Circular, 1846 Jan 15.

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Circular, 1846 Jan 15.

Printed circular with manuscript annotations, issued by Major E. P. Gaines, contains a plan of the Mississippi River showing the technique and the means by which Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip could be blocked off to defend the country from an English invasion.

2 p.; 32 cm.

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Chase, William H., d. 1871.

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Gaines, Edmund Pendleton, 1777-1849

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Soldier, U.S. Army; served in War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Florida War and Mexican War; commanded Western Department and later Eastern Department; at odds with War Department over frontier defense during most of his career. From the description of Letter : Sand Hills near Augusta, Ga., 1825 Sept. 30. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 31023735 U.S. Army general. From the description of Papers, 1815-1857. (Duke University Library). WorldCa...

United States. Army. Western Division (1911-1913)

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