Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; United States. Army--Drill and tactics; Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862
A letter to Milroy's wife, Mary, offering details of Camp Alleghany, as well as his troop's movements through western Virginia in search of the Confederate forces.
Soldiers--Correspondence; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives; United States. Army--Military life; Japanese; Unemployment; Manila (Philippine); Indiana Army Ammunition Plant--Indiana--Charlestown
James is still in the service but has enough points to go home. He thought he might get home by Christmas. Charlestown has become a ghost town because the Powder Plant shut down from the war being over. James is unsure of what job he will do when...
Charlestown (Ind.); Publications; Chalestown Sesquicentennial Program
This is a program from the Charlestown Sesquicentennial celebration held July 8-13, 1958. The program contains a history of Charlestown and many of its influencing factors such as churches, schools, businesses, organizations, and people. There are...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Correspondence; United States. Army--Military life
Charles is in Korea and says that it is hot and dry. He appreciates getting letters and the Speed-O-Meter from Jesse. He is in the 1st Cavalry Division. This letter is part of the Jesse G. Dorsey Korean War Correspondence collection. Dorsey was...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Camp Atterbury (Ind.); United States. Army--Military life;Military education; Correspondence; Indiana University
Delyn is writing from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. The first time he received Jesse’s letters he was in Europe while in combat with an Infantry rifle company. He really appreciates receiving the letters once again from Jesse just...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station (N.C.); Camp Lejeune (N.C.); United States. Marine Corps--Military life; Correspondence
Donald is in Cherry Point, North Carolina after spending time at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He talks about forgetting his dad’s birthday but Jesse’s newsletter helped him remember. He agrees with Jesse that Indiana is the best place to be....
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Correspondence; United States. Army--Military life; Weather
He received a letter and Speed-O-Meter from Jesse. He is on a 16 month tour. The weather is getting cold. A typhoon hit the island where he is. He took photos of a badly hit town. They lost electricity and their food supply was low. He works as...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Correspondence; United States. Army--Military life; Basic training (Military education)--Radio Repair; Fort Monmouth (N.J.)
Francis is going to school nine hours every day. It is tiresome but he enjoys learning about telephone circuits. He will study this for three or four more weeks then move to a new subject. Francis got to go home after being away for six months. He...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Mobile (Ala.); Correspondence; United States. Air Force--Military life--Pilot; Military aircraft
G. C. is stationed in Mobile, Alabama. Being away from home approximately ten years has made it difficult to remember people’s names. He has a new assignment flying a large airplane, the C-74. He still flies overseas carrying cargo and passengers...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Correspondence
Mrs. Jones wrote to Jesse on behalf of her husband, Jerry, to thank him for sending letters. This letter is part of the Jesse G. Dorsey Korean War Correspondence collection. Dorsey was the Director of Recreation and Welfare and editor of the...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES); Great Lakes Naval Training Center (Great Lakes, Ill.); United States. Navy--Military life;...
Patsy is a WAVE at the Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois. She has been so busy that she has not had time to write Jesse. She does not have anything “newsy” to write like Jesse requested. She does tell him he should ask her mother...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); United States. Navy--Military life; USS Badoeng Strait; Correspondence
It has been 15 months since Ralph has been home. He is sorry to hear the bad news about Posey Cooper. Ralph left for Korea on an escort carrier. They went to Kobe, Japan to pick up Marine pilots and planes. The ship stayed off the coast of Korea...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); United States. Navy--Military life; USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116); Yokosuka (Japan); Correspondence
Ralph is on the USS Badoeng Strait docked at Yokosuka, Japan. He is glad to be getting news from Jesse. His friend Billy Woods called him from the next ship and they spent some time together. Wednesday night, they are having a dance at the Enlisted...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); United States. Marine Corps--Military life; Correspondence
Robert enjoys getting the letters from Jesse. He likes living in California. The weather is nice. He thinks there are a lot of people from the Ohio Valley in California. His daughter is going to kindergarten now. He cannot talk much about his job....
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Keesler Air Force Base (Miss.); Luke Air Force Base (Ariz.); Lackland Air Force Base (Tex.); United States. Air Force--Military life; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Correspondence
William was stationed at Lackland Air Force Base and then Keesler Air Force Base. He attended a 6 month course in Radio Operation. His fiancé Moneta Reardon visited him. He is more interested in art and tells about his sign shop back home in...
Rose Island (Charlestown, Ind. : Amusement Park); Brochures; Charlestown, Ind.
This binder contains a copy of the pamphlet “Rose Island 14 Miles Above Louisville on the Beautiful Ohio”. The pamphlet is an advertisement for the amusement park and contains a history of the land on which it was built. Rose Island was founded...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.; Sellersburg, Ind.; Employees' magazines, newsletters, etc.
This is the 1958 February, April, May, June, August-September, and November issues of The Speed Way. The Speed Way was a monthly newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. The newsletter was focused on safety issues at the plant...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.; Sellersburg, Ind.; Employees' magazines, newsletters, etc.
This is the 1959 March, July, August, September, and November issues of The Speed Way. The Speed Way was a monthly newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. The newsletter was focused on safety issues at the plant but also...
