The Cameron family papers, 1854-1894.

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The Cameron family papers, 1854-1894.

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Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, clippings, election tally sheets. Contains information pertaining to the following wars: Revolutionary War, Mexican War, War of 1812, Civil War, Indian Wars. Contains information pertaining to the following military unit: 79th New York Infantry Regiment (Highlanders). General description of the collection: The Cameron family papers include newspaper clippings about life and times of prominent Pennsylvanian Simon Cameron and son Don. Items relate to political careers, service as secretary of war, 1861-1862 and 1876-1877. Clippings cover contemporary events during Civil War, Reconstruction period, and Indian Wars. Particular interests include the Sioux Campaigns of 1876. Some material relate to Civil War service of James Cameron, colonel, 79th New York Infantry Regiment, who was killed at First Battle of Bull Run. Included are clippings relating to Revoultionary War, War of 1812, the Miami War, Mexican War, and Civil War, election tally sheets, correspondence of Don Cameron, 1884-1886, 1889, and 1891; undated letter from Abraham Lincoln to Simon Cameron.

8 boxes.

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Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889

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Simon Cameron was born in Maytown, Pennsylvania in 1799, to Charles Cameron (d. January 16, 1814) and his wife Martha McLaughlin (d. abt. November 10, 1830). Cameron was the third of five sons; and had three younger sisters. One story claimed that Cameron was orphaned at nine, and later apprenticed to a printer, Andrew Kennedy, editor of the Northumberland Gazette before entering the field of journalism. If Cameron were apprenticed to Kennedy at age nine (~1808) for a then-standard period of ...

Cameron, James, colonel

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Cameron, J. D. (James Donald), 1833-1918

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Senator from Penna. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Whitelaw Reid, 1878 Nov. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133624 James Donald Cameron was born in Middletown, Pennsylvania in 1833. He was president of the Northern Central Railroad from 1863 to 1874. Cameron served as Secretary of War in 1876 to 1877 and as Pennsylvania Senator from 1877 to 1897. He died in 1918. From the description of Letter to Henry J. Gensler, 1885, S...

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...

United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 79th (1859-1876)

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Cameron family

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