America at War

Letter, Philogene Favrot, Nashville, Tenn., to Pierre-Joseph Favrot, Baton Rouge, La.
Favrot, Pierre-Joseph, 1749-1824--Correspondence; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845--Relations with Indians; Indians of North America--Government relations--1789-1869; Indians of North America--Wars--1750-1815;Soldiers--United States--Correspondence
Philogene Favrot tells his father of a battle with the indians and of his life in general.
1813-11-22

Letter, Philogene Favrot to Louis Favrot, Baton Rouge,La.
Favrot, Louis--Correspondence; United States--History--War of 1812; Soldiers--United States--Correspondence
Philogene recounts to his brother his travels and exploits in the military.
1814-10-11

Letter, [Col. Frederick] Stovin, [Assistant Adj. Gen., British Army], HMS Tonnant, to his mother, Mrs. Stovin, Newbold, near Chesterfield
United States--History--War of 1812--Personal narratives, British; Jamaica--History--War of 1812; Cochrane, Alexander Forrester Inglis, Sir, 1758-1832; New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815; Soldiers--British
Stovin's ship joined [Admiral] Alexander Cochrane's fleet at Jamaica, a place Stovin was pleased with. They are now "laying off Pensacola making our arrangements for the attack of New Orleans." He has great confidence in British success in New...
1814-12-05

Account by [Lt. Neal] B. Rose, [Brigade Quartermaster, Volunteer Mounted Gunmen], Camp near Sandy Creek, M[ississippi] T[erritory], of money owed Rebecca Clark
United States--History--War of 1812--Equipment & supplies; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845; Coffee, John, 1772-1883; Clark, Rebecca
Attests to claim of Rebecca Clark, owner of farm at Sandy Creek, for corn and fodder in support of [Brigadier] General [John] Coffee's troops. Signed: N. B. Rose, Brig. Q. Master; and John Coffee, Brig. Genl. Endorsed for payment by Maj. Genl....
1814-12-11

Letter, Major John Reid, Camp 4 Miles below Orleans [La.], to Major Abram Maury, near Franklin Town, Tenn.
New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815; Packenham, Sir Edward; United States--History--War of 1812--Personal narratives; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845; Prisoners of war; Maury, Abram--Correspondence
Reid was part of the 44th Regiment of the U.S. Infantry and aide-de-camp to Major General Jackson. Reid reflects on the battle of the 8th [the Battle of New Orleans], wondering how "incredulous" those who hear of it will be that they won with an...
1815-01-13

Letter, [Colonel Frederick] Stovin, HMS Tonnant, to Mrs. Stovin, Newbold, near Chesterfield, [England]
New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815; Packenham, Sir Edward; United States--History--War of 1812--Personal narratives, British
Stovin, a Deputy Adjutant General in the British Army, writes to his mother regarding the wound to the neck he received on January 8, from which he hopes to be recovered in a fortnight; his sorrow of the loss of his good friend and patron Gen....
1815-01-24

Draft letter, Major General Andrew Jackson, Head Quarters, 7th M[ilitary] District [near New Orleans, La.], to Major General [John] Lambert, [near New Orleans, La.]
New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815; United States--History--War of 1812; Prisoners of war; Lambert, John--Correspondence; Prisoner exchanges--Louisiana--New Orleans, 1815
Draft of a letter from Jackson to Lambert, commander of the British Army, regarding exchange of prisoners.
1815-02-26

Hopital militaire et caserne, s.
Military hospitals--United States--Design and construction; Military hospitals--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--19th century
Detail of a military hospital from "Plan of the City and Suburbs of New Orleans from an actual Survey made in 1815." The hospital was built by the French in New Orleans near the Ursuline Convent in 1758.
1817

Carte du Bassin Inferieur de la Riviere Rouge
Natchitoches (La.)--Maps; Red River
Map shows Fort St. Jean Baptiste and Presidio de Los Adaes near Natchitoches, La. The map is from from R. Thomassy's Geologie Pratique de la Louisiane and is based on a 1764 map by J. N. Bellin.
1860

Letter, J[ames] C. Batchelor, Governor Mouton's near Vermillionville [Lafayette, Louisiana] to John G. Devereux, New Orleans
Military deserters; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Desertions; Confederate States of America. Army--Infantry; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate; Devereux, John G.--Correspondence
Captain Batchelor of Company B, Screwman's Guards, Louisiana Infantry, writes to A[ssistant] A[djutant] General Devereux notifying him of the desertion of Private James Walker of New Orleans, and the wounding of Corporal Rube Smith, who shot...
1861-08-16

Letter, J[ames] C. Batchelor, Governor Mouton's near Vermillionville to "The Firm of Bier and Douglas," [New Orleans]
Mouton, Alexander, 1804-1885; Moore, J. (John), 1788-1867; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Confederate States of America. Army--Infantry; Military life; Soldiers--Louisiana--Correspondence
Batchelor relates in detail the events of his march, including the incident in which Rube Smith shot himself in the leg, in a drunken brawl with Hughes. Batchelor complains of his painful and swollen knee, which prevents his riding for a long...
1861-08-16

The Horrors of war
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863--Pictorial works; Battle casualties; Soldiers--American--1860-1870; Dead persons; Rifles--1860-1870
Dead soldier lying on the ground. Caption: "This Union soldier was hit by a shell. His left arm is torn off at the shoulder and lies here near his musket, and he was also entirely disemboweled by the same shell. The poor fellow never knew what hit...
1863-07-04

Mess call
Spanish-American War, 1898--Military personnel--American; Spanish-American War, 1898--Florida; Soldiers--Louisiana; Military life; Tents; Military camps; Military uniforms
Soldiers lined up near a row of tents. The soldiers are from Company B, 2nd Louisiana Volunteers, in camp at Jacksonville Florida.
1898

Soldiers at Camp Havana, Cuba
Spanish-American War, 1898--Military personnel--American; Camp Havana (Cuba); Military life; Military camps; Tents; Military uniforms; Clothing & dress; Soldiers
Soldiers sitting and working near tents.
1898

Major General Andrew Jackson
Engravings; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845--Portraits; Generals--American--1810-1820; Military uniforms--United States--1810-1820
Waist-length portrait of Major General Andrew Jackson in military uniform with general's epaulets. He is shown in near three-quarter view facing left.
[ca. 1819]

Fort de la Balise
Louisiana--Maps
Detail of a map by Thomassy, showing Fort de la Balise, near Pilottown at the mouth of the Mississippi.
Ca.1860

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