Military life
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 79 Collections and/or Records:
Forrest L. Spencer collection
Collection — Folder S1227
Identifier: S1227
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence and papers pertaining to the Nelson, Sturgis, and Bailiff families ranging from 1840 to 1892 in Jennings County, Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, and Kansas. The papers include U.S. Civil War letters and a military discharge from George Nelson (1861-1863), documents relating to Susan Bailey, Martha A. Sturgis, and E. Blanchard (1877-1878), and a wedding invitation (1892).
Dates:
1840-1892
Francis Marion Van Pelt family collection
Collection
Identifier: L168
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Van Pelt family correspondence ranging from 1863 to 1929 and includes letters written by Frank, Madge and their children; letters sent to Frank's mother, Almira Van Pelt Smith, by her children and grandchildren; and letters sent by Madge's relatives in Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska. Family documents range from 1879 to 1936 and include Frank's promotion and resignation certificates from the Railway Mail Service; "The Bee-Hive" cover pages from College Temple of...
Dates:
1861-1936
Frank Marshall Moorman papers
Collection
Identifier: L111
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs, certificates, newspaper articles, recipes, an autograph book, scrapbooks, and correspondence from Frank Marshall Moorman and others in Lafayette and Indianapolis, Indiana and France ranging from 1879 to 1952, regarding family matters, club business, education, university life, and military orders, ranks and service during World War I.
Dates:
1879-1952; undated
Fred C. Dunlap, Camp Shelby World War I panoramic photograph
Collection — Folder OBF023
Identifier: OBF023
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a black-and-white panoramic photograph taken by Fred C. Dunlap at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on January 24, 1918 of the living quarters of the 151st Infantry Regiment during World War I.
Dates:
1918/01/24
George Head papers
Collection — Folder S1830
Identifier: S1830
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of documents pertaining to George Head’s service with the 21st Regiment, Indiana Infantry and the 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery during the U.S. Civil War. Ranging from 1861 to 1866, the collection includes copies of military papers that record Private Head appearing on muster-in rolls, mustering-out rolls, company muster rolls, and in the company descriptive book and return records. The collection also includes copies of the “Declaration of Recruit”...
Dates:
1861-1866
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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George Head papers
George W. Blue letters
Collection — Folder S2680
Identifier: S2680
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photocopies of two letters. In the May 1865 letter, George W. Blue tells his sister about the constant drilling of the regiment, his tiredness of the place of the camp, the felt absence of relatives, and the resignation of a first lieutenant. In the September 1865 letter, Hannah A. Blue writes of family matters, Iowa soil, Dan Dolan, the death of Jim Blue, and expresses the hope that George is at home.
Dates:
1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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George W. Blue letters
George W. Roberts collection
Collection
Identifier: L579
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two Civil War diaries, correspondence, papers, a coffee can, and a spoon belonging to George W. Roberts in Indiana and the United States ranging from circa 1861 to 1944. There are also numerous ribbons, buttons, and badges from Roberts, most from Grand Army of the Republic encampments or posts, as well as numerous 69th Indiana Regiment reunion ribbons (1889-1917, undated); an 1895 Indiana Trustees Association annual meeting ribbon; a 19th Indiana Veteran Volunteers...
Dates:
circa 1861-1944, undated
George W. Stephens Civil War letters
Collection — Folder S1247
Identifier: S1247
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises photocopied letters to and from George W. Stephens from 1862 regarding his experiences during the U.S. Civil War and news about his family back home.
Dates:
1862
Harmon S. Dixon diary
Collection — Folder S0361
Identifier: S0361
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopied diary from Harmon S. Dixon in Georgia and Cheyenne, Wyoming, ranging from November 21, 1901 to March 17, 1902 regarding military life, finances, family, weather, and travel.
Dates:
1901-1902
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Harmon S. Dixon diary
Harold Wilson Scott collection
Collection
Identifier: L553
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 75 letters written by Harold Wilson Scott to his parents during World War I describing where he is stationed in Europe, his duties, and plans for work following discharge as well as other aspects of military life during the Great War. Also included are photographs, postcards, two World War I helmets, a German gas mask, military spurs and belt. Items in collection range in date from 1917 to 1931.
Dates:
1917-1931
