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Photographs of the Union Army 114th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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Description: These two photographs are both mounted to a single card mount and depict soldiers from the Union Army's 114th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The albumen print is annotated with the names and positions of the soldiers depicted including Henry Van Meter, John F. King, Oramel H. Abel, James W. Judy, George W. Mourer, Joseph M. McLane, and Alvin S. French. On the verso, there is a carte-de-visite studio portrait and an accompanying newspaper clipping obituary of Alvin S. French, the regiment's assistant surgeon.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1862-1864.
Call number: photPF 26057
Provenance: Purchased from Thomas Harris, March 2018.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

[Monument of 114th Pennsylvania Volunteers Infantry]

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The Singleton Collection is organized into four discrete yet interrelated units. The first consists of 79 photographs by Mathew Brady (1823-1896) and Alexander Gardner (1821-1882) of scenes of the Civil War taken between 1861 and 1865. Included are group portraits of generals with their staffs, important wartime sites and activities, and photographs of paintings depicting various skirmishes. While the photographs were taken by Brady and Gardner during the war, the images were printed around 1885 by John Taylor and marketed by the firm of Taylor & Huntington. These photographer-entrepreneurs hoped to capitalize on twenty-fifth anniversary war reunions and commemorations by reissuing the once-familiar views. On the verso of each image is a partial list of the photographs sold by Taylor & Huntington for 75 cents a piece. The second grouping of photographs depicts two views of Abraham Lincoln and portraits of the Lincoln conspirators and their execution. These were also taken by Brady and Gardner during the war and, as with the first group, printed and issued around 1885 by Taylor & Huntington. Of particular rarity are the fourteen photographs of the Lincoln assassination conspirators including portraits of David Herold, George Atzerodt, Edward Spangler, two views of Lewis Payne, two views of Michael O'Laughlin, and an unidentified conspirator. Additionally, there is a complete set of three images depicting the execution of Mrs. Surratt and the conspirators taken by Alexander Gardner on July 7, 1865, as well as three of the five known images documenting the execution of Captain Wirz, the notorious Keeper of Andersonville Prison. Eighty-three cabinet portraits of Confederate Generals and other Southern leaders by George S. Cook (1819-1902) comprise the third section of the collection. Cook was a friend and former employee of Matthew Brady, and he provided E.& H.T. Anthony Co. with portraits from the South, including the first portrait of Colonel Robert Anderson. These portraits may come from sources other than Cook as he purchased competing photographers negatives, issuing them on his mounts. These portraits were taken in the 1860s but printed between 1880 and 1890 when Cook operated his Richmond, Virginia studio at 913 East Main Street. The last grouping of photographs contains 210 images by William H. Tipton (1850-1929), the self-described "Battlefield Photographer." The imperial-sized photographs depict the numerous monuments erected on the Gettysburg battlefield to honor the soldiers who fought and died in this decisive battle. The photographs date from the 1880s. The Singleton Collection constitutes of one of the most complete historic archives of the Gettysburg monuments.

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Military papers ; 38th Volunteer Regiment of Indiana Infantry records

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A collection of 1,100 items from 1838 to 1911, it consists of documents, letters, manuscripts, receipts, orders, muster rolls, and a diary. The collection includes documents detailing general and special field battles such as Buena Vista and Murfreesboro; returns; final statements of deceased soldiers; personnel records; circulars; duty rosters; requistions; and receipts for supplies. The collection includes a diary of Scribner's activities written during the Mexican War from 1846 to 1847 with some pages which were edited by another hand for publication. There are also a few documents relating to Scribner's Treasury work such as indentures and tobacco stamp reports. The collection also contains an 1838 childhood composition book of essays; letters written to Scribner's family; personal and business papers. Correspondents include: Absalom Baird, Don Carlos Buell, William Passmore Carlin, Speed S. Fry, James A. Garfield, Robert S. Granger, Ulysses S. Grant, Milo S. Hascall, Richard W. Johnson, John H. King, Alexander McDowell McCook, O.M. Mitchell, J.S. Negley, William S. Rosecrans, L.H. Rousseau, William T. Sherman, William S. Smith, J.C. Starkweather, and Thomas J. Wood.

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Register and prescription book of 210th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers

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Register and prescription book of the 210th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. The register was kept by the regimental surgeon, W. Stockton Wilson, in accordance with the orders of the Army Medical Dept.

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Paul Traynor photograph album of the US Armys 31st Infantry Regiment

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This photo album documents Paul Traynors experiences and encounters while serving in the Philippines and China. There are many photographs of Traynor and his fellow American soldiers engaged in leisure activities, meeting locals and learning Filipino customs, exploring cities and other surrounding regions, and documenting agricultural practices, work, and social life. There are also a few professional studio portraits. Images from Shanghai, China depict the Bund, Whangpoo (Huangpu) River, New World Building, street battle scenes, barricades and damages from the 1932 Battle of Shanghai, various street views, and portraits of locals and American and Chinese soldiers. Images from the Philippines show Fort Stolsenburg, Fort William McKinley, Camp John Hay, Manila Bay, various beaches, rural areas, and cityscapes of Manila, Baguio, and Luzon, and portraits of American soldiers, Indigenous Igorotte Peoples, and Moros on Luzon. Most photographs have a brief handwritten description of the image. There are a small number of loose photographs, which have handwritten notes on the verso. There is also ephemera relating to Traynor's exploration of Manila and Shanghai and his time after his service in the military, including various permission slips to leave camp; business cards from bars in Manila, such as the California Bar, the Anchor Bar and Cafe, the Lone Star Bar, House of Quality Whiskey, Silver Dollar Cafe, and the Brookyln Bar; various liquor labels; a ticket to the Nanking Theatre; and Traynor's State of Michigan driver's license and a copy letter from the Delinquency Control. Please note that this collection contains historical images of violence and nudity that library users may find harmful, offensive, or inappropriate.

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