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Spanish-American War letters
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1898 |
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This collection consists of letters written by a young soldier to his wife that concerns life during the Spanish-American
War. The letters appear to come from camps in Georgia or Tennessee, and are not from the battlefront.
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ms3601 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Spanish-American War photographs
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1898 |
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The collection consists of three photographs of Spanish-American War camp scenes in Chickamauga Park, Georgia. Depicted are
groups of soldiers, horse-drawn cannons, tents, horses, packs and equipment.
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Identifier: |
ms3651 |
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Hargrett Library |
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49th Iowa Volunteer Infantry photo album
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United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 49th |
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Dates: |
1898-1935 |
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The collection consists of one photo album of the 49th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. The photographs depict the unit before their
deployment, during their occupation in Havana, Cuba, and during travels after the war. In addition to the photographs, there
are some National Tribune clippings from 1933-1935, which cover several people and events from the Spanish-American War, including
General Fitzhugh Lee and his staff and the wreck of the Maine in Havana Harbor.
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Identifier: |
ms3844 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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E.R. Langley artifacts of war collection
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Langley, Emmett Ray |
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Dates: |
1898, 1945 |
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The collection consists of two items collected by E.R. Langley: a Spanish-American War belt containing 51 brass buttons and
a brass buckle (leather); and a Nazi dagger in sheath with swastika on handle (complete with gear for attachment to belt or
uniform).
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Identifier: |
ms2659 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Charles S. Missemer letters
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Creator: |
Missemer, Charles S., 1864-1939 |
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Dates: |
1898 June 11-1899 June 6 |
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The collection consists of twelve letters written to friends, Fred Snyder and his wife, Fannie, in Rochester, Missouri. The
letters relate Missemer's experience from boot camp in St. Louis to Camp Thomas at Chickamauga Battlefield in Lytle, Georgia,
to Camp Hamilton, Lexington, Kentucky, to Camp Churchmen and Camp Nelson both in Albany, Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms3842 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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John C. Ballintine family papers
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Creator: |
Ballintine, Elliot C. |
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Dates: |
1850-1864 |
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The collection consists of the papers of John C. Ballintine from 1850-1864. It is primarily correspondence from siblings,
friends, and relations during the Civil War mainly while he was being held as a prisoner of war in Annapolis, Maryland. The
collection also contains an U.S. Infantry Tactics book (1862) and an enrollment list containing the name, age, occupation,
and nationality of persons liable to military duty in the town of Chili, Monroe County, New York (1863). Also includes material
belonging to Elliot C. Ballintine including artifacts relating to his Spanish American War service; a souvenir book of the
3rd Regiment U.S. Volunteer Engineers from Camp Fornanie, Macon, Georgia. (1898); a notebook containing maps, notations about
terrain, water, etc.; and a photograph of Elliot.
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Identifier: |
ms17 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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