Background of discharge includes pictures of soldiers and slaves. "The Union Defenders Certificate in Support & Defense of the Government the Union and the Constitution of the United States Against the Great Rebellion."
Model 1840 NCO's sword. Manufactured by Collins & Company, Hartford, Connecticut. Collins and Company, started in 1826, was still in operation during World War II. The company was located in Collinsville, Connecticut.
Letter from Isaac C. & David D. Huddleston, who were prisoners of war at Fort Delaware. The letter is to their father, dated October 10, 1864. The letter states they are well and in good health and hoping to receive news and clothing from home.
Middle-aged man in a civilian coat and vest. Joseph B. Miller was a member of Co. F, 34th Tennessee Infantry. Morse & Peaslee Photography, Nashville, Tennessee.
Black and white photograph of Lard & Nancy (Copeland) Hammock. Lard Hammock was in Company E, 8th Tennessee Cavalry (13th), from Overton County. He was captured near Woodbury, Tennessee, on September 6, 1864, at the Battle of Readyville. He was...
Two young brothers from Pulaski, Tennessee. Dressed in black uniforms and holding hands with their arms around their shoulders. Leonidas is on the left and Buckner is on the right. Buckner was killed in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky. Leonidas...
Parole record issued May 10, 1865 at Gainesville, Alabama. Signed by Brig. Gen. Dennis for Maj. Gen. E. R. S. Camby, USA. Issued to W. S. Fisher of Co. C, 10th & 11th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment CSA, residing in Marshall County, Tennessee.
Photograph of William Henry Edwards, Co. E, 9th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry CSA. Pictured with his wife, Mary Rebecca Roach, who he married in October 1865. She helped prepare meals for prisoners at Rock Hill, where she met Edwards. Photographer...
Letter from Milo B. Stevens & Company attorney asking Lavina Bird, widow of David Bird, for additional support for her widow's pension application. Mrs. Bird's application was rejected by the War Department because she could not substantiate his...
6 page excerpt of Mary (Molly) Louise Pearre (of Williamson County) diary. Used in "In the Shadow of Cold Mountain" movie on A & E because the diary tells a story very similar to the book/movie "Cold Mountain." A very fine diary that offers...
Letter to Miss Mary (Mollie) Pearre from unknown writer, who was a prisoner at Elmira in New York, Ward Number 38. The letter discusses slavery and inquires after the health of the family. The two were cousins. See Mary L. Pearre Diary &...
Letter from J. W. Hewlins to his cousin, Mary Pearre. Hewlins was a prisoner of war in Elmira, New York, Ward 16. The letter discusses Hewlins oath of allegiance to the Union. See Mary L. Pearre Diary & Photographs, TSLA Microfilm # 1957.
