Inoian figure carved out of soft white stone during the Civil War by Samuel Morgan (1798-1880). Samuel Morgan manufactured Confederate munitions and served as Chairman of the Central Bureau of Military Supplies in Nashville. Samuel Morgan was known...
Commission for Richard Cross Gordon, signed by Governor Isham Harris. Gordon was born on February 25, 1837, and died on April 18, 1903. He was a Second Lieutenant in the 11th Tennessee Infantry and was from Hickman County, Tennessee.
Inscribed silver ladle, a wedding gift to Jane Seay McKay and Felix McKay. Family legend states that the ladle was hidden and saved during the Yankee raid.
Letter from Robert E. Lee to Jefferson Davis, from Headquarters, Camp Fredericksburg. Reporting casualties and outcome of Dranesville. Report comes from Major John S. Mosley.
Alfred "Uncle Alfred" Jackson (circa 1812-1901), body servant of Andrew Jackson, sitting in his red cedar log cabin (built in 1841) at the Hermitage. A quilt is visible on the bed.
Broadside describing a pleasure excursion via train to Nashville for the benefit of the A.M.E. and M.B. churches. The cost for the round trip was $2.75. The train departed from Fayetteville, Lincoln County, and arrived in Nashville, Davidson...
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Front view of Cleveland School. At the time the photograph was made, the school was abandoned. The unpainted building is constructed with vertical boards.
