Found 19 collections related to United States. Army

Filtering on: x1851 - 1900
Russell, Cabot Jackson, 1844-1863
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2647
.15 linear feet (1 v.)
Cabot Jackson Russell (1844-1863), Captain of Company H of the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Colored Volunteers, was killed in action at Fort Wagner, S.C. Collection consists of letters from Russell to his father, William C. Russell,... more
Greene, F. V. (Francis Vinton), 1850-1921
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1235
3 linear feet (6 boxes, 11 v.)
Francis Vinton Greene (1850-1921) was an American soldier, engineer and author. His military duties included serving as military attaché in Russia in 1877, teaching at West Point, and commanding volunteers during the Spanish-American War. In 1903... more
Rudd, Robert R., b. 1860
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc Micro R-6648
Correspondence, reports, rosters listing names of troops, ledgers, performance evaluations, and discharge papers, relating to Rudd's command of I Company, 48th Infantry, an all African-American unit fighting in the Spanish-American War, and the... more
Swartwout, Robert, 1778-1848
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2932
.5 linear feet (2 boxes, 4 v.)
Robert Swartwout (1778-1848) was an Army officer and merchant of New York City. Collection consists of Swartwout's correspondence, accounts and other papers relating to personal matters, business and politics. Includes materials on the reclamation... more
Johnson, William E. (William Eugene), 1862-1945
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1577
.08 linear feet (1 volume)
One volume, containing a report by William E. Johnson to James B. Dunn, Chairman, National Advisory Board of the National Temperance Congress and Secretary, National Temperance Society. The report, dated June 1898, gives results of observations... more
Sydenham, Alvin Humphrey, 1867-1893
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2940
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Alvin Humphrey Sydenham was 2nd Lieutenant, 8th U.S. Cavalry regiment.
Belton family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 258
1.8 linear feet (4 boxes)
Francis Smith Belton (ca. 1791-1861) was a career officer in the U.S. Army who served in the Mexican War. He was married to Harriet Kirby Belton (1798-1873); their son Winfield Scott Belton (1820-1889) fought with the Confederate Army during the... more
Adams, Henry Sylvanus, 1842-1883
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 13
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
This diary was kept by Henry Sylvanus Adams, adjutant of the 41st Regiment of the Massachusetts Infantry and later lieutenant of the 3rd Regiment of the Massachusetts Cavalry, from November 21, 1862 through November 14, 1863. Entries cover the... more
Hardie, James Allen, 1823-1876
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1310
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Four volumes containing information on the organization, disposition, and officers of various corps, divisions, brigades, regiments, and Quartermasters Corps of the U. S. Army; pay and ration regulations; weights and measures; money exchange; and... more
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 131st
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4033
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Gibson, Augustus Abel
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3054
.06 linear feet (1 volume)
One volume containing orders of Colonel Augustus Abel Gibson of the 2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, dated December 17, 1861 to November 8, 1863, for Union Army defenses north of Washington, D.C. and the Potomac River
Ward, John Henry Hobart, 1823-1903
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4671
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
These papers of Brigadier General John Henry Hobart Ward of New York include various commissions to him as Commissary General of the New York Militia (1854-1857) and Colonel of the 38th Regiment, New York Volunteers (1861). Also included are... more
Hagner, Francis Randall, 1873-1940
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1280
1 linear foot (3 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
Francis Randall Hagner (1873-1940), a collector of Americana, practiced medicine in Washington, D.C. A specialist in genito-urinary surgery, he was an attending physician to U.S. President William H. Taft. Collection consists of typed copies of... more
Europe, James Reese, 1881-1919
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 616
0.83 linear feet (2 boxes)
James Reese Europe was an accomplished musician, composer, conductor, organizer, and recording artist. The collection primarily consists of photocopied secondary sources, newspaper clippings, and programs collected by James R. Europe, Jr. to... more
Carman, Ezra Ayers, 1834-1909
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 473
5.5 linear feet (12 boxes)
Ezra Ayers Carman (1834-1909) was a Civil War officer interested in the history of that war and particularly the Battle of Antietam. Carman served on the Antietam Battlefield Board from 1894 to 1898 and in 1905 was appointed chairman of the... more
Fleetwood, Christian A. (Christian Abraham), 1840-1914
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 111
0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Collection of material relating to Sergeant-Major Fleetwood during the Civil War and after his return to civilian life; and individual black soldiers before and during the Spanish American War (War of 1898). Collection includes a biography of... more
McCaw, Melvin, 1867-
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 270
0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Born in Columbia, Tennessee, in 1867, Melvin McCaw was a veteran of the Spanish-American wars in Cuba and the Philippines, and a non-commissioned officer in the 9th Regiment of U.S. Cavalry, the first detachment of African American troops assigned... more
Dix, John A. (John Adams), 1798-1879
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4347
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
John Adams Dix (1798-1879) was an American statesman who served as senator for New York, United States Postmaster General, Secretary of the Treasury, Minister to France, and Governor of New York. The papers consist of letters written by Dix in his... more
Forsyth, James W. (James William), 1836-1906
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 19070
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
A typescript copy of the statement of Brigadier General James W. Forsyth in defense of the 7th Cavalry while under his command in actions against the Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee, 29 December 1890, and at Drexel Mission, South Dakota, 30... more
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