Thomas A. Budd : a forgotten worthy : typescript, 1947 / by Louis L. Babcock.

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Thomas A. Budd : a forgotten worthy : typescript, 1947 / by Louis L. Babcock.

The story of Budd's naval service on an expedition, headed by Charles Wilkes, to South America and Antarctica, 1838-1842, his death in Florida during the Civil War, and his funeral in Buffalo, N.Y., 7 Apr. 1862.

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Babcock, Louis L., 1868-1956

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Lawyer, author, historian, soldier, and sportsman. Authority on McKinley assassination. From the description of Scrapbook, ca. 1880-ca. 1946 (bulk ca. 1940-1946). (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 38294085 From the description of Robert Cameron Rogers : typescript, Oct. 1948 / read before the Saturn Club by Gen. Louis L. Babcock. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56550956 From the description of Thomas A. Budd : a forgotten worthy : typescrip...

Budd, Thomas A., 1813-1862.

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Member of the naval expedition to South America, the South Pacific and Antarctica, headed by Charles Wilkes, 1838-1842; died in Florida during the Civil War, while in command of the screw steamer Penguin. His father, Charles A. Budd, commanded the sloop Preble during the Battle of Plattsburgh, 11 Sept. 1814. From the description of Military papers of Thomas A. and Charles A. Budd, 1820-1862. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56822572 ...

Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874

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Millard Fillmore was born in Cayuga County, N.Y. and later became a resident of East Aurora and Buffalo. He was a lawyer, local office holder, State Assemblyman, U.S. Congressman, N.Y. State Comptroller, Vice-President under Zachary Taylor and 13th U.S. President, 1850-1853. He was also involved in establishing numerous Buffalo institutions. He was a founder and first Chancellor of the University of Buffalo, Commander of the Union Continentals (Home Guard) during Civil War, and first president o...

Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877

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Wilkes was a career U.S. naval officer who, as captain of the San Jacinto, provoked the Trent Affair in 1861. From the description of Letter, November 1861. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 61770003 Charles Wilkes, American naval officer and explorer, was born on April 3, 1798 in New York, NY. He surveyed Narragansett Bay in 1832-1833, which led to his appointment to a depot of charts and instruments, which later became the Naval Observatory. In 18...