Militiaman Collection (#2)

James Henry Lane, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Lane, Hon. James, between 1865 and 1880. [Politician, lawyer, partisan militia leader and soldier: general in the Union Army; committed suicide]

Militiamen in a St Petersburg street, October 17, 1905 (b / w photo)
833392 Militiamen in a St Petersburg street, October 17, 1905 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Calmann & King Ltd; Russian, out of copyright

The death of Isaac Davis at Concord Bridge, 19 April 1775 (litho)
PNP332837 The death of Isaac Davis at Concord Bridge, 19 April 1775 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sketches of American Character, North (engraving)
2773456 Sketches of American Character, North (engraving) by Bellew, Frank (1828-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of American Character, North)

Barricades on Liteiniy Prospekt, St Petersburg, February 1917 (b / w photo)
833384 Barricades on Liteiniy Prospekt, St Petersburg, February 1917 (b/w photo) by Bulla, Karl Karlovich (1853-1929); Private Collection; Calmann & King Ltd; Russian, out of copyright

Georgian, Circassian and Armenian Races (coloured engraving)
3650046 Georgian, Circassian and Armenian Races (coloured engraving) by Williams, J.L. (c.1815-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Georgian, Circassian and Armenian Races)

A group of students acting as militiamen, St Petersburg, 1917 (b / w photo)
833383 A group of students acting as militiamen, St Petersburg, 1917 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Calmann & King Ltd; Russian, out of copyright

Militiaman in camp Aberfield, near Aldershot. 17th July 1939

George Rogers Clark, c. 1810. Creator: C. D. Cook
George Rogers Clark, c. 1810

Portrait of a Member of the Haarlem Civic Guard, c. 1636 / 1638. Creator: Frans Hals
Portrait of a Member of the Haarlem Civic Guard, c. 1636/1638

The Taking of Major Andreby the Incorruptible Paulding, Williams and Vanvert, Jul
The Taking of Major Andre by the Incorruptible Paulding, Williams and Vanvert, July 4, 1812

Matas (Miliciens indigenes), 1866. Creator: Emile Gsell
Matas (Miliciens indigenes), 1866

Miliciens mangeant le riz, Cochinchine, 1866. Creator: Emile Gsell
Miliciens mangeant le riz, Cochinchine, 1866

The Battle Of Bunker Hill
British military forces reach the top of Breeds Hill where they clash with colonial militia during the Battle of Bunker Hill in an illustration after a painting by John Trumbull, Charlestown

Colonel William Prescott in the redoubt on Breeds Hill during the Battle of Bunker Hill, 17 June 1775
BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, 1775. Colonel William Prescott in the redoubt on Breeds Hill during the Battle of Bunker Hill, 17 June 1775. Line engraving, 19th century

Militiamen During The Reign Of Charles I. From The Book Short History Of The English People By J. R
Militiamen During The Reign Of Charles I. From The Book Short History Of The English People By J.R. Green Published London 1893

In 1725, During Lovewells Fight, An Incident In Dummers War, The Indian Chief Paugus Is Killed By An English Militiaman. From A 19Th Century Illustration

John Paulding, 1758 To 1818. Militiaman From The State Of New York During The American Revolution

Colonel John Nixon making the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in the State House Yard
PHILADELPHIA, 1776. Colonel John Nixon making the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in the State House Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 8 July 1776

MILITIAMEN, c1642. A Cavalier (left) and a Roundhead (right), from the time of King Charles I of England. Title-page of the tract The Exercise of the English in the Militia of the Kingdome of

MILITIAMEN, c1642. A Cavalier (left) and a Roundhead (right), from the time of King Charles I of England. Title-page of the tract The Exercise of the English in the Militia of the Kingdome of

PRUSSIAN SOLDIER, 1830. Infantryman of the First Battalion of the Third Militia Regiment of the Prussian Guards. German lithograph, 1830

PHILADELPHIA NATIVIST RIOT. An anti-Catholic Native American mob, wearing tall beaver hats, battling the state militia in a riot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1844. Contemporary lithograph

MORENO GONZALEZ, Vicente (19th century). Spanish general. Litography. Private Collection

Spain (19th c. ). Cavalry of the Nacional Militia
Spain (19th c.). Cavalry of the Nacional Militia. Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Spain (1830). Provincial Militia. Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. Museo Nacional del Romanticismo

Spain (1833). Provincial Militia. Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Spain (19th c. ). Volunteer urban militia of Madrid
Spain (19th c.). Volunteer urban militia of Madrid under the kingdom of Isabel II. Etching. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

The 17 year old rallying the Colonial Militia on 26 April 1777. Line engraving, c1850
SYBIL LUDINGTON, 1776. The 17 year old rallying the Colonial Militia on 26 April 1777. Line engraving, c1850

American soldiers firing upon attacking British forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill, 17 June 1775
BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, 1775. American soldiers firing upon attacking British forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill, 17 June 1775. Line engraving, 19th century

The Battle of Lexington during the American Revolution, 19 April 1775. Line engraving, 19th century
BATTLE OF LEXINGTON, 1775. The Battle of Lexington during the American Revolution, 19 April 1775. Line engraving, 19th century

At the time of the American Revolution. Wood engraving, 1876
VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEER. At the time of the American Revolution. Wood engraving, 1876

The 17 year old rallying the Colonial Militia on April 26, 1777. Line engraving, c1850
SYBIL LUDINGTON, 1777. The 17 year old rallying the Colonial Militia on April 26, 1777. Line engraving, c1850

Death of Captain Isaac Davis of the Acton militia at the North Bridge, Concord, Massachusetts, 19 April 1775
BATTLE OF CONCORD, 1775. Death of Captain Isaac Davis of the Acton militia at the North Bridge, Concord, Massachusetts, 19 April 1775. Wood engraving, 1775

Fighting at Merriams Corner, on the Lexington Road, 19 April 1775. Line engraving, 19th century
BATTLE OF CONCORD, 1775. Fighting at Merriams Corner, on the Lexington Road, 19 April 1775. Line engraving, 19th century

Let us stand our ground. Minutemen assemble before the Battle of Concord, 19 April 1775. Line engraving, 1775
CONCORD: MINUTEMEN, 1775. Let us stand our ground. Minutemen assemble before the Battle of Concord, 19 April 1775. Line engraving, 1775

The Sixth Maryland militia firing into a hostile crowd and killing 12 in Baltimore on July 20 at the beginning of
GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE, 1877. The Sixth Maryland militia firing into a hostile crowd and killing 12 in Baltimore on July 20 at the beginning of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877: contemporary engraving

(1732-1799) as a colonel in the Virginia Militia: steel engraving after a copy by Anson Dickinson of Charles Wilson
GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799) as a colonel in the Virginia Militia: steel engraving after a copy by Anson Dickinson of Charles Wilson Peales portrait of 1772

Colonel George Washington (center) of the Virginia militia raising his hat to the British flag over Fort Duquesne
FORT DUQUESNE, 1758. Colonel George Washington (center) of the Virginia militia raising his hat to the British flag over Fort Duquesne (rebuilt as Fort Pitt) in November 1758

American broadside, probably printed in the state of New York, reporting on the American defeat against the British at
WAR OF 1812: BROADSIDE. American broadside, probably printed in the state of New York, reporting on the American defeat against the British at Queenston, Ontario, 13 October 1812

Colonel George Washington of the Virginia militia planting the British flag at Fort Duquesne (rebuilt as Fort Pitt)
FORT DUQUESNE, 1758. Colonel George Washington of the Virginia militia planting the British flag at Fort Duquesne (rebuilt as Fort Pitt), November 1758: wood engraving, late 19th century

ANTI-CATHOLIC MOB, 1844. An anti-Catholic Native American mob, wearing tall beaver hats, battling the state militia in Philadelphia in 1844. Contemporary lithograph

CIVIL WAR: FORT SUMTER, 1861. South Carolina militia firing on the Federal steamer Star of the West in Charleston harbor en route to Fort Sumter on 10 January 1861: contemporary line engraving

CIVIL WAR: LEEs CAMPAIGN. Poster, June 1863, calling on members of the Pennsylvania Militia to report in Philadelphia in defense against the approaching Confederate army

CIVIL WAR: RELIGION. Father Mooney saying mass for the 69th New York State Militia, an Irish regiment, at their camp in Virginia. Photographed in 1861 by Mathew Brady or an assistant

GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE, 1877. Militiamen attempt to arrest a rioter at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 1877. Wood engraving from a contemporary American newspaper

MORMONS AT NAUVOO, 1840s. Joseph Smith reviewing the Nauvoo Legion, the militia unit at the Mormon settlement at Nauvoo, Illinois, early 1840s. Wood engraving, American, 1853

COLONIAL BARBECUE, c1766. Colonial militia preparing for a barbecue. Line engraving after Felix O. C
COLONIAL BARBECUE, c1766. Colonial militia preparing for a barbecue. Line engraving after Felix O.C. Darley, 19th century

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"Militiamen: Defenders of Freedom and Courageous Protectors" Throughout history, brave individuals have stepped forward to defend their beliefs, their families, and their nations. From the American Revolution to the Spanish Civil War, these militiamen stood tall in the face of adversity, embodying resilience and unwavering determination. In South Carolina during the American Revolution, Laodicea Dicey Langston fearlessly shielded her elderly father from Loyalist troops who sought to silence his support for the revolutionary cause. A mezzotint from the 19th century immortalizes this act of bravery by Tompkins Harrison Matteson's brushstrokes. Across distant lands like Turkey and Spain, militia men fought valiantly in defense of their homelands. In Ottoman Empire's Turkish army troops or amidst Spain's Civil War chaos, they displayed unyielding loyalty towards a cause greater than themselves. One such iconic moment was captured in an engraving from 1859 depicting Brigadier General John Stark leading victorious American forces at the Battle of Bennington in Vermont. The steel engraving by Alonzo Chappel stands as a testament to Stark's leadership skills and strategic brilliance. The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) witnessed numerous instances where ordinary citizens transformed into extraordinary fighters. They formed militias that became symbols of resistance against oppression. Whether it was Republican soldiers marching with conviction or defiant cries echoing "No pasaran. " - these images encapsulate both hope and defiance amidst turmoil. Anarchist posters created by CNT-FAI showcased unity among militia members while urging them forward with slogans like "Adelante luchadores" (Forward fighters). These powerful visuals served as reminders that even in times of great strife, solidarity could prevail over tyranny. Yet war is never without its tolls; haunting photographs reveal fallen militia men who paid the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.