John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president, at 43 years, and the first Catholic president. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the United States Congress before his presidency.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, December 23, 1861. Lieut. Col. A. CADY, Seventh Regiment Infantry, Comdg. Dist. of Oregon, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter.: COLONEL: The general commanding the…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF HUMBOLDT, Fort Humboldt, Cal., February 21, 1864. Respectfully forwarded for the information of the department commander, believing that the major and his command are entitled to great…
HEADQUARTERS, Camp aqua, Cal., May 15, 1864. SIR: In accordance with Orders, No. 2, current series, from headquarters of the District of Humboldt, I have the honor to report the…
HEADQUARTERS, Camp Iaqua, Cal., June 15, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to report the operations of this command during the previous fifteen days: June 1, Lieutenant Taylor, Sixth California…
HEADQUARTERS, Camp Iaqua, CAL., June 80, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to report the operations of this command during the preceding fifteen days: On the 19th Lieutenant Taylor, Sixth…