Research material primarily for the history of Fort Bidwell (Modoc Co.) and Fort Crook (Shasta Co.) Calif., 1934-1935.

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Research material primarily for the history of Fort Bidwell (Modoc Co.) and Fort Crook (Shasta Co.) Calif., 1934-1935.

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Correspondence with various U.S. Army officers (including General W.C. Brown), Adjutant General's Office and various offices of the War Dept.; notes and drafts (including "Battle of Infernal Caverns"); photographs of the forts. With these: service records of Generals George Crook and W.C. Brown; publication notice for Don Russell's 103 Fights and Skirmishes: biography of General R.F. Bernard; newspaper clippings concerning the Modoc War and, also, Sierra City; biographical notes on her father, William Johns.

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United States. Adjutant-General's Office

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The Continental Congress on June 17, 1775, appointed an Adjutant General of the Continental Army. After 1783 no further provision was made for such an officer until an act of March 5, 1792, provided for an adjutant, who was also to do the work of inspector. An act of March 3, 1813, established an Adjutant General's Department and an Inspector General's Department which were united the following July under one head, the Adjutant and Inspector General. Separate heads for the two Depar...

Brown, W. C. (William Carey), 1854-1939

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William Carey Brown (1854-1939) was a distinguished military officer, inventor, and historical researcher. His lifelong service in the U.S. Army took him to the American West and many countries around the world. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy in 1877, he returned to West Point in 1885-90 as Adjutant. His notable military service after the American West was during the Spanish American War in Cuba, the Philippine Insurrection, the Punitive Expedition in Mexico, and World War I. After reti...

Johns, William, 1820-1904.

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Crook, George, 1829-1890

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Crook was born to Thomas and Elizabeth Matthews Crook on a farm near Taylorsville, Montgomery County, Ohio (near Dayton). Nominated to the United States Military Academy by Congressman Robert Schenck, he graduated in 1852, ranking near the bottom of his class. He was assigned to the 4th U.S. infantry as brevet second lieutenant, serving in California, 1852–61. He served in Oregon and northern California, alternately protecting or fighting against several Native American tribes. He commanded t...

Bernard, Reuben Frank, 1834-1903

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Russell, Don, 1899-1986

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United States. Army. Cavalry, 1st

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Post, Rita Johns.

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