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In his portrait, Leonard Ross is in his Union military jacket. He was a colonel in the 17th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was in charge of the Yazoo Pass Expedition and guarded Vicksburg from the north. Ross was from Lewistown, Fulton County. The…

Brevet Brigadier General Christopher C. Augur is wearing a Union military jacket. Augur, an 1843 graduate of West Point, commanded the left wing of the attack on Port Hudson, Louisiana. The Siege of Port Hudson took place between May 21 and July 9,…

The steamer Monongahela and flagship Hartford are in harbor at Baton Rouge, Louisiana just before they start off for Port Hudson, Louisiana. The ships participated in the Siege of Port Hudson, which took place between May 21 and July 9, 1863 and…

These two young African American men are dressed in worn and tattered clothes. The man wearing a hat is standing and leaning on the shoulder of the other man, who is sitting. On verso, "his 'contrabands' [underlined] just come in."

Men are waiting with coal and wheelbarrows to fuel a Union fleet (visible in the Baton Rouge Harbor) before it leaves to participate in the Siege of Port Hudson. The Siege of Port Hudson took place between May 21 and July 9, 1863, corresponding with…

View of the General Hospital at Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Originally the Louisiana Institute for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, the Union army converted the building into a hospital for the care of its wounded soldiers.

Portrait of two children.

Lieutenant General Sir John Wilton (left), Admiral Ulysses S. G. Sharp (center), and Royal Thai Army Major General Abhichart Dhiradhamrong (right) stand during an Armed Forces Full Honor Arrival Ceremony for the military advisors to the South East…

Several paratroopers descend.

A souvenir of Major General Curtis J. Herrick, Chief, Joint United States Military Mission for Aid to Turkey (JUSMMAT).

Interior of the Yildiz Palace, Crown Princes Quarter which houses the Turkish War Colleges Command.

Entrance to the Turkish War Colleges Command, housed in Yildiz Palace, Crown Princes Quarter.

A traditional East Asian painting depicting eight men, several of whom are holding different objects such as books and fans, appearing in a landscape setting with a small dragon. Traditional writing appears on verso.

A young man jumps hurdles.

Several military officers visit Antitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey, in Ankara. Present are General Smart, General Curtis J. Herrick, Colonel Ulugbay, Lieutenant Colonel Sabuncu,…

Portrait of Mathew A. Reasoner aboard a ship during his time as a 1st Lieutenant in the United States Army.

Portrait of Colonel Mathew A. Reasoner wearing a suit of armor.

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and Major General Curtis J. Herrick attend a ceremony at the Pentagon for Victor Gram, Defense Minister of Denmark.

Portrait of Robert "Bobbie" Herrick and Curtis Herrick, Jr., sons of Major General Curtis J. Herrick and Alice Reasoner Herrick.

Portrait of Curtis J. Herrick in uniform as a cadet at West Point.

West Point cadets pose for a group portrait on the steps of a building.

Portrait of General Curtis J. Herrick (right) and his wife Alice Reasoner Herrick attending the ROTC Ball with another couple.

Soldiers and sailors attend the burial at sea of two fallen comrades.