George Williamson Balloch papers, 1845-1902.

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George Williamson Balloch papers, 1845-1902.

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The collection is rich in biographical detail about the life and military service of George W. Balloch. There is a notebook kept by Balloch as a student at Norwich University, 1845-1847, including essays and poetry, some of which is original and some of which was copied by Balloch from various published sources. This notebook is more compositional than autobiographical. Also included in the collection are three items of correspondence dated 1865 and 1868. Balloch's lecture, "How an Army is Fed," delivered to the Soldier's Union of the First Congregational Church, Washington, DC, on 21 October 1898, along with a draft of the same, is also included, as is his tribute to President Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), "General Harrison as a Soldier," delivered to the same organization on 18 March 1901. There are three variant autobiographical sketches written by George Balloch in July of 1902 as well as his memoirs, which include another autobiographical account of his life from his birth in 1825 to the Battle of Seven Pines in 1862. The latter memoirs were written after 1900 and consist of a single manuscript volume and typed transcription.

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Norwich University, Kreitzberg Library

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Norwich University, Kreitzberg Library

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