National Guard Museum Collection

   

(23 items found)

description - Discharge papers for Arthur J. Largesse, a private in the first Massachusetts regiment of Heavy Artillery. Discharge was formalized on the July 22, 1899 due to the reason of business engagements. Enlistment terms in the Massachusetts Militia has… subject - Largesse, Arthur J.; Massachusetts. Militia--Heavy Artillery Regiment, 1st; Soldiers; Massachusetts.Militia--Military discharge relation - Is part of the Spanish-American War, 1898 Collection. Massachusetts National Guard Museum & Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm Identifier - 1899001 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/nguard,22

description - The volunteer enlistment papers of Jeremiah L. W. Bradley. Jeremiah Bradley resided in South Adams. He enlisted in the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, the first official African American regiment to be formed in the United States. The… subject - United States, Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865); Recruiting and enlistment; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans; Bradley, Jeremiah L.W. relation - Is part of the Civil War Collection, 1861-1865. Massachusetts National Guard Museum & Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm Identifier - 1863001 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/nguard,19

description - A petition written by the members of the light infantry company for the town of Limington, Maine on October 31, 1795 to Governor Samuel Adams of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The petition requested that another light infantry company should be… subject - Massachusetts.Governor (1794-1797, Adams); Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803;Massachusetts--Militia; York County (Me.); Limington (Me.);Massachusetts--History--1775-1865 relation - Is part of the Early Militia Collection. Massachusetts National Guard Museum & Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm Identifier - 1795001 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/nguard,16

description - Petition from Sundry Inhabitants of the Town of Limington for Lt Infantry Company 1795





The State of the CO in Limington as {?} 144 privates not time being only about half that number





David Libby George Meserve


{?} Staple


Joseph… subject - relation - Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/nguard,15

description - To his Excellency Samuel Adams Esquire Governour & Commander in chief of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the [?] Humbly Showeth that the company of militia in the Town of Limington contains one hundred & forty four effective Privates, and it being… subject - relation - Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/nguard,14

description - Platoons of the Massachusetts National Guard Infantry marching down Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts on June 22, 1916. The participation of the Massachusetts National Guard in the Mexican Border Service in the summer of 1916 was part of a… subject - Massachusetts.National Guard--Soldiers; Boston (Mass.); Mexican-American Border Region--History--Military; United States.Army--History--Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916; Military parades & ceremonies relation - Is part of the Mexican Border Service Collection. Massachusetts National Guard Museum & Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm Identifier - 1916003 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/nguard,13

description - Military personnel outside of the Cambridge Massachusetts State Armory during recruitment activities for the Mexican Border Service. The sign over the armory reads, "Men Wanted for the Militia, Apply at the Cambridge State Armory." The … subject - Massachusetts. National Guard--Recruiting and enlistment; Mexican-American Border Region--History--Military; Soldiers; United States.Army--History--Punitive expedition into Mexico, 1916; Mexican Border Service; Cambridge (Mass.) relation - Is part of the Mexican Border Service Collection. Massachusetts National Guard Museum & Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
Identifier - 1916002 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/nguard,12

description - Two Massachusetts soldiers driving an army transport wagon, on June 20, 1916 . One of the soldiers holds the reigns of the horses as they pass a Coca Cola sign in the background. The participation of the Massachusetts National Guard in the Mexican… subject - Massachusetts National Guard--Transportation; Mexican-American Border Region--History--Military; Soldiers; United States.Army--History--Punitive expedition into Mexico, 1916; Mexican Border Service;
relation - Is part of the Mexican Border Service Collection. Massachusetts National Guard Museum & Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
Identifier - 1916001 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/nguard,11

description - A photograph of Colonel Josephus Henderson Whitney and Lieutenant O.J. Whitney of the Massachusetts 5th Infantry regiment in front of a tent in a army encampment during the Spanish-American War, ca. 1898. Josephus Henderson Whitney was promoted to… subject - Spanish-American War, 1898--Massachusetts; Whitney, Josephus Henderson; Whitney, O.J.; Massachusetts.Militia--Infantry Regiment, 5th; United States.Army--Generals
relation - Is part of the Spanish-American War, 1898 Collection. Massachusetts National Guard Museum & Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
Identifier - 1898001 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/nguard,10

description - Six Massachusetts soldiers from the 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment by an artillery battery at Fort Warren, Boston on August 7, 1896. According to the caption on the back privates Galway, Kimball, Slate, Otis, and Williams are shown. Fort Warren was… subject - Fort Warren (Mass.); Massachusetts.Militia--Heavy Artillery Regiment, 1st; Soldiers; Military weapons relation - Is part of the Spanish-American War, 1898 Collection. Massachusetts National Guard Museum & Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
Identifier - 1896001 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/nguard,9

description - List of the casualties of Commissioned Officers from the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment reported to the Massachusetts Surgeon General's Office on December 30, 1864 by Major John WM. Appleton. Included in the report is the listing of … subject - Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863; United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties relation - Is part of the Civil War Collection, 1861-1865. Massachusetts National Guard Museum & Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
Identifier - 1864001 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/nguard,8

description - Camp Meigs, Readville


April 27 1863





To the


Adjutant General


Of Massachusetts





Sir,





I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your communication [crossed out word] 25 [Inst.] in regard to Charles M. Johnston, Recruiting Agent… subject - Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863--Correspondence; United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865); Recruiting and enlistment; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans relation - Is part of the Civil War Collection, 1861-1865. Massachusetts National Guard Museum & Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
Identifier - 1863002 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/nguard,7

description - A description of forage received by the Massachusetts 2nd Brigade between August 23 and September 16, 1781. The account lists what supplies were collected, the date they were received, where they were received, and who received them. The supplies… subject - United States.Continental Army--Massachusetts Brigade, 2nd; United


States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; United States.Continental


Army--Supplies and stores; Peekskill (N.Y.). relation - Is part of the Early Militia Collection. Massachusetts National Guard Museum & Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
Identifier - 1781001 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/nguard,6

description - Photograph of a middle weight bout between Corporal Morris from the 101st engineers and Corporal Horton from the 101st Field artillery during the 26th Division boxing tournament. The tournament was held at the American Embarkation Center in the town… subject - World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Boxing; Massachusetts.National Guard--Infantry Division, 26th; Massachusetts.National Guard--Engineers, 101st; Massachusetts.National Guard--Field artillery, 101st; France--Ecommoy relation - Is part of the World War I Collection, 1917-1918. Massachusetts National Guard Museum & Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
Identifier - 1919001
http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/nguard,5

description - An unidentified soldier standing in the middle of a blast crater and gazing through binoculars at the sky during World War I. The photograph was taken at an unknown location, ca. 1918.
subject - World War, 1914-1918--Battlefields; United States.Army; Massachusetts.National Guard--Soldiers; relation - Is part of the World War I Collection, 1917-1918. Massachusetts National Guard Museum & Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
Identifier - 1918004
http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/nguard,4

description - The photograph is of the thrash steam-drive disinfector, a disinfecting machine used by the 26th army division. A group of soldiers stand waiting to receive their clothes. One of the two steam vats is open and the wire basket containing the… subject - World War, 1914-1918--Health aspects; Massachusetts.National Guard--Infantry Division, 26th; Saacy (France); United States.Army--Military life; Soldiers relation - Is part of the World War I Collection, 1917-1918. Massachusetts National Guard Museum & Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
Identifier - 1918003 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/nguard,3