Front and side views of the Northern Bank of Alabama flying United States flag under Federal military occupation. Numerous uniformed soldiers and guards stand in front of the building.
Report submitted by Lieutenant William Alonzo Wainwright, Regimental Quartermaster of the 75th Indiana Infantry. This monthly departmental form,designated No. 8, names twenty-eight civilian employees due pay. All but one are listed as "Colored"...
Certificate of parole for Leander H. Russ, a cavalry escort of General Nathan Bedford Forrest, from Camp Chase, Ohio, issued by W. P. Richardson, Commandant of Prisons. The certificate includes a physical description of Russ and a notarized letter...
Federal troops employing ladders and scaling cliffs at Roper's Rock at the north end of Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga following the Battle of Lookout Mountain.
Special order issued by Colonel James M. True and Post Adjutant E. R. Wiley Jr. specifying the method of collecting assessments for the support of Federal refugees. The order includes a list of individuals with assessments against them and the...
Oversize forms providing the list of names of individuals and the jobs they were hired to perform. Forms specify the wide array of services performed by the Quartermaster in Nashville and list "colored employees" specifically and separately. The...
This monthly accounting document submitted by Assistant Quartermaster Captain William Alonzo Wainwright details lost and destroyed articles from the quartermaster's stores. This one-page Quartermaster's Department form, designated No. 43, Abstract...
One-page printed and handwritten Board of Trade affidavit represents the oath of Joseph Ambrose that the supplies for which he requests transportation are a requirement for his family in Nashville and will be used solely for that purpose. Surveyor...
One-page printed and handwritten Board of Trade affidavit represents the oath of J. N. Rhodes that the stationery supplies that he requires for his retail business in Nashville will be used for approved purposes and that he is a loyal citizen. The...
Letter from attorneys Patterson and Dietz certifying the loyalty of James Lillard and presenting an application for reimbursement of property taken and used by the U. S. Army during the war.
Application of William H. Adams requesting back pay for his service as a private in the 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment commanded by Captain Andrew J. Garrison and Colonel A. E. Garret. He claims he was wrongfully declared a deserter. Application...
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...
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...
General order No. 5 issued by Governor and Commander-in-Chief Isham G. Harris and Adjutant General W. C. Whitthorne to organize the state's Reserve Military Corps as required by an act of the General Assembly passed March 18, 1862.
Prisoners of war; Soldiers; Guards; Military camps; Campfires; Smoke; Trees
Image of captured Confederates on an island erroneously labeled near Bridgeport, Tennessee; the location is near Bridgeport, Alabama. The site is at the current CSX Bridge 122.6 over the Tennessee River Slough. Several clashes took place here due...
Form No. 3 offers two pages of information, both printed and handwritten, providing a record of the death and interment of a Federal soldier who died at a Federal military hospital. The document includes data from the hospital surgeon, the post...
Letter from Benjamin C. Card, Quartermaster General, directing Mr. A. M. Hughes on how Wingate T. Robinson can apply for further compensation for Robinson's service as a spy for General Crook.
Report of the Confederate soldiers from Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Virginia killed, wounded, missing, or escaped from Fort Donelson. Shows a total of 15,246 engaged, 949 wounded (not surrendered), 273 killed,...
Roster of the men who have served, are currently serving, and those who have not reported for duty in the Confederate Reserve Military Corps of Tennessee for the 13th district of Shelby County. Includes thirty-one men between the ages of eighteen...
This printed form with handwritten entries records Lieutenant Jojn B. Turner's entrance into military service, acceptance of the terms of service, and the verification of his commanding and mustering officers.
