White, George William, 1830-1906. George William White papers [manuscript], undated. - View Resource (original) (raw)

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Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886

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Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a United States Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service in the Mexican–American War and as a Union general in the American Civil War. Known to his Army colleagues as "Hancock the Superb", he was noted in particular for his personal leadership at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. His military service continued afte...

Harrison, Gessner, 1807-1862

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University of Virginia professor of ancient languages. From the description of Papers of Gessner Harrison [manuscript], 1827-1862. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647887791 Professor of ancient languages at the University of Virginia. From the description of Letter to a publishing firm [manuscript], 1855 May 3. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647838967 From the description of Letter to a publishing firm, 1855 May 3. (Universit...

Lee, Robert Edward, 1807-1870

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Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870) served as General of the Confederate Army in the U.S. Civil War and was president of Washington College in Lexington, Virginia from 1865 to 1870. Lee spent the first twenty-three years of his military career in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. From 1837 to 1841 he was superintending engineer for the harbor of St. Louis and the upper Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Robert E. Lee was a United States Army officer, 1829-1861; commander of Virginia forces in the ...

Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876

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Francis P. Blair, 1791-1876, was an influential Kentucky politician, and later, a Washington, D.C. newspaper editor. In 1814, Blair held the position of Franklin County Circuit Court Clerk, and in the 1820's was appointed Clerk of the New Court of Appeals. When the New Court collapsed, Blair became a writer for Amos Kendall's Argus of the Western America. Many pieces were printed in this publication supporting the election of Andrew Jackson over Henry Clay. From the description of Fr...

Preston, Margaret Junkin, 1820-1897

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Epithet: of Finingham British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000614.0x000278 Margaret Junkin Preston (1820-1897) of Lexington, Va., was a poet and author. From the description of Margaret Junkin Preston papers, 1812-1892, 1938, 1997. WorldCat record id: 24599967 American author. From the description of Papers of Margaret Junkin Preston [manuscript], 1889-1893, n.d. (University of Virgi...

Pinkerton, William A. (William Allan), 1846-1923

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Principal in Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. From the description of Correspondence of William A. Pinkerton, 1894-1911. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 65542819 ...

Dabney, Robert Lewis, 1820-1898

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Presbyterian minister, Confederate chaplain, biographer of "Stonewall" Jackson. From the description of Letters, 1838, 1847. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 41150049 ...

Hoge, Moses D. (Moses Drury), 1818-1899

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Presbyterian minister; Civil War blockade runner; orator at the dedication of the Stonewall Jackson statue, Monument Avenue, Richmond. From the description of Letter to J.D.K. Sleight, 1870 March 28. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 52779251 Benjamin Stoddert Ewell was born in Georgetown, D. C., 10 June 1810, the son of Thomas Ewell and Elizabeth Stoddert. He graduated from United States Military Academy and taught there. He taught at Hampden- Sydney College and...

Wilmer, Richard H. (Richard Hooker), 1816-1900

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Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Alabama. From the description of Richard Hooker Wilmer papers, 1852-1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 664678770 Richard Hooker Wilmer (1816-1900) was an Episcopal priest in Virginia and bishop of Alabama, 1861-1900. Wilmer was born in Alexandria, Va., and was educated at Yale University and the Theological Seminary in Virgina. His father was William Holland Wilmer. From the guide to the Richard H. Wilmer Papers, ., 1821-1898,...