James Elliott photograph collection. 1865-1872, ca. 1901.

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James Elliott photograph collection. 1865-1872, ca. 1901.

Contains the following type of materials: photographs. Covers the following war: Civil War. General description of the collection: The James Elliott photograph collection contains negatives and photos which Mr. Elliott purchased to give to the Military History Institute (MHI). There are negatives of four famous Civil War generals: J.M. Schofield, H.J. Kilpatrick, J.W. Geary, and T.S. Kane. There is a small engraving of Libby Prison in Richmond. There is an original photo of President and Mrs. Grant and her father in New Jersey in 1872. There are three nice photos of Sandy Hook Proving Grounds, New Jersey ca. 1901, and a painted portrait of an unidentified elderly man on milk glass.

1 box (9 photographs)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7599541

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885

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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio-died July 23, 1885, Wilton, New York) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. As president, Grant was an effective civil rights executive who worked with the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction to protect African Americans, created the Justice Department, and reestablish the public credit. Promoted lieutenant-general, in 1864, Grant led the Union Army in winning the American Civ...

Grant, Julia Dent, 1826-1902

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Kilpatrick, Judson, 1836-1881

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Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, more commonly referred to as Judson Kilpatrick, the fourth child of Colonel Simon Kilpatrick and Julia Wickham, was born on the family farm in Wantage Township, near Deckertown, New Jersey (now Sussex Borough). Kilpatrick graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1861, just after the start of the war, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Artillery. Within three days he was a captain in the 5th New York Infantry ("Duryée's Zouaves"). Ki...

Schofield, John McAllister, 1831-1906

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Geary, John White, 1819-1873

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John W. Geary was a lawyer, politician and Union general in the Civil War (1861-1865). He was born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania on 30 December 1819. After serving as a colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War (1846-1848), Geary went to California for the 1849 gold rush. While in California, Geary became the first governor of San Francisco from 1850 to 1851 and was later governor of the Kansas Territory from 1856-1857. Following his term as governor, Geary returned to Pennsylvania and w...

Elliott, James, 1953-

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Brother of Holy Cross who came to St. Edward's University in 1966 as Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition. He also edited a mission magazine, Holy Cross Brothers in Brazil, served on the Student Publications Board and other university committes, and participated in a faculty art exhibit. Released from his vows, he married in the university chapel in 1973. From the description of Brother James Elliott collection, 1958-1974. (St. Edward's University Library). WorldCat record...

Kane, Thomas L. (Thomas Leiper), 1822-1883

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Thomas Leiper Kane was a law clerk and Army officer. From the description of Thomas Leiper Kane papers, 1846-1883. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122387534 In 1852, Thomas Kane traveled to the West Indies to improve his health and to study the effects of the emacipation of slaves there. This pocket diary contains his observatioins in both writing and sketches. In July 1859, Kane asked Brigham Young to give information to the US Attorney General J. Black, an account of his ac...