Papers of General Adam Eckfeldt King [manuscript], 1884-1885.

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Papers of General Adam Eckfeldt King [manuscript], 1884-1885.

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A letter and miscellaneous printed items concern King's membership in the Society of the Army of the Potomac and the Grand Army of the Republic. A letter, 1884 June 13, from George B. Fielder informs King of his election as president of the Sixth Corps Society of the Army of the Potomac. The collection also contains circulars announcing an 1885 reunion and soliciting donations for a monument to Ulysses Grant; G. A. R. General Orders, 1885, regarding organizational business and the preservation of printed items relating to Grant; and an invitation card announcing the visit by members of one post to another post.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885

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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio-died July 23, 1885, Wilton, New York) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. As president, Grant was an effective civil rights executive who worked with the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction to protect African Americans, created the Justice Department, and reestablish the public credit. Promoted lieutenant-general, in 1864, Grant led the Union Army in winning the American Civ...

King, Adam Eckfeldt, 1837-1910.

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Union general. From the description of Papers of General Adam Eckfeldt King [manuscript], 1884-1885. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647890065 ...

Fielder, George B., fl. 1884,

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