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Letters Written By Frank Morehead Thomas To His Family While He Served As A Chaplain During The Spanish-American War (Mss 31 B3 F1), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Letters written by Frank Morehead Thomas to his family in Bowling Green, Kentucky, while he served as chaplain during the Spanish American War, 1898-1899. To see full-text scans of the letters click on "Additional Files" below.

Letters Written By James Mcmillian Scott During The Spanish-American War (Mss 628 B1 F3&4), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 628. The scans contain letters written by James McMillian Scott while he was in service during the Spanish-American War to his friend, and later wife, Sarah Elizabeth "Ellie" Garnett of Adair County, Kentucky.

Family Letters On Stationery With A U.S. Ship On It(Sc 3061), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Primary Sources

Two letters on stationery sporting a U.S. battleship in the top left corner. The letters do not discuss the war and are included to indicate widespread U.S. civilian support of the War.

A Soldier's Valentine Written The Spanish-American War By C. L. Wedding (Sc 3053), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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"A Soldier's Valentine," a Spanish-American War-era poem by C. L. Wedding from Ohio County, Kentucky. Also includes clippings about the poem.

Letter From Walter S. Forrester To Robert Morningstar About Spanish-American War Military Service (Sc 2762 #1), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Letter from Walter S. Forrester, Kentucky's Assistant Adjutant General, to Colonel Robert Morningstar, Bowling Green, Kentucky, discussing the possibility of fighting during the Spanish-American War. Forrester assures Morningstar: "...there will not be any fighting. That is certain, while the present administration holds its present foreign policy."

News Clippings About Spanish American War Veterans (Vertical File Material), Kentucky Library Research Collection

Primary Sources

News clippings chiefly related to Spanish-American War veterans, but some contemporary pieces from the War are included as well. When possible this material was arranged chronologically.

Novelty War Primer, Kentucky Library Research Collection

Research Collections

"Novelty War Primer," (Philadelphia, Pa.: Abram Cox Stove Co., 1898) a small pamphlet summarizing the Spanish-American War by using a short verse for each letter of the alphabet and illustrations.

My Father Was A Sailor On The Maine By Hattie Nevada (Sm00641), Kentucky Library Research Collection

Research Collections

Piece of sheet music titled "My Father was a Sailor on the Maine" with words and music by Hattie Nevada (Kansas City, Mo.: Kansas City Talking Machine Co., 1898) A full-text scan of the piece can be accessed by clicking on the Download button.

Admiral Dewey's Grand Triumphal March By P. Marcel (Sm00575), Kentucky Library Research Collection

Research Collections

Sheet music titled "Admiral Dewey's Grand Triumphal March" by P. Marcel (Boston, Ma.: F. Trifet Publisher, 1898) The cover features an image of Admiral George Dewey and a decorative border.

Break The News To Mother (Sm04397), Kentucky Library Research Collection

Research Collections

"Break the News to Mother" by Charles K. Harris, sheet music. Originally published in 1897 and was popular during the Spanish-American War; this edition published unchanged except for title page, during World War I. SM04397

Thrilling Narrative Of The Escape Of Gen. John H. Morgan From The Ohio Penitentiary, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

History of the escape of Gen. John H. Morgan from the Ohio Penitentiary by Capt. Thomas H. Hines. With an introductory glimpse of the interior arrangement of the prison

Morgan, John Hunt, -- 1825-1864. Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio) Prisoners of war -- Confederate States of America

Box 4, Folder 9 Bowling Green, Kentucky - Death Records, U-V, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Death Records, 1877-1913

Death certificates were not required by state statute in Kentucky until 1911. Prior to that, some municipalities did collect information related to deaths. In Bowling Green a “Return of a Death” certificate was completed to attest to the death of an individual. Completed returns were filed with the City Clerk in order to obtain a permit for burial within the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The returns consist of two parts: 1) a Physician’s Certificate Preparatory to Burial, which states the deceased’s name, sex, race, age, marital status, date of death, cause of death, and duration of last illness; and …

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Militia Rolls, 1874-1875 (Mss 701), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Militia rolls (two volumes) for Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, 1874, 1875. Names are listed in alphabetical order; no other information is provided.

The Great Panic: Being Incidents Connected With Two Weeks Of The War In Tennessee, 1862, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

Account of the aftermath of the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson in Tennessee, the first significant Union victory of the Civil War. The abandonment of Nashville by Confederate authorities, and the opening of the Cumberland River as a pathway to invasion of the South. The booklet opens with dispatches received in Nashville from Fort Donelson on February 12, 1862 and the ensuing "great panic" as soldiers fled from Nashville. This episode brought to prominence Ulysses S. Grant. He wrote, "Sir: Yours of this date, proposing an armistice and appointment of Commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. …