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5th Iowa Infantry Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3640
Abstract

This collection consist of an eight page letter, dated June 24, 1864, written by John S. R. Fellows at Camp Patrick, Tennessee, during the Civil War. In the letter, Fellows writes home to his brothers and sisters about the hanging of 500 Confederate soldiers in Nashville during the Civil War.

Dates: 1864 June 24

10th Infantry, 5th Division Photograph

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2305
Abstract

This photograph, taken in 1941 in Wartrace, Tennessee, depicts the 10th Infantry, 5th Division training.

Dates: 1941

24th Kentucky Infantry Muster Roll

 Collection
Identifier: MS-4011
Abstract

This collections contains a muster and pay roll from October 31, 1863, signed in Knoxville, Tennessee, documenting 38 men in Company E of the 24th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry.

Dates: 1863 October 31

74th General Hospital Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0141
Abstract

This collection features 18 photographs and one postcard depicting various activities of the 74th General Hospital during World War II.

Dates: circa 1944

117th Illinois Volunteer Infantry (Company B) Medical Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2773
Abstract

Seventy page battlefield ledger for Company B of the 117th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. The ledger includes daily medical reports from January 24th to April 15, 1863. During this time the company was stationed at Ft. Pickering, Tenn. defending Memphis. Patients are listed by name and action (i.e. excused from duty, assigned modified duty, sent to hospital, or quarantine). A small loose piece of paper -- possibly a prescription or doctor's note -- is included among the pages.

Dates: 1863 January-April

137th Armored Ordnance Maintenance Battalion Association Newsletters

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0076
Abstract

This collection houses four issues of the Shell And Flames, a quarterly newsletter distributed to members of the 137th Armored Ordnance Maintenance Battalion Association.

Dates: 1984-1985

314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division Reunion Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0027
Abstract

This collection consists of a scrapbook that was compiled for the 58th reunion of the 79th Infantry Division in September 2004. The scrapbook is titled 314th Infantry Regiment and 79th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), The Cross of Lorraine Division, 79th Infantry Division. An unattached article Withdrawal in Alsace is also included.

Dates: 2004 September 24-26, undated

455th Bomb Group Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3205
Abstract

This collection houses a compilation of papers documenting the 455th Bomb Group including military orders, photographs, and material showing the conception of the 455th Bomb Group Association. These papers provide a wealth of information about the strategic nature of the air war in Europe, the quality of life for pilots and crew members in combat, and the camaraderie of squads following the end of the war.

Dates: 1941-2006 (bulk 1989-2000)

525th Tactical Fighter Squadron Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3044
Abstract

This collection contains materials relating to the 525th Tactical Fighter Squadron during World War II in the 1940s, including publications, histories, photographs, the diaries of S/Sgt. Virgil R. Embry and James L. Griswold, and the personal papers of First Lt. Jack Thornton.

Dates: circa 1940-circa 1949, 1992

“1277 Engineers: History of the 1277th Engineer Combat Battalion”

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0250
Overview

This collection is a single copy of the publication, “1277 Engineers: History of the 1277th Engineer Combat Battalion,” which belonged to World War II veteran Jack Agee.

Dates: circa 1950

A Short Guide to Great Britain

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0131
Abstract

This collection features a single copy of A Short Guide to Great Britain, a booklet printed for U.S. military personnel.

Dates: circa 1945

A.H. Pierce Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3351
Abstract

This collection houses a cased ambrotype of a Union soldier (probably A.H. Pierce), a photograph of Grandpa Bailey, A. H. Pierce's diary, a guard duty ticket from Camp McClellan, Iowa, and a three-fold pocket surgery kit.

Dates: 1862-1863

Al Bravin Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0094
Abstract

This collection includes various letters written to and by Al Bravin, a Mess Sergeant in the 3rd Division of the 47th Infantry, during World War II as well as news clippings featuring articles about his division's service.

Dates: 1941-1944, 1961-1963, 1981-1983, undated

Albert F. Tramposch World War II Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0015
Abstract

This collection is that of Albert F. Tramposch, Staff Sergeant of the 529th Fighter Squadron stationed in China during World War Two. The years spanning this collection are from 1942 to 1946 and contain diaries, photographs, memorabilia, pamphlets and booklets, publications, maps and personal military files.

Dates: 1942-1946

Albert Probert Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1428
Abstract

Albert Probert's cousin, David W. Davies, and sisters, Eliza (Probert) Freeman and Sarah Probert, wrote these letters to him between 1863 and May of 1865. Most reached him while he was stationed at Camp Chase (November 1863 to February 1864) and at Camp Dennison (March 1864 to May 1865) during the Civil War.

Dates: 1863-1865 May

Alice Boehret Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0267
Overview

This collection consists of correspondence written by Alice Boehret during her service with the Army Nurse Corps during World War II. Boehret wrote almost daily letters between 1942 and 1946 to her family, mainly her sisters and mother, and document her time in the European Theater of War, particularly with the 74th General Hospital.

Dates: 1942 July 18-1946 November 20

Allen J. Clifton Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2964
Abstract

In this letter to his mother (written near Knoxville, Tennessee), Allen Clifton reports on his unit's position and supplies, describes the weather, mentions that he is in good health, inquires about the health and doings of family members and friends, and asks for some postage stamps. He also asks about the returned veterans and solicits his mother's opinion of his decision not to re-enlist.

Dates: 1864 February 20

Almond Knight Newsletters from Camp Crowder

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0254
Overview

This collection includes five issues of The Excrowderlite News, a publication for service members who were stationed at Camp Crowder, Missouri during World War II. These issues date from 1983 to 1985. The newsletters include member updates and addresses as well as photographs and recollections written by members about their time at Camp Crowder.

Dates: 1983 Fall-1985 Summer

Alonzo Frink Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2212
Abstract

In twenty letters between 1863 and 1864, Alonzo Frink, a Union soldier with the 32nd Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Company B, describes camp life and news of military successes in the Civil War to his wife Emily in Mason City, Iowa. The letters from early 1863 are written from Fort Pillow in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, while the later letters are written from Columbus, Kentucky.

Dates: 1863 February 8-1864 May 19

Andrew McGill Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0070
Abstract

This collection contains documents pertaining to Andrew E. McGill, Private First Class in the U.S. Army during World War II until being officially and honorably discharged in 1945.

Dates: 1942, 1945, undated

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World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- United States. 120
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Tennessee. 35
United States. Army Air Forces. 34
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. 31
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Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. 29
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 28
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area. 22
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. 19
Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 18
World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence. 17
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe. 17
United States. Army. Air Corps. 15
Soldiers -- Tennessee -- Correspondence. 10
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 7
Soldiers -- Indiana -- Correspondence. 7
Soldiers -- Michigan -- Correspondence. 7
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North. 7
World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care. 7
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Nashville (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 6
Soldiers -- Illinois -- Correspondence. 6
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories. 6
United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 14th (1861-1865). 6
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy. 6
World War, 1939-1945 -- Periodicals. 6
Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 5
World War, 1939-1945 -- Photography. 5
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works. 5
Illinois -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 4
Illinois -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories. 4
Soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- Correspondence. 4
Tennessee, East -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 4
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence. 4
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United States. Air Force. 4
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United States. Army Nurse Corps. 4
United States. Army of the Cumberland. 4
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. 4
United States. Army. Women's Army Corps. 4
United States. Navy. 4
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Germany. 4
World War, 1939-1945 -- Hospitals. 4
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female. 4
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons. 4
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States. 4
Chattanooga (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 3
Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863. 3
Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 3
Memphis (Tenn.) -- History. 3
Oral history -- United States. 3
Soldiers -- Iowa -- Correspondence. 3
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. 3
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 15th. 3
United States. Army. Division, 80th. 3
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 30th -- History. 3
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 4th. 3
United States. Army. Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 10th (1863-1865). 3
United States. Army. Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 8th (1862-1865). 3
United States. Army. Ohio Heavy Artillery Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865) 3
United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 64th (1861-1865). 3
United States. Army. Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). 3
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 3
Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863. 3
World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- United States. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Casualties -- United States. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States. 3
Chattanooga (Tenn.) -- History. 2
Correspondence. 2
Fort Donelson, Battle of, Tenn., 1862. 2
Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 2
Humboldt (Tenn.) -- History. 2
Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 2
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History. 2
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American. 2
Memphis (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 2
Military education -- Tennessee. 2
Military training camps -- Tennessee. 2
Nashville (Tenn.) -- History. 2
Nashville, Battle of, Nashville, Tenn., 1864. 2
Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories. 2
Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 2
Parachute troops -- United States. 2
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941. 2
Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862. 2
Soldiers -- Illinois -- Diaries. 2
Soldiers -- New York (State) -- Correspondence. 2
Soldiers -- United States. 2
Stones River, Battle of, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1862-1863. 2
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African-American. 2
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