United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Confederate States of America. Army; Soldiers--Kentucky--Psychology--History--19th century; Soldiers--Kentucky--Attitudes--History--19th century
Beginning with Bell Irvin Wiley's 1943 The Life of Johnny Reb: The Common Soldier of the Confederacy, historians have produced many works describing the motivations for soldiers to enlist and serve during the Civil War. However, because they often...
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...
Military nursing--History; World War, 1914-1918--Women; World War, 1914-1918--Medical care; Women and war--History--20th century
World War I resulted in the deaths of over 8,500,000
military personnel and in addition, millions of civilians.
There were not enough doctors to provide the necessary
medical care for the masses of seriously sick and wounded,
and other than in...
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...
In spring 2006, the Frazier International History Museum, in conjunction with the Ekstrom Library Photographic Archives at the University of Louisville, mounted an exhibit of 47 photographs taken by a young French foot soldier during World War I....
Military personnel; Women; War work; Entertaining; National Jewish Welfare Board
Activities and events at the Jewish Welfare Board for soldiers. Images include men sleeping on cots, dances and entertainment in an auditorium, soldiers sitting with young women, soldiers standing around a desk with an older woman, and soldiers and...
Buildings; Soldiers' homes; United States Soldiers' Home; United States Soldiers' and Airmens' Home
Two small cannons on the grounds in front of a large, white, three-story building with a four-story tower in the center. Text on left: J.F. Jarvis' Stereoscopic Views. Text on right: 135 Pa. Ave. Washington, D.C. Descriptive information on back of...
Soldiers from the 3rd Regiment of the Kentucky Volunteer Infantry at a Newport News, Virginia encampment. Soldiers are lined up in double rows with rifles in firing position. Small white tents are on either side of the soldiers. Several other...
Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Men; Military personnel; Soldiers; Military officers; People associated with military activities; Guards; Bodyguards; People associated with health & safety; Clothing & dress; Military uniforms; Uniforms; Belts...
"This piece depicts three soldiers in high relief in the foreground and two others, accompanied by a standard bearer, in bas-relief behind. The plaque's original upright is preserved in the lower right; the upright on the left is modern. As...
World War, 1914-1918; Soldiers; Arms & armament; Horses; Military training
French soldiers sit and stand in a field with their artillery and horses during World War I. One of two soldiers in the foreground appears to be taking his left shoe off, or putting it on, and the other is reaching into a bag or kit.
World War, 1914-1918--France; Soldiers; Railroad cars; Railroad tracks; Eating & drinking
Two French soldiers appear to be eating while sitting on train tracks during World War I. Other soldiers stand and climb on the train that is stopped behind them. Two additional images in this collection appear to have been taken during this same...
World War, 1914-1918--France; Soldiers; Military life; Railroads; Bathtubs & showers; Drinking fountains
French soldiers, being transported by train, take advantage of a brief stop to freshen up and cool off under an outdoor shower or water pipe during World War I. Soldiers are probably with the 139e Régiment d'Infanterie. Two other images in this...
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front; Women; Veils; Children; Soldiers; Villages; Dirt roads
Balkan women, wearing dark veils, are accompanied by children as they walk toward unidentified buildings in a village. Soldiers are standing behind the women and at the side of the road and almost everyone is facing in the direction the women are...
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front; Trench warfare; Soldiers; Machine guns; Firearms; Arms & armament
Soldiers repair, or conduct standard maintenance on, a machine gun in a rock-lined support trench during World War I. The soldiers are believed to be members of France's 34e Colonial Regiment stationed near Monastir in the Balkans in 1917-1919.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front; Soldiers; Cobblestone streets; Buildings; Villages; Cities & towns; Ox teams
French soldiers approach man with yoke of oxen on cobblestone road in a town that is believed to be in the Balkans. The soldiers are probably part of France's 34e Colonial Regiment.
World War, 1914-1918--France; Soldiers; Railroads; Military life; Drinking fountains
French soldiers, being transported by train, take advantage of a brief stop to freshen up and cool off under a small shower of water during World War I. Soldiers are believed to be with the 139e Régiment d'Infanterie. Two other images in this...
Soldiers from the 1st Regiment of the Kentucky Volunteer Infantry at a Newport News, Virginia encampment, preparing to go to Puerto Rico in summer 1898. The soldiers are performing a drill while holding their rifles diagonally in front of their...
Soldiers from the 1st Regiment of the Kentucky Volunteer Infantry at a Newport News, Virginia encampment, preparing to go to Puerto Rico in summer 1898. Soldiers are lined up in double rows with rifles in firing position. The soldiers remained in...
