Civil WarMilitary and Conflicts
Materials related to the military, wars and other conflicts.
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35th and 89th Division World War I Unit Histories Contributed by: National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial Divisional histories related to the services of Missourians during World War I, including rosters listing names of soldiers. |
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American Civil War in Missouri Contributed by: State Historical Society of Missouri The American Civil War in Missouri collection includes manuscripts (letters and diaries) offering valuable insight into how Missourians - both civilians and those in the military - experienced the Civil War. |
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Boone County Historical Society Civil War Collection Contributed by: Boone County Historical Society This Civil War collection of personal letters, diaries and photographs is held by the Boone County Historical Society. |
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Camp Crowder Photograph Collection Contributed by: Missouri State Archives Established in 1941, Camp Crowder was a military installation near Neosho, Missouri named in honor of Major General Enoch H. Crowder. By 1942, the first soldiers arrived at the Signal Corps Replacement Training Center for training in forty different military communications specialties. The post also trained medical-corps soldiers and ground-force troops, established an Officer Candidate Preparatory School, and held a large prisoner of war camp. |
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Civil War in Missouri - Monographs Contributed by: University of Missouri - Columbia Books about the Civil War in Missouri from several University of Missouri libraries. |
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Cold War Confrontation: Truman, Stalin, and the Berlin Airlift, June 1948 - May 1949 Contributed by: Harry S. Truman Library & Museum The collection focuses on the Berlin Airlift and includes 126 documents and some photographs covering the years 1948 through 1952. |
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Community and Conflict: the Impact of the Civil War in the Ozarks Contributed by: Springfield-Greene County Library District Documents and artifacts that depict life in the Ozarks between 1850 and 1875. The collection contains first hand perspectives of the Civil War through the eyes of soldiers, civilians, merchants and farmers, as told through letters, maps, diaries, court records and photographs. |
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Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb Contributed by: Harry S. Truman Library & Museum This collection focusing on Truman’s historic decision includes documents covering the years 1945-1964. Supporting materials include an online version of "Truman and the Bomb: A Documentary History," edited by Robert H. Ferrell. |
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Establishing the Marshall Plan Contributed by: Harry S. Truman Library & Museum A collection about the Marshall Plan, or European Recovery Program, as it was officially known, which provided aid to war-torn Europe. This collection includes 69 documents, 9 photographs, an exhibit titled George C. Marshall: Soldier of Peace, and a teaching activity based on the exhibit. |
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Guerrillas and Outlaws Contributed by: Kansas City Public Library These 53 drawings feature members of William Quantrill's Guerrillas, the James-Younger gang, and others associated with these men, like Brigadier General Joseph O. Shelby. All but one of the drawings are done in charcoal by two artists, A. L. Dillenbeck and Elmer Stewart. |
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Harrison Gleim Civil War Papers, 1860-1891 Contributed by: Maclay Home Papers of Harrison Gleim, who served in the Civil War as Lieutenant and quartermaster in the Missouri Light Artillery, and later as Major and aide-de-camp in the 2nd Missouri Cavalry. Includes military orders, personal and official correspondence, and quartermaster records. |
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Hezzie Goes to War: World War I through the Eyes of a Mid-Missourian Contributed by: University of Missouri Museum of Anthropology; State Historical Society of Missouri World War I through the eyes of John Hezekiah ("Hezzie") Pattrick through his letters home to Mother and Dad, his photographs and postcards, and items worn, used and collected by him. |
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Korean War: The US Response to North Korea's Invasion of South Korea Contributed by: Harry S. Truman Library & Museum An online exhibit of documents, photographs, sound clips of individual participants in policy development, battlefield combatants, and observers affected by the human tragedy of the Korean War. |
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Medicine in Times of Need: 21st General Hospital/Base Hospital 21 Contributed by: Becker Medical Library, Washington University The 21st General Hospital and Base Hospital 21 Collections consist of 617 items relating to the service of these Army hospital units in the First and Second World Wars. The items include photographic prints, negatives, lantern slides, sketches, documents, and memorabilia from several collections donated by members (or relatives of members) of these medical units. |
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Missouri Civil War Battle Flags Contributed by: Missouri State Museum As part of a long-term project to conserve its collection of Civil War battle flags, the Missouri State Museum has conserved 45 of the collection’s approximately 135 flags, representing both Union and Confederate regiments. These battle flags differed from the national flags in both design and use. |
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Missouri Mormon War Contributed by: Missouri State Archives Gateway to state records concerning the Missouri-Mormon conflict, 1838-1841. Includes finding aids and some digitized records. |
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Missouri Soldier's Database: War of 1812 - WWI Contributed by: Missouri State Archives Database presents the service cards of over 576,000 Missourians who served in twelve wars and military engagements in the 19th and early 20th centuries. |
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Missouri Union Provost Marshal Papers 1861-1866 Contributed by: Missouri State Archives Index to Provost Marshal records relating to Missouri, available on microfilm at the Missouri State Archives. |
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Missouri Veterans Home (St. James) Inmate Registers Contributed by: Missouri State Archives Admission registers of the Federal Soldiers Home of Missouri, now called the Missouri Veterans Home (St. James). The collection, which currently consists of Volumes 1-3, includes registers for residents from June 25, 1897 through February 15, 1929. Additional volumes will be added to the collection as they become available. |
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Missouri-Kansas Conflict: Civil War on the Western Border, 1854-1865 Contributed by: Kansas City Public Library Documents related to the hostilities that shook the Missouri-Kansas border region before and during the American Civil War. The collection includes photographs, letters, diaries, maps, and military records from over 25 contributing institutions. |
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Northwest Missouri State University Civil War Books Contributed by: Northwest Missouri State University; Missouri State Archives Collection of eight monographs dating from 1867-1920. Two are novels about the Civil War, while the rest are personal accounts and histories of various battles and events during the Civil War. Several are about Missourians or take place in Missouri. |
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O'Reilly General Hospital of Springfield, Missouri Contributed by: Evangel University; Springfield Greene County Library Collection of 194 photographs, a map, and history of this wartime facility at Springfield, Missouri. |
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Palmyra Massacre Collection Contributed by: Marion County Library Subdistrict #1 The Palmyra Massacre occurred in 1862 in Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri, when 10 Confederate prisoners were shot in retaliation for the abduction of a local Union sympathizer. This collection includes letters containing personal recollections of the Palmyra Massacre, as well as a booklet, “The Palmyra Massacre: A Short, Concise but True History of the Execution of Ten Confederate Soldiers, at Palmyra, Mo., October 18, 1862.” |
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Propaganda War: World War II Posters Contributed by: Winston Churchill Memorial and Library in the United States This exhibit of World War II posters shows how the media was used to send official messages. Posters also indirectly reflected the values, behavior, and attitudes of the American public. |
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St. Charles County in the World War Contributed by: St. Charles City-County Library District, Kathryn Linnemann Branch Materials documenting men in military and naval service, war activities at home, and a brief chronology of the Great War. |
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St. Louis Area Civil War Digitization Project Contributed by: Missouri History Museum Gathered from the Civil War collections of twenty-five historical and archival institutions across Missouri and the U.S., this database contains many unique documents that tell the story of St. Louis during the Civil War. |
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State Historical Society - The Civil War in Missouri Contributed by: State Historical Society of Missouri This collection contains various documents related to the Civil War in Missouri. |
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State Historical Society of Missouri - Civil War Manuscripts Contributed by: State Historical Society of Missouri A selection of Civil War era documents from various collections at the State Historical Society of Missouri. |
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Trans-Mississippi Theater Photo Archive Contributed by: Springfield-Greene County Library District; Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Hundreds of photographs from the Civil War. |
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Trans-Mississippi Theater Virtual Museum Contributed by: Springfield-Greene County Library District; Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Civil War-era artifacts including letters, maps, diaries, weapons, flags, uniforms and photographs. |
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Truman Administration's Civil Rights Program: The Desegregation of the Armed Forces Contributed by: Harry S. Truman Library & Museum Collection documents President Truman's decision to desegregate the U.S. Armed Forces. It covers the years 1938-1953. |
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Truman Doctrine and the Beginning of the Cold War Contributed by: Harry S. Truman Library & Museum Collection of documents, photographs and interview transcripts about Truman doctrine. |
