United States. Army -- Military life -- History
Organization
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Bagley family papers
Collection
Identifier: 00018
Scope and Contents
The Bagley family papers includes the personal papers of David M. Bagley, his wife, Bennette Bagley, his son, William, and his grandson, Laurence. The material, dating from 1830 to 1932, is arranged by family member. Bennette Bagley's papers contain personal correspondence from friends and family members in England wishing her a safe journey to America in 1833, and her will and estate papers of 1888.David M. Bagley's papers include correspondence relating to the Civil...
Dates:
1830 - 1932
Charles Donald Palm papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.431
Scope and Contents
Don Palm's papers consist mostly of letters and postcards he wrote to his family while serving in the ambulance corps and in the army. He was stationed at Camp Allentown, Pennsylvania; Camp Hancock, Georgia; Camp Merritt, New Jersey; and Mehun, France. The letters detail camp life and describe wartime in France. Palm's assignment overseas consisted primarily of cleaning guns. His duties were apparently not very demanding, and one of his greatest concerns was gaining membership in...
Dates:
1910 - 1919
Edwin R. Havens papers
Collection
Identifier: 00016
Scope and Contents
The Edwin Havens papers consist of letters and diaries written by Havens while serving in the Seventh Michigan Cavalry during the Civil War. The letters of 1862 concern the training period of the regiment at Camp Kellogg, Grand Rapids, Michigan. In February of 1863, the regiment was sent to Washington, D.C., and was later involved in campaigns at Gettysburg, Richmond, Petersburg, and the Shenandoah Valley. Havens' letters contain details of important battles, as well as the...
Dates:
1838 - 1926
George A. Dibble papers
Collection
Identifier: 00087
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of letters from Major George A. Dibble to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dibble, Lansing, Michigan, and family photographs. Dibble joined the Army Air Corps in 1941, was trained in Texas and New Mexico, (along with Captain Elliot Roosevelt), and served in a variety of European and Asian theaters as a supply flight navigator. Afterward, he remained in the service and flew the early supersonic aircraft.The photographs are in digital format on an internal...
Dates:
1941 - 1959
U.S. Military History collection
Collection
Identifier: c-00470
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a history of Parris Island from 1526 to 1952 and account of Blue Army maneuvers.
Dates:
1940, 1954
William L. Carpenter papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.411
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection is composed of letters Carpenter received and duplicates of many of those that he sent. Many of them are of an essentially personal nature. In later life he became particularly interested in family genealogy and many letters were written and received on this subject.Included in the collection are a number of writings by Carpenter relating his experiences as a lawyer and judge. References to Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University)...
Dates:
1851 - 1950
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- Armed Forces -- Prayers and devotions 1
- Armistice Day 1
- Attack planes -- United States 1
- Camp Kellogg (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1
- China 1
- Deeds 1
- Family histories 1
- Flight training 1
- Folk songs, American 1
- Fort Leavenworth (Kan.) 1
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia 1
- Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 1
- Grand Rapids (Mich.) 1
- Inheritance and succession 1
- Japan 1
- Journalism -- Political aspects 1
- Lansing (Mich.) 1
- Lansing state journal 1
- Learning and scholarship 1
- Ledgers (account books) 1
- Legal forms 1
- Michigan -- History 1
- Michigan -- Politics and government 1
- Midway, Battle of, 1942 1
- Old Mission Harbor (Mich.) 1
- Old Mission Harbor (Mich.) -- Maps 1
- Orchards -- Michigan 1
- Parris Island (S.C.) 1
- Petersburg (Va.) -- History -- Siege, 1864-1865 1
- Prohibition -- United States 1
- Richmond (Va.) -- History -- Siege, 1864-1865 1
- Speeches 1
- The State Republican (Lansing, Mich.) 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories 1
- Virginia Dale (Colo.) 1
- Warships -- United States 1
- Winchester, 3rd Battle of, Winchester, Va., 1864 1
- World War, 1914-1918 1
- World War, 1914-1918 -- France 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations 1
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