Papers. 1847-1921.

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Papers. 1847-1921.

Lt., Ordnance officer. Medal of honor winner. Correspondence regarding medal of honor award; personal correspondence; newspaper clippings; letters, drawings and compositions written as a child; nine photographs; four medals; last will and testament of wife, Frances Dorothy Beebe, 1921.

1 box : ill. ; 6 cm. + photos.

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Beebe, William Sully, 1841-1898

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William Sully Beebe was born on February 14, 1841, in Ithica, N. Y. He attended West Point Academy, graduating in 1863. He immediately entered the army, with an appointment of Second Lieutenant of Ordnance. During the Civil War, he received honors on multiple occasions. He remained in the army until 1874, when he resigned his commission. After his resignation, he spent his time creating a theory that argued, in part, for a connection between the Biblical book of Genesis and the ancient peoples o...

Beebe, Frances Dorothy.

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