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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American Soldiers on the March
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on board. Troops marching through a shell-torn village. In the foreground are several soldiers and a horse-drawn wagon; these are in shadow. The background of the picture is in light and includes more troops, trucks, buildings, and trees.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-07
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- referenced
- 1918-07-10
- associated person
- War Department
- maker
- Morgan, Wallace
- ID Number
- AF.25759
- catalog number
- 25759
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Infantry and Tanks Advancing on Field
- Description
- Charcoal sketch. In the foreground is a mounted soldier and a soldier on foot next to him; both of them are wearing French helmets. Beyond these two figures is a line of advancing infantrymen. On the left are two Renault FT-17 tanks. In the background, on the right, are trees and shell-torn buildings. Plumes of smoke streak the horizon.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-07
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- maker
- Morgan, Wallace
- ID Number
- AF.25773
- catalog number
- 25773
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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In Billets
- Description
- Charcoal and color sketch on paper. Large wagon in foreground. On the right, sitting up against a building, a line of American troops and French women are stripping willow boughs for baskets. Team of mules on the left. Trees in the background and hills in the distance. A label affixed to the lower right corner of the drawing reads: "1. x16392/IN BILLETS. American boys helping French women strip willow/bows [sic] for baskets./Reherry." The sketch is affixed to a larger piece of cardboard.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- maker
- Morgan, Wallace
- ID Number
- AF.25770
- catalog number
- 25770
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Supply Trains on the Paris-Metz Road
- Description
- Charcoal sketch of a tree-lined road. Troops, camp wagons, motorcycles, and men on horses marching In both directions on the road. Drawn on white card.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-06
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- referenced; depicted
- 1918-06-06
- associated person
- War Department
- maker
- Morgan, Wallace
- ID Number
- AF.25782
- catalog number
- 25782
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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A Battery of French 75's
- Description
- Charcoal with brush and ink wash. Horizontal landscape format. Several buildings and trees in background; four pieces of field artillery going into action. Soldiers standing at each canon. Pile of shot on the ground in the left of the sketch. Sketch done on white wove paper mounted on beige card with decorative ruled lines in graphite on the mount.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-06-07
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- maker
- Duncan, Walter Jack
- ID Number
- AF.25685
- catalog number
- 25685
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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American Troops Watering Horses
- Description
- Black ink and charcoal drawing of mounted troops in a large basin/pond of water. Immediately behind them is a group of badly damaged buildings. Church spire in the center background. Birds in sky. The sketch is done on beige wove paper mounted on brown (formerly beige) card, with decorative lines around the border ruled in graphite.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- maker
- Duncan, Walter Jack
- ID Number
- AF.25704E
- catalog number
- 25704E
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Village in Germany
- Description
- Graphite, black crayon, sanguine crayon, and white gouache sketch. Village scene with traditional houses around a road. Several children, a woman, and a dog are in the road, along with two American soldiers and a horse. On the far right of the sketch, several men are sitting together next to a fence. The sketch is done on dark gray wove paper and mounted on tan card ruled with decorative lines. Written beneath the sketch, on the tan card, is the following inscription: "An invaded village in Germany-/Zone of the American Army of Occupation".
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-12-15
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- maker
- Duncan, Walter Jack
- ID Number
- AF.25704A
- catalog number
- 25704A
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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The Main Street in Sanzey
- Description
- Brush and ink wash sketch with touches of graphite. Sketch depicts a road leading through a village. A church with a large steeple dominates the scene. Troops with horses and a wagon are on the right, lined up against the building. Smaller buildings and a water trough are on the left. Down the road, a mounted soldier's horse rears in front of a man and small child. The sketch is executed on white wove paper mounted on beige card that has been ruled with decorative graphite lines.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- maker
- Duncan, Walter Jack
- ID Number
- AF.25703
- catalog number
- 25703
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Blacksmith and Wagon Repair Shed on the Road to Boucq
- Description
- Graphite and black ink wash sketch. Outdoor scene of a large temporary structure where soldiers, horses, and wagons are gathered. One of the soldiers is shoeing a horse. Beige wove paper mounted on tan card ruled with decorative graphite lines.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-05-20
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- maker
- Duncan, Walter Jack
- ID Number
- AF.25692
- catalog number
- 25692
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Barber Shop and First Aid Station of the Red Cross at Essey
- Description
- Graphite with brush and black ink wash. The sketch depicts a shell-torn building with an automobile parked inside. A line of clothes is visible through the large hole in the building. A group of men gather around a chair, where one man is being attended to by a barber. Army truck at right of building. The sketch is done on beige wove paper mounted on beige card ruled with decorative graphite lines.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-09-17
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Duncan, Walter Jack
- ID Number
- AF.25691
- catalog number
- 25691
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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A Major's Dugout in Belleau Wood
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on paper showing a dugout in Belleau wood. Three sides of rectangular cell are depicted; a pallet appears on the right with other objects on the floor. A label attached to the cardboard mount reads: "A MAJOR'S DUGOUT IN BELLEAU WOOD/June, 1918/BY E. PEIXOTTO/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2954."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-06
- associated date
- 1918-06
- associated person
- War Department
- maker
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25796
- catalog number
- 25796
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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A Tractor in the Mud, Gièvres
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on paper. A tractor carrying a large load dominates the scene. Tents, buildings, and soldiers in the background.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- maker
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25797
- catalog number
- 25797
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Afternoon Concert in the Courtyard at Hospital at Langres
- Description
- Pencil sketch on paper. Underneath a stand of trees, a large band plays for a group of men assembled in a courtyard. In the center foreground, a man in a wheelchair listens to the concert. The sketch is attached to heavy card that has a label affixed at the bottom center that reads "AFTERNOON CONCERT IN THE COURTYARD/AT HOSPITAL AT LANGRES/BY E. PEIXOTTO/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2957."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25799
- catalog number
- 25799
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Chateau Thierry
- Description
- Ink wash sketch. The scene depicts the village of Chateau Thierry as seen from the Old Chateau. A label affixed to the bottom of the drawing reads: "CHATEAU THIERRY/From the terrace of the Old Chateau, July 21, 1918/BY E. PEIXOTTO/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2977."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-06
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- maker
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25819
- catalog number
- 25819
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Chateau Thierry and the Valley
- Description
- Pencil sketch (with other media) of the Valley of the Marne. Hills and Chateau Thierry in the background. Shell torn trees and building in foreground.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-08
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- maker
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25818
- catalog number
- 25818
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Brieulles-Sur-Meuse
- Description
- Charcoal sketch of a large shell-torn building and several other smaller buildings. The large building has been almost cut in half, from the roof to the ground, by a shell. The sketch is done on thin greenish paper, which is attached to slightly thicker card of the same size. This mount is then taped to a large piece of thick cardboard at each of its corners. There are two labels attached to the large cardboard mount. The first reads: "BRIEULLES-SUR-MEUSE/BY E. PIEXOTTO/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2972." The second label is typed and reads "Dun and Brieulles were both the/scenes of fierce fighting in the/Argonne Campaign."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25814
- catalog number
- 25814
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Billets in Cell of the Old Monastery of Rangeval
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on blue-gray paper. The work depicts a group of soldiers billeted in a cell of the old Monastery of Rangeval near Boucq, France. A drawing on the wall above the sleeping pallets shows France (the woman) killing "the German monster." Soldiers are lounging on cots beneath the drawing. A line of drying laundry hangs on the left side of the sketch.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25809
- catalog number
- 25809
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Houses in Badonviller
- Description
- Ink wash sketch on heavy white card. Facade of a house showing the effects of recent bombardments. Two soldiers sitting up against a stairway; another soldier stands in the road. The dugout cellar shelter depicted is characteristic of where soldiers lived during the war. A label affixed to the bottom of the sketch reads: "HOUSES IN BADONVILLER/BY E. PEIXOTTO/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2995." This label is glued over another illegible label.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-04
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25837
- catalog number
- 25837
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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German Post of Command
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on paper. The work depicts a dugout fortified by wood planks. A chair and some other items are just visible under the roof of the dugout. The right side of the sketch shows one of the entry-way walls reinforced with stacked horizontal logs, which are bordered by a vertical post on either side. A label underneath the sketch reads: "GERMAN POST OF COMMAND/Hill 204, July, 1918/BY. E. PEIXOTTO/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2991."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918-07
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25833
- catalog number
- 25833
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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German Outpost, Montfaucon
- Description
- Charcoal sketch on light green paper. The sketch shows a German outpost at Montfaucon, France during World War I. The outpost consists of a large trench with walls reinforced by wooden posts. The upper left corner of an entryway, perhaps to an underground shelter, is just visible in the trench. Glued to the card underneath the sketch is a label that reads "GERMAN OUTPOST, MONFAUCON/Looking toward Hill 204/BY E. PEIXOTTO/TRANSFERRED FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT/2990."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- ID Number
- AF.25832
- catalog number
- 25832
- accession number
- 64592
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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