Letter, 1863.

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Letter, 1863.

Collection consists of a letter from General William Henry French, commander of the Third Army Corps, to General Sprague, commending Lieutenant Martindale of the 1st New York Cavalry, then commander of French's escort.

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French, William Henry, 1815-1881

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William H. French was born in Baltimore. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1837 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Artillery. He briefly served in the Second Seminole War and was then assigned to garrison duty along the Canada–US border from late 1837 through 1838, when he was reassigned to other military posts for the next decade. During the Mexican–American War, French was aide-de-camp to General Franklin Pierce, and also on the staff of General R...

United States. Army. New York Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)

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Mustered in: July 16 to August 31,1861 Mustered out: June 27,1865 This regiment was organized in New York city by Col. Carl Schurz, succeeded by Col. Andrew T. McReynolds (June 15, 1861), under special authority from the President, dated May 1, 1861, and was mustered into the United States service between July 16 and August 31, 1861, for a service of three years. Companies A, B, D, E, G, H, I, L and M, were recruited principally in New York city, four of them being composed of Germans, Hu...

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Sprague, J. T. (John Titcomb), 1810-1878

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Adjutant general of the state of N.Y. From the description of Letter, 1863. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38293510 ...