Military
Found in 140 Collections and/or Records:
2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry pay records
Pay records of the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry regiment, including payrolls for companies and field staff, and individual soldiers' pay records. The 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry was raised during the Spanish-American War and served in the Philippines during that conflict and for the first four months of the subsequent Philippine-American War.
Henry Larcom Abbot papers
The collection consists primarily of letters written by Henry Larcom Abbot (1831-1927) to his parents in 1855, journals he kept during his work on the Pacific Railroad Survey in California and Oregon in 1855-1856, and various field notes and celestial observations he took for the survey.
Mary J. Allen family letters
Typescript copies of letters written by Mary J. Allen (1836-1893), her husband H. A. Allen (1818-1882), and her stepsons Anson G. Allen (1849-1891) and Carleton B. Allen (1858-1924). The letters describe life at military posts in Washington state and Alaska. The collection also includes an introductory biographical sketch of H. A. Allen and historical information about San Juan Island, Washington.
Benjamin and William Alvord letters
Collection includes a letter copy book belonging to William C. Alvord, as well as two manuscript letters to Benjamin Alvord, one from George E. Pickett, February 13, 1861, regarding the danger of a civil war; and one from James A. Garfield, November 20, 1880, thanking Alvord for his "congratulations."
Thomas M. Anderson letters
Letters from C. C. Augur and William C. McKay to Thomas M. Anderson (1836-1917), discussing topics relating to the history of the Pacific Northwest. Anderson was a U.S. Army officer who commanded the 14th Infantry at Fort Vancouver, Washington, in the 1880s and 1890s and who fought in the U.S. Civil War and the Spanish-American War.
The Armory of the First Regiment, State National Guard, at Portland
A portion of a page from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, April 7, 1888, featuring an engraving depicting ranks of soldiers outside the Armory building in Portland, Oregon.
Battleship Oregon in dry dock, Boston Navy Yard
One black and white copy of a photograph of the USS Oregon in dry dock at the Boston Navy Yard.
Chriss A. Bell papers
Collection includes correspondence regarding Chriss Bell's experiences in the Spanish American War and personal matters; a diary regarding his experiences in the Philippines and Guam during the war, with typescript transcript; and miscellaneous ephemera.
William N. Bischoff notes
Collection consists of typescript notes and research, circa 1950-1976, for William N. Bischoff's edited and annotated "We Were Not Summer Soldiers: the Indian War Diary of Plympton J. Kelly, 1855-56."
Harry C. Blair collection on Edward D. Baker
Materials compiled by author Harry C. Blair regarding the life, family, and career of Colonel Edward C. Baker, including his friendship with Abraham Lincoln. The materials include notes, photographs, and correspondence.