Eyeglasses and case belonging to William H. Vaughn, born in Lafayette, Macon County, Tennessee. Style of glasses became popular in the late 1850s. Vaughn was a member of Company A, 8th Tennessee Mounted Infantry.
1851 Colt Navy pistol, leather case, and bullet mold belonging to Charles T. Burgess. Burgess was from Putnam County, Tennessee. He was believed to have been in the 8th Tennessee Cavalry.
Black and white photograph of Lard & Nancy (Copeland) Hammock. Lard Hammock was in Company E, 8th Tennessee Cavalry (13th), from Overton County. He was captured near Woodbury, Tennessee, on September 6, 1864, at the Battle of Readyville. He was...
Small booklet with a Civil War period dedication: "Presented by --- Wright of the 8th Texas Cavalry CSA and captured by him from the knapsack of a Yankee prisoner at the Battle of Murfreesboro when that town was taken by General Forrest." R. M....
Membership certificate of Andrew J. Brown from the Grand Army of the Republic. Brown is listed as a Lieutenant Colonel with the 8th Tennessee Cavalry and served for one year and eight months.
Andrew J. Brown in uniform. A note written at the bottom reads, "Yours Truly A. J. Brown." Brown was a Lieutenant Colonel with the 8th Tennessee Cavalry.
Henry Osborn, Co. F, 8th Tennesee Infantry, CSA. Osborn is pictured holding his pistol. He was wounded in upper chest and shoulder at Stones River in Murfeesboro, Tennessee. He married Armilda Copeland in Overton County, Tennessee. They had six...
Union veterans, some of whom were members of the 8th Tennessee Infantry. They enlisted from Washington County, Tennessee, but their communities were later absorbed by Unicoi County. Additional persons pictured: David McInturff and David Ervin. See...
.36 caliber Colt Navy revolver, serial number 103239. Inscription on the backstrap reads, "Presented to Colonel George G. Dibrell, 8th Tenn. Cav. by friends and citizens of Sparta, Tenn." The top flat of the barrel is marked, "ADDRESS COL. SAML...
Pair of leather pommel holsters with brass tips. The holsters belonged to Gen. George Dibrell, 8th (also 13th) Tenn. Cav. Regt. The unit, referred to as the "Independent Partisan Rangers," was composed of 921 men primarily from White, Putnam, and...
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) items in wooden frame. The most striking is a veteran's medal made with a silk U.S. flag suspended from a spread-eagle pin. A five-pointed star hangs from the flag. Also included are two GAR buttons, a GAR cap...
This Grand Army of the Republic veteran medal belonged to Pvt. William Wilkerson Masters of Co. M, 8th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA. He walked with his brother Alexander to Knoxville to join the Union army and served from May 31, 1863, until September 11,...
Massengill was wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga. No service record found for this individual in this unit. A service record exists for a Lt. Joseph F. Massengill in Co. B, 4th (Murray's) Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA, parts of which were absorbed into...
German silver (high nickel content) spur with rowell and leather strap. Massengill was wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga. No service record found for this individual in this unit. A service record exists for a Lt. Joseph F. Massengill in Co. B,...
Massengill was wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga. No service record found for this individual in this unit. A service record exists for a Lt. Joseph F. Massengill in Co. B, 4th (Murray's) Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA, parts of which were absorbed into...
Cabinet card of Pvt. Daniel Byrd Huffine, Co. E, 8th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA, wearing a Union veteran (Grand Army of the Republic) medal. Photo by Cargille of Johnson City, Tenn.
This GAR banner was carried by Berry Shoffner, a Union Civil War veteran of Union County, Tenn., during a parade held in Maynardville in 1866. Shoffner was a private in Co. B, 8th Tenn. Cav., USA from 1863 to 1865. The flag measures 25 x 34 inches.
