Soldiers
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Lewis Henry Brown letters
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2002-002
Abstract
This collection consists of fifty-six letters written during the Civil War, mostly by Lewis Henry Brown (1840 - 1917) of the Town of Union, Broome County, New York during his service as a soldier in the 27th New York Volunteer Infantry and the 1st New York Cavalry (Veteran). Six of the letters were written by Lewis's brother Burritt Brown (1839 - 1920) during his service with the 168th New York Volunteer Infantry. One letter was written by Burritt Brown's friend and tent-mate Albert Ransom...
Dates:
1861 - 1865
Patrick Casey papers
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2004-001
Abstract
This collection consists of a brief narrative and two diaries from 1862 to 1865 written by a resident of Whitehall, Washington County, New York while enlisted with the 104th NY Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. The narrative and diary entries detail regimental movements, battles, living conditions as a prisoner of war, camp life, prices of clothing and sundries, and the weather. This collection has been digitized and is accessible from the ...
Dates:
1862 - 1865
William S. Chittenden papers
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2017-004
Abstract
This collection houses several personal documents belonging to William Sisson Chittenden (1908 - 1991), grandson of William Worth Sisson, and prominent banker in Binghamton, Broome County, New York.
Dates:
1942 - 1958
Joseph E. Frederick papers and photographs
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2014-002
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of WWII photographs created by the photographic division of the United States Army Signal Corps. Photographs cover events in the European and Pacific theaters during WWII, as well as the subsequent Nuremberg trials and Potsdam Conference. A small portion of the collection are WWII service records and ephemera of Broome County, New York, native Joseph E. Frederick, who worked as a chemical technician for the United States Army. See the ...
Dates:
1941 - 1948
Vitantonio La Sorte diaries
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2025-002
Abstract
The Vitantonio La Sorte diaries include 44 diaries by Vitantonio, an Italian immigrant, World War I veteran, and grocer who lived in upstate New York from 1906 until his death in 1972. There is also a small amount of material translating and commenting on the diaries written by his son, Dr. Michael La Sorte.
Dates:
1906 - 2015; Majority of material found within 1906 - 1963
Clark Lockwood letters
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2020-005
Abstract
This collection includes twenty letters written by Clark Lockwood (1846 - 1897) between January 1864 and August 1865 while serving with the 1st New York Veteran’s Cavalry; the letters were primarily sent to his mother and sister in Watkins, Schuyler County, New York. Also part of this collection are an 1871 letter from Clark Lockwood to his mother; an 1892 partial letter to Clark Lockwood from an unknown correspondent; an 1897 invalid pension form for Clark Lockwood; two unmatched envelopes;...
Dates:
1864 - 1897; Majority of material found within 1864 - 1865
Grace D. Nichols correspondence
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2004-006
Abstract
Letters received by Grace D. Nichols (1848 - 1925) of Rockland, Knox County, Maine, mostly between 1864 and 1872, accompanied by some later postcards and ephemera. Her correspondents include Georgia Farnham, Henry P. McCahill (serving in the 182nd New York Volunteer Infantry), John Porcius Gage, Henry Paine, A. J. Pickard (serving in the 2nd Maine Cavalry), Robert Rankin, and Waldo P. Lowell. Ephemeral materials include calling cards, a wedding announcement, and several unassociated...
Dates:
1864 - 1920, bulk 1864 - 1866
James Bostwick Robinson diaries
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2023-003
Abstract
This collection includes the diaries of James Bostwick Robinson (1840 - 1912) for the years 1860, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, and 1866, as well as a later, undated autograph book. The diaries cover much of Robinson's service in the 85th New York Volunteers. He discusses army life in some detail, including his time in Andersonville Prison in Georgia beginning in April 1864. Robinson frequently mentions his health problems, and at the end of each diary records his spending in detail. At the end of...
Dates:
1860 - 1866 and undated
Louisa Russell Family letters
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2018-001
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of letters received by Louisa Russell (1841 - 1913) of Hooper, Town of Union, Broome County, New York between 1861 and 1866. Correspondents include her brother James Russell, cousins Carrie, Lydia, and Daniel Russell of St. Joseph County, Indiana, and cousins Sarah and Chester McKinney of Litchfield, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. The collection also includes one letter written by Louisa Russell to her sister-in-law, Louisa Chauncey Russell, and two letters...
Dates:
1861 - 1866
Hiram L. Slaght diary
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2005-002
Abstract
The diary of Hiram L. Slaght (1829 - 1910) of Seneca County, New York from January 11 to November 5, 1864, covering his period of service in Company M, 50th New York Volunteer Engineers.
Dates:
1864