Pond, James B. 1838-1903
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Sources of Information
- NUCMC data from Indiana Historical Society for Wallace, L. Papers, 1799-1923(James B. Pond)
- LC manual auth. cd.(hdg.: Pond, James Burton, 1838-1903; usage: James B. Pond; J.B. Pond)
- WWWA, 1897-1942(James Burton Pond, 1838-1903; lecture manager; newspaper publisher, Markeson, Wis.; Union Army officer; survivor of Quantrell massacre; merchant; operated Lyceum Lecture Bureau)
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Wikipedia description:
James Burton Pond (June 11, 1838 – June 21, 1903) was an abolitionist and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. For his actions during the Battle of Baxter Springs, he received the Medal of Honor. Returning to civilian life, he became a successful lecture manager whose clients included Mark Twain, Winston Churchill, and Henry Morton Stanley.
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