Papers. 1852-1864.

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Papers. 1852-1864.

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General, U.S. Army. Poem to "Marie" written while a cadet; letter to a friend dated, 12 July 1864, 10 days before General McPherson was killed in battle, expressing confidence that "our country will come out of this struggle stronger and more respected than ever"; engraving of General McPherson.

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McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864

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McPherson was born in Clyde, Ohio. He attended Norwalk Academy in Norwalk, Ohio, and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1853, first in his class, which included Philip H. Sheridan, John M. Schofield, and John Bell Hood; Hood would oppose him later in the Western Theater. McPherson was directly appointed to the Corps of Engineers with the rank of brevet second lieutenant. For a year after his graduation he was assistant instructor of practical engineering at the Mi...