Papers. 1850-1866.

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Papers. 1850-1866.

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Army officer, U.S. Army, MG in Confederate States of America Army. Letter, 1850, to Senator Toomey regarding the curriculum at West Point; letter, 5 Sept. 1850, to A.L. Alexander regarding Gilmer's train trip to West Point in which he discusses the training received by cadets; letter, San Francisco, 30 September 1851, from H.W. Halleck in which Halleck describes his attempts at reading law and tells of the great amount of gold found in California mines. Mention is made of many members of the class of 1839; two letters to J.C. Osgood regarding the dredging of Charleston harbor; correspondence with George W. Cullum; letter, New York, July 29, 1865 from Halleck to Gilmer promising support though he disagreed with Gilmer's course of action during the four years of the Civil War; letter from Halleck, Oct. 27, 1865, concerning some mutual investments; personal correspondence with Halleck, 1865-1866.

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872

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Halleck was born on a farm in Westernville, Oneida County, New York, third child of 14 of Joseph Halleck, a lieutenant who served in the War of 1812, and Catherine Wager Halleck. Young Henry detested the thought of an agricultural life and ran away from home at an early age to be raised by an uncle, David Wager of Utica. He attended Hudson Academy and Union College, then the United States Military Academy. He became a favorite of military theorist Dennis Hart Mahan and was allowed to teach class...

Gilmer, Jeremy Francis, 1818-1883

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Jeremy Francis Gilmer was born in 1818 and died in 1883 in Savannah, Georgia. He graduated from West Point and was an engineer in the United States Army. Gilmer married Louise Frederika Alexander of Savannah in 1850. In 1861, he was appointed colonel in the Confederate States Army and Chief Engineer to Major General Albert Sidney Johnston. Gilmer was later appointed Major General, Chief Engineer of the Department of Northern Virginia and Chief Engineer of the War Department. He assisted in setti...

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...

Osgood, J. C., fl. 1853-1854.

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Cullum, George Washington, 1809-1892

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Cullum was born in New York City on 25 February 1809, to Arthur and Harriet Sturges Cullum. He was raised in Meadville, Pennsylvania. His father worked as a lawyer and an agent of a land company. Cullum attended the United States Military Academy, from 1 July 1829 to 1 July 1833, when he graduated third in the Class of 1833. He designed the Independent Congregational Church at Meadville and it was built in 1835–1836. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Cullum ...

Alexander, A. L., fl. 1850.

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