Letters, 1846-1862.

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Letters, 1846-1862.

Six letters written by Yeager while serving in the U.S. Army in the Mexican War, and two letters written to his wife during the Civil War.

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Yeager, John C.

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Yeager, Hiram B.

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Military engineer. From the description of Hiram B. Yeager papers, 1846-1888. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 70949954 Resident of Pennsylvania; military engineer; served in Corps of Engineers during the Mexican War; later served with Pennsylvania militia and with Pennsylvania regiments in Civil War. From the description of Letters, 1846-1862. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 70967104 ...