Edward Davis Townsend letter : San Francisco, to his mother : ALS, 1853 Dec. 13 and 15.

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Edward Davis Townsend letter : San Francisco, to his mother : ALS, 1853 Dec. 13 and 15.

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Includes an account of the wreck of the mail steamer Winfield Scott and the efforts of its skipper, Captain Blount, to mitigate the disaster. Included also are details of William Walker's "robber expedition" against Lower California and General Hitchcock's subsequent seizure of the brig Arrow.

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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...

Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1798-1870

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Army officer and author. From the description of Papers of Ethan Allen Hitchcock, 1810-1873. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78216510 Soldier and author. During the Mexican War, Hitchcock served in Zachary Taylor's army of occupation and as Inspector-General on Winfield Scott's staff. From the description of Commentary on Winfield Scott's campaign in the Mexican War, [18--]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84926698 From the description of Commentary on Win...

Arrow (Ship : 1806)

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Winfield Scott (Steamship)

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