.58 caliber, cap-and-ball muzzle loader made by gunsmith around 1849 in Townsend, Tennessee. Used by Adam Wilson (1841-1919). He carried it throughout the Civil War. The brass trigger guard possibly made out of brass candle stick. Wilson was a...
"Dear Sir. There is woman in town who says that Polk Pain told the day you got him that there was to be a raid on this place and that ten of the boys belonging to your company was ready to go with them when they came and that they was to capture as...
"Soldiers' Hymn-Book" belonging to Lieutenant E. E. Edwards, Company C, 179th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The book was published by Boston Young Men's Christian Association.
A Bible belonging to Richard Moore Young. Young was born on April 1, 1842, in Putnam County, Tennessee. He served in the 28th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, C.S.A., of Putnam County. His family gave him the Bible when he left and he carried it...
A handwritten roster of the commissioned officers of the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Volunteers. Roster includes name of member, rank, and miscellaneous remarks.
A native of Gibson County, Tenn., Patterson (known as Berry), served as a private in Co. B, 47th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA. The certificate documents his transfer as a paroled prisoner of war from Cairo, Ill., to Trenton, Tenn.
A native of Gibson County, Tenn., Patterson (known as Berry), served as a private in Co. B, 47th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA. The oath provides his physical description as light complexion, dark brown hair, blue eyes, and 5-foot-7 1/2 inches tall.
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. ...
Affidavit of W. T. Robinson signed by William C. Rawola, Notary Public, on the status of property lost by Company K, 5th Tennessee Cavalry, including one axe and eight horses, to accompany a statement of differences in the Quartermaster's Stores...
Ambrotype of William Henry Palmer as a sergeant in the 68th Ohio Vol. Reg. Palmer was born Nov. 11, 1842, in Holmes County, Ohio. His family moved to Defiance County, Ohio, around 1850. Palmer enlisted in Apr. 1861 and served in the 14th Ohio...
B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) McCutchen served as a Private in Company I , 6th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, C. S. A.. He was stricken with typhoid pneumonia during the war and ultimately paid for a replacement to finish his service. In the letter, he...
B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) McCutchen was a private in Company I, 6th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, C. S. A.. His health deteriorated significantly during the war, prompting him to pay for a replacement to complete his service. In this letter, McCutchen...
Black and white photo of Peter Culberson (1833-1900). He served in the Union army, 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry. Was a prisoner of war in Cahawba, Alabama. He served tfrom April 1863 to June 1865. Culberson was from McMinn County,...
Born 1837 in McMinn County, Tennessee, died 1867 in McMinn County. He was in the 43rd Infantry, East Tennessee Volunteers, Gillespie's Regiment. It was organized December 14, 1861, and mustered out May 9, 1865.
