George William Baird papers, 1877-1899.

Geronimo, 1829-1909

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Geronimo, also known as Goyaałé, also known as The One Who Yawns'; born in Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico, June 1829 – died, Fort Sill, Oklahoma February 17, 1909), prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Apache people. From 1850 to 1886, Geronimo joined with members of three other Chiricahua Apache bands—the Tchihende, the Tsokanende and the Nednhi—to carry out numerous raids, as well as fight against Mexican and U.S. military campaigns in the northern Mexico states of Chihuahu...

Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888

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Sheridan claimed he was born in Albany in the State of New York, the third child of six of John and Mary Meenagh Sheridan, Irish Catholic immigrants from the parish of Killinkere in County Cavan, Ireland. He grew up in Somerset, Ohio. Fully grown, he reached only 165 cm (5 feet 5 inches) tall, a stature that led to the nickname, "Little Phil." Abraham Lincoln described his appearance in a famous anecdote: "A brown, chunky little chap, with a long body, short legs, not enough neck to hang him, an...

Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925

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Miles was born in Westminster, Massachusetts, on his family's farm. He worked in Boston, read military history, and mastered military principles and techniques, including battle drills. Miles was working as a crockery store clerk in Boston when the American Civil War began. He entered the Union Army as a volunteer on September 9, 1861, and fought in many crucial battles. He became a lieutenant in the 22nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and was commissioned a lieutenant colonel of t...

Otis, Elwell Stephen, 1838-1909

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Army officer. From the description of Letter of Elwell Stephen Otis, 1888. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454807 ...

Drake, Charles, 1917-1994

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Stone Calk, Chief.

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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 5th (1815-)

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Lawton, Henry Wart, 1843-1899.

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Rodenbaugh, Theophilus Francis, 1838-1912.

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Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

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James Garfield, twentieth President of the United States, was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1831. After embarking on an academic career, he joined the Ohio volunteer infantry regiment, and in 1863 was appointed Major General in the same regiment. He served as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1880, when he was elected President. His inauguration took place on March 4, 1881, but his term of office was unfortunately brought to an abrupt end with his assassination by C...

Iron Star.

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Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901

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Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) was a Republican politician who served as the 23rd President of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was both preceded and succeeded in office by Democrat Grover Cleveland. From the guide to the Benjamin Harrison letter to George C. Baker, 1888, (Brooklyn Historical Society) John Harrington Farley, born in Cleveland in 1845, was a Democratic politician who served three terms on Cleveland's city council (1871-1877) and two terms as its mayor (...

Elliott, J. G. (James Gavin)

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Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876

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Custer's paternal ancestors, Paulus and Gertrude Küster, came to the North American English colonies around 1693 from the Rhineland in Germany, probably among thousands of Palatines whose passage was arranged by the English government to gain settlers in New York and Pennsylvania. According to family letters, Custer was named after George Armstrong, a minister, in his devout mother's hope that her son might join the clergy. Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, to Emanuel Henry Custer (1806...

Lame Deer

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Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927

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General (GEN) Leonard Wood was stationed at Headquarters, Eastern Department, Governor's Island, NY on 16 November 1914. From the description of Leonard Wood papers, 1914. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 61241654 Leonard Wood was a physician who served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army (1910-1914), military governor of Cuba (1899-1902) and Governor-General of the Philippines (1921-1927). His son Osborne (sometimes spelled Osborn) at the time of this lette...

Joseph, Nez Percé chief, 1840-1904

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Wham, Joseph W.

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Baldwin, Frank Dwight, 1842-1923

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Frank Baldwin (1842-1923) was born in Manchester (Mich.) and graduated from Hillsdale College and the Univ. of Mich. He enrolled in the Chandler Horse Guard in 1861, eventually rising to the rank of Maj. Gen. Frank received two Congressional Medals of Honor. Alice Blackwood Baldwin (1846- ) was the daughter of Thomas Blackwood and graduated from Albion Female Seminary. She married Frank in 1867. Alice wrote a biography of her husband. She died after 1929 in Santa Monica (Calif.), while visiting ...

Crook, George, 1829-1890

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Crook was born to Thomas and Elizabeth Matthews Crook on a farm near Taylorsville, Montgomery County, Ohio (near Dayton). Nominated to the United States Military Academy by Congressman Robert Schenck, he graduated in 1852, ranking near the bottom of his class. He was assigned to the 4th U.S. infantry as brevet second lieutenant, serving in California, 1852–61. He served in Oregon and northern California, alternately protecting or fighting against several Native American tribes. He commanded t...

Meiklejohn, George D. (George de Rue), 1857-1929

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Little Hawk, Kenneth

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Sitting Bull, 1831-1890

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Sitting Bull, also known as Tatanka Iyotake or Tatanka Iyotanka or Ta-Tanka I-Yotan, was a Native American shaman and leader of the Hunpapa Sioux. He was born in 1831 in South Dakota. He fought against the Crow Indians and was wounded in battle on several occasions. Sitting Bull greatly opposed the encroachment of the white men. He led Sioux and Cheyenne warriors against U.S. soldiers of the 7th Cavalry at the battle of Little Bighorn. After the battle, in which many were killed, Sitting Bull le...

Bates, Alfred Elliott.

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Crazy Horse, approximately 1842-1877

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Crazy Horse (b. approximetly 1840-d. September 5, 1877) was a Native American war leader of the Oglala Lakota in the 19th century. He took up arms against the United States government to fight against encroachment by white American settlers on Indian territory and to preserve the traditional way of life of the Lakota people. His participation in several famous battles of the American Indian Wars on the northern Great Plains, among them the Fetterman massacre in 1866, in which he acted as a deco...

Pope, Eleanor, fl. 1899.

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White Bull, Joseph, 1849-1947

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Chief Joseph White Bull (Pte-san-hunka) was born in April 1849 in the Black Hills of South Dakota. He was the son of MakesRoom, a Miniconjou chief, and Good Feather Woman. White Bull was a nephew of Sitting Bull. He was trained in the arts of warfare and hunting, and by adulthood played a major role in the protection of Teton land from settlement. By the time of the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876, White Bull participated in nineteen battles, and was twenty seven years old. At this...

Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928

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Charles Ranlett Flint (1850-1934) was a financial capitalist, merchant and industrial consolidator. He entered the shipping business and worked for commission merchants in New York City. Popularly known as the "Father of Trusts", he was responsible for many industrial consolidations and mergers. From the guide to the Charles R. Flint papers, 1872-1930, 1885-1915, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1834-1928) was a lawye...

Platt, Orville Hitchcock, 1827-1905

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Republican lawyer who served as secretary of state of Connecticut, 1857-58, as member of Connecticut state senate and house of representatives, and U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1879-1905. Died in office 1905. From the description of Letter, June 28, 1882. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53882387 U.S. senator, public official, and lawyer of Connecticut. From the description of Signature of Orville Hitchcock Platt, 1865. (Unknown). Wor...

Cameron (Steamer)

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Rain in the Face, approximately 1835-1905

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Lassalle, William Polke, d. 1896.

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Maus, Marion Perry, 1850-1930.

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Etheridge, F. S.

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Lyman, Wyllys, d. 1900.

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Biddle, Charles J. (Charles John), 1819-1873

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Charles and Craig Biddle were brothers and members of a prominent Philadelphia family. They were both lawyers in Philadelphia. Charles became one of the proprietors and editor-in-chief of the Philadelphia "Age". Craig was primarily active as a lawyer and judge. From the description of Scrapbook, 1850-1861. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 86165647 ...

Nana, Apache Chief, approximately 1806-1896

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Baird, George William, 1839-1906.

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Born in Milford, Connecticut in 1839, Baird attended Yale College until his junior year when he enlisted in the First Connecticut Light Battery in 1862. He served in the Civil War in South Carolina and Florida, and in March 1864, he was promoted to colonel and assigned to the command of the 32nd Regiment of U. S. Colored Troops. After the war he acccepted a commission as 2nd lieutenant and served in the Indian Wars in Kansas, New Mexico, Indian Territory, Texas and Montana until 1878, when he wa...