Since its founding in 1898, the Oregon Historical Society has collected ephemera of all kinds, most of it documenting the history of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. In the mid-20th century, librarians at the Society began organizing these materials into what became known as "Topical Collections." One such collection, the Military Collection, collated various items concerning wars and other military actions relating to Oregon. In some cases, manuscripts and other original documents were added to the collection. Additional materials are added from time to time.
The collection is arranged in series centered around chronological
periods, each roughly related to a particular conflict. For example, the series
"1860-1879" relates primarily to the Civil War. Within each series, materials
are generally arranged alphabetically by type of document. The collection is
divided into the following series:
The collection is open to the public.
The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.
Military Collection, Mss 1514, Oregon Historical Society Research Library
The collection was assembled by the Oregon Historical Society from a variety of sources.
Materials are added to the collection from time to time.
The entire collection was re-processed in 2009-2010.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Grant, Ulysses Simpson (1822-1885) Miscellaneous documents of Fourth Infantry, United States Army. Quartermaster equipment, abstracts, purchases, and commissioned officers role
Grant's resignation on July 31, 1854 on Commissioned Officers Present and Absent List, 1853-1854; Abstract of Fuel Issued to Troops at Madison Barracks NY in the quarter ending on 31 March 1852
Document giving Richard Dugan power of attorney to collect 420 dollars for supplying forage to U.S. during Rogue River Indian Wars
Account for services as Major of Cavalry in organizing the expedition "to fight the immigrants"
Affidavit certifying service in Co. G, First Regiment of Volunteers in the Mexican War. Signed by Julius G. Morse
Authorization to accept claims made by people whose property were destroyed by John C. Fremont's troops in California, 1846-1847
Bills of goods purchased from B.J. Drew; ordinance stores, transportation, hire of animals, subsistence, hospital expenditures
Copy of discharge certificate dated 10 December 1850, Discharged by Peter S. Rive Ogden, Chief Factor Hudson's Bay Company, Authenticated by Thomas Owens and Legrand Hill, 20 May 1852
Copy of Discharge certificate dated 16 December 1850. Discharged by David Logan, Associate Clerk Dist. Court of Lafayette, Oregon. Authenticated by Thomas Owens and Legrand Hill, 20 May 1852
Discharge paper from Army after serving in Rogue River Indian War, 11 September 1853
Discharge paper from Mounted Volunteers, 2nd Regiment, after service in the Rogue River Indian War, 11 September 1853
History of Fort Boise, Idaho. 14 pages. Typescript
copy
Letter, 19 August 1853, Typescript photocopy, Rogue River Indian difficulties, Requests that Klickitat Indians be used as Army adjunct
copy
Letter from George Dart and B.R. Alden, Informing governor of outbreak of war between Indians and settlers, asking for howitzers to be sent from Ft. Vancouver, Transcript.
Supplying information requested by House on the Army in Oregon Territory
4 pages, Typescript letter (January 21, 1915) containing Stillwell's reminiscences of the Cayuse Indian War, describes singlehandedly surviving an Indian attack after being separated from his company
Townsend, E.D., Adj. General, HDQ, Dept. of Pacific, San Francisco to Maj. G.J. Rains, Cmdr., Ft. Dalles, O.T., Major Rains ordered to restrain whites and Indians within command
Townsend, E.D., Adj. Gen., HDQ, Pacific Division, San Francisco, Orders No. 52 announcing pacification of Yuma Indians in So. California
Townsend, E.D., Adj. Gen., HDQ, Dept. of Pacific, Benicia to Maj. G.J. Rains, Ft. Dalles, Townsend's approval of operations against Wehimas Indians
Offers to head a military expedition to the Oregon Territory, asks for a promotion, 5 pages, Transcript
List of non-commissioned officers and privates of First Regiment of Oregon Riflemen and amount due each for their services in the war between the Territory of Oregon and the Cayuse Indians
List of Officers and accompanying family and civilians, Arrived Oregon City, 12 October 1849
List of commanding Captains and their companies of Oregon and Washington Volunteers, 4 pages, Typescript
Names of Officers and men in Company D of the Oregon Volunteers, Called into action by Governor George Abernathy in December 1847 to fight Cayuse Indians after the Whitman Massacre, Transcript
List of supplies furnished to the citizens of the U.S. in the Territory of Oregon, used in the war against the Cayuse nation of Indians during 1847 and 1848 by the Hudson's Bay Company
Chart showing distances from various points on the Nez Perce Reservation to the Agency, negetive photocopy
Morning attendance report for Company A Oregon Volunteers. Signed by Captain Miller
Muster roll of Captain Robert L. Williams, Organized on 24 August 1853, Transcript
Muster roll of Crescent City Volunteers. Commanded by Captain W.J. Terry, Organized 21 August 1853, Transcript
Muster roll of Captain Jacob Rhoades' Company, Organized by Captain B.R. Alden, 9 August 1853 to suppress Rogue River Indians, 2 pages, Transcript
Muster roll of Captain W.W. Fowler's Company, organized 20 August 1853 to protect Jacksonville from Rogue River Indians, Transcript
Muster roll of John K. Lamrick' Company of Mounted Volunteers, 7 August 1853, Organized by Captain B.R. Alden to suppress Rogue River Indians, Transcript
Muster roll for Captain John F. Miller's Company, Organized 8 August 1853, 4 pages, Transcript, oversized
Muster roll of Captain William J. Martin, Organized 16 August 1853 to suppress Rogue River Indians, 1 page. Transcript
Offer of reward of 200 dollars for Arrest and delivery of deserters from the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen, negetive photocopy
Document giving power of attorney to Richard Drayton to collect unspecified amount of money due him for service in the Rogue River Indian War, 2 pages.
Document giving power of attorney to C.C. Beekman to collect 500 dollars due him for goods and services rendered to the Crescent City Volunteers and any other company involved in Rogue River Indian War
Reminiscences of Rogue River Indian War written May 26, 1896, 15 pages
Hospital report from Jacksonville
Report of the Surgeon of the General Hospital at Jacksonville, Oregon Territory, 2 pages, Transcript
Cover title: "Official Army register for 1852." Only pages 1-6.
Account of the 1855 Battle of Walla Walla written June 6, 1913, 29 pieces
Letter from Jacksonville, no author or date
Written May 24, 1918 Account of the fight on 10 April 1856 during the Yakima Indian War where Captain Hembree was killed, Transcript, 5 pieces
Letter from James Cluggage reporting on action of claim for supplying beef and hay to troops during Rogue River Indian War
Discharge papers from Company B, 1st Recruiting Battalion, 27 February 1856. Discharge from 2nd Regiment Oregon Mounted Volunteers, 3 July 1856, 2 pieces
Handwritten form for discharge certificate from Captain Bluford Miller's Company J, Second Regiment of Washington Territory Volunteers
Honorably discharges Hutton from Company E, First Regiment, Oregon Mounted Volunteers
Discharge paper from Company F, Second Regiment Oregon Mounted Volunteers
Document awarding 669.50 dollars to N.B. Sune for property destroyed by Rogue River Tribe in 1853
Miscellaneous documents regarding history of Fort and flagpole, 10 pieces
Document giving power of attorney to Dr. John W. Mccully to receive 111.50 dollars due him for services with Oregon Mounted Volunteers in the Rogue River Indian War of 1853, 1 piece
General orders
Correspondence from office of Senator Wesley L. Jones, Washington to Honorable A.J. Splawn regarding History of Fort Simcoe from War Department Records on August 3, 1915
Message of Governor of Washington Territory; also, the correspondence with the Secretary of War, Major General Wool, the officers of the Regular Army and of the volunteer service of Washington Territory, 14 pieces with Table of Contents
Invoice of Ordnance turned over to 2nd Lieut. A. Gracie Jr., 4th Infantry.
Handscripted copy of journal kept during Rogue River Indian War that discusses searching for Indian bands, battle casualties and the effect of winter weather conditions on troops, 34 pieces
Handscripted copy of journal during Yakima War, 35 pieces
Letter to "Father" with subject of the Battles of Rogue River War
Letter from Captain F.T. DMT reporting the road down Simcoe Mountain is impracticable and awaits orders, 4 pieces.
Letter written by volunteer soldier, John B. Hutton, from Camp Bennett, Washington Territory and addressed to Amanda Crandall at Silverton, Oregon; Hutton conveys feelings of homesickness and contempt for the character of Oregon pioneers; briefly describes skirmish with Indians near Fort Walla Walla
Copy of Letter from Laurence Kip to A. Pleasanton asking for 14 day extension of leave for family reasons, 2 pieces
Letter from R.H. Lansdale, Indian Agent, W.T. to Captain J.J. Archer, Fort Simcoe informs of visit to Simcoe soon and requests Indians to work on fencing and farms, offers food and clothing to poorer Indians
Transcript excerpt from letter discussing march from Walla Walla to Fort
Townsend, E.D., Adj. General, Department of Pacific, Benicia to Lt. Col. Bonneville, Fort Dalles forwarding long rifles and requesting practice
From Col. George Wright to Captain D. Woodruff, Commander, Fort Simcoe reports of pack train with Indian prisoners to be sent to Fort Simcoe, 4 pieces
Letter from Yantis, B.F., Special Agent, Spokane And Coville Indians, Yakima Nation to Commding Officer, Ft. Simquoy requests liberal provisions for Indians
Letter from R.H. Lansdale to R.S. Garnett with plans to help Yakima Indians, list of articles to distribute to Indians
Abstract of Death and Sick, Names of non-commissioned officers and privates of the Volunteer Forces called into service in Oregon for the suppression of Indian Hostilities therein killed or wounded and who died of wounds received during the Indian War of 1855 and 1856
List of medicines and hospital stores necessary for the "detachment of Lt. Col. H.H. Chapmans command left at the Meadows for the purpose of raising fortifications and ramparts; for the further prosecution of the war; and cooperating according to request with Col. Buchanan...at Great Bend of River St. Rogue. Ft. Bruce...Lower Meadows John Mule Creek."
Report of wagons and animals hired from 1 March to 30 April 1856, 2 pieces, Holograph and typescript
Full Muster Roll of K Company, 2nd Regiment, Washington Territory Mounted Volunteers
Muster Roll of Company M, 2nd Regiment, Enlistment and Discharge Dates
Muster roll of Captain W.H. Harris Company certified 11 February 1894
Muster Roll of Captain T.S. Harris' Company A of the Ninth Regiment of O.M.V. Organized 6 October 1855, T.S. Harris (1829-1901), 3 pieces, Typescript
Muster Roll of Captain Abel George of Company B, Second Regiment of Oregon Cavalry includes names of men, date mustered, ownership and values of horses and equipage, days served and stoppage, also notes horses and equipage lost in battle
Muster Roll for Linn County Volunteers, October 1855
List of officers and men in Company B, 9th Regiment, organized by Captain Bruce Jones
Muster Roll of Company A, Washington Mounted Rifles organized by Captain William Strong at Fort Vancouver, 1 piece, Typescript
Handscript letter written by Kaso reporting on the recruitment of soldiers for the Rogue River Indian war, discusses the arguments, pro and con oratory, regarding going to war against the Indians, 8 pieces, Holograph
Photostat reproduction from Bancroft Library
Petition with 106 signatures requesting James Shields be made Brigadier General of the Army, 2 pieces
As Governor of Washington, Proclaimation of martial law in Thurston county
Receipt for 3 horses sold to F.G. Dorris at public sale, 30 September 1856 for 187 dollars, 1 piece
Comissary report for room and board furnished by Ross to S. Crabtree and V. Canmon during Yakima War
Assistant Quartermaster receipt for supplies. Headquarters of Camp Vannoy, 1 piece
Receipts for articles returned by Captain James Kelly as unfit for service, receipt for horse returned by Lt. Kelly, receipt for rifle returned by Kelly, 5 pieces
5 pieces
Reminiscence of an incident during the Yakima Indian War of 1855-1856 as told to Walter L. Hambree
Copy of a statement by Francis Wolff to W.P. Winans regarding Indian hostilities at McLaughlin Canyon in late July 1858 against force from Walla Walla led by General Wright and party of 167 miners, traders and packers under guidance of David McLaughlin, who were headed for gold fields of Fraser River, B.C.
Voucher of Voet's service in Gold Beach Indian War signed by Captain E.H. Meservey
Certificate of death of mule, dated October 23, 1867, Accounts for the loss of U.S. property and absolves 2nd Lieutenant T.M. Fisher of responsibility, 1 piece
Offers Wakefield's services in determining Civil War veterans' rights to bounty land
Public notice posted by James W. Nesmith to all willing parties, calling for the immediate mobilization and dispatch of a volunteer infantry unit to Eastern Oregon via the Columbia River for the protection of whites against Bannock Indians, Salem, Oregon, 1 piece
Elaborately illustrated poster-sized certificate published by the Easel Monument Association, Chicago
Elaborately illustrated poster-sized certificate published by the Easel Monument Association, Chicago
From 1886 GAR publication, 1 piece
Check book, deposit of 365 dollars made on 16 February 1865
A coded letter, with transcription, speculating on rebel attack next day from Chief Quarter Master, Army of the Potomac, 1 piece, typescript
3 pieces
Letter from McSuenington awarding a contract to John (1839-1915) & Samuel Dickenson Adair (1847-) for working on breakwater at Fort Cape Disappointment
Contract for straw, 2 pieces
Letters from Pickering, Goodall, Meacham
Descriptive Roll gives physical description, birth place, where and when enlisted, Enlisted in Company S, First Artillery. 1 piece.
Typed copy of original journal by D. Hobart Taylor on life as an enlisted man from Phoenix, Oregon. Describes hard winter, father's sermons, traveling from Jackson County to Oregon City, and wet climate of Oregon City. Letters to relatives discuss price of wheat, illnesses, religious revival, decision to enlist in cavalry, travels in army to Walla Walla, Indian troubles, and getting cow of the mud
Discharge certificate Company A Second Regiment California Volunteers Cavalry. Form letter from Treasury Department informing John Kelly will receive 100 dollars bounty for services in California Volunteers. 15 June 1874, 2 pieces
Discharge from Company B, First Regiment of Oregon Volunteer Cavalry on December 16, 1864 and Bureau of Pensions document dated March 20, 1907
Discharge certificate from First Brigade Oregon Mounted Militia, Co. B
Discharge certificate from First Brigade Oregon Mounted Militia, Company A
Discharge certificate for Minn. Infantry, 10th Regiment, Company C
Discharge Certificate, Kansas Volunteer Infantry 10th Regiment, Company E
Honorably discharges Private Ben F. Rush from Company C, 2nd Regiment, Missouri Infantry
Certificate discharges Sigler from 5th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps Volunteers
Honorably discharges Captain A.W. Waters from Company F, 1st Regiment of the Oregon Infantry
Discharge certificate from 1st Brigade Oregon Mounted Militia
Discharge papers for Charles Zimmerman for seven terms of enlistment in the U.S. Army, Zimmerman served as commissary sergeant at Manila during Spanish-American War
Abstracts of purchases at Camp Currey, 7 pieces
Enlistment and pension papers from Oregon Calvalry, 1st Regiment, Company A, 7 pieces -- includes service certificates for William Howard.
Draft notice, Draft exemptions, 4 pieces
Furlough papers from Company A, 36th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, 4 copies, positive and negative photocopies
General orders 23, 43, his appointment as Regimental Quartermaster, 13th Infantry, resignation acceptance
General orders No. 32, general court martial at Fort Vancouver, W.T. for Chief Musician John Leidner, 23rd Infantry Band, orders incomplete, 1 piece
Transcript of Daniel Webster's "True History of Arkansas Post" describes the capture of Arkansas Post (Fort Hindman) on January 11, 1863 by the Union Army and Navy under General McClernand and Admiral D.D. Porter. Correspondence, 1949-1950, of David Duniway and Clifford Lord, documents gift of Webster letters from Oregon State Archives to State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Invoice for ordnance and ordnance stores
Letter stating just arrived at mouth of Oyhee River, please deliver enclosed letter, 1 piece, Holograph
Delivery of a sword, 1 piece
Letter to U.S. District Attorney, Portland, Oregon regarding Oregonian paragraph "well calculated to encourage desertion from the Army", 1 piece with envelope, Holograph
Letter describing inability to provide promised bounty to enlisted soldiers, Oregon Infantry, 1st Regiment, 1 piece
Letter for delivery of 6 mules, 1 piece
Letter regarding steps to be taken for the rescue of survivors of the Otter-Vanorman (or Salmon Falls) massacre by the Snake Indians and measures for increasing the safety of future immigrant parties, 7 pages
Letter to request appointment of Captain Theodor Lakerson as Assistant Quarter Master at Fort Vancouver, 3 copies, positive and negative photocopies
3 letters discussing wage claim by R.S. Maillet for delivering mail between 15 August and 1 September 1860 for Oregon Expedition. 24 April, 12 & 14 November 1864, 3 pieces
Letters of correspondence while served in 15th Regiment from Mansfield, Ohio to Kentucky, describes duties, food, equipment, and life in camp, report on health of acquaintances, describes march to Nashville. Telegraph messages note death of Lieutenant Hanson and instruct Patterson to "Go to Whiteside instead of Shellmound assist Mr.Burch"
Volunteer in Baker Guards, stationed at Camp Phoenix, sent to Walla Walla to fight in the Umatilla Indian uprisings, correspondence to family regarding Army life and personal life after and before he volunteered. Describes Camp Phoenix, Fort Dalles, Fort Boise
Surveyor of Wasco Council, Office of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency. Letter regarding surveying the Indian salmon fishery on Columbia River above The Dalles, with Holograph Map, 3 pieces
Transcript pf Muster rolls of Indian scouts stationed at Fort Dalles, Oregon (1866-67), Fort Klamath, Oregon (1872-73), and enlisted in the U.S. Army during the Snake and Modoc Wars, information provided includes name, date of enlistment, place of enlistment, place of birth, age, rank, deaths, record of events, and the enlisting officer
Miscellaneous regimental orders and circulars regarding death, resignations, duties of a sentinel when a prisoner tries to escape, target practice and gymnastic exercises, 6 pieces
Quartermaster Report for year ending 30 June 1872, 12 pieces
Recollection of events during service in First Oregon Cavalry, U.S. Volunteers, Speech delivered at Newport, Oregon on 24 June 1908
New York Volunteers, died in General Hospital No.1, Annapolis, Maryland on January 4, 1865
Certificate appointing M.L. Olmstead sergeant on 12 October 1863, Discharge certificates on 21 July 1865 & 30 December 1865, Pension papers from 18 February 1910 & 28 October 1914, Certificate from Canyon City, Oregon Masons from 23 June A.S. 5888 (1888), 6 pieces
Roster of First California U.S. Volunteer Infantry Muster-out Roll
Special orders no.119 instructing Company H, 21st Infantry to proceed to Camp San Juan Island from headquarters, Fort Vancouver
Contract from Quartermaster W.K. Price to P.C. Harper & Company, Albany for supplies, 1 piece
Draft on War Warrant of the Treasury of the U.S. to pay George S. Smith 33 dollars
Account of the fight at Willow Springs, Idaho by the Bannock Indians, 9 pieces
Quartermaster agreements, 5 pieces
Souvenir booklet honors Spanish War veterans. Distributed by Leonard C. Packard, Company C, First Arkansas Infantry
By-Laws of K Company, First Regiment, Second Brigade of the Oregon State Militia, 18 pp.
Certificate of membership in Veteran Guards, Company E, First Regiment, Second Brigade
Certificate commissioning I. deGurman rank of 2nd Lieutenant in Territory Militia of the Philippine Islands, 1 piece
Applications for job as Postmaster under Third Deficiency Appropriation Act of 11 July 1919. Certificate in lieu of lost or destroyed Discharge Certificate. Certificate appointing J.M. Jones Sergeant in Battery A Oregon Volunteers, 5 pieces, Typescript
Citizens' Committee of Fifteen circular letter requests contributions for uniform fund to compensate voluntary militia of Portland "for the services rendered during the anti-Chinese agitation." 1 folder
Constitution, by-laws and rules of order of the Emmet Guards, Company B, First Regiment, Second Brigade, 15 pp.
Served together in Company H, Second Oregon Volunteers. Life at Camp McKinley, trip to San Francisco and life at Presido including drills, swimming, and sightseeing in San Francisco, voyage to Cavite, Philippine Islands via Hawaii and Guam abroad S.S. Australia, 1 volume.
Discharge certificate from Idaho Infantry, First Regiment, Company H
Discharge certificate from Oregon National Guard on December 6, 1892, Letter informing him of election to Oregon National Guard, First Regiment, Company K as a Honorary Member, 2 pieces, typescript and signed
Discharge certificate with personal account of movements with dates, roster of men, list of those wounded, killed, deserted, transferred dated July 7, 1899. 2 pieces
Honorably discharges Philip J. Mulkey, Private, from Company K, Second Regiment of the Oregon Infantry Volunteers
Certificate of discharge from Oregon Infantry, Second Regiment, Company K
Honorably discharges Harry W. Peterson from Light Battery A, Oregon Volunteers
Discharge certificate from Company B, Second Regiment of Oregon Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Discharge certificate from Company K, Second Regiment of Oregon Infantry, U.S. Volunteers.
Also includes Thibodeau's pension papers, discharge papers holder, a photocopy of an album page featuring Thibodeau, and some biographical information.
Discharge paper for Harry E. Williams, Private, of Company H of the First Regiment of North Dakota Infantry Volunteers from the Spanish American War, testimonial for Captain Harry E. Williams from the men of Company F, 361st Infantry, Portland on March 20, 1918
Discharge papers for Charles Zimmerman for seven terms of enlistment in the U.S. Army, Zimmerman served as commissary sergeant at Manila during Spanish American War, 1 folder
Correspondence from 22 June 1884, Program of 52nd National Encampment at Portland on 18-26 August 1918, Card listing titles of Theodore A. Penland, Commander, Department of Oregon, Roster of posts in 1856, 5 pieces, Holograph
General orders No. 13, lists those companies from First and Second Regiments O.N.G. that were taken to form the Second Oregon Volunteer Infantry
Dennis Lyon of Portland was in the U.S. Army in the 1880's-1890's with Company A, Fourteenth Regiment, Infantry,"Remembrance of the Mission" found in pocket of soldier's leather bound handbook including notes on Lyons' clothing account in Company A, Fourteenth Regiment, Infantry in 1885-1887, military service notes, a memorial card noting his death on December 23, 1895, 1 folder
Congratulations on appointment as Colonel of 45th U.S. Volunteers
Experiences during Indian Wars of 1856-1857, 4 pieces, Holograph
Regarding a person who remembers battle at Port Orford, 1 piece, Holograph
Experiences in Indian Wars, 1 piece, Holograph
Addresses of men who will be able to talk about Rogue River Indian Wars, 2 pieces, Holograph
Experiences in Rogue River War, 3 pieces, Holograph
Establishing Indian War Veterans Post in Oregon City, experiences during Rogue River Indian Wars, 4 pieces, Holograph
Experiences in Rogue River War, 1 piece, Holograph
Near capture by Indians during Rogue River Indian War, 2 pieces, Holograph
Experiences with Indians during Indians Wars, 3 pieces, Typescript
Experiences during Rogue River Wars, 1 piece, Holograph
Experiences during Indian Wars, 4 pieces, Holograph
Tariff of furs, provisions received from Indians at Fort Laird, copy of document in Historical Library of Victoria, British Columbia, 2 pieces
Program and Company D, Second Oregon U.S.V. booklet
Souvenir printed by Yamhill Co. Reporter on May 19, 1899 tells of death (March 25) in Philippine War and memorial services for Bert J. Clark
Christmas dinner menu for Battery E, Third Artillery, 1 item
Draft exemption certificate from March 23, 1899, travel permit from March 13, 1894, Magdeburg, Germany, 2 pieces in German
Miscellaneous papers on career of Lieutenant Henderson in Oregon National Guard, 6 pieces
In Tagalog Philippine language flyer "Pagpatalastas Nin Presidente..." issued from Cavite by Aguinaldo
Souvenir program for the Annual Infantry and Cavalry Competition includes list of officers involved in competiton, prizes to be awarded and rules and regulations
Program from memorial services held at the Tabernacle in Portland, Oregon, Grand Army of the Republic
Souvenir program for the Second Oregon Volunteers Banquet at the Armory, Portland, 1 item
Report to Col. W.D. Whipple on status of relations with Utes, Navajos, Apaches, Indian Territory and military posts, 7 pieces
First Regiment, Requisition of supplies, 5 pages
Roster of commissioned officers 21st U.S. Infantry as of 1 April 1884, Vancouver Barracks, Washington Territory
Printed poster titled "Soldiers memorial," containing roster and photographs.
Souvenir for "The Last Banquet" of Company D with roster, 10 pages
Military list contains name and city of origin
Military list contains name and city of origin
Military list contains name and city of origin
Account of the fight at Willow Springs, Idaho by the Bannock Indians, 9 pieces
General orders, No. 5, Prohibits officers-elect from wearing uniform of grade to which elected before the receipt of the commission
8 items
Special orders No. 278 regarding general court martial for Cadet J.C. Whittaker
Announcement urges attendance at the 50th Anniversary Reception and Banquet of Battery A, Field Artillery, Oregon National Guard in Portland, 1 item
Office of Quartermaster General, construction blank for drainage and grading, 1 piece
Circular written by Ezra Meeker explaining how to make potato flour, tells boys and girls of Washington to make potato flour with which to buy Liberty Bonds
Booklet of 20 songs published by War Camp Community Service in cooperation with the Portland Victory Rose Festival Association and the Portland Community Singing Association to promote "A Singing Nation to Greet A Singing Army"
Weekly news calendar for soldiers, sailors, and marines, issued by the New York War Camp, gives names and addresses of places to eat and sleep and "happenings" for enlisted men
Certificate appointing O.M. Clark as a member of the District Draft Board for Division 1 for the State of Oregon
Certificate given by the city of New York to Amporita Farrar of New York City on May 15, 1919 for her work on the Victory Loan
U.S. Army Officers' Reserve Corps commissions, 2 pieces
Discharge certificate from U.S. Navy
Honorable discharge from U.S. Army on 16 November 1918, summary of record of active service, 10 July 1935, 3 pieces
Army registration certificate 1917, Signal corps identification card 1919, signal corps reference letter 1919, student report 1919, orders 1918-1919, letter with no date
Classification and induction materials for a Linnton, Oregon resident includes order of induction, registration certificate, dental examination record, notice of classification, and notice to appear for a physical examination
Reserve soldier from Oregon City, Oregon, Military records for J.C. Spagle including Oregon National Guard, Officers Reserve Corps of the Army and the Army, he served as a First Lieutenant, Infantry, Soldier's Memorial Poster, Company G, 3rd Oregon Infantry
Furlough from Oregon Soldiers' Home
Message to people of Oregon about life, service and death of Colonel Owen Summers of Second Regiment, Oregon Infantry
Reminiscence "Three Weeks Before the Mast" the Annual Cruise of the Oregon Naval Militia to Honolulu, anonymous account of annual training cruise from Tacoma to Honolulu aboard the cruiser "Milwaukie", topics include day-to-day duties, shore leave, descriptions of Honolulu and the surrounding area, and training exercises
Formed at Camp Green, North Carolina, Companies A, B, and C were formed from Oregon Engineers, National Guard, brief history of 116th Regiment of Engineers from formation at Camp Green, North Carolina to end of World War I, includes original personnel of Companies A, B, and C at Camp Withycombe, men assigned to First Battalion, creation of Companies D and E, regimental officers at Christmas 1917, regiment's movement in France
A brief history of the Oregon National Guard on the Mexican border 1916, 19 pages, holograph, includes covering letter, 22 pages typescript copy with supplemental information
Informing of Army's decision to hold state encampment, typescript, signed
Letter from camp in California regarding preparations for being sent to Europe during World War I, 4 pages
Description of her husband, 1 piece, holograph
Letter from Sarah A. Evans and Mrs. Charles E. Curry to the Co-workers in Past Liberty Loan Campaigns
Death of friend Pleasant Calvin Noland (b.1830), 2 pieces
Whereabouts of General Joe Drew (1827-1886), typescript, signed
Pension claims for service during Indian Wars, 6 pieces
Signing pension claim, asking for a reunion, 4 pieces, holograph
13 letters, Founded September 1903 at Portland, Oregon
Letter from Austin Finck Flegel (1864-1925), attorney at law and President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1925) regarding returning the coat loaned to O.J. Delwiche to the President and a letter of thanks from the President, orders transferring Delwiche from Vancouver, Washington to Cottabato, Mindinao, P.I., typescript, signed
Memorial service booklet, Captain of Company G, First Infantry, Oregon National Guard, 1883-1895, includes biographical information, a photo as young man while Captain of Company G and a photo during middle age
Dinner menu for Thanksgiving Day 1917 at Fort Stevens, roster of Third Company, Oregon Coast Artillery
Notice of selective service classification from Local Board No. 6, Portland, 1 piece
Includes pamphlet telling how to solve problems returning veterans may face, 13 pages
Pamphlet published by National War Garden Commission and Union Pacific System: Oregon-Washington R.R. and Navigation Company 1919
Correspondence, pamphlets asking for support from War Camp Community Inc., Jewish Relief Day, College Board of the Presbyterian Church, United War Work Drive and American Committee For Devastated France, 5 pieces
Certificate awarding bronze medal (no. 1642) for fighting past expiration of enlistment during War of 1898, certificate appointing Private Kaltz a sergeant in Company D, 3rd Regiment, O.N.G., Warrant No.4192 reimbursing $9.82 for clothing issued by State of Oregon while serving in Company H of the 2nd Oregon U.S. Volunteer Infantry
Discharge papers, pay records, Sergeant in Company D, 4th Engineers during World War I, discharge papers provide physical description, summary of service record, and limited biographical information, 3 items
Company E, Papers, 4 pieces
Papers, Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy during World War I, various memorabilia, dinner menu for New Year's Day 1918 on USS Oregon, furlough permit from USS Oregon 1919, War Service Certificate, discharge papers, military meal identification card and other papers pertaining to naval service
Program from first annual state convention Veterans of World War I, U.S.A., held at Taft, Oregon
Memorabilia, letter of invitation to the 25th Anniversary in Portland on May 9, 1911, souvenir program for 25th anniversary of Company K, letter from Captain A.B. Mason to all "Comrades" of Company K regarding organization of a Veterans' Association, souvenir program and roster from 31st anniversary on April 5, 1917
32 page program from 1910 includes list of officials and judges, information on city of Tacoma, photos of army in various maneuvers and advertising, 4 page program from 1918 includes "points of interest in and around Tacoma", military horse show, military and war industries parade, band concerts, liberty sweepstake auto races and "stupendous military tournament", 2 items
Issued to William Hoover, Master Engineer, in France 1918 for travel to Chemin de Fer de Paris a Orleans and on Chemin de Fer de l'Est
Draft registration and classification cards for John Dierdorff of Hillsboro, Oregon
Informs Rea that bronze medal is to be forwarded to him for service in Spanish American War
Resolution if condolence because O.D. Henderson shot by Frank Smith, signed by officers of Third Infantry, Oregon National Guard
10 pages
5 leaves, with hand written signatures and other information. Post was in Portland, Oregon.
Special orders no. 174 discharging Joseph W. Richards from military service, Third Regiment, Company I
"Roster of Signal Corps Officers and enlisted men, December 31, 1918 giving statistics and proficiency...", telegraph news bulletin for May 15, 1915, radiogram on June 26, 1924 from N.C. Howbrook, telegraph alphabet card and advertisement for telegraph training by the Railway Telegraph Institute, Portland and Spokane
Includes documents relating to Oran Leonard Kissack, who served Battery B, 27th Artillery, during World War I; and documents relating to the war service of Lt. Colonel Edward Emmet Kelly.
Conflicts with Indians in Oregon, copy of address delivered before the Oregon Society of the Sons of the American Revolution at Portland, Oregon, 21 pages, typescript
Pamphlet from christening of U.S.S. Astoria at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, gives program for christening, facts about U.S.S. Astoria and Puget Sound Navy Yard, 10 pages
1921 Oregonian article on history of the company, with a photographs of the company's members, a 1927 clipping about the company's 35th reunion, and a key to identifying the company members in the group photograph.
History and roster from 1886-1916, souvenir program for order of service on June 12, 1892 at First Presbyterian Church, Portland, souvenir program for the banquet and reunion of Company I, First Regiment, Oregon National Guard on January 21, 1911, announcement of a meeting on April 3, 1934 of Company I veterans at Kelly's restaurant
Letter from the War Department informing Herbert W. Cooke of Shaniko, Oregon of the permanent cemetery location in Europe of Master Gunner William E. Cooke's grave.
Miscellaneous papers including correspondence setting up an organization to find and mark Civil War graves, correspondence in 1930-1932 with relatives of Civil War veterans, headstone application for Civil War graves circa 1935
Letters and photograph regarding Charles A. Townsend's police record and his Saber Club's falsely being associated with United Spanish War Veterans, 4 pieces, typescript, negative photocopy typescript, photograph
Program for Christmas dinner 1934 at Vancouver Barracks includes menu, roster of Company A, Seventh Infantry and photographs
Souvenir booklets of two reunions of Company G, First Infantry, Oregon National Guard, 42nd anniversary reunion at Hotel Benson on November 14, 1925 and 50th anniversary reunion at Benson Hotel on Saturday, November 18, 1933
Biographical booklet on Daniel Webster includes photos of him at age 21 and 81, certificate of record in Civil War in 1st Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery and posts held after war in Texas, Wisconsin and Oregon, copy of honorable discharge, folder contains proceedings of 1908 Webster family reunion and eulogy of Daniel Webster by Wallace McCamant
Program
Instructions for air raid wardens and duties of block wardens
Cartoon book for children promotes health, obedience, thrift, and war stamps and bonds includes saving stamp album
Souvenir booklet of 108 pages on the Puget Sound Navy Yard, includes photographs of officers, other personnel, and industrial building at navy yard, remainder of booklet is filled with advertising, volume includes index to advertisers
Color map shows locations of military training camps, color illustrations of army, marines, navy rank insignia, army corps, division insignia on inside of brochure, brochure published by American Express and distributed by Meier & Frank
Information Bulletin No. 21 regarding blackout exercise scheduled for western Oregon on 31 October 1941
Block Warden Bulletins 4-10, 12-14, 16-20, 10 pieces
Retail Trade Bureau "Bulletin" with articles on war bonds, war legislation affecting storekeepers, 79 pp mimeograph typescript
Certificate of war necessity, commercial farming vehicle for Ben Howell of Portland, Oregon
Citation for meritorious performance of duty given to Newton I. Langerman, M.M. 2/c of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve
Portland-Multnomah County Civilian Defense Council recognizes auxiliary fireman Harold Bresse's "patriotic volunteer service" and "promotion of the war effort on the home front."
Diary fragment, Born in Portland, served during World War II as gunner's mat on U.S.S. Ticonderoga, Third Fleet, Fourth Division, U.S. Navy, describes receiving news of Japan's surrender, convergence of Allied vessels preparing for occupation of Japan, arrival in Tokyo, impressions of Japan, preparations to stop at Pearl Harbor and eventually to return home, 10 pp., photocopy
Various military memorabilia includes Oregon National Guard card (1935), training cards and certificates, temporary passes, classification cards, mess card, Army ID card (1950), form thank you from Truman for "bringing about the total defeat of the enemy", secret countersign list (1943, 1945), secret flashes and controls (May 22, 1945), instructions if under enemy attack (4117th QM Truck Company, June 25, 1945)
blank enrollment card
A center for service men in Portland, originally opened in the basement of the Portland Hotel in 1941, but expanded into the six-floor Hamilton Building in 1942, the center provided food, shelter, and recreation for service men in the Portland area, includes a history and directory of the Center circa 1942, a letter from the Director, Captain Fred Roberts in 1943, two obituaries of Major General George A. White circa 1941, two citations to Mrs. Mary H. Budrow for her work at the Center
Articles, pamphlets and bulletins regarding Kaiser's Child Care Centers designed for the children of wartime shipbuilding employees, includes two poems written by employees, an employee handbook, a plan of the Swan Island complex
Includes attached war bond pledge form.
Leaflet describing war service and speaking tour of C.M. Barbe
Guide to dimout regulations from Headquarters of the Western Defense Command
Instructions for air raid wardens and duties of block wardens, 2 pieces
Includes letter of August 17, 1944, from President Franklin Roosevelt to Albert Bauer of the Oregon Shipbuilding Corp., urging the company to build more ships. This is probably a facsimile that was distributed to the company's employees.
Letter to "all the boys: 'Left', " written "somewhere in Holland enroute to Tokyo via Berlin", inquires about old friends, relates where he has been in France and Belgium, mentions his work as mess sergeant for battalion officers' mess
Letter from Glen O Ashby on February 6, 1945 that asks Clark about other members of 'the old first platoon", Letter from Ernie Andrews on January 29, 1945 that tells of Germany in hip-deep snow, recommends that Clark "teach those trainees to sleep on cement floors in bombed-out factory buildings instead of spending so much time making a bed", letter from Mazel A. Bowden who has found Andrews aboard troop ship and cannot find Wolff or Becker and asks Clark to "Drop me a line sometime", letter from Rollie Krauthemer on September 18 sends news of acquaintances of whom "most...are in England hospitals" after battle
Discharge paper, release from active duty of Albert W. Martin, Lt., CEC, U.S. Naval Reserve
U.S. Navy
5 pieces
Military training camp clothing issue card for Oscar Beck, Portland, includes physical measurements, articles of clothing issued, price per article, amount required, amount desired and total cost
Pamphlet describing volunteer special services provided by the Red Cross, 1 piece
Various civil defense pamphlets including such titles as "When the Warning Sounds," "Your Official Air Raid Instruction," "Your Guide for Defense Against the H-Bomb," "A Handbook for Air Raid Wardens," "Survival Under Atomic Attack," "Protection Against Gas," "Now that You Are a Block Leader," "Air Raid Instructions," "Blackout" and notice of 5-session civil defense course being held at Portland area high schools
Miscellaneous pamphlets and handbooks regarding War Bonds and financing in World War II
Includes:
Itemization of labor and materials for Bonneville Dam, Detroit Reservoir and Oregon coast jetties
Volunteer Fire Department formed for civilian defense in Portland during World War II, Eastmoreland records, papers document the establishment disperal of the Department's trust fund (originating from the sale of its fire truck), the trust was dispersed in 1957 to local churches and organizations for youth programs in the Eastmoreland area
Postcard and letter to M.S. Gregg, hopes Gregg is "getting the pipe in at Air Base", wishes he were in Ottumwa, Front of card shows cartoon of army firing artillery
Publicity summary of novel and necessary recruitment programs used in Oregon to save thousands of tons of food for armed forces by J.James Humbird, State Information Chief, WNC-USES, 54 pp., typescript
Letter and leaflets, letter to Ethel Parks discusses movie "Adventures of Mark Twain", Japanese stationery found on Attu, enclosed sample propaganda leaflets
Applications for ration allowances: home canning sugar (1945), gasoline ration for books "A" and "D" (1942), fuel oil for heat and domestic hot water (1942), 4 pieces
War Ration Books 1,3, 4, 12 pieces
5 books in 1 folder, Ration book numbers 3 & 4 of Simpson Family from Baker, Oregon
Excerpts begin at Kodiak Island from January 20-March 17, 1943, Regiment then sailed for Adak, subsequently Attu and Shemya islands of the Aleutian chain, Diary describes daily rigors of regiment life -- snow storms, morale, building of landing strip at Shemya, contents of combat pack and rucksack, cargo and personnel of LSTs 450 and 451, daily training schedule, one year weather summary, geographical distribution of personnel, U.S. Army Engineers, 18th Regiment, Company C
A bill to increase and modify the regiments of the Army of the United States and for other purposes, page 3 only
Souvenir booklet includes proclamation by President Eisenhower for celebrating Armed Forces Day, statement on the Navy and national security, Astoria area military commands, visitor's regulations, Armed Forces Day events at Tongue Point, map of Tongue Point Naval Station, 1 volume
Describes oiler USS Willamette AO-180, discusses the Willamette's mission, dimensions and power, symbolism of its shield and crest, describes the Willamette River
Colonel Palmer served in the Iowa National Guard, the National Guard of Washington State, in the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I, he was a long time fixture on Mt. Hood and at Timberline as an operator, recreational guide and other activities, contents include correspondence, a wedding announcement from 1896, a certificate from President Kennedy, greeting cards, military record, and a guest list from a 1958 reunion in his honor
Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada, correspondence and document "The Partial Restoration of Fort Langley 1958" by Professor J. Calder Peeps B Arch. A.R.I.B.A. M.R.A.I.C. F.R.S.A., 17 pieces, typescript
Newsletter announcing environmental findings by the Oregon Military Department Installations Director that proposed changes in facilities at Camp Withycombe including new Oregon Military Museum will have "no significant impact"
Brochures and pamphlets on Bonneville Lock and Dam, Columbia River projects (Bonneville, The Dalles, John Day), Oregon coastal harbors, Columbia-Snake Inland Waterway, recreational areas, Oregon, fish, navigation role of the Corps, hydropower, Hopper dredge "Essayone", Hopper dredge "Yaquina"
Photocopy of a "Plot plan for the proposed Vanport Development, Multnomah County, Oregon for the Port of Portland, May - August 1946"
"Program for the Dedication...Unveiling of Memorial Honor Roll, Memorial Court, Memorial Coliseum, September 30, 1962"
1846(1925) Miles Thompson; 1856 James Terwilliger; 1856 M.C. Barkwell; 1856-1857 John F. Osborne; 1863 Richard Caldwell; 1865 (1892) Jonathan Thompson; 1887, 1888 Sanford Watson; 1889 James P. Shaw;1889 B.B. Beekman; 1893 H.G. Platt; 1895, 1909 Gustave Ernst Bruiere; 1895 (1897), 1900 Ogilvie D. Henderson; 1898 Charles A. Murphy; 1903 Bruce Kaltz; 1904 Walter Odele;1906 Carroll C. Humber; 1918 (1920), 1921 Frank Malerz, Jr; 1923 Charter of National Indian War Veteran's Association; 1935 Joseph Forner; 1938 Harold E. Clark; 1941, 1942 (1944); 1944 Earl W. Scovell Jr.; Richard R. Smith; 1960 George F. Jeffcott
Bond of 1,000 dollars to the Confederate States of America
Earl Scovell Jr. newspaper article; Poster for Col. Dan Morgan Smith talk; J. Thomas Turner attorney circular regarding collecting pensions from War of 1812, War with Mexico and Indian Wars; Volunteer U.S. Scouts and Courier Poster; Roster of Company "M", 162nd Infantry, 1917; U.S.S. Casablanca, built by Kaiser Co., Vancouver; Our America, Savings Bond campaign booklet, with article "Oregon starts the nation-wide drive for 40,000 bond pledges."
Samuel Kerns, 1864; William Kapus, 1867, 1883, 1885, 1886; Walter B. Odale, 1907; Charles H. Martin, 1916, 1917; Russell A. Britton, 1868, William Dickinson GAR with D.R. Amador, F.C. Corneille, J.W. Gray, J.J. Miller, T.W. Tasker, J.R. Chamberlain, J.H. Heuestis, John Beebe, J.A. Forbes, L. Gardner, A.H. Nichols, H.T. Worden, E.W. Smith, 1920; John Ross, 1872; Dudley Tobin, 1898; Jesse B. Flanders, 1918; C.F. Zimmerman, 1898
George Wright GAR with Abner W. Waters, J.H. Woodward, W.S. Newberry, Chris P. Yates, Louis C. Blum, Thomas Anderson, Van B. D'Lashmutt, Thos. A. Gordon, R.H. Scharab, A.E. Borthwick, E.W. Ryan, John T. Williams, H.B. Oatman, D.H. Stearns, J.P. Fort, J.H. Huey, S.P. Goodwin, Geo. G. Sears, F.R. Neale, G.N. Saunders, N.S. Pierce, John R. Coker, 1878; Custer GAR with J.C. Cooper, D.H. Turner, G.W. Snyder, J.M. Kelty, J.B. Rood, W.P. Gallantine, A.J. Peckham, B.F. Clubin, F.W. Kent, A.C. White, 1882; Benj. F. Butler GAR with George H. Luke, Benj. K. Haines, Janus C. Butler, A.C. Edwards, Thomas N. Reid, Wm. Wickline, H.C. Rigby, W.H. Roberts, L.G. Reynolds, Peter Watts, James S. Rathbone, Samuel McKee, J.N. Fowler, H. Hunter, 1893; GAR Geo. Wright Post No. 1, Meade Post No. 2, Garfield Post No. 3, Lincoln Post No. 4, McPherson Post No. 5, Jas. B. Mathews Post No. 6, J.W. Geary Post No. 7, Custer Post No. 9, Sedgewick Post No. 10, Officers Pierce, Arnold, Parker, Simmons, Gill, Cooper, Sears, Babcock, Davison, Hierriman, 1882
How to Answer Questions on Regulations Cards!, undated; Poster-The National Annual Encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans, October 7-12, 1928; Copy of Survey of Fort Vancouver Military Reservation 1854 by Lieut. Colonel Bonneville; Copy of Sketch of Fort Cape Disappointment, 1872; Map of Camp Harney Oregon, undated; Oregon Journal, November 11, 1918, 4 pages, World Celebrates Return of Peace, End of Autocracy
Muster Rolls of Mounted Volunteers, Oregon Miltia, 1st and 2nd Regiment; Muster Rolls of Mounted Volunteers, Oregon Miltia, 9th Regiment; Muster Roll of Robert Powell's company of Oregon Scouts (photostatic copy from U.S. National Archives); roll of Over the Top Post No. 81, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Portland, Oregon, circa 1919-1935.
Military Register Company B, 1864; Company E, 35th Inf. USV, 1899-1901; Company F, 2nd Regiment Volunteer Inf., War of 1898-1899
Alphabetical list of names of Portland residents killed in combat in World War I, World War II and Korea
Reports from the War Department, Office of the Adjutant General: