This quilt was made by Katherine Hicks, born in 1847. The design is a 9-patch within a 25-patch block. The top contains approximately 4361 pieces. She made the quilt when she was 13 years old, which was approximately 1860. The reverse portion of...
Enlisted in Company E, 18th Infantry, May 29, 1861, at Camp Cheatham. He was captured at Fort Donelson, February 16, 1862, and sent to Camp Butler prisoner of war camp in Illinois. He was parolled and was killed at New Hope Church on May 16, 1864....
"Funeral Is Held for James G. Moss - Funeral services for James G. Moss were to be held Friday afternoon from the Oklahoma Confederate home by Rev. George W. Lewis. Burial at Rose Hill will be directed by the Bettes funeral home. Ross was 80 years...
"Tales as told by one of the few remaining Ex Slaves in the South" from Liberty, Tennessee, in Cannon County. W. M. Organ Jr. worked with the Ford Motor Co., and Turner told Organ his story. 13 pages total. The old paper used was from an...
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...
Knights Templar fraternity sword. The sword includes a white lily insignia to symbolize the Knights Templar fraternity. It also includes the letters "UR" that signified uniformed ranks. The name "C. B. Baer" is engraved on the blade. The sword...
Song sheet for the United Confederate Veterans reunion in Chattanooga, Tennessee, October 25-27, 1921. Song lyrics include "Dixie," "Maryland, my Maryland," "Old Black Joe," "The Bonnie Blue Flag," "The Old Folks at Home," "We're Tenting Tonight,"...
Letter from George Franklin Robinson to his wife, Elvira Jane Griffin, following the Battle of Gettysburg, July 18, 1863. Robinson draws a map of his unit's march from Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. In the letter, he says:...
Oath sworn by James Tinker to Washington County, Tenn. clerk stating that he is eligible to vote. More information about the circumstances related to this document is described in a book written by A. Christine Tipton, "Civil War in the Mountains."...
The "Old Wristbreaker," model 1840 heavy cavalry saber used during the Mexican War through 1867. The term "heavy" was used after 1857 when the light saber was adopted. Thousands of the heavy wooden-gripped sabers were used during the Civil War. The...
Photograph of Lt. Col. Peril Columbus Haynes of the 4th Tenn. Cav., CSA. This was Starnes-McLemore's regiment. Haynes was from Chapel Hill, Marshall County, Tenn. He was wounded Feb. 3, 1863, at Fort Donelson. He was shot in the head but lived to...
History of the 83rd Ind. Vol. Inf. Regt. by J. Grecian of Co. A. Published in Cincinnati, 1865. Book belonged to Samuel Stewart, possibly of Putnam County. Family lore has it that Samuel was working in a field when he was kidnapped by Yankees and...
Discharge certificate for Pvt. James H. Hoss, Capt. Jenkins' Co. C, 13th Tenn. Cav. Regt. Hoss enlisted on January 14, 1864, and was discharged on September 5, 1865. He was 18 years old at the time of his discharge.
Cabinet card image of Confederate veteran Isaac A. Shoun (1843-1923), seated on a wooden bench. Shoun was a sergeant in the 13th Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA. He would have been around 67 years old at the time the photograph was taken. Shoun is buried at...
Discharge certificate for Sgt. Archibald B. McLean, Co. K, 27th Wis. Inf. Regt., USA. He enrolled on December 24th, 1862, to serve three years. McLean was born in Scotland. At the time of his discharge, he was 41 years old, 5 -foot-9 and one-half...
Discharge papers for Pvt. Henry Beeler, Company A, 12th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA. Beeler was discharged at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. He was from Grainger County and was only 18 years old when he was discharged.
