Laidley family papers, 1838-1886, bulk 1838-1861.
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Laidley, Theodore, 1822-1886
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Theodore Thaddeus Sobieski Laidley was born in Guyandotte, Virginia April 14, 1822. He graduated in 1842 from the U.S. Military Academy and chose a commission in the ordnance corps. During the Mexican War his unit was at the following locations: Brazos Santiago, Texas, Tampico, Veracruz, Cerro Gordo, Jalapa, Perote, Puebla and Mexico City. Laidley received the brevets of captain and major. At the end of the war, he returned to the arsenal at Watervliet, New York, as Assi...
Laidley, W. S. (William Sydney), 1839-1917
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John Osborne Laidley was born in Morgantown, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1791, the fourth child of Thomas Laidley and Sarah Osborne. John served as a volunteer in the Virginia Artillery during the War of 1812. He returned to Cabell County, Virginia, in the winter of 1814 to practice law. He was appointed the prosecuting attorney of the county and continued in that position for the rest of his life. In 1816 he married Mary Scales Hite (1801-1876), the daughter of Jacob Hite and S...
Watervliet Arsenal (N.Y.)
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Summers, Amacetta Laidley, 1818-1867
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Summers, George W. (George William), 1804-1868
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Laidley, John Osborne, 1791-1863.
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John Osborne Laidley was born in Morgantown, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1791, the fourth child of Thomas Laidley and Sarah Osborne. John served as a volunteer in the Virginia Artillery during the War of 1812. He returned to Cabell County, Virginia, in the winter of 1814 to practice law. He was appointed the prosecuting attorney of the county and continued in that position for the rest of his life. In 1816 he married Mary Scales Hite (1801-1876), the daughter of Jacob Hite and S...
United States Military Academy
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West Point, N.Y., was originally utilized as a strategic defense location during the American Revolution. West Point is geographically located on a 100 ft. plateau overlooking the Hudson River. After the American victory Congress created a Corps of Invalids (veterans) that were transferred to West Point for the purpose of instructing candidates for commission. In 1802 Congress legally established the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Academy produced many leaders of American forc...