Papers, 1879-1937 bulk 1890-1931.

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Papers, 1879-1937 bulk 1890-1931.

Career military officer and commander of the 26th (Yankee) Division in World War I. Contained in the Edwards Papers is considerable material on Edwards' service as Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, 1902-1912, in the War Department, Cuba, the Philippines, the operations of the Yankee Division in World War I, General John J. Pershing's removal of Edwards as division commander and Edwards' advocacy of universal military training and his opposition to prohibition. Notable correspondents include Edwards' wife Bessie Porter Edwards, John W. Hyatt, W. Cameron Forbes, James G. Harbord, Hunter Liggett, William Howard Taft and Leonard Wood.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8358554

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Harbord, James G. (James Guthrie), 1866-1947

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Army officer and business executive. From the description of James G. Harbord papers, 1886-1938 (bulk 1918-1919). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82223891 Harbord was a Major General and commanded the Services of Supply of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. He became Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army from 1921-22. As a civilian, he became president of the Radio Corp of America (RCA) and resided in Rye, N.Y. He died in 1947. From the desc...

United States. Army. 26th (Yankee) Division.

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Taft, William Howard, 1857-1930

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William Howard Taft (1857-1930) was an American politician who served as U.S. President (1908-1912) and Chief Justitce of the Supreme Court (1921-1930). 1857 Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 15th 1878 Graduated from Yale University 1880 Graduated from Cincinnati Law School ...

Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948

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Career Army officer who served in the Philippines as an adjutant general and engineer officer, collector of customs, and cavalry squadron commander, participating in actions against the Tausug (Moros), 1899-1903; later apppointed governor of Moro Province and commander, Department of Mindanao, 1909-1913. Well-known for his command of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I, 1917-1919. From the description of General John J. Pershing photograph collection [pictu...

Edwards, Bessie Porter.

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Forbes, W. Cameron (William Cameron), 1870-1959

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Forbes was an American business and government executive. He served as governor-general of the Philippines, 1909-1913, and ambasador to Japan, 1930-1932. From the description of W. Cameron (William Cameron) Forbes images of the Philippines, 1907-1946. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612734531 From the guide to the W. Cameron (William Cameron) Forbes images of the Philippines, 1907-1946., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Busin...

Massachusetts. National Guard

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Massachusetts. Militia

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Ten companies comprised the 12th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia: five from Boston, one from North Bridgewater, one from Abington, one from Weymouth, one from Stoughton, and one from Gloucester. After organization was completed, the regiment was ordered to Fort Warren in Boston Harbor. Three months later it was sent to Harper's Ferry, Va., where it guarded the upper Potomac as part of Bank's division. From the description of Massachusetts Volunteer Militia records, 1861 [ma...

Edwards, Clarence Ransom, 1860-1931

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Clarence Ransom Edwards (b. Jan. 1, 1860, Cleveland, Ohio-d. Feb. 14, 1931), U.S. Army officer, graduated from West Point in 1883. He served in the Philippines, commanded the 6th Brigade, 2nd Division in Hawaii, and commanded troops in the Panama Canal Zone from 1915 to 1917. He organized the 26th Division and spent ten months commanding it on the front lines in France in 1917 and 1918. From the description of Edwards, Clarence Ransom, 1860-1931 (U.S. National Archives and Records Ad...

Liggett, Hunter, 1857-1935

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Hunter Liggett (b. March 21, 1857, Reading, Pa.-d. Dec. 30, 1935, San Francisco, Calif.), U.S. Army officer, graduated from West Point in 1879, and for the next twenty years served in various infantry assignments, including in the Montana and Dakota Territories. He later served in Cuba and in the Philippines. After graduating from the Army War College, he was first appointed director, then president of the College (1913). He served as commander of the Department of the Philippines before assumin...

Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927

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General (GEN) Leonard Wood was stationed at Headquarters, Eastern Department, Governor's Island, NY on 16 November 1914. From the description of Leonard Wood papers, 1914. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 61241654 Leonard Wood was a physician who served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army (1910-1914), military governor of Cuba (1899-1902) and Governor-General of the Philippines (1921-1927). His son Osborne (sometimes spelled Osborn) at the time of this lette...

Hyatt, John W.

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