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"Kentucky's Welcome to Kentucky's Troops" Program
The Louisville Liederkranz was a singing society organized in 1848 by the city's German immigrants. One program documents the performance of the Liederkranz Orchestra at a welcome home ceremony for Louisville Legion troops returning from the Spanish-American War. The program is illustrated with an image of the unit's commander, Col. John Breckinridge Castleman, as well as a drawing of a soldier in uniform. The program contains a list of songs performed and speeches given by various dignitaries.
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"March On, Brave Lads, March On!"
Sheet music of the song "March On, Brave Lads, March On!" with music written by Mildred J, Hill and words written by Anna J. Hamilton. The song was written during the Spanish American War of 1898. -
Colonel Stephen Ormsby
A print of Colonel Stephen Ormsby. First colonel of the Louisville Legion. Commanding the First Kentucky during the Mexican War. -
Historical sketch and souvenir, March 1891
A historical sketch and souvenir pamphlet of the Louisville Legion, published in March 1891. The pamphlet features photographs and a narrative history of the Louisville Legion. -
Kentucky National Guard in Middlesboro. 1890.
Caption: "As we marched down Cumberland Ave in Middlesboro". -
Kentucky National Guard.
From left to right: Tom, Lieut. Allen Leathers, Capt. Bell, Maj. John Mansir, Capt. Merton Craig, Capt. Hal Griffiths. -
Louisville Legion Drum and Trumpet Corps Program. April 18, 1895.
A "Minstrels and Dance" program put on by the Louisville Legion Drum and Trumpet Corps, 18 April 1895. -
Louisville Legion, Battery A. 1898.
Battery A of the Louisville Legion, Owenboro, Ky. -
Louisville Legion. 1898.
A photograph of the Louisville Legion drilling, ca. 1898. -
Prize Battalion of the Louisville Legion
Taken on the steps of the U.S. Treasury Building, 1887. Won second prize at the "Interstate Encampment and Prize Drill" held at the National Capital in May of that year, first prize going to the Washington Light Infantry, only after a "hard pull". -
Spanish American War Parade, 1898.
Return of the Louisville Legion from the Spanish American War, Louisville, Ky. -
The armory
The second largest armory in the United States. -
The Legion in New York -- Washington Centennial 1889
The New York Sun said, "Next came the Kentuckians, the finest looking regiment in the parade. Their single rank is the formation of the future. So perfect was their cadence that the time taken by the music to reach the rear companies caused an undulation of the long column of shining steel bayonets and white plumes, indescribably magnificent."