Letter from Jesse Coble to his nephew, J. A. Coble, concerning the death of James Coble (J. A.'s father) during the Civil War. James Coble, 10th Tenn. Cav. (Forrest's) Regt., CSA, was the sole casualty in a skirmish near Jackson, Tenn., in December...
Notification of honorable discharge for T. H. Freeman from Captain John H. McLarin's Company F, 45th Tennessee Volunteers. Freeman enlisted on December 12, 1861. He was discharged due to medical disability. Freeman was born in Wilson County,...
Hartmus, of Cos. F and S, 34th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, was on staff of Gen. William B. Bate from 1862 to 1865. The carte de visite was taken by A. B. Langford, photographer, of Jackson, Tenn.
Medical examination report for the discharge of T. H. Freeman. After examination by Jno. Gleaves, Surgeon for the 45th Tennessee Volunteers, Freeman was found "incapable of performing the duties of his office." Freeman suffered from a "protracted...
Letter from Mrs. S. F. O'Guin to her brother, J. A. Coble, concerning the death of their father, James Coble, during the Civil War. James Coble, 10th Tenn. Cav. (Forrest's) Regt., CSA, was the sole casualty in a skirmish near Jackson, Tenn., in...
Photograph of James Coble's grave marker accompanied by the transcript of an article detailing Coble's death. He was a membe of the 10th Tenn. Cav. (Forrest's) Regt., CSA. Coble was the sole casualty in a skirmish near Jackson, Tenn., in December...
This wood drum Confederate canteen belonged to Pvt. Charles E. Sneed, Co. F, 4th (Starnes'-McClemore's) Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA. Sneed carved his initials into the canteen. He enlisted November 26, 1861. Co. F was known as "The Williamson County...
Letter from James C. Snell, C. S. A., in Corinth, Mississippi to wife Melissa letting her know that he is alive, and that he had been to Winchester, Tennessee; Huntsville, Alabama; and Summerville, Alabama. He writes about the amount of wounded.
Letter from Margaret McClarty Maxwell to her husband, Edwin W. R. Maxwell (May 16, 1805 - August 15, 1873), defending the scarcity and brevity of her previous letters and relaying family news. They had nine children.
Governor Andrew Johnson describes the exchange of prisoners and commissions ex-Governor William B. Campbell to "examine and describe the terms and conditions" of the prisoner exchange.
Transcription of a telegram to Andrew Johnson, the Governor of Tennessee, from Assistant Secretary of War P. H. Watson regarding the exchange of prisoners.
Federal direct tax receipt paid by David Purvines to the Federal government as tax levied on "insurrectionary districts within the U.S. for other purposes approved June 7, 1862."
Certificate of discharge from the Army of Tennessee for David A. Hickerson, a private in Captain James H. Lewis's Company C, 2nd Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry. At the time of discharge, he was 26 years old, 6 feet 1 inch tall, fair complexion, gray...
Copyprint of Civil War Veteran John Patterson Allison with his wife and daughter. Patterson was born on October 22, 1844, in Saltville, Virginia and died August 2, 1912, in Saltville. He was buried in the Elizabeth Cemetery. He enlisted on May 6,...
