Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; Jasper (Horse); Ambition; Murfreesboro, Battle of, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1864; United States Military Academy
A letter to Milroy's wife, Mary, detailing the events leading up and through the battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He also relates his life's ambitions toward the end of the letter.
Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; Refugees--Southern States; Conferederate States of America. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
A letter to Milroy's wife, Mary, letting her know that he sent more money home. He hopes she got it, unlike the last bit he sent. He talks of refugees, and his desire to offer them protection, but is not allowed to. The Confederate army was...
Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; Military service, Volunteer; Apples--Harvesting; Grapes--Harvesting; Home life
A letter from Milroy's wife, Mary, filling him in on the fruit crop of the year. She also details the activities of friends and neighbors. Colfax is due to visit Rensselaer to enlist volunteers.
A letter to members of the Senate and House from Edward DeReu requesting that competent instructors be appointed to teach soldiers bayonet fencing, so they are more confident in battle.
This item is part of a larger collection of items from the Elam B. Guernsey Family Collection. These loose pages were written by Ella Guernsey. The dates on these pages vary from 1851 to 1878. The first six pages are copies of letters written by...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Correspondence; Roosevelt Roads Naval Station (P.R.); Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station (N.C.); United States. Marine Corps--Military life
Carl was stationed at Cherry Point but left there to go on maneuvers in Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. The weather is beautiful. Sis, Marvin, Jess Richey, and Mary Alice visited Carl in Cherry Point before he left. Carl is on M.P. duty and drives a...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); San Luis Obispo (Calif.); Camp Cooke (Calif.); Correspondence; Military training; United States. Army--Military life
Francis has learned more from Jesse’s letters and the Speed-O-Meter than he has from his parents. He was stationed at Camp Gordan, Georgia where he did his basic training before moving to Camp Cooke. His company is doing schooling on basic...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Correspondence; Toyko (Japan); Korean War, 1950-1953--War work--Red Cross
George discusses how rainy it has been in Korea. He has not used many services of the Red Cross but knows that many have, especially in getting leave time. George is working in the Company Personnel section and says it makes the time go by fast. He...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Correspondence; United States. Army--Military life
George writes his letter on the back of a Christmas card. He discusses the weather and says he is going to Inchon, Japan and then hopes to be back in the states. He mentions Melvin Tobin and Paul Makowsy. This letter is part of the Jesse G. Dorsey...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); USS General Randall; Correspondence; United States. Navy--Military life; Military training
Jerry writes from Oran, Algeria from the USS Randall and thanks Jesse for the sending letters and the Speed-O-Meter. He also thanks him for the Bret Hart phrases. He thinks it almost a crime that men who just finished a war are being called back...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); USS Dixie (Destroyer tender); United States. Navy--Military life; Correspondence
Robert enjoys getting the letters and Speed-O-Meter from Jesse. He likes reading about the people from home. He is stationed on the USS Dixie destroyer. He saw Diddy Prather and spent liberty with him in Old Mexico. Robert is now engaged to Mary...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; United States. Army--Military life; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Fort George G. Meade (Md.); Correspondence; Military training
William is on his third week of basic training at Ft. George G. Meade in Maryland. He has eight more weeks of infantry training and then eight weeks of medical training. He remarks about going to Washington DC and seeing the capitol for the first...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.; Sellersburg, Ind.; Employees' magazines, newsletters, etc.
This is the 1958 February, April, May, June, August-September, and November issues of The Speed Way. The Speed Way was a monthly newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. The newsletter was focused on safety issues at the plant...
