Soldiers
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Capt. Edwin Fosha U.S. Civil War letters, 1862-1864
Collection
Identifier: MS 0664
Overview
30 letters and envelopes written by Captain Edwin Fosha to his wife Rebecca Fosha and children in Illinois
Dates:
1862 - 1864
Dick Hedges World War II Memorabilia Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 0422
Overview
This collection consists of books, magazines, newspapers, clippings, photographs, photograph albums, maps, town plans, reports, writings and memorabilia, which were collected by Dick Hedges while he was serving with the U. S. Army in Europe in World War II.
Dates:
1944-46
General Young Marshall Moody family papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0404
Abstract:
The bulk of the correspondence is from Young M. Moody to his “Dear and Confiding Wife.”, written during the U.S. Civil War. In addition there are other family letters, military correspondence, land and business records, photographs, daguerreotypes and badges of rank and an epaulet from General Moody’s uniform.
Dates:
1852-1955
Ira Gruber academic papers
Collection
Identifier: UA 204
Abstract
Collection contains the academic writings, professional and personal correspondence, courses taught, and biographical information of Ira Gruber before and while a professor of History at Rice University.
Dates:
1934 - 2022
J. H. Bastide Letter, May 13, 1743
Collection
Identifier: MS 0120
Abstract:
This is a handwritten letter dated May 13, 1743 and signed by J. H. Bastide. The letter is addressed to an "My Lord Duke." Bastide, self-described as "the second Lieutenant in General Cornwallis's regiment," states that he has received advice that he is to be exchanged from his regiment to one in Nova Scotia. He does not wish to be transferred and begs leave to resign his Lieutenancy to his son or permission to sell it in order to provide some security for his family. This letter consist of one...
Dates:
1743-05-13
John C. Crosby U.S. Civil War diary
Collection
Identifier: MS 0287
Abstract:
A leather-bound hand-written diary kept by John C. Crosby, first from 1861 to 1862 during the United States Civil War while Crosby served in the Seventh Maine Regiment of the Union army (probably as a hospital orderly), recording daily activities in tending the sick while moving about on campaign; then, from 1865 to 1868 after Crosby’s return to civilian life, recording his activities and personal finances as a hired farm worker.
Dates:
1861 - 1868
John T. Jones, Jr. Business and Personal Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0725
Overview
John T. Jones, Jr. papers document his business dealings through his business and non-profit interests, and public appearances, as well as his personal and family life. Included are correspondence, newsclips, military records, income tax and insurance records, photographs and speeches.
Dates:
1950-2000
Paul B. Hendrickson World War I collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 0694
Overview
The Paul B. Hendrickson World War I collection contains correspondence written by Hendrickson to his family back home during his time in service. The letters were to his mother and to the girl next door, Cecil Frances Rife, whom he later married. There is a diary kept during the year he was in France and almost 300 postcards which were sent home either individually or in envelopes.The collection also includes negatives and photographs taken at Camp Parker in Quincy, Illinois, and at...
Dates:
1914-1950; Majority of material found within 1917-1919
Peninsular War letters
Collection
Identifier: MS 0155
Abstract:
A collection of letters written by British officers serving in Portugal during the Peninsular War referring to matters concerning the war.
Dates:
1808 - 1814
W. H. Brooker U.S. Civil War diary
Collection
Identifier: MS 0126
Overview
The diary of W.H. Brooker is a small (3 1/2" × 2"× 1/4") leatherbound booklet in which annotations in pencil have been made. Most of the entries date from 6 October 1863 to 22 June 1864.
Dates:
1863 - 1866