Randolph B. Marcy
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Randolph Barnes Marcy (April 9, 1812 – November 22, 1887) was a career officer in the United States Army, achieving the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in 1881.
He spent much of his career as a frontier explorer and soldier in the American West. He wrote a book detailing the lands he saw in his travels, The Prairie Traveler: A Handbook for Overland Expeditions in 1859. According to the Kansas Collection Books website, The Prairie Traveler was a bestseller in its day.
Marcy served as chief of staff to his son-in-law, General George B. McClellan, and as one of four Inspectors-General of the U.S. Army during the American Civil War.
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- Text of Marcy's Prairie Traveler
- Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the year 1852 / by Randolph B. Marcy ; assisted by George B. McClellan. hosted by the Portal to Texas History
- Handbook of Texas Online
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