General order issued by Assistant Adjutant General George William Brent condemning the army's wanton destruction of fences, houses, countrysides and other property. Brent describes such action as "unworthy the character of Confederate soldiers,...
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.
Account Form No. 12 from the United States Army Quartermaster for the purchase of one iron box for the protection of Quartermaster's funds at a cost of $40.00. Item was received at Eastport, Mississippi, by Captain Simon Perkins Jr., U. S. Army...
Account Form No. 12 from the United States Army Quartermaster for 42 wagon loads of corn in husk equal to 47,040 pounds, for the use of the 21st Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Ohio; 840 bushels and sixty carts per bushel. Received at...
Account Form No. 22 from the United States Army Quartermaster to Private B. P. Pool of Company A, 27th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, for extra duty service as a wagoner for ninety-one days- September, October, and November of 1862- at twenty-five...
Order from the Federal Quartermaster at Nashville sending soap, axes, spades, shovels, picks, horseshoes, nails, bridge bolts, saddles, boots, infantry trousers, stockings, blouses, grey flannel shirts, and saddle blankets to Tullahoma, Estill...
Order from General Bragg, issued by Assistant Adjutant General George G. Garner, congratulating the army on its role in the Confederate victory at the Battle of Hartsville and also permitting the corps engaged in that action to bear the name of the...
Confederate regimental accounting document No. 10, for Captain J. E. Ray, Assistant Quartermaster for the 4th and 5th Tennessee Regiments, on the account of the Quartermaster's Department in the field for the quarter ending September 30, 1863....
Order from Confederate General Braxton Bragg outlining the duties of the Provost Marshal, including suppression of marauding, depredations, brawls, disturbances, drunkenness, and gambling; and the regulation of hotels, taverns, and markets. It...
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...
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...
One-page printed discharge form contains handwritten information concerning the soldier's service, description, civilian occupation, and reason for leaving the military. His company, regiment, and brigade commanders have all signed the discharge....
Double-sided, one-page printed Form No. 4 contains handwritten information about the soldier's service, his description, and any pay or compensation that is due to him upon his discharge from service. This certificate of accounts also functions as...
One-page form. It includes a description of the horse, which was sold in accordance with orders at public auction on April 16, 1864. The horse, No. 210, is 16 hands high, age 9, and has bay coloring.
Special Field Order No. 69 from Headquarters, Department of the Cumberland, calling for creation of a commission to investigate damages sustained by Nashville citizens and their property during Federal occupation.
Steel engraving of President Andrew Johnson found within a bound volume containing the Presidential Pardon for Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA.
Steel engraving of President Andrew Johnson. This item is found on the inside cover of the bound volume containing the Presidential Pardon for Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest. It is probably an illustration taken from a postcard. The...
Affidavit of John Thomas Wright concerning the 4th Tennessee Cavalry, Mr. James Burke and Mr. Hurse Burke. In this affidavit, John Thomas Wright testifies that there were two companies that eventually became members of the 4th Tennessee Cavalry. ...
