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United States -- Armed Forces

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 73 Collections and/or Records:

Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery of the State of Missouri, Records

 Collection
Identifier: A1043
Scope and Contents

Collection consists primarily of circulars, memorial sketches, memorial cards, and correspondence of the Commandery of the State of Missouri.

Dates: 1885-1931

24th Missouri Infantry Records

 Collection
Identifier: A1075
Scope and Contents

The 24th Missouri Infantry Records, formerly part of the Civil War Collection, consists primarily of reports, returns, requisitions, and other military records relating to the Quartermaster’s Department, while this Union regiment was stationed at Rolla, Missouri, in 1862 and early 1863. The collection also contains some records relating to the Ordnance Department, the Subsistence Department, and the Commissary Department.

Dates: 1862-1864

Frank C. Mitchell Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0942
Scope and Contents

The Frank C. Mitchell Photograph Collection contains photographic portraits of Mitchell and his father Joseph C. Mitchell and wife Rebecca; U.S.S. El Sol, and unidentified groups (possibly Plumber's Associations). Panoramas in the collection include St. Louis Recruits, 1918; a dinner for Lt. Pease; sailors in front of U.S.S. El Sol; and numerous Plumbers Association gatherings from the 1920s.

Dates: 1918-1929

Thomas Anderson Moore Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A1097
Scope and Contents The Thomas Anderson Moore Papers consist primarily of correspondence documenting family affairs and the Civil War from 1862 to 1865. The Moore Family Correspondence Series consists primarily of correspondence between Thomas Moore and his wife Clara, and also includes correspondence from Thomas' father James. The letters regard family affairs and Thomas' service during the Civil War. The Moore...
Dates: 1819-1916

Morrison-Steen-Little Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A3010
Scope and Contents

The collection consists primarily of correspondence of the Morrison-Steen-Little family, including two letters of Kit Carson to Mrs. Georgiana Steen. The collection also contains several poems.

Dates: 1837-1887

David Murphy Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A1113
Scope and Contents

The David Murphy Papers consist of military commissions, correspondence, a typed copy of a diary of his service in Missouri and Illinois during the War of 1812, land surveys, poll registers, and documents relating to Murphy’s challenge of the election of 1826. The bulk of the papers are related to Murphy’s military service and his challenge relating to the election of 1826.

Dates: 1793-1828

8th New York Cavalry Records

 Collection
Identifier: A1134
Scope and Contents

The 8th New York Cavalry Records, formerly part of the Civil War Collection, consists primarily of reports, returns, requisitions, and other records relating to the Quartermaster’s Department, while the regiment served in Virginia and Maryland from 1862 to 1865. The collection also contains some records of the Ordnance Department and the Subsistence Department, and one folder regarding quartermaster’s records of the 9th New York Cavalry.

Dates: 1862-1869; Majority of material found within 1862-1864

Johann Wilhelm Osterhorn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A1168
Scope and Contents This collection contains letters between Wilhelm and Minna Osterhorn and from friends and family. The letters from Wilhelm to Minna sometimes give first-hand accounts of conditions in the U.S. Army during the Civil War. The letters from the Buhner family in Marburg consist mostly of news about family and friends. The collection also contains Wilhelm's journal, which has untranslated receipts in German in the front and his account of his own personal history in the middle, with the rest...
Dates: 1849-2000; Majority of material found within 1862-1865

Charles Parsons Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A1185
Scope and Contents The Charles Parsons Papers consist of accounts, abstracts, correspondence, bills of lading, orders, transportation passes, crew lists, charters, contracts and other types of material that document his work as assistant quartermaster in St. Louis during the Civil War. The collection includes both loose papers and bound volumes that provide extensive information on the logistics of transporting troops and supplies for the Union army in the western theater, including the Vicksburg Campaign. The...
Dates: 1808-1940; 1862-1864

Kenneth W. Paul Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A3048
Scope and Contents The collection is comprised primarily of letters and greetings cards sent and received by Ken Paul, his girlfriend Marian Hentscher, his mother Edna Paul, his brother Bill Paul, and various friends and family members while the Paul brothers served in the Army during World War II. The letters are arranged chronologically and date from 1942 to 1946. The only item dated after 1946 is Ken Paul’s nametag for a reunion of the 302nd Fighter Command Squadron in October 2000. In addition...
Dates: 1942-2000; Majority of material found within 1942-1945