DORR, THOMAS WILSON (1805-54) American Politician & Reformer, best known for leading the Dorr Rebellion; Governor of Rhode Island – 1842-43# dorrthomaswilson
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DOUGLAS, STEPHEN ARNOLD (1813-61) U.S. Presidential Candidate – 1860; U.S. Senator – Illinois – 1847-61; U.S. Representative – Illinois – 1843-47; Remembered for the Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 # douglasstephenarnold
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EGERTON, FRANCIS, DUKE OF BRIDGEWATER (1736-1803) British Nobleman; 3rd Duke of Bridgewater# egertonfrancis
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MORRIS, WILLIAM WALTON, JR. (1801-65) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Veteran of the Mexican War# morriswilliamwaltonjr
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CUDWORTH, WARREN HANDEL (1825-83) Union Chaplain - 1st Massachusetts Infantry; Unitarian Pastor; Authored “History of the First Regiment (Massachusetts Infantry),” published in 1866# cudworthwarrenhandel
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CUDWORTH, WARREN HANDEL (1825-83) Union Chaplain - 1st Massachusetts Infantry; Unitarian Pastor; Authored “History of the First Regiment (Massachusetts Infantry),” published in 1866# 10653
Signed Envelope, 3” x 5 ¼”, “Soldier’s Letter, W.H. Cudworth, Chaplain, Mass[achusetts] 1st,” transmittal for a Civil War letter (no longer present) from an unidentified soldier; addressed in another hand, to “Mr. Joseph L. Rand, North Waterford, Maine,” and bearing a “Due 3” postal stamp. Pencil arithmetic notations are on the reverse.
Moderate toning throughout, with the expected wear, soiling, and edge chips and tears.
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COWDIN, ROBERT (1805-74) Union Brigadier General; Union Colonel – 1st Massachusetts Infantry# cowdinrobert
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COX, JACOB DOLSON, JR. (1828-1900) Union Major General; Governor of Ohio – 1866-68; U.S. Interior Secretary – 1869-70; U.S. Representative – Ohio – 1877-79 # coxjacobdolsonjr
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COX, SAMUEL SULLIVAN (1824-89) U.S. Representative – Ohio - 1857-65; U.S. Representative – New York – 1869-89; U.S. Minister to Turkey – 1885-86# coxsamuelsullivan
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CRAIG, JAMES (1817-88) Union Brigadier General – Missouri; U.S. Representative – Missouri – 1857-61; Veteran of the Mexican War# craigjames
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WARREN, GOUVERNEUR KEMBLE (1830-82) Union Major General – New York # warrengouverneurkemble
* With Generals George G. Meade, James S. Wadsworth, James C. Rice, Thomas M. Vincent
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LAFITTE, JOHN BAPTISTE (1822-87) Confederate Blockade Runner; A founder of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange# lafittejohnbaptiste
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HUNT, WARD (1810-86) U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice – 1872-82 # huntw
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VEATCH, JAMES CLIFFORD (1819-95) Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 25th Indiana Infantry # veatchjamesclifford
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HAMMOND, WILLIAM ALEXANDER (1828-1900) Union Brigadier General; Surgeon General of the U.S. Army – 1862-64; Founder of the Army Medical Museum; Co-founder of the American Neurological Association# hammondwilliamalexander
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CARR, EUGENE ASA NIEL (1830-1910) Union Brigadier General; Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for action at the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas – March 7, 1862# carreugeneasaniel
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KIRKWOOD, SAMUEL JORDAN (1813-94) Governor of Iowa – 1860-64 & 1876-77; U.S. Senator – Iowa – 1866-67 & 1877-81; U.S. Secretary of the Interior – 1881-82# kirkwoodsamueljordan
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CUTLER, LYSANDER (1807-66) Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, part of the “Iron Brigade”# cutlerlysander
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DONKIN, RUFANE SHAWE (1772-1841) British Lieutenant General; Served in the French Revolutionary & Napoleonic Wars; Member of Parliament – 1832-37 & 1839-41 # donkinrufaneshawe
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DOYLE, CHARLES WILLIAM (1770-1842) British Army Officer, served in the Napoleonic Wars; Promoted to the rank of lieutenant general in 1837# doylecharleswilliam
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