Military
Found in 758 Collections and/or Records:
Ray T. Matheny interview
Transcripts of interviews and oral histories probably recorded in 1983. Matheny flew on a B-17 on combat missions over France and Germany during World War II. He was shot down over Germany in January 1944 and was a prisoner of war until the end of the conflict.
Samuel Augustus Maverick letter to Waddy Thompson
Handwritten and signed letter written by Maverick on March 5, 1843 and addressed to Waddy Thompson (1798-1868), United States' minister to Mexico. Maverick wrote the item while in prison in Mexico City. He had been captured by Mexican authorities in 1842. Maverick tells of the poor conditions in prison and urges Thompson to speed negotiations for his release. He was freed in April 1843.
John R. Maxon Western American collection
Research in the form of journals, notes and correspondence of the Platte Bridge Battle, 1963-1989.
Henry E. Maynadier letters
General Orders dated October 5 and 7, 1857, giving marching orders for the battalions and trains of the U.S. Army stationed at Camp Winfield in the Utah Territory (modern Wyoming). One letter is signed by Maynadier by the order of Col. Alexander.
Howard Earl McBride papers
James N. McCabe photographs of Vietnam
Collection consists of photographs taken by McCabe for the army during the Vietman War. The content deals primarily with McCabe's army service as a photographer in Vietnam between September 1969 and September 1970. His work also documents his personal interest in Vietnam civilian life, primarily in the form of transparencies, with some black and white prints and negatives. Materials dated 1969 to 1970.
McClellan family histories
Typescripts (some duplicated). The collection includes autobiographical sketch of William C. McClellan, member of the Mormon Battalion and of the Nauvoo Legion in Utah Valley, Utah, a biographical sketch of his wife, Almeda D. McClellan by Zitelle M. Snarr, and an autobiography of their son David A. McClellan Sr. which includes details of life in the Mormon colonies in Mexico and Arizona.
George Brinton McClellan letter
Handwritten and signed letter written from the Army of the Potomac headquarters on July 10, 1862. The item is addressed to Lorenzo Thomas (1804-1875), adjutant General of the Union Army. McClellan wants all of the regiments and batteries of the army brought up to "regulation" in size. He suggests combining units to bring them up to strength.
Edward McElwain discharge from the United States Army
Printed and handwritten discharge from the United States Army. The discharge verifies McElwain's service in the army and states that he was honorably discharged. The discharge was used to collect a military bounty of $100 in 1867.