Horse blanket made from woven fibers of Spanish moss. The blanket was dug from the Trinity Lane, Bicentennial Mall area (Nashville, Tennessee) in 1996-1997. The site was part of the city dump during the Civil War.
Tintype of Russell Lasetor Brown of Co. H, 16th Inf., CSA. He is holding his musket and Colt revolver. Brown was born in Warren County, Tennessee, on October 24, 1842. He enlisted in the Confederate Army on May 18, 1861.
Hand-stitched, U. S. flag made by Charles Myers, commissioned officer of the U. S. Navy. The flag has thirteen stars sewn on both sides and contains wool bunting.
Army shoe of David M. Dotson, Co. K, 37th Tennessee Regiment, CSA, who lost his foot in the Battle of Franklin. The shoe was specifically designed to accommodate him.
Minie balls, Civil War belt buckle from "buck and ball" buckshot, World War II snaps from wartime maneuvers of General George Patton's army, all from the 1860s to the 1940s.
Crayon print of William Humphrey Hardison (1841-1870), Co. H., 1st Tennessee Infantry CSA. Son of Asa and Mary Ann Hardison. Having survived the war and just before his 30th birthday, Hardison was ambushed and killed by a neighbor over a property...
Traveling ink well, similar to the one on display at the Gettysburg Museum. The pen is made of ivory or bone. It was made by the E. S. Johnson Co., New York.
William Preston McNabb (born 1845) was killed in late part of 1864. Brothers were in Co. E, 9th Cav. Regt., USA, under command of Col. James Patton Brownlow.
This matchbox (match safe) was carried by Pvt. George Steadman, Co. C, 1st (Colms') Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, during the Civil War. It is probably made of pewter alloy.
