James William Abert : papers, 1861-1893.

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James William Abert : papers, 1861-1893.

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Journal, writings, notebooks, sketchbooks, a few letters, and other papers. Includes sketchbooks of drawings made in Italy and Paris in 1861; a journal of Abert's service as topographical engineer in the U.S. Army under Generals Robert Patterson and Nathaniel P. Banks in the Shenandoah Valley, letters and orders from Abert's superiors, testifying to his services in the Mexican and Civil Wars; a notebook containing engineering memoranda; note on the Battle of Fredericksburg; maps of mining regions of southwestern Colorado; botanical sketchbooks, 1870-1874; miscellaneous notebook and sketchbook,1871; reprints of articles contributed by Abert to the Cincinnati Society of Natural History, 1884-1890; sketchbook of miscellaneous pencil and water-color sketches, 1893, and notes for an article entitled Pleasure grounds for the public.

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Banks, Nathaniel Prentice, 1816-1894

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Nathaniel Prentice (or Prentiss) Banks (January 30, 1816 – September 1, 1894) was an American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War. A millworker by background, Banks was prominent in local debating societies, and his oratorical skills were noted by the Democratic Party. However, his abolitionist views fitted him better for the nascent Republican Party, through which he became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Massachusetts ...

Patterson, Robert, 1792-1881

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Robert Patterson was editor of the Presbyterian Banner of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. From the guide to the Robert Patterson papers, 1879-1880, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Strother, David Hume, 1816-1888.

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Abert, J. W. (James William), 1820-1897

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Army officer and university professor. From the description of James William Abert : papers, 1861-1893. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46605135 James W. Abert, army officer and explorer, was born on November 18, 1820, in Mount Holly, New Jersey, the son of Maj. John James Abert. Following graduation from West Point, he was appointed to the Corps of Topographical Engineers. He participated in surveys and explorations of the Southwest. Following military...