World War, 1914-1918; War; Tanks (Military Science); Flags
Three hundred and first Tank Battalion. America's heavies going into action at Souplet on the morning of October 17, 1918. Note the American flag flying from one of the tanks. St. Souplet, Nord, France.
Veterans; Portrait photographs; Military standards; Flagpoles; Daggers & swords; Dogs
Confederate veteran John B. Kennedy is seated outdoors surrounded by his saber, his canteen, his cane, and a small dog. The flag of his regiment, the 3rd Tennessee Infantry, hangs on a pole behind him.
Confederate veteran Victor Vallette appears in a seated position wearing a Confederate uniform. According to family friend and photograph donor Emma I. Sloan, the uniform was obtained for the photo from John P. Hickman during Vallette's 1910...
Veterans; Military standards; Reunions; Group portraits
Lawrence County Confederate veterans gathered for a reunion. They are flanked by a flag and two unidentified women. John Booker Kennedy (first row, second from left) is included in the photograph.
General order issued by Assistant Adjutant General George William Brent condemning the army's wanton destruction of fences, houses, countrysides and other property. Brent describes such action as "unworthy the character of Confederate soldiers,...
Confederate voucher No. 4, account of the payroll for eight men: two clerks, one office clerk, and five men in charge of driving cattle, for terms of 29, 31, 62, and 92 days, and ranging from $36.35 to $115.00. Signed by Captain and Assistant...
List of expenses of Captain B. J. Semmes for the Confederate Army in the third quarter of 1863. Expenses include $145.60 and $150.00 to H. P. Piper for driving cattle and services respectively; $936.60 to J. B. Hamilton for pasturing cattle;...
Certificate of provisions from John T. Humphreys certifying receipt of items from the subsistence stores for use by the officers in the company. The items listed include beef, bacon, flour, meal, rice, sugar, vinegar, soap, salt, candles, and...
Oath signed by C. S. Ferguson stating he has "permission to visit Fredericksburg upon his honor that he will not communicate in writing or verbally for publication any fact ascertained by him." Signed and issued by LeRoy Pope Walker, Confederate...
Blank Confederate service oath form. The signing soldier would affirm to bear true faith and yield obedience to the Confederate States of America and observe the orders of the President of the Confederate States and of the officers appointed,...
Confederate Voucher No. 34 stating the amount of food provided to sixty mules serving in the field under Major G. A. Atkins for November 1863. The mules consumed 19,824 pounds of corn. Voucher signed by Brigadier General William A. Quarles.
Certificate of payment for Confederate Major General B. F. Cheatham for services from June 1 to July 1, 1863, for a total of $300.00. Signed by M. B. Pilcherd, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, Paymaster in Cheatham's Division.
This is Special Field Order No. 114, issued by General John Hood, relieving Captain J. P. Baltzell from duty at Opelika, Alabama, and assigning him to duty as Provost Marshal at Augusta, Georgia.
Order from General Bragg, issued by Assistant Adjutant General George G. Garner, congratulating the army on its role in the Confederate victory at the Battle of Hartsville and also permitting the corps engaged in that action to bear the name of the...
Voucher issued to J. B. Hamilton in the amount of $936.60 for expenses in "driving, pasturing, and forage for cattle from Lincoln County, Tennessee, across Tennessee River and pasturing the same in Alabama, driving them to Chattanooga, from July...
Letter from C. J. High, Quartermaster General's Department, Confederate States of America, to J. B. O'Bryan informing him that accounts and vouchers have been received for disbursements on account of pay of the army for the first quarter of 1864.
Certificate declaring that W. Warren Johnson has destroyed 300 bales of cotton weighing 400 pounds and belonging to J. B. Berry on May 4, 1862, by order of General P. G. T. Beauregard and Major General T. C. Hindman. Attested to by Will Williams...
Special contract beween the Confederate Headquarters Volunteer and Conscript Bureau and H. M. Blake for Blake's slave, Squire, an 18-year-old male valued at $1,600.00, to be employed by the Confederate Army as a teamster. The order is issued by...
One-page printed and handwritten Confederate ordnance form conveys the number and condition of articles turned in to the ordnance officer. In this case, Captain S. R. Simpson, an assistant quartermaster for the 30th Tennessee Regiment, obtained...
A list of items requested by A. W. Caldwell, Captain of Companies B and C, requesting numerous items of clothing for his companies due to "destitution in the Regiment." List includes requests for jackets, pants, shoes, shirts, blankets, and caps....
