subject: Massachusetts.Militia
description- – Six Massachusetts soldiers from the 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment by an artillery battery at Fort Warren, Boston on August 7, 1896. According to the caption on the back privates Galway, Kimball, Slate, Otis, and Williams are shown. Fort Warren was constructed on Georges Island at the entrance to the Boston Harbor between 1833-1861. The fort served as a prisoner-of-war camp during the Civil War and was permanently decommissioned in 1947.
subjectcollectiondatepublisherrelation- – Is part of the Spanish-American War, 1898 Collection. Massachusetts National Guard Museum&Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
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description- – A photograph of Colonel Josephus Henderson Whitney and Lieutenant O.J. Whitney of the Massachusetts 5th Infantry regiment in front of a tent in a army encampment during the Spanish-American War, ca. 1898. Josephus Henderson Whitney was promoted to Brigadier General on February 23, 1901.
subjectcollectiondatepublisherrelation- – Is part of the Spanish-American War, 1898 Collection. Massachusetts National Guard Museum&Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
formatlanguagedescription- – Discharge papers for Arthur J. Largesse, a private in the first Massachusetts regiment of Heavy Artillery. Discharge was formalized on the July 22, 1899 due to the reason of business engagements. Enlistment terms in the Massachusetts Militia has varied over the years. During the 1890's enlistments were typically for three years. However, during time of war, the duration of enlistment was at the convenience of the Government, and after the Spanish-American War of 1898, many soldiers of the militia were discharged.
subjectcollectiondatepublishercreatorrelation- – Is part of the Spanish-American War, 1898 Collection. Massachusetts National Guard Museum&Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
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