Civil War papers of Philip Kearny, 1861-1902 (bulk 1861-1863).

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Civil War papers of Philip Kearny, 1861-1902 (bulk 1861-1863).

Consists of selected correspondence and documents of Kearny while he was brigadier general of volunteers in command of the 1st New Jersey Brigade during the Civil War.

0.25 cu. ft. (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8286370

Princeton University Library

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United States. Army. New Jersey Brigade, 1st.

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

United States. Army. New Jersey Brigade, 7th.

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Kearny, Philip, 1815-1862

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General in Civil War. From the description of Letter : Harrison's Landing, to Gov. Olden, Trenton, N.J., 1862 July 21. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28886059 American soldier and general for the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861-1865). From the description of Letter, 1845. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435278 Nephew of Stephen Kearny, Philip was educated at Columbia Law School. He entered the military in 1836 and served in the...