Soldiers

Scope and Contents This collection includes one 34-page, typed manuscript and one envelope front from Frank E. Stevenson in Rockville, Indiana from about 1913 regarding the state of preparedness of the U.S. military for war. The envelope is addressed to Major F. E. Stevenson, Field Artillery Ind. Nat. Guard, Rockville, Ind., with a return address of War Department, Division of Militia Affairs and marked "Official Business." Written on the envelope is "Report 7055/76," "Are we prepared for war," and "Rockville...

Scope and Contents This collection contains Frank E. Stevenson's military commission papers ranging from 1882 to 1909 for his service with the McCune Cadets, the Indiana National Guard, and as aide-de-camp to the governor. Other documents related to his military service include an invitation to the February 22, 1887 first annual ball of the Rockville Light Artillery; a circa 1910 document regarding the National Guard Association's recommendations for legislation regarding the National Guard; 4 handwritten copies...