Found 45 collections related to Soldiers

Holmes, Philip W., 1836-1906
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1425
.31 linear feet (2 volumes)
Diary of Philip W. Holmes, April 9-30, 1861, kept while a member of the 13th New York Regiment, Co. G. Joined regiment in New York, was stationed in Annapolis and Baltimore on a guard duty. Gives minute details of army and camp life including... more
Van Cortlandt, Pierre, 1762-1848
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3127
.4 linear feet (1 box)
Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr. (1762-1848) was a soldier and politician from Westchester County, New York. He was a U.S. Congressman from 1811-1812 and a brigadier general in the Westchester militia during the War of 1812. His first wife, Catharine... more
Brown family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 412
.4 linear feet (1 box)
Collection consists of correspondence of the Brown family of Columbus, Ohio. Chiefly letters of Lucius Franklin Brown (1839-1863) to his father, Bradford B. Brown, to his sisters Olive and Virginia (Mrs. Charles T. Flowers), to his brother-in-law... more
Norton, C. McKim
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 6180
.2 linear feet (1 box)
C. McKim Norton served as a navigator specialist in the U.S. Army Amphibian Engineers in New Guinea, Dutch East Indies, and the Philippines during World War II. He advised the Philippine government on city planning. Collection consists of Norton's... more
Buxton, Otis F
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 446
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Diary kept by Otis F. Buxton while serving in the U.S. Army. Buxton, along with his cousin Homer A. Buxton and friends Alfred P. Ranney, Walter W. Ranney, and J. Hunt Clark, enlisted in August 1862 from Westminster, VT., and served in Co. "B",... more
Schiff, Meyer
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4848
2.52 linear feet (6 boxes)
Collection consists of correspondence between Meyer Schiff, stationed in the Aleutian Islands during World War II, and his wife Evelyn, in Brooklyn. Letters from Meyer discuss his activities and the conditions in Alaska and the Aleuts during the... more
Mitchell, Cornelius von Erden, 1883-1966
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol NYGB 18127
17 linear feet (20 boxes)
This collection contains the papers of the ancestors of Cornelius von Erden Mitchell, members of the Mitchell, Davis, Spingler and Van Beuren families and their connections. The materials in this collection include correspondence, photographs,... more
Lay, Richard G
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 6093
24 items (1 folder)
Richard Gregory Lay was a lieutenant in the U.S. Regulars at the start of the Civil War. He was promoted to captain in 1862, brevet major in 1863 and lieutenant colonel in 1865. He resigned from the Army in 1870. His family apparently resided in... more
Sedgwick family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2715
.4 linear feet (1 box and 2 v.)
The Sedgwick family lived in Stockbridge, Mass. Collection consists of letters, writings, photographs, and printed matter. Letters, 1849-1855, are from Theodore Sedgwick to his son, Arthur G. Sedgwick. Writings include album of poetry, 1812-1847,... more
Confederate States of America. War Dept
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 631
.17 linear feet (1 volume)
Record book of Tennessee conscripts for the Confederate Army, 1864-1865, giving names, descriptions, residences, etc
Sonnichsen, Albert, 1878-1931
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2817
.8 linear feet (2 boxes)
Albert Sonnichsen (1878-1931) was a writer, adventurer, and naval seaman who participated in some of the most significant events of his era, both locally and internationally. The Albert Sonnichsen papers primarily consist of papers, relating to... more
Collier, Albert V. D
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 6091
1 folder
Albert V. D. Collier was a lieutenant in the 15th New York Engineers during the American Civil War. He graduated from Albany Medical College in 1866. The diary reflects the writer's clerical and guard duties as a military surgeon's clerk in... more
Fleming, Augustus
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1026
.2 linear feet (1 v.)
Augustus Fleming was a New York State Militia officer. Collection consists of correspondence, orders, appointments, rosters, accounts, and other papers of Fleming when he was colonel of the 106th Regiment, brigadier general commanding the 10th... more
Trowbridge, Augustus, 1870-1934
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3036
1 box
Augustus Trowbridge was an American physicist and a Lieutenant Colonel in the Engineer Department of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I, heading its Sound and Flash Ranging Service. Fifty-one original letters, mostly from G.H.Q.,... more
Griswold family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 6158
.2 linear feet (1 box)
The letters document the military experiences of Charles and Joel Griswold of Guilford, Connecticut with the 15th Connecticut Infantry and Charles' service with the 29th Connecticut Infantry (Colored) during the Civil War. They include accounts of... more
Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1118
1.5 linear feet (4 boxes, 1 v.); 1 microfilm reel
Horatio Gates (1728-1806) was a general in the American Revolutionary War. He commanded the American forces at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777 and in 1780 was placed in chief command of the army in the South. During the French and Indian War, he... more
Rockafellar, Harry, 1840-1875
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 17944
.2 linear feet (1 box)
Harry Rockafellar (1840-1875) was an American merchant, Civil War veteran, and commanding Colonel of the 71st Regiment, New York State National Guard, from 1869 to 1872. Harry Rockafellar was the son of Mary M. and Asa J. Rockafellar of... more
Brown, Harvey, 1795-1874
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 414
.31 linear feet (3 volumes)
Letterbooks kept by Harvey Brown, a Colonel in the U.S. Artillery, while stationed at St. Augustine, Florida; Fort Delaware, Delaware; Fort Hamilton, New York; Governors Island, New York; and Fort Myers, Florida. Letters relate to the Office of... more
Livingston, Henry, 1748-1828
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1782
.25 linear feet (2 volumes)
Journal of Canadian campaign with the Continental Army, August 25-December 22 1775. Transcript in the handwriting of Abraham Tomlinson
Clinton, George, 1739-1812
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 573
1 linear foot (1 box and 1 v.)
George Clinton (1739-1812) was a soldier in the American Revolution; the first governor of New York State, 1777-1795 and 1801-1804; and Vice-President of the U.S. under Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, 1805-1812. Collection consists of... more
Croghan, George, 1791-1849
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 695
.8 linear feet (2 boxes)
George Croghan (1791-1849) was an Army officer who served in Ohio in the War of 1812. Later he was an inspector-general in the U.S. Army, postmaster general in New Orleans and then served during the War with Mexico. Collection consists of... more
Stone, George G
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2893
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Diary of Stone's service in Company H, 16th Massachusetts Infantry, Apr. 1861-June 1864. From North Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Baltimore and Washington, to campaign in Virginia, to convalescent camp. Also includes an account of action between... more
Gordon, James, 1739 - 1810
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1178
.04 linear feet (1 volume)
Recollections and Letters of James Gordon, including his arrival in America, 1758; business ventures; trip to Sandusy, Pittsburgh, Niagra, Oswego, etc.; his trade with Robert Rogers' rangers to Montreal; his capture by Sir John Johnson's corps... more
Tower, A. W
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3012
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Diary kept by A. W. Tower, a private in the 56th Regiment, (Brooklyn) New York Volunteers, from June 18-July 15 1863. Describes a 30-day campaign in Pennsylvania. Brooklyn to Philadelphia and Harrisburg. Cost of and difficulties obtaining food,... more
Eells, Jeremiah B
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 906
.04 linear feet (1 volume)
Diary kept while imprisoned in a sugar house prison, New York City, from March 14 to November 24, 1777. Describes trip from Huntington, L.I. to New York City; prison life; work, illnesses, etc. Also includes miscellaneous army and mercantile... more
Hadden, John Aspinwall
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1275
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Diary of a New York City merchant kept while in the 6th Company, 27th Regt., New York Militia, primarily concerned with social life and activities in New York City; company drills and parades; visits in various Eastern states; funeral of President... more
Phelps, J. W. (John Wolcott), 1813-1885
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2399
John Wolcott Phelps (1813-1885) was a graduate of West Point, Brigadier General in the U.S. Army, and the presidential candidate of the anti-Masonic American Party in 1880. The collection consists of his correspondence, writings on politics and... more
Joel, Joseph A., -1906
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol NYGB 18207
.21 linear feet (1 box)
Joseph A. Joel (ca. 1844-1906) resided in New York City and was a flag merchant and editor and publisher of the Grand Army Gazette. This collection consists of correspondence, including three letters from Rutherford B. Hayes addressed to Joel;... more
Hendrickson, John, 1832-1854
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1380
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Diary kept by Maj. John Hendrickson (later, maj.-gen.), January 1-December 12, 1862 while on campaign with the 83rd New York Voluntary Infantry, 9th New York Militia, in the Shenandoah Valley. Hendrickson took part in the 2nd Battle of Bull Run... more
Lehmanowsky, John Jacob, b. 1773
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1725
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
John Jacob Lehmanowsky (b. 1773) was a colonel in Napoleon's army and Evangelical Lutheran Church pastor. Collection consists of correspondence, documents, notebook of Lehmanowsky's lecture tours, clippings, and other papers.