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Soldiers -- United States.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Bass family Civil War letters

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924113876589]
Identifier: 8741
Abstract

112 letters from two cousins, Philo Judson and Samuel Jay Bass, from Orwell, New York (Oswego County) who fought for the Union in the Civil War. Also include letters from an Allen R. Bass.

Dates: 1861 - 1863

Charles Ackerman papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3966
Abstract Included are military records pertaining to Company E of the New York Volunteer Infantry 26th Regiment including a transcription of the document authorizing formation of the New York Volunteers, descriptive lists recording soldiers' information, as well as requests for same, proceedings of courts-martial, discharge notices, receipts, and other items; correspondence between Ackerman and his friends and relatives; and records of Ackerman's general store at Higginsville, Oneida County, New...
Dates: 1861-1882.

James H. Stephenson papers

 Collection — Manuscript box 2 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065239778]
Identifier: 339
Scope and content

Material pertaining to Stephenson's time as a German prisoner of war in Stalag Luft 1 (1944-1945) including German currency, correspondence, dog tags, and a description sheet in German of Stephenson.

Dates: 1944-1946.

Nazi banner

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924113903219]
Identifier: 8461
Content Description

Collection consists of a large World War II Nazi banner brought back to the United States by Clifton William Loomis, Lieutenant Colonel. The banner is red with a black swastika painted on a white circle, and measures approximately 112 inches long and 44 inches wide. Also includes a small mirrored plaque for Loomis.

Dates: 1945