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Box 19

 Container

Contains 66 Results:

"History of the Bucktails" by O. R. Howard Thomas and William H. Rauch, 1906

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 5 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include the book by Thomson and Rauch that discusses the history of the Bucktails and Thomas L. Kane's involvement in the infantry. Includes a handwritten note about Kane's "Mormon blessing," as well as a biographical sketch of Kane and his military tactics. Dated 1906.

Dates: 1906

"Particulars of the early history of the Bucktail or Kane Rifle regiment", 1862-1887

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 2-4
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 5 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents Materials include a volume discussing the history of the activities of Thomas L. Kane's Rifle Brigade ("Bucktails") during the Civil War. Within the volume are Kane's correspondence regarding the regiment, newspaper clippings about the Battle of Dranesville, and a copy of a letter to Kane from General Ord. Also included is Elizabeth Dennistoun Wood Kane's handwritten copy of Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography entry of Thomas, and her letter to Appleton. Notes from Elisha Kent Kane...
Dates: 1862-1887