Whittlesey, Joseph Hitchkiss, 1821-1886
Biography
Graduate of West Point Military Academy and military officer who served with the 2nd US Dragoons during the Mexican War.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph Hotchkiss Whittlesey letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 867323
Mss 867323
Date(s):
1867-05-23
Scope and Contents
Letter from Joseph Hotchkiss Whittlesey in Winchester, Virgina, enclosing a circular on the subject of military education.
Joseph Hotchkiss Whittlesey letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 868125.3
Mss 868125.3
Date(s):
1868-01-25
Scope and Contents
Three-page letter from Joseph Hotchkiss Whittlesey in Winchester, Vermont to Asa Dodge Smith, telling him that when the plan has been approved by Congress, the writer will attempt to remove the doubts expressed by Smith. The need for military education.