Adolphus W. Greely Papers, 1844-1871, 1908-1909.

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Adolphus W. Greely Papers, 1844-1871, 1908-1909.

1844-1871, 1908-1909.

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Newburyport, MA man who served in the United States Army during the Civil War. He worked establishing telegraph lines on the frontier and led the International Polar Expedition promoted by the United States Army Signal Corps to establish one of a chain of meteorological-observation stations. Records of the U. S. Army 36th Infantry Division includes ordnance accounts, receipts, vouchers, invoices, and addressed envelopes, related to Greely's time as Second Lieutenant in the 36th Infantry. These records reflect the basic equipment and financial concerns facing a regiment of soldiers on the frontier. Personal Papers includes correspondence, clippings, and maps from Greely's life after his retirement from service. Correspondence in this series discusses diplomatic events, geological publications, and military matters. Also included is a letter from Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924) regarding the death of his son, George Cabot.

2 boxes (2 linear feet)

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Adolphus Washington Greely (b. March 27, 1844, Newburyport, Massachusetts-d. October 20, 1935, Washington, D.C.) served throughout the American Civil War and remained in the army at the war's close. In 1881 he was appointed to lead the United States International Polar Year Expedition, 1881-1884 to Ellesmere Island. He retired from the Army in 1908 and died in Washington in 1935. ...