J. C. W. Brenan letter to his father, 1856 August 6.

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J. C. W. Brenan letter to his father, 1856 August 6.

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Holograph letter written by J. C. W. Brenan from New Orleans informing his father of his imminent departure on the Steamer Granada for Nicaragua to join General William Walker's army, in which he was promised the position of Lieutenancy in Company C under the command of Captain A. I. Turley of Mississippi.

1 item (1 leaf) ; 27 x 41 cm. folded to 27 x 21 cm.

University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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Walker, William, 1824-1860

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William Walker (May 8, 1824 – September 12, 1860) was an American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary who organized several private military expeditions into Latin America, with the intention of establishing English-speaking colonies under his personal control, an enterprise then known as "filibustering". Walker usurped the presidency of the Republic of Nicaragua in 1856 and ruled until 1857,[1] when he was defeated by a coalition of Central American armies. He returned in an attempt to ...

Turley, A. I.

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Brenan, J. C. W.

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J.C.W. Brenan was a soldier in the army of General William Walker at the time Walker was de facto ruler of Nicaragua. From the description of J.C.W. Brenan correspondence with Charles Brenan : ALS, 1856-1857. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 52394365 ...