The Thomas S. Jesup papers, 1813-1835.

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The Thomas S. Jesup papers, 1813-1835.

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Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, diary, receipts, vouchers, allowances. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: War of 1812; 1815-1846; Seminole War; Texas War of Independence. Contains information pertaining to the following military unit and organization: 19th United States (U.S.) Infantry Regiment; Quartermaster (QM) General. General description of the collection: The Thomas S. Jesup papers include general officer's papers, official correspondence with other officers regarding quartermaster affairs and discussion of various battles; correspondence concerning use of camels in army transportation; diary of Jesup's trip to Arkansas Indian Territory and Kentucky, 28 June to 27 August, 1845; and miscellaneous quartermaster information.

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Jesup, Thomas Sidney, 1788-1860

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Quartermaster-general of the U.S. army, 1818-1860. Appointed commander of U.S., Georgia, and Alabama troops fighting the Creeks in Alabama, May 19, 1836, and of the army in Florida during the Second Seminole War, Dec. 6, 1836. From the description of Letter : Tampa Bay, [Fla.], to C.C. Clay, Governor of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1836 Nov. 17. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38110737 Thomas Sidney Jesup was a soldier in the U.S. Army. He rose to the rank of Major Gen...