Papers. 1844-1890.

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Papers. 1844-1890.

Officer, U.S. Army. Memoirs, "Getting through West Point"; "First experiences" in the army; "At Fort Adams", 1849; "Florida", 1849-1850; "At Savannah", 1850-1853; "Augusta", 1850-1853"; papers kept from beginning of hostilities through Civil War period, 1859-1865; reports from Civil War period; report of Battle of Gaines Mill; battle of Fort Stedman; sketch of military career; correspondence; essay, "The fur seal and the negro"; manuscript military manual; essay, "General Sherman's staff as aide-de-camp, 1881-1884."

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