Letter from King detailing his health and time in a camp near Wanesborough, Augusta County, Virginia. King may have been from near Holstein, East Tennessee.
Informs recipient (likely the father) of the death of William H. Merryman (Merriman) who died on March 5, 1865. The letter discusses the poor conditions at Fort Rice in the Dakota Territory. He also writes that they are frequently fighting Indians....
Levi Hawkins Copenhaver's U.C.V. pin, Co. K, 63rd Virginia. Pin was given to him by the U.D.C. The pin reads, "Southern Cross of Honor" and "Deo Vindice, 1861-1865."
Letter to Mr. D. Odell from W. L. Delammy (?) or Delany (?) or Delamy (?) or Delamery (?) regarding the death of Odell's son Philip. The men were a part of the 4th Tennessee Cavalry.
Letter from Quartermaster General's Office to Kinney and Kinney of Nashville, Tennessee, denying claims of William P. Mays and others due to the disloyalty of the claimant and witnesses.
Black and white profile photograph of Joseph Baldwin Taft, Lt. Col., 143 New York. Born August 9, 1838. Died on November 25, 1863 at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Battle of Chattanooga. Buried at Chattanooga's National Cemetery. Photogropher was...
Letter from Private Daniel Richard Phelps to his mother in Maryville. Letter describes travelling from Nashville, chasing General John Bell Hood's army and capturing prisoners and artillery.
Letter from Jackson, Mississippi, June 10, 1863, describing cavalry action around LaGrange, Tennessee, and Memphis and Charleston Railroad. Letter written by [Will D. Somers].
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.
A young man in a suit holding 2 pistols. Huddleston served in Co. C, 13th (Dibrell's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, which was organized on August 2, 1862, in Cookeville. He was 19 years old. David was born on December 22, 1842, and he died on October...
Confederate sword manufactured in Memphis, Tennessee. Family legend states that Colonel Andrew Jackson Kellar, Company D, 4th Tennessee Infantry, carried this sword during the Battles of Franklin and Nashville.
