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Army & Navy Monument Boston, Mass

Description: Image of the Army and Navy Monument (also known as the Soldiers and Sailors Monument) in Boston, Massachusetts, honoring those who served in the Union army and navy during the American Civil War; large columnar monument topped with and surrounded by sculpted figures of people; setting is park-like with trees; image framed by an architectural arch decorated with military medals and American flags.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1877
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000951
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
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Monuments, near Monument Creek

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Image of an elevated landscape view of rolling hills near Monument Creek in Colorado showing rock formations with white bases topped with flat brown discs scattered across the landscape and people sitting on hill; tinted lithograph.

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All honor to the brave : United States Army diploma

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Image of a blank United States military certificate honoring volunteers who served in the American Civil War; space for text in center framed by a monument capped with a portrait of President George Washington, an American bald eagle, and American flags; Union soldiers depicted relaxing in military camp and manning a cannon in foreground; cavalry troops on horseback in ranks in open field in the distance.

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The Society of the Army & Navy of the Confederate States in the State of Maryland

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Image of a blank certificate issued by the Society of the Army & Navy of the Confederate States in the State of Maryland; portraits of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, General Stonewall Jackson, and Admiral Franklin Buchanan, Confederate soldiers on the battlefield during the American Civil War, and Confederate flags accompany certificate text at center surrounded by columns.

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Officers of the United States Army and Navy prisoners of war. Libby Prison Richmond, Va

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Image of a register of United States Army and Navy prisoners of war listing the names of officers imprisoned by rank during the American Civil War; four captioned scenes from Confederate military prison Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, in corners; bald eagle with American flag, shield, arrows and olive branch at top center; Union soldiers and sailors with swords, bayonets, and harpoons at left and right center.

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The heroes' memorial

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Image of an obelisk monument in memory of the heroes of the Union Army and Navy during the American Civil War with people scattered nearby gazing at the memorial and Niagara Falls in background; blank shield "in memory of" in bottom center margin.

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[Grand Army of the Republic blank military certificate]

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Image of a Grand Army of the Republic blank military certificate decorated with several vignettes depicting army and navy battle scenes, soldiers and sailors, and a pair of deathbed scenes; goddess Columbia with American eagle, Union shield, American flag, and laurel wreath at top center; G.A.R. badge with flag and wreath at bottom center.

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Army & Navy Monument Boston, Mass

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