E.D. Townsend letter, 1884.

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E.D. Townsend letter, 1884.

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The collection consists of a letter from Major General E.D. Townsend to Col. Henry W. Cleveland regarding particular events of the Civil War in Georgia, particularly early in the war, 1861.

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Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893

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Edward Davis Townsend (August 22, 1817 – May 10, 1893) was Adjutant General of the United States Army from 1869 to 1880. The son of David S. & Eliza (Gerry) Townsend and grandson of Vice President Elbridge Gerry, Townsend was educated at Boston's Latin School before graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1837. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Second U. S. Artillery and served as that regiment's adjutant and participating in the Second Seminole War and the relocati...

Cleveland, Henry

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