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Collection ID is exactly "40" AND topic contains "Military And Veterans"
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Excerpt from Recollections of General William Miller Regarding the Battle of Natural Bridge, 1898

Excerpt from Recollections of General William Miller Regarding the Battle of Natural Bridge, 1898
Date
1898-07-04
Description
An excerpt from the recollections of General William Miller regarding his experiences as a military commander during the Battle of Natural Bridge during the American Civil War in Florida.
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Excerpt from Recollections of General William Miller Regarding the Battle of Natural Bridge, 1898

Excerpt from Recollections of General William Miller Regarding the Battle of Natural Bridge, 1898
Letter from John D. Pittman to His Mother, Martha W. Pittman, 1860

Letter from John D. Pittman to His Mother, Martha W. Pittman, 1860
Date
1860-11-06
Description
Letter from John D. Pittman to his mother, Martha W. Pittman, written while he was a student at the University of Virginia. He discusses his time at school, the election of 1860 and the likelihood of Abaraham Lincoln becoming president. Pittman expresses his displeasure at the possibility of Lincoln winning and says "If he is, I reckon we will have to quit this University - take muskets and go to fighting! I hope this will not be."
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Letter from John D. Pittman to His Mother, Martha W. Pittman, 1860

Letter from John D. Pittman to His Mother, Martha W. Pittman, 1860
Letters from Louis James M. Boyd to His Wife, Jannie, 1862

Letters from Louis James M. Boyd to His Wife, Jannie, 1862
Date
1862
Description
A series of letters from Louis James M. Boyd to his wife, Martha Jane "Jannie" Boyd. The letters are dated November 29, 1862, December 8, 1862, and December 9, 1862, from the USS Albatross at St. Andrews Bay. Boyd describes the destruction of the rebel salt pans along the Florida coast, his fellow soliders and personal matters, such as the joy he feels about the birth of his son while he is away.
Collection
Letters from Louis James M. Boyd to His Wife, Jannie, 1862

Letters from Louis James M. Boyd to His Wife, Jannie, 1862
"My Recollections of the Confederate War" by Sylvanus M. Hankins, ca. 1900

"My Recollections of the Confederate War" by Sylvanus M. Hankins, ca. 1900
Date
1900 (circa)
Description
Sylvanus M. Hankins' recollections of his experiences as an enlisted Confederate soldier during the American Civil War in Florida. Hankins was a private in Company D of the 1st Florida Reserve Regiment for the Confederacy which was one of the units that fought at the Battle of Natural Bridge in March 1865. Hankins begins by discussing Florida's secession in 1861, when Hankins was 14 years old. He recalls how Floridians intially reacted to the threat of war; the raising of military units; the death of his cousin resulting from combat wounds and imprisonment; the imprisonment of women and children and the burning of their homes if their husbands, fathers or brothers were suspected of deserting; the shooting of deserters; the wartime treatment of African-Americans; Hankins' enlistment at age 16; escorting prisoners to Andersonville; the Battle of Natural Bridge; and other wartime events. The date of these recollections is unknown.
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"My Recollections of the Confederate War" by Sylvanus M. Hankins, ca. 1900

"My Recollections of the Confederate War" by Sylvanus M. Hankins, ca. 1900
Certificate Commissioning R.A. Gray as Captain in Army Quartermaster Reserves, 1924

Certificate Commissioning R.A. Gray as Captain in Army Quartermaster Reserves, 1924
Date
1924-04-18
Description
Certificate Commissioning R.A. Gray as Captain in Army Quartermaster Reserves, 1924
Collection
Certificate Commissioning R.A. Gray as Captain in Army Quartermaster Reserves, 1924

Certificate Commissioning R.A. Gray as Captain in Army Quartermaster Reserves, 1924
Program for Christmas Banquet at the Camp Carrabelle Station Hospital, 1942

Program for Christmas Banquet at the Camp Carrabelle Station Hospital, 1942
Date
1942-12-25
Description
Program for Christmas festivities at the Station Hospital for Camp Carrabelle in Franklin County. Camp Carrabelle was later renamed Camp Gordon Johnston. The program includes a message from the camp's commanding officer, a dinner menu, and a roster of all personnel attached to the installation at the time.
Collection
Program for Christmas Banquet at the Camp Carrabelle Station Hospital, 1942

Program for Christmas Banquet at the Camp Carrabelle Station Hospital, 1942
Letter from William T. Stockton to Julia Stockton, 1863

Letter from William T. Stockton to Julia Stockton, 1863
Date
1863-12-11
Description
Letter from William T. Stockton to his wife, Julia Stockton, written while he was a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island in Ohio during the American Civil War. Stockton was captured during the Battle of Chattanooga in November 1863.
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Letter from William T. Stockton to Julia Stockton, 1863

Letter from William T. Stockton to Julia Stockton, 1863
Advertisement for Northam Warren Sniff Kits, ca. 1942

Advertisement for Northam Warren Sniff Kits, ca. 1942
Date
1942 (circa)
Description
An advertisement for "The Sniff Kit" created and manufactured by the Northam Warren Corporation. The Sniff Kit, a civil defense preparatory kit, was designed to provide civil defense workers with an easy and safe method of identifying the five principal gases used in chemical warfare. Available in three styles, the kit contains five simulated gases: mustard, phosgene, chloropicrin, lewisite and tear gas.
Collection
Advertisement for Northam Warren Sniff Kits, ca. 1942

Advertisement for Northam Warren Sniff Kits, ca. 1942
Company F 210th Infantry Training Battalion Christmas Menu, Camp Blanding, 1943

Company F 210th Infantry Training Battalion Christmas Menu, Camp Blanding, 1943
Date
1943
Description
In addition to the menu, the names of servicemen are listed.
Collection
Company F 210th Infantry Training Battalion Christmas Menu, Camp Blanding, 1943

Company F 210th Infantry Training Battalion Christmas Menu, Camp Blanding, 1943
Flash Message Form for World War II Civilian Aircraft Observation Posts, 1940s

Flash Message Form for World War II Civilian Aircraft Observation Posts, 1940s
Date
1940 (circa)
Description
Blank form used by civilian aircraft observers to facilitate accurate reporting of airplanes flying over Florida during World War II. Observers were directed to record information about the passing aircraft and then immediately report to the United States Army by telephone.
Collection
Flash Message Form for World War II Civilian Aircraft Observation Posts, 1940s

Flash Message Form for World War II Civilian Aircraft Observation Posts, 1940s
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
m87-22_b001_f09_01Excerpt from Recollections of General William Miller Regarding the Battle of Natural Bridge, 1898TextAmerican Civil War--letters and diaries
American Civil War--United States--Collected Correspondence
Natural Bridge (Fla.), Battle of, 1865
Florida -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil war
Civil War, 1861-1865		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/m87-22_b001_f09_01.jpg
n2005-9_b003_f64_01Letter from John D. Pittman to His Mother, Martha W. Pittman, 1860TextAmerican Civil War--letters and diaries
American Civil War--United States--Collected Correspondence
Florida -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil war
Civil War, 1861-1865		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2005-9_b003_f64_01.jpg
n2000-4_b001_f02_07Letters from Louis James M. Boyd to His Wife, Jannie, 1862TextAmerican Civil War--letters and diaries
American Civil War--United States--Collected Correspondence
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockades.
Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies
Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction and pillage
Civil war
Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil War, 1861-1865		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/n2000-4_b001_f02_07.jpg
s1725_b001_f01_01"My Recollections of the Confederate War" by Sylvanus M. Hankins, ca. 1900TextAmerican Civil War--letters and diaries
American Civil War--United States--Collected correspondence
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Natural Bridge (Fla.), Battle of, 1865
Civil war
Civil War, 1861-1865		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s1725_b001_f01_01.jpg
m75-85_b005_f01_04Certificate Commissioning R.A. Gray as Captain in Army Quartermaster Reserves, 1924TextArmed Forces--Reserves/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/m75-85_b005_f01_04.jpg
sle_franklin_01Program for Christmas Banquet at the Camp Carrabelle Station Hospital, 1942TextCelebrations--Florida--Franklin County
Military hospitals		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/sle_franklin_01.jpg
m88-21_b002_fa-141_01Letter from William T. Stockton to Julia Stockton, 1863TextChattanooga, Battle of (Tennessee : 1863)
Civil war		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/m88-21_b002_fa-141_01.jpg
s419_b021_f02_x01Advertisement for Northam Warren Sniff Kits, ca. 1942TextChemical agents (Munitions)
Chemical warfare
Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous -- War use
World War, 1939-1945 -- Chemical warfare
Civil defense -- United States
World War II		/FMP/selected_documents/thumbnails/s419_b021_f02_x01.jpg
sle_saint-johns_01Company F 210th Infantry Training Battalion Christmas Menu, Camp Blanding, 1943TextChristmas
Holidays
Manners and customs		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/sle_saint-johns_01.jpg
s419_b035_f07_x02Flash Message Form for World War II Civilian Aircraft Observation Posts, 1940sTextCivil defense
Civilian-based defense
World war (1939-1945)		/fmp/selected_documents/thumbnails/s419_b035_f07_x02.jpg