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Start Over Collection United States Military Collection, 1776/1946

Mss. 39.1 Un3, 1776/1946

Scope and Contents Artificial collections of papers, mainly 1830-1880 and 1941-1946, concerning the United States military but excluding Civil War materials. Collection includes return, 1782, of J. Pannill's Brigade, Williamsburg, Va.; printed regulations, 1814, for the uniform of U.S. Light Dragoons; pay voucher, 1833, for Philip St. George Cocke; papers, 1836-1848, concerning service of M.M. Payne; general order no. 94, and pencil sketch concerning the Mexican War; printed general orders for 1869, 1871, and 1877-1879; and posters concerning World War II.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. United States Military Collection, 1776/1946

Order book of Samuel Shield, captain of a light infantry company, 1813 Box 1, Folder 17

Order book of Samuel Shield, captain of a light infantry company, 2nd Battalion, 115th Regt., Virginia militia; lists non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, giving a physical description of each man, his "trade or occupation," place of birth, and current residence; also lists curloughs granted; gives returns for fuel, arms, and ammunition, and strength; record of daily happenings, including British fleet movements around the "Capes of Virginia," and other ship movements at Hampton Roads, Old Point Comfort, and the James River; also includes accounts of corn sold by Henry Howard of Fishneck, 1817-1826. Manuscript volumes. 52 pages.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. United States Military Collection, 1776/1946
  3. Mss. 39.1 Un3, 1776/1946

Oversize: Color posters eliciting patriotic emotions from the American public during WWII, 1941/1945 Oversize_Folder 1

Color posters eliciting patriotic emotions from the American public during WWII, including avenging the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, quotes by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning from J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI concerning spies, the United Nations fighting for freedom. dramatic views of soldiers in uniform, stimulation of more factory production, and Norman Rockwell prints. Printed materials. 25 items. See Oversize File "b."

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. United States Military Collection, 1776/1946
  3. Mss. 39.1 Un3, 1776/1946

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