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and a set of the shoulder badges indicating divisions, corps, armies, 

 or special units, which were developed during the recent war. 



Another important addition to the War Collection received dur- 

 ing the 3^ear is a group of 121 paintings and two pieces in plaster, 

 by American artists, consisting of war scenes and portraits of per- 

 sonages connected with the war. These were executed for the publi- 

 city committee of the Second Federal Reserve District Liberty 

 Loan Committee for display in connection with its work for the fifth 

 or " Victory loan " and the collection was deposited in the Museum 

 by the publicity conmiittee, through Capt. H. Ledyard Towle, chair- 

 man. 



Many collections of note not connected with the recent war were 

 also received by the division during the past fiscal year. Worthy 

 of special mention in this connection are the following: From Mrs. 

 Beatrice Cameron Mansfield was received as a gift, a large number 

 of costumes and accessories worn by the late Eichard Mansfield in 

 his extensive repertoire of historic characters. The costumes and 

 armor are accurate reproductions of the objects of this type of the 

 periods represented and consist of copies from such originals as 

 exist, or from such accurate sketches of others as sur\dve. A relic 

 of special note is the gold medal awarded by resolution of Congress 

 to Capt. Thomas Truxtun, United States Navy, March 29, 1800, in 

 recognition of the defeat of the French ship Vengeance, February 1, 

 1800, when captain of the United States frigate Constellation. 

 This was received as a loan from Mr. Thomas Truxtun Houston and 

 is the earliest original medal of this type in the possession of the 

 Museum. Another loan of interest consists of a silver-mounted 

 telescope owned by Thomas Jefferson and used by him in 1781 when 

 he made his escape from Monticello previous to its capture by 

 British troops, and a miniature portrait of him by St. Memin, re- 

 ceived from Brig. Gen. Jefferson Randolph Kean, Medical Corps, 

 United States Arm3^ From Miss Mary E. Thackara and Mrs. 

 Eleanor Sherman Thackara Cauldwell, tlirough Mr. P. T. Sherman, 

 New York City, were received as a gift, a saddle, bridle, pair of 

 holsters, and blanket roll, owned by Gen. William T. Sherman, 

 United States Army, during and subsequent to the Civil War. 

 Another accession relating to General Sherman consists of a United 

 States flag and an army headquarters flag owned by him, which were 

 presented by Miss Mary E. Sherman, Boston, Massachusetts. A 

 sword and scabbard presented to Col. Stephen H. Long, United 

 States Topographical Engineers, in recognition of his Rocky Moun- 

 tain and other explorations, 1818-1824, was received as a bequest 

 from William Foulke Johnes, through Mrs. Myrtle Giffen Johnes, 

 executrix. New York City. The medicine scales and case used by 

 Dr. GustaAT.is Richard Brown, of Maryland, during his attendance 



