Wilder S. Metcalf papers, 1888-1920.

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Wilder S. Metcalf papers, 1888-1920.

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Correspondence volumes, 1898-1919, largely letters received pertaining to his service in the Spanish-American War with the 20th Kansas Infantry Regiment and World War I; correspondence, mostly letters received, & notes, 1924-1932, primarily related to his appointment as U.S. commissioner of pensions; diaries, 1887-1920 (31 v.); a pocket ledger; certificates of appointment & membership and commissions; memoranda, 1911-1914; and a wallet with membership cards, railroad passes, and hunting licenses. Letters, 1899 May.-Nov., to Simeon Moses Fox, Topeka, Kan., talk about events in the Philippines and officers' personalities & rivalries. Included is information about his service as a legislator & general and being the recipient of the Purple Heart award. The collection also includes oversize maps pertaining to Metcalf's service in World War I and other military activities. Specifically, maps of camps and maneuver grounds in Virginia; Civil War topographical maps of Gettysburg and Antietam; World War I maps of the Balkans, Hungary, and the Somme Offensive; and a map of China's eastern coast.

2 ft. (3 boxes + 1 oversize v.)

Kansas State Historical Society

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United States. Pension Bureau

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Bureau responsible for sending out war pensions. From the description of Pension and certificate, 1903 Oct. 26. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 24273584 Brady was born in Batavia, N.Y., 14 Feb. 1847. He enlisted 25 July 1862, at Batavia, to serve three years. Mustered in as a drummer, Co. F., 28th Regiment, N.Y.S. Volunteers. Transferred to Co. D, 10th Maine Volunteers, 3 June 1863. The 10th Maine Volunteers consolidated with the 29th Maine in Dec. 1863...

Metcalf, Wilder Stevens, 1855-1935.

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Business executive; U.S. Army officer in the Spanish-American War, Mexican border troubles, World War I; U.S. commissioner of pensions. Of Lawrence, Kan.; Washington, D.C. From the description of Wilder S. Metcalf papers, 1888-1920. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 430194244 ...

Fox, Simeon Moses, 1841-1938,

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United States. Army. Kansas Infantry Regiment, 20th (1898-1899)

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