Aaron B. Tompkins correspondence, 1863-1864.

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Aaron B. Tompkins correspondence, 1863-1864.

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Letters written by Tompkins to his mother and sister while serving in the 1st New Jersey Cavalry Regiment in Virginia and Maryland during the Civil War. Mentions George Armstrong Custer and John Singleton Mosby and skirmishes around Warrenton, Petersburg, and Richmond, Va.

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Tompkins, Aaron B.

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Soldier. From the description of Aaron B. Tompkins correspondence, 1863-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981085 ...

Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876

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Mosby, John Singleton, 1833-1916

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John Singleton Mosby (1833-1916) of Powhatan County, Va., was a lawyer and Confederate officer. Mosby was educated at the University of Virginia and worked as a lawyer in Washington County, Va., prior to the Civil War. In 1861, Mosby enlisted in the 1st Virginia Cavalry. He was eventually promoted to colonel and led the 43rd Battalion, 1st Virginia Cavalry. After the war Mosby returned to practicing law in Warrenton, Va., and San Francisco, Calif. He also served at the United States Consul in Ho...

United States. Army. New Jersey Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...