The Andrew S. Burt papers, 1813-1915.

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The Andrew S. Burt papers, 1813-1915.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50386126

Contains the following types of materials: correspondence / letters, memoirs, clippings, speeches. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: Civil War, Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: 6th Ohio Infantry Regiment; 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Ohio; 18th, 27th, 9th, 7th, 25th Infantry Regiments; 1st Brigade, 1st Division, I Corps; 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, VII Corps. General description of the collection: The Andrew S. Burt papers include speeches, articles, and clippings by or about General Burt, covering his entire life (1839-1915), including his military career (1861-1902). The speeches and accounts written by him focus on the Civil War (especially the Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky on January 19, 1862) and army life in the West following the Civil War. Biographical clippings additionally refer to his service in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection. There are several items pertaining to his ancestors, the Gano family, including excerpts from a book tracing activities of members of the family (1775-1791). Also included is a copy of the order of Colonel Edmund P. Gaines (October 16th, 1813) assigning Major John Stiles Gano to command of the frontier of Ohio. One item, found in the newspaper clippings, is a published letter from John Johnston (October 10, 1857) recalling his experiences in the supply services for American troops in western Pennsylvania and Ohio and subsequently his observations as Indian agent to the tribes of the old Northwest Territory (1792-1857).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7625139

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Gano, John Stiles.

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Burt, Andrew S.

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Andrew S. Burt was a United States (U.S.) Army officer in the Civil War. He was a private and sergeant, 6th Ohio Infantry Regiment; 1st lieutenant and captain, aide-de-camp and assistant adjutant general, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Ohio; aide-de-camp, Inspector General's Department, Army of the Cumberland; 1st lieutenant and captain, 18th, 27th, and 9th U.S. Infantry Regiments; major, 8th U.S. Infantry Regiment; lieutanent colonel, 7th U.S. Infatnry Regiment; colonel, 25th U.S. Infan...

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...

Gano family.

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Gaines, Edmund Pendleton, 1777-1849

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Soldier, U.S. Army; served in War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Florida War and Mexican War; commanded Western Department and later Eastern Department; at odds with War Department over frontier defense during most of his career. From the description of Letter : Sand Hills near Augusta, Ga., 1825 Sept. 30. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 31023735 U.S. Army general. From the description of Papers, 1815-1857. (Duke University Library). WorldCa...

Johnston, John, Indian agent

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