TILDEN, SAMUEL JONES (1814-86) Governor of New York – 1875-76; Democratic Candidate for U.S. President in the disputed election of 1876# tildensamueljones
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BARING-GOULD, SABINE (1834-1924) Anglican Priest & Hymnwriter, best known for composing “Onward, Christian Soldiers”# baringgouldsabine
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GARY, ELBERT HENRY (1846-1927) Key Founder of U.S. Steel Corporation; Namesake of Gary, Indiana and Gary, West Virginia# garyelberthenry
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ALVORD, BENJAMIN (1813-84) Union Brigadier General; Graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point – 1833; Veteran of the Mexican & Second Seminole Wars# 10998
Signature, “Benj[amin] Alvord,” a frank on a 1 ½” x 5 ¾” portion of an imprinted “Paymaster General’s Office” envelope; marked “Personal” by Alvord, with a Washington, D.C. postmark at mid left.
Lightly and evenly toned, with minor staining.
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GRIFFIN, CHARLES (1825-67) Union Major General; Veteran of the Mexican & antebellum Indian Wars# griffincharles
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GRIFFIN, SIMON GOODELL (1824-1902) Union Brigadier General# griffinsimongoodell
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GROSVENOR, CHARLES HENRY (1833-1917) Union Brevet Brigadier General; U.S. Representative – Ohio – 1885-91 & 1893-1907# grosvenorcharleshenry
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ROBERTS, BENJAMIN STONE (1810-75) Union Brigadier General; Veteran of the Mexican War # robertsbenjaminstone
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ROBINSON, JAMES SIDNEY (1827-92) Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 82nd Ohio Infantry; U.S. Representative – Ohio – 1881-85; Ohio Secretary of State – 1885-89 # robinsonjamessidney
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ROBINSON, JOHN CLEVELAND (1817-97) Union Major General; Colonel of the 1st Michigan Infantry; Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for gallantry at Laurel Hill, Virginia – May 8, 1864; Veteran of the Seminole & Mexican Wars # robinsonjohncleveland
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RODENBOUGH, THEOPHILUS FRANCIS (1838-1912) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Colonel of the 3rd Provisional Pennsylvania Cavalry; Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for action at Trevilian Station, Virginia – June 11, 1864# rodenboughtheophilusfrancis
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RODMAN, ISAAC PEACE (1822-62) Union Brigadier General; Colonel of the 4th Rhode Island Infantry; Mortally wounded at the Battle of Antietam – died September 30, 1862 # rodmanisaacpeace
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RODGERS, GEORGE WASHINGTON (1822-63) Union Navy Officer; Killed-in-Action at Fort Wagner, South Carolina – August 17, 1863; Veteran of the Mexican War# rodgersgeorgewashington
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RODGERS, CHRISTOPHER RAYMOND PERRY (1819-92) Union Navy Officer, later promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral; Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy – 1874-78; Veteran of the Second Seminole & Mexican Wars# rodgerschristopherraymondperry
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QUARLES, WILLIAM ANDREW (1825-93) Confederate Brigadier General# quarleswilliamandrew
* With 49th Tennessee Confederate Colonel James Edmund Bailey.
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RAINS, GABRIEL JAMES (1803-81) Confederate Brigadier General# rainsgabrieljames
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RAINS, JAMES EDWARDS (1833-62) Confederate Brigadier General; Killed-in-Action at the Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee – December 31, 1862# rainsjamesedwards
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RAMSAY, JAMES GRAHAM (1823-1903) Confederate Congressman – North Carolina – 1864-65 # ramsayjamesgraham
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RANDOLPH, GEORGE WYTHE (1818-67) Confederate Brigadier General; Confederate Secretary of War - 1862# randolphgeorgewythe
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READ, HENRY ENGLISH (1824-68) Confederate Congressman – Kentucky – 1862-65# readhenryenglish
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