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- Tah Chee
- Nineteenth Century Native American Prints
- Major Ridge
- Nineteenth Century Native American Prints
- Menawa
- Nineteenth Century Native American Prints
- Selocta
- Nineteenth Century Native American Prints
- Spring Frog
- Nineteenth Century Native American Prints
- The Address
- Barbed wire; Ships; Military personnel; Prisoners; Public speaking
- This page in Mitchener's diary includes a drawing of an old ship, the "Santa Maria," on which he has written, "Promise of the Future." Underneath, he has drawn a picture of a prisoner on stage, Colonel Darr H. Alkire, C.O. Stalag Luft III, West...
- Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
- Resting a Bit
- Barbed wire; Rooms & spaces; Prisoners; Windows; Rugs; Furniture
- This page in Mitchener's diary shows a bedroom in what appears to be a private home. One prisoner can be seen by the bed, resting. Mitchener writes,"About thirteen hours later & 29 km. -- 'Resting a Bit' - In the hamlet of Freiwaldau, the caravan...
- Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
- C'est le Guerre
- Barbed wire; Prisoners; Military personnel; War; Fighting; Firearms
- This page in Mitchener's diary shows the prisoners and guards seeking cover in a trench; several German guards are pictured shooting guns. Mitchener writes, "Near Priebus, second nite out ---C'est le guerre [It's war] - Down the road, rattled a...
- Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
- Exit
- Evacuations; Barbed wire; Prisoners; Fences
- This page in Mitchener's diary shows the POWs departing the German prison camp. They have not been released, but rather, they are being relocated to another POW camp farther west because of the approaching Russians from the East. Mitchener has...
- Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
- Board!
- Barbed wire; Prisoners; Railroads
- This page in Mitchener's diary shows a drawing of two train cars with "40 Hommes 8 Cheveaux"(40 men 8 horses) written on one of the cars. Mitchener writes,"As you approach the 'Zug' [train] Yards - Spremburg---'Board!' Fifty-six men per car--Hardly...
- Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
- RAF Expressions
- Soldiers; Telescopes
- This page includes a list of RAF (Royal Air Force) expressions, which include "Taking a good view," "Puttin' up a black," "getting a green," "Beacon crawling," "A short burst," and "Operational type." Mitchener has also drawn a picture of a soldier...
- Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
- RAF Expressions, continued
- This page is a continuation of a list of RAF (Royal Air Force) expressions. Three phrases are shown: "A gentle weave," "Brassed off," and "A genhat." It is likely that this page was never completed.
- Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal
- Correspondence from Arthur H. Harris to George Carroll Harris, November 11, 1860
- Civil Wars; War
- Letter from Arthur H. Harris to his brother George Carroll Harris in Nashville. He writes of the pervading excitement that has surrounded the 1860 presidential election in his area. Though he is glad the contest is over, he acknowledges the death...
- Civilian Life in the Civil War
- Correspondence from Arthur H. Harris to George Carroll Harris, January 13, 1861
- Civil Wars; War
- This nine-page letter written from Arthur H. Harris in Monroe, Louisiana, to his brother George Carroll Harris in Nashville is a conscious political treatise. The author is advocating and justifiying the secession of Louisiana at the upcoming...
- Civilian Life in the Civil War
- Correspondence from Elisha W. Harris to George Carroll Harris, May 4, 1861
- Civil Wars; War
- Two-page letter from Elisha W. Harris to his son George Carroll Harris of Nashville. He writes from his plantation Waco Place in Louisiana of the war being upon them with bloody consequence. He has abandoned his efforts to cling to the union and...
- Civilian Life in the Civil War
- Nannie E. Haskins Diary Excerpts
- Teenagers; Girls; Civil Wars; War; Battlefields; Rebellions; Campaigns & battles; Cities & towns; Villages
- Excerpts from a small handwritten diary written by Nannie Haskins, a young girl of Clarksville, Tennessee. Provides an insight into the day to day activities of an observant young girl. Haskins was strongly in support of the Confederacy and loathed...
- Civilian Life in the Civil War
- Correspondence from Arthur H. Harris to George Carroll Harris, June 21, 1861
- Civil Wars; War
- Two-page letter from Arthur H. Harris of Monroe, Louisiana, to his brother George Carroll Harris of Nashville. He writes of his recruiting expedition and his rifle company, of recruits hankering for action, of George's desire for a chaplaincy, and...
- Civilian Life in the Civil War
- Correspondence from John S. Brien to R. M. C[ornin], December 31, 1860
- Civil Wars; War
- Five-page letter written from John S. Brien in Nashville, Tennessee, to R. M. C[ornin], Esq. in Cincinnati, Ohio. The author expresses his views on secession, the Union, and Southern Rights as well as his hope for compromise. Says Brien, " I...
- Civilian Life in the Civil War
- Correspondence from John S. Brien to John C. Crittenden, February 28, 1862
- Correspondence; Cities & towns; Campaigns & battles; Troop movements; Surrenders; Military retreats; Generals; Civil Wars; War
- A three-page letter dated February 28, 1862, from John S. Brien to John C. Crittenden. Brien rejoices that Buell's troops "occupied the city and country without the necessity of shedding one drop of blood." He argues that property rights must be...
- Civilian Life in the Civil War
- Correspondence from J. W. Maybin to John S. Brien, March 12, 1864
- Correspondence; Cities & towns; Campaigns & battles; Troop movements; Surrenders; Plantations; Cotton plantations; Civil Wars; War
- Two-page letter from J. W. Maybin of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to John S. Brien. The letter requests legal advice from John S. Brien, "one of the first legal minds in the United States," regarding his legal options after having seen much of his...
- Civilian Life in the Civil War