Military officer correspondence, 1866-1907.

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Military officer correspondence, 1866-1907.

Correspondence after the Civil War from Orville E. Babcock to Ben: Perley Poore; Adam Badeau to Leonard Myers; George S. Batcheller to John Swinburne; Stephen Vincent Benét to William McCrary; John C. Black; George P. Borden; and Henry Van Ness Boynton to Orville J. Victor and Horatio C. King.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7323089

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Myers, Leonard, 1827-1905

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Leonard Myers (November 13, 1827 – February 11, 1905) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district during the Civil War and throughout much of Reconstruction. Born in Attleboro (now Langhorne), Pennsylvania, he attended private academic schools and the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia before studying law. Admitted to the bar in 1848, Myers practiced in Philadelphia and held various local offices. He...

Poore, Benjamin Perley, 1820-1887

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Journalist and author. From the description of Ben Perley Poore commonplace book, 1837-1940. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70949739 Author and editor. From the description of Letters of Benjamin Perley Poore, 1852-1853. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449406 Benjamin Perley Poore (1820-1887) was a newspaper correspondent, editor, and author who lived and worked mainly in Washington, D.C. He was born and raised on "Indian Hi...

Boynton, Henry V. (Henry Van), 1835-1905

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Soldier, author, and educator. From the description of George V. Boynton papers, 1897-1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 124036613 American soldier and journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Mr. Crosby, Chief Clerk of the War Dept., [no year] Nov. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131820 ...

Borden, George Pennington, 1844-1925.

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Black, John Charles, 1839-1915

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John Charles Black was born in Lexington, Mississippi, on January 27, 1839, and moved to Danville, Illinois, in 1847. His father was a minister of the Presbyterian Church. Black attended Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, and became a lawyer. On April 14, 1861, Black (along with his brother, William P. Black) entered the Union Army as a private in the 11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment on April 14, 1861. He became sergeant major on April 25, 1861. After three months of service,...

Badeau, Adam, 1831-1895

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Badeau was a Union army general, an aide to General William T. Sherman, and a historian. From the description of Badeau, Adam, narrative. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 23360819 American author and historian. From the description of Letter, 1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367573079 General, United States Army; biographer of Ulysses S. Grant. From the description of Correspondence, 1885, 1889. (Abraham Lincoln Presid...

Batcheller, George Sherman, 1837-1908

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George Sherman Batcheller (1837-1908) was a Civil War soldier and lawyer from Saratoga Springs, New York, who served the bulk of his career as an American judge in the International Tribunal (mixed courts) in Egypt. In addition, he was a member of the New York State Assembly, an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, a Minister to Portugal, and a trade representative for American insurance companies in Europe. From the description of Papers, 1825-1943 1858-1908. (New York State Library...

Swinburne, John, 1820-1889

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McCrary, William Carlton, 1932-....

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Benét, S. V. (Stephen Vincent), 1827-1895

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Babcock, Orville Elias, 1835-1884

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American brevet Brigadier General, Aide-de-Camp to Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War and Private Secretary to Grant during his presidency, 1869-1877. From the description of Orville E. Babcock papers, 1851-1947, bulk 1861-1884. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 317717282 O.E. Babcock was President Ulysses S. Grant's personal secretary. Adam Badeau served as military secretary to Grant during the Civil War, and as consul-general in London from 1870-1881. ...

Victor, Orville J. (Orville James), 1827-1910

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King, Horatio C.

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Union army officer, 1862-1865, and New York City attorney. From the description of Letterbooks, 1862 Sept.-1868 Nov. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58759159 Military man and politician. King moved to Brooklyn in 1865 and served on the Brooklyn Board of Education. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1840]-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155451560 Biographical Note ...