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Members of the German military carry lit torches in honor of General (GEN) Charles L. Donnelly Jr., departing commander in chief, US Air Force Europe, and Allied Air Forces Central Europe. The Soldiers are participating in the"Grand Tatoo,"one of the West Germany military's highest honors

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOMAD THRUST Base: Ramstein Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Patrick Nugent Release Status: ... more

A view of the Alamo Chapel located at #1 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, Texas (TX). This is the front of the Old Spanish Mission Fort where 189 defenders sacrificed their lives and fought to the death rather than surrender to the forces of the Mexican General Santa Anna in the year 1836

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Antonio State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, CIV Release Status: Released to ... more

A nighttime view of the Alamo Chapel located at #1 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, Texas (TX). This is the front of the Old Spanish Mission Fort where 189 defenders sacrificed their lives and fought to the death rather than surrender to the forces of the Mexican General Santa Anna in the year 1836

[Map of the Shenandoah Valley from Strasburg, Va., to Harpers Ferry and vicinity, W. Va., "captured in General Lomax's Quarter wagons" by General Custer on October 9, 1864.]

Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay

Central Virginia showing Lieut. Gen'l. U.S. Grant's Campaign and Marches of the Armies under his Command in 1864-5. Engineer Bureau, War Dept....Prepared by Order of the Secretary of War For the Officers of the U.S. Army under the command of Lieut. Gen. U. S. Grant.

Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay

Topographical Sketch of the Battle Field of Stone [sic] River by Capt. Francis Mohrhardt, Top. Eng. of Gen. Sheridan's Div.

Civil War

Galveston, Texas. . . Prepared by Order of Maj. Gen. N. P. Banks. Maj. D. C. Houston, Chief Engineers... Authorities, Coast Survey Charts [and] Reconnoissances by W. S. Long, Asst. Engr., in Decr. 1862, Giving information furnished by refugees, Apr. 15th, 1864. Drawn by H. Holtz.

Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, and all areas between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains

Map of that portion of the Battle Field of Antietam occupied by the troops under Maj. Gen. Burnside, made by order of Maj. Gen. McClellan from surveys made under the supervision of Capt. R. S. Williamson, Top'l. Eng'r., on Staff of Maj. Gen. Burnside, by H. C. Fillebrown [and] E. S. Waters, Civ. Eng'rs.

Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the Potomac River

Central Virginia showing Maj. Gen'l. P. H. Sheridan's Campaigns and Marches of the Cavalry under his Command in 1864-65, drawn and lithographed under direction of Brvt. Maj. G. L. Gillespie, U.S.A., Chief Eng., Mil. Div. of the Gulf, Oct. 1865. Authorities--Engineer Bureau, War Dept.

Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay

No. 2. Siege Operations at Spanish Fort, Mobile Bay, by the U.S. Forces under Maj. Gen. Canby. Captured by the Army of West Miss. on the Night of April 8 & 9th, 1865. Drawn by order of Maj. McAlester, Chief Engineer, Army & Division West Miss., under direction of Lt. S.E. McGregory, Commanding Topographical Party.

"Fortifications Map File" Plans of Military Forts

Topographical Sketch of the Battle Field of Stones River near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, December 30th, 1862, to January 3d, 1863. Major General W. S. Rosecrans Commanding the Forces of the United States, General Braxton Bragg Commanding the Forces of the Enemy. Sheet No. II. Position of the U.S. Troops on the 31st of December 1862. Surveyed under the Direction of Capt. N. Michler, Corps of Topographical Engrs., U.S.A., by Major J. E. Weyss.

Kentucky and Tennessee

Aransas Pass, Texas, Taken by the Union forces under Maj. Gen. Banks, Nov. 17th., 1863 . . . shows the position of the bar, also the Rebel batteries, each mounting 1-20 lb. Parrot gun. [By] Charles Hosmer, Sub-Asst., U.S. Coast Survey.

"Fortifications Map File" Plans of Military Forts

Country around Alexandria from sketch made by order of Brig. Gen. R. Arnold, Chf. of Cavalry, by Lieut. E. C. Miles, 5th Engrs., Co. A

This maps covers area in Louisiana. Louisiana and the Mississippi River

Atchafalaya Basin. Prepared by order of Maj. Gen. N. P. Banks. Henry L. Abbot, Capt. & Chief Top. Eng'rs., Feb. 8th, 1863 [with annotations pertaining to the campaign in April and May 1863].

This maps covers area in Louisiana. Louisiana and the Mississippi River

Sketch of the Site of the O[pe]rations of the 10th, 11th, & 12th, July 1861, at Rich Mountain near Beverly, Randolph Co., [West] Virginia, between the U. S. Forces under Major Gen. Geo. McClellan and the Confederate troops, by Lieut. O. M. poe, U. S. Topl. Engrs.

Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay

Bonham, Gen - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]

Papers Relating to Citizens

Hobson, Gen - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]

Papers Relating to Citizens

Nexsen, Gen J W - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]

Papers Relating to Citizens

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Papers Relating to Citizens

Lockwood, Gen - State: [Blank] - Year: [Blank]

Papers Relating to Citizens

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Papers Relating to Citizens

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Papers Relating to Citizens

Sketch of the Battle Field of Shiloh showing the disposition of the Troops under the command of Major General D. C. Buell on the 6th and 7th of April 1862.

Kentucky and Tennessee

Sketch of the position of C. S. Forces Around Williamsport, Md., under Com. of Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, Sep. 19th, 62. By Wm. W. Blackford, Capt., Corps Engrs. [Confederate].

United States

Map of the Battlefield of Bull Run, August 29th & 30th, 1862. Surveyed by order of Maj. Gen. Sigel and under direction of Maj. Kappner by G. Stengel and U. de Fonvielle...November 1862.

Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay

Map of Field of Occupation, Army of the Potomac, [from Dumfries south to Port Royal and west to Chancellorsville]. Prepared by order of Gen. Hooker from reconnoisances made under Capt. R. S. Williamson, Lt. N. Bowen, Gen. D. P. Woodbury, and others. Corrected April 10, 1863, [and signed] G. K. Warren, Brig. Genl., Vols.

Civil War

Approaches to New Orleans. Prepared by order of Maj. Gen. N. P. Banks. Henry L. Abbot, Capt. & Chief, Top. Engrs., Feb. 14th, 1863

Maps Relating to Named Departments

Baton Rouge to Port Hudson. Showing Position of 19th Army Corps, Maj. Gen. N. P. Banks, Com'd'g., on the 14th March 1863.

Civil War

Mobile and Vicinity. Prepared by Order of Maj. Gen. N. P. Banks; D. C. Houston, Major & Chief Engineer. July 1863. N. F. Hyer, C. E. F. D'Avignon, [and] B. von Reizenstein, Delrs. Photographed by Walter Ogilvie.

Alabama

State of Louisiana showng Theatre of Operations of the Forces under command of Maj. Gen. Banks during the months of March, April, May, June, and July and ending with the Reduction of Port Hudson, July 8th, 1863. Prepared by Order of Maj. Gen. N. P. Banks; D. C. Houston, Major & Chief Engineer. August 1863. Drawn by B. von Reizenstein. Photographed by Walter Ogilvie.

Civil War

Map of the approaches to Little Rock made under instructions from Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, Comm'dg. Dist. Ark's., by Capt. T. J. Mackey, C. S. Eng'rs., August 1863. J. D. Hutton, C. E.

"Fortifications Map File" Plans of Military Forts

Sheet No. 1. Map of the Battle Field of Chickamauga, September 19th, 1863, Between the United States Forces commanded by Maj. Gen. W. S. Rosecrans and the Confederate Army under Gen. Braxton Bragg. Compiled under the direction of Col. W. E. Merrill, Chief Engr., Dept. of the Cumberland, by Edward Ruger...Published by authority of the Hon. Secretary of War in the Office of the Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Georgia

Texas Coast Showing Points of Occupation of Expedition Under Maj. Gen. N. P. Banks, Novr. 1863.

Post and Reservation Maps

Map of Country in Vicinity of Brown's Ferry. Made to accompany report of Brigadier General Wm. F. Smith, Chief Engr., Department of the Cumberland. Drawn at Topl. Engineer Office, Head Qs., Army of the Cumberland, Chattanooga, Nov. 5th, 1863, by C. S. Mergell

Kentucky and Tennessee

Eastern & Central Texas, Prepared by Order of Maj. Gen. N.P. Banks. Major D.C. Houston, Chief of Engineers, Feb. 1864 . . . F. D'Avignon, B. v. Reizenstein, Delns.

Maps Relating to Named Departments

Map of Route [from Little Rock to Camden via Arkadelphia, and return] pursued by Army commanded by Maj. Gen. Fredk. Steele From March 24th till May 2nd, 1864. Drawn, May 1864 by Lt. Fred. Sommer, Engineer Staff of Maj. Gen. Steele.

"Fortifications Map File" Plans of Military Forts

Battlefield in front of Franklin, Tennessee, where the United States Forces commanded by Major General J. M. Schofield severely repulsed the Rebel Army under General J. B. Hood, November 30th, 1864. Compiled under the Direction of Col. W. E. Merrill, Chief Engr., D. Cd., by Edward Ruger, Supt., Topl. Engr. Office, Milty. Divn. Tenn....Surveys made by Major James R. Willett, 1st U.S.V.V. Engrs., and Major I. J. S. Remington, 74st Illinois V. V. Infy.

Civil War

Scott, General - Age [Blank], Year: 1865 - 13th US Colored Heavy Artillery, Misc Cards - United States Colored Troops: Artillery Organizations

Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War

Gen. William B. Hazen

Original Caption: Gen. William B. Hazen..U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 111-B-3696..From:: Series: Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, (Record Group 111)..Photographe... more

John Joseph Pershing

Local Accession Number: 1894..Description: Leader of the American Expeditionary Force in WWI. General Pershing is the only person to be promoted during his lifetime to General of the Armies--the highest rank th... more

John Joseph Pershing

Pitt, General - Age [Blank], Year: 1865 - 14th US Colored Heavy Artillery, Wi-Y AND Misc Cards - United States Colored Troops: Artillery Organizations

Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War

Plan [and cross sections] of Fort Fisher carried by assault by the U.S. Forces commanded by Maj. Gen. A. H. Terry, Jan. 15, 1865; surveyed under the Direction of Bvt. Brigadier General C. B. Comstock, Chief Engineer, by Otto Jul. Schultze, Private, 15th Rgt., N.Y.V. Engineers.

"Fortifications Map File" Plans of Military Forts

Plan of Knoxville and Vicinity and of the Fortifications built by the Garrison under the direction and Supervision of Brig'. Gen'l. Davis Tillson, also showing the position of the Rebel works during the Siege, 1864.

"Fortifications Map File" Plans of Military Forts

Map of Fort Anderson, N.C., captured February 19th, 1865, By the 'Army of the Ohio, Maj. Gen'. J. M. Schofield, Comd'g. H. S. Hebard, Draftsman.

"Fortifications Map File" Plans of Military Forts

Map illustrating the Battle of Bentonsville, N.C., fought March 19th, 1865, between the United States Forces Commanded by Maj. Gen. H. W. Slocum and the Rebel Forces Commanded by Gen. Jos. E. Johnston, and the operations of March 20th & 21st under direction of Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman resulting in the retreat of the rebels. Compiled under direction of O. M. Poe, Br. [Bvt.] Col., U.S.A., by Major E. [F.] Hoffmann.

North Carolina

Photograph of the Spot Where General Robert E. Lee and General Ulysses S. Grant Met to Arrange Lee's Surrender

Civil War-Era Photographs

Map No. 1. Rebel Defences, Mobile, Ala., occupied by Union Forces under Maj. Gen. E. R. S. Canby, Comdg., April 12th 1865. Drawn by order of Maj. McAlester, Chief Engineer, Army and Div. West Miss., Under Direction of Lt. S. E. McGregory, Comdg. Topographical Party.

Civil Works Map File

Map of the Washington and Alexandria Railroad and its Connections with the Baltimore and Ohio, Loudon and Hampshire, and Orange and Alexandria Railroads. Compiled and Drawn at the Office of Chief Engineer and General Superintendent, U. S. Mil. R. Rds. of Va., Alexandria, Va., May 1865, By W. M. Merrick, Draughtsman.

Roads

Military Railroad Map of City Point, Va., Principal Terminus of City Point and Army Railroad Line and Base of Armies Operating Against Richmond. Drawn at Office of Chief Engineer and General Superintendent, Military Railroads of Va., Alexandria, Va., June 1865, From Actual Survey by Wm. M. Merrick Engineer and Draughtsman.

Roads

Map of the Rebel Lines at Raleigh, N.C., Evacuated April 13th, 1865, upon the approach of the Army commanded by Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, U.S.A. Reduced under the direction of Capt. O. M. Poe, Corps of Engineers, Bvt. Brig. Gen., U.S.A. & Chief Engineer, Mil. Div. Miss. From captured Rebel map. B. Drayton, Draughtsman.

"Fortifications Map File" Plans of Military Forts

Map of Utah Territory that accompanied the annual report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office

Senate Territiorial Papers Relating to Utah

Map of Oregon traced in the Adjutant General's Office

Accompanying Papers of the 43rd Congress

Kentucky River Lock Number Six Steamer General O. M. Poe

Original Caption: Steamer Genl O. M. Poe - Lock No 6 Ky. River Historical Photographs

Shaw, General J - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Tenth Infantry - West Virginia

Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War

Willmoth, General M - Age [Blank], Year: [Blank] - Tenth Infantry - West Virginia

Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War

Reconnaissance of Secession Works and Plan of Seige of Yorktown made under orders of Gen'l. Barnard & Maj. Humphreys by Leiut. Abbot, Top. Eng'rs., Leiut. Comstock, Engrs., Leiut. Wagner, Top. Eng'rs., April & May 1862.

Civil War Atlas Manuscript Maps

Kentucky River Lock Number Six General View

Original Caption: U.S. Engineer Office, Aug 29, 1891 Salvisa, Ky. General View Lock No. 6. Historical Photographs

Photographic Reproduction of a Painting of General Robert E. Lee Signing the Surrender of the Confederate Armies to General Ulysses S. Grant at the McLean House, Appomattox, Virginia

Civil War-Era Photographs

Kentucky River Lock Number Seven General View of Lock Walls

Original Caption: Improving Kentucky River. Lock No. 7. General view of Lock Walls, looking down stream. June 26, 1897. Historical Photographs