Records concerning the military service of John Van Deusen Du Bois and Joseph Heger : and related papers, 1851-1949, (bulk 1851-1857).

United States. Adjutant-General's Office

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The Continental Congress on June 17, 1775, appointed an Adjutant General of the Continental Army. After 1783 no further provision was made for such an officer until an act of March 5, 1792, provided for an adjutant, who was also to do the work of inspector. An act of March 3, 1813, established an Adjutant General's Department and an Inspector General's Department which were united the following July under one head, the Adjutant and Inspector General. Separate heads for the two Depar...

United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 3rd

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Eberstadt, Edward, 1883-1958

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Edward Eberstadt (1883-1958) was a rare book dealer in New York City whose private collection of Western Americana was continued by his sons Lindley and Charles and sold after they retired. From the description of Eberstadt collection, 1699-1959. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 20660325 The Eberstadt Collection began with a few books that came into the possession of Edward Eberstadt (1883-1958) around the turn of the century while he was wor...

Heger, Joseph, 1835-1897

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Artist and soldier; born in Germany in 1835, Joseph Heger came to the U.S. with his parents. He served as a private in Company K of the First Regiment of Mounted Riflemen along with John Van Deusen Du Bois. Their campaigns against the Indians included the Gila-Apache campaign of 1857, the Utah war of 1858, and the Navajo campaign of 1859. From the description of Heger drawings, 1857-1860. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 37939047 ...

Hammond, George P. (George Peter), 1896-1993

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George Peter Hammond was born on September 19, 1896 in Hutchinson, Minnesota, and spent the first 13 years of his life in Kenmare, North Dakota. In 1909 his family moved to California; they arrived in Fresno but shortly thereafter settled on a plot of land in nearby Caruthers. While his parents and older brother worked on the family's farm, Hammond attended the local grammar school, followed by high school in the town of Easton, eight miles away. He graduated in 1916 and started college at Berke...

Du Bois, John Van Deusen, 1833-1879

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John Van Deusen Du Bois (1833-1879), son of Henry A. and Eveline Van Deusen Dubois, graduated from West Point in 1855 and served in the army until his retirement in 1876, when he returned home to Hudson, New York, where he died. From the description of John Van Deusen Du Bois papers, 1857-1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127572 ...