Military
Found in 755 Collections and/or Records:
Norman Wade Sammis interview
The Sand Creek affair : a reappraisal
Typescript and galley proofs of a book "compiled, edited and analyzed by Lt. Colonel William R. Dunn." The item includes maps and an index. Dunn argues that Colonel Chivington and the Colorado Calvary were justified in killing the Indians at the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864.
Schwatlo family letters
Rena Abigail Kennedy Searles collection
Contains a photograph, letter of evaluation, and proclamations associated with Kennedy's career in the Air Force. Some of these materials are written or signed by Gail S. Halvorsen, in his role as Kennedy's commanding officer. Materials date from between 1973 and 1977.
Selective service system state of Utah : World War II, 1940-1947
Typescript history of the draft in Utah during World War II. Rich describes the problems and successes of the draft in Utah.
Leland I. Selvey papers
Contains materials pertaining to the life of Leland Ira Selvey, particularly in relation to his time serving in France during World War I. Included are souvenirs from France, such as guidebooks, a single feather, postcards, and printed ephemera. Also includes handwritten letters from family and friends, scrapbooks, notebooks, diaries, and 259 photographs and negatives. Dated 1905-1927, with the bulk dated 1918-1919.
Philip Henry Sheridan letters
Handwritten and signed letters all written in May, June, and July of 1876 and sent from Chicago, Illinois. Six of the items were written to Wesley Merritt who was with the 9th cavalry and later commanded the 5th cavalry. Sheridan gives orders and suggestions relating to the campaign against the Indians.
William T. Sherman correspondence with Frederick van Vliet
Handwritten and signed letters. On April 22, 1861 Frederick van Vliet at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas wrote to Sherman requesting his recommendation for a commission in the United States Army. Sherman wrote his reply on the same sheet of paper on April 25, 1861 at Saint Louis, Missouri. Sherman recommended van Vliet be made an officer of cavalry.
William T. Sherman letter
The William T. Sherman letter is addressed to Francis Amasa Walker and is dated August 20, 1874. At the time of the writing, Sherman was the Commander-in-Chief of the US Army. Sherman expresses his views on the topic of a book, and adds comments on the Mormon problem-suggesting that both Mormons and Indians must be assimilated into American society to survive the consequences of the westward movement.