Nelson Cross papers
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Abstract
This collection includes various documents dating from 1844 to 1872 and pertaining to Nelson Cross's law career and military service with the 67th New York Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
Biographical Note
Nelson Cross (d. 1897) was born in New Hampshire and later worked as a lawyer in Cincinnati, OH and Milwaukee, WI before settling in Brooklyn, N.Y. to establish his law practice in New York City. During the Civil War, Cross commanded the 67th Regiment of the New York Volunteer Infantry, also called the "Brooklyn Phalanx." Cross died in Dorchester, MA.
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- "Death of General Cross." Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 21, 1897. Accessed June 13, 2011. http://eagle.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/Default/Skins/BEagle/Client.asp?Skin=BEagle
Scope and Contents
This collection includes various documents dating from 1844 to 1872 and pertaining to Nelson Cross's law career and military service with the 67th New York Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. Items include certificates of appointment as a public notary and lawyer in Cincinnati, OH, Milwaukee, WI, and New York, N.Y.; correspondence; military appointments, commissions, and discharges; and membership certificates from the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and the Long Island Historical Society (later the Brooklyn Historical Society). There is also one studio photograph of Cross and two other individuals, believed to be Cross's brothers, in Union Army uniforms; and one rendering of a plan for a double-deck monorail car devised by Cross.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to users without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Nelson Cross papers, 1977.234, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Amy Cross, 1939.
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Minimally processed to the collection level.
