Military
The Museum's superb military collections document the history of the men and women of the armed forces of the United States. The collections include ordnance, firearms, and swords; uniforms and insignia; national and military flags and banners; and many other objects.
The strength of the collections lies in their enormous depth. Some 3,000 military small arms and 2,400 civilian firearms document the mechanical and technological history of the infantryman's weapons from the beginning of the gunpowder era to the present. Among the 4,000 swords and knives in the collection are many spectacular presentation pieces. The collections also include Civil War era telegraph equipment, home front artifacts from both world wars, early computers such as ENIAC, Whirlwind, and Sage, and materials carried at antiwar demonstrations.
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A Billet, Neuvilly
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on textured paper. A shell-torn building with two figures in an opening. A tent appears on the right side, partially obscured by a pillar of the building.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25794
- catalog number
- 25794
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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A Lock in the Rhone Canal
- Description
- Ink wash sketch on white paper. The work depicts a lock on the Rhone Canal in German Alsace. A German village is visible on the left. A Chauchat gun emplacement manned by two allied soldiers is on the right.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25795
- catalog number
- 25795
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Chateau Thierry
- Description
- Charcoal and ink wash sketch on thick white card. View from atop a set of stairs at Chateau Thierry. Village and low hills in background. There is an inscription (of several lines) on the lower left of the sketch that has been erased or is faded. Only the first line of this inscription--"Chateau Thierry"--is legible.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-07-31
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25817
- catalog number
- 25817
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Casemate Camp Des Romains
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on paper. Through a large archway in the foreground, the viewer can see the interior of a building, filled with debris and deceased men. Rays of sun come through a hole in the building made by a shell. Original notation (on catalog card): "The Camp des Romains forms the apex of the St. Mihiel salient and its fortress was deemed impregnable. On the afternoon of Sept. 12th it was bombarded and a great shell pierced the arch of this casemate killing the commander's orderly and three other German soldiers. It was evacuated that night."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- Battle of St. Mihiel
- 1918-09-12-15
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25816
- catalog number
- 25816
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Camouflaged Barracks for Colored Troops, Airing the Bedding on Sunday
- Description
- Ink wash sketch of African-American troops and small camouflaged buildings. The soldiers are moving about the buildings, carrying mattresses. Sketch done on heavy white paper.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25815
- catalog number
- 25815
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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After the Battle of Charteves
- Description
- Charcoal and ink wash sketch on white paper. The work depicts a damaged village in the aftermath of the Battle of Charteves. A shell-torn church and a number of smaller shell-torn buildings make up the village. A man, possibly a soldier, is in the street in the right foreground.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-07
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25800
- catalog number
- 25800
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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American Observation Post ... Near Verdun ... Handimont
- Description
- Black and white sketch. A soldier stands at the top of a set of stairs in a shell-torn building. The sketch is done on heavy white card; this is affixed to a larger piece of white cardboard.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- maker
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25802
- catalog number
- 25802
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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American Soldiers Washing Up
- Description
- Charcoal and ink wash sketch on blue-gray paper. The sketch is a view of the river and the steps leading down to it as seen between two buildings. Several dwellings in the background. Soldier mounting steps and two soldiers at the water. The sketch is mounted to a larger piece of heavy white cardboard. A label affixed to this cardboard mount reads: "11./AMERICAN SOLDIERS WASHING UP IN THE DOLLER RIVER IN AN TOWN IN GERMAN/ALSACE. (Massevaux)./Peixotto."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25804
- catalog number
- 25804
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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American Trucks in a Side Street Montabaur
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on paper. American army trucks and troops on a street leading through a village. Buildings on either side of street. The sketch is affixed to a larger piece of heavy cardboard. A label under the sketch, on the larger cardboard mount, reads: "AMERICAN TRUCKS IN A SIDE STREET/MONTABAUR/BY E. PEIXOTTO/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2965."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25807
- catalog number
- 25807
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Bombarded Town in the North, Toul Sector
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on white card stock. The work depicts damaged buildings in a town near Toul which has been deserted by its civilian population. The shell-torn buildings are at the left of a canal running through the middle of the sketch. A soldier is watering two horses in the canal at the right.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25810
- catalog number
- 25810
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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In a German Abri, Buillonville
- Description
- Charcoal drawing on paper. The work depicts the interior of a German abri, or underground shelter, near Bouillonville, France during World War I. Two indistinct figures are visible behind one of the supports in the background. A label pasted on the mount below the drawing reads "This abri was dug in the side of a hill and was very extensive. It had two entrances, thus assuring the safety of those within."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25839
- catalog number
- 25839
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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General Pershing Entering St. Mihiel
- Description
- Charcoal sketch with ink wash. The work depicts General Pershing greeting crowds of people in a square in Saint-Mihiel, France. Behind the general is a line of French soldiers, both mounted and on foot, in formation.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-09
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- date depicted in sketch
- 1918-09-13
- associated person
- War Department
- depicted
- Pershing, John J.
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25828
- catalog number
- 25828
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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First Americans Crossing the Rhine
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on paper. The work depicts American troops crossing a bridge over the Rhine in the city of Koblenz, Germany. The bridge, made of planks laid over a series of boats, cuts vertically through the foreground.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25826
- catalog number
- 25826
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Effects of Shell Explosion in Town
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on white paper. The work depicts several damaged buildings in a village near Toul, France after a shell attack. A road winds through the sketch between the buildings and a church on the left. Three soldiers are shown walking along the road. A label attached to the cardboard under the sketch reads: "EFFECTS OF SHELL EXPLOSION IN TOWN/ON NORTH TOUL SECTOR/BY E. PEIXOTTO/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2982"
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-06
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25824
- catalog number
- 25824
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Courtyard of Ruined Chateau in Toul
- Description
- Charcoal, ink wash, and white crayon sketch on paper. The work depicts the courtyard of a large chateau in Toul France. One of the walls of the chateau is badly damaged. Several soldiers, equipment, and trucks are in the courtyard. A label attached to the mount, underneath the sketch, reads: "COURTYARD OF RUINED CHATEAU IN THE TOUL SECTOR NOW USED AS/REPAIR WORKS FOR AUTOS AND TRUCKS./PEIXOTTO 173."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-05
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25821
- catalog number
- 25821
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Lining up Before the Commissary, Cochem
- Description
- Charcoal and ink wash sketch on paper. The work depicts a street leading through the town of Cohcem, Germany at the end of World War I. Soldiers are lined up in the street outside of the Commissary. A tall building with a spire is visible in the background.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25840
- catalog number
- 25840
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Ruined Torcy
- Description
- Ink wash with charcoal on paper. The paper is affixed to a larger piece of beige cardboard. The drawing depicts a shell torn gothic church and the cemetery beside it. A tree stands behind the cemetery wall. The church and cemetery and bordered by a street that runs diagonally through the picture. More rubble is on the right of the street.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-07
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25857
- catalog number
- 25857
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Troops Descending the Moselle
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on paper. The work shows troops marching along the Moselle River during World War I. The soldiers are moving along a road which closely follows the course of the river. The drawing is framed on the left by a line of trees, and a steep hill rises from the river in the background.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25891
- catalog number
- 25891
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Village Square in Bouresches
- Description
- Charcoal and pencil sketch on paper. The focal point of the drawing is a large denuded tree that looks like it has been shelled. There is a man arranging something (possibly rocks for a grave) at the base of the tree. The background depicts the buildings of a square, all of which have been shelled.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-07
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25896
- catalog number
- 25896
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Tressing Nets for Artillery Emplacements
- Description
- Charcoal and ink wash sketch on paper. A group of women, some standing on benches, are making camouflage nets at the Central Camouflage Depot in Dijon, France. These nets were made of pieces of painted burlap tied to wire and were used to disguise artillery positions.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25893
- catalog number
- 25893
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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