Papers. 1866-1903.

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Papers. 1866-1903.

Army officer, Infantry. Notes for a book on military tactics; cadet letters; appointments; personal and business correspondence; official papers; letters to his wife describing the Nez PerceĢ Expedition of 1877; "Infantry Battle Tactics for Company and Battalion" by F.H. Edmunds; letter to his father describing the Battle of Wounded Knee; report to the Secretary of War on Soldier/Native American relations at Fort Gaton; orders, 1872-1897; miscellaneous correspondence; correspondence between John J. Pershing and Mrs. Edmunds, 1907; commissions; service record; widow's pension papers; papers on Edmunds' funeral and monument; class reunion papers; newsclippings; memorabilia; photographs.

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Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948

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Career Army officer who served in the Philippines as an adjutant general and engineer officer, collector of customs, and cavalry squadron commander, participating in actions against the Tausug (Moros), 1899-1903; later apppointed governor of Moro Province and commander, Department of Mindanao, 1909-1913. Well-known for his command of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I, 1917-1919. From the description of General John J. Pershing photograph collection [pictu...

Edmunds, Frank Heartt, 1849-1900.

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