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Richard S. Clark (46794212):
"Historical and Biographical Record of Southern California, Containing a History of Southern California from Its Earliest Settlement to the Opening Year of the Twentieth Century ; Also Containing Biographies of Well-known Citizens of the Past and Present"; by James Miller Guinn; Chapman Publishing Company, 1902.
Extracted from the biography of Wright Hunt Peck, page 509: "With the call to arms for three hundred thousand volunteers for the Civil War, Mr. [Wright] Peck and his two [twin] brothers, Theodore Frelinghuysen and Henry Clay Peck, and his father [Orson Peck], enlisted, the former, his father, and Henry Clay serving in the same regiment. He [Orson] enlisted in Company E, Fifth Kansas Cavalry, General Clayton commanding, and was at Little Rock and Pine Bluff and engaged in general scouting. The family sustained the loss of one of the sons, Henry Clay, during the war, and all served with courage and distinction, as became loyal citizens."
Additional information provided by Find A Grave contributor
Richard S. Clark (46794212):
"Historical and Biographical Record of Southern California, Containing a History of Southern California from Its Earliest Settlement to the Opening Year of the Twentieth Century ; Also Containing Biographies of Well-known Citizens of the Past and Present"; by James Miller Guinn; Chapman Publishing Company, 1902.
Extracted from the biography of Wright Hunt Peck, page 509: "With the call to arms for three hundred thousand volunteers for the Civil War, Mr. [Wright] Peck and his two [twin] brothers, Theodore Frelinghuysen and Henry Clay Peck, and his father [Orson Peck], enlisted, the former, his father, and Henry Clay serving in the same regiment. He [Orson] enlisted in Company E, Fifth Kansas Cavalry, General Clayton commanding, and was at Little Rock and Pine Bluff and engaged in general scouting. The family sustained the loss of one of the sons, Henry Clay, during the war, and all served with courage and distinction, as became loyal citizens."
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