skinner, a U.S. Army officer from Illinois, written from various places in the South and Midwest, to his Yale classmate William Woolsey Johnson (1841-1927), later a noted mathematician. Letters include frank personal reactions to his experiences and surroundings, especially in Davenport, Iowa, in late 1863.

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Johnson, William Woolsey, 1841-1927

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William Woolsey Johnson: taught at U.S. Naval Academy at Newport, R.I., 1864-1865; at Annapolis, 1865-1870; at Kenyon College, 1870-1872; at St. John's College, Annapolis, 1872-1881; at U.S. Naval Academy, 1881-1921; in 1913 was given a commissioned rank in the Navy and retired with the rank of Commodore; author of numerous books on mathematics. From the description of William Woolsey Johnson papers, 1783-1903 (inclusive), 1850-1903 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702168531 ...

Skinner, Richard, 1842-1864.

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Richard Skinner (1842-1864) was a United States Army officer from Illinois. He was the son of Mark and Elizabeth Skinner of Chicago, Ill. He graduated from Yale University in 1862, and shortly afterward was commissioned first lieutenant in the regular army, 10th Infantry. He served as a staff officer under Major General David Hunter, Brigadier General Benjamin S. Roberts, and Major General John Pope. He was wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 1864, and died of the wound. From the guide ...

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...