Letter, 1831 July 9, Camp Carrol, Plain of West Point [to] Oliver Baker.

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Letter, 1831 July 9, Camp Carrol, Plain of West Point [to] Oliver Baker.

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Army officer. Letter describing first days as a cadet at U.S. Military Academy.

3 p. ; 26 x 20 cm.

United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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Patrick, Marsena Rudolph, 1811-1888

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Patrick was born in Hounsfield, Jefferson County, New York (near Watertown). He worked on the Erie Canal and briefly taught school. He was appointed to the United States Military Academy in nearby West Point, and graduated in 1835. Initially appointed a brevet second lieutenant in the infantry, he was promoted to first lieutenant in 1839, serving in the Seminole Wars. Patrick served in the Mexican–American War and was again promoted, this time to captain, in 1847. He was appointed brevet major i...

Baker, Oliver, 1801-1834

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Graduate of Yale College; principal of Monroe Academy, Henrietta, N.Y., 1830-1931; attended Andover Theological Seminary, 1831-1832; attended Yale Divinity School from 1832; died in Rahway, New Jersey, 1834. From the description of Correspondence, 1830-1833. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 430227973 Graduate of Yale College; attended Andover Theological Seminary, 1831-1832; attended Yale Divinity School from 1832; died in Rahway, New Jersey, 1834. F...