Letter from Arthur H. Harris to his brother George Carroll Harris in Nashville. He writes of the pervading excitement that has surrounded the 1860 presidential election in his area. Though he is glad the contest is over, he acknowledges the death...
Letter from Oliver Rodgers to his sister, dated April 11, 1865, Blew Springs, Tenn. Oliver writes of Gen. Lee surrendering his army to Gen. Grant. "Col. Russell was at Midway [probably Greene Co.] and heard the firing in the camp and thought that...
B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) McCutchen served as a Private in Company I , 6th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, C. S. A.. He was stricken with typhoid pneumonia during the war and ultimately paid for a replacement to finish his service. In the letter, he...
Order from Confederate General James Longstreet, issued by Assistant Adjutant General William Small, directing the men to maintain their fortitude while enduring reduced rations and other hardships of the field, and presenting a letter captured...
Quartermaster account, Confederate States, to Mr. Aaron Lambert for 11,840 pounds of hay. The amount of hay purchased during the month of July was 11,840 pounds of hay at $2.50 per 100 pounds- a payment of $296.00 to Aaron Lambert certified by...
Report of Transportation Issued by the Quartermaster's Dept. from June 17 - July 11, 1866. Handwritten document listing destinations and mileage: Marietta (116 miles), Knoxville (112 miles), Tunnel Hill, Georgia (29 miles), Nashville (151 miles),...
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,...
Ten-page pamphlet isuued by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture with the purpose of encouraging emigration to the state by focusing on the agricultural advantages of Tennessee.
Gold-colored ribbon noting the celebration of "Vanderbilt Day" at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition on October 11, 1897. The ribbon features a profile image of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt.
A promotional calendar for the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Each calendar month has a colorful drawing of a Centennial building by J.A. Hagstrom, as well as a corresponding quote in the lower right corner.
Sgt. Alvin C. York is shown laughing at some remark made by J. R. Hull (uncle of Cordell Hull) at the draft office in Jamestown, Fentress County. Sergeant York is in a business suit and Mr. Hull is shown in a denim jacket and wearing a leather...
Resolution of Congress of the United States, Forty-Fourth Congress, First Session, on motion by Mr. McFarland, to convey sympathy to the family of former President Andrew Johnson, deceased, and "further mark of respect for the memory of the...
