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...
Nazi Saboteurs Trial, Washington, D.C., 1942; Trials (Sabotage)--Washington (D.C.); War and emergency powers--United States; Military courts--United States--History
For over two hundred years a major issue in the history of the United States is the contentious issue of military commissions. Military commissions are not new or specific to the United States, but the United States traces its first military...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Fort Henry, Battle of, Tenn., 1862; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Armies
Sketch of the "Reembarkation of Grant's troops after the battle. From a drawing by Rear-Admiral Walke." Dark smoke and light clouds obscure the boats, but their stacks can be seen. The ships are near the left shore. The right shore is...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Belmont, Battle of, Belmont, Mo., 1861; Gunboats; Vehicles
Drawing by Rear Admiral Walke at the Battle of Belmont of gunboats Tyler and Lexington, at center of larger drawing. Guns are shooting from a high cliff on the left. Right of that, on a low area lies a town. Shots are also coming from the right....
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Belmont, Battle of, Belmont, Mo., 1861; Gunboats; Vehicles
Drawing by Rear Admiral Walke at the Battle of Belmont of the gunboats Tyler and Lexington in the water to the right of steep cliffs. Enemy fire attacks the boats. More boats are faintly seen in the distance. Text on bottom: Gun-boats Tyler and...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Business people
Portrait of J.B. Battle wearing his hair parted at the side, a suit, and tie. The photograph has been painted on to crop his image. Handwritten on back of image: Insurance. Stamped on back: Credit, Griswold Studios (Louisville).
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Gunboats; Carondolet (Gunboat); Vehicles
Painting of gunboats St. Louis, Carondolet, Cincinnati, Lexington and Conestoga in the Battle of Fort Henry. Dark smoke from their smokestacks mingles with white sparks and white smoke from battle.
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left: centurion watching man wearing crown accompanied by children with brooms and whips; bearded man wearing fur pelt witnesses arrival, by boat, of colonists, who have already begun hunting;...
Studio portrait of bulldog. The inscription indicates a connection to early-twentieth century theatrical producer Lee Kugel, as well as to late-nineteenth century English children's book "Jim Bob, Son of Battle," about sheepdogs. Location...
Large trees with exposed root systems sit next to a road or trail. The photographer's title refers to a "mountain battle," which suggests that one of the more violent encounters in the Baker-Howard Feud occurred here.
Soldiers; Uniforms; Military personnel; Campaigns & battles; Indians of North America; Missionaries; Discovery & exploration; Ships; Lifeboats; Horses; Men
Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: man kneeling before group of men, mostly in military uniforms, one empty-handed, one holding a flag, one a cross, and others bayonets; men with spears, and one with a sword and a shroud,...
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...
An adaptation of a Greek wallpainting of c. 310 BCE by Philoxenos of Eretria. The culminating moment in the Battle of Issos between Greeks and Persians, the confrontation between Alexander and Darius.
Rolling hills with numerous trees and sections of cleared land surround the Cumberland River in Mill Springs, Kentucky. A note on the back of the photograph indicates this location as being the scene of the Battle of Mill Springs during the Civil...
View along a wide city street lined with telephone poles and buildings at the right, the nearest a brick 2-3 story building with a small sign on its side advertising "Battle Ax Plug." Some of the more distant buildings have signs on their...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Teachers; People associated with education & communication
Portrait of Robert S. Cotterill, a professor of History at Florida State University who was born in Battle Run, Kentucky. He is wearing a suit and striped tie. Photograph has a lot of discoloration. Stamped on back of image: credit, John T. Berry...
A car parked in front of the Pioneer Museum of Blue Licks State Park (now Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park), a one-story brick building with a small porch reached by stone stairs over an embankment. The state park was established in 1927 to...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Gunboats; Carondolet (Gunboat); Vehicles
Stylized, dark sketch of the gunboat Carondelet in battle. A label inset at the bottom right corner says, "The 'Carondelet' running the Confederate batteries at Island Number 10 (April 4, 1862). After a sketch by Rear-Admiral Walke." The...
Portrait of dark-haired, light-eyed actress Marie Burroughs wearing pearl necklace and white dress with embroidered pattern on sleeves. Marie Burroughs performed at Macauley's Theatre in "The Private Secretary" in March 1885 and in the...
