Weir, Gulian Verplanck, 1837-1886
biographical statement
Citation:
MSS 511 Box 3 Folder 2 Accessed November 16, 2010 (b. Dec. 28, 1837; parents Robert Walter Weir and Louisa Ferguson; In 1861 Weir joined the 7th New York Regiment as a private.fighting in the battles of Chacellorsville, second Bull Run, Gettysburg, and Fredericksburg. d. July 18, 1886 Gulian shot himself in the heart at his quarters at Fort Hamilton.)Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Scrapbook on Gulian Verplanck Weir, Harry Weir Casey, and William Bayard Weir, undated
Scrapbook contains information about Gulian Verplanck, Harry Casey Weir, and William Bayard Weir, with materials dating from between 1849 and 1886. The Gulian Verplanck section contain newspaper clippings about his suicide. Harry Casey Weir section contains one photograph of Weir and his obituaries. William Bayard Weir section contains newspaper clipping about his murder by the Indians. There is also a note by Lavinia M. Morehead, written between 1765 and 1929.