Kentucky. Dept. of Military Affairs.Kentucky State Archives Guide Projectca. 12 cubic ft.These are muster rolls for units of the Kentucky Militia, the State Guard, the Kentucky National Guard, and other military units from Kentucky. They document the enlistment and discharge of soldiers from the War of 1812 through World War I. Information recorded may vary, but rolls typically include each soldier's name, age, rank, military unit, date and place of enlistment, length of term, and promotion data. Some of the rolls appear to have been copied from missing originals.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Oregon. Military Department.Oregon State Archives11.50 cu. ft.Series documents the application of veterans for admission to the Oregon Soldiers Home, a care facility for indigent veterans located in Roseburg, Oregon. Applications show application date, periods of service, enlistment and discharge dates, units served, applicant's signature, affidavits, and personal information. Supporting records include correspondence, pension checks receipts, pension and service certificates, and home record cards.Contact InformationCatalog Record
University of Michigan. Alumni Records.University of Michigan - Bentley Historical Library11.5 linear ft.Organized by war, the records consist of index cards alphabetically arranged by surname within each conflict. Information varies, but typically includes name, dates of enrollment at university, branch or service unit, rank, enlistment date, and discharge or death date. Some cards include clippings and names of campaigns and causes of death.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Minnesota Historical Society1 folder.The Minnesota Historical Society Pamphlet Collection contains pamphlets and printed ephemera relating to the Mexican War, 1846-1848, veterans associations, medals and pension needs, etc.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Johns Hopkins University - Milton S. Eisenhower Library373 boxes 60 v. 7 document boxes.The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of 33,000 sheets of American music and provides a unique window on the social life of America. The collection spans the years 1780 to 1960, but its strength is its thorough documentation of 19th c. America through popular music. The music is arranged by 38 topics, and access is supplemented with a catalog indexing each song, title, composer, author, publisher, lithographer, and first line.Contact InformationFinding AidCatalog Record
United States. Works Progress Administration.Kentucky State Archives Guide Project45.8 cubic ft.These materials include the survey forms used as working copies by field workers throughout Kentucky, and the transcribed data cards for thirty-nine counties. Both records include personal information, such as, the veteran's name, birth and death dates, war in which he served, rank, branch of the service, and enlistment and discharge dates. In addition the county, cemetery name, location of the grave, and source of the information (headstone and/or relative) is recorded. The data cards may also include a rough sketch of the grave's location within the cemetery.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Library of Congress - Research and Reference Services7 items. 1 container.Correspondence of Jesse A. Gove, army officer in the Mexican War and the Civil War, including letters from Jefferson Davis and Richard C. Drum; private journal describing battlefield experiences in the Civil War until Jesse's death at the Battle of Chickahominy; and printed matter. Printed matter of Charles A. Gove, naval officer in the Spanish-American War, relating to his command of the U.S.S. Delaware and an invitation to attend the coronation of King George and Queen Mary of Great Britain, 1911.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Minnesota. Office of the Adjutant General.Minnesota Historical Society11.75 cu. ft. (15 boxes and 1 partial box).Registers of pension claims filed by veterans of military service, or their dependents, who resided in Minnesota at the time the claim was made. The entries are mainly for veterans of the Mexican War (1848), the Civil War, and the Spanish-American War; however, some claims from World Wars I and II are also included.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Hays, Gilbert A.Senator John Heinz History Center4.50 linear ft.Papers include correspondence, printed items, photographs, research notes and other sundry items primarily documenting Hays' work as writer, as member of various veterans organizations and as a citizen of Sewickley.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Oregon Historical Society Research Center.45 cubic feet (1 document case)Collection includes: Personal and family correspondence, 1887-1903, including letters from Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American war; Military orders; Medical lecture notes; Incomplete manuscript history of the Mexican-American War, 1897. Henry Flecther Kendall was a graduate of West Point and an officer in the U.S. Army.Contact InformationFinding Aid
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