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  • Colt 1849 revolver
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    This revolver belonged to Capt. John T. Cox, 29th Miss. Inf. Regt., CSA, out of Corinth, Miss. His name and unit are carved into the handle. Cox fought at Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, and Bentonville and was mortally wounded at the...
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Correspondence from Beck Wallace to Samuel R. Latta, December 29, 1861
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    Civil Wars; War
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    Four-page letter from Beck Wallace to her cousin, Samuel Latta, of the 13th Tennessee Infantry, CSA, makes reference to her war work, particularly a concert she has helped organize in Macon to benefit the Southern Mothers in Memphis. She writes of...
  • Civilian Life in the Civil War
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  • Correspondence from G. R. Rutledge to Robert Rutledge, November 2, 1863
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    Civil Wars; War; Correspondence
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    Letter from G. R. Rutledge to Robert Rutledge commenting on the prices of provisions in the region, the lack of certain goods, and his need to purchase a horse. He expresses concern for Robert's health and provisions and is worried about Gam...
  • Civilian Life in the Civil War
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  • Correspondence from Gamble G. Rutledge to G. R. Rutledge, July 29, 1863
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    Civil Wars; War; Correspondence
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    Letter from Gamble Rutledge to his father, G. R. Rutledge, concerning his brother Robert's regiment, his parents' desire to move to Georgia, his brigade's activities, his desire to change his position in the regiment, and the status of his wounded...
  • Civilian Life in the Civil War
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  • Discharge of John A. Palmer
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    Discharge of John A. Palmer, 29th Ill. Inf., USA. He fought at Fort Donelson, Tenn.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Excerpts from the Narrative of Jesse Cox
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    Civil Wars; War
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    Excerpts from a diary, 1834-1865, and memoir of early life, written by Jesse Cox (1793-1879), a Primitive Baptist minister and resident of Williamson County, Tennessee. He describes the hardships of life as an itinerant preacher, some religious...
  • Civilian Life in the Civil War
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  • General Order No. 73 from Headquarters District of Tennessee, Nashville
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    General order No. 73 from Major General Rousseau sentencing Alfred Fowler of Sumner County to three years hard labor in the penitentiary in Nashville for the crime of "being a bushwhacker" with the Lay & Harper Gang, shooting at Federal Soldiers,...
  • Civil War Military Records
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  • Lafayette W. Bush in Confederate uniform
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    Soldiers; Uniforms; Portrait photographs
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    Half-length portrait of Lafayette Bush up wearing a Confederate uniform. The jacket is missing buttons and has a loose shoulder epaulet.
  • Civil War Soldier Photographs
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  • Nashville Board of Commissioners
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    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.
  • Civil War Military Records
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  • Photograph of Capt. Eugene Jackson, CSA
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    Capt. Eugene Jackson, Co. G, 29th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, of Jonesborough, Tenn. was a graduate of Virginia Military Institute, served under General Stonewall Jackson, and was killed at Murfreesboro, Tenn. He was the son of Brig. Gen. Alfred Eugene...
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Photograph of James H. Colter
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    James H. Colter was a doctor in the 29th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. Paroloed at Greensboro, North Carolina, May 2, 1865. Colter was from Greene County, Tennessee.
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee

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