Ingalls, Rufus, 1818-1893

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U.S. Army Captain and assistant quartermaster assigned to duty at Fort Vancouver; of Denmark, Me.

From the description of Rufus Ingalls letter, 1853 Sept. 9. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978486

General Rufus Ingalls (1820-1893), went to Oregon in 1849 as quartermaster with the rank of captain, under Major Hathaway, who established the post at Fort Vancouver.

From the description of Letter : to Major General Thomas S. Jesup, Quartermaster General U.S.A. / by Rufus Ingalls, 1859 Jan 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127659

Rufus Ingalls, soldier and West Point graduate, served in the Mexican War and on the Western frontier. He became a quartermaster in 1848, and served in that position until the end of his career. In 1854, Ingalls accompanied the Steptoe Expedition west from Washington, D.C. The expedition was diverted for a winter to Salt Lake City to investigate circumstances surrounding the Gunnison Massacre. During his service in the Civil War, Ingalls was breveted to the rank of Brigadier General. Ingalls retired from the military in 1883, and died in 1893.

From the description of Letter to Colonel Thomas Swords and list of distances from Fort Vancouver to Salt Lake City, 1857-1858. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702178613
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referencedIn Louis Scholl papers, 1852-1920 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Steptoe, Edward Jenner, 1816-1865. To Edward D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General report of march to California and related papers, 1854-1855 : Benicia, Calif., 1855 Aug. 1. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Photographic Portrait File The Huntington Library
referencedIn Dent, Frederick T., 1821-1892. Frederick T. Dent papers, 1847-1890. Southern Illinois University, Morris Library
referencedIn Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896. Grant, seated, surrounded by 14 standing staff members, in front of wooden building, City Point, Va., [1865 Apr. 12] [graphic]. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Duane, James C. Letterbooks of J.C. Duane, 1864-1865. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Utah. Court (Salt Lake County). Subpoena, 1855. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Scholl, Louis, 1829-1911. Louis Scholl papers, 1852-1920. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Fuller, B. A. G., 1879-1956. Autograph collection, 1620-1920 Houghton Library
creatorOf Ingalls, Rufus. Papers, 1862-1865. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part III: The Civil War: The Union, 1804-1915. Houghton Library
creatorOf Beall, Thomas B., 1832-1921. Letter : Office Indian Agent, Lapwai, Idaho Territory, to Rufus Ingalls, New York [N.Y.], 1870 July 12. Newberry Library
referencedIn Bancroft-Bliss Families Papers, 1788-1928, (bulk 1815-1875) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Rufus Ingalls letter, 1862 November 18 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Ingalls, Rufus, 1818-1893. Rufus Ingalls letter [manuscript], 1862 November 18. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn National Archives And Records Administration. Rg 92: Quartermaster General.
creatorOf Ingalls, Rufus, 1818-1893. Letter to Colonel Thomas Swords and list of distances from Fort Vancouver to Salt Lake City, 1857-1858. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Ingalls, Rufus, 1820-1893. Letter : to Major General Thomas S. Jesup, Quartermaster General U.S.A. / by Rufus Ingalls, 1859 Jan 15. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Ralston, William Chapman, 1826-1875. Correspondence, ca. 1870-1890. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879. Letter signed : Camp near Falmouth, Va., to W. Pitt Fessenden, 1862 Dec. 26. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Reid, William. Oregon Steam Navigation Company and Oregon Railway and Navigation Company Development : ms. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Matthew Paul Deady Papers, 1850-1923 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn United States. War Dept. Office of the Adjutant General. Selected letters from R. Ingalls. [microfilm]. Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Hardie, James Allen, 1823-1876. James Allen Hardie papers, 1844-1886 (bulk 1847-1876). Library of Congress
referencedIn Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886. Houghton Library
creatorOf Hillyer, William Silliman, 1831-1874. Papers of William Silliman Hillyer, 1822 (1861-1874) 1931, [manuscript]. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn George Brinton McClellan Papers, 1783-1898, (bulk 1850-1885) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Ingalls, Rufus, 1818-1893. Rufus Ingalls letter, 1853 Sept. 9. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 Smithsonian Institution Archives
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