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Sixty-pound guns in action
World War, 1914-1918; War; Soldiers; Artillery (Weaponry); Campaigns & battles
Sixty-pound guns in action at Vaux-Andigny, Aisne, October 17, 1918. This British long-range gun will send its projectiles 15,000 yards. Vaux-Andigny, Aisne, France. October 17, 1918. See "Catalogue of Official A. E. F. Photographs Taken by the...
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British Artillery racing to the front
World War, 1914-1918; War; Soldiers; Artillery (Troops); Artillery (Weaponry); Horses; Campaigns & battles; Troop movements
British Artillery making quick time getting to the front. Vaux-Andigny, Aisne, France. October 17, 1918. Photograph shows soldiers moving artillery in action.
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French Grenadiers at Marne
World War, 1914-1918; Soldiers; Armies; Warfare; Campaigns & battles; Grenadiers; Marne, 2nd Battle of the, France, 1918; Trench warfare
French Grenadiers taken at the Battle of the Marne in France. The soldiers are shown in trenches.
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German trenches at Belleau Wood
World War, 1914-1918; Belleau Wood, Battle of, France, 1918; Trench warfare; Campaigns & battles; Foxholds
German trenches at Belleau Wood in France.
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French Artillery Observation Post
World War, 1914-1918; Artillery (weaponry); Soldiers; Armies; Warfare; Campaigns & battles; Military intelligence; Surveillance
A French artillery observation post. There are five French soldiers shown in the photograph.
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In action East of Roye
Warfare; Arms & armament; Artillery (weaponry); Campaigns & battles; Military art & science; World War, 1914-1918
A battle in progress east of Roye.
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Trenches, mine craters, and shell holes
War; World War, 1914-1918; War destruction & pillage; Craters; Campaigns & battles; Forts & fortifications
The caption reads, "Trenches, mine craters, and shell holes." The photograph was taken at Vauquois Hill in the Meuse-Argonne sector of France. The photograph has a desolate,"moonscape" quality to it.
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Aerial view of fortified French city
War; World War, 1914-1918; Forts & fortifications; Aerial views; Cities & towns; Military facilities; Houses; Buildings; Campaigns & battles
The caption reads, "An airplane picture of a fortified town. The ramparts in center front and right center."
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Captain Henry H. George with his war dog, Fritz
War; World War, 1914-1918; Dogs; Military officers; Uniforms; Military personnel; Campaigns & battles
The caption reads, "Capt. George of "C" Co. and "Fritz." Fritz was captured from the German at Busigny. Besides his three service stripes he has a wound stripe for a gassing. They are standing in front of a fence. Houses are visible behind the...
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Aerial View of war-damaged French city
War; Aerial views; Cities & towns; Houses; Buildings; Reparations; Campaigns & battles; War destruction & pillage; World War, 1914-1918
The caption reads. "Airplane picture of one of the towns France asked indemnity for." Many of the buildings in the photograph appear to be destroyed completely or bombed out from battle.
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Boche soldiers
War casualties; Campaigns & battles; World War, 1914-1918
Several decomposing bodies of slain German soldiers are pictured strewn across a battlefield in the Roye (Oise) region of France.
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Account of pay for Major General Benjamin Franklin Cheatham
Certificate of payment for Confederate Major General B. F. Cheatham for services from June 1 to July 1, 1863, for a total of $300.00. Signed by M. B. Pilcherd, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, Paymaster in Cheatham's Division.
Civil War Military Records

Benjamin F. Cheatham's appointment
Form appointing Benjamin F. Cheatham as second brigadier general is signed by Governor of Tennessee Isham G. Harris.
Civil War Military Records

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

Major General Alexander McDowell McCook
Soldiers; Military uniforms
Half length portrait of Alexander McDowell McCook, seated, wearing major general insignia and holding a sword in his left hand. The inscription reads: "Affectionately yr brother, A. McD. McCook, Maj. Genl."
Civil War Soldier Photographs

U.S. Coast Artillery in action at Lenoncourt (Meuse)
Soldiers; Military uniforms; Campaigns & battles; Howitzers; Cannons; Artillery (Weaponry); World War, 1914-1918
Group of American soldiers in the process of loading a howitzer. There is a sign on a tree that reads: "7th Bty Howitzer Regt CAC" indicating this group to be a part of the Seventh Battery Howitzer Regiment of the Coastal Artillery Corps.
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View in front of the Thirtieth Division Headquarters
Soldiers; Military personnel; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Military vehicles; Trucks; Automobiles; Horses; Military facilities; Military headquarters; Campaigns & battles; War; World War 1914-1918; Vehicles
"View in front of the 30th Division Headquarters, showing heavy traffic caused by the transportation of British, American, & Australian war material to the battle lines. Montbrehain, Aisne, France. October 14, 1918." Numerous vehicles, troops,...
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Wounded soldiers on route to hospital
Soldiers; Military personnel; Uniforms; Military uniforms; Helmets; Military medicine; Military hospitals; Medical equipment & supplies; Litters; Gas masks; Horses; Campaigns & battles; World War, 1914-1918; War casualties; Carts and Wagons; Mules
Members of the 137th Ambulance Co. transport wounded soldiers to the hospital at Camp de Galbert. One mule pulls three carts that are attached to one another in single file.
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