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Identifier: biographicalsketcopy01hame (find matches)
Title: Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910, pub
Subjects: United States. Army United States. Navy
Publisher: New York, L.R. Hamersly
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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- boyhood his inclination towardthe military career was strong, and this inclinationwas fostered and encouraged by his cousin, PhilipKearny, afterwards a Major-General in the UnionArmy. In 1834, when thirteen years of age, hetraveled in Europe, devoting his time there toan earnest study of the science of war, as devel-oped in France, Italy and Algiers, in which henot only read military treatises, but studied maps,plans and reports, acquiring several foreign lan-guages that he might read these in the original.While still a boy he prepared beautiful war maps,and was remarkably familiar with the field of mili-tary operations about the head of the Adriatic. His in-dustry in those pursuits was untiring, while his highly
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BRIGADIER-GENERAL JOHN WATTS DE PEYSTER.

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  • booksubject:United_States__Army
  • booksubject:United_States__Navy
  • bookpublisher:New_York__L_R__Hamersly
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