Papers. 1850-1862.

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Papers. 1850-1862.

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Cadet letters to parents and sister Esther, 1852-1856. Personal correspondence during his Civil War tour of duty, 1861-1862; orders l Oct 1862 assuming command of Cavalry south of Potomac; 3 maps and explanatory letter from Robert Weir, 31 May 1863; letter to cousin, 1851; commission as Colonel on 10 September 1861; oration, Flogging in the Navy, 11 May 1850; a cadet composition, A short visit to Elfro Land; memorabilia; one stipple engraving; letter from the J.P. Reynolds company, military biographers; obituary notice.

1 box : ill., port.

United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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Weir, Robert Walter, 1803-1889

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Bayard, George Dashiell, 1835-1862

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