John B. Jones letter to Benjamin Henry Grierson, 1872
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- Created Date
- 1865-1890
- Description
Volunteer military officer during the Civil War, organizer of the U.S. Army Tenth Cavalry in 1866, commander of various Western army posts and active in opening the Western frontier until retirement in 1890. Grierson?s papers consist of correspondence (including over a hundred letters to his wife, Alice Kirk Grierson), documents such as orders, reports and maps and other military material, as well as personal miscellany relating to his service in...
- Creator
Grierson, Benjamin Henry, 1826-1911
- Contributing Institution
- Newberry Library
- Subjects
- Fort Concho (Tex.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Fort Davis (Tex. : Fort) --History -- 19th century -- Sources
Fort Sill (Okla.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Indians and the West
Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1866-1895
Manuscripts, American - Location
- Montana
Texas
United States - Type
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- Format
- CorrespondenceMilitary documents
- Rights
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- Chicago citation style
- Grierson, Benjamin Henry, 1826-1911. John B. Jones letter to Benjamin Henry Grierson, 1872. 1865-1890. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/34245. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Grierson, Benjamin Henry, 1826-1911, (1865-1890) John B. Jones letter to Benjamin Henry Grierson, 1872. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/34245
- MLA citation style
- Grierson, Benjamin Henry, 1826-1911. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/34245>.