The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . WILLIAM S. HARNEY. Born in Louisiana, 1793. Appointed to U. S. Army,Feb. 1818. Paymaster, iaS3. 2d Dragoons,1S3*>. Fought in the Seminole War in Florida. BrevetCol., 1840. for gallant conduct. Served wiih distinctionin the Mexican War. Brevet , 185S. Whilein command on the Pacific coast, he took possession ofthe neutral territory of San Juan Island, Puget in command of Union troops in Missouri in theearly part of the Civil War. Retired WILLIAM A. BUCKINGH
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . WILLIAM S. HARNEY. Born in Louisiana, 1793. Appointed to U. S. Army,Feb. 1818. Paymaster, iaS3. 2d Dragoons,1S3*>. Fought in the Seminole War in Florida. BrevetCol., 1840. for gallant conduct. Served wiih distinctionin the Mexican War. Brevet , 185S. Whilein command on the Pacific coast, he took possession ofthe neutral territory of San Juan Island, Puget in command of Union troops in Missouri in theearly part of the Civil War. Retired WILLIAM A. BUCKINGHAM. Bom in Lebanon, Conn., May 28, 1S04. Educated inthe public schools, and went into mercantile businesswhen 21, settling in Norwich. Elected Mayor, 1849, 1857. Elected Governor of Connecticut, 1858;re-elected seven times, declining a ninth consecutivenomination, in 1866. After two years* rest from thefatigue of his great war services, he was elected to theU. S. Senate 1868, for the term euding March 3,1^ Feb. 8,1875.
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