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Military orders.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Preparation of military orders ; Orders, Preparation of (Military science)

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

103d Infantry Division Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M514
Scope and Contents This collection contains papers, photographs, and physical materials of the 103d Infantry Division during World War II (1942-1945). This collection follows the soldiers of the 103d division as they train and deploy to Europe during WWII. It contains Morning Reports that give daily updates of the soldiers in the 103d, 328th, 383d, 384th, 803d, 928th, 1089th, 409th, 410th, 411th units. Narratives of the 103d, 409th, and 410th headquarters explain the journey the soldiers undertook once they...
Dates: 1942-1947

AM17-18, 1919; Circa 1940s; 2000s, 1940 - 1949, 2000 - 2008

 Accession
Scope and Contents From the Unprocessed Collection:

Materials from the 103d Infantry Division during WWII, reunion materials and Harold Branton's book, 103rd Infantry Division: "the trail of the cactus".

Dates: 1919; Circa 1940s; 2000s; 1940 - 1949; 2000 - 2008

AM88-39, 1847-1960

 Accession
Form of Material

The collection includes:

Mississippi Southern College (now The University of Southern Mississippi) mechanical pencil, 1960.

Printed speech by Mississippi Governor Theodore G. Bilbo, 1931

Civil War orders.

Financial documents.

Mississippi postmarked letters, 1840s.

U.S.S. Mississippi postal cancellation, 1933.

Other miscellaneous materials.

Dates: 1847-1960

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M347
Abstract

Documents written by and at the command of General Beauregard in Charleston, South Carolina.

Dates: Majority of material found within December 1, 1862 and July 24, 1863

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M237
Scope and Contents This collection consists of two documents issued at the command of or in the hand of Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard in Charleston, South Carolina. The first document is Special Order No. 239, written on December 1, 1862, in Charleston, South Carolina, headquarters of the Department of South Carolina and Georgia. It was issued by command of General Beauregard, but the author's signature is illegible. This document has five sections clearly identified by roman numerals. Section one assigns...
Dates: December 1, 1862 and July 24, 1863

Dr. John Calvin Berry Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M536
Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, photographs, and other memorabilia relating to the life and career of Dr. John Calvin Berry, the first African American faculty member at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Dates: 1953-2013

Harold Branton 103d Infantry Division Collection

 Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: AM17-17
Scope and Contents

Materials from the 103d Infantry Division during WWII, reunion materials and Harold Branton's book, 103rd Infantry Division: "the trail of the cactus".

Dates: 1919; circa 1940s-2000s

Lionel Dyck, Jr. 103d Military Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M662
Abstract

This collection contains materials related to Lionel Dyck, Jr.

Dates: 1932-2004

John “Jack” Eckert Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: M583
Abstract

The John “Jack” Eckert Scrapbook collection contains materials that relate to Col. John Eckert’s military service in World War I, World War II, and Korea, as well as information on other members of the Eckert family. This collection is particularly of interest to researchers studying American military history in the twentieth century.

Dates: circa 1915-1930; circa 1941-1942; circa 1949-1970

Courtney L. Frobenius Vietnam Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M396
Abstract

The collection contains materials pertaining to the Vietnam War. These materials include medals, photographs, photocopies of books, reports, correspondence, and oversized maps.

Dates: 1868; circa early 1900s; 1940; 1948; 1956; 1979; 1983 – 1989; 1993 – 2002; Undated; Majority of material found within 1962-1971

Guy L. Gammon WWII Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M551
Abstract

This collection consists of materials relating to the Crash Boat Base in Ocean Springs, Mississippi during WWII.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1943-1945; 1999

George G. Garner / Daniel Ruggles Message

 Collection
Identifier: M61
Scope and Contents This item relates to the command of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Dated March 9, 1862, this message is from Assistant Adjutant-General George G. Garner, of General Braxton Bragg's Second Corps of the Army of the Mississippi. The note was sent from Bragg's headquarters at Jackson, Tennessee, to Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles, commander of the First Division located at Corinth, Mississippi. It appears to order Brigadier General John King Jackson to command the Third (?)...
Dates: March 9, 1862

Arthur Lavonne Gilmore, Sr. and Arthur Lavonne Gilmore, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M660
Abstract

This collection contains materials related to Arthur Lavonne Gilmore, Sr. and Arthur Lavonne Gilmore, Jr.

Dates: 1912-2010

J. Brackin Kirkland Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M15
Abstract

Correspondence, speeches, reports, publications, clippings, photographs, genealogical materials relating to Mississippi-born educator in New York and Alabama and with the Boys Clubs of America.

Dates: 1886-1983

Robert Edward Lee General Order No. 14

 Collection
Identifier: M235
Scope and Contents This collection consists of General Order No. 14, issued by General Robert E. Lee, Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, on February 3, 1864. He states how pleased he is with the units of the Army of the Tennessee that have re-enlisted in the Confederate Army and wishes that their action will inspire other "soldiers of the South." The units identified in the letter are Hart's South Carolina Battery, Battle's Alabama Brigade, Dole's Georgia Brigade, Ramseur's North Carolina Brigage,...
Dates: February 3, 1864

Dr. William D. McCain Papers of Heritage Organizations

 Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: AM15-73
Abstract

Bound originals and copies of documents for several heritage organizations in which Dr. McCain was a member and/or officer.

Dates: 1957-1991

SERIES III: FAMILY AND PERSONAL PAPERS (Boxes 27-32)

 Series
Scope and Contents The Family and Personal Papers Series is divided into four subseries: Personal papers, Estate papers, Records of Holly Pine Farm and earlier land acquisitions, and Travel files.Personal PapersThe Personal papers subseries contains a variety of items of both J. Brackin and Eleanor George Kirkland. Perhaps most noteworthy are the speeches and debate notes Kirkland assembled into one notebook, chiefly from his student years at the Southern Industrial Institute and...
Dates: 1886-1983

William G. Smith Civil War Military Commissions

 Collection
Identifier: M299
Scope and Contents This collection contains three original American Civil War military commissions for William G. Smith. The first, dated May 2, 1862, promotes Smith to Second Lieutenant in the Ninth Infantry Regiment of Virginia Volunteers, in the service of the United States. The promotion is effective from April 14, 1862. Interestingly, even though the certificate carries the seal and imprint of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the commission promotes Smith in the Ninth West Virginia Infantry, a regiment...
Dates: May, 2 1862-September 12, 1863

Roy M. Wheat Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M265
Abstract

Correspondence, video, other materials documenting the life and early death in the Vietnam War of this Congressional Medal of Honor winner.

Dates: circa 1945-2000s