Massengill was wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga. No service record found for this individual in this unit. A service record exists for a Lt. Joseph F. Massengill in Co. B, 4th (Murray's) Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA, parts of which were absorbed into...
Cabinet card of Pvt. Daniel Byrd Huffine, Co. E, 8th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA, wearing a Union veteran (Grand Army of the Republic) medal. Photo by Cargille of Johnson City, Tenn.
This cap box was carried by Jesse Gambill, who served as a blacksmith in Co. M, 13th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA. Gambill was a farmer and blacksmith in Johnson County, Tenn.
Legislative bodies; Politics & government; Capitols; Government facilities; Rotundas
A pen and ink drawing of the United States Capitol building in Washington D.C. The drawing shows both houses of Congress and the rotunda before the dome was built. The caption reads: "The Capitol, Washington D.C. where Andrew Jackson sat as U.S....
Carte de visite of David Preston Sherfy. Sherfy, using the alias George W. Garber, enlisted in Co. H, 1st Ill. Cav. Regt. at Cairo, Ill., on July 17, 1861. He was promoted to full corporal and mustered out on July 5, 1862. He enlisted in Co. C,...
Carte de visite of Gen. Joseph Horace Lewis. Lewis was commander of Gen. John C. Breckenridge's Orphan Brigade, comprised of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 9th Ky. Inf. Regts. along with two batteries of artillery. After the war, Lewis was elected to...
Carte de visite of Mary C. Miller, first wife of David Preston Sherfy (alias George W. Garber). Miller died in 1888 at the age of 40 after suffering from an epileptic seizure and drowning in Knob Creek.
Hand-colored carte de visite of African American Sgt. Dick Johnson, 3rd US Colored Cavalry (USCC), detailed to David Preston Sherfy. On February 18, 1865, at Hamburg, Ark., Sherfy fell from his horse and severely injured his leg. Sgt. Johnson cared...
Sheet music covers; Presidents; Farmers; Eagles; Railroads; Ships; Symbols
A small engraving of rural America with a train, factory, farmers, ships, and workers, is surrounded by a decorative frame of leaves, which lists the names of states and past presidents of the United States. Also pictured are Lady Liberty...
Certificate of pension (No. 713,317) for Emmaline Jackson, widow of Pvt. William Jackson, Co. B, 1st Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA. Mrs. Jackson was awarded a pension in the amount of $12 per month.
Certificate of service for Pvt. William Jackson, Co. B, 1st Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA. Jackson enlisted on April 9, 1862. He was discharged from service on April 10, 1865, in Nashville, Tenn. He died in 1910 and is buried at Dry Valley Cemetery in...
Side view of Luzene Washington, a Cherokee Indian "squaw," and "papoose" strapped to her back. She wears a plaid dress and carries the child in a swaddled white cloth.
United States Bureau of Pensions form No. 529,859 issued to William Waldrup, Pvt., Co. F, 6th Tennessee Cavalry Regt., USA. The form states that William will receive $12 per month, payable quarterly beginning in February 1913. Waldrup was a farmer...
Civil War soldier, possibly John Washington Christopher. John Washington Christopher was a private in Company A, 7th Tennessee Cavalry. He was a survivor of Andersonville Prison Camp.
United States Bureau of Pensions form No. 780,434 issued to Lottie Waldrup, widow of Union soldier William Waldrup, Co. F., 6th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA. The form states that Lottie will receive $12 per month beginning in March 1914, payable...
Pamphlet issued by J. L. MacFarland, Solicitor of Claims, instructing individuals on how to recover claims with the United States for personal property used in the war effort by the U. S. Army. Loyalty requirements are listed, as are the types of...
Communication from Mrs. E. M. Hayes, wife of the late Oliver B. Hayes, listing thirteen line items including two mares, eighty-four head of sheep, five milk cows, and fifty-five hogs, total value of $3,142.00 dollars, that she claims were pressed...
Co. E, 11th Ill. Cav. Regt. pin that belonged to David Preston Sherfy (alias George W. Garber). The pin is composed of crossed carbines with "11" above the rifles and "E" below.
