Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A
Letter from Richard C. Bridges to his friend Mr. Norman about camp life; discusses act of Congress offering 60 days furlough and bounty for two-year reenlistment; mentions large union fleet below batteries on the Potomac; inquires about his girl.
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A
Letter from Richard C. Bridges to his sister M. acknowledge receipt of her letters; prophesies battles at Murfreesborough and on the Rappahannock once the weather clears; dismisses rumors of demoralized Union army; expects war to go on for up to...
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A
Letter from J.T. Alford to Bridges describing his own wound and the mortal casualty of their friend Dick; mentions Grant's relentless determination to take Richmond and his (Alford's) belief in the Confederacy's success.
Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864; Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864; Troop movements; Richmond (Va.); Soldiers -- Wounds and injuries; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885;
Army of Northern Virginia back around Richmond; mentions writing to his father of the battles of Spotsylvania's courthouse and those in Wilderness; Grant then changed tactics and abandoned his fortifications at Spotsylvania and moved down the...
Harrison, Pat, 1881-1941; United States. Congress. Senate; United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century; United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance; Vandenberg, Arthur H. (Arthur Hendrick), 1884-1951; Magill, Roswell Foster,...
Inscribed on back: "Finance Committee Hearing: Wash. D.C. March 22, 1938 Left to right: Sen. Pat Harrison, Dem., of Miss.; Sen Arthur Vandenburg, Rep. of Mich.; and Roswell Magill, Undersecretary of Treasury, at the Senate Finance Committee...
Meredith, James, 1933-; College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford; University of Mississippi -- History;
National Guard officers (General Jack Martin--seated--and left to right Col. Guy Rogers, Jr., Col. Van Stubbs, and Major Gene Gratz) at Tupelo HDQS Unit 3, examining paperwork in a tent
Harrison, Pat, 1881-1941; United States. Congress. Senate; United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century; United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance; Ashurst, Henry Fountain, 1874-1962; Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956;...
Typed description from image MPAP_b2_f17_008: "Chairmen of Senate Committees were called to a conference by Senator Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley, and asked to push work on various pieces of legislation now tied up in the committees. The...
Harrison, Pat, 1881-1941; Chavez, Dennis, 1888-1962; Vest, Charles; Robinson, Joseph Taylor, 1872-1937; O'Mahoney, Joseph C. (Joseph Christopher), 1884-1962; Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976; United States. Congress. Senate; United...
Note on back: "These gentlemen were bitterly opposed to the Soldiers Bonus Bill and are shown after the Senate had voted to sustain President Roosevelt's veto, 40 to 54, May 23. Left to right: Senator Dennis Chavez of New Mexico; Charles Vest,...
Harrison, Pat, 1881-1941; Chavez, Dennis, 1888-1962; Vest, Charles; Robinson, Joseph Taylor, 1872-1937; O'Mahoney, Joseph C. (Joseph Christopher), 1884-1962; Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976; United States. Congress. Senate; United...
Note on back: "These gentlemen were bitterly opposed to the Soldiers Bonus Bill and are shown after the Senate had voted to sustain President Roosevelt's veto, 40 to 54, May 23. Left to right: Senator Dennis Chavez of New Mexico; Charles Vest,...
Harrison, Pat, 1881-1941; Chavez, Dennis, 1888-1962; Vest, Charles; Robinson, Joseph Taylor, 1872-1937; O'Mahoney, Joseph C. (Joseph Christopher), 1884-1962; Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976; United States. Congress. Senate; United...
Note on back: "These gentlemen were bitterly opposed to the Soldiers Bonus Bill and are shown after the Senate had voted to sustain President Roosevelt's veto, 40 to 54, May 23. Left to right: Senator Dennis Chavez of New Mexico; Charles Vest,...
Harrison, Pat, 1881-1941; United States. Congress. Senate; United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century; United States. Postmaster General; Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976; Curry, John F.; New York (N.Y.); Tammany Hall;...
Inscribed: "Among the prominent people attending the testimonial dinner tendered Postmaster General James A. Farley at the Hotel Commodore, May 13, were; (left to right -- seated) John F. Curry, Leader of Tammany in New York; Mayor John P. O'Brien...