Major Archibald H. Gillespie (1812 – 1873). Officer in the United States Marine Corps during the Mexican–American War.
- "... he selected Lieutenant Archibald H. Gillespie, an ambitious young Marine Corps officer, known for his shock of red hair, his fluency in Spanish..." https://books.google.it/books…
- "Gillespie, tall, freckled and with a shock of red hair..." https://books.google.it/books…
- "A red-haired courier from Washington reached Larkin on April 17, 1846. This was Marine Lieutenant Archibald Gillespie..." https://books.google.it/books…
I am interested in where this photograph is located, when it was taken, etc. If you have the name of the library or the archive where you found this, it would be helpful.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea, I'm sorry. You could try and search with Google images...
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