James A. Garfield, Washington, November 27, 1872, to Major General Irvin McDowell, New York

Title

James A. Garfield, Washington, November 27, 1872, to Major General Irvin McDowell, New York

Date

November 27 1872

Creator

["Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881."]

Place

["Washington, District of Columbia, United States","New York City, New York County, New York, United States"]

Local Call Number

PC.1642

Document Details

Title

James A. Garfield, Washington, November 27, 1872, to Major General Irvin McDowell, New York

Date

November 27 1872

Creator

["Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881."]

Rights

All rights held by the State Archives of NC. Permission to publish must be obtained from the registrar in writing.

Description

Presidential Signature: James Abram Garfield (1881) Irvin McDowell, an Ohio soldier in both the Mexican and Civil wars, was assigned to the occupation troops of the Department of the South. Garfield, then representing Ohio in the U. S. House of Representatives, sends McDowell a newspaper notice of McDowell's recent appointment as major general in the regular army.

Subject

["United States. Army--Appointments and retirements","United States--History, Military","United States--History--1865-1898","Presidents--United States"]

Index Terms

McDowell, Irvin, 1818-1885

Local Call Number

PC.1642

Place

["Washington, District of Columbia, United States","New York City, New York County, New York, United States"]

Time Period

["(1860-1876) Civil War and Reconstruction"]

Digital Collections

["Treasures"]

Source Collections

["James A. Garfield Paper. Private Collections. State Archives of North Carolina"]

Format

["Letters (Correspondence)"]

Hosted By

["State Archives of North Carolina"]

Notes Public

Old Call Number: V.C. 12

Identifier

VC_12_James_A_Garfield_to_Irvin_McDowell

James A. Garfield, Washington, November 27, 1872, to Major General Irvin McDowell, New York

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