James McQueen McIntosh letter of recommendation, 1842.

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James McQueen McIntosh letter of recommendation, 1842.

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This collection consists of a letter of recommendation written by Richard Wylly Habersham and others to A.P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy, in 1842, recommending that James McQueen McIntosh be appointed a midshipman in the U.S. Navy. It is signed by Richard W. Habersham, Lott Warren, Roger L. Gamble, and Thomas Butler King. All of these men were Georgia representatives in Congress.

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Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia Historical Society

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McIntosh, James McQueen, 1828-1862

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Brig. General James McQueen McIntosh, CSA (1828-1862) was of the McIntosh family of McIntosh County, Georgia, a descendant of Col. William McIntosh. He was the son of Colonel James Simmons McIntosh, USA (1787-1848) who was mortally wounded at the battle of Molino del Rey in the Mexican War. Gen. James M. McIntosh commanded the cavalry unit of General Ben McCulloch's wing of General Earl Van Dorn's army at Elkhorn on March 7, 1862, where both he and McCulloch were killed. He is buried at the Nati...

Upshur, A. P. (Abel Parker), 1790-1844

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Abel Parker Upshur (June 17, 1790 - February 28, 1844) was an American lawyer, judge and politician from Virginia. Upshur was active in Virginia state politics and later served as Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of State during the Whig administration of President John Tyler. From the description of Letter, February 9, 1842. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 18168810 U.S. secretary of the navy, jurist, and Virginia public official. From the description...

Habersham, Richard Wylly, 1786-1842

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Richard Wylly Habersham was a son of James Habersham, Jr. Born in Savannah on December 10, 1786, he graduated from Princeton College in 1805. He was a lawyer, U.S. Attorney General, member of the Georgia House of Representatives, and was elected as a member of the 26th and 27th Congress from 1839 until 1842, when he died in Clarksville, Georgia. From the description of Richard Wylly Habersham letter, 1831. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 80201907 ...

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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...