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 American soldiers--History--18th century; United States--History--War of 1812--Participation, African American; Great Britain. Corps of Colonial Marines--African Americans
This research will address several key historical realities overlooked in reference to African Americans during the War of 1812. One, that African Americans played a significant role in the successes of United States military conflicts during the...
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...
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...
World War, 1914-1918--France; Soldiers; Military cookery; Military life; Dogs
Godet, left, friend of photographer André Jeunet watches two French soldiers from the 139e Régiment d'Infanterie prepare a meal on the banks of a stream or river. One is tending the fire. The other, smoking a pipe, is looking down at a dog. They...
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front; Soldiers; Cruisers (Warships); Ships; Decks (Ships); Seas
Soldiers on deck of French cruiser Château-Renault at the end of their sail from Italy to Itea, Greece in 1917. According to photographer's papers, the convoy was attacked by a submarine and one ship was sunk as they crossed the Adriatic Sea at...
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front; Soldiers; Stone walls; Masonry
Soldiers from France's 34e Colonial Regiment build a stone wall near their hillside camp, believed to be in the Balkans in 1918 or 1919. Images ULPA 2004.003.024B and ULPA 2004.003.040E appear to be in the same location.
