Papers of Simon Palmer Gillett, 1858-1876.

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Papers of Simon Palmer Gillett, 1858-1876.

Correspondence, notebook, photographs, and newspaper clipping. Includes a letter from John Crittenden Watson and letters from Gillett to his wife concerning his Civil War service at Charleston, S.C., and the capture of Jefferson Davis.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8289319

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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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Mary Ann Lamar Cobb (1818-1889), wife of Gen. Howell Cobb (1815-1868). From the description of Letter to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, 1888 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476494 Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was born in Kentucky. He attended Transylvania University for a short time before enrolling at West Point in 1824, at the age of 16. He graduated in 1828 and immediately joined the First Infantry. His regiment was engaged in the Blackhawk War of 1831. In 1833, he became a...

Watson, John Crittenden, 1842-1923

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Naval officer. From the description of John Crittenden Watson papers, 1844-1960 (bulk 1884-1923). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82919636 ...

United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Gillett, Simon Palmer, d. 1910.

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Naval officer. From the description of Papers of Simon Palmer Gillett, 1858-1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82781482 ...