This thesis is a social and military history of the First Battalion of the 27th Foot, the Inniskilling Regiment, at the Battle of Waterloo. Crucial to success in battle is the cohesion of units and their ability to withstand punishment and keep...
United States. Army--History; Federal aid to law enforcement agencies--United States; Riots--United States
The function of the army of the United States is to protect the country against all enemies foreign and domestic. Everyone is cognizant of the accomplishments of the American forces against its foreign enemies; but there is another work, of equal...
Slavery--Political aspects--Kentucky; Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
In his 1926 study of the Civil War era in Kentucky, southern historian E. Merton Coulter repeated the old saying that Kentucky was the only state to secede after Appomattox. In an over-simplification of the process, most historians have seen harsh...
The trucking industry is the largest freight sector, making up about 70 percent of all domestic shipment in the United States and contributes greatly the American economy. About 10 billion tons of goods are shipped annually and of that, about...
African Americans; Civil rights demonstrations; Race relations; Public relations; Discrimination in housing; Housing; African American legislators; Insurance agents; Women legislators; African American legislators; Kentucky--Politics and...
Oral history interview conducted with legislator Mae Street Kidd on October 10, November 11, and December 5, 1978 by Ken Chumbley. Ms. Kidd discusses her life, including her childhood growing up in Bourbon County. Kidd attended the Lincoln...
A group of uniformed Salvation Army members stand on stage along with a group of children, some holding American flags, and props including a giant pot of Peacock Coffee (with mug); an oversized "In God We Trust" coin (dated 1932); a drum...
Well-dressed man and women, along with man in Salvation Army uniform, stand on steps of stone building with "The Salvation Army" and "Social Service" crests on doors, surrounded by men in more ragged clothing, some of whom are...
Address: 216 W. Chestnut Street (Building no longer exists). This Chestnut street building served the Salvation Army with office space, short-term living quarters and social services facilities in a single location. It resembles a Joseph &...
United States--Army--Registers; United States Military Academy--Registers; Military officers; Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
This August 1836 issue of Register of the officers of the army of the United States has handwritten in black ink: "Lt. Lee" on the front cover at the top, "Capt. Robert E. Lee" alongside the title, and "Lee" again...
Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union; Generals--American--1860-1870; Generals; Military officers
Portrait of Delos Bennett Sackett (1822-1885). Sackett (spelled Sacket in some army records) was a career officer in the United States Army and served in the United States Civil War as a brigadier general (brevet major general) in the Union Army....
Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union; Generals--American--1860-1870; Generals; Military uniforms; Military officers; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Portrait of Major General George B. McClellan (1826-1885), who organized the Army of the Potomac and served briefly as the general-in-chief of the Union Army in the United States Civil War. He utilized his experience as chief engineer and vice...
Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Confederate; Generals--Confederate States of America; Generals; Military officers; United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers
Portrait of Joseph Eggleston Johnston (1807-1891). When Johnston's native state of Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, Johnston resigned his commission as a brigadier general in the regular army, the highest-ranking U.S. Army officer to do so....
Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union; Generals--American--1860-1870; Generals; Military uniforms; Military officers
Portrait of Union Army generals Martin D. Hardin and Wesley Merritt. Hardin was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the United States Civil War. He was born in Illinois and his father was a native Kentuckian. He married Estella Graham of...
Drought Relief crew standing in front of Salvation Army truck loaded with relief supplies (mostly bags of flour) outside The Salvation Army Citadel, 216 West Chestnut Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A sign in the background reads "Sunday, Sept....
Salvation Army; Charitable organizations; Group portraits; Uniforms; Men; Women
Group of men and women in Salvation Army uniforms flanking a seated man in a three-piece suit holding a bowler hat and cane and seated woman in ruffled shirt, pleated skirt, and jacket. They are posed on the steps of the Salvation Army Citadel...
Salvation Army; Charitable organizations; Uniforms; Men
Man in Salvation Army uniform and man in suit, hat, overcoat, and glasses stand outdoors holding a wrapped package, possibly a Salvation Army uniform. This photo is extremely faded. Title supplied by cataloger.
Salvation Army; Charitable organizations; Group portraits; Uniforms; Men; Women
Group of men and women in Salvation Army uniforms flanking a seated man in a three-piece suit holding a bowler hat and cane and seated woman in ruffled shirt, pleated skirt, and jacket. They are posed on the steps of the Salvation Army Citadel...
Salvation Army; Charitable organizations; Uniforms; Men
Man in Salvation Army uniform and man in suit, overcoat, and glasses stand outdoors holding a wrapped package, possibly a Salvation Army uniform. Title supplied by cataloger.
Salvation Army; Charitable organizations; Group portraits; Uniforms; Men; Women
Group of men and women in Salvation Army uniforms posed on steps of the Salvation Army Citadel (Kentucky and Tennessee Division), located at 216 West Chestnut Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Title supplied by cataloger.
Two men and one woman in Salvation Army uniforms flanked by five young women in hats, string ties, and belted khaki dresses stand in front of the Salvation Army flag, bearing a star and the motto "Blood & Fire." Title supplied by...
