William H. Taft-Robert S. Oliver Collection,1905

Title

William H. Taft-Robert S. Oliver Collection,1905

Creator

Taft, William Howard, 1857-1930

Extent

1 folder, 5 items

Subjects

United States -- War Department -- Records and correspondence

Kentucky -- Governor (1900-1907 : Beckham) -- Records and correspondence

United States -- History áx Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Flags

Oliver, Robert Shaw

Finding Aid Author

Processed by: Staff; machine-readable finding aid created by:Eric Weig

Repository

Kentucky Historical Society

Scope and Content

This collection consists of letters, dated 1905, from U.S. Secretary of War, William Howard Taft, and Acting Secretary of War, Robert Shaw Oliver, to Gov. J.C.W. Beckham of Kentucky. The letters concern the return of captured Civil War battle flags to Kentucky. Included with Oliver's letter was a booklet listing all captured battle flags in the U.S.

Arrangement: Chronological