Tintype of Madison Monroe Wallace (September 19, 1844 - November 13, 1926). Wallace joined the Confederate army in 1862 and served in General Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry.
Letter from Maj. Gen. Breckinridge (through his adjutant Lt. Col. John A. Buckner) to Brig. Gen. Joseph Wheeler in LaVergne requesting that a cavalry unit under Capt. Atkinson report to Columbia.
Application for the Association of Confederate Soldiers for John W. Hods (born Havins County, Georgia) who was a private in Co. D, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Army of Tennessee. Bivouac No. 18.
Photograph of Mathew McCauley, seated and wearing a dark suit. McCauley was almost hung and his grist mill and saw mill were burned because he was a Confederate sympathizer. He fathered 13 children, the last at age 77.
Letter from John A. Crutchfield to Mrs. L. M. Crutchfield. In the letter, Crutchfield discusses "one of the hardest fought battles" and "one of the most complete victories that Forrest has ever gained." The town of Rienzi is spelled "Rianza" in...
Letter from John A. Crutchfield to L. M. Crutchfield written in a camp near Tupelo, Mississippi. Crutchfield states that cavalry is running to Corinth and he expects to go up there soon." He also mentions rumors that "Yanks" are plundering the...
Letter addressed to Misses [?] and Hattie Norman. Johnson laments that he has heard nothing from home and notes the many changes since the war began. "The dark and bloody tide of war has raged for four years sweeping friend & foe. But thank heaven...
Marian McAlister Sawrie (October 20,1845 - February 6, 1891), married Wililam S. Sawrie on February 13, 1868, and died in St. Petersburg, Florida. Photograph was taken when she was 16.
New Testament found on the Shiloh battlefield the day after the battle ended. Note the water stains as well as the autograph page. It belonged to 1st Sgt. Martin L. Calhoun of Peoria, Ill., of Co. E., 11th Ill. Vol. Cav. Regt., USA, commanded by...
Letter to his wife apprising her of conditions in camp with Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston's Confederate army in Kentucky and inviting her to come visit. Johnston had attempted to establish a defensive position around Bowling Green to thwart an...
Letter from William House, Co. B and Co. F, 12th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, who served at Shiloh and at the Battle of Belmont, to his sister. House mentions his brother's regiment moving over close to his. He discusses the Battle of Shiloh and states...
General Orders No. 48, charging and convicting Lewis S. Hodges, a citizen of Pulaski, Tenn., of disloyalty and harboring guerillas. Hodges was sentenced a fine of $1500 dollars and ordered imprisoned "until said fine is paid." The orders are signed...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
Yearbook of the Company 420, Tennessee SP-12 in District C of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Bristol, Tennessee. There is a history of Company 420, as well as photographs of of the camp facilities and activities, including the mess hall,...
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939
Civilian Conservation Corps 1937 Yearbook image of Colonel George Dillman, Commander of the 6th Cavalry Regiment and the District Commander of "C" District of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Fourth Corps Area
