Papers: 1864-1865, n.d.

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Papers: 1864-1865, n.d.

Letters of recommendation, military order and an undated letter concern Behlendorff's military career with the 13th Illinois Cavalry and his later plans to write a regimental history.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Clayton, Powell, 1833-1914

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Powell Foulk Clayton was born in Bethel Township, Pennsylvania, to John and Ann (Clarke) Clayton. The Clayton family was descended from early Quaker settlers of Pennsylvania. Clayton's ancestor William Clayton emigrated from Chichester, England, was a personal friend and associate of William Penn as well as one of nine justices who sat at the Upland Court in 1681. Clayton attended the Forwood School in Wilmington, Delaware and the Pennsylvania Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy in Bri...

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United States. Army. Illinois Cavalry Regiment, 13th (1861-1865)

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