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Notecards Containing Service Record Information For Spanish-American War Soldiers From Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 349 B17), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Notecards with military service related information compiled by Elizabeth Coombs, librarian at the Kentucky Library, for soldiers who served in the Spanish-American War, specifically Company B of the Third Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. Company B was raised in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The cards are arranged alphabetically.

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

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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.

Clark, Samuel, 1870-1934 (Sc 526), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 526. Papers related to Samuel Clark, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Captain of Co. B, 3^rd Kentucky Infantry U.S.V. during the Spanish-American War. Papers include muster roll, roll call book, Clark’s discharge and pension papers, photo of Clark in uniform, Clark family genealogy, and miscellaneous items. The muster roll, pension papers, and photograph have been scanned and can be accessed by clicking on the "Additional Files" below. Company B hailed from Bowling Green, Kentucky. Information on the muster roll includes name, rank, age, physical description, hometown, where enrolled, who subscribed the oath to each man, …

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

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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.

Letter Of Jack M. Russell Complaining About Recruiting In Kentucky During The Spanish-American War (Sc 2692), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2692. Letter, 1 July 1898, of Jack M. Russell to Edward Ludlow Hines, Bowling Green, Kentucky. He complains about the difficulty of recruiting in Kentucky for the Spanish-American War, and expresses his eagerness to leave for Cuba.

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

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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.

Novelty War Primer, Kentucky Library Research Collection

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"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.

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

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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

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"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

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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

Manuscript Collection 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

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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. …