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    Orville Elias Babcock (December 25, 1835 – June 2, 1884) was an American engineer and general in the Union Army during the Civil War. An aide to General...
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  • Orville is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Orville E. Atwood (1880–1939), American politician Orville E. Babcock (1835–1884)...
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  • educator Mike Babcock (born 1963), Canadian hockey head coach and former player Orville E. Babcock (1835–1884), American Civil War general Rob Babcock, (c. 1953–2019)...
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    Orville E. Babcock, was also indicted and prosecuted for involvement in the Whiskey Ring, but Babcock was found not guilty. McDonald believed Babcock...
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  • Army engineer Orville E. Babcock, who designed the original ponds. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Babcock Lakes "Histories...
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    to the scandals. For example, in 1869, Grant's private secretary Orville E. Babcock, rather than a State Department official, was sent to negotiate a...
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    and elsewhere. In 1869, Grant commissioned his private secretary Orville E. Babcock and Rufus Ingalls to negotiate the treaty of annexation with Dominican...
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  • Orville E. Babcock (1835–1884), Union Army brevet brigadier general This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title General Babcock...
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    species of fish, reptiles, and other aquatic animals. In 1878, General Orville E. Babcock, the Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds in Washington...
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    prosecutions, Justice Dillon ruled Ulysses S. Grant's deposition for Orville E. Babcock was admissible in court. Following his resignation from the federal...
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    age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over. Havilah Babcock, Wisconsin businessman Orville E. Babcock, Civil War era general and private secretary under...
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  • members, and remain perplexed why he protected his personal secretary Orville E. Babcock. The term "Grantism" was originally coined by a fellow Republican...
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    government officials, including President Grant's private secretary, Orville E. Babcock. Upon his appointment, Pierrepont quickly cleaned up corruption in...
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    Edwards Pierrepont, another reforming Cabinet member, uncovered that Orville Babcock, Grant's personal secretary, was involved in the ring, Grant's relationship...
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    visited Babcock's cousin Orville E. Babcock, the personal secretary of Ulysses S. Grant who was later indicted in the Whiskey Ring. Together the Babcocks raised...
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    proposed annexation, but Congress refused. In July 1869 Grant sent Orville E. Babcock and Rufus Ingalls who negotiated a draft treaty with Dominican Republic...
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    Horace Porter 1869–1873 Brig. Gen. Frederick Tracy Dent 1869–1876 Col. Orville E. Babcock 1873–1876 Col. Levi P. Luckey 1876–1877 Ulysses S. Grant Jr. 1877–1881...
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  • Berkshire, Vermont, Babcock was a son of Elias Babcock and Clara (Olmstead) Babcock. Among his siblings was Orville E. Babcock. Babcock studied law and became...
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    Fish and proposed annexation. On July 17, Grant sent a military aide Orville E. Babcock to evaluate the islands' resources, local conditions, and Báez's terms...
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    the command of Lt. Gen. James Longstreet, a trusted subordinate of Robert E. Lee, was sent to Knoxville to prevent Burnside's Army of the Ohio from moving...
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    the specific site. Construction was supervised by Chief Engineer Orville E. Babcock until his death by drowning in the Mosquito Inlet in 1884. The tower...
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    General Ulysses S. Grant (seated at center) and staff: Ely S. Parker, Adam Badeau, Orville E. Babcock, Horace Porter Unidentified girls, 19th century Nathaniel...
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    "The Salon of 1859", Selected Writings on Art and Literature, trans. P. E. Charvet, pp. 295, 297; excerpt, "In a section preceding the discussion of...
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    Goode, author of Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., cites General Orville E. Babcock of the Corps of Engineers as the architect, while a 1985 report by...
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    and Lucretia (Babcock) Wheeler. His relatives included David Olmsted, who was his grand-uncle, and Orville E. Babcock and Lorenzo A. Babcock, who were his...
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    Destiny. Senkarik Publishing. p. 231. ISBN 978-1-257-64421-6. Cutrer, Thomas E., ed. (2009). The Mexican War Diary and Correspondence of George B. McClellan...
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    General of the United States), as well as generals Horace Porter and Orville E. Babcock . The visit to Washington was overshadowed by President Grant's discontent...
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    flank. Just before noon, one of Grant's staff, Lieutenant Colonel Orville E. Babcock, told Sheridan: General Grant directs me to say to you, that if in...
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    defense team who defended Orville E. Babcock, President Grant's military secretary, at the Whiskey Ring trial held in St. Louis. Babcock had been charged with...
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    as Santo Domingo. These negotiations continued under Grant, led by Orville E. Babcock, a confidant who had served on Grant's staff during the Civil War...
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