Composite of five Reconstruction Governors: George S. Houston (Alabama), A.H. Garland (Arkansas), W.L. Sharkey (Mississippi), W.G. "Parson" Brownlow (Tennessee), and William W. Holden (North Carolina). The engraving is autographed by the Governors.
Monuments; Sculpture; Plazas; Automobiles; Business districts
Confederate soldier outfitted in full uniform and holding his rifle stands atop shaft of granite in a corner of the Dyersburg Courthouse Square. Background consists of Courthouse yard, cars, and downtown storefronts, with people on the sidewalk.
Half length portrait of Alexander McDowell McCook, seated, wearing major general insignia and holding a sword in his left hand. The inscription reads: "Affectionately yr brother, A. McD. McCook, Maj. Genl."
Letter from John A. Hickerson, Company B, 2nd Arkansas Infantry, C. S. A., to his father John D. Hickerson. The letter is the first he wrote to his father after enlisting. The author describes his movements from Arkansas to Knoxville and back. The...
Letter from Joseph Gerald Branch in Davis Lake Plantation, Arkansas, to his wife Mary in Maury County, Tennessee. He writes about his plans to send her $15,000 in U.S. Treasury notes to invest in real estate to curb currency depreciation and insure...
Letter from Joseph Gerald Branch in Davis Lake Plantation, Arkansas, to his wife Mary in Maury County, Tennessee. He writes that he has not heard from his wife or children since August. He desires to know whether Mary has received the $15,000 in...
Letter from Joseph Gerald Branch in Davis Lake Plantation, Arkansas, to his wife, Mary, in Maury County, Tennessee. He is concerned that his letters are not reaching her, and he observes, "What is property or anything else compared to one's...
Letter from Thomas Crutchfield Jr. to James R. Hood. Crutchfield makes an effort to prove his loyalty to the Union by recounting his opposition to secession, his informing the Federals of troop movements, his supplying of the Union army with...
List of the quilt pattern names on Walden's Ridge. The top of the document states, "Names of quilts on Walden's Ridge copied from Mrs. Rawk's patterns." The following quilt patterns are named: Broken Circle, Star of Bethlehem, Old Maid's Puzzle,...
Major William Preston Graves (February 1841 - January 20, 1889) in U. S. Army uniform. Graves was a veteran of the Civil War and a career military officer. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and died in Little Rock Barracks, Arkansas.
Map of the major locations of the Civil War in 1863 showing the states of Ohio, Maryland, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Virginia, North Carlina, South Carolina, and Florida. Shows major waterways, main...
Map of the Southeastern United States featuring the states of Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. Chronicles the marches of General...
Portrait of William Preston Graves (Febraury 2, 1841 - January 20, 1889) seated in uniform. Graves was a captain in the U.S. Army. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and died in Little Rock Barracks, Arkansas. He married Hetty Scott of...
