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20 November 1863
Morse, Justus, fl. 1861-1864
to Miss (Kitty)
He might get to come home in the winter. A fellow soldier who saw her picture has fallen in love with her.
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9 December 1863
He had a great Thanksgiving. He lets her know of the death of his grandmother. He is due ten months worth of pay.
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8 January 1864
to friend
he heard from Jim. He has a Christmas gift for her. He got Jenny a silk apron for Christmas.
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31 January 1864
Siscoe, C., fl. 1861-1864
to true and devoted friend (J. Morse)
On Wednesday morning he learned that Sister Margot was dead. There are five men currently sick. He saw his folks recently. Morse's father has a cough.
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21 February 1864
to C. Sciscoe (Kitty)
He would love to be home while Henry and J. are at homebut he is not sure now if he will actually get to come. He describes his surroundings as dry and there is hardly anything worth speaking about.
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13 March 1864
to Kitty
Henry wrote to her that there was a party at their house recently and there were the prettiest girls he ever saw there.He tells Kitty that ladies like her who are looking to get married had better be looking around now.
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26 April 1864
He offers to pay for her to go to school in Bloomington.He does not want her to waste herself. He tells her James Reagers is in Louisville, KY currently.
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4 June 1864
He has the chills. He is glad she is not taking the postponemnet of her school too hard. He does not expect he will get to come home any time soon. He tells her not to work too hard planting the corn.
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24 July 1864
C.S., fl. 1861-1864
to J. Morse
They are done with the harvesting. She does not tell her parents that he sent her money. Mr. Heppert's house and property burned up.
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18 August 1864
He writes that if it had been his fate to fall on the battlefield he would have been ready to die. But her letters always kept him going and made him stronger. He told his father he wants him to put in some wheat.
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24 August 1864
He looks forward to the future when she will be his companion but they must endure some hard times first.He was ainvited to a party he did not attend and he was glad because it turned out to be a dance.
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28 September 1864
He has been sick since he last wrote to her. But he assures her he will be alright in a few days. He is still waiting to go home.
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circa 1861-1865
to Unknown
Mentions Grandmother and other mutual friends and family. Te author writes that he/she has seven garments and a new pair of shoes and can go to school when he/she pleases.
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1944
109 Bound Photographs of the 58th Bomb Wing Missions Against Japan, India-China-Tinian, 6/16/1944-8/14/1945. [Decimalized .001-.109]
109 photographs chronicling the bombing missions of the 58th Bomb Wing. These missions were against Japan during World War II. Many of the missions have a before mission look at the area, a during mission image and an image depicting the area after...
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1914-1918
Keystone View Company
Our Boys in France Learning to Correctly Use Gas Masks.
A row of American soldiers learn how to put on gas masks at a camp in France.
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Soldiers About to Enter Tear-Gas Trench, Camp Dix, N.J.
A group of American soldiers wearing gas masks enter a tear-gas trench for practice with chemical warfare at Camp Dix, NJ.
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1918
Repairing Field Telephone Lines During a Gas Attack at the Front.
Two men wearing gas masks repair field telephone lines at the front line during a chemical attack. The background is hazy and clouded with gas.
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1914
Serajevo, Yugoslavia -- Scene of Murder of Crown Prince which Started Flame that Engulfed All Europe
Shows landscape of houses, buildings, bridges, and scenery in Sarajevo, Bosnia during its occupation by the Austro-Hungarian empire.
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Parade of Cuirassier Guards Marching to the Parade Ground, Berlin, Germany.
Shows ranks of Prussian soldiers, mounted and on foot, marching towards a parade in Germany.
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A Bristling Forest of Bayonets. Russian Troops on Review
Crowd of Russian troops stretching to horizon with two officers in foreground on horseback.
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The Terrible Desolation of Once Fertile Hills and Valleys, France.
Soldiers stand amongst wreckage and shattered rock in France.
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Mass in the Allied Trenches on the Western Front
During the war, priests of the Catholic Church held services for the soldiers. Masses were often held in dug-outs in the front line trenches. It was a solemn scene because of the reality of death these men faced.
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Alincourt, France; German Ammunition Camp Destroyed by Allied Airmen
The image depicts destruction after an an airstrike. There are dead horses, destroyed train cars, and broken wagons in the background. Alincourt was a small village in France. It was occupied for a while by the Germans until the Allies launched a...
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German Ammunition Depot, after Visit of French Airmen, Alincourt, Ardennes, France
This image depicts destruction done by French airman. There are many dead horses, broken train cards, and debris.
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Supplies Left by the Germans in Their Retreat from Soupier, Alane, France
This image depicts the supplies that the Germans left behind during their hurried retreats in the final months of the war. It also shows French soldiers taking inventory of what was left behind. There is some destruction in the background. The...
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"On all sides round a great furnace flamed" German Attack, North Compiegne, France
This photograph depicts men waiting for the signal to go "over the top" and attack from the trenches. There is smoke in the distance, as well as destroyed fields.
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Setting Up Large Searchlight in Advance Lines, Vosges Sector
In this photo, soldiers are setting up a searchlight in a trench in the woods. Searchlights were important pieces of technology because they provided visual on enemy movement much further than the eye can see.
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Sharpshooters in Protected Position near Enemy Lines
This photo depicts sharpshooters hiding in the trenches, waiting to attack. They fashioned creative hiding places, using everything from bushes to shell crates for protection. New recruits died frequently because of these sharpshooters.
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In a French Tench, Sandbag Protected, Showing Dart Bombs
Depicted in this photograph are three men, hidden in a trench and protected by sandbags. They have in their possession signal rockets and hand grenades. Signal rockets were used to call for help on the battle field. Different colors and designs...
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The Cathedral and Notre Dame, Verdun, and Ruins Extending Down to the Banks of the Meuse.
Crumbling ruins of buildings in Verdun, France seem to fall into the Meuse River. In the background, the steeples of the Cathedral of Verdun rise above the city.
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French Troops and Transport on "The Sacred Road," During the Battle of Verdun, 1916.
In the foreground, French troops sit amongst supplies. In the background, a long, winding highway stretching out over the valley. Ranks of troops can also be seen in the middle ground of the valley.
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Poilus Peparing Barbed Wire for Front Line -- Lempire, Meuse, France.
French soldiers weave steel to create barbed wire coils, which will be transported to troops at the battles of Verdun and Meuse-Argonne.
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A Village Reduced to Debris near Verdun, France.
A view of the ruins of completely destroyed buildings in a village outside of Verdun, France.
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May 15, 1917
A Battery of the Famous 270 Mortars (Howitsers), Mt. St. Eloi.
A Howitzer gun is positioned amongst the trees in a forest in France. Two soldiers stand nearby.
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Entrenched Highlanders on the Lookout Using Mirror Periscope.
Two Scottish soldiers in a trench use a periscope to look out into No Man's Land above. There is a horn nearby, which is used to warn their fellow troops in the case of a gas attack.
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President Pointcare and Marshall Joffre Visiting Officers' Quarters on the Somme Front.
President Raymond Poincare and Marshall Joseph Joffre visit the Officers' Quarters at the Somme camp. In the center, President Poincare and an aide are in conversation. Marshall Joffre, the Commander-in-Chief of the French forces during World War I...
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1916
Tatoi Trenches in the Croisettes Wood Showing Officers in Consultation Just Half an Hour Before the Attack on the Somme Line.
A group of officers discusses military plans shortly before carrying out the first attack of the Battle of the Somme on July 1, 1916.
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Serving Food from a Movable Kitchen in Ruined Curlu on the Somme.
French soldiers on the Somme front in France eat soup served from a movable kitchen. In the background, there are damaged buildings.
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Ruins of Famous Church at Albert, France.
A view of the partially ruined brick Church of Notre Dame de Brebieres at Albert, France. The village was only a few miles north of the Somme River. In the foreground, there are large piles of collapsed bricks.
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Ruined Villae of Eclusiers, France. M'lle Semmer Decorated for Heroic Actions under Fire.
Two soldiers stand on either side of Mademoiselle Marcelle Semmer, a young woman from Eclusiers, a village on the Somme. She was honored with the Cross of the Legion of Honor and the War Cross for putting herself at risk to air the French war effort.
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The World Renowned Cathedral at Reims, France, Ruined by the Germans.
A view of the buttresses and steeples of the Cathedral of Reims, which was shelled by German troops as they left the city. The cathedral was used as a hospital during wartime.
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Ruins of Once Magnificent Reims, France.
A landscape of destroyed buildings and bare frames of houses in Reims, France.
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"The Dogs of War Let Loose Are Howling" -- French 320's in Action, near Reims.
A row of four French railroad guns used to defend the city of Reims, France.
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Fort Pompelle near Reims, France.
A view of destruction at Fort Pompelle, a French fort near Reims built into hillside. In the background, a dark silhouette walks along the top of the hill above the fort.
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Once Fair Village of Coucy, near Reims, France.
Crumbling walls and stones that used to be buildings form a scene of total destruction in the village of Coucy, near Reims, in France.
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1917-1918
The Ruined Stronghold of Fort de la Malmaison, Chemin des Dames, France
Piles of dirt and stone that were once Fort de la Malmaison, a key element of the German defense of the ridge Chemin des Dames. The fort was destroyed by the French in a successful attempt to retake the region.
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Chemin de Dames--Barbed Wire Entaglement
A rusting, barbed wire fence that has become entangled with the undergrowth on the site of a battlefield at Chemin des Dames in France.
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Desolate Waste on Chemin des Dames Battlefield, France
A soldier stands amongst the now desolate countryside and fallen trees after the battles at Chemin des Dames in France
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Camouflaged Trenches in Chemin des Dames Sector
A lieutenant of the Allied forces stands in a trench at Chemin des Dames. Behind him, chicken wire interwoven with pine and hemlock, covers the opening of the trench, to prevent enemy planes from spotting the trench from above.
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Human Wreckage in No Man's Land, Chemin des Dames, France.
The skeleton of a British soldier lies on the site of the battle at Chemin des Dames in France
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