Records, 1868-1888.
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Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885
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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio-died July 23, 1885, Wilton, New York) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. As president, Grant was an effective civil rights executive who worked with the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction to protect African Americans, created the Justice Department, and reestablish the public credit. Promoted lieutenant-general, in 1864, Grant led the Union Army in winning the American Civ...
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
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Sherman was born in 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio, near the banks of the Hocking River. His father, Charles Robert Sherman, a successful lawyer who sat on the Ohio Supreme Court, died unexpectedly in 1829. He left his widow, Mary Hoyt Sherman, with eleven children and no inheritance. After his father's death, the nine-year-old Sherman was raised by a Lancaster neighbor and family friend, attorney Thomas Ewing, Sr., a prominent member of the Whig Party who served as senator from Ohio and as the first S...
Strickler, Walter C.
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Centennial Exhibition 1876 Philadelphia, Pa.
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The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 marked the 100th anniversary of American freedom. The celebration took place in Philadelphia from May 10 to November 10 and attracted over eight million visitors. The exhibition spread across 450 acres of ground in Fairmont Park and consisted of over 200 buildings. Planning for the event began in 1870, and in 1871, Congress established the United States Centennial Commission to plan and run the exhibition. The following year saw the incorporation of the Centenni...
Massachusetts. Adjutant General's Office
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The post of Adjutant General was established by the Constitution of 1780, which authorized the governor to appoint such an official (Const Pt 2, C 2, S 1, Art 10) While elaborated upon many times by legislation, the fundamental functions of this position have remained constant. In keeping with a governmental perspective in which the civil authority controls the military, the adjutant general serves as executive administrator of the Military Establishment on behalf of the...
Reynolds, John P.
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J.P. Reynolds & Co.
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Producer of escutcheons (heraldic shields designed for military veterans to include their rank, unit, battles in which they participated, etc.); founded by John P. Reynolds of Salem, Mass., 1868; by 1875 salesman Walter C. Strickler had become partner; partnership dissolved after 1878 and Strickler formed competitive company by 1888. From the description of Records, 1868-1888. (Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center). WorldCat record id: 70962481 ...
