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Knepper brothers letters
Letters home of two brothers from Somerset, who were officers with the United States Navy. Chester M. Knepper letters, 1884, 1895-1900, 1917, were written while on a tour of duty in east Asia. Orlo Knepper letters, 1892, 1898-1900, mainly relate to his service with George Dewey's Asiatic Squa...
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| Collection: | Knepper Brothers Letters |
| Collection Number: | 2025 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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Letters home of two brothers from Somerset, who were officers with the United States Navy. Chester M. Knepper letters, 1884, 1895-1900, 1917, were written while on a tour of duty in east Asia.
Orlo Knepper letters, 1892, 1898-1900, mainly relate to his service with George Dewey's Asiatic Squadron and include detailed observations on the Spanish defeat at Manila Bay, the United States occupation of the Philippine Islands, and the war between the U.S. and the Philippine "insurgents." |