Letter, May 23, 1899.

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Letter, May 23, 1899.

Letter to Joshua Addeman of the Rhode Island Veteran Association re: the 37th anniversary celebration of their regiment. Mentions General Bliss and his retirement and Colonel C.W. Abbott and his participation in the Spanish-American War.

3 p.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Pearce, Samuel C

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Served in the Civil War with a Rhode Island regiment, later lived in Columbia, South Carolina. From the description of Letter, May 23, 1899. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53458398 ...

Abbott, Charles

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Bliss, Zenas R. (Zenas Randall), 1835-1900

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8th U.S. Infantry, 1854-1861; prisoner of war, Texas, 1861-1862; colonel, 7th and 10th Rhode Island Infantry, 1862-1865; major, 30th U.S. Infantry, 1856-1869; lt. colonel, 25th U.S. Infantry, 1869-1877; commanded Dept. of Texas, 1895-1897; retired as major general, 1897. From the description of Letter : Washington, D.C., to [Joshua M.] Addeman, [18]99 April 20. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27327742 Born in Rhode Island, Zenas Randall Bliss (193...