Chambers and Johnson family papers, 1827-1942.

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Chambers and Johnson family papers, 1827-1942.

Correspondence, financial papers, deeds, business papers, genealogical data, essays, and miscellaneous printed items documenting the lives of three Minnesota families: Alexander Chambers of Owatonna; Harvey Hull Johnson of Winona and Owatonna; and Alexander Anderson of Blue Earth. All three families are related by marriage.

1.5 cu. ft. (4 boxes).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7315776

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Chambers, Alexander, 1832-1888

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Chambers was born in Cattaraugus, New York. He graduated from West Point with the class of 1853 (which also included John Schofield and Philip Sheridan), and was commissioned a second lieutenant. He fought in the Seminole War from 1855, and was promoted to first lieutenant in 1859. In May 1861, shortly after the war started, he was promoted to captain, and performed recruiting duty in Iowa. Promoted to colonel in March 1862, he took command of the 16th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment, leading i...

Harney, William S. (William Selby), 1800-1889

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American army officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Fort Bridger, Wyoming, to William W. Belknap, 1875 Sept. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270499364 From the description of Autograph letter signed : St. Louis, Missouri, to an unidentified general, 1873 Sept. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270503849 ...

Johnson, Harvey Hull, 1808-1896.

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Chambers, Sarah

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Johnson, Richard Z., ca. 1837-.

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Johnson, Anna Easton.

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Zollicoffer, Felix Kirk, 1812-1862

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Tennessee printer, editor, state legislator, U.S. congressman, and Confederate general killed at the Battle of Mill Springs, Ky. From the description of Letters, 1832-1855. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49479566 Confederate general. From the description of Signature, cut from the register of Brown's Hotel : Washington, D.C., [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270584722 ...

Hansel, Agnes Johnson, ca. 1841-

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Windom, William, 1827-1891

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U.S. senator and representative from Minnesota, U.S. secretary of the treasury, and lawyer. From the description of William Windom correspondence, 1865-1873. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981400 William Windom was born in Belmont County, Ohio, on May 10, 1827, the son of Hezekiah and Mercy Spencer Windom. In 1837 the family moved to Knox County, Ohio, where Windom was admitted to the bar in 1850. He commenced practice in Mount Vernon, Ohio and was elected Kno...

Chambers, Fanny Winslow.

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United States Military Academy

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West Point, N.Y., was originally utilized as a strategic defense location during the American Revolution. West Point is geographically located on a 100 ft. plateau overlooking the Hudson River. After the American victory Congress created a Corps of Invalids (veterans) that were transferred to West Point for the purpose of instructing candidates for commission. In 1802 Congress legally established the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Academy produced many leaders of American forc...

Chambers, Lucy Elizabeth Johnson, 1850-1929.

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Biwabik Mountain Iron Company (Duluth, Minn.).

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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 123rd (1862-1865). Company D.

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Chambers, Alexander, 1803-1876.

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Chambers, Benjamin. ca. 1836-1920.

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Sibley, Henry Hastings, 1811-1891

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American pioneer; first Governor of Minnesota. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to William L. Marcy, 1853 Mar. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664016 Fur trader; soldier; politician; Governor of Minnesota, 1850-1860. From the description of Papers, 1815-1830. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17998041 Henry Sibley was a general in the Confederate Army. From the de...

Chambers, Winslow Clarke.

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Davis, Cushman Kellogg, 1838-1900

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Cushman Kellogg Davis, a Senator from Minnesota, was born in Henderson, Jefferson County, N.Y., on June 16, 1838. He moved with his parents to Waukesha, Wisconsin, where he attended the public schools, Carroll College in Waukesha, and graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1857. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Waukesha. He moved to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1865 and became a member of the State house of representatives ine 1867, then s...

United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 10th (1862-1865). Company A.

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Johnson, Robert H., ca. 1848-.

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Searl, Agnes Chambers, ca. 1838-ca. 1880.

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Transit Railroad Company.

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Sawyer, Calista Johnson, ca. 1844-

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Dunnell, Mark H. (Mark Hill), 1823-1904

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Johnson, Jerome E., ca. 1857-.

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Stiefel family.

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Anderson, Alexander, b. ca. 1831.

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Chambers, Clarke, 1839-1919.

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Chambers, Frank, ca. 1836-

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Johnson, Calista Fatima Munger.

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