Soldiers
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 206 Collections and/or Records:
Warrick County World War I photograph album
Collection — Folder SP154
Identifier: SP154
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises loose pages from a photograph album from Warrick County, Indiana on July 4, 1918 and during World War I, concerning subjects related to the war in the county circa 1917-1918. There are 14 group photographs of unidentified men often wearing armbands or ribbons--who were most likely registered for the draft, enlisted in the armed forces, or members of the Liberty Guard--sitting on the Warrick County Courthouse steps. Two of the photographs depict African Americans. ...
Dates:
1918
Wilbourn S. Scruggs, Camp Shelby World War I panoramic photograph
Collection — Folder OBF021
Identifier: OBF021
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a black-and-white panoramic photograph taken by Wilbourn S. Scruggs at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on August 30, 1918 of the Headquarters Company of the 151st Infantry Regiment, 38th Division of the U.S. Army.
Dates:
1918/08/30
William Depoy letter
Collection — Folder S0354
Identifier: S0354
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopy of a letter from William Depoy in Cairo, Missouri to his brother and sister ranging from on March 14, 1862 regarding his service with the Union Army, military life, and recent battles.
Dates:
1862/03/14
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William Depoy letter
William H. Hulley collection
Collection — Folder S3253
Identifier: S3253
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of original Civil War correspondence to William and Mary Ann Hulley from their son, William H. Hulley, and the Farrell brothers ranging from 1861 to 1863. The collection also includes an October 23, 1861 military special order and an undated obituary for Mary Ann Ramsey Somerville.
Dates:
1861-1863
William H. Long Civil War letters
Collection — Folder S2300
Identifier: S2300
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 5 letters written by William H. Long in 1863 and sent to his wife, Lucinda, in Henricks County, Indiana while he served with Company B, 117th Indiana Infantry during the U.S. Civil War. The first three letters were written from Camp Carrington in Indianapolis in August and September. The fourth letter was written on October 21, 1863 from Tennessee and mentions he's been ill and was in the hospital. The fifth letter sent to Lucinda is undated and written like a poem from...
Dates:
1863-1866
William Newman personal narrative
Collection — Folder S1014
Identifier: S1014
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the manuscript, "The Experiences of Lt. William Newman as Told by Himself, Sunday Evening, August 6, 1944." The typewritten narrative was sent to Eli Lilly in September, 1944 by Lt. Newman's father, Henry L. Newman, and describes the Army Ranger's experiences in World War II after being taken prisoner by German forces during the Battle of Cisterna (January 30-February 2, 1944). After 8 or 9 days, William Newman was able to escape and traveled more than 200 kilometers by...
Dates:
1944
William S. Bradford papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0155
Scope and Contents
This collection includes original letters and photocopied diary entries from William S. Bradford of Indiana from 1861 to 1862. It also includes a tintype photograph and print of tintype of William S. Bradford, a carte de visite of Lucy Bradford, newspaper clippings (), and a metal stencil of Capt. Bradford's name, rank, and regiment, likely used for military documentation and communication.
Dates:
1861-1862
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William S. Bradford papers
William W. Jones photograph album
Collection — Folder SP046
Identifier: SP046
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photography album from William W. Jones in the United States, ranging from 1939 to 1963, regarding his training and service in World War II and the Korean War. The album contains photographs of Jones and other military personnel at various training camps including Fort Harrison, Indiana, Fort Benning, Georgia, and Fort Campbell, Kentucky. It also contains several pieces of paper ephemera including souvenirs, a medical record, ration and pay cards, a liberty pass,...
Dates:
1939-1963
William Y. Monroe letter
Collection — Folder S0975
Identifier: S0975
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a March 18, 1863 letter sent to John Rector and written by W. Y. Monroe from Triune, Tennessee while he was serving in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War. John Rector had returned home from serving with Company A, 82nd Indiana Infantry and Monroe was a captain in the company. Monroe mentions that Dan Marshall was dead, Cal Jillett was much better, and Isaac Elliott was sick. He also mentions that a box came the day after Rector left and he, Sam Rector, and "a...
Dates:
1863/03/18
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William Y. Monroe letter
World War I collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1535
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a variety of items from World War I ranging from 1917 to 1919 and includes typewritten copies of letters sent to Oscar and Rosa Watkins of Indianapolis, Indiana from their son Osric while he served with the 94th Aero Squadron in France; two letters sent to Miss Ida Anderson of the Indianapolis News from Marie M. Burke, a nurse from Vincennes, Indiana who was serving with the Roosevelt Base Hospital Unit No. 15 in France; a letter and the...
Dates:
1917-1919, 1940
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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World War I collection
