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LeDuc, William Gates (1823–1917)

William Gates LeDuc played a variety of parts in Minnesota’s transition from territory to statehood. A “jack of all trades” who never found great success in one endeavor, he counted former presidents, governors, generals, and supreme court justices among his friends by the time of his death in 1917.

General William Gates LeDuc

General William LeDuc. Photograph by Whitney’s Gallery, ca. 1865.

US flag raised in Georgia during the Civil War and preserved by William Gates LeDuc

United States flag raised in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia, during Sherman's March to the Sea. Gift of Brigadier General William G. LeDuc.

Brigadier general’s uniform worn by William Gates LeDuc

United States Army brigadier general's double-breasted wool flannel frock coat. It was worn during the Civil War by Brigadier General William Gates LeDuc, who served in the quartermaster's department throughout the war. The coat has quilted cotton lining, a velvet faced collar and cuffs, brigadier general's shoulder straps, and gilded brass general-staff buttons.

Quartermaster’s map of northern Georgia

Topographical map of part of northern Georgia printed on cotton fabric. The map includes roads, waterways, railroad lines, and town locations. The signature of "W. G. LeDuc" is in black ink on the back. The map was used during the Civil War by Brigadier General William Gates LeDuc of Minnesota, who served in the quartermaster's department throughout the war.