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Russell A. Alger

U.S. Secretary of War during the campaign.

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Also known as Secretary Alger

First appearance: vi the return home

Russell A. Alger shows up with force in Appendix B: The "Round Robin" Letter. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Secretary of War; sends cable message ordering the army to move into the interior, which the officers oppose.
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LWLeonard WoodTRTheodore Roose…SSSamuel SumnerJWJoseph WheelerRARussell A. Alger

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