Letters, 1858-1865.

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Letters, 1858-1865.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30611961

These papers consist of photocopies of letters from John W. Geary to his wife, Mary Geary, 1858-1865; letters from Edward R. Geary to his stepmother to his sister, 1861-1863.

1 box, .5 cu. ft.

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7288021

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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Geary, John White, 1819-1873

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John W. Geary was a lawyer, politician and Union general in the Civil War (1861-1865). He was born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania on 30 December 1819. After serving as a colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War (1846-1848), Geary went to California for the 1849 gold rush. While in California, Geary became the first governor of San Francisco from 1850 to 1851 and was later governor of the Kansas Territory from 1856-1857. Following his term as governor, Geary returned to Pennsylvania and w...

Geary, Edward R., -1863.

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