Remington Model 1858 .36 caliber Navy revolver. This type of gun was mostly used by Federal soldiers. It was made by E. Remington & Sons in Ilion, New York. It has a patent date of September 14, 1858, inscribed on the underside of the barrel.
James Tinker's account for dry goods bought of J. A. Wilds & Sons in Jonesborough, Tennessee, in exchange for corn and bear skins, March 18, 1858. See also A. Christine Tipton's book, "Civil War in the Mountains."
Mrs. S. A. Vaughan sets forth to address those who deem Latin for girls unnecessary. This four-column argument contains a pencil notation at the top that designates its physical location in the Tennessee Historical Society holdings.
Two-page letter from Elisha W. Harris to his son George Carroll Harris of Nashville. He writes from his plantation Waco Place in Louisiana of the war being upon them with bloody consequence. He has abandoned his efforts to cling to the union and...
Small document serving as a military pass allowing the bearers, Ira Morey and his family, to travel through the Union lines for ten days. On the back of the pass, which was issued by General Negley, is the oath of allegiance taken by Ira Morey.
Small document serving as a military pass allowing the bearer, Mrs. Hannah M. (Herrick) Morey, to travel through Union lines to Franklin, Tennessee, and return. The pass was authorized by Brig. Gen. John Franklin Miller and issued at the Provost...
Small document serving as a military pass allowing Ira Morey, Hannah Morey, two little children, and one son to pass through the Union lines to Louisville, Kentucky, and return within three days. The pass was issued by Brig. Gen. R.S. Granger in...
Carte-de-visite of Martha Tennessee Pointer. She married Monroe Pointer in 1858. Their children died in 1862 and 1863. Mrs. Pointer died in January 1866. The child pictured is believed to be the one who died in 1863 as they appear to be in...
The photograph includes Asa Stone Lee, Nancy Jacobs Lee, Thomas Jefferson Lee, Mary Jane Lee Nesbit, Robert Lee, John Jacobs Lee, and several others. Most of the men served in the Civil War. Robert Lee was killed and Asa was wounded in the war. The...
