Civil War letters to William S. Dennett, 1861-1865.

United States Sanitary Commission

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The United States Sanitary Commission (USSC) was a private relief agency created by federal legislation on June 18, 1861, to support sick and wounded soldiers of the United States Army (Federal / Northern / Union Army) during the American Civil War. It operated across the North, raised an estimated $25 million in Civil War era revenue (assuming 1865 dollars, $422.66 million in 2021) and in-kind contributions to support the cause, and enlisted thousands of volunteers. The president was Henry Whit...

McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885

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George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th Governor of New Jersey. A graduate of West Point, McClellan served with distinction during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), and later left the Army to work on railroads until the outbreak of the American Civil War (1861–1865). Early in the conflict, McClellan was appointed to the rank of major general and played an important role i...

Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872

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Halleck was born on a farm in Westernville, Oneida County, New York, third child of 14 of Joseph Halleck, a lieutenant who served in the War of 1812, and Catherine Wager Halleck. Young Henry detested the thought of an agricultural life and ran away from home at an early age to be raised by an uncle, David Wager of Utica. He attended Hudson Academy and Union College, then the United States Military Academy. He became a favorite of military theorist Dennis Hart Mahan and was allowed to teach class...

Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879

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Hooker was born in Hadley, Massachusetts, the grandson of a captain in the American Revolutionary War. He was of entirely English ancestry, all of which had been in New England since the early 1600s. His initial schooling was at the local Hopkins Academy. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1837, ranked 29th out of a class of 50, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Artillery. His initial assignment was in Florida fighting in the second of the Seminole War...

Pendleton, Thaddeus K., fl. 1862-1863,

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Elmore, George B., fl. 1862-1864.

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Dennett, William S.,

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Gaylord, Joel W., fl. 1863-1864,

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Richards, Samuel H. (Samuel Horace), 1869-

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Lawyer and local historian, of Camden, N.J. From the description of Civil and political beginnings of the county, 1944 Mar. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70973938 From the description of The Swedish settlements in New Jersey, 1927 Apr. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70974353 ...

United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 61st

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New York Civil War regiment, also known as "Clinton Guard"; active mainly in Virginia, they also fought at Gettysburg. From the description of 61st New York Infantry records, 1861-1864. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58781383 ...