Letters and report, 1846-1933.

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Letters and report, 1846-1933.

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A letter to "My Dear" records an 1846 voyage on the ship Lexington to California where Ord was assigned with his company (WA MSS S-719;Or2). Rio de Janeiro, shipboard life, and a Spanish slaver are described. An 1847 letter from Monterey (WA MSS S-720;Or2) describes life at the fort, which Ord commanded, and the country. Laid in the letter is a 1933 order changing the name of the Gifling Military Reservation, the cite of Ord's fort, to Camp Ord. A draft report records an expedition to the Santa Cruz Mountains to investigate horse thefts (WA MSS S-721;Or2).

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Lexington (Sloop)

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Ord, Edward Otho Cresap, 1818-1883

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American army officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Omaha, Neb., to William Worth Belknap, 1872 Jan. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270610636 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Omaha, Neb., to "Dear Genl" [William W. Belknap?], 1872 Nov. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270610635 From the description of Autograph letter signed : San Francisco, to "Dear Genl." [William Worth Belknap?], 1870 Jan. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record ...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...