Papers, 1855-1880.

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Papers, 1855-1880.

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Papers of Lorenzo Dow Sargent, native of Windham, N.H., Overseer of the Atlantic Mills in Lawrence, Mass., and Colonel of the 41st Mass. Infantry (later the 3rd Mass. Cavalry) in the Civil War. Most of the papers concern Sargent's service in Louisiana and Virginia during the war, including a contemporary account of the Battle of Winchester, Sept. 19, 1864. Correspondents or signers of documents include John A. Andrew, William Schouler, and Philip H. Sheridan.

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Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888

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Sheridan claimed he was born in Albany in the State of New York, the third child of six of John and Mary Meenagh Sheridan, Irish Catholic immigrants from the parish of Killinkere in County Cavan, Ireland. He grew up in Somerset, Ohio. Fully grown, he reached only 165 cm (5 feet 5 inches) tall, a stature that led to the nickname, "Little Phil." Abraham Lincoln described his appearance in a famous anecdote: "A brown, chunky little chap, with a long body, short legs, not enough neck to hang him, an...

Andrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867

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Lawyer, founder of Free Soil Party in Massachusetts, governor of Massachusetts, 1861-1866. From the description of ALS, 1861 Oct. 19, New York, N.Y., to an unknown correspondent. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122524861 Prominent anti-slavery lawyer and Civil War governor of Massachusetts. From the description of Papers, 1772-1895, [microform]. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 25618330 Andrew was Governor of Massachusetts ...

Sargent, Lorenzo Dow, 1826-1882.

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Atlantic Mills (Lawrence, Mass.)

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United States. Army. Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865)

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Schouler, William, 1814-1872

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Adjutant General of Massachusetts during the Civil War. Also served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature. From the description of Letter, July 10, 1862. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 54682238 Journalist, historian, and public official of Massachusetts. From the description of William Schouler correspondence, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 746490036 ...