William H. Taft-Robert S. Oliver collection, 1905.

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William H. Taft-Robert S. Oliver collection, 1905.

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This collection consists of letters, dated 1905, from U.S. Secretary of War, William Howard Taft, and Acting Secretary of War, Robert Shaw Oliver, to Gov. J.C.W. Beckham of Kentucky. The letters concern the return of captured Civil War battle flags to Kentucky. Included with Oliver's letter was a booklet listing all captured battle flags in the U.S.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7411049

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Taft, William Howard, 1857-1930

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William Howard Taft (1857-1930) was an American politician who served as U.S. President (1908-1912) and Chief Justitce of the Supreme Court (1921-1930). 1857 Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 15th 1878 Graduated from Yale University 1880 Graduated from Cincinnati Law School ...

Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935

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Kentucky. Governor (1900-1907 : Beckham)

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United States. War Department

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Marcy served as Secretary of War under James K. Polk, 1845-1849. From the description of William L. Marcy letter : Washington [D.C.], to Col. J.D. Stevenson, New York City, ALS, 1846 June 26. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 43771263 Officer, Second U.S. Cavalry, 1868-1892. From the description of Report of Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane, 1870 Dec.15. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 43955079 U.S. gov...