Garnett, Robert S. (Robert Selden), 1819-1861

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Robert Selden Garnett (1819-1861), served in the Mexican War, in Texas, and as commandant of cadets at West Point. In 1855, he was commissioned Major and sent to the Northwest where he commanded the Puget Sound and Yakima Expeditions. He resigned and joined the Confederate Army.

From the description of Letter : to Major Gilmore Hays / by Robert Selden Garnett, 1856 Apr 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127583

Robert Selden Garnett (1819-1861), aide-de-camp to General Taylor during the Mexican War.

From the description of Letter: to My dear L. /by Robert Selden Garnett, 1847 Mar 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702126718

Second lt., 4th Regt., U.S. Artillery.

From the description of Robert S. Garnett letter to Grace Fenton Garnett Hunter [manuscript] [18]41 Dec. 27. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647930608
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creatorOf Garnett, Robert Selden, 1819-1861. Military officer correspondence, 1847-1900. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Garnett, Robert S. (Robert Selden), 1819-1861. Papers from members of the Lee family [manuscript] 1770-1865. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. Autograph collection containing letters or signatures of James Buchanan, Charles Carroll, Henry Lee, George Washington Parke Custis, William Pitt, John Tyler, and William Wirt: [manuscript], 1757-1859. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Guie, Heister Dean. Heister Dean Guie papers [manuscript], 1890-1977. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Garnett, Robert S. (Robert Selden), 1819-1861. Letter : to Grace Garnett / by Robert Selden Garnett, 1847 Aug 2. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Garnett, Robert S. (Robert Selden), 1819-1861. Robert S. Garnett letter to Grace Fenton Garnett Hunter [manuscript] [18]41 Dec. 27. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn United States. Army. Letter : to Lieutenant R. S. Garnett / by United States Army, 1846 Jun 29. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Cocke, Philip St. George, 1809-1861. Papers of Philip St. George Cocke [manuscript] 1777-1861. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Garnett, Robert S. (Robert Selden), 1819-1861. Letter : to Major Gilmore Hays / by Robert Selden Garnett, 1856 Apr 13. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870. Letter, 1861 June 10, Head Quarters, Va. Forces to Colonel J.A. Early, Cmd'r., Lynchburg, Va. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Walker, Henry Harrison, ca. 1833-1912. Letters, 1858-1860. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Battalion, Tomlins'. Letterbook, 1861. Virginia Historical Society Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915. Houghton Library
creatorOf Garnett, Robert S. (Robert Selden), 1819-1861. Letter: to A. S. Garnett /by Robert Selden Garnett, 1852 Apr 17. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Stuart, Alexander H. H. (Alexander Hugh Holmes), 1807-1891. Papers of Alexander H. H. Stuart and the related Stuart and Baldwin families [manuscript], 1776-1878 (bulk 1850-1861). University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Harrison, William F. Letters, 1852-1872. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Hagans, A. D. Letter, Brandonville, Preston Co., West Virginia, to John R.D. Turner [manuscript] 1861 Aug. 5. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Garnett, Robert S. (Robert Selden), 1819-1861. Letter: to My dear L. /by Robert Selden Garnett, 1847 Mar 2. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Garnett, Robert S. (Robert Selden), 1819-1861. Letter, 1851 Feb. 13, Ringgold Barracks, Texas [to] his mother. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
creatorOf Pendleton, Edmund, 1774-1847. Letter to Robert S. Garnett [manuscript], 1824 February 27. University of Virginia. Library
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associatedWith Bradford, Edmund, d. 1889. person
associatedWith Cocke, Philip St. George, 1809-1861. person
associatedWith Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Battalion, Tomlins'. corporateBody
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Garnett, A. S. person
associatedWith Garnett, Grace. person
associatedWith Garnett, Grace Fenton, 1818-1901, person
associatedWith Guie, Heister Dean. person
associatedWith Hagans, A. D. person
associatedWith Harrison, William F. person
associatedWith Hays, Gilmore, d. 1880. person
associatedWith Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870. person
associatedWith McCown, John Porter, d, 1879. person
associatedWith Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881. person
associatedWith Pendleton, Edmund, 1774-1847. person
associatedWith Ridgely, Samuel Chase, d. 1846. person
associatedWith Stuart, Alexander H. H. (Alexander Hugh Holmes), 1807-1891. person
associatedWith United States. Army corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army 4th Regiment. corporateBody
associatedWith Walker, Henry Harrison, ca. 1833-1912. person
associatedWith Washington, John Macrae, d. 1853. person
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Buena Vista, Battle of, Mexico, 1847
Mexican War, 1846-1848
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Birth 1819-12-16

Death 1861-07-13

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