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Eugene Frederick Ladd
Eugene Frederick Ladd (September 19, 1859 - April 23, 1927) was a career officer in the United States Army. He attained the rank of brigadier general during while on the staff of the Office of the U.S. Army Adjutant General during World War I. Early life and education Ladd was born on September 19, 1859, in Thetford, Vermont, a son of George Ladd and Louise H. (Porter) Ladd.Cullum, George W., Edward S. Holden, Charles Braden, and William Henry Donaldson. ''Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy, at West Point, N.Y., from Its Establishment, 1902, to 1890: With the Early History of the United States Military Academy''. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1891, page 376.Marquis Who's Who, Inc. ''Who Was Who in American History, the Military''. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. P. 315 He graduated from Vermont's Randolph Normal School (now Vermont Technical College) in 1877. In 1880, he began attendance at the United States Military ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thetford, Vermont
Thetford is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States in the Connecticut River Valley. The population was 2,775 at the 2020 census. Villages within the town include East Thetford, North Thetford, Thetford Hill, Thetford Center, Rices Mills, Union Village, and Post Mills. The town office is in Thetford Center. Thetford is home to Thetford Academy, Vermont's oldest secondary school. Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains, formerly Swift Water Girl Scout Council, also has a summer residential camp here called Camp Farnsworth. Camp Farnsworth originally started under private ownership by Chelebe and Madama Farnsworth in 1909 when it was called Camp Hanoum. History The town was created on August 12, 1761 by way of a royal charter which King George III of Great Britain issued to Governor Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire. Wentworth named it for Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, 4th Earl of Arlington and 4th Viscount Thetford, who in 1768 became prime min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
