Halstead-Maus photograph collection. 1862-1922.

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Halstead-Maus photograph collection. 1862-1922.

Contains the following type of materials: photographs. Covers the following wars: Civil War, Indian Wars, World War I (WWI). Contains photographs of the following military units and organizations: 69th, 79th, and 197th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiments; 9th United States (U.S.) Infantry Regiment; 27th U.S. Infantry Regiment. General description of the collection: The Halstead-Maus photograph collection covers the military careers of Laurence Halstead, Sr., a graduate of the United States Military Academy (USMA), Class of 1899; Benton Halstead who served in the 69th, 79th, and 197th Ohio Infantry Regiments during the Civil War; Louis Maus, active in the Medical Corps, U.S. Army, from 1874 to 1919; and Marion Perry Maus, USMA, Class of 1874, who was cited for distinguished service against Geronimo and the Apache Indians. Most of the photos are largely of Louis M. Maus, Laurence Halstead, and Marion Perry Maus. There are excellent photos of American Indians during the late 19th century and of Army officers for that same period.

2 boxes (221 photographs)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7645886

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Halstead, Laurence, 1875-1953

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Maus, L. Mervin (Louis Mervin), 1851-1939

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Physician and army officer. From the description of Maus collection, 1898-1940. (Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Association Library). WorldCat record id: 70944085 Maus was trained at the University of Maryland Medical School. He joined the Army as Assistant Surgeon in 1874. He intially served in the Department of the South and the Department of Dakota, then from 1881 to 1898 he served at posts throughout the U.S. During the Spanish American War, Maus was sent to both Cu...

Maus, Marion Perry

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Halstead, Benton

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...