Maj. Genl. F.J. Herron, private letter book, 1864 Jan.-June.

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Maj. Genl. F.J. Herron, private letter book, 1864 Jan.-June.

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Letter book containing copies of Herron's correspondence (Jan.-June 1864), chiefly letters sent while in command of the U.S. Forces on the Rio Grande at Brownsville, Texas. Herron writes to his military superiors, officials in Mexico, and U.S. diplomatic officials in California and Matamoros, often discussing affairs on the Texas-Mexico border. Correspondents include Manuel Ruiz, Gov. of Tamaulipas; M.M. Kimmey, U.S. vice consul, Monterrey; Brig. Gen. Charles P. Stone; and Col. Juan N. Cortinas, military governor of Matamoros. Probably maintained by Orderly Sergt. James M. Beynon whose name appears on a label inside front cover.

1 v. (119 p.)

New-York Historical Society

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Herron, Francis Jay, 1837-1902

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Francis J. Herron attended the Western University of Pennsylvania, but left at the age of sixteen without completing his degree to become a bank clerk. In 1855, he joined his three brothers in Dubuque, Iowa, where they established a bank. In 1859, he organized and was elected captain of a militia company known as the "Governor's Grays," which Herron offered to President-elect Abraham Lincoln in January 1861, two months prior to Lincoln's inauguration. In April 1861, Herron was appointed capta...

Stone, Chas. P. (Charles Pomeroy), 1824-1887

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Kimmey, M. M.

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Ruiz, Manuel, governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico.

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United States. Army. Forces in Texas.

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