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Drawing

Battle of Fort Donelson

Date: 02 15 1862
Description: "The 2nd and 7th Iowa and the 52nd Indiana headed by General Smith storming up the rebel works at Fort Donelson causing its surrender to General Grant the ...
Print

Scenes of Camp and Army Life

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Description: "Scenes of Camp and Army Life." Idyllic lithograph view of nine scenes of Union Army life.
Photograph

Villa Expeditionary Force

Date: 04 12 1916
Description: American soldiers unpacking supplies at the Casas Grande, Mexico, the field headquarters of the military force sent to capture Pancho Villa. The supplies w...
Photograph

Civil War "First Battle of Bull Run"

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Description: Steel engraving of the first major battle of the Civil War, fought in Virginia, near the Manassas, Virginia, railway junction, after which the battle is ca...
Photograph

Mogul 10-20 H.P. Tractor Pulling a U.S. Army Trailer

Date: 1917
Description: An International Harvester Mogul 10-20 H.P. tractor pulling a trailer for the Aviation Section No. 507 of the U.S. Army Signal Corps. The trailer appears t...
Photograph

Captain Ramsay Carrying Orders at the Battle of Shiloh #9

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Description: A stereograph view of a cyclorama of the Battle of Shiloh. Caption on stereograph reads: "Capt. Ramsay carrying orders from Gen. Grant to Sherman." Text at...
Photograph

Crescent Regiment of New Orleans at the Battle of Shiloh #16

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Description: A stereograph view of a cyclorama of the Battle of Shiloh. Caption on stereograph reads, "Crescent Regt. of New Orleans in the 'Hornets Nest.'" Text at rig...
Print

"First Battle of Bull Run"

Date: 07 21 1861
Description: Depiction of the battlefield. Engraved by J.C. McRae and drawn by W. Momberger.
Photograph

Miller Badger Boys, Company G. Second Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry

Date: 1862
Description: Lithographed poster listing officers and men, most notably Colonel Cadwallader C. Washburn.
Photograph

Rolling Kitchen in France

Date: 09 16 1918
Description: Food being prepared on a moving kitchen for soldiers fighting in Sainte-Mihiel, France.
Photograph

Cavalry at Camp Douglas

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Description: Soldiers at Camp Douglas driving horses and covered wagons.
Photograph

Camp Travis

Date: 1918
Description: A view of soldiers eating dinner in the field from a wagon at Camp Travis, named in 1917.
Photograph

Camp Travis

Date: 1918
Description: A view of soldiers eating dinner in the field from a wagon at Camp Travis, named in 1917.
Photograph

Camp Logan

Date: 1918
Description: A view of hores-drawn artillery and wagons. The man leading the artillery drill carries a flag.
Photograph

Camp Travis

Date: 1918
Description: A man stands in front of a Holt Caterpillar tractor at Camp Travis, named in 1917. The tractor pulls a train of wagons on a dirt path. Several men work in ...
Photograph

Three Views of the Indian Massacre

Date: 1862
Description: A composite of three views showing the siege of New Ulm on August 19 during the Indian Massacre of 1862. The lower left view depicts wagons and horses on a...
Drawing

A Battle as Seen by the Reserve

Date: 12 17 1862
Description: Illustration depicting a battle. In the foreground injured soldiers are gathered on and around the porch and yard of a house. In the background are columns...
Photograph

Camp Randall

Date: 06 21 1912
Description: Slightly elevated view of Military training at Camp Randall. A number of horses and wagons line the foreground and rows of tents can be seen in the backgro...
Book or Pamphlet

Capture and Burning of Washington, D.C.

Date: 1814
Description: Etching depicting the burning of Washington, D.C. by the British during the War of 1812. In the foreground are a number of soldiers moving toward the Capit...
Postcard

Preparing for Action

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Description: Colorized postcard of a combat drill. The scene includes soldiers, horses, wagons, cannons, tents, buildings and trees. Text above reads: "'Preparing for A...

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