Joseph Schnell papers, 1844-1914
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United States. Military Telegraph Corps
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The U.S. Military Telegraph Corps was initiated in the first days of the Civil War. Secretary of War Simon Cameron sought the aid of Thomas A. Scott of the Pennsylvania Railroad in creating the service. He in turn enlisted the help of David Strouse of the American Telegraph Company, who extended his company's lines from Pennsylvania to the War Department in Washington, DC. Formal executive sanction of the Corps came in October 1861 from Abraham Lincoln. Congress permitted the establ...
Schnell, Joseph, -1914
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Military telegrapher and supervisor of the census (11th District of New York) From the description of Papers of Joseph Schnell, 1844-1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449778 ...
Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857
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George Washington Parke Custis was the son of John Parke Custis who was the stepson of George Washington. Custis' mother was Eleanor Calvert. He grew up at Mount Vernon in Virginia after the death of his father. He married Mary Lee Fitzhugh and lived at "Arlington." His daughter Mary Anna Randolph Custis married Robert E. Lee. George Washington Parke Custis was a playwright and agricultural reformer....
