Letter : Washington, D.C., to General Nelson Miles, Santiago, Cuba, 1898 July 12.

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Letter : Washington, D.C., to General Nelson Miles, Santiago, Cuba, 1898 July 12.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52247839

Autograph letter signed. General O'Beirne requests assistance from General Miles in obtaining a military assignment in Cuba.

1 item (4 p.) ; 25 cm.

University of Chicago Library

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Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925

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Miles was born in Westminster, Massachusetts, on his family's farm. He worked in Boston, read military history, and mastered military principles and techniques, including battle drills. Miles was working as a crockery store clerk in Boston when the American Civil War began. He entered the Union Army as a volunteer on September 9, 1861, and fought in many crucial battles. He became a lieutenant in the 22nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and was commissioned a lieutenant colonel of t...

O'Beirne, James R.

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Author and journalist. From the description of Letter of James R. O'Beirne, 1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454767 ...